. >>> after serving 12 years in the united states senate, senator ben nelson of nebraska left the senate last year and founded a lobbying firm. left the senate, now in a lobbying firm. kay bailey hutchison put in nearly 20 years in the united states senate before she, too, left and joined a lobbying firm. senator kate bond, 24 years in the united states senate, he cashed out and is now a lobbyist. senator jon kyl, 26 years on capitol hill. he left the senate in january to join a lobbying firm. whatever happened to old senator evan bayh, my old friend? lobbyist. what about byron dorgan? oh, lobbyist. chris dodd, he used to be a senator, now lobbyist. blavrch lincoln, remember when we made a life-sized blanch lincoln? gone from the senate, now is a lobbyist. john gregg was a senator, now a lobbyist. scott brown of massachusetts, what has become of him? actually, this one is really interesting. actually, just kidding. this one's not interesting at all. scott brown did what they all did and went to go work for a lobbying firm, as well. that's how it works. he's just like all the rest of them

states senate. today we'll begin the process of sending a new u.s. representative to the u.s. senate. let me be clear. this is wait i see my responsibility to the people of this state. this business guaranteeing the people of new jersey both a choice and a voice in the process and the representation that they deserve in washington. whoever is going to be our next united states senator should be nominated by a primary of the people and voted on by all of the people of the state of new jersey. and that's why, as is clearly indicateded by new jersey law, i'm calling for a special election to be held this year. first, the issues facing the united states senate have too critically important and decisions that need to be dealt with too vital not to have an elected representative making those decisions who has voted on -- who has voted on and decided on by the people of the state. these decisions should be made by an elected official who represents the will of the voters of new jersey. yes, new jersey stat

states senate. today we'll begin the process of sending a new u.s. representative to the u.s. senate. let me be clear. this is wait i see my responsibility to the people of this state. this business guaranteeing the people of new jersey both a choice and a voice in the process and the representation that they deserve in washington. whoever is going to be our next united states senator should be nominated by a primary of the peopnd voted on by all of the people of the state of new jersey. and that's why, as is clearly indicateded by new jersey law, i'm calling for a special election to be held this year. first, the issues facing the united states senate have too critically important and decisions that need to be dealt with too vital not to have an elected representative making those decisions who has voted on -- who has v onnd decided on by the people of the state. these decisions should be made by an elected official who represents the will of the voters of new jersey. yes, new jersey statute does a

states senate, got elected to the united states senate, served two different terms in the united states senate. he's the only senator that was both a junior and senior senator twice for the same state, but he never forgot his roots. he never forgot where he came from, and he has a long list of accomplishments, from helping refugees come here to america to helping keep air safe on airlines. he will be missed by all. our thoughts and prayers are with bonnie, who we all know so well, and his entire family. the family of new jersey and the people of thisation. frank lautenberg was an extraordinary person who will be missed by all. we all know that we're better because of having served with him. with that, mr. president, i would suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. casey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: thank you. i would ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: i would first ask consent to speak as if in morning business. the pre

that was a 76-17 vote here in the united states senate. 76 united states senators from both parties voted to fund this in 2008. and in 2006, 80 united states senators, including now-president obama, who at that time was a senator, now vice president biden, who was at that time a senator, and then-senator hillary clinton, all voted, all voted for the secure fence act in 2006. so, again, i'm not suggesting for a minute that it is the only solution, the cure-all, the panacea that's going to address this issue, but i think it is something that is very, very real, very tangible, very visible. it is something that we have made a commitment on to the american people and i think it's something that we ought to follow through on. and is t certainly ought to be a -- and it certainly ought to be a requirement, a condition, if you will, on this legislation before some of these other elements come to pass. because if it's not, it will never get done, as we've already seen going back to 1996. and so i hope that amendment 1197, when it's voted on this afternoon, that we will have the same strong, bipart

united states senator should be nominated by a primary of the people and voted on. i am calling for a special election to be held this year. >> the governor also announced he'll name someone to fill the seat until the special election is held, but let me bring in our panel at least to talk about this right now. nbc news senior political editor mark murray and ed rendell. both of theme are with me. mark, we know that chris christie had two options here and one is certainly seen as

i need ed markey in the united states senate. >> welcome back to "hardball." we're up here in quincy market in boston, massachusetts for the big race tomorrow. that was of course president obama at a recent campaign event for massachusetts senate candidate ed markey. he's sitting with me right now. he's received heavyweight endorsements that include the president, the vice president, bill clinton, the former president, of course, he recently stumped for markey and the campaign's playing in a big way his new web video out today. let's watch. >> you have as well qualified a person to send to the united states senate as has been nominated by our party in any state in a month of sundays. in area after area after area, ed markey knows what he is doing. >> tomorrow night, ed markey faces voters here as massachusetts plays host to a rare special election. it's being held to replace the vacancy left by john kerry. it's a critical race. the majority in is down to 54 seats thanks to christie's appointment of a republican to fill lautenberg's seat. five are retiring next

of new jersey and the united states senate. so i intend to execute all the appropriate documents to effectuate his appointment effective this monday, june 10 and i want to thank jeff and his family for their willingness to once again step in and serve the public in the state of new jersey. and so it is my honor to introduce for remarks and i will come back for questions. it's my honor to introduce for remarks he jerseys new as united states senator, senator jeff chiesa. >> good afternoon everybody. this is an incredible honor for my family and i. the governor has given me some extraordinary chances to serve in public life. none of them that i expected. this probably the least of all, but it has -- to have this chance to continue to serve in public life is a wonderful opportunity. i will use my best judgment and the skill that i have to conduct myself in a way that will make, hope will make everybody new jersey proud and to do everything i can to advance the interests of the people that live here as i have tried to do and all th

lautenberg wouldn't want the people of new jersey to go without a voice in the united states senate. to today we're going to begin the process of sending a new representative to the u.s. senate. let me be clear. this is the how i see my responsibility to the people of this state. this is about guaranteeing the people of new jersey both a choice and a voice. in the process, and the representation that they deserve in washington. whoever is going to be our next united states senator, should be nominated by primary of the people, and voted on . >> by new jersey law, i'm calling for a special election to be held this year. first, the issues facing the united states senate are too critically important and the decisions that need to be dealt with too vital not to have an elected representative making those decisions who are voted on, who would vote on and decided on by the people of the state. these decisions should be made by elected officials who represents the will of the voters of new jersey. new jersey legislature does allow me to make an appointment for senator -- [ inaudible ] [ ina

in the united states senate. with that, mr. president, and for what will likely be the final time, i yield the floor. mr. grassley: mr. president? mr. reid: mr. president? mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, i will be brief. i appreciate very much the remarks of senator cowan. the only thing he said that i disagree with is no one had a chance to vote on him to get here. there was one big vote that was very important, a man by the name of duval patrick. and once he made that decision, you were our senator as long as you -- as well as you were the senator of massachusetts. mr. president, i, of course, know duval patrick. we all saw him at the convention giving his brilliant speech. he was swarmed with people diving him advice as to who he should select to replace senator kerry, but he called me and said don't worry about it, i will select the best person from the state of massachusetts to represent senator kerry for the interim. and he was right. and i have told gover

i think he can be a great united states senator. he can put us in touch with our better selves and so as i said, it's a pleasure to endorse his candidacy for the u.s. senate in new jersey. [ applause ] >>> good morning, everyone. it's an honor to stand here and before i say a word about bill, i want to thank everyone for coming. there's a lot of newark residents here and a lot of people from all over the state. very humbly sitting in the seats over here is our county executive. i want to thank him for being here. i want to particularly give a thankful word to my pastor who is over my left shoulder and is a rock in my life and keeps my feet rooted in a spiritual foundation. i want to know just tell you how special this moment is for me to have senator bill bradley stand before you all and endorse my candidacy. i am more humbled by this moment and those words than you know. bill bradley was really my first model in public service that inspired in me the belief that politicians can make a difference. he has unequivocally been one of my

states senator on one of the biggest issues we've dealt with in the united states senate to read the amendment to see how superior it is to the base language. and i applaud the folks who created the base language. but this is an effort of improving a bill. and then decide do you really want to vote against an amendment that the governor of arizona, who has dealt with this issue more closely than any of us in the body, has declared as a total victory for their state? do you want to vote against this? do you want to vote against this? really. i would ask this body. i think we ought to send this amendment on to the base bill with a tremendous majority. then we can debate the other pieces. we've got an entire week. there's all kinds of votes. i'd love to see a vote on the portman amendment. as a matter of fact, my understanding is some of the people who disagree with this bill don't want to see a vote on the portman amendment. they're blocking the portman amendment. the portman amendment will actually make this bill even better. so i hope we'll hear on the portman amendment. i hope we'll

of illinois in the united states senate. well, that's my story. that's my family's story, and it is america's story. perhaps it's partly because of this family history, but i believe immigration is the defining, positive force in america. how can you tell when a country is in decline in when immigrants stop wanting to come to it. many other developed countries have had this experience. they've watched their economies decline and fail. that's never been the experience in america. look at our history. in every generation, immigrants have come to our shores from around the world and made it stronger. immigrants do not take away; they add to society. they're hardworking men and women with courage to leave everything behind and to come and try to build a new and better life for themselves and their chin. -- and their children. these immigrants, every succeeding waive wave of immigs bring new life to america. but today our immigration system is broken and doesn't reflect our heritage, as a nation of immigrants. there are millions

proud to be a united states senator. like me and my colleagues, the greatest honor can be displayed -- can be bestowed upon you. and i don't think there are many senators, a lot of accomplished women and men here today, but i don't think there are many -- and some of them have done great things -- but not many senators who can in the immediate time that they are acting see immediately the effects of the good things they have done. frank was able to do that. ,rank knows that notwithstanding the fact that it probably did put you in trouble in college when he changed the drinking age to 21, and by the way, you're not kidding. [laughter] as ray lahood can tell you, he saved over 25,000 lives so far. people not smoking on airplanes. how many thousands more lives have that saved? , ass the reason why hillary reference, since 1989, hundreds of thousands of jews and other persecuted minorities have been able to go to america. domestic reason why abusers are prohibited from owning a gun, saving so many more lives, as dick durbin

i need ed markey in the united states senate. >> welcome back to "hardball." we're up here in quincy market in boston, massachusetts for the big race tomorrow. that was president obama at a recent campaign event for ed markey. he's received heavyweight endorsements that include the president, the vice president, bill clinton, the former president, of course, he recently stumped for markey and the campaign's playing in a big way his new web video out today. let's watch. >> tomorrow night, ed markey faces voters here as massachusetts plays host to a rare special election. it's being held toll replace the vacancy left gi by the secretary of state john kerry. the democratic majority is down to 54 seats thanks to christie's appointment of a republicanton fill lautenberg's seat. five are retiring next year. the polls have markey enjoying a fairly sizable lead, about ten points against the challenger gomez. in today's stuff folk poll, markey was up seven points, 17 points in may. markey's lead las ranged from plus 3 to plus 20. the trend is clear. the "huffington pos

states senate. so i intend to execute all the appropriate documents to effectuate his appointment effective this monday june 10 9. and i want to thank jeff and his family for their willingness to once again step in and serve the public in the state of new jersey. so it is my honor to introduce and then i will come back for questions. it's my hon noer to introduce new jersey's newest united states senator senator jeff chiesa. >> good afternoon everybody. this is an incredible honor for my family and i. the governor has given me some extraordinary chances to serve in public life. none other than than i expected, this probably least of all, but to have this chance to continue to serve in public life is a wonderful opportunity for anybody. i'll use my best judgment and the skill that i have to conduct myself in a way i hope will make everybody in new jersey proud and to do everything i can to advance the interests of the people that live here as i've tried to do in all the positions i've had the honor t

the united states senate. [applause] five months ago, at the ymca, we began this campaign. crisscrossed the commonwealth from boston to the tokshires, from new bedford new bridgeport, more than 13,000 miles of tweets, texts, one million doorbells wrong, phone calls made in order to bring us here this evening and i have had a chance to talk to people from all walks of life. they shared with me their dreams for their futures. there hopes for moving our country forward. they told me of their frustrations with gridlock, that they wanted to make real progress, creating an economy that works for everyone, that we put real gun safety measures on the books, that we protect a woman's right to choose. [applause] i am going to the united states senate to build a bold and bright future filled with optimism and opportunity for every family in the state of massachusetts and across our great country. there is a long history of leaders from massachusetts going to the united states senate. our legendary ted kennedy. [applause]

floor in the united states senate. meanwhile, still no sign of edward snowden but the department of justice prepares to file charges giptsz him. we will bring you up to date right here on current tv. >> the top bankers who funneled all the money to the drug lords, no sentence. there's just no justice in that. >> viewpoint. >> carl rove said today that mitt romney is a lock to win next pope. he's garunteeing it. >> joy behar: say anything. >> is the bottom line then that no white person should ever, ever, ever use the "n" word? >> yes! >> only on current tv. we have a big, big hour and the iq will go way up. (vo) current tv gets the conversation started weekdays at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. (vo) sharp tongue. >>excuse me? (vo) quick wit. >> and yes, president obama does smell like cookies and freedom. (vo) and above all, opinion and attitude. >> rea

states senator -- on one of the biggest issues we have dealt with in the united states senate to read the amendment, to see how superior is it to the base language -- i applaud the folks who created the base language but this is an effort to improve a bill, and then decide do you really want to vote against an amendment that the governor of arizona, who has dealt with this issue more closely than any of us in the body, has declared as a total victory for their state. do you want to vote against this? do you want to vote against this, really? i ask this body can, we ought to send this amendment on to the base bill with a tremendous majority. then we can debate the other pieces. we have an entire week. all kind of votes. i'd love to see a vote on the portman amendment. my understanding is, some of the people who disagree with this bill don't want to see a vote on the portman amendment. the portman amendment will actually make this bill even better. so i hope we'll hear on the portman amendment and we'll do that after a vote in cloture tonight on a border security amend i know strengthen

you are a sitting united states senator. this day ands to that is the notion of the filibuster and whether or not the filibuster ought to go the way of the musket in this country or anything else or the model t. how much longer can the filibuster remain a tool to be used and abused on the hill, in the senate? right on that. the point is we have had the filibuster for a long time. it only got pulled out a few times. it just got pulled out in cases where there was a big controversy. now it is being used by the republicans to block, block, block. it is the party of no. it is no on student loans, and no one other things we try to get past. it is even know on trying to get judges appointed to the bench, trying to get somebody to head up the department of labor, trying to get the people in who would run the national labour relations board and trying to get a the new consumer agency. it is using the filibuster to .lock, block, lock, block that was never what it was intended for. i guess maybe i watch too many old movies but when yo

background checks will pass the united states senate, it is only a question of when. i want to be very clear, though. in order to be effective, the bill that passed the senate must include background checks and not a watered-down version of background checks. we are not going to let the forces of an extreme minority water down and damage the content of this bill. the force against this bill cannot hold out forever. we are close. there are conversations going on. they cannot stand in the way of 90% of the american people. so i say to each of you today, don't give up. we are not going to give up. the fight is right and is one that we are going to win. i will never forget the 26 deaths, but sadly, there have been thousands of others since then. the american people identify with what happened at that little elementary school in connecticut. is my pleasure to introduce --my friend. shoulder tostood shoulder with me and others wanted to get something done. i have had the good fortune to serve with a number of speakers and i am a student of history. as far as i am concerned,

i understand he's going to give his maiden speech in the united states senate today. i would ask the chair recognize him. mr. schatz: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. mr. schatz: mr. president, today, june 11 marks a holiday in hawaii. king kamehameha celebrated since 1782. we hold a statewide festival and mark the day with parades, hula competitions and other festivities. it's a day to honor kamehameha the great, who unified the kingdom of hawaii and to celebrate the rich culture and traditions of the hawaiian people. i chose this day to come to the senate floor to talk about an issue of great importance to me and to the great state of hawaii. native hawaiian government reorganization. it was a top priority of my immediate predecessors in this body, senators inouye and akaka. for more than three decades they worked together in the congress to advance priorities important to hawaii and to the nation. they made history at almost every step of their careers, securing dozens of firsts in the house and in the senate. but for the indigenous pe

united states senate. i have watched with interest over the past few weeks as members of the majority have continued to threaten to break the senate rules in order to impose a majority rule at the expense of minority rights. we tif continue to hear threatsf the nuclear option, by which the majority would break the rules to change the rules. despite passed assurances from the majority that rules changes would only occur through regular order, they continue to threaten the exact opposite. make no mistake, this is not some inside-the-beltway squabble over parliamentary procedure. the long-standing rules alog for a limited debate and amendment protect every american whose voice is represented by the minority in the united states senate. these protections are especially important for americans who live in rural and less populated states. that would include my home state of nebraska. the constitution specifically designed the senate to function in a manner that was very different and very distinct from the house

. >>> after serving 12 years in the united states senate, senator ben nelson of nebraska left the senate last year, and he founded a lobbying ferre ini. left the senate, now in a lobbying firm. texas senator hutchison, and now senator jon kyl 26 year, left the senate in january to join a lobbying firm. whatever happened to old senator evan berybod evan bayh? lobbyist. and dorgan, lobbyist. doud, l doud, lobbyist and senator blanche lincoln gone from the senate and now is a lobbyist. judd greg, senator, now lobbyist and scott brown. remember scott brown of massachusetts? what's become of him? this one is really interesting. actually, just kidding. this one's not interesting at all. scott brown did what they all did and went to work for a lobbying firm as well. that's how it works. just like the rest of them. the loss of that particular senate seat, the loss of that senate seat enables scott brown to finish his ex senator destiny, high-end lobbying firm doing the bidding of the financial industry, even though on a personal level the loss of that u.s. senate seat ended up the way these guys

frank lautenberg's senate seat. >> the primary election for united states senate will be held tuesday, august 13th, 2013. the general special election will be held on wednesday, october 16th. >> according to new jersey law, the governor could have ordered the senate election to be included in the general election on november 5th. that's logical. that would have saved new jersey $24 million, the cost of having the special election a few weeks earlier in october, but including the senate election in the general election on november 5th would have meant probably a larger turnout of democratic voters supporting cory booker for the senate seat or whoever the democratic nominee turns out to be, and that probably would have meant fewer votes for chris christie and his re-election campaign against democratic challenger state senator barbara bono. today he pretended he didn't have any idea how much his choice would cost new jersey taxpayers. >> i don't know what the cost is and i quite frankly don't care. i don't think you can put a price tag what it is worth to have an elected person in the u

and its people in the united states senate. i look forward to him going to washington on monday and beginning his service. i have absolute complete confidence in the fact he would represent the people of new jersey with great integrity and honor and that he would contribute mightily during that time in every way he can to the decorum of the united states senate and to the wisdom of that body. i thank jeff and his family for their willingness to step forward and serve in this way. i look forward to watching him over the next months serve new jersey as the united states senator. thank you very much. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> today, the new jersey senator died monday at the age of 89 from competitions due to viral pneumonia. he was the last world war ii veteran to serve in the senate. this evening, a military honor guard removed his casket from the u.s. capitol. [inaudible] >> forward, march. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> forward, march. [siren]

in the united states senate. mr. president, motivated by his own experience, senator lautenberg, a world war ii veteran, cowrote the 21st century g.i. bill of rights, recognizing, he did, how much this meant to him and he wanted to help ensure that vets returning from iraq and afghanistan enjoyed the same opportunities for education that helped him become so successful. and, mr. president, my youngest boy just hated cigarette smoke and it really made him ill. and airplanes -- remember we went through a procedure there where you could smoke every place in an airplane and finally only part of the apri airplane t didn't matter, everyone sucked in that secondhand smoke. frank lautenberg took care of my boy and millions of other people that would no longer have to suck in that smoke when they're in an airplane. is he the one more than anyone else that we have to thank for protecting us from deadly secondhand smoke in an airplane. because his legislation banned smoking on airplanes. he also was a longtime member of the

and he must be the next united states senator from massachusetts. but people keep remembering that scott brown thing. they're not going to take anything for granted. >> absolutelily not. it is my intention to go to massachusetts myself next week. >> bill: ed markey has been a colleague of yours. >> absolutely. i think he would be an outstanding congressman. senator. he was an outstanding congressman. he understands a lot of what is going on today. he could hit the ground running. he obviously has views that are very similar to my own views. i would like to have someone there who thinks like i think. i think he will be super. >> bill: absolutely. congresswoman marcia fudge here with us for the first half hour. john nichols from the "nation" magazine will be along after the half hour. congresswoman, let's talk about one of the issues that you mentioned. the farm bill. the senate is also dealing with immigration, debate has started. 84 to 15 was the vote. talk about getting things done, to open debate on immigration reform. so there's going to be a bil

background checks will pass the united states senate, it is only a question of when. i want to be very clear, though. in order to be effective, the bill that passed the senate must include background checks and not a watered-down version of background checks. we are not going to let the forces of an extreme minority water down and damage the content of this bill. the force against this bill cannot hold out forever. we are close. there are conversations going on. they cannot stand in the way of 90% of the american people. so i say to each of you today, don't give up. we are not going to give up. the fight is right and is one that we are going to win. i will never forget the 26 deaths, but sadly, there have been thousands of others since then. the american people identify with what happened at that little elementary school in connecticut. is my pleasure to introduce -- we throw this around, my friend, but i am going to introduce my friend. we are forever friends, someone who has served sold -- shoulder to shoulder with me, and people who want to get something done in th

what he did traveling after elected to the united states senate, he visited nazi, germany and italy, and he saw that germany and italy, the economies were booming and the united states was still in the great depression. of course, withdrawn of the reasons they were doing that is because they were rearming, they were about to go to war, and he became very, very impressed with hitler and mussilini which led to the down fall because among the southern states and southern democrats there was little isolationist sentiments. that sentiments in the country was among midwestern republicans, but among southern democrats, they were anglophiles. there was strong support for england, and event ily, the democratic party forced him to retire because they put up a lot of his shenanigans, but could not put up with the pro-nazi sentiments. people can say what they want in sam. sam was a world war i hero. he was very bright guy. he was conservative in a lot of ways issue and he was one of the staunch defenders of segregation, which he sort of had to be if you were a southern senator of the period. he

politics and people like olympia snow concludes serving in the united states senate is no longer worth their time and effort. you should worry the rest of us. so make the case for me and the viewers that you can actually, and leaving so a few moderate try to change the system from the outside. >> guest: it occurred to me when i was faced with the cold stark reality of the question of whether we change come as so many people asked me the question across the country and so i sat to ponder my own future. it was so very very short period of time to run for reelection, whether or not it would change with the polarization dissipate and i came to the conclusion regrettably that it would not be diminished over the short-term and that gave been that pronounced changes on the outside was campaign, campaign fundraising, outside organizations that weighed in, the polarization of the political parties and changes going on, i just didn't see how the forces from within could be sufficient to outweigh what was happening on the house at. if i could contribute the next six years in another way, what wou

but today, senate majority leader harry reid had the members of the united states senate stay formally at their desks and vote from their desks. that is how you know they think this is a really big vote. this is the eyes of the nation are upon you stuff. and also, vice president biden, as vice president, he is technically the president of the senate. he also exercised his right to preside over the senate today for this vote. as the senate passed immigration reform, which, of course, is one of the administration's marquee policy goals. historic day today. the bill passed. immigration reform has been stalled in congress for almost a decade now. democrats have been for it all along, but republicans just have not being able to get it together. they have been chaotic about it even when their republican president, george w. bush, tried to champion the issue. over a different versions of immigration reform, different republicans would support something or maybe even propose something, and then they would unsupport the same idea that they used to like and that they maybe even proposed. they de

first, the issues facing the united states senate are too critically important and the decisions that need to be dealt with too vital not to have an elected representative making those decisions who was voted on and decided on by the people of this state. these decisions should be made by an elected official, who represents the will of the voters of new jersey. yes, new jersey statute does allow me to name an appointment to serve for the remainder of senator lautenberg's term, with a primary and general election taking place in 2014. but i firmly believe that the decisions that need to be made in washington are too great to be determined by an appointee for a period of 18 months. we must allow our citizens to have their say over who will represent them in the senate for the majority of the next year and a half. people of new jersey deserve to have that voice. secondly, we have to move swiftly to fill the seat and ensure there is both a primary and general election as soon as possible. as dictated by new jersey law, i have today issued a writ that will specifically designate the cause

and now that mother's daughter is a united states senator. i think of my wife was born in this country but her parents came here from canada speaking a different language and became very successful in their careers, helped employ a lot of people in our state of vermont. my maternal grandparents came from italy not speaking the language, began a business, employed a lot of people and became a very important part of our -- our country. they had their children, became one -- one of the highest decorated pilots in world war ii. others, distinguished careers. the one of course i'm closest to is my mother. and i remember her pride and my father's pride when they saw their son just one generation removed become a united states senator. there's going to be success stories all over this country if we stand up for true immigration reform, if we make it possible for people of different backgrounds and different races, different cultures come here and make this country a better -- a better -- country. they speak of us as being the melting pot but it's a

. >>> after serving 12 years in the united states senate, senator ben nelson of nebraska left the senate last year and founded a lobbying firm. left the senate, now in a lobbying firm. kay bailey hutchison put in nearly 20 years in the united states senate before she, too, left and joined a lobbying firm. senator kate bond, 24 years in the united states senate, he cashed out and is now a lobbyist. senator jon kyl, 26 years on capitol hill.

. >>> after serving 12 years in the united states senate, senator ben nelson of nebraska left the senate last year and founded a lobbying firm. left the senate, now in a lobbying firm. kay bailey hutchison put in nearly 20 years in the united states senate before she, too, left and joined a lobbying firm. senator kate bond, 24 years in the united states senate, he cashed out and is now a lobbyist. senator jon kyl, 26 years on capitol hill. he left

and if that happens, it will be the fault of the united states senate. and, mr. president, if this bill passes, unemployment among legal immigrants will almost certainly go up. because what this bill says is if you hire a legal immigrant, the i.r.s. is going to impose a $5,000 penalty on you, the employer. but if you don't hire that legal immigrant, if you reduce that legal immigrant's hours, if you hire instead someone who is here illegally, that penalty will go away. mr. president, i would suggest that is utterly and completely indefensible. nobody in this body wants to see african-american unemployment go up. nobody wants to see hispanic unemployment go up, youth unemployment go up, union household unemployment go up, legal immigrant unemployment go up. and yet every one of those will happen if this gang of eight bill passes without fix this go problem. -- without fixing this problem. and if that happens all 100 members of the u.s. senate will be accountable to our constituents for explaining why we voted to put a federal penalty on hiring u.s. citizens and hi

even though the united states senate, mr. president, at had alt last night franken, there was room for two funny people. prior to his death this morning, al franken always made us amount and often made us laugh -- smile and often made us .augh ever they were funny together and apart. it is with deep sadness that the senate family is going to say goodbye. we will do that wednesday morning. an exemplary public servant and faithful friend. >> the clerk will call the roll. gerald fordal journalism award. how the human race can avoid mass distinction. another chance to see the funeral attribute for frank lautenberg who died on monday. >> of the next washington journal, james and i inferred bamford looks at public surveillance programs. a discussion on the growing number of families in which mothers are the primary andiders with maria kumar mona charen. un's rolend eu in -- in syria. >> when you put on a uniform for a job that's a maintenance job at this is true if you are a building janitor or a sanitation worker, you are consumed

this is still his twitter page, still says scott brown united states senate. not anymore. right next to him, looking into a glowing, white blob, here is scott brown, saying this is him and watts, scott brown, next tweet. oh, i see, not governor constangy, that was apparently the governor, it was governor mcgrory, who is that? next tweet, scott brown, oh, you mean governor mccrory, oh, i finally knew we would get there. but in the middle of that dust storm in scott brown's mind, this ping that must be really exciting to gabriel gomez to have his endorsement, if you miss those days, those days are back. what does this tweet mean from scott brown? really, actually, don't bug me, i have no idea, i'm just really, really looking forward to the united states senate race in massachusetts on june 25th. whatever. that does it for us tonight, we'll see you again on monday, but because it is friday you have to go to a particularly interesting place tonight. good-bye. >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. there are two million people behind bars in america. we

this is still his twitter page, still says scott brown united states senate. not anymore. right next to him, looking into a glowing, white blob, here is scott brown, saying this is him and watts, scott brown, next tweet. oh, i see, not governor constangy, that was apparently the governor, it was governor mcgrory, who is that? next tweet, scott brown, oh, you mean governor mccrory, oh, i finally knew we would get there. but in the middle of that dust storm in scott brown's mind, this ping that must be really exciting to gabriel gomez to have his endorsement, if you miss those days, those days are back. what does this tweet mean from scott brown? really, actually, don't bug me, i have no idea, i'm just really, really looking forward to the united states senate race in massachusetts on june 25th. whatever. >>> weekends with alex whitt starts now. >> sending arms to syria. new word today on what made the white house decide to give more help to the rebels, and what's at stake for the united states. >>> also, the jury selection saga at the george zimmerman trial. are jurors tell