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Im just shocked. i would like to know hot seven republicans who refused to sign the letter. >> corker was one. well get that. joe biden goes on to say this, the authors of this letter must know that the vast majority of our international commitments take effect without congressional approval and that will be the case should the united states, russia, and germany reach an understanding with iran. and that is true. that the vast majority of commitments that we make do not involve any kind of treat...

Advance our national security interests around the globe. the fact is that the effort that is currently underway by the united states alongside our international partners seeks significant commitments from the iranian government to curtail their nuclear program, and make clear to the international community that their nuclear program exists exclusively for peaceful means. >> were joined by one of those republican senators who signed the letter, senator bill cassidy of louisiana. hes a freshman s...

Territory or terrorism. >> in a statement, senator marco rubio, a potential candidate said netanyahus speech provided a stark assessment of the dangerous path the administration has taken us on. we must not trade away u.s. and israeli security for vague commitments from a terrorist sponsoring regime has killed americans, and threatens to annihilate israel. while a group of house democrats, many of whom skipped the speech, held a press conference to express a different reaction. >> this was strai...

Speaker. i put responsibility on the speakers shoulders. theres nothing that forced him to do this. i think he thought it would be a good political gambit. but placed unnecessary strain on the u.s. israel relationship. >> how big a deal for israel that these negotiations are occurring as we speak between the united states and iran. what do you think the speech will have as far as impact on whats happening there? >> theres a lot of concern in israel as the united states about irans nuclear progra...

Years? until i have a sense of where they are it is hard for me to understand our level of urgency. >> i would have to say probably a month. its not weeks and not years. its something in between. but the threat with iran is that with unsatisfactory agreements they would be able to retain all their capabilities and potential. they are just suspended. any given time in the future they can just break and also a bad agreement would mean the end of the nonproliferation regime as we know it and other ...

Moreover we are not taking anything on trust. what matters are irans actions, not its words. [ applause ] thats why as part of the joint plan of action we have insisted upon and achieved unprecedented access to irans nuclear program. before the joint plan of action inspections happened only every few weeks. sometimes every few months. today, the international atomic energy agency has daily access and irans key nuclear facilities, verifying iran is meeting its commitments. if i can paraphrase pre...

>> our number one priority in the department of correction rehabilitation is public safety and to protect the community. and the way we do that is to keep commitments from superior court and parole violators and such in our custody and not to let any of them get out until its time. so, its a very, very serious deal. ive seen at least four units so far go out of the prison and do a triangle search. they check out spots like the bus depot, the strip malls, apartment complexes, the ferry terminal. ...

Not only did he fail to live on those commitments, but he also engaged in favoring many friends and amassing a huge war chest, having collected over $32 million over the past five years that he used to get elected and reelected. he spent $14 million in the last four months ran ads nonstop since thanksgiving and still came up short. this is an incumbent with lots of money. you know hes got a serious problem. >> you mentioned money and the impact there in this race. is it your view he was incompet...

Board. >> california has made bold commitments to sustain our environment, help the neediest and build for the future. >> i dont agree with high-speed rail. that money should be put into our local roads, particularly, that are suffering. >> the trains top speed will be about 200 miles an hour before anything else, though, 400 parcels of land for rails and stations will need to be purchased. >> the end of a long mystery. a heisman trophy honoring o.j. simpson has been found. it was stolen from a ...

Principles that they campaigned. its any wonder washington no longer works for the people. theres a message out there from some who say enough is enough. they dont want to continue this way. they have to change the way washington works. >> whatever the house passed the last two years was blocked in the senate by harry reid who had almost no votes allowed. if the republicans have control of the senate, dont make the thing work and then i think the complaints again become much more legitimate. the...