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Responsibilities it is important that this committee and other appropriate committees of the congress are able to receive testimony, briefings and other communication of information. Have you adhered to applicable laws and regulations governing restrictions . I have. Have you taken any actions for the process . No. Will you assure that your staff adhered to deadlines, including records for the hearings. I will. Will you cooperate with briefers in response to congressional questions . Yes. Will the witnesses be protected in reprisal from thur testimony or briefings . They will. Do you agree to ...

mccain and barrasso i thought shed an important light on the linkages that exist in the treaty between the strategic arms in defense of strategic arms and how that limits our options and forward with regard to missile defense if we want to keep the russians in the treaty and we fought for the evidence and certifications on the tactical weapons and they have all been addressing the substance of this bill one of which as a senator kyl pointed out a single democrat has voted for coming and the important role the senate please in this isn't just the consent, not to rubber-stamp. it's to ...

senators will vote at 3:00 eastern on an amendment to the treaty. the treaty supporters are trying to defeat all amendments because any changes to send it back into negotiations with russia. senators will also vote today on federal judicial nominations for districts in new york state and mississippi. you're watching live coverage of the senate live here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. for unto us. a child is born. unto us. a son is given. and the government shall ...

>> ladies and gentlemen, at this time, sergeant stand green wall is presenting this mcchrystal -- mrs. mcchrystal with a bouquet of flowers. [applause] >> bryant mcneil, company deegan is also presenting a bouquet of flowers to mrs. brenda hall, wife of michael hall for her unwavering support. [applause] >> we are proud -- we will come into his well-worn retirement. [unintelligible] >> post the colors. ♪ ♪ {band plays] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ceremonial. >> ceremonial. >> ladies and gentlemen, the ambassador of the united states from afghanistan. >> >> and general mcchrystal, mrs. mcchrys...

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. presidents obama and medvedev signed a landmark arms treaty today. it calls for shrinking nuclear arsenals by one-third. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: the next step is a debate in the senate over ratification. we have our own debate with senators kyl and feinstien. >> lehrer: then, judy woodruff reports on day two of the bloody uprising in kyrgyzstan. >> brown: we'll talk to the chairmen of the commission studying the causes of the financial crisis on a day they h...