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$105 billion,. how did they get it in there? this is highly unusual to put spending in an authorization bill. the best way to describe it is to say we in the federal government could give a free ticket to disney world for every american. we could authorize that. but until we allocate the money appropriate it, nobody is going to go there. what speaker pelosi did is she combined both the authorizing and the appropriating. nobody expected it, including the congressional budget office. >> judge napo...

Calling it something else. democratic senator barbara boxer, reportedly firing off a letter to colleagues, asking senators to submit their specific projects. again, not earmarks, specific projects in the multi-year spending bills. and im saying that-- dagen, what do you want? >> how far is this going to go. can you imagine them sitting around and saying earmarks or physical gesture so people, they will-- wont have to say the word. nell do something like this. you know. who knows. >> or like the-...

This measure out of the authorization bill when fundamentally it was not going to go forward, making it stand alone. fast-tracking it through the house. getting a quick vote in the senate. now, everybodys rallying around and claiming -- >> wow. >> -- ownership and fatherhood of this thing. but this is really a triumph both of -- its a historical moment, but its also a moment where these people can celebrate. i think really a very effective piece of legislative stratstrat. >> and a picture tells ...

Bring the baby in the world. not every woman faces an unplanned pregnancy in the military. >> shannon: quickly. >> very quickly, this is about her own money. to pay for abortion care on military facility. all the administration fee. that is bogus. what is unconscionable to me is they want to deny women freedom to access that care that is available in this country. the freedom for what theyre fighting for overseas. that is unconscionable that we want to tell them they cannot, cannot access those ...

Sentence of 30 years in prison and $1.5 million fine. could u.s. military facilities become abortion clinics? thats what one pro-life group claims will happen if an amendment added to department of defense authorization bill gets through congress. joining us now for a fair and balanced debate on both sides, staff council for americans united for life and nancy, president of pro-choice america. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> nice to be here. >> shannon: as it stands right now, my underst...

Washington monthly that coined the term the human sieve to describe the congressman, because he is pathologically unable to keep classified information to himself. he is incapable of not leaking. in 2007, he wrote an op-ed for the new york post in which he complained about intelligence leaks. quote, leaks to the news media have seriously undermined anti-terrorist intelligence programs. then two paragraphs down, he leaked the up until then classified information that the 2008 intelligence authori...

Unable to keep classified information to himself. he is incapable of not leaking. in 2007, he wrote an op-ed for the new york post in which he complained about intelligence leaks. quote, leaks to the news media have seriously undermined anti-terrorist intelligence programs. then two paragraphs down, he leaked the up until then classified information that the 2008 intelligence authorization bill had cut human intelligence programs. pete hoekstras complaint about leaks and his own leak were separa...

Should. all of the progress that has been made, information sharing and other ways getting burdened by the size of it. they dont know how big it is. how many people work in it. how much it costs. and how many organizations are doing the same thing. >> dana: i was surprised congress hasnt passed an authorization bill in five years. do you think your story might change that? >> i dont know. these are committees with a lot of special interests themselves. you are right, congress is part of this. es...

Amounted for a targeting document. foreign intelligence services, organizations and criminal element will have potential interest in this kind of information. specifically, we recommend that companies affected by the publication an website assess and take steps to mitigate risk to the workplace facility and mission. "washington post" reporter dayna priest insisted the paperworked with the government to avoid exposing sensitive information and the report concluded there were too many agencies doi...

Should. all of the progress that has been made, information sharing and other ways getting burdened by the size of it. they dont know how big it is. how many people work in it. how much it costs. and how many organizations are doing the same thing. >> dana: i was surprised congress hasnt passed an authorization bill in five years. do you think your story might change that? >> i dont know. these are committees with a lot of special interests themselves. you are right, congress is part of this. es...