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The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, the ayes are 95. The nays are 3. The bill as amended is passed. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. Mr. Thune mr. President , i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to ten minutes. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. The senate will be in order. Mr. Thune mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from so...

There is no political will among israelis nor palestinians to move forward with serious negotiations. That is incredibly disappointing. The only way, in my view, to guarantee israelis future and security, identity as a jewish and democratic state, is with a two state solution. That remains my view. It is the only way to ensure the dignity and selfdetermination that the Palestinian People deserve as well. I think it is a clear eyed political and demographic reality. I know it is hard to take a ri...

Unless and until the Convention Rules committee passes. In the two previous conventions in the two previous conventions in 2008, in 2004, the number had been majority in five states needed to approve. Ron paul claimed that they had five states. That would have caused a lot of messing with the schedule. The rules committee at the suggestion of the Romney Campaign increased the number of states to eight to put in a name for nomination but that rule is not in effect for 2016. There is no rule on th...

Life into their respective president ial campaigns. Resultsreaking down the , digging into exit poll numbers and getting your thoughts on what the wisconsin primary means on the road to the white house. Our phone lines are open. Republicans can call 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Ndependents, 2027488002 a special line for wisconsin voters, 2027488003. You can catch up with us on social media come on twitter http twitter. Com cspanwj and facebook. Both donald trump and Hillary Clinton had a c...

[laughter] it is tempting in a situation like this to draw on the everyday because it is so easy and he is so out there, and the rest of the media concentrates on him so much. And it is fun, and people like it. But, and this is my experience with little political campaigns over the years. Day, it seems timely and great and perfect for today, but you get to the end of the year and you realize the 240 pieces you have drawn, about a third were on a horse race that had a shelf life of three days. Ev...

Explain what this all means. What is a contested convention . It is when none of the candidates arrive at the commission with the majority of delegates. By definition, they have to contest to reach a majority. Host if there is a candidate with a majority of the delegates but not a majority overall, what does that mean . Ben there is a magic number. You have to get more than that. There will be balloting when the delegates get there and to see if and then balloting your candidate can win enough d...

Let me tell you whats happening in the campaign. Out romney plans to speak today at 11 30 a. M. Eastern time. We will have coverage of that on cspan3. Post,he washington pandemonium in the gop. Some embrace tromp while others rush to stop them. This is what they report. The stop tromp campaign found a new leader in mitt romney. We want to show you what mitt romney had to say in september last year when he was at the washington ideas. I will support the republican nominee. I dont think thats goin...

It is not funny. What do you do with that . Joel first of all, i think cartoonists made the same mistake. We are not prognosticators. To think he was a buffoon, thinking he would be next gone and next week or next fall. Okay, in four years. [laughter] it is tempting in a situation like this to draw on the everyday because it is so easy and he is so out there, and the rest of the media concentrates on him so much. And it is fun, and people like it. But, and this is my experience with political ca...

He wants to be one step ahead, same thing with john kasich. He is then a state that looks to be receptive to him. I think that is what youre saying with all of these people. The folks that do expect to win the state, tend to give their victory speech is there. Thee cohen steve networks have declared the won. D trump has one Corey Lewandowski is right next to the microphone. Cbs says he will take a few days off to take time with his family. Always very loaded phrases in politics. Taking time off ...

As those two highprofile efforts play out in two of the nations most populaced states, were asking our viewers to weigh in. Should the minimum wage be raised to 15 an hour . If your answer is yes, should it be done on a statebystate basis or as a federal increase . Special lines this morning on the washington journal, minimum wage earners can call in at 2027488000. Business owners, the number is 2027488001. All others can call in this morning at 2027488002. You can also catch up with us on socia...