and by controlling spending, we can set ourselves up for future tax relief. that is the nebraska way. folks, this is our opportunity to demonstrate what a little nebraska grit and a free economy have to offer. the sky is the limit. i look forward to working with each and every one of you to keep nebraska the best place in the world to live, work, and raise a family. god bless you all for your work. god bless america. and god bless the great state of nebraska. thank you. [ applause ] here's the what's ahead today on cspan 3. up next we'll continue showing you this year's state of the state addresses. first it's wyoming's state of the state speech. and then wisconsin republican governor and former presidential candidate scott walker addresses his state's lawmakers. and after that, it's iowa's

turn. today the bipartisan heroin task force will host a hearing on synthetic olympic yoids. that hearing head by an audio custer of new hampshire and tom macarthur will focus on the science and treatment issues behind synthetic olympic yoids such as fentanyl. you can see that live at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on cspan 3. the u.s. senate returns today for a week's worth of debates and votes on president trump's cabinet nominees. first up is education secretary betsy devos. lawmakers resume didn'ting her nomination today at noon. a final confirmation vote is scheduled for tuesday. nominations on the agenda after that, jeff sessions for attorney general, tom price for hhs, and steven mnuchin fortressry secretary. they will continue working on those throughout the week. and you can watch those sessions live on our companion network, cspan 2. tonight on the communicators, consumer

technology association president gary shapiro talks about the technology issues facing congress and the administration. he also talks about the latest innovative products he found at the consumer electronics show held in las vegas last month. he is interviewed by mckay la ross bloomberg technology reporter. >> the internet of things is the overlay. but it's the benefit of being connect, benefit of getting information and data making our lives better and i have is aer, increasing food production, our water and as well as our transportation and health care. it's not just about entertainment gaming, video gaming and great sound. >> watch the communicators tonight at 8:00 eastern on cspan 2. in case you missed it. here are a few programs cspan viewers saw last week. secretary of state rex tillerson at the state department's welcome ceremony. >> when i wake up each morning the very first thing i ask myself is are all of our people

safe? the safety of every single member of our state department family, regardless of where he or she is posted, is not just a priority for me. it's a core value. and it will become a core value of this department. [ applause ] >> from the senate floor, senator brian schatz, a democrat from hawaii, on the recent executive order on immigration. >> it's not even as though we are trading liberty for security. we are getting no additional security. this is all about being cruel to muslims because it's good politics for some people. >> white house press secretary sean spicer on media coverage of president trump. >> the entire headlines on one network today that talked about how we are pulling out the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and downgrading him. that is just -- it's wrong, it's insulting. and it's just -- the idea of calling it journalism is pathetic. >> british prime minister theresa may on immigration policy.

>> first of all on the policy that president trump has introduced thrgs government is clear that that policy is wrong. >> national security adviser michael flynn on iran at a white house briefing. >> president trump has severely criticized the various agreements reached between iran and the obama administration as well as the united nations as being weak and ining iffive. instead of being thankful to the united states in these agreements, iran is now feeling emboldened. as of today, we are officially putting iran on notice. >> senator charles schumer debates the supreme court nominee process. >> and if the nominee cannot gain the 60 votes, cannot garner bipartisan support of some significance, then the answer is not to change the rules. the answer is to change the nominee. >> republican representative jason chafe, et cetera and democratic representative steven lynch at the house oversight committee investigating russian hacking. >> if you want me to start

issuing s&ps on the dccc i'm probably not going to do it. but go ahead and suggest it. >> how about some -- >> is gentleman's time is expired. >> you asked me a question and i get to respond. >> i did not, i did in the ask. >> the gentleman is out of order. >> gentlemen, i think we need to calm down here a little bit. >> all cspan programs are available at cspan.org eitheran our home page or by searching the video library. wyoming's republican governor matt mead spoke to state lawmakers during his annual state of the state address recently. he talked about the budget deficit for k-12 education. he also asked for a task force to address ways to increase funding. he also discussed a energy initiative involving new uses for carbon dioxide emissions and called for diversification -- this programming note, due to technical difficulties we are unable to bringou