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Basically crickets. i am curious how you interpret it? >> easy, there was the unveiling of the statue of rosa parks, who led the movement, the most important civil rights victory of the movement. so i dont think they were going to unveil this statue and talk about how rosa parks was such a great inspiration and great woman, and then cross the street and say by the way, we think the voting right should be ruled unconstitutional. >> i think that is what is so remarkable about the case before the c...

54 republican, 44, democratic, and the supreme court today, the one facing the horrible threat to its sovereign dignity, those two senators, both republicans, voted for re-authorization in 2006. here is president george w. bush signing the legislation with congressional leaders, the congressional black caucus and civil rights leaders. during his remarks, the president said this. >> my administration will strongly enforce the provisions of this law, and well defend it in court. >> so on one level...

Of the statue of rosa parks, who led the movement, the most important civil rights victory of the movement. so i dont think they were going to unveil this statue and talk about how rosa parks was such a great inspiration and great woman, and then cross the street and say by the way, we think the voting right should be ruled unconstitutional. >> i think that is what is so remarkable about the case before the court. you have what is particularly by contemporary standards, a remarkable consensus on...

Incoherent that this is something that republicans would dare to oppose. >> well, youre not the only one, lets listen to what lisa murkowski, republican senator, said on this. >> i have urged on multiple occasions that we move forward with the re-authorization of this very significant legislation. have urged the house to do the same last year. they failed to do that. you dont give up when the cause is right. >> karen finney, there is somebody who knows something about how this law would operate ...

With the re-authorization of this very significant legislation. have urged the house to do the same last year. they failed to do that. you dont give up when the cause is right. >> karen finney, there is somebody who knows something about how this law would operate on tribal lands. >> that is right, this includes alaska. it is my understanding there could be provisions that even a non-native man in this situation on tribal lands who was being prosecuted by the tribal courts could still maintain t...

Anti-terror provisions of the patriot act after a stunning defeat. 27 republicans defied the leadership and voted against extending the act. here is what speaker boehner told luke russert. >> listen, weve been the majority four weeks. we are not going to be perfect every day. >> alex burns at politico, this puts the tea party people in the same boat as russ feingold the senator of wisconsin in the same boat. he was the only senator who stood up against the patriot act. it makes strange bedfellow...

Clarification. thats clear. >> he wanted it in writing. >> why? >> you say it was black-and-white. he didnt think it was black-and-white. he went back to get re-authorization. you are the expert but as the lay man on the outside, i want to get to the bottom of the russian meddling what does that have to do with paul manaforts days in the ukraine? >> i dont think it has directly to do with it. it may not have anything indirectly to do with it. mueller has the authority to look at anything that he...

The military is going to get their 33rd cr in a decade after the cuts, and the militarys readiness is hurting. speak with a continuing resolution puts automatic medicare cuts on the shelf until 2019 and funds the childrens health care insurance plan through march part of both of those enjoyed broad bipartisan support, but democrats have said that they do not have a say in the debate are forcing republicans to do it alone. >> if you have the votes, you dont have to talk to us. but if you dont hav...

The valuable fisa collection was thrust into the public spotlight following the illegal and unauthorized disclosures by former nsa analyst edward snowden. as a result, the united states government and this committee redoubled its efforts to oversee fisa collection authorities which already were subject to historical, robust oversight, but i also think its fair to say that some entities overreacted following snowdens disclosures and now congress must justify what courts repeatedly have upheld as ...

Attacks, and im eager to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to make sure that we re-authorize it before the end of this year. a re-authorization of section 702 should ensure also that there is robust oversight and restrictions to protect the privacy and civil liberties of americans. those protections remain in place and if there are areas where those protections can be strengthened, we ought to look at those, as well. so thank you, mr. chairman, i look forward to our hearing. >> ...