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when grassley refers to the biden rules, he refers to a speech that joe biden gave when he was chairman of the senate judiciary committee in 1992. he was addressing a situation in an election year. there was a thought that perhaps harry blackmun would retire that year and there would be a vacancy. it did not end up happening, but joe addressed the possibility and he made a very equivocal statement which was, i estimate of the senate judiciary committee do not believe that president george h.w. bush should in this election year make a nomination and if he does, i believe he said, we should seriously can sitter that the committee should not hold hearings on that nominee. that as as see perfectly analogous situation. they are happy to quote senator back towords right anyone who is that they oh president obama's nominee consideration. well,mocrats have said that was a hypothetical, we are talking about actual vacancy and or ais not a plan vacancy justice who is engaging in a political maneuver, somebody died in office and this is an unexpected vacancy and is not the same. host: because they
when grassley refers to the biden rules, he refers to a speech that joe biden gave when he was chairman of the senate judiciary committee in 1992. he was addressing a situation in an election year. there was a thought that perhaps harry blackmun would retire that year and there would be a vacancy. it did not end up happening, but joe addressed the possibility and he made a very equivocal statement which was, i estimate of the senate judiciary committee do not believe that president george h.w....
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when grassley refers to the biden rules, he refers to a speech that joe biden gave when he was chairman of the senate judiciary committee in 1992. he was addressing a situation in an election year. there was a thought that perhaps harry blackmun would retire that year and there would be a vacancy. it did not end up happening, but joe addressed the possibility and he made a very equivocal statement which was, i estimate of the senate judiciary committee do not believe that president george h.w. bush should in this election year make a nomination and if he does, i believe he said, we should seriously can sitter that the committee should not hold hearings on that nominee. that as as see perfectly analogous situation. they are happy to quote senator back towords right anyone who is that they oh president obama's nominee consideration. well,mocrats have said that was a hypothetical, we are talking about actual vacancy and or ais not a plan vacancy justice who is engaging in a political maneuver, somebody died in office and this is an unexpected vacancy and is not the same. host: because they
when grassley refers to the biden rules, he refers to a speech that joe biden gave when he was chairman of the senate judiciary committee in 1992. he was addressing a situation in an election year. there was a thought that perhaps harry blackmun would retire that year and there would be a vacancy. it did not end up happening, but joe addressed the possibility and he made a very equivocal statement which was, i estimate of the senate judiciary committee do not believe that president george h.w....
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i put joe biden in charge, and we call him the sheriff -- he wasn't putting up with any nonsense. we also aimed higher than just preventing another great depression. we wanted to build a new foundation for a stronger, smarter economy. we wanted to build a future where prosperity wasn't fueled by reckless speculation on wall street, and excessive consumer debt, pursuing paper profits. we wanted a future that was solid, where prosperity is built and shared by a skilled, productive workforce. a prosperity that rests on sound investments that spread opportunity at home, and help america lead the world in technology and innovation and the discoveries that will help shape the 21st century. and so i came here to saft to show what it means to invest in the future. the future is built by the workers here at saft and in companies like it all across the country. because there are few areas where our efforts to build a new economy have paid off in a bigger way than in how we manage energy -- make it cleaner, make it more efficient -- help consumers, help businesses, and create jobs. when i to
i put joe biden in charge, and we call him the sheriff -- he wasn't putting up with any nonsense. we also aimed higher than just preventing another great depression. we wanted to build a new foundation for a stronger, smarter economy. we wanted to build a future where prosperity wasn't fueled by reckless speculation on wall street, and excessive consumer debt, pursuing paper profits. we wanted a future that was solid, where prosperity is built and shared by a skilled, productive workforce. a...
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end of biden quote. well, mr. president, that doesn't sound consistent with all of those biden rules that i shared with my colleagues on monday. so we ask, is it really possible to square chairman biden's 1992 election-year statement with vice president biden's 2016 election-year statement? was chairman biden's 1992 statement really just all about greater cooperation between the senate and the white housenan bt if a vacancy suddenly arises -- quote -- "action on a supreme court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over." was he simply calling for more cooperation when he called for withholding consent -- quote -- "no matter how good a person is nominated by the president"? was he merely suggesting that the president and the senate work together a little bit more, when he said we shouldn't hold hearings until these circumstances, was that all about cooperation between the branches? well, since we're talking about filling justice scalia's seat, it seems problem to ask, how would he solve t
end of biden quote. well, mr. president, that doesn't sound consistent with all of those biden rules that i shared with my colleagues on monday. so we ask, is it really possible to square chairman biden's 1992 election-year statement with vice president biden's 2016 election-year statement? was chairman biden's 1992 statement really just all about greater cooperation between the senate and the white housenan bt if a vacancy suddenly arises -- quote -- "action on a supreme court nomination...
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i want to get your response to what then senator joe biden had to say about 1992, and this is from the c-span archives. [video clip] my view that if a supreme court justice resigns tomorrow or within the next several weeks or resigns at the end of the summer, president bush should consider following the practice of the majority of his predecessors and not, and not, name a nominee until after the november election is completed. president, too, mr. must consider how it would respond to a supreme court vacancy that would occur in the full throes of an election year. it is my view that if the president goes the way of presidents fillmore and johnson and presents an election year nomination, the senate judiciary committee should seriously consider not scheduling confirmation hearings on the nomination until after the political campaign season is over. host: a lot of "nots" in there. guest: a lot of "should seriously considers" in there. we should consider the contest. that was the summer, not the end of winter, in an election year. it was totally hypothetical. and he was saying we should co
i want to get your response to what then senator joe biden had to say about 1992, and this is from the c-span archives. [video clip] my view that if a supreme court justice resigns tomorrow or within the next several weeks or resigns at the end of the summer, president bush should consider following the practice of the majority of his predecessors and not, and not, name a nominee until after the november election is completed. president, too, mr. must consider how it would respond to a supreme...
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this is a man who for 40 years has given money to jimmy carter, joe biden, hillary clinton, harry reid, nobody who supports far left liberal democrats who are fighting for judicial activists can possibly care about having principled constitutionalists on the court. what donald has told us is that he will go to washington and cut a deal. on supreme court, he will look to cut a deal rather than fight for someone who will not cut a deal on the constitution but defended faithfully. trump: i watched and respect tent but he gets nowhere, stand on the senate floor for a day or two days and talk and talk and talk. i watch the other senators laughing and smiling and when he was exhausted he left the senate floor and they went back to work. we have to have somebody to make deals. it is wonderful to stand up for two days and do that, he has been critical. he has been criticizing my sister for signing a certain bill, you know who else cited, justice samuel alito, a very conservative member of the supreme court with my sister. should gett maybe we a little bit of an apology from ted cruz. cruz: i w
this is a man who for 40 years has given money to jimmy carter, joe biden, hillary clinton, harry reid, nobody who supports far left liberal democrats who are fighting for judicial activists can possibly care about having principled constitutionalists on the court. what donald has told us is that he will go to washington and cut a deal. on supreme court, he will look to cut a deal rather than fight for someone who will not cut a deal on the constitution but defended faithfully. trump: i watched...
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sayings a clip of biden this should not happen in the last year of a presidency. harry reid has taken positions like this too. ofhink there is a high level hypocrisy. this is all just a political game that is being used to drive the political campaign. i would say, don't be pulled by the politics and understanding history. this is just maneuvering. host: that was john from virginia. next, we have jane, and independent -- from the independent line. you think the president should appoint a supreme court justice? if you look at the constitution, that is what it calls for. they only want to obey the constitution when it is in their favor. they don't of butter -- obey the competition that constitution. president obama says it is a responsibility he takes seriously and that he recognizes that a judges job is to interpret the law and not make the law. he wants to select a jobs -- particularut any agenda or ideology. what you think? fromw that someone the republican side was going to bring up hypocrisy. also what happened is that it was not a separate instance. same insta
sayings a clip of biden this should not happen in the last year of a presidency. harry reid has taken positions like this too. ofhink there is a high level hypocrisy. this is all just a political game that is being used to drive the political campaign. i would say, don't be pulled by the politics and understanding history. this is just maneuvering. host: that was john from virginia. next, we have jane, and independent -- from the independent line. you think the president should appoint a...
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that's the biden benchmark. the reid rule, the schumer standard, the biden benchmark. now i read a statement from the vice president where -- that he issued after he saw that this old news clip and his statement had been made public. he quite conveniently said this is not an accurate view -- this is not an accurate description of my views on the subject. well, i think the words are pretty clear. i think what he might have said is that these are no longer my views on the subject because, of course, he would like president obama to be able to make that nomination. so i want to reject this myth that many of our democratic colleagues are spreading that what we are doing here and now is somehow unprecedented. quite the clear, what we are doing is what the democrats' top leadership has advocated in the past. what do they think we are? they think we're going to abide by a different set of rules than they themselves advocated? how ridiculous would that be? i could not explain that to my constituents back home in texas. if i was going to say well, the democrats can apply one se
that's the biden benchmark. the reid rule, the schumer standard, the biden benchmark. now i read a statement from the vice president where -- that he issued after he saw that this old news clip and his statement had been made public. he quite conveniently said this is not an accurate view -- this is not an accurate description of my views on the subject. well, i think the words are pretty clear. i think what he might have said is that these are no longer my views on the subject because, of...
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that's the biden benchmark. i read a statement from the vice afterent that he issued he saw this old news clip. this is not an accurate view, not an accurate description of my views on the subject. think the words are pretty clear. what he might've said is that these are no longer my views on the subject because he would like president obama to be able to make that nomination. i want to reject this myth. that many of our democratic thatagues are spreading what we're doing here and now is somehow unprecedented. what we're are doing is what the democrats top leadership has abdicated in the past. who do they think we are? that we are going to abide by a different set of rules? how ridiculous would that be. i could not explain that to my constituents back home. the democrats can apply one set of rules, but republicans must apply a different set of rules? burned byok has been the democrats. and what we are operating under is the status quo that they advocated back in 1992, 2005, and 2007. they have every right under
that's the biden benchmark. i read a statement from the vice afterent that he issued he saw this old news clip. this is not an accurate view, not an accurate description of my views on the subject. think the words are pretty clear. what he might've said is that these are no longer my views on the subject because he would like president obama to be able to make that nomination. i want to reject this myth. that many of our democratic thatagues are spreading what we're doing here and now is...
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that's the biden benchmark. i read a statement from the vice afterent that he issued he saw this old news clip. this is not an accurate view, not an accurate description of my views on the subject. think the words are pretty clear. what he might've said is that these are no longer my views on the subject because he would like president obama to be able to make that nomination. i want to reject this myth. that many of our democratic thatagues are spreading what we're doing here and now is somehow unprecedented. what we're are doing is what the democrats top leadership has abdicated in the past. who do they think we are? that we are going to abide by a different set of rules? how ridiculous would that be. i could not explain that to my constituents back home. the democrats can apply one set of rules, but republicans must apply a different set of rules? burned byok has been the democrats. and what we are operating under is the status quo that they advocated back in 1992, 2005, and 2007. they have every right under
that's the biden benchmark. i read a statement from the vice afterent that he issued he saw this old news clip. this is not an accurate view, not an accurate description of my views on the subject. think the words are pretty clear. what he might've said is that these are no longer my views on the subject because he would like president obama to be able to make that nomination. i want to reject this myth. that many of our democratic thatagues are spreading what we're doing here and now is...
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had the opportunity to travel to ukraine at the end of last year and i think vice president biden, more than anyone, at senior levels in the administration has been invested in trying to bring about the resolution in ukraine he would like to see. much of that has been blunted by the refusal of the russians to implement their part of the minsk agreement. we have seen ukrainians take some important steps. we've also seen them put in place some important reforms that will be beneficial to their longer term success. but right now, the biggest problem is the continued willingness of the russians and the separatists in eastern ukraine that they back to flout the obligations and commitments they made in the minsk agreements. even as ukraine is facing some significant challenges, they can continue to rely on the united states to be there to support them as they navigate this difficult situation. reporter: you said that they're not fulfilling their responsibility when it comes to the president's supreme court nominee but under the constitution, congress' only responsibility is to give advice and
had the opportunity to travel to ukraine at the end of last year and i think vice president biden, more than anyone, at senior levels in the administration has been invested in trying to bring about the resolution in ukraine he would like to see. much of that has been blunted by the refusal of the russians to implement their part of the minsk agreement. we have seen ukrainians take some important steps. we've also seen them put in place some important reforms that will be beneficial to their...
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in fact, -- and you will see lots of film clip age of vice president joe biden and senator harry reid and chuck schumer all identifying during a presidential year or earlier that there be a delay with regard to when the senate considers a nomination for the highest court in the land. in this case, you are talking about replacing or finding another person stepping onto the bench for justice scalia, and he clearly is the gold standard. this is not one that any of us will take lightly. host: there has also been precedents that they have moved forward and has not been a vacancy on the court for an entire year. you have any concerns with eight justices? guest: really not. having an even number of justice is is not new in united states. when we had 36 states in the union, there were six justices, at all.were not unusual in fact, when we had the last couple of judges appointed to the supreme court, there were delays before we could actually allow them to participate in court hearings. the way that we understand right now, arrested this year, regardless of what happens, there would not be tim
in fact, -- and you will see lots of film clip age of vice president joe biden and senator harry reid and chuck schumer all identifying during a presidential year or earlier that there be a delay with regard to when the senate considers a nomination for the highest court in the land. in this case, you are talking about replacing or finding another person stepping onto the bench for justice scalia, and he clearly is the gold standard. this is not one that any of us will take lightly. host: there...
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in fact, -- and you will see lots of film clip age of vice president joe biden and senator harry reid and chuck schumer all identifying during a presidential year or earlier that there be a delay with regard to when the senate considers a nomination for the highest court in the land. in this case, you are talking about replacing or finding another person stepping onto the bench for justice scalia, and he clearly is the gold standard. this is not one that any of us will take lightly. host: there has also been precedents that they have moved forward and has not been a vacancy on the court for an entire year. you have any concerns with eight justices? guest: really not. having an even number of justice is is not new in united states. when we had 36 states in the union, there were six justices, at all.were not unusual in fact, when we had the last couple of judges appointed to the supreme court, there were delays before we could actually allow them to participate in court hearings. the way that we understand right now, arrested this year, regardless of what happens, there would not be tim
in fact, -- and you will see lots of film clip age of vice president joe biden and senator harry reid and chuck schumer all identifying during a presidential year or earlier that there be a delay with regard to when the senate considers a nomination for the highest court in the land. in this case, you are talking about replacing or finding another person stepping onto the bench for justice scalia, and he clearly is the gold standard. this is not one that any of us will take lightly. host: there...
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as senator biden actually did. that is what we are counting on republicans in the u.s. senate to do. they should not do it because they are forced into a position based on awkward quotes that they themselves have given. goodness knows, there are plenty of them. we could discuss those as well. in some ways, the most important element of this is they have a constitutional duty. they swore to uphold an oath, and fulfill the responsibility that the institution of the u.s. senate has to consider the president's nominee, to give them a fair hearing and give that person a yes or no vote. i know there are at least two senate republicans yesterday he would knowledge that oath and acknowledged that if the president, when the president nominates someone, the hearings should go forward. senator kirk himself specifically referenced the oath he took, not just as a member of the united states senate, but also as a member of the armed forces. he takes that oath seriously, and recognizes that giving the president's nominee affair h
as senator biden actually did. that is what we are counting on republicans in the u.s. senate to do. they should not do it because they are forced into a position based on awkward quotes that they themselves have given. goodness knows, there are plenty of them. we could discuss those as well. in some ways, the most important element of this is they have a constitutional duty. they swore to uphold an oath, and fulfill the responsibility that the institution of the u.s. senate has to consider the...
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there was nothing that senator biden said that prevented the senate from fulfilling its constitutional duty. reporter: mr. earnest: i wasn't there in 1992. i was a senior in high school. so it's hard for many to assess with a lot of clarity exactly what the dynamics were. but what is clear is that there was no vacancy at the time, there's nothing here that he said that prevented the senate from fulfilling its constitutional duty. and in fact in the same speech then senator biden made clear that he would be open to consultation with the white house, that was controlled by the other party, and fair consideration of the thomny that was put forward by the president -- nominee that was put forward by the president of the other party. reporter: could you tell us a little bit more about the president's -- mr. earnest: that's right. the president periodically has con -- convenes meetings with his national security team to discuss the ongoing effort to degrade and ultimately destroy isil. the president will convene the meeting or the next meeting on thursday at the state department. over the la
there was nothing that senator biden said that prevented the senate from fulfilling its constitutional duty. reporter: mr. earnest: i wasn't there in 1992. i was a senior in high school. so it's hard for many to assess with a lot of clarity exactly what the dynamics were. but what is clear is that there was no vacancy at the time, there's nothing here that he said that prevented the senate from fulfilling its constitutional duty. and in fact in the same speech then senator biden made clear that...
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doing as senator biden actually did. ont is what we are counting republicans in the u.s. senate to do. they should not do it because they are forcing -- forced into a position based on awkward quotes that they themselves have given. goodness knows, there are plenty of them. we could discuss those as well. in some ways, the most important element of this is they have a constitutional duty. they swore to uphold an oath, and fulfill the responsibility that the institution of the u.s. senate has to consider the president's nominee, to give them a fair hearing and give that person a yes or no vote. i know there are at least two senate republicans yesterday he would knowledge that oath and acknowledged that if the president, when the president nominates someone, the hearings should go forward. senator kirk himself specifically referenced the oath he took, not just as a member of the united states senate, but also as a member of the armed forces. he takes that oath seriously, and recognizes that giving the president's nominee a
doing as senator biden actually did. ont is what we are counting republicans in the u.s. senate to do. they should not do it because they are forcing -- forced into a position based on awkward quotes that they themselves have given. goodness knows, there are plenty of them. we could discuss those as well. in some ways, the most important element of this is they have a constitutional duty. they swore to uphold an oath, and fulfill the responsibility that the institution of the u.s. senate has to...
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there was nothing that senator biden said that prevented the senate from fulfilling its constitutional duty. reporter: [inaudible] mr. earnest: i wasn't there in 1992. i was a senior in high school. of. it's hard for me to assess with a lot of clarity exactly what the dynamics were. but what is clear is that there was no vacancy at the time, there's nothing here that he said that prevented the senate from fulfilling its constitutional duty. and in fact in the same speech then senator biden made clear that he would be open to consultation with the white house, that was controlled by the other party, and fair consideration of the thomny that was put forward by the president -- nominee that was put forward by the president of the other party. reporter: could you tell us a little bit more about the president's -- [inaudible] mr. earnest: that's right. the president periodically has con -- convenes meetings with his national security team to discuss the ongoing effort to degrade and ultimately destroy isil. the president will convene the meeting or the next meeting on thursday at the state
there was nothing that senator biden said that prevented the senate from fulfilling its constitutional duty. reporter: [inaudible] mr. earnest: i wasn't there in 1992. i was a senior in high school. of. it's hard for me to assess with a lot of clarity exactly what the dynamics were. but what is clear is that there was no vacancy at the time, there's nothing here that he said that prevented the senate from fulfilling its constitutional duty. and in fact in the same speech then senator biden made...
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that isn't just a matter of doing as senator biden recommends as then senator biden recommended. that is doing as then senator biden actually did and that's what we are counting or republicans of the united states senate to do. and again, they shouldn't do it because they are forced into some position based on awkward quotes that they themselves have given and we know there are plenty of them and maybe we could discuss those as well. in some ways the important element of this, it's a constitutional duty. they swore to uphold an oath and fulfill the responsibility that the institution of the united states senate has to consider the president's nominee, to give that individual a fair hearing and give that person a yes or no vote. and there are at least two senate republicans yesterday who acknowledged that oath and acknowledged that if the president, when the president nominates someone the hearing should go forward. senator kirk specifically referenced the oath that he took, not just as a member of the united states senate but as a member of our armed forces. he takes that oath se
that isn't just a matter of doing as senator biden recommends as then senator biden recommended. that is doing as then senator biden actually did and that's what we are counting or republicans of the united states senate to do. and again, they shouldn't do it because they are forced into some position based on awkward quotes that they themselves have given and we know there are plenty of them and maybe we could discuss those as well. in some ways the important element of this, it's a...
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indiscernible] talked republicans about joe biden's politics. how about that video undercut your message here today? senator reid: senator schumer laid out very clearly, we have not held up any nomination. that was in june and no one was being considered at the time. they are rushing for something that is not going to help them at all. we have time and time again -- let's go back to 1988, the last year of the reagan administration. what did we do? we had a hearing on kennedy and it was approved unanimously. this is something that is untoward. people make statements about a lot of things. but joe biden -- joe has made a few statements over the years about a lot of things but in this one instance, it didn't mean a thing because nothing was pending. he has a right to say. it didn't make any difference. there was nothing pending. eporter: did mcconnell make -- senator schumer: did grassley and mcconnell make a mistake? the public doesn't care about that. they care about us doing job. all this back and forth doesn't make a bit of difference. reporter
indiscernible] talked republicans about joe biden's politics. how about that video undercut your message here today? senator reid: senator schumer laid out very clearly, we have not held up any nomination. that was in june and no one was being considered at the time. they are rushing for something that is not going to help them at all. we have time and time again -- let's go back to 1988, the last year of the reagan administration. what did we do? we had a hearing on kennedy and it was approved...
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they talked about what vice president joe biden said. senator reid talked about the process and how it needs to play out in an election year. here is back to back statements from both senators. moments in theo -- ident's legal authority find no mention of a three-year presidency in our constitution. i do find the constitution, article two, section two which provides president obama in the -- with the authority -- the legal obligation to nominate justices to the supreme court, contingent on the advice and consent of the senate. this is how our system of government has operated for over 200 years. this constitutional prerogative is essential. it is inconsistent with the constitution. our founding fathers constructed the american democracy with certain assumptions of us. rational,ed us to be to operate in good faith, expected this government to be effective. republican leader's proposal is not of these things, it is an attempt to nullify what james madison and other founders envisioned. the founding fathers never run upd the senate to the c
they talked about what vice president joe biden said. senator reid talked about the process and how it needs to play out in an election year. here is back to back statements from both senators. moments in theo -- ident's legal authority find no mention of a three-year presidency in our constitution. i do find the constitution, article two, section two which provides president obama in the -- with the authority -- the legal obligation to nominate justices to the supreme court, contingent on the...
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biden: mr. president, why don't you just assign the congress to them? [laughter] pres. obama: just assign the congress to them generally? v.p. biden: congress to the governor. [laughter] pres. obama: well, they've got their own legislatures. i know that they enjoy those interactions tremendously. [laughter] next, terry mcauliffe. where is terry? here he is. gov. mcauliffe: thank you, mr. president. let me first -- great night last night. thank you on behalf of all the governors. [applause] gov. mcauliffe: chaka khan. i've been listening to her for 40 years. pres. obama: that was michelle, basically, that put that together. i tried to take credit last night, and nobody believed me. [laughter] and rightly so. gov. mcauliffe: let me just say that we just finished, mr. president, four great days of the governors association with the great leadership of gary. but we met -- gary and i -- met with your team, jerry, about six weeks ago when valerie -- we laid out what we needed. your administration gave us everything we needed. we had the secure briefing at the fbi. so let me j
biden: mr. president, why don't you just assign the congress to them? [laughter] pres. obama: just assign the congress to them generally? v.p. biden: congress to the governor. [laughter] pres. obama: well, they've got their own legislatures. i know that they enjoy those interactions tremendously. [laughter] next, terry mcauliffe. where is terry? here he is. gov. mcauliffe: thank you, mr. president. let me first -- great night last night. thank you on behalf of all the governors. [applause] gov....
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we are very honored to have vice president joe biden. the president we had a great opportunity last night to associate with has broken barriers for his country. night, thened last realization and resolution of our founding fathers that all men are created equal and we see the diversification that has come in our country and we appreciate the opportunity to be with the president and for his service and dedication. welcome theet's vice president, joe biden and the president of the united states. barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, everybody. please have a seat. thank you, so much. please, have a seatthank you. please have a seat, everybody. it is wonderful to see all of you. i hope you had just the right amount of fun last night and not too much fun. believe, it is hard to that was the final dinner michelle and i get to host for you. like me, some of you might be in the final year of your last term , working as hard as you can, to get as much done as possible for the folks that you represent. fixing roads, educating our child
we are very honored to have vice president joe biden. the president we had a great opportunity last night to associate with has broken barriers for his country. night, thened last realization and resolution of our founding fathers that all men are created equal and we see the diversification that has come in our country and we appreciate the opportunity to be with the president and for his service and dedication. welcome theet's vice president, joe biden and the president of the united states....
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he also did some time on capitol hill early on serving for his home state senator then senator joe biden. and more recently and where i t to know him he served as senior counsel to former senator the deceased senator frank lautenberg from new jersey. so mark is a terrific political mind. he is a first rate lawyer and a friend. and i'm thrilled to have him join my office and the agency. >> welcome. >> just two sad notes and two bitter suite notes. first, i wanted to note that diane douglas recently passed away. joined the bureau as a clerk typist. in 1986 she moved to omd where she spent the next 18 years in the finance department. in 2004, she went to cgb first in the reference information center as a technician and then to the consumer inquiries and complaints division. according to her supervisor, she always told me that she wanted to make sure that she had work to do. she didn't want to be sitting around with nothing to do. that was the mark she left for over three decades at this agency and all of us are grateful for her work both as a coworker and american citizen. secondly, i wante
he also did some time on capitol hill early on serving for his home state senator then senator joe biden. and more recently and where i t to know him he served as senior counsel to former senator the deceased senator frank lautenberg from new jersey. so mark is a terrific political mind. he is a first rate lawyer and a friend. and i'm thrilled to have him join my office and the agency. >> welcome. >> just two sad notes and two bitter suite notes. first, i wanted to note that diane...
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the vice president of the united states joseph biden. former vice president richard cheney. former speaker of the house new wt gingrich, and so many other distinguished guests here present. priests,mer deacons, brothers and sisters under the lord, and friends who have come here to show their respect. as i extend this warm welcome to each of you, i also expressed gratitude to all that are here as i now ask justice scalia's son, father paul, to lead us in the church him.turgy for pray.et us we humbly implore you for your servant antonin, whom you have called to journey to you. since he hoped and believed in you, grant that he may be led to our true homeland, to delight in its everlasting joys. through her lord jesus christ, reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit, one god for ever and ever. amen. >> a reading from the book of wisdom. the souls of the just on the hand of god. no torment shall touch them. their passing away was thought and affliction. they're going forth from us a distraction. they are in peace. for, that they be punished, yet, it is there hope for immor
the vice president of the united states joseph biden. former vice president richard cheney. former speaker of the house new wt gingrich, and so many other distinguished guests here present. priests,mer deacons, brothers and sisters under the lord, and friends who have come here to show their respect. as i extend this warm welcome to each of you, i also expressed gratitude to all that are here as i now ask justice scalia's son, father paul, to lead us in the church him.turgy for pray.et us we...
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the vice president, joe biden, will be attending today. president obama and the first lady were among the more than 6000 people who paid tribute to antonin scalia a at the supreme court on friday. the public viewing was extended well past the original 8:00 scheduled and time. to joernest pointed biden's personal relationship justice. his casket was lying yesterday at the supreme court where, for the public was, able to visit. we are standing beside the casket. we will show you some of that until the funeral mass gets underway. >> a look at the supreme court great hall yesterday. we take you back live now to the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception in washington, d.c. the funeral mass coming up this morning for supreme court ,ustice at the nee antonin scala who passed away at the age of 79. [organ music] ♪ [organ playing] >> [indiscernible] dear brothers and sisters in the lord, thank you for joining us today for the funeral mass of justice antonin scalia here at the basilica of the national shrine of immaculate co
the vice president, joe biden, will be attending today. president obama and the first lady were among the more than 6000 people who paid tribute to antonin scalia a at the supreme court on friday. the public viewing was extended well past the original 8:00 scheduled and time. to joernest pointed biden's personal relationship justice. his casket was lying yesterday at the supreme court where, for the public was, able to visit. we are standing beside the casket. we will show you some of that...
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vice president joe biden will be among those in attendance, beginning 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. tomorrow night, live road to the white house coverage at the nevada democrat caucus primary. the results and candidates's speeches. taking your phone calls and tweets live at 7:30 p.m. on c-span. next, a look at some of the people that came today to the supreme court to pay their respects to justice scalia .live 11:00 p.m. eastern, bernie sanders holding a rally in henderson, nevada. flag drapedia's casket was taken to the supreme court. during the casket of the marble steps into the court's hall. the procession passed between 2 clerksf his former law that stretch from the plaza to the main entrance. justice scalia's son is a catholic preach. he presided the additional prayers -- the traditional prayers over his casket. passersby. respects, among them, the president and mrs. obama. >>> in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy conspiracy gsh spirit, my brothers and sisters, jesus says come to me all you who labor and are burdened and i will give you rest. take my yoke u
vice president joe biden will be among those in attendance, beginning 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. tomorrow night, live road to the white house coverage at the nevada democrat caucus primary. the results and candidates's speeches. taking your phone calls and tweets live at 7:30 p.m. on c-span. next, a look at some of the people that came today to the supreme court to pay their respects to justice scalia .live 11:00 p.m. eastern, bernie sanders holding a rally in henderson, nevada. flag...
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. >> we do know that president biden. vice president biden and mrs. biden will be attending the funeral tomorrow. that funeral is at 11:00 a.m. at the basilica here in washington, just a few miles north of the supreme court. almost due north of the supreme court. and that will be live on c-span at 11:00 a.m., as well. justice and mrs. scalia, marine scalia have had nine children. cliff is in flint, michigan. what do you think justice scalia's legacy is? caller: i think for a lot of americans, justice scalia was a divisive figure on the court. while he claimed to view the constitution as far as its original intent, he was always 100% behind all conservative views. and that is like saying he had already pre-judged his opinion before he heard any case. 100% of the time, justice scalia was going to decide for whatever conservative views are. not what the constitution was. if we really looked at the constitution original intent. that means african-americans are three fifths of a human being. you cannot sit there and say i view it the way it was written. th
. >> we do know that president biden. vice president biden and mrs. biden will be attending the funeral tomorrow. that funeral is at 11:00 a.m. at the basilica here in washington, just a few miles north of the supreme court. almost due north of the supreme court. and that will be live on c-span at 11:00 a.m., as well. justice and mrs. scalia, marine scalia have had nine children. cliff is in flint, michigan. what do you think justice scalia's legacy is? caller: i think for a lot of...
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tomorrow, at the funeral, there will probably be more people, including vice president biden. when will the supreme court get back to business? guest: back on the bench on monday morning, hearing arguments in the first batch of cases, where it would just be the eight justices. we are not expecting any rulings next week. they put off their private meeting they were held today to discuss new cases they might take, so they canceled that. some of the courts actions will be put off couple of weeks. after that, we will see how they handle having one justice down and how it will affect the outcome in of cases coming up. will be onnce hurley duty up at the supreme court today. on the front page of the year times yesterday, groups are mobilizing for a court fight. president obama and his lawyer were blunt as they jumped into experts incal washington believed to be one of the hardest battles in a generation. obamaor adviser to mr. urged dozens of the president's in theirt to hold back condemnation of republicans for refusing to hold hearings to replace justice scalia, who died last week
tomorrow, at the funeral, there will probably be more people, including vice president biden. when will the supreme court get back to business? guest: back on the bench on monday morning, hearing arguments in the first batch of cases, where it would just be the eight justices. we are not expecting any rulings next week. they put off their private meeting they were held today to discuss new cases they might take, so they canceled that. some of the courts actions will be put off couple of weeks....
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obviously vice president biden has a unique perspective on this situation. presidedeone who has over the hearings of, i believe, for different supreme court justices. he has his own unique insight into the kind of criteria that a president can and should use when choosing a supreme court justice. president obama has drawn on that expertise and experience from vice president biden in announcing his nomination of the elena kagan to the supreme court, and i am confident that president obama will be drawing on vice president biden's knowledge in making this decision as well. what president obama is focused personchoosing the best and the united states of america to fill this job. again, i'm not going to get ahead of the process. i do not know if the the p has expressed interest in this job -- the vp has expressed interest in this job. but he has pointed out that there is a number of senior level judges, judges that serve on the appellate courts, who have actually gotten strong bipartisan support in the senate. there is a track record that the president has of ap
obviously vice president biden has a unique perspective on this situation. presidedeone who has over the hearings of, i believe, for different supreme court justices. he has his own unique insight into the kind of criteria that a president can and should use when choosing a supreme court justice. president obama has drawn on that expertise and experience from vice president biden in announcing his nomination of the elena kagan to the supreme court, and i am confident that president obama will...
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this is a republican presidential candidate who has given money to jimmy carter, to joe biden, to hillary clinton, to tom daschle, to ted kennedy, , to chuck schumer to charlie rangel to anthony weiner to john kerry. you're seeing a panoply of pro abortion democrats. that donald has supported not just once but for decades. devoting his own money to helping elect and reelect those candidates. now, for anyone in south carolina who cares about conservative supreme court justices, we know as a fact that donald trump does not care about conservative supreme court justices. why do we know that? because nobody who compared about conservative supreme court justices would make contributions to these democrats. that is fundamentally incompatible. you cannot be funding the democrats that are fighting for liberal judicial activists on the court and claim that you actually care about having conservative supreme court justices. so the people of south carolina should know. if donald trump ever became resident we would see justices consistent with his lifelong pattern of who he supported. consistent with
this is a republican presidential candidate who has given money to jimmy carter, to joe biden, to hillary clinton, to tom daschle, to ted kennedy, , to chuck schumer to charlie rangel to anthony weiner to john kerry. you're seeing a panoply of pro abortion democrats. that donald has supported not just once but for decades. devoting his own money to helping elect and reelect those candidates. now, for anyone in south carolina who cares about conservative supreme court justices, we know as a fact...
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they ran them by joe biden's people and senator biden said we could go along with these names but not this name. one of the names they said don't go with was robert bork. one of the names they would go along with was anthony kennedy. and reagan nominated kennedy and 97-0 in a democratic senate. so advise and consent means a process like that where the president and the senators have some consultation and discussion about who would be a good choice. host: the current chairman is chuck grassley and he has said he is open to hearings. guest: i think that's what he said. originally come he seemed to say, shortly after justice scalia's death, that this should be reserved to the next president. and then he had an interview with radio reporters in iowa where he seemed to say, we will take it one step at a time. he seemed to say he was open to holding a hearing. and i don't have inside knowledge on this but my belief ofn this is that because public pressure and whatnot, the senate will at least hold a hearing and consider the president's nominee assuming it's not somebody who they think is si
they ran them by joe biden's people and senator biden said we could go along with these names but not this name. one of the names they said don't go with was robert bork. one of the names they would go along with was anthony kennedy. and reagan nominated kennedy and 97-0 in a democratic senate. so advise and consent means a process like that where the president and the senators have some consultation and discussion about who would be a good choice. host: the current chairman is chuck grassley...
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the white house had 10 names, they ran them by joe biden's people and senator biden said we could go along with these names and not this name. one of the names they said don't go with was robert orc. one of the names they would go along with was anthony kennedy. and reagan nominated kennedy and he won 90 7-0 in a democratic senate. so it means a process like that. or the president and the consultation some and discussion about who will be a good choice. ist: the current chairman turn crossley and he has said he is open to hearing. guest: i think that's what he said. after the, shortly death, he seemed to say that it should be reserved to the next president. and then he had an interview with radio reporters were he seemed to say, we will take it one step at a time. and that said he was open to holding a hearing. and i don't have inside knowledge on this but my belief is that there was public pressure and the senate will at least think we should hold a hearing. assuming this is not somebody who they think is oh, they are unacceptable. they have got themselves in a situation now where t
the white house had 10 names, they ran them by joe biden's people and senator biden said we could go along with these names and not this name. one of the names they said don't go with was robert orc. one of the names they would go along with was anthony kennedy. and reagan nominated kennedy and he won 90 7-0 in a democratic senate. so it means a process like that. or the president and the consultation some and discussion about who will be a good choice. ist: the current chairman turn crossley...
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have come a long way in seven years and we should be proud of the accomplishments of the obama and biden administration. [applause] but, we have got to be honest, and acknowledge we still have a long way to go to create the nation that i know all of us believe we can create. [applause] i have been all over this country talking literally to hundreds of thousands of people. nobody i know thinks that it is acceptable, that it is moral, think that it is sustainable that in the united states of america we have more income and wealth inequality than any other major country on earth, that it is worth -- worse here here today then 1928. that is not acceptable. it is not acceptable to me the owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90%. it is not acceptable the 20 wealthiest people in this country own more wealth than the million americans. it is not acceptable that one owns more wealth than the bottom 40% of the american people. when we talk about the economy -- it's not just well. it is income. , we have many people, millions throughout our country working not one job but to jobs and three jobs
have come a long way in seven years and we should be proud of the accomplishments of the obama and biden administration. [applause] but, we have got to be honest, and acknowledge we still have a long way to go to create the nation that i know all of us believe we can create. [applause] i have been all over this country talking literally to hundreds of thousands of people. nobody i know thinks that it is acceptable, that it is moral, think that it is sustainable that in the united states of...
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and then when president hillary clinton is elected she can nominate an obama, biden sanders. is there precedent -- when presidents have an opposition party as a majority in the senate to present more moderate candidates? and if they control the senate a more provocative candidate? so should republicans take what obama gives, which is likely to be more moderate than america in 2017? host: thank you for the call. guest: that's a great point. because in a sense, assuming that the republican position holds as we heard last night, they're really sort of playing for double or nothing. obama is as you say likely to pick someone who thinks is a plausible candidate who, i guess on air might have been a consensus figure as we said justice anthony kennedy was a more moderate figure than the reagan administration wanted but they recall dealing with an election year. so they picked someone who was they thought would be acceptable to the opposition party. the republicans are banking on the theory that they will control the presidentsy and the senate in the fall. or early next year. they ma
and then when president hillary clinton is elected she can nominate an obama, biden sanders. is there precedent -- when presidents have an opposition party as a majority in the senate to present more moderate candidates? and if they control the senate a more provocative candidate? so should republicans take what obama gives, which is likely to be more moderate than america in 2017? host: thank you for the call. guest: that's a great point. because in a sense, assuming that the republican...
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not know -- this country economically has come a long way under president obama and vice president biden in the last seven years. [applause] now, shouldn't: be too hard on our republican friends. they suffer from a serious illness called amnesia. they can't remember where we were seven years ago when we were losing 800,000 jobs a month. we were running up a record-breaking deficit of $1.4 trillion. when by the way, the world's financial system was on the verge of collapse. other than that we were in good shape when bush left office. we have come a long way in seven years and we should be proud of the accomplishments of the obama and biden administration. [applause] senator sanders: but we have got to be honest, and acknowledge we still have a long way to go to create the nation that i know all of us believe we can create. [applause] senator sanders: i have been all over this country talking literally to hundreds of thousands of people. nobody i know thinks that it is acceptable, that it is moral, thinks that it is sustainable that in the united states of america we have more income and w
not know -- this country economically has come a long way under president obama and vice president biden in the last seven years. [applause] now, shouldn't: be too hard on our republican friends. they suffer from a serious illness called amnesia. they can't remember where we were seven years ago when we were losing 800,000 jobs a month. we were running up a record-breaking deficit of $1.4 trillion. when by the way, the world's financial system was on the verge of collapse. other than that we...
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and then when president hillary clinton is elected she can nominate an obama, biden sanders. is there precedent -- when presidents have an opposition party as a majority in the senate to present more moderate candidates? and if they control the senate a more provocative candidate? so should republicans take what obama gives, which is likely to be more moderate than america in 2017? host: thank you for the call. guest: that's a great point. because in a sense, assuming that the republican position holds as we heard last night, they're really sort of playing for double or nothing. obama is as you say likely to pick someone who thinks is a plausible candidate who, i guess on air might have been a consensus figure as we said justice anthony kennedy was a more moderate figure than the reagan administration wanted but they recall dealing with an election year. so they picked someone who was they thought would be acceptable to the opposition party. the republicans are banking on the theory that they will control the presidentsy and the senate in the fall. or early next year. they ma
and then when president hillary clinton is elected she can nominate an obama, biden sanders. is there precedent -- when presidents have an opposition party as a majority in the senate to present more moderate candidates? and if they control the senate a more provocative candidate? so should republicans take what obama gives, which is likely to be more moderate than america in 2017? host: thank you for the call. guest: that's a great point. because in a sense, assuming that the republican...
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the cancer part is associated with vice president biden's moonshot initiative. that is another thing that they are in be budget within the white house said that they hope they can work its republicans on. here,o give an idea usually, they tried to call target initiatives like this rifle shots. these are arguably even tinier than rifle shots in terms of trying to find common ground. let's turn to war funding. something we heard in the past budgets, the overseas contingency operations budget, you tweeted about this. $73white house budget keeps billion in the oco. what's going on here? jonathan: right now, house leadership wants to put together their own budget revolution. that is sort of the way to set the stage for the appropriations process. but they are having some pushback from members in their own caucus who are upset at the overall spending levels, that were negotiated in last fall's budget deal. -- and itsibility happened last year -- is they may try to increase defense help buy votes, for lack of a better term, from members concerned about defense spending
the cancer part is associated with vice president biden's moonshot initiative. that is another thing that they are in be budget within the white house said that they hope they can work its republicans on. here,o give an idea usually, they tried to call target initiatives like this rifle shots. these are arguably even tinier than rifle shots in terms of trying to find common ground. let's turn to war funding. something we heard in the past budgets, the overseas contingency operations budget, you...
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the cancer part is this is seated with the vice president biden's initiative. just to give an idea here, they usually try to target initiatives like these. these are arguably time year and then rifle shot since we are trying to find common ground between this white house and the republican caucus. >> let's turn to war funding. budget. you have tweeted about this. the white house budget keeps total for fiscal year 17. what's going on here? right now, house leadership was to put together their own budget resolution. they're having some pushback from members and their own caucus who are upset at the overall spending levels. one possibility that happened last year is they made trying to increase defense spending to help votes from members concerned about defense spending . one way to do that would be to try to include a higher oco number. but today, that number shows they have no interest at least so far in a higher oco number. house gop leaders may be on their own when they try to increase oco. briefly, i want to touch on the response speaker ryan immediately writ
the cancer part is this is seated with the vice president biden's initiative. just to give an idea here, they usually try to target initiatives like these. these are arguably time year and then rifle shot since we are trying to find common ground between this white house and the republican caucus. >> let's turn to war funding. budget. you have tweeted about this. the white house budget keeps total for fiscal year 17. what's going on here? right now, house leadership was to put together...
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as a brief stint as policy director to vice president biden's election campaign, i was lucky to have him gamble on me and serve as my chief of staff. e's worked tirelessly to the residents of the second congressional district. are you truly one of your kind. from your very unique fashion to your quick smile, your cool demeanor and ability to make everyone you meet feel like they are your best friend. it was my honor and privilege to call you my chief. on behalf of the families of the second congressional district and this congress, thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one inute. it >> mr. speaker, today i rise to recognize retired united states air force colonel, carlyle "smitty" harris of tupelo, mississippi. on this day in 1973 after nearly eight years of being held as a prisoner
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and the results of his efforts and joe biden, against unprecedented republican obstruction, we have made in north's progress. but you know what? last i heard we lived in a democratic society. -- i heard, the >> the book that hillary clinton prices latest. from organ, a republican. caller: good morning. issuey has been a major neither one of the candidates discuss that. [indiscernible] isn't this exactly what the democrats denounced? dirty water? this is troubling that neither one of the candidates brought this up. created hugely timber industry organ -- in an oregon. significant and important. i don't understand why it wasn't address. host: from the washington post, celebrity endorsement. ,tewart and petersburg virginia. a democrat. what you learned? black and proud military. also bernie sanders is going to on generate 20 -- every february 27. are very powerful in this area. president obama came here in 2008. to going to go out to try votes for hillary glen because she is best qualified. host: now we have glen. glenn? going to move on to and and a ton of each -- anne in daytona beach. ca
and the results of his efforts and joe biden, against unprecedented republican obstruction, we have made in north's progress. but you know what? last i heard we lived in a democratic society. -- i heard, the >> the book that hillary clinton prices latest. from organ, a republican. caller: good morning. issuey has been a major neither one of the candidates discuss that. [indiscernible] isn't this exactly what the democrats denounced? dirty water? this is troubling that neither one of the...