nominees background that suggests he is walking back that promise of guaranteed benefit. so you ask is this particularly important, i think all three of us would tell you it's particularly important. as far as the american people are concerned, this particular agency touches the lives of millions and millions of the most vulnerable americans. you bet this is at the top of our priority list. >> thank you everybody. >> the focus on the president-elect to cabinet nominees continuously visit with members of congress ahead of confirmation hearings which start next week. senator steve gaines of montana tweeted that he has confidence that is secretary of energy governor rick perry will work to make our nation's energy secure.

then a tweet from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell about -- he was a leader is a member of the navy seal and he will be a great leader of the department of the interior. senator dean sent out this message. very positive message discussing the importance of commerce, rural telemedicine and jobs. confirmation hearings beginning next week starting with alabama senator jeff sessions. president-elect trump's nominee for attorney general. his nomination begins next tuesday. you can have live coverage on c-span three in streaming live on c-span.org. you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app and we will showed hearings again in the evening. we'll have live coverage of all cabinet level confirmation hearings of the c-span networks, tv, radio, and online. we'll be showing the hearings in their

entirety live as they happen. we will read air. we'll repair each hearing that night in prime time. >> the presidential inauguration of donald trump is friday january twentieth. c-span will have live coverage of the days events and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and c-span.org. listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the appointment of the first female justice to the supreme court, justice sandra day o'connor, the ronald reagan presidential organization posted a summit at the reagan library in november. >> as we begin, i want to start talking about women in