listen at the time I wasn't serving in the Senate so I didn't see the classified briefings I didn't see the in the intelligence and and so I don't want to second guess based

classic so i was a single parent i did get the g. i. bill but uh that it that time it was not

time went to school full time I remember when I was in Cuba that was these young charismatic leader in

the classified briefings at the time I think anyone would say if we knew what we know now that by all appearances Saddam Hussein did not have weapons of mass in

my son was being sworn in as US senator I couldn't contain the tears from my eyes as I was sitting in

I I tell you conventional wisdom in Washington was this was unstoppable early on in those first few weeks Chuck and I both sat in those lunches and

in real struggle but dnmt I was true parents did not die

I was at the UN conference in Beijing.

I was disappointed that the Congress did not pass universal background checks %HESITATION after

sees not themselves reflected in what Congress does but someone else they seem not to Congress bending over backwards to answer

I did after this bill was not discussed in committee what effect as overwhelming bipartisan

it was always refreshing i come here because despite whatever was going on in congress or washington uh

have to defend them the debate though should be in Congress not just in the executive branch war was very clearly that power the initiation of war was given to Congress not to the present so

you know it's it's interesting Frank I I hope in Denver not to do so and and to the best of my knowledge in my time in the Senate I

who are involved in the political process I disagree in my view what do you what do participating

as effective for did you say Sir what what I was trying to get at was I believe our operations in a course those are being does