of utah, senator tim scott, and on the democratic side senator patrick leahy, the ranking democrat on the senate judiciary committee, senator cory booker of new jersey, a relatively new member of the senate, senator sheldon whitehouse, senator chuck schumer. we were there to announce what we think is an historic achievement, an historic agreement. we have been working now for years, literally for years, on both sides of the aisle to make significant, meaningful sentencing -- criminal sentencing reform and reform to the corrections system of the united states of america. on that stage, from mike lee to pat leahy and dick durbin, was the entire political spectrum of the united states senate and a lot of differences of opinion. there were times a year ago when i didn't think that announcement would ever take place, but today we came together on a bipartisan basis to announce that we had reached an agreement, an historic agreement, on the sentencing reform and sentencing act of 2015. we knew we had a problem in america, a problem of incarceration, a nation with 5% of the world's populatio

the candidacy of oversight and government reform committee chairman jason chaffetz a utah republican has taken on a high-profile role since the start of congress and now "fox news" sunday he announced he would be challenging mccarthy's as well. chaffetz, his argument is that a party can't get the necessary 218 votes on the house floor. there are too many conservatives who don't want to vote for him and all the democrats are going to vote for their leader including nancy pelosi said he's trying to put himself forward as an alternative, if somebody can bridge divides and be a conservative alternative to mr. mccarthy and that's kind of the case he's going to be making in the days ahead. >> host: in the process of the conference meeting this thursday to make their selection, tell us about the house election for speaker. what would that look like wax. >> guest: similar to what we see, almost exactly what we see at the start of every new congress. it's something we see in january. all of the members gather on the floor. the clerk calls everyone's name individually and they stand in the ann

from utah. mr. hatch: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hatch: mr. president, last week i came to the floor to speak on the subject of religious liberty in america. i explained why religious liberty matters why it's important and why it deserves special protection from government interference. i also use my remarks to welcome pope francis to washington and to recognize the historic nature of his visit. i was struck by the pope's emphasis on religious liberty while he was here and by his concern for the state of religious liberty not just around the world but in the united states as well. in his address at the white house, pope francis said that many american catholics are -- quote -- "concerned that efforts to build a justice and wisely ordered society respect the right to religious liberty." and he called on all americans to -- quote -- "to be vigilant to preserve and defend religious freedom from everything that would threaten or compromise it." before congress, pope francis spoke of the delicate balance r

. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hatch: thank you. mr. president, it's been a while since i've come to the senate floor to talk about the shortcomings of the so-called affordable care act. a few months at least. the last time i spoke about obamacare here on the floor. i spoke at some length about the ever-increasing insurance premiums that had resulted from the lost draconian and makes and regulations. as i rise today to revisit this subject, things haven't gotten better for obamacare. in fact, if the obama administration's own estimates are to be believed, things are actually getting much worse. as we all know, this sunday, november 1, marks the beginning of the 2016 open enrollment period for the obamacare health insurance exchanges. this is an important milestone for the health law, in large part because president obama and his supporters have, since the day the law was passed, repeatedly promised that as americans become more familia

would have a chance to vote on them. it would mean that the senator from utah, who is not on the appropriations committee, would have a chance to make his points about the appropriations bill, which is a part of his job here, yet he's shut out of that. why? because democrats say we won't even let you bring them to the floor. it's an extraordinary thing to do. but despite that, mr. president, i want you to know what -- what this body has accomplished in the last seven or eight months. we have passed the keystone pipeline, the president vetoed it. we overruled the ambush elections rule from the nlrb, the president vetoed it. but listen to all the things that we got done with the cooperation of democrats on the other side of the aisle. then as i said if we could add to that the appropriations bills, we would have the most productive senate in many, many years. the trade authority law passed its law. fix no child left behind. we ended the common core mandate. we did it with 81 votes in the senate, a bipartisan bill. the highway bill, a long-term highway bill passed this body after we

president, i'm obviously disappointed that an objection has been rendered from my colleague from utah, but i would say that i really appreciate his interest in making sure that we maintain our public parks and lands and this is certainly an interest that we all share together. phs mit is my hope, if we don't reauthorize this program, i know that there are some very important projects that can go forward not only in new hampshire -- because you can't do anything new unless you radio authoriz-- unless you reauthori- in new hampshire and this country. i'm disappointed there is of an objection, but i'm hoping that this is something we can overcome appeared make shiewsh that we can work together and get this reauthorized. thank you, madam president. mr. lee: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: just again to clarify, so we've got two committees, one in the senate and one in the house looking at possibilities for reforming this program. i'm confident that we can find agreement on how this program ought to be reformed. and that is my goal. i'm going to cont

the roll. quorum call: a. the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be vitiated. i ask unanimous consent that the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hatch: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, as we are apparently approaching another deadline with regard to the statutory debt limit, i'm reminded of the old paradoxical proverb, the more things change, the more they stay the same. we have of course dealt with the debt limit here in congress on numerous occasions. while there are significant differences this time around, there are some things that, particularly when we're dealing with the obama administration just don't change. one thing that's different is that our national debt is higher than it has ever been before. more than $18 trillion. an astronomical number when you think about it. that is $57,000 of debt for every u.s. citizen, every man, woman and child. from age 1-101. just for the people in my state

qualifying round of a mountain bike competition in utah. loses control. crashes down the side of the cliff. his helmet camera recording it all from his viewpoint. this is unbelievable. he gets up. gets back on his bike. >> no way. >> and then finishes the racece on than course, it's amazing any of the competitors survived. it's pretty remarkable. >> did he win? >> no word. but the fact that he got back up is pretty remarkable. >> that would be winning. >>> a race of a very different sort is going on in australia called the world solar challenge. nearly 1900 mile race from darwin to adelaide. 46 solar cars from 25 countries taking part in this one. it was first held in 1987. it happens every two years. the first cars are expected at the finish line on wednesday. >> interesting looking. >>> now to new rules for drones set to be announced today after too many close encounters up in the skies. the government now cracking down. >> they're going to be keeping a close eye on everyone hon owns what really is expected to be a very popular christmas present. marci gonzalez has more. >> the faa annou

, and apply at creditcards.com. a one, a two, a three percent cash back >>> a former utah anesthesiologist went to court charged with illegally dancing on the sidewalk. he says most people enjoy his routines but drivers complained he was stalling traffic. he insists did he nothing wrong. >> i want a jury of my peers to say what you're doing is wrong and obviously a jury of my peers isn't going to feel that way. >> they did more than that. the jury of his peers helped create a facebook page created to show support. his preliminary hearing is set for next month. oh, come on. >> what is the worldcoming to when you can't dance? >> look at that, he's got good moves, too. and he dressed nicely. >> i think they're just hating. when parents misbehave at youth sports events, it's often the kids hods are punished. games. >> in one pennsylvania town, it went beyond screaming and brawling. abc's matt gutman has the story. >> reporter: this youth football field december serted, the season canceled. >> this year, it got kind of bad with the parents fighting and yelling from the stands.

in court kurt later today. >>> a life saving moment inside a utah high school was all caught on camera. luckily the faculty recently completed a cpr refresher course. >> reporter: watch these middle schoolers jogging in gym class, when suddenly 14-year-old skyler nelson slows down, puts his hands on his hips, then collapses onto the floor. surveillance cameras rolling as the teacher checks his pulse and calls for help. >> he was trtrng to breathe at first. then there was a point where he stopped breathing altogether. >> reporter: vice principal eric price, who attended a cpr refresher course just days earlier, putting his knowledge into action. price and the school resource officer alternating applying compressions. >> he had actually, essentially, died right there in our gym. he wasn't with us. >> he was gone. >> he was gone. >> reporter: 11 terrifying minutes later, paramedics arriving, rushing skyler to the hospital where doctors discovered a genetic heart defect, implanting a defibrililtor in his chest. >> i'd like to say thank you very much, i'm grateful, and god bless you.

, just 57, died while in the air. he'd had a double bypass nearly a decade ago, and his family in utah has been told it was likely a heart attack taking the pilot who loved to fly. >> watching those big jets and looked up and said i'm going to fly me one of them someday. and his mom said he always just had a passion for that. >> reporter: these incidents, especially involving the death of a pilot, are rare. only eight others like this in the past 20 years. those statistics only reinforce how unusual it is to have an incapacitated pilot two days in a row. david kerley, abc news, reagan washington airport. >>> federal regulators are calling for a record fine against a drone operating company. the faa says it is seeking $1.9 million because skypan continued to operate the drones after it was told not to do so. the flights occurred in two of the most congested air space in the country, new york and chicago. skypan was offering bird's eye views of those cities. >>> a new trial has been ordered for a new york city man who's been behind bars for 25 years. johnny hincapie burst into tears when

utah congressman jason chaffetz who was investigating the service. they found assistant director suggested leaking embarrassing information to retaliate against chaffetz. the congressman says the wrongdoing could go far beyond him. >> we have a deep seeded cultural problem in the secret service. i worry that if they're doing it to me, they're doing it to how many other people. >> the agents could face criminal charges under the u.s. privacy act. the secret service director issued an apology last night as did the homeland security secretary, as well. >>> a major escalation in syria. russia conducted air strikes there and top defense officials say it appears u.s.-backed rebels were the target. john kerry says that would cause "grave concern." russia claims isis as the target but there are no isis fighters where the bombs hit. kerry and the russian foreign minister could meet as early as today in order to prevent an accidental clash between the u.s.-led coalition and russian forces. that's obviously a big concern for the pentagon. >> it does appear that they were in areas where ther

close call for one state trooper on a utah highway during a traffic stop. a 55-year-old female driver distracted on a cell phone looked up just in time to see the trooper on the left side of the road. interviewed and careened off the road, rolling her vehicle off the road. she was life flighted to the hospital with serious but nonlife-threatening injuries. >>> well, it's not just grown-ups who can't seem to put that cell phone down. new research suggests a growing number of teens are compulsive texters. the study of more than 400 students found many overtexting teens exhibit the same signs as compulsive gamblers including losing sleep over texting and lying to cover up how much time they spend on texting. girls text compulsively far higher than boys. boys in the study who were compulsive texters were not at risk of doing poorly in school. >>> and even the youngest of children are getting into trouble with their electronic devices. this time it's hitting their parents in the wallets. >> kids are increasingly racking up those huge cell phone bills while playing games. abc's juju

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. >>> also out of washington, the secret service apologizing this morning to a utah congressman after an embarrassing new revelation. a report indicated dozens of agents improperly accessed an old job application of lawmaker jason chaffetz who was investigating the service. the report also found assistant director suggests leak g embarrassing information to try to retaliate againinst the representative. the homend security secretary has apologized. >>> and the u.s. and russia are expected to hold urgent new talks over the escalating crisis in syria. russian warplanes carried out air strikes on rebel training by the cia, giving the u.s. only hours notice before the air strikes. here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: the deadly roar of russian air power. images posted by syrian activists showing the sudden, dramatic escalation in russia's involvement. fear in the streets, chaos in the hospitals. the russians say the targets were isis fighters and command posts. but this is where the bombs hit. just outside of homs. there are no isis fighters here. >> it does appear that they were in are

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