When they said today that even though they could not muster a majority of votes on their side, they would maneuver anyway as a minority to block president barack obama from appointing his chosen secretary of defense. This has never happened before. To anyone ever. I mean, we have had cabinet nominees not make it through the Senate Confirmation process before. People who could not win over a majority of the senate so they did not get confirmed. Weve had that happen. Weve had people pull their name from contention when it became clear they could not win confirmation in the senate. But president obamas nominee for defense secretary chuck hagel, he does have majority support in the senate. What happened today is that a minority of that body, the republicans, decided that they were going to block him anyway. Never happened before. They filibustered a cabinet nomination. In the past, over the years there have been a couple of token efforts at maybe doing this in the past that got a handful o
His cabinet. But that happened today to president barack obama. Republicans in the senate decided to do something unprecedented to him. And to thereby set an entirely new precedent for how the presidency itself is treated in our country. When they said today that even though they could not muster a majority of votes on their side, they would maneuver anyway as a minority to block president barack obama from appointing his chosen secretary of defense. This has never happened before. To anyone ever. I mean, we have had cabinet nominees not make it through the Senate Confirmation process before. People who could not win over a majority of the senate so they did not get confirmed. Weve had that happen. Weve had people pull their name from contention when it became clear they could not win confirmation in the senate. But president obamas nominee for defense secretary chuck hagel, he does have majority support in the senate. What happened today is that a minority of that body, the republican
That made history. Today something happened in american politics that has never before happened in the history of our republic. In all of the trials and tribulations we have been through as a nation, through the wars, through the great depression, through the time when senators used to beat one another with canes inside the capitol, in everything we have ever been through as a nation what happened today has never happened before. Not ever. Not one of the 44 president s our country has had has ever been blocked by a minority in the senate from choosing someone for his cabinet. But that happened today to president barack obama. Republicans in the senate decided to do something unprecedented to him. And to thereby set an entirely new precedent for how the presidency itself is treated in our country. When they said today that even though they could not muster a majority of votes on their side, they would maneuver anyway as a minority to block president barack obama from appointing his chos
Recent memory. Five people were wounded, including member of house leadership Steve Scalise who remains in Critical Condition after being treated at a local hospital. Others injured include zach barth, matt mica, crystal griner and david bailey. Witnesses said the toll would likely have been far worse if Capitol Police on the scene had not responded immediately, shooting the gunman. He later died after being taken to the hospital. The suspect has been identified as 66yearold james t. Hodgkinson of belleville, illinois, who has a history of arrests, was charged in 2006 with assaulting a woman. He appears to have been a vocal opponent of President Trump. Lawmakers who left the practice early today said the man they later recognize the as the suspect had asked them whether the placer were republicans or democrats. Members of congress here here from both sides of the aisle to talk about wa happened today. Lets turn back to the breaking news, the Washington Post explosive report that the pr
Happens nowhere else other than the United States of america. This epidemic of mass slaughter. This scourge of School Shooting after School Shooting. It only happens here not because of coincidence, not because of bad luck. Of but as a consequence of our inaction. We are responsible. For a level of mass atrocity that happens in this country with zero parallel. Anywhere else. As a parent, it scares me to death that have this body doesnt take seriously the safety of my children. That seems like a lot of parents in south florida are going to be asking that same question later today. We pray for the families and for the victims. We hope for the best. Senator chris murphy joins me now. What goes through your head when you see a story like this and you represent the people you do and you have the job you have . I mean, my heart drops to my stomach because i know what this community is going through and what its about to go through. When Something Like this hits you, and you lose this many ki