Thats a lesson that sadly most of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle havent learned for the simple reason that theyve never really served a single day in the minority. So the majority has chosen to take us down this path. The Silver Lining is that there will come a day when roles are reversed. When that happens, our side will likely nominate and confirm lower court and Supreme Court nominees with 51 votes, regardless of whether the democrats actually buy into this fanciful notion that they can demolish the filibuster on lower Court Nominees and still preserve it for Supreme Court nominees. I yield the floor. Mr. Levin mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from michigan. Mr. Levin first i would ask unanimous consent that after my remarks, the senator from alabama be recognized. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Levin mr. President , in the past, a few senate majorities, frustrated by their inability to get certain bills and nominations to a vote, have th
What are your thoughts on changing senate rules . Contact us. For democrats the number is 202 7370001 or republicans 202 7370002 and for. Ndependent 202 6280205 you can also reach out to us on social media. Twitter is [video clip] http twitter. Com cspanwj. We will start off with a call over the phones. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. Thank you. Host reported harry reid getting closer about the Nuclear Option. How likely is he to push that . Guest it sounds like he is increasingly likely of taking the action of going down the road of getting rid of the requirement for a super majority of 60 senators to cut off filibusters of executive, and at nominations,dicial probably excluding the Supreme Court. That action could come as early as today. There has been increasing could be thetoday day this all goes down and could be the last salvo before the thanksgiving break. Move thatt of been a has been telegraphed for a while. Senator reid although both on an of these nominations
Associations whose members serve subscribers in small rural markets. Prior to joining the association, he was Vice President and general counsel for star cable so see its. Associates. He received his jd from pacific Pittsburgh University school of law. He was recipient of the law schools most distinguished graduate award. Welcome. Our next waste this witness of columbia law school. He is a law professor where his Research Examines the balance between innovation and competition set i antitrust law, it intellectual property, and other forms of regulation. From 20112012, he served as chief of the antitrust bureau in the office of new York State Attorney general. Before joining columbias faculty, he served as a law clerk. On the u. S. Court of appeals for the seventh circuit. And to Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court. He is a graduate of Harvard College in the heart London School of economics. He studied as a fulbright scholar. We welcome you, professor. Our next witness was mr. Alan, an
So the technology was used to make a cigarette that was easier to inhale and contain substances that were more dangerous. Whether they contain more substances or more dangerous or they allowed a smoker to inhale them more deeply than they previously were inclined to do because of the cigarettes were harsher. Again what were viewing, what were seeing in terms of the numbers is very large increases in the risk of lung cancer. Larger in women than in men. But very large at least the way cigarettes are being used in smoke in the United States have become more dangerous and not less dangerous. Mr. Zeller, five years since we passed the family smoking prevention Tobacco Control act. Again its really a historic achievement. Public health i know theres been some delays in implementing some provisions. I also recognize and thanks to the ability of the fda to regulate these products, strides has been made during that time. The center for Tobacco Products has been key. Thats whos charged with thi
Spectrum auction at the fcc in nearly half a decade. We will have another later this year. The a spectrum auction, which everybody has been eagerly anticipating, the incentive option of spectrum in 2015, as the new fcc chairman, tom. Heeler, has stated that is, as i see it, one of the bigger issues in congress and the fcc on the tech front. Wireless carriers have been lobbying aggressively for many years to free up federal airwaves, commercial airwaves to satisfy their consumers appetite for bandwidth. How major is this months spectrum auction . Later this month, the fcc will hold an auction for spectrum. Many people thought it would be a bigger deal. Basically, there is going to be. Nly one bidder is dish for years, Sprint Nextel had suggested that they were going to bid, but they have not filed bid. Plication to the to they have no interest at this point, so it is really going to buying thene spectrum. Not really a spectrum auction so much as a spectrum sale, but we will see the fcc