which is a far cry from where we used to befrom 60% on our way to 70% a few years ago. if you look specifically at what happened specifically in the last year, last year alone there was was a 10% reduction ie amount of oil we are importing into the u.s. that is 1 million barrels of oil less per day that were being imported into the u.s. 1 million boreal -- 1 million barrels less. all of you here are very smart because you are here at george washington university. you can imagine what 1 million barrels of oil would look like. most 55 gallon barrels across the country a few times, that will tell you what 1 million barrels is. that is a lot of oil. why are we using less oil -- importing less oil? because we have a much more

fuel-efficient vehicles system that is coming out of the ground today. it is important that we all recognize that we have made significant progress on what we are doing in terms of energy imports. renewable energy, many of us have spoken about the bright future. when we look at the overall the fairy tales, they will say that it will not work. let us go back to the way it was. forget about wind energy, solar energy, and geothermal. i am proud to say that in the world of reality, the u.s. has doubled its renewable energy production in the last three years. we have doubled our renewable energy production in the last three years. it is not time at all for us to be able to do a u-turn or to

press the pause button on what we are doing on renewable energy across the country. that is the world i live in. the world of reality. the world of dealing with what we have to deal with to accomplish the imperatives of our national, economic, environmental security for the u.s. that is what we have been working on since i became secretary of interior of the 21st of january, 2009. let me read you a couple of things that are related to that. another reality of this town is that sometimes, those who live in the fairy tale world of politics have a very short memory. there is a gap that it was just 2010, just a little over two years ago -- there was an oil

well 5,000 feet below the gulf of mexico which was spewing out at a rate of 50,000 barrels of oil a day into the gulf. nobody knew what to do. we through every conceivable resources we could to stop the oil well from gushing. the industry would come into the office at the department of interior and i would ask them how they could help bpd would be pete's legal responsibility was, to shut down the -- could help bp fulfill their responsibilities.

from day one until we shut the well down, until we were convinced we could declare it dead -- we believed we were correct that it was important to inject a sense of reality in terms of the safety requirements for offshore drilling, not only in the gulf of mexico but across all of america's oceans and because oil and gas affect the global industry, that has to happen around the world. the we have worked very hard -- we have worked very hard to make sure we are restoring the confidence of american people and the work that we do with respect to offshore energy. because of the leadership of many people in the department of interior, we are there now. we have divided up the conflicting missions of the mms and have put into a position

the agencies that now are split so they do not have conflicting missions. we have an agency that does the revenue collection. we have an agency that does the planning for the theof the outer continental -- planning for the future of the odder qana to a shelf. we have the bureau of the environmental enforcement led by the admiral who helped bring the oil spill in the gulf to an end. jim watson. between those agencies, we are in a much better position to make sure that we can move forward safely and responsibly in the exploration and development of oil and gas in the offshore areas. today, you might hear from some people who are in washington to represent the state of louisiana and a few others, the fact of the matter is, we are back up to pre-spill levels of exploration and development in the gulf of mexico. i conducted one of the large

lease sales and we are putting 38 million acres up for auction this month. when you listen to the world of reality, you know that moving forward with development of offshore oil and gas -- in a fairy tale land, they say we are shutting everything down. the fact is, we are moving forward in embracing oil and gas in the offshore areas of america as part of the energy portfolio of the u.s. onshore, i could speak to similar statistics because we continue to move forward with energy development of the 700 million acres, which we control through the bureau of land management around the country.

there are many things that are going on. including the fact that we have cut through some of the litigation and process these that had been in place to the point where we expect to reduce permitting for oil and gas on public lands by as much as two- thirds. when you hear those who come from the very tail world -- fairytale world, they will tell you that we have stopped it. the fact is, we have an agenda that will cut down on the amount of time that you have to use to get to our permit for an oil and gas well by two-thirds of the time. that is making government work on behalf of the american people. i could choose lots of examples. i will give you three. 7000 permits are out there. they are in the hands of oil and gas companies. they are not yet acting on them.

they should look ahead and act on those permits because they have been given them. secondly, if i look at north dakota, it was my department in the usds to move forward and assess what the resources were. they are tremendous. three years ago, i went to the reservation and i saw a huge development in the box in. discovery in resource potential that rival some of the discoveries that have been made in the middle east. this million acre reservation had e well that been permitted.

this is not good for the u.s. we set up a one-stop shop at the reservation. for those of you -- who have been to north dakota, and you will see the difference on the ground. it is a place transformed. there aris so much activity that there are people being brought in at around the country to work. we are making it happen in a place like north dakota as well as the other blm labs. another area -- i choose this as an example because of the people who invited me here. utah. some people in the state of utah say they have shut down oil and gas production. i was there one month ago with

some of the leadership and we announce to the environmental community as well as the oil and gas communities have come together and we in the blm and i sign a record of decision that will allow over 3000 wells to move into the area in be constructed. they will be constructed in the right way with the newest technology using horizontal drilling and staying away from certain areas in doing that kind of thing. we have other announcements we will be making soon in terms of the oil and gas production in utah. because of the way we are bringing people together. i give you those three examples. i might as well give you another sense senate term rakowski was up. few minutes ago. -- senator mark caskey was in here a minute ago. this is something i am very

proud of. the 22 million acre holding in alaska which was set up a long time ago, there is now a way in which it will be active comic- con docca loebsack -- where konica phillips will move forward. that is a very significant d eal. that is not an easy decision. we have not made final decisions about what to do in the arctic but we are looking at possibilities of moving into the area. it in large part because we need to know what american's resources are. we ought never be afraid of science and knowledge that does come from exploration. if it is done, it will be done under the utmost caution.

measures that can be taken in the history of humankind because we know and have learned a lot from what happened in places like the gulf of mexico. we also know what is happening in other places around the country. around the world. when you look at norway and russia and what they are planning to in the arctic circle, we do not want the u.s. of america reaches the u.s. to be left behind. secretary clinton and i -- we do not want the u.s. to be left behind. secretary clinton and i met with the council and we had all the countries that share the arctic circle sign a perreault call saying they will share information so we make sure whatever happens in the arctic is done in the most responsible way. there is a lot that is happening in alaska. let me spend a few minutes speaking about rebuild energy

because i know there were champions of this that are here. whether i am in utah or anywhere throughout north dakota and, i see the great potential for wind energy. i became secretary of interior and i walked into an office on january 21, 2009 where there was no attention or focus on renewable energy at all. notwithstanding legislation which we had all offered to get there to make sure that real energy became part of the american portfolio of energy. nothing was happening. nothing was happening. no permit had been issued. nothing was going on in geothermal or in wind energy for the u.s. under the leadership of steve black and so many other people, we have made a huge priority for the u.s.

we have permitted 29 projects up to this point in time. they are large scale solar, wind, and geothermal projects on public lands of the u.s. some of those are not told reconstructed, but contributing energy to the grid right now. -- not only reconstructed, but contributing energy to the grid right now. our hope is that by the time we get to the end of 2012, we will have permitted over 10,000 megawatts of power on the public lands in the u.s. we have not stopped there on the onshore. we have led an effort that alluded the governors along the alleged it where we are working with them to map out significant -- a lot the a lentic where we are working with them to map out wind energy.

-- all along the a lentic where we are working with them to map out wind energy. as part of what we did in massachusetts and the offshoring area, we mapped out an area which is the preferred wind energy development zone. there are developers have proposed the construction of some 4,000 megawatts of wind just off the coast of massachusetts. there are differences. in the interest in terms of offshore wind development to the u.s. is not much different in its intensity when you go to north carolinar maimed o or any other states along the a landing. there are lots of realities that make this a possibility. i am proud of the work we have done in the real world in terms of standing up renewable energy

and making it a reality for the u.s. some may say that in these times, whether it is an election under way, there may be nothing the congress can do to help us move forward into make the real world of energy a better reality than what we have today. i beg to differ. there are things congress can do. i will throw out two simple things. have organict we legislation that institutionalizes what we are doing in the offshore energy arena? mms, when the order was signed in 1981, gave authority that i used now to reorganize the

department of interior into a bureau of ocean energy. three years ago, i went in front of the house energy national resources committee and the energy committee and i said i wanted to have organic legislation for what we are doing. it could be passed out of the house under the suspension of the rules procedures or brought to the floor of the u.s. senate. it ought to be one of those things where you could get a unanimous consent of the senate. to institutionalize the organization that is needed for the u.s. to move forward with the state development of offshore energy. that would be very simple thing to do. it yet, in what seems to be a do nothing congress at this point, they are not willing to do that. they do not want anything to happen. it is the world of fairy tales and politics that is doing

nothing is better than doing something even though it may be small measure. this would be important because americans know and i believe we having safe and responsible production of our oil and gas in the oceans of america is something that is very important. it would not take a whole lot of leadership to do it. the second thing that i believe that congress could do, and this would not taking about a political hot spot to do it -- this would not take a lot of political effort to do it because you have the national association of manufacturers, the national governors' association, the industry, the

environmental and conservation community. -- that is to extend a production tax credits for wind energy. when i say we have doubled the amount of renewable energy in the last three years, that has not happen by itself. it happened because we have had policies in place to create an opportunity for wind energy development to take root in the u.s. from the dakotas to utah to texas, you see that wind energy is going up. we know for sure if the tax credit is not extended, the production lines and the project lines that are needed to continue this effort will shut down. that is 37,000 jobs that will be lost. that would not take that much political leadership to live in the real world of energy to extend those tax credits.

the in order to make sure we continue on the right track of renewal energy for the u.s. those are simple things. i do not expect that we will have a robust energy bill the way that we had a robust energy -- that will not happen this year. it will happen next year, maybe. there will be many elements that have to be debated. one of those elements is how we move forward with the clean energy status. it is amazing to me that when you look at places like texas and iowa, you have those states saying this is the right thing for their state. i know there are regional differences but i know we have had many conversations about how to deal with those, on a

renewable energy standard kind of program. i think it can be done. i do not expect it to get done in this political timeframe that we are in. even though we cannot get something like that done, there ought to be no reason why we cannot move forward with wind energy revolution. i am still hopeful that there will be some things that the members of congress can do. the president has put together a simplest of matters that have been supported on a bipartisan basis in the past. our hope is that there is action on that list. thank you very much. [applause] >> the secretary will take some

questions. we have a couple of microphones. raise your hands and i will call on new. let us get a microphone over there -- i will cann ll on you. let us get a microphone over there. >> thank you. i will ask you this question. since uris center -- you are a senator. there are obviously some big problems with the federal renewable fuel standard. a couple of the largest being the continued lack of availability of commercially produced ethanol and the second being the e-10 blend wall. those problems will not go away. i hate to steal your lines about fairy tales and reality but i like it.

how do we resolve those issues going forward? >> we are strong proponents of the biofuel and making sure that we are investing and increasing the amount of biofuels that can go into the oil and gas mix. i remember working on the formula that we have in place so we are not too dependent on corn. we have, because of the actions that the epa has taken, we are at a point where we are cute users today of ethanol here in this country. we believe there are limits to what we can do with respect to ethanol and so we are investing

time and energy looking at the advanced biofuels technology circuits. there are four circuits that are being set up and we are looking at other kinds of materials to be able to continue the renewable energy program. my colleagues were here from the department of agriculture in you will hear that this is one of those things -- if you will hear that this is one of those things that we are going to continue to work on. it has a continuous chapter in our energy portfolio for the u.s. >> this gentle man over here. >> good morning. first of all, thank you for your leadership on the gulf oil crisis. i think the president did the right thing and i applaud the way you brought all of the

agencies to gather. that is my question -- together. that is my question. coordination of policy between interior energy transportation on alternative fuels for motor transportation. we now have clean diesel locomotives. the big trucks are looking at compressed natural gas. in 4 wheelers for commercially available automobiles, we seem to be lagging behind a lot of other places such as.. what is being greeted such as europe. what is the administration doing to coordinate the use of alternative fuels? >> good question. let me first respond by how we work in this administration from

the very beginning when i became secretary of interior. we put together an energy team. knowing that i have a significant role in that because of the resource which i oversee, but also knowing that steven chu has a huge role in terms of the research and development and revestments that are made thei -- along with secretary vilsack jackson and cory lisa we have worked as a team. we have developed programs with the president and for his administration. he will find all of these components that i have spoken about this morning set out in a blueprint for energy that we have talked about over the

years. all of these components are included and it is a manifestation of the work of the energy team that the president has put together. the respect -- with respect to natural gas and what we are doing there, we are hopeful that we will continue to seek an increase usage and demand for natural gas in this country. there is no doubttha that becaue of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, the production of natural gas in this country is one of the renaissance things that has happened in the energy world for this country. right now, you all know that the problem is that we do not have the infrastructure to do

everything that we should be doing with respect to the usage of this very abundant domestic energy resources that we have. the president has pushed to try to work with the private sector and secretary lahood and transportation committee on the conversion of vehicles to natural gas. you have heard the plans that are out there in terms of how much oil can be saved if we could have the conversion of vehicle fleets over to natural gas. there are many companies increasing that. the president has been celebrating what these facilities have been doing. ups is a company that has already transformed its fleet over to natural gas. in the long haul, we do need additional infrastructure. those are places where if we did have an energy bill that would

be additional things that congress could do to help us take advantage of this very significant discovery that we have with respect to natural gas. all the statistics i have seen from the experts tell us we have about 100 years of supply of natural gas here in the u.s. the president was out talking about the importance of natural gas and fuel for the u.s. in our early conversations in 2009, we were very much involved in trying to move forward with the potential construction of the alaska natural gas pipeline. today, because of the economics of natural gas, the companies themselves have said they will hold on because they have to take another look at it. in that timeframe, what has seven with respect to the projections -- what has happened with respect to the projections of natural gas is the future

that will be with us for a long time so we need to have the policies in place to have the kind of conversion that you speak about. >> thank you, secretary salazar for speaking about many different issues facing our energy future. one of the things you talked about was specific to the arctic and possible shelves. i was wondering if you could speak a little bit more about safety in relation to that possible drilling and specifically, how he will ensure that the shelves a blowout preventers will be used effectively in the extreme conditions in the arctic. >> i am from the alaska wilderness

bleeth. >> you are one of my plaintiffs. [laughter] it's ok. it's ok. nothing that happens in the interior is done without controversy. it is a very important question and it is a very important issue for the u.s. and for its future. i can assure you that neither this president nor i would be in a position where we would authorize anything to move forward in the arctic without being completely satisfied that it will be done in a way that will not damage our environment. second of all, it is important for people who are following what happens in the arctic to know that no final decisions have been made.

there are lots of green lights that need to come out with respect to the drilling. those decisions are not yet final. a third come as a fact of the matter, it is important for people to also -- third, as the fact of the matter, it is important for people to remember timeis thnot the first oil and gas has been talked about up there. other companies have been up there. those exploration activities took place at a time when there was not kind of -- not the kind of oversight that was in place today. every eye is being dotted and every -- i is being dotted and t being crossed.

the arctic is a place where senator murkowski has been hounding her desk, saying that we need to take a new look at the arctic and understand its opportunities because the arctic is so far away, very few people really paid attention to the arctic for a long time. that has dramatically changed over the last three years. i have spoken about the trips i have taken to greenland and canada. i will be in norway meeting with 12 countries that do work in the oceans of america. there will be a group that will be focused on the arctic. russia is moving forward with a very significant exploration program in the arctic. norway and its future is looking at the arctic.

canada has a huge interest in what is happening in the arctic. they're planning on moving forward. we ought not to be left behind. the u.s. ought not to be left behind on these and other countries. finally, what i would say to you is that if the decision is made to move forward and if the wells are drilled there, our view is that it will be done with every safety precaution that is available. the preparations are in tents. -- intents. -- intense. we should not be afraid of finding out what the resource values are there. because i think often what happens in the world of energy, we live in the world of fairy

tales and there is the real world where we need to have the best science. how can you have an honest conversation about places like tlantic wherehe a lent the information is so outdated that we do not know what is really there? we ought not ever be afraid of information. obviously, the arctic would be a major part of our work as we prepare over the months ahead for a potential exploration.

we will be watching it with all hands on deck. thank you very much. >> thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> michele and i are grateful to the entire bush family. your kind words of encouragement -- you left me really good tv sports package. [laughter] i use it. [laughter] >> last week, portraits of george w. bush and first lady laura bush were unveiled at the white house. it was their first visit since leaving office. >> in 1814, dolly madison saved this portrait of the first george w.

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7:30 p.m. on "book tv." >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> sunday night at 9:00 p.m., marked the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan's 1987 speech from the brandenburg gate west germany. also this weekend, our series on 14 key political figures who lost, but changed political history. this sunday at 7:30 p.m., james blaine. this weekend on c-span3. >> wisconsin governor, scott walker, survive the recall election. he defeated his democratic component -- opponent. mr. barrett spoke to supporters in milwaukee. >> good evening.

[applause] thank you for joining us on this historic night. i am honored you are all here. i am honored that you have all fought for this democracy that is so important to each and everyone of us. [applause] i want to begin by introducing my wife. she has stood by my side for many, many years. [applause] our children, who have been up there working for their dad. i could not be more proud of them. give them a round of applause. [applause] i just got off the phone with governor walker and congratulated him on his victory tonight. we agreed that it is important for us to work together --

[booing and shouting] i want to thank all of you for the work you have done. this has been the most amazing experience of our lives. what we have seen over the last 16 months is this democracy, alive. -- this democracy has come alive. for those of you who fought and stood out in the cold, did what you thought was right, never ever stop doing what you think is right. [applause] that is what makes this such a great country. to those of you who care about this city, which i love, to those of you who care about the state, which i love, please, please, please remain engaged

because we will continue to fight for justice and fairness in this city and the state. [applause] as i have traveled the state for the last several months, i was amazed at the energy, excitement that i saw in people. if you had been with me, you would have felt as honored as i do to a forgotten that opportunity to meet some many wonderful people. -- to have gotten that opportunity to meet so many wonderful people. people care about the future of the state. the energy that i have received the last two and a half months has come from you. the people of this state. i think you for that. -- thank you for that.

we must look to the future and our challenge is obvious. we are a state that has been deeply divided. it is up to all bus, our side, and their side, to listen -- to all of us, our side and their side, to listen. to try to do what is right for everyone in this state. the state remains divided. it is my hope that while we have lively debates and help the discourse -- healthy discourse, that at the end of the day, we can all do what is right for wisconsin families. that is what our duty is. that is what we must do before the people of this date. -- state. [applause] this is not an end. this is an end of another

chapter of wisconsin's history. there are more chapters to come. in those chapters, it is my sincere hope that all of us here will remain engaged. for those of you who have been involved for the first time or the 20th time, i hope you got the same energy from this that i did. i will continue to fight for the people in this city and i will continue to try to do what is right for all of us. thank you very much. at a great evening. thank you. -- have a great evening. thank you. [applause] >> surely after, scott walker address -- shortly after, scott walker addressed his supporters.

♪ [applause] >> wow. what a crowd. first of all, i want to thank god for his abundant gifts. [applause]

next, i want to thank all of you here in people all across the state. thank you for your prayers because for the last year-and-a- half, we have been given so much. this is not just a campaign event. just about every day, i have met people and what has sustained us is people say, we are praying for you and your family. i cannot tell you what that means. [applause] speaking of my family -- the first lady of wisconsin. [applause] she has been a rock.

she is a courageous. so strong. i am so glad on may 1, 1992, she agreed to have that first date with me. it has been have been ever since. -- heaven ever since. we are proud to have two sons. they're not boys anymore. two sons. they have been through a lot this past year-and-a-half. i could not be more proud. metro graduate on saturday and alex will be senior -- matt will graduate on saturday and alex will be senior. they have been spectacular. my mom and dad, i know a lot of you know about my mom's tao the chip cookies. you have to love those. my mom and dad. my brother david. my sister in law maria. my father in law, tony. to all my family here and so

many of our longtime friends, so many left lifted us up, we say thank you. [cheering] >> thank you, scott! [chanting] >> it is great to see so many kids out there because that is what it is all about. [applause] i want to thank our tremendous lt. governor. and her husband and their daughters. thank you for standing up with us, as well.

i want to thank my incredible staff focused on the campaign. to all the tremendous volunteers all across this state. the staff, the volunteers, the supporters, we can not thank you enough. thank you for being here. we could not violate the fire code but there are people all over this area and across the state. we say thank you to all of you. [cheering] thank you to everyone at home watching. thank you for entrusted your vote in me to be the 45th governor of the great state of wisconsin. [cheering] i want to tell you something, a

quick story. last fall, i was going to a governors' association meeting and we had a chance to travel to philadelphia. i went to independence hall. as a kid, we grew up in a small town where i studied history. my parents did not have a lot of money so we did not go to places like philadelphia or washington. it was the first trip to independence hall. i stood in there and look at those desks and chairs and it dawned on me that these ordinary people. ordinary people who did something quite extraordinary. they did not just risk their political careers, or their businesses, they literally risked their lives for the freedom we hold so dear today. [cheering]

moments like that remind me why america and why wisconsin are so great. what has made our country unbelievable, the u.s. exceptional, the u.s. arguably one of the greatest countries in the history of the world, is that in times of crisis, be it economic or fiscal, military or spiritual, in times of crisis, what has made america amazing has been the fact that throughout our history, to route the more than 200 years of our history, there have been men and women of courage who have stood up and decided it was more important to look out for the future of their children and grandchildren than their own political futures. [cheering]

what has sustained them in wisconsin and across our country has been when there have been leaders of courage. there were good and decent people who stood with them, shoulder to shoulder and arm to arm. that is what you have done for wisconsin. [cheering] tonight kamahl we tell wisconsin -- tonight, we tell wisconsin and our country that voters really do want leaders who stand up and make the tough decisions. [applause] [cheering] but now, it is time to move on and move forward. tomorrow, i will meet with my

cabinet in the state's capital. -- capitol. we will grow jobs in the state. we will renew our commitment to help grow the quality of life for all of our citizens. both those who voted for me and those who voted for someone else. because tomorrow, tomorrow is the day after the election. tomorrow, we are no longer opponents. we are one. together, we can move wisconsin for work. [cheering] a few minutes ago, i talk to mayor tom barrett. [booing] the election is over. i said i am committed to working with you to help the city of milwaukee and the state of

wisconsin. tomorrow, the election is over. it is time to move wisconsin forward. [cheering] i have learned much over the last year-and-a-half. there is no doubt about it. in 2011, i rushed in to try to fix things before i talked about it. for years, and to many policies politicians and -- too many politicians talked about things but did not fix them. it is important to do both. tackle the challenges that face all of the people of wisconsin. we are committed to talking together about how to move forward with solutions that put our state that on the right track towards more freedom and more prosperity for all of our people. [cheering]

bringing our stay together will take time. i want to start off right away -- bringing our state together will take time. i want to start off right away. i will bring people together for bratwursts and hamburgers. and maybe some good wisconsin beer. i believe there is more that unites us than divides us. i believe that the election is done and we can move on and move forward. i believe that for the sake of our children and grandchildren, now was the time for us to come together to tackle the challenges that face our small businesses and our families and all of the people who care about the future of this state. now, is the time -- now was the time to move forward.

i am committed to everybody. when you voted for -- whether you voted for me or not. for me, the most important reason i ran for governor and why am committed to working with anyone and everyone in this state who wants to help move the state forward are the two young man standing behind me. -- men standing behind me. [cheering] we have had amazing numbers of people turned out to vote. i believe what inspires us in this state is the fact that ultimately, we go to work and we work hard every day. those of us who are moms and dads and grandmas and grandpas did it before us. we work hard every single day not just for a paycheck or to put food on the table, we go to

work every single day and we work hard for the same reasons you work hard and people all across the state work hard. we work hard because we want our children to inherit a better life and thanks to your vote, a better state than the one we inherited. together, we will move wisconsin for work. thank you. god bless you. god bless the great state of wisconsin. [applause] ♪ >> wisconsin was not the only

state with an election yesterday. five states held presidential primaries. later, you cut's primary. the republican national convention is in august and is inis september -- is in september. followed the coverage -- all the coverage is online. you speeches from president obama and mitt romney on major issues-- you can see speeches from president obama and mitt romney on major issues. we have campaign commercials. web videos. information on key state races and more. all at c-span.org/campaign201 2. >> this out there has been writing his book "barack obama the story." he spoke with the president's relatives and discovered his

ancestry. he toured the family homes and kansas to find the origins of his mother's families. this book comes out on june 19. "book tv" will give you a look with pictures and video, including our trip to kenya as we traveled with the author in january of 2010. join us sunday june 17 at 6:00 p.m. eastern time -- sunday, june 17 at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> sunday night at 9 eastern -- 9:00 p.m. eastern, mark the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan's speech from the brandenburg gate in west germany. also, our series about 14 key political figures who ran for

president and lost but changed political history. this sunday at 7:30 p.m., james blaine. this weekend on c-span3. >> the house of representatives reconvenes for business at noon. members are expected to vote on spending for moderate energy programs. on c-span2, from the senate meets at 9:30 a.m. eastern to debate on the 2013 farm bill. on c-span3, the senate banking committee hearing on financial regulation and the trading loss jpmorgan.t next, "washington journal" with headlines and your phone calls. at 7:45 a.m., we are joined by mick mulvaney. we will talk about the economy and jobs with senator