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Have not been following this story really quickly, what is this bill about? what does it do? >> the violence against women act has been the cornerstone for the last 20 years of our nations response to domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. about half of the money in it goes to law enforcement to provide services, training for law enforcement, for police, for prosecutors, for courts and about half of it goes towards providing services for victims, everything from shelter and transitional...

Options. unequivocal support as a cornerstone of our military future. ill tell you what impressed me. both in his meetings with me privately and his public testimony yesterday, this man would be the first enlisted soldier to lead the department of defense, and the intensity and passion of his commitment to men and women in uniform at a time when were downsizing, we need to keep the most able war fighters as well as leaders in our military and the transitioning of tens of thousands of active-duty...

Angeles. hi, william. >> reporter: a cornerstone of that system to stop the bad guys from getting guns starts with this form that you fill out when you want to buy a gun. are you mentally ill, do you use marijuana or any depressant? if you lie, theres a huge fbi database thats supposed to stop that sale, but even the federal government admits its full of holes and few lie years are ever punished. it is the first line of defense against gun crime, the background check. >> this is to make sure tha...

Criminal record or whether they have a mental health record? that seems to have moved a lot of public opinion, the idea if you are going to buy a gun we ought to know you do not have red flags in your background. >>shepard: it doesnt make much sense. chris, great to see you. happy inauguration day and happy mlk day. >>chris: same to you, thank you. >>shepard: the presidential inauguration has been a cornerstone of the nations identity for more than two centuries. the peaceful transition of power...

Those records, theyre in the system, if we dont do a background check on 40% of the sales, youre leaving the system wide open. i think everyone can agree with that. thats been the cornerstone -- >> sounds good. you know your stuff. >> thats going to work. >> one thing, point out one thing, very wise man, vernon jordan, told me if you dont ask for nothing, you dont get nothing. i think this is not the point where we start pulling back and saying, well, we cant get this, we cant get that. this is ...

I think perhaps theres some other things they could add to that if there are some protections built in. so get those good lists. number two, make sure the states are getting the records into the federal system. that was the problem at virginia tech. the virginia tech shooter had been found to be a danger to himself or others. virginia had not sent the record in. we got a bill passed after virginia tech that george w. bush signed. we need to strengthen that bill to make sure were getting more rec...

Filibusters rules. the cornerstone is the talking filibuster. it would require senators to speak publicly on the senate floor about why they are blocking legislation. currently senators can filibuster by simply telling their leader they object to the bill. the proposal would also speed up executive and judicial nominations. it would eliminate filibusters to establish a conference committee with the house. and on motions to proceed. and make no mistake. these are not major changes, and the filibu...

The cornerstone is the talking filibuster. it would require senators to speak publicly on the senate floor about why they are blocking legislation. currently senators can filibuster by simply telling their leader they object to the bill. the proposal would also speed up executive and judicial nominations. it would eliminate filibusters to establish a conference committee with the house. and on motions to proceed. and make no mistake. these are not major changes, and the filibuster would still be...

A great cup of coffee should be easy as one, two... well, just one. new single serve cafe collections from maxwell house now available for use in the keurig k-cup brewer. always good to the last drop. the senate is not working as it should. thats why in the last congress i made plain that democrats would do something to fix those issues. the beginning of a new congress is customarily a time that the senate addresses changes to its rules. >> by abusing the filibuster, senate republicans have be...

Got defined up higher and higher. so as a result, parts of the fiscal cliff deal did help the working and the working poor, and what it did is to preserve a vast majority of the bush tax cuts, and that is not permanent and it is going to be a cornerstone of obamas legacy that he protected the tax legacy that his predecessor passed. >> and your point is about airlines. the government cracked down, and we got safer airlines. i talked to two businessmen in new orleans at the new orleans association...