>> senator, i do. right now, 18 of 21 countries in have signed strategic agreements for initiatives with china. china has increased their spending 360% in the middle east, so i believe it's of great concern. we have to expose their predatory practices where they treat every country as a client or a customer where we deal in relationships and we are partners and allies. >> so how does countering china in the region balance some of our commitments with regional partners? >> i believe we can do both. >> reports last year emerge that saudi arabia purchased ballistic missiles from china while also manufacturing its own ballistic weapons. are you concerned that china is forging technological relationships with countries to further enhance the ballistic missile capabilities? also, do you have broader concern that our traditional allies should be shifting towards china as we potentially focus on other regions across the globe? >> senator, i'm very concerned with china's military involvement in terms of the agr

so senator mcconnell as the majority leader in the senate spends most of the senate's time and dedicated the calendar to confirming as many nominations particularly lifetime appointments to the federal bench as he possibly could. and sort of had this conveyor belt of nominations running through the senate and really there's no incentive. the other thing is in the event that ththe republicans regain the majority in the senate and have the majority in the house, there's no real incentive to sort of reform the legislative filibuster then either because joe biden is going to veto whatever is a majority republican item in the house and senate to get back to i mentioned earlier the congressional review act process which is a simple majority to negate regulations for departments and agencies. that if you were to see a republican majority in the senate they can still advance those bills with a simple majority so they could attempt to sort of send messages about a pending president biden's epa regulations, various covid regulations from hhs and treasury. wherever, and get those bills to the presi

a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: . the senator from florida. mr. scott: reserving the right to object. throughout his administration president biden has shown a shocking disregard for congressional authority and oversight. following his botched and deadly withdrawal from afghanistan, the biden administration has refused to provide accountability or provide answers to congress or the american people. the president shifts blame and hides from the truth. his administration demands to have close, so-called classified hearings, even though none of the material being discussed is classified information. we don't know how many americans are trapped in afghanistan. we don't know how many americans are trapped in afghanistan. biden abandoned them behind enemy -- lines. it's wrong and left no faith in president biden's ability to appoint individuals. i will not allow this nominee to move forward in an expedited manner. mr. president, therefore, i object. the presiding officer: the objection is heard. mr. merkley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the sen

so the senate can is not impeded by the filibuster. it can move forward consider its other business. that was a big change 1975 was the other major change was the reduction of the cloture requirement from 2/3 to 60 senators. so that way in theory it should be easier to move bills and with that seven vote difference, but in reality, it's rare that there are more than 60 people from one party in the senate. it's got bombboy. a lot of viewers will hear the word filibuster and they'll think of strom thurmond in the late 1940s and civil rights. what happened then? well, i think it was the the later in 1950s as strong thurman undertook the longest filibuster, which was 24 hours to. block a civil rights act. it was not a significant as to one of 1964 and his filibuster reaction. we did fail, but the act was not meaningful in 1964. the civil rights act was the major civil rights act of the era. it was kind of the culmination of generations of civil rights efforts, and it was a group filibuster led by four or five southern democratic senators t

and the senate will proceed. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the cornyn substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to, the bill be considered and read a third time. the presiding officer: wowct. mr. schumer: i know of no further debate on the bill. the presiding officer: is there further debate? hearing none, the question is on passage of the bill as amended. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill is passed. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the motions to be reconsidered be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the banking, housing, and urban affairs committee be discharged and the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. 697. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 697, a bill to require the secretary of the treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the bicentennial of ha

. >> ohio republican senator rob portman and democratic senator jeanne shaheen spoke on the floor in support of sanctions for russia in the buildup to ukraine. they traveled on a delegation to ukraine where he met with the country's leaders. >> i come to the floor tonight with my colleague from new hampshire, senator jeanne shaheen to discuss the critical situation in ukraine. ukraine is an independent country, it's a democracy, it's an ally of ours, it's a country that's currently under siege. there's a threat of invasion by russia that grows every single day. right now there are more than 130,000 russian troops under the command of 100 tactical groups surrounding ukraine. this russian deployment includes nuclear capable missiles, rockets, tanks and artillery and is no longer on the eastern border of ukraine where there's been activity before as we've discussed, but now in the northern border where russian combat troops and heavy equipment have moved into the country of belarus and in crimea, additional russia has amphibious assault ships and others in the black sea to the south and

senator thune would be after senator cantwell. senator menendez. senator portman. senator carper. and for our guests, you should know that this is a particularly hectic day in the senate, so members will be coming in and out. senator carper? senator cassidy is here. senator cassidy, a very valued member with his expertise in health care as a physician. senator cassidy. >> thank you very much for that. by the way, i thought i had 15 or 20 more minutes to listen and everybody else is out. so anyway, thanks for going there. dr. hoover, i used to work with school-based clinics to do hepatitis b immunizations. very aware of how well they can function bringing care. now, first, i think we have to acknowledge if the child is not in school it's difficult for the child to be evaluated. but that said -- but now kids are back in school so there's some progress there. let me ask, and you may have covered this while i was in another committee hearing meeting, my understanding is the schools and the school systems would benefit would cms give updated guidance as to the possibility of providing

senators? >> well, what we understand about the meeting is that there was talk of foreign interference and allegations of china and venezuela meddling in the 2020 presidential election. and let's just be clear, there's no evidence that any -- into the election of 2020 to change with that let alone a foreign power. but that was the case being made. senator kramer, told us and we are part of the story that he did not find this to be impressive argument or one that suite him. but it was one that making its way around washington at that time. the next day on january 5th he announced similar briefings with members of the house. we know that a similar case was made to president trump in the oval office days before this. so, this was an allegation -- moving around washington. >> the point i was gonna make is that you can watch that kind of development of an idea. here through these various bits of reporting and memos. the seizure of voting machines. the voting mission for the things to get your hands

senator toomey sent almost 200 questions to the senator and it's clear republicans don't want her. she's been to strong standing up to wall street, to strong standing out about climate in the role federal reserve has in assessing risk based on climate and loan lending decisions onns the fed. she's not allocating credit or telling banks whom to lend to, she's just saying we should assess risk. for instance, it's not really very good policy to loan, to write a loan for somebody in a floodplain when they've had hurricane damage year after year after year and a lot of money for a business, things like that federal reserve needs to excess, the banks need to assess. what happened today is because he didn't like the senators answers, he sent almost 200 letters, she answered 200 letters from the senator and his colleagues in 48 hours and then another senator answered several more questions and she answered those when she didn't have to so she lived up to her side of the agreement and then some. so he pulled away from the committee and when we met at 2:15 as planned for three weeks as notic

these are the senators. there were five democrats and two republicans and then they added a democrat later, so i'm not sure exactly who's in this picture, but that was the committee as it was gathering. just beginning hearing on a midwest transit defense transportation center, and you can see harry there actually touring that center with the committee on their work. um, one of the things they found which was fascinating to me when i first learned about this when i really dug into truman committee, was that what they had done in the effort to get things done quickly to build up the defense capabilities united states. as germany was rearing its ugly head and with a war over in europe. um, they harry found in the committee found that there were these cost plus contracts. and hi, this is personal to me because when i was campaigning for the senate for harry's seat. i certainly was aware of the truman committee in the work it had done and i was certainly aware that there was a lot of costly things going in iraq.

last year the senate passed a bipartisan bill that i introduced with senator whitehouse, the senator from rhode island, called the residential substance abuse and disorder treatment act, in order to help incarcerated individuals break the cycle of addiction and transition safely and productively back into society. this legislation updates the residential substance abuse treatment program and expands access to treatment in jails and prisons across the country. the program already provides incarcerated individuals with access to treatment for substance use disorders. that treatment is coupled with programs to prepare them for reentry and provide community-based treatment once they are released. the changes included in this current legislation will give incarcerated men and women the best possible shot at living healthier and more productive lives once they are released. i'm sure it's no surprise that this bill has strong support both here in the senate and among outside organizations that do a lot of good work in this area. more than two dozen organizations have endorsed this bill, inc

so the senate can is not impeded by the filibuster. it can move forward consider its other business. that was a big change 1975 was the other major change was the reduction of the cloture requirement from 2/3 to 60 senators. so that way in theory, it should be easier to move bills and with that seven vote difference, but in reality, it's rare that there are more than 60 people from one party in the senate. scott bomboy a lot of viewers will hear the word filibuster and they'll think of strom thurmond in the late 1940s and civil rights. what happened then? well, i think it was the the later in 1950s as strong thurman undertook the longest filibuster, which was 24 hours to. block a civil rights act. it was not a significant as to what i'm 1964 and his filibuster reaction. we did fail, but the act was not meaningful in 1964. the civil rights act was the major civil rights act of the era. it was kind of the culmination of generations of civil rights efforts, and it was a group filibuster led by four or five southern democratic and that was

in a 50/50 senate. so, this begins as the single most difficult confirmation of a supreme court justice for a president whose party, technically, controls the united states senate. joe biden is the first president of the united states who has to make this historic decision about a supreme court nominee while vladimir putin is amassing over 100,000 troops at the ukraine border. joe biden is the first president of the united states who has to make a decision about the supreme court while trying to get control of a worldwide pandemic in which the united states has fallen far behind other countries in preventative measures because the opposing political party champions resistance to basic public health measures including vaccinations. and president biden has to make his decision about the supreme court while trying to figure out what no president before him has ever figured out, how to control inflation in this economy. the only person who works with the president every day on every one of those issues and

in the house and the senate, the senate returns 3:00 p.m. today and the other end of capitol hill, the president meeting with the german chancellor today a joint press conference scheduled for about 3:15 p.m. mothers of the activities happening in washington, watch them on the c-span network, starting the week with us this morning as we talk about the week ahead in washington, you can join the conversation as usual, republican (202)748-8001 democrats (202)748-8000 independence 2027488002. as folks are calling in, you mentioned an announcement last week that he contracted covid, how is he doing? >> he's had multiple media appearances last week and crc tested positive and he says it's like a moderate cold more or less so he's doing very well, going on television and giving a house schedule. regardless, the house set up a voting system 2020 firm lawmakers can cast votes remotely they are not able to be in person. any lawmaker don't affect legislation or anything like that, they can still maintain usual operations. the senate however, if they do

at the senate from south carolina trades that i senator schumer thank you for mick in this happen. you make sure would come up today with a force vote and senator ernst has been great. we talked to microsoft through four years ago about this and they jumped on board and started changing it internally. i'm open-minded about making sure we don't hurt business. this does not purpose is to make sure people who are harassed in the work laser treated fairly. it's better for the workplace i just want to say it shows we can function up here that we are listening to the world as it is so the days of take -- taking sexual harassment and assault charges and bearing them are over. arbitration has a place and it can be a good place to when you sign a document multiple pages just to get a job you don't know what you are signing. we are saying you aren't going to sign away your life in terms of having your dayn in court if somebody treat you poorly. the defendant has wrote us due process, which they should but the abusive arbitration to perpetuate sexual harassment and sexual assault inthce the w

here's more specific, many of us on both sides of the audio here, senator thune, senator cinema, senator cantwell have been working on this issue. it's complicated. it's taking a long time. that's part of the constitutional structure as you know. ask james madison about how long it can take particularly on something very complicated. here's the question i have. is it ever okay to say look, you elected officials are not very knowledgeable, you are taking too long. let us experts get to work and we will devise net neutrality rules. this is kind of what the chair man did. i know you worked for him on that. who has the authority to undertake net neutrality legislation? >> legislation obviously congress. fcc adopts policy -- >> you are over another 40 seconds. i'm trying to get these guys in on round one. >> may i answer? >> please. >> i think it was senator moran. i would love to see congress to settle the issue of fcc end net neutrality, but until then the fcc has the authority to act and federal courts, dc circuit. in the cases the fcc has the authority to act and with the neutrality rules

senator murray. >> thank you. everyone understands the frustration families are feeling right now and we know we've got to keep our foot on the gas. we have a lot of work ahead and the progress being made so far over the past year really offers us a clear path forward. democrats took action on the american rescue plan to fight this pandemic. and today, thanks to president biden's leadership and our work, over 200 million people are now fully vaccinated. free tests are available at covid test .gov and free masks are now available at pharmacies and grocery stores across the country. last year, following historic investments in the nation's infrastructure and in the families and communities, the economy grew faster than it has in nearly four decades and unemployment dropped back below 4%. thanks to support for schools to get tests and masks and improved ventilation and meet the student's needs, schools are in a much stronger position today to safely stay open for in person learning. following the efforts we took to l

so the senate can is not impeded by the filibuster. it can move forward consider its other business. that was a big change 1975 was the other major change was the reduction of the cloture requirement from two-thirds to 60 senators. so that way in theory it should be easier to move bills and with that seven vote difference, but in reality, it's rare that there are more than 60 people from one party in the senate. it's got bombboy. a lot of viewers will hear the word filibuster and they'll think of strom thurmond in the late 1940s and civil rights. what happened then? well, i think it was the the later in 1950s as strong thurman undertook the longest filibuster, which was 24 hours to. block a civil rights act. it was not a significant as to one of 1964 and his filibuster reaction. we did fail, but the act was not meaningful in 1964. the civil rights act was the major civil rights act of the era. it was kind of the culmination of generations of civil rights efforts, and it was a group filibuster led by four or five southern democratic sen

the presiding officer: the senator he from floor -- the senator from florida. mr. rubio: a couple of things to be clear. this has nothing to do with a continuing resolution. the reason we're not voting on the continuing resolution is there's a lot of people who are not here, that's why i took this opportunity to offer my bill and my observation would be, if vladimir putin is paying attention, he probably has his plans full -- his hands full, why would he be concerned about tubing that would be used for crack and meth? i think he would think it's crazy too. i get it. they are not going to send out pipes. that doesn't make me feel better because they are going to send out with the money of the american taxpayer, they can going to send out tubing which is attached to a crack pipe and can be removed so each person, multiple people can use a pipe but use a different tube to attach to it. i don't think the american people should have to pay with it and that's what h.h.s. admitted they will do. i didn't think this would be controversial. but apparently it is so here we ar

and he is a relatively young man by the standards of the senate where nearly half of the senate is 65 or older. and they have the majority now, by a very, very thin margin, and there are a lot of democrats who feel like they need to go forward as quickly as they can on the things they do have 50 votes for before that evaporates. >> i certainly hope by the end of the month we see senator lujan back in washington. >>> democrats don't pick a candidate for florida governor until august. ron desantis more than happy to run against dr. fauci. prilosec otc prevents excess acid production that c can cause heartburn. so don't fight heartburn, block it with prilosec otc. is now a good time for a flare-up? enough, crohn's! for adults with moderate to severe crohn's ulcerative colitis, stelara® can provide relief, and is the first approvededication to reduce inflammation on and below the surface of the intestine in . you, getting on that flight? back off, uc! stelara® may increase your risk of infections, some serious, and cancer. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you hav

the senator from ohio. mr. portman: i'd like to comment my colleague from new hampshire for her strong statement. there should be no mistake here. the united states of america is united, as this place is united, this senate and the house, republican and democrat alike in stapg with ukraine. -- in standing with ukraine. if there were to be another invasion, the consequences would be devastating for russia. it would also, by the way, be very harmful to the stability of europe and to the cause of freedom all around the world, because then you would have an authoritarian country coming into a democratically elected, smaller country and invading it, as russia has already done with crimea and parts of donbas. this effort tonight on the floor is simply to make it very clear that regardless of what legislative vehicle we choose or resolution or other, there is no question that we are united as republicans and democrats in doing what is nonpartisan, which is standing up for freedom, which is what america has traditional

senate. today lawmakers are scheduled to vote to begin work on legislation to prohibit states from restricting access to abortions as well as reformed the u.s. postal service. this is live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. our father in heaven, you are our place of safety during our seasons of trouble. we trust you for security, clinging to your precious promises that energize us to persevere. you are all we have, and you supply all our needs. you are near, so nothing should intimidate us. please surround our nation and world with the shield of your divine protection. may the weapons that come against those who trust in your might fail to prosper. today, show our lawmakers the paths that lead to life. teach them to serve you with reverential awe, as you provide them with the courage to please you in all they say and do. we pray in your powerful name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me

the chair of the senate judiciary committee, dick durbin, spoke on the senate floor about the retirement of the supreme court justice stephen breyer and president biden's possible replacement. and meeting with the president to discuss the vacancy. john cornyn spoke on the senate floor about justice breyer's replacement and the president's plan to select the first black woman nominee to the court. >> madam president. >> senator from illinois. >> madam president, in keeping with the remarks of the republican senate leader, i'd like to start with recognition of the supreme court justice stephen breyer's contribution to america. on july the 12th, 1994, court of appeals judge named stephen breyer appeared before the senate judiciary committee, the first day of his supreme court confirmation hearing. as he began speaking, judge breyer laid out his interpretation of the law and said i believe the law miss work for people. he argued that our nation's vast web of quote, constitutions, statutes, rules and regulations and procedures has a purpose, the purpose is to help the many different individua

many of us on both sides of the aisle here, senator thune, senator sinema, senator cantwell, have been working on this issue. now, it's complicated. it's taking a long time. you know, that's part of our constitutional structure, as you know, ask james madison about how long it can take to make a law, particularly on something very complicated. here's the question i have. is it ever okay to say, hey, you elected officials, not very knowledgeable, you are taking too long, let us experts get to work and we will devise net neutrality rules? this is kind of what chairman wheeler did. i know you worked for him on that. who has the authority to undertake net neutrality legislation? >> legislation, obviously, congress, right? i mean fcc adopts policy k the d.c. sishlgt has said that the fcc has the authority. >> what if we take to long. it has taken a long time. >> well, that's a bad intrue because you are over another 40 seconds here. >> madam chair, is it a real important question. >> i know but you are on round two and i am trying get these guys in round one. so -- >> can she just answer th

these are the senators. there were five democrats and two republicans and then they added a democrat later, so i'm not sure exactly who's in this picture, but that was the committee as it was gathering. just beginning hearing on a midwest transit defense transportation center, and you can see harry there actually touring that center with the committee on their work. um, one of the things they found which was fascinating to me when i first learned about this when i really dug into truman committee, was that what they had done in the effort to get things done quickly to build up the defense capabilities united states. as germany was rearing its ugly head and with a war over in europe. um, they harry found in the committee found that there were these cost plus contracts. and hi, this is personal to me because when i was campaigning for the senate for harry's seat. i certainly was aware of the truman committee in the work that had done and i was certainly aware that there was a lot of costly things going in iraq

senator warner, senator virginia. it is important we get this passed. our national security depends on it. i think the american economy depends on it. the senator mentioned there was a time in our country's history not long ago -- i'm going to use my words, not his, but i'll paraphrase it, where we thought that making things as cheaply as possible was the same thing as making things as efficiently as possible. i would argue we privileged the people in our economy that wanted to make stuff as cheaply as possible in china, when there are a lot of really other important values at work, including our national security, the supply chains that we rely on, making sure that communities in our country have jobs and wages being created. i think we have an incredible opportunity as a nation to come together and build an economy that when it grows, grows for everybody once again. in my mind, that's what this bill represents. so i just want to say to the senator from texas how grateful i am for his leadership, and i hope that it w

live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senior senator from kansas. mr. moran: thank you, mr. president. i rise this afternoon to support my -- express my support for the postal service reform act, a piece of legislation that we expected to be on the senate floor this week and look forward to it appearing shortly. the united states postal service has been struggling to stay financially solvent for years, and i'm pleased congress is finally, i say finally -- i think for as long as i've been in the senate, perhaps as long as i've been in congress -- we've been working to address this issue. i'm pleased we're about to do so. the postal service has long been an essential piece of american communications and commerce, but its financial condition has always threatened -- has recently, at least, threatened its future. kansas' rural communities in particular, where broadband access to brick-and-mortar businesses are limited, rely heavily responsible the essential services of the postal service as a means

a former senator is ideal. the last time we had a pick, it was jon kyl, former senator of arizona, who did so for justice amy coney barrett and now it's doug jones who has a tremendous representation in the democratic party. he replaced jeff sessions when jeff sessions became attorney general and fought a very tough election and won that seat in alabama. it was tough to hang onto in very red state alabama, but has a good reputation in the party and has been talked about for higher level positions. this is a way for him to contribute now, helping whomever the president chooses. we know the president has committed to choosing a black woman, legal scholar, likely a judge, we think, based on the names we've seen so far, who would be his first choice for the supreme court. that will happen in the next month. doug jones will lead a team and we'll learn more about the team of internal staffers who will help that nominee from this list of esteemed women that we believe are the actual contenders at this point, to prepar

senator murray, are you there western mark senator murray. you are on mute. how many times in the lastfew years of people said that ? i'll say it one more time. you are on mute e. senator. you are on mute. sign language. mute. [laughter] can't hear you. all right, i'm sure that this is one of the many reasons we all hope to god this pandemic is behind us. all right, senator murray will ensure be back but why don't we in the meantime swear are two nominees in. r under the rules of the committee nominees are required to testify under oath. miss young and miss coloretti, please rise. do you swear the testimony you give before the budget committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth ? >> i do. >> and will you also agree to appear before this committee in the future eeand answer any questions that members of the committee might have? please be seated. one last try for senator murray. >> can you hear yet? >> we hear you very loudly. >> for the record, it wasn't me. it was the committee staffs receptacle. >> it's too loud. >> i was using my

. >> a conversation with democratic senator jean shaheen and republican senator wicker on ways we can address the tensions s russia-ukraine tensions. >> today's discussion drills down on what is happening in ukraine right now, and how the u.s. government particularly congress is working to help ukraine withstand russian aggression. our guests are senators jeanne shaheen of new hampshire and roger wicker of mississippi, senator wegner is the second-highest ranking member of the armed services committee. cochair of the u.s. helsinki commission, and cochair of the osce, t is also an air force veteran. senator shaheen is on the foreign relations, and chairs the subcommittee on european security cooperation. she has been a vocal critic of russia's incursions into ukraine and georgia, and for her good work and effort she has been sanctioned by the kremlin and denied a visa to russia, and as the light senator mccain would say there goes spring break in siberia. on a serious note, both senators are co-authors of the ukraine democracy land-lease act which would help expedite the delivery of mi

senator lee: accu senator klobuchar. senator durbin. senator durbin: the most profound evidence of government intervention in the marketplace in my lifetime that destroyed a monopoly and created innovation and entrepreneurship to a level that was unimaginable was at&t almost 40 years ago. it busted up into regional companies and spun off in many different directions. the mothership kept the production of telephones in western electric which was an important part of the economy in chicago but now, it's virtually nonexistent. innovation raced past that at&t model that we accepted as being virtually a public utility for so long in the united states. it really gets down to a question which i'm still hanging onto and that is -- what is your m mission as an entrepreneur and innovator? is it to be acquired at some early point in the process and to make out like a and that and look to invest in others doing the same? or is it to build the next iphone or some variation which will take a lot of time and patience and investment to happen. the numb

we did have senator scott, senator johnson and senator sinema maybe joining us remotely. i don't know if they are out there. it's hard to see. we don't have anybody on camera now. if there is somebody in those offices, now is the time to have them join. while we are waiting to see if we have a response from any of them, i want to ask one last question to you, mr. putnam, about the implementation of the bipartisan law. dod will receive $567 billion, an 80% increase to help modernize every aspect of our transportation system. this includes 221% increase in the capacity for things that will impact our supply chain and eliminate freight bottlenecks. for example, in the state of washington, that would be things related to i5, related to the port of tacoma, a major export center for us, highway 2, which there is atressle. these are places -- highway 2 had more than 60 people die, an average of 82,000 vehicles use that passageway every year. as the asia pacific becomes a bigger destination for u.s. products all the way from -- through the midwest, to the coast, getting our infra

than the senators who support it. stop acting like the filibuster is anything other-- ( cheers and applause ) stop acting like the filibuster is anything other than an anti- democratic tool. which is also a pretty good description of kyrsten sinema. ( cheers and applause ) and for the record, this is what martin luther king said about voting rights and the filibuster: >> i think the vast majority of people in the united states would vote favorably for such a bill. i think the tragedy is that we have a congress with a senate that has a minority of misguided senators who would use the filibuster to keep the majority of people from even voting. they won't let the majority senators vote and certainly they would not want the majority of people to vote, because they know they do not represent the majority of american people. in fact, they represent in their own states a very small minority. >> stephen: the sad thing is, dr. king could make the exact same statement today, and it would be just as relevant, as long as he menti