Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) says “unfortunately, Airbus and the European Union have refused to allow fair competition. They use the aerospace industry as a jobs program and they use billions of dollars in illegal launch aid to fund it. They don’t even require Airbus to repay the subsidies if the aircraft is unsuccessful. So it’s no risk, all reward for the company.”(0:43)
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) says during a mark-up of Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009, a bill that would provide certain benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees, that believing in equality means allowing everyone access to benefits. (0:19)
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) says during a mark-up of Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009, a bill that would provide certain benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees, that significant compensation is being denied to same-sex domestic partners. (0:21)
In response to a question proposed by Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Attorney General Eric Holder says he did not respond to the whims of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who claimed he would plead guilty to the terrorist activity in the military tribunal system, in formulating his decision to prosecute Mohammed using the federal court system in New York. (0:13)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), tells Attorney General Eric Holder that choosing to prosecute 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a federal courtroom is an unprecedented move and warned the Attorney General “We’re making bad history.” Holder testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. (0:39)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) calls Attorney General Eric Holder a “fine man,” but tells him that he made a mistakeby choosing to prosecute 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in federal courts in New York because Mohammed now has the right to a lawyer and other rights afforded to criminals prosecuted in the United States. (0:23)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) says during a press conference Wednesday that members of the Democratic caucus do not want current trade agreements to go on without revision because they are depleting the American economy. (0:16)
Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) asks Attorney General Eric Holder during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing why he would choose to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, in a federal court if Mohammed said he would plead guilty and ask for an execution in military court. The question is met with scattered applause from the hearing’s audience. (0:21)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) says during a press conference Wednesday that the Obama administration needs to overhaul trade agreements and take the U.S. in a new direction. She adds that those goals will not be achieved by supporting trade agreements forged by the Bush administration. (0:22)
TRNS Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner speaks with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) about where things stand with the senate healthcare bill. Levin says he is hopeful that a final bill in the Senate will come to the floor by the end of the week. Calling it a “long, complicated bill,” Levin explains that folks have some time to read the full legislation online. Finally, Levin, one of the more liberal members of the Senate, says it is essential for the Senate’s version to contain a public option plan. Click on the audio icon below to listen to the entire conversation. (5:02)
