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Dragged by a suspected drunk driver and nancy pelosi setting a house record trying to get a deal for dreamers. >> acknowledge the dreamers for their courage. to make america more america. rob: this ignored the dreamers yesterday, a marathon speech make any difference? carly shimkus has that coming up.
It took a relay team of six stenographers to write down his marathon speech on the floor last night. if we thought he was going to run out of gas in those 15 hours, out of material, at quarter past mid night in hour six of his speaking on the senate floor, he got some new material. you can see it happen. that staffer there spot shad shadowed, he reaches under the desk. i think he's grabbing paper out of the printer and passes it off to senator merkley. he takes a beat to absorb it. recognize what that is and he shares it with the class. >> breaking news. a political report has just come out th...
We turn now to politics and senator rand paul's marathon speech yesterday to protest the renewal of the patriot act. the senator took to the floor wrapping up shortly before mid noig last night. the speech came amid warnings that it may have to end collection of phone records by tomorrow if congress does not renew the patriot act before leaving for week long recess. >> there comes a time in the history of nations when fear and complacency allow power to accumulate and liberty and privacy to suffer. that time is now. and i will not let the patriot act, the most unpatriotic of acts, go unchallen...
Of everyone who loved my mom. >> sentencing mart can mcneil early january, we'll carry it live on cnn. ted cruz visited jay leno last night, cowboy boots and all. leno said the senator who made his name with the marathon speech against obama care is gaining a reputation for being controversial even abrasive, but cruz said he's just trying to do his job and some people may not like that. here's what he had to say about congress' latest approval rating -- >> congressional approval is at 12%. >> i'm amatezed it's that high. >> you're amazed it's that high. americans are sick of this brinksmansh...
Every day walking home from work to have that happen, to be in his position. but if i were him i would tell my caucus it's in your best interest to end the government shutdown as soon as possible so the headlines will shift from the gop holding the government hostage to obama care is a complete disaster. i don't even have to tell you guys, 5,000 enroll ees in 36 states are using the federal exchange program. yet we're barely talking about this because it's been completely overshadowed by the narrative of the shutdown. it reminds me of one of my favorite movies, how to lose a guy in ten days, s...