significant military acquisition reform and provided funding to modernize our armed forces. we voted to help those who suffered from the v.a. scandal and to give our troops the support they need to better confront threats like isil. we passed legislation to help protect your personal financial information from cyber attackers. we made important reforms to help improve the viability of programs you look to for retirement like medicare. we work together to extend a hand of compassion to wounded veterans and bring hope to victims of human trafficking and modern slavery. when it came to some of washington's artificial dramas, we were able to pass real, permanent solutions instead of more temporary patches. these are just a few of the measures the new senate has passed this year. many issues languish for years. some assumed to be do different -- too difficult for any majority to address, the republican senate you elected,

working with the men and women in the house of representatives tackled each of them. the president signed most into law. of course, there are other bills he did not sign, like the one we passed repeal a health care law that attacks the middle class -- obamacare. or what we passed to protect approvedand the keystone xl pipeline. a new president will have to do that for the middle class. but the republican senate majority is proving you can still get a lot done with a president from a different party. we are proving you can actually enact significant long-term reforms, achieve significant policy goals and get them signed into law. that is good for the senate. most important, it is good for the country. i'm proud of what the new republican majority has accomplished. we are not only putting the senate back to work, we are putting it back to work on your side. just like you asked, just like we promised. merry christmas and happy

holidays to you and your family and to all our brave armed services stationed abroad across the world. >> with congress on holiday recess beginning next week, the c-span network features a whole lineup of primetime programming. monday night at 9:00 eastern, our new series landmark cases. this week, it is the 1973 grace of roe v wade. tuesday night, an author on the divides in america. charlestonight, the episcopal church -- the site of a mass shooting -- hosted a session on gun violence. thursday, christmas at the white house. on christmas day, friday night at 8:00, from her president bill clinton receives the leadership rise. on c-span2 book tv, monday night at 8:30 p.m., nonfiction books and authors on politics. tuesday night at 8:00, books on

presidential history. wednesday night, authors talk about the books on the 15th court. thursday at 8 p.m. eastern, people in history. on christmas at 8:00, several of her afterwards programs from this year. on american history tv on c-span3, monday at 10:30 p.m. eastern, we feature programs on russians buys. tuesday night at 8:00, congressional history with mitch mcconnell. wednesday night, the 150th anniversary of the end of the civil war. thursday at 8 p.m. eastern, tom brokaw on world war ii and its impact. on christmas, friday night at 8:00, we will travel to williamsburg of the 1770's talking with historians and interpreters about colonial life on the eve of the american revolution. that is just some of the programs featured this week on prime time on the c-span networks. >> here on c-span, the communicators is next with cyber security expert ari schwartz. that is followed by our series

landmark cases facing -- featuring miranda versus arizona which strengthen the rights of those being accused of a crime. later, a discussion on how american muslims are portrayed in popular culture and the news media. >> c-span, treated by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. >> this week on the communicators, we are pleased to this week on the communicators we have re: schwartz. schwartz: my job was to cover a range of different areas. cyber security in particular. protecting critical

infrastructure of the country. the federal government agencies. making sure that they were prepared. protecting privacy of american .itizens while doing that promoting information sharing. how has the focus changed over the best two years when it comes to cyber security and protecting against attacks. schwartz: the sony incident and the incident against opm in the government. focus on making sure we have parts of the government and the economy protected that aren't necessarily the major federal agencies but making sure we have a lot more coverage and more broad coverage