mexico and sell it in mexico. don't bring it back across the border. we should have the same trade policy in china, korea, japan -- it is a simple ideology. host: mr. cache? guest: i really could not understand most of what he was saying. can you tell me what his point was? host: i don't know if i was following exactly, but he was talking about better trade policies with canada and mexico and other countries. well, i agree that we need better trade policies. and freealance trade labor standards and to look after the environment. and we need to set up a situation where wages and

environmental degradation is lowered. which is exactly what the free trade agreement motives have done. in all of the countries. i believe there was a study done that showed that countries in which we did not have free trade think we hadth, i a better balance of trade with those countries then the ones we have free trade agreements with. agreement,ree trade negotiated by george w. bush, campaignedbama against it but once in office, he supported it. and he renegotiated certain sections of it. pork andtions included beef, bacon products and auto

parts. and after the korea free trade , not only issed the trade deficit greater with korea than it was before, those to areas are renegotiating be better had the highest trade deficit. wherehave a situation theuse of the trade and nafta template, even when you try to make things better and you renegotiate something, it can turn out worse. we have the korea free trade agreement, it is a free trade agreement based on the nafta template. , which is like

nafta. templatewill the nafta with lower tariffs, with the negotiations means that mexico lowered its tariffs on goods coming in? is that the template? why is that not a good thing? guest: i would say the template is that you are already starting , and now,ariffs whenever we talk about trade agreements, a lot of people understandably think it is just lowering a tariff. nafta didn't just lower a tariff. it -- mexico the petition the government to sue. the same way companies have moved in the united states, the

way we have the right to sue the government if they felt like existing laws or new laws were interfering. so they set up an international and independent trade court , which prevents them from getting involved. when i say nafta template, nafta was more of a roadmap for rules for multinational corporations, rules of how trade was conducted. , less than six sections deal with trade. the others deal with the rules of international trade.

and the rules are being written by multinational corporations. would thinks, we that dropping tariffs would be a good thing. for countries like china, which makes the rules, dumps subsidize products in the american market in order to drive american business, we would think tariffs would be a good thing. but nafta is much more than lowering tariffs. i will get in one more phone call here from leonard in dayton, ohio. we are running out of time -- sorry about that. gary in north carolina. good morning. caller: good morning. a question for bob cash. these give us the name of the person that introduced the nafta

to our congress. can you do that, please? truth, i tell you the don't know the name of the congressman who introduced nafta. i know that nafta began to be negotiated under george h w bush congresss passed by under bill clinton. bill clinton supported it at the time. agreementevery trade that is passed has been passed with support of a president, whether they were democrat or republican. in the majority of democrats congress have voted against the free trade agreement, a lot of times, overwhelmingly. and the majority of republicans have voted for them. along with a minority of democrats. in whoou are interested is behind the trade agreements

you -- particularly since the majority of the support is coming from the majority of republicans -- if the republicans voted against ,he fast track to expedite tpp 28 democrats voted for it. sorry, 50 republicans voted against that. democrats, 28y of democrats voted for the fast track. i would tell everybody to contact your congress people. those who have a republican congressman, and if you are not happy with the trade deal,

contact your representative. finish your thought. i'm sorry? host: you are finding what? oh, finding that just as many republicans, republican voters, are opposed. member,t just a union it is not just environmentalists. republican voted against the fast track, he is 100% in favor of free trade but if you round up the voting it was anst-track, issue that was raised at his townhall meeting.

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was the first, the idea it would not be the party bosses who made the decision of the nominees in smoke-filled back rooms, but rather the people, who were inng to get a chance to vote free and fair elections. 8:00 on q&a.ht at crashed southet of colorado springs just after performing at the graduation ceremony. the pilot safely ejected. it happened just minutes after the jet flew over president obama and others at the ceremony. the president met briefly with the pilot who crashed, shaking hands, before he departed on air force one. you can see the picture from the scene showing the jet upright and intact in the field. in his commencement speech,

president obama told the cadets they earned the motto forged in fire and tempered in ice. much, and mostry importantly to the mighty class of 2016. i can't hear you. more like it. isn't that cool, mr. president? i love that. as your other speakers have said, i could not imagine a more beautiful day to be sitting of the base of the rockies celebrating four years of hard and and rigorous training looking forward to what our graduates will add to our service in the years ahead. be joinedhonored to

by our commander in chief, president barack obama. in a few moments i'm going to yield the podium to him. andve a few things to say i'm going to direct myself to the class of 2016. let's rewind, if you will, four years ago, when you were sitting on the front third of your chair hoping not to get asked. you weree main reasons able to make it through basic .raining was

i think you would agree teamwork is essential. when it comes to teamwork, our president is second to none. he has unified our allies and partners across the globe and he has done so at home as well. from negotiating a landmark climate change accord, to the transpacific trade deal, passage of the affordable care act, putting millions of people back to work, and championing same-sex marriage, the president has led with strength and conviction and as you graduate, i charge all of you to follow his lead because the air force you will lead is much more diverse and inclusive than when you started four years ago. so you must build and celebrate diverse and inclusive teams. you must foster an environment of integrity and respect for all and allow your teams to flourish in a culture free from sexual assault and her arrest meant of any kind. moving to three years ago, you were engrossed in summer activities. trying toaring, survive, and trying to do a little bit of sleeping. i'm not sure you got much of that in. that same summer, president obama and mrs. obama led the way for improvements in veteran

services, from streamlining credentialing, to the g.i. bill, joining forces, which encourages american companies to hire veterans and military family modernize the veteran affairs system. the president and first lady believe all who serve should receive top-notch benefits and world-class care. as you graduate, i charge all of you to follow the president. take care of your fellow airmen. past and present and never leave behind a fallen airmen. two years ago, you were taking part in operation air force. you were making that awful track from the lower parking lot. at the same time, president obama launched his strategy to destroy isis. under his leadership, the u.s. and our coalition partners have

regained control of areas in be proud ofia and your air force because the air force of the united states has led the way in the coalition fight and isil controls about 30% less territory than it did two years ago. as you graduate, i charge you to follow his lead, to become experts in your mission. because the president will call upon you and our nation and allies to defend our liberties and safeguard the world. one year ago, as you entered your senior year and started counting down the days to graduation, president obama was guiding america to an agreement with iran and other world powers. this blocks their path to a nuclear weapon, which ultimately is going to create a more stable world. as you graduate today i charge you to follow the president. have the courage to make the tough calls in the face of criticism and never give up and

i can promise you that critics abound. true leaders are few. which brings me full circle and back to today. today you are surrounded by your classmates, your brothers and sisters in arms, and by your parents, family, loved ones, who supported you throughout your time here and who will continue to support your service as officers in the greatest air force in the world. as commander in chief, our president has made taking care priority.itary a top so has our secretary of defense, general welsh made it a priority and for me, it has been my number one priority since the day i began the job. please join me now in celebrating and giving a round of applause to the people who are in the stands today, your family and friends and loved ones, who are most responsible for bringing you to where you are today.

[applause] when you graduate, rest assured you will have the necessary equipment and training to execute the types of missions we will ask of you. whether it is fighting terrorism, or leading a nuclear missile crew, delivering humanitarian aid when disaster strikes, we are going to take care of you and your families so that you can take care of all of us and believe me, you have big challenges on the horizon. not only combating violent organizations like isil, but also situation in the south china sea, a resurgent russia, ongoing dangers from iran, north but here we are, class of 2016. you're going to be confronting the challenges head

on and you will entrusted to with out the nation's will our most precious resource. that is not equipment. that is america's sons and daughters and i have no doubt you are ready and as you graduate you must lead. aim high, airmen. aim high. it is my honor and privilege to welcome our commander-in-chief, the president of the united states, president barack obama. [applause] president obama: hello, air force. thank you so much. thank you. it is wonderful to be back at the united states air force academy.

thank you, secretary james, for your service to our air force and to our nation. governor hickenlooper, academy leaders, faculty and staff, especially your outstanding superintendent, lieutenant general michelle johnson. and most of all, congratulations to the class of 2016. [applause] as he prepares to conclude a remarkable 40-year career in the air force, a career that started on this day 40 years ago, please join me in saluting someone who many of you look up to and whose counsel i've relied on as well, chief of staff general mark welsh. thank you, mark.

[applause] thank you, mark, and thank you, betty. and although he's not here today, i am proud to have nominated another academy graduate, and a combat-tested pilot, to serve as the 21'st air force chief of staff, general david goldfein. cadets, you can take enormous pride in all the hard work that has brought you to this day.

i also ask you to give a big round of applause to all your moms and dads, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles who supported you and sacrificed for you so you could be here today. give them another round of applause. [applause] now, i have to tell you, some days i spend more time with the air force than my own family. especially on air force one. you take good care of me. you are always on time. you never lose my luggage. i don't have to take off my shoes before i get on. so i'm really going to miss air one, as well as the incredible airmen that i've come to know. and that includes the pilots who flew me here, lieutenant

colonels dan thorn and rob tobler and major brett ellis, all 3 of them proud air force academy graduates. give them a big round of applause. [applause] this academy is one of our nation's most selective academic institutions. just being accepted is a big deal, a testament to your talent and your leadership. and we are particularly grateful to those of you with prior enlisted service, including cameron kistler, who deployed to iraq, robert parati and clayton logan, who deployed to afghanistan. we thank you. your country thanks you. cadets, here you were tested by fire, literally.

when you went through beast, as general johnson noted, waldo canyon was actually on fire. during recognition, you ran to the rock in a blizzard. so you have more than earned your unofficial motto, forged in fire and tempered in ice. which is a great motto, although it does sound like something out of game of thrones. and through it all, you've become like family. you survived morning accountability formations, survived living in sijan hall. that night in f-1 where you learned to earn each day.

you cheered coach calhoun and the falcons as i've welcomed them to the white house to present the commander-in-chief trophy, which air force has won a record 19 times. and i look out into your ranks and i see airmen who will excel as pilots and engineers, analysts, so many specialties. the first cyber graduates in this academy's history. and david higgins, a marksman who's going to the olympics in rio, bring home the gold, david. [applause] no pressure. in you, i see men and women of integrity and service and excellence. and you've made us all proud.

and perhaps no one would have been more proud of your success than major david brodeur, whose sacrifice in afghanistan we honor, and whose family joins us today, 2016. [applause] you've learned other lessons, as well, like what happens when you paint one of the planes on the terrazo in your class color. with such achievements in mind, i hereby grant amnesty to all cadets serving restrictions and confinements for minor offenses. only minor. today, we congratulate our newest air force officers. on behalf of the american people, i thank you for choosing a life of service.

in the coming weeks, some of you will head to the chapel to get married. in the years ahead, you and your families will serve around the world. as officers, you'll be responsible for the lives of those under your command, and you'll be called upon to lead with wisdom, courage and compassion. that's what i want to talk with you about today. i've served as commander-in-chief for nearly eight years now. it has been the highest honor of my life to lead the greatest military in the history of the world. it inspires me every day. today will be the last time that i have the honor of addressing a graduating class of military officers. and there's a debate going on in our country about our nation's role in the world. so, with that in mind, i hope you don't mind if i share some lessons i've learned as commander-in-chief, lessons that you may find useful as you lead those under your command, and as we work together to keep our

nation strong and secure. first, as you look at the world, be guided by an honest and clear-eyed assessment. remember what you learned at this academy, the importance of evidence and facts and judgment. and here's a fact, the united states of america remains the most powerful nation on earth and a force for good. [applause] we have big challenges in our country, in our politics, our economy, our society. those are challenges we have to address. but look around. we have the world's strongest economy. our scientists, our researchers, our entrepreneurs are global leaders in innovation. our colleges and universities attract the best talent from

around the world. our values, freedom, equality, opportunity, those values inspire people everywhere, including immigrants who come here, ready to work, and integrate and help renew our country. our standing in the world is higher. i see it in my travels from havana to berlin to ho chi minh city, where huge crowds of vietnamese lined the streets, some waving american flags. so make no mistake, the united states is better positioned to lead in the 21'st century than any other nation. and here's another fact, our military is, by a mile, the strongest in the world.

yes, after two major ground wars in afghanistan and iraq, we're drawing down the size of our armed forces, which is natural and necessary. and we have to keep improving readiness and modernizing our force. but it is undeniable, our military is the most capable fighting force on the planet. it's not close. our soldiers are the best-trained, best-equipped land force on earth, tested by years of combat, able to sustain power anywhere in the globe. nobody can match our army. our sailors serve on aircraft carriers that can go almost anywhere, and submarines that move undetected, the largest and most lethal navy in the world, on track to surpass 300 ships. nobody can match our navy. our marines are ready at a moment's notice, first to fight or deliver help in a crisis, the world's only truly global expeditionary force. nobody can match our marines.

our coast guardsmen serve on the most advanced cutters in history, and special teams can shoot smugglers' engines, hook and climb or repel aboard, protecting our shores. nobody can match our coast guard. and as for our airmen, with your unequaled vigilance and reach, unrivaled fifth-generation fighters, a new generation of remotely piloted aircraft pilots, astonishing precision that calls to mind your actual class motto, on target, on time, nobody can match america's air force. not only that, no other nation brings its forces together like we do in one joint force, as we saw in an operation against isil

in syria just last year. air force aircraft provided surveillance. navy f-18's provided close air support. army aviation assets delivered our special operators, an assault force of marines and soldiers, to the target, and one of isil's top leaders, abu sayyaf, was eliminated. that's the power of america's military. and we need to keep it that way. and here's one more fact as you go out into the world, we are blessed to be living in the most peaceful, most prosperous era in human history. now, that sounds controversial until you survey the history of the world. it's hard to see, with all the violence and suffering in the world, and what's reported on the news every day. but if you step back for a moment, think about last week, when i was in hiroshima to remember all who were lost in a world war that killed some 60 million people, not 60,000, 60 million.

for decades, there have been no wars between major powers. wars between nations are increasingly rare. more people live in democracies. more than 1 billion people have been lifted from extreme poverty. from the americas to africa to southeast asia, there's a new generation of young people, connected by technology and ready to make their mark. i've met them. they look up to america. they aspire to be our partner. that's the progress and the hope that we have to build on. and so much of that derives from the extraordinary leadership and sacrifice of our air force and the other branches of our military. so we are well-positioned. you enter this moment with a lot

of good cards to play. but we face serious threats. terrorist networks slaughter the innocent and plot attacks against our nation. civil wars like in iraq tear countries apart and create humanitarian catastrophes and havens for terrorists. russian aggression against ukraine, disputes in the south china sea, these are testing an international order that we built, where the sovereignty of nations is respected and all nations abide by the same rules. nuclear weapons, as in north korea, and the specter of nuclear terrorism still threaten us all. so how to meet these threats while also seizing the incredible opportunities of this moment in history, that's going to be your challenge, the challenge of your generation.

which leads me to a second lesson. as we navigate this complex world, america cannot shirk the mantle of leadership. we can't be isolationist. it's not possible in this globalized, interconnected world. in these uncertain times, it's tempting sometimes to pull back and try to wash our hands of conflicts that seem intractable, let other countries fend for themselves. but history teaches us, from pearl harbor to 9/11, that oceans alone cannot protect us. hateful ideologies can spark terror from boston to san bernardino. in a global economy, it's not possible to stop trading goods and services with other countries. weak public health systems on the other side of the world allow diseases to develop that end up reaching our shores. so we cannot turn inward. we cannot give in to

isolationism. that's a false comfort. allowing problems to fester over there makes us less secure here. so, as americans, we have to keep leading and working with others to build the security and prosperity and justice we want in the world. by the way, one of the most effective ways to lead and work with others is through treaties that advance our interests. lately, there's been a mindset in congress that just about any international treaty is somehow a violation of american sovereignty, and so the senate almost never approves treaties anymore. they voted down a treaty to protect disabled americans, including our veterans, while senator and world war ii veteran bob dole was sitting right there in the senate chambers in a wheelchair. we don't always realize it, but treaties help make a lot of things in our lives possible that we take for granted, from international phone calls to mail.

those are good things. those are not a threat to our sovereignty. i think we can all agree on that. but also from nato to treaties controlling nuclear weapons, treaties help keep us safe. so if we're truly concerned about china's actions in the south china sea, for example, the senate should help strengthen our case by approving the law of the sea convention, as our military leaders have urged. and by the way, these treaties are not a new thing. the power to make treaties is written into our constitution. our founding fathers ratified lots of treaties. so it's time for the senate to do its job and help us advance american leadership, rather than undermine it. [applause] a part of the reason this is so important is because the united states remains the one indisputable nation in world affairs. i say this all the time.

after eight years, i have not gone to an international conference, summit, meeting where we were not the ones who made the agenda possible, even if we weren't hosting it. we have more alliances with other countries than anybody else, and they're the foundation of global stability and prosperity. on just about every issue, the world looks to us to set the agenda. when there's a problem around the world, they do not call beijing or moscow, they call us. and we lead not by dictating to other nations, but by working with them as partners, by treating other countries and their peoples with respect, not by lecturing them. this isn't just the right thing to do, it's in our self-interest. it makes countries more likely to work with us, and, ultimately, it makes us more secure.

so we need smart, steady, principled american leadership. and part of leading wisely is seeing threats clearly. remember ebola? that was a serious threat, and we took it seriously. but in the midst of it, there was hysteria. flights must be banned. quarantine citizens. these were actual quotes. seal the border. and my favorite, remove obama, or millions of americans die. that's an actual quote. the thing is, when we panic, we don't make good decisions. so, with ebola, instead of responding with fear, we responded with facts and responded with science and organization. and thanks to a coordinated global response, enabled by the

american military and our medical workers who got in there first, we stopped the spread of ebola in west africa and saved countless lives, and protected ourselves. so we've got to engage with the world. we can't pull back. of course, leading wisely also means resisting the temptation to intervene militarily every time there's a problem or crisis in the world. history is littered with the ruins of empires and nations that overextended themselves, draining their power and influence. and so we have to chart a smarter path. as we saw in vietnam and the iraq war, oftentimes the greatest damage to american credibility comes when we overreach, when we don't think through the consequences of all of our actions. and so we have to learn from our

history. and that also means we're doing right by our men and women in uniform. so, cadets, in your positions of leadership, you will be called upon to sustain this balance, to be hard-headed and big-hearted; guided by realism and idealism, even when these forces are sometimes at odds. we've got to have the realism to see the world as it is, where sometimes uncomfortable compromises are necessary; where we have the humility to recognize that there are limits to what even a nation as powerful as ours can do, that there may be wars we cannot always stop right away, or lives we cannot save. but we also need the idealism that sees the world as it ought to be, a commitment to the universal values of democracy and equality and human rights, and a willingness to stand up for them around the world, not just when it's easy, but when it's hard. because that's who we are and that's american leadership.

at times, ensuring our security requires the use of military force. that's the third lesson i want to discuss. as commander-in-chief, i have not hesitated to use force, unilaterally where necessary, to protect the american people. thanks to our military, intelligence and counterterrorism professionals, bin laden is gone. anwar al-awlaki, a leader of the al qaeda affiliate in yemen, is gone. ahmed abdi godane, the al qaeda leader in somalia, he's gone. ahmed abu khattala, accused in the attacks in benghazi, captured. mohammad mansur, the leader of the taliban, gone. leader after leader in isil, haji mutazz, their number two, mohamed emwazi, who brutally murdered americans, abu nabil, the isil leader in libya, all gone.

abu dawud, a leader of their chemical weapons program, captured. the list goes on. because if you target americans, we will find you and justice will be done, and we will defend our nation. [applause] but even as we celebrate the courage of our troops who serve in war, even where we do not hesitate to act on behalf of our security, we should never celebrate war itself. war, no matter how noble our intentions may be, promises agony and tragedy. and no one knows this more than those who fight those wars, our wounded warriors who bear the scars, seen and unseen; our veterans, who remember their

fallen comrades, our gold star families, whose hearts ache with pride and with loss. we have a solemn responsibility to these americans who sacrifice in our name. we have a responsibility to be guided by intelligence, and not ideology, and to never rush into war, and to explore other options first. because sending our troops into harm's way must always be a last resort. and sometimes those decisions are tough. i know, for example, that my decision not to conduct strikes against syria after it used chemical weapons was controversial among some in washington. but because we seized a diplomatic option, backed by our threat of force, nations came together and we accomplished far more than military strikes ever could have, all of syria's declared chemical weapons were successfully removed.

and in acting militarily, we have a responsibility, whenever possible, to build coalitions and partnerships. there are times where we have to do it alone. but on a whole lot of global problems, the united states shouldn't bear the entire burden of global security by itself. others have to step up. that's why, as we assist and train afghan forces, we're part of a 39-nation coalition. our coalition against isil includes 66 partners, including arab nations. we've learned that often the best way to defeat terrorists is not by sending large numbers of american ground forces to occupy and patrol foreign cities and towns. it's better to train and build up local partners, they're the ones who have to stabilize their own countries over the long term. compared to when i came into

office, when we had nearly 180,000 american troops in afghanistan and iraq, today that number is less than 15,000. most of our troops have come home. our local partners on the ground are in the lead. and as isil continues to lose territory in iraq and syria, these terrorists are learning the same lesson as others before them, you will never be strong enough to destroy america or our way of life. you are going to lose. but part of that is because we're on the right side of history, and part of it is because we can mobilize others to work with us. [applause] when we use force, we have a responsibility to use it proportionally. unlike terrorists who try to kill as many people as possible, the united states military goes to extraordinary lengths to avoid civilian casualties. it's the tragedy of war, however, whenever, whether it's conventional warfare or

precision strikes, that innocents sometimes are caught in the crossfire. and these are deaths that haunt us all. nobody more than me. as technology evolves, we can never grow numb to the consequences of our actions. we have to hold ourselves to high standards, be even more transparent, and do everything in our power to prevent the loss of innocent life. that's how america goes to war. and that's how, ultimately, america also wins the peace. [applause] and we have a responsibility to always give our troops a clear mission, the support they need to get the job done, and a plan for what comes after. i insisted, for example, that our surge of forces in afghanistan be matched with a transition to ensure afghans took responsibility for their own security. in libya, we were right to launch an air campaign to prevent qaddafi from massacring innocent civilians, but we didn't do enough to plan for the

day after, when deep-rooted tribalism plunged libya into disorder. in syria, the suffering in the civil war has been heartbreaking to see a nation shattered, and hundreds of thousands killed and millions driven from their homes. it is gut-wrenching. and as a father, i look at syria's children and i see my own. that's why we've said the dictator, assad, must go and why we support a moderate syrian opposition. and it's why america provides more humanitarian aid to the syrian people than any other nation. but suggestions for deeper u.s. military involvement in a conflict like the syrian civil war have to be fully thought through, rigorously examined with an honest assessment of the risks and tradeoffs. how will it alter the conflict? what comes next? when we ask those questions, we prevent the kind of mission creep that history teaches us to avoid. if iran and russia want to spill

their blood and treasure trying to prop up their syrian client and get sucked into a quagmire, that is their choice. as president of the united states, i've made a different choice. and the only real solution to the syrian conflict is a political solution, including a transition away from assad. and that takes diplomacy, not american soldiers being dragged into the middle of another civil war in the middle east. our foreign policy has to be strong, but it also has to be smart. [applause] which brings me to my last lesson that i want to share, as powerful as our military is, we have to remember that many of the threats to our security cannot be solved by military force alone. we've got to draw on every tool, all elements of our national power. when we invest in the development that promotes education and opportunity around the globe, it can make conflicts and military interventions less

likely later. so if you want to support our military, you also have to be in favor of foreign assistance that helps some young person learn in a very poor country, because it may end up making it less necessary to send our sons and daughters somewhere to fight. you can't separate the two. when we encourage economic and political reforms, when citizens, especially young people, in other countries have jobs and can choose their own leaders and have their human rights and dignity upheld, that can help reduce the appeal of violent extremism. we now have hope of averting the worst effects of climate change and the instability that would threaten our national security because american leadership helped rally the world and forge the most ambitious agreement in history to fight climate change. so if we're going to seize the

possibilities of our time, we have to use all these tools, and we have to have the courage to chart new paths. because we negotiated with iran and enforced strong sanctions, we reached a deal that prevents iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb, and we did it without firing a shot. with diplomacy, not war. we put aside 50 years of failed policies, and now we're seeing americans returning to cuba and the cuban people looking to us, and having new hope for the future. four decades after the conflict between us, vietnam and america are forging a new partnership, showing the world that peace is better than war. and perhaps no element of our power is more enduring than the example that we set ourselves, the values we live as a nation and as individuals. that's how we won the cold war, not just with the strength of our arms, but with the power of

our ideas, the power of our example. it's how we defend our nation, including our refusal to torture, because america doesn't just insist that other countries respect human rights, we have to uphold them, as well, and lead the way. [applause] it's how we treat those we capture. it's one of the reasons we have to close the prison at guantanamo, because america has to stand for rule of law. we live our values when our military, like america itself, truly welcomes the talents of all people. we're stronger when our gay and lesbian cadets and troops can serve their country, a country they love, without hiding who they love. [applause] we're stronger when cadets, like wasim soomro and ismail baumy

and james salem, know that we celebrate their service as proud, patriotic muslim americans who are also serving in our armed forces. [applause] and on this 40th anniversary of the first female cadets arriving at this academy, we are stronger because general johnson leads this institution, because air force general lori robinson leads northern command, our nation's first female combatant commander, and because all combat positions in our military are now open to women like you. we're stronger because of it. [applause] so there you have it, a few thoughts from your commander-in-chief on how to keep our military strong and our nation secure.

we can never know what the future holds. but in the not-so-distant future, when i'm no longer president, i will sleep well at night because i know that men and women like you serve to keep us free. take care of each other. take care of those under your command. and as long as you keep strong that long blue line, stay true to the values you've learned here, integrity, service before self, excellence, do this and i'm confident that we will always remain one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. congratulations, class of 2016. god bless you all. god bless the united states of america. [applause] [captions copyright national

cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] i think today, we have been the invisible half of the congress the past seven years. with interest. at least i have an interest. the tv coverage of members of our colleagues in the house. senate comes out of the indications dark ages, we create another historic moment in the relationship between technological advancements in communications through radio and television. our executiveo branch began appearing on television. today is the first time when our legislative branch will appear on that medium of communication through which most americans get their information about what our government and country does. >> in televising our

proceedings, it represents a wise policy. broadcast media coverage recognize the basic right and need of the citizens of our nation to know the business of their government. >> tonight, c-span marks the 30th anniversary of our live senate floor coverage on c-span2, featuring key moments from the past 30 years. >> i would show to you the body of evidence from this question. do you trust william jefferson clinton? >> we have witnessed something never before happened in all of senate history, a change of power during a session of congress. >> the american people don't understand is there is three areas in this bill that in the next five years will put the government in charge of everybody's health care. >> and an interview with mitch mcconnell. >> i'm sure i've made a number

of mistakes, but having c-span televise the senate was one of them. and alannald richie freeman. watch 30 years of the u.s. senate on television, beginning tonight on c-span. to see more of our 30 years of coverage on c-span2, go to c-span.org. we are covering commencement addresses at colleges around the country. you can see all of them out c-span.org. right now we will hear from gina mccarthy who spoke to vermont law school graduates for about 25 minutes. [applause] gina mccarthy: thank you, faculty, students, you rock.

[applause] hello, vermont law school lawyers. i have to start by saying congratulations to all of the masters. you don't intimidate me. i have one of those. [laughter] i also want to admit i am not a lawyer and i have never liked to lawyers until recently. [laughter] actually sometimes i do. anxietye to describe my dream, it would be filled with lawyers. [laughter] and in washington living that dream today. [laughter] [applause] so it is really fun, really it is an incredible honor to be here. fewhopefully i can share a words of wisdom. the most important one is to ask in if you're working

government or outside, to keep the mission that drove you to this school. embrace it and never let it go. it is a mission the world needs more people, especially young people, to embrace. the future is yours. up, you have to fix it. that is the way it is. embrace the challenge. for you today is the culmination of years of that he. you have learned to trust, to plow under property law, taxes, you have learned firsthand what it means to be arbitrary and capricious as you watch professor firestone throw chalk at the wall. so before you start cramming for the bar, or heading to the bar, do me a favor and take a few seconds to feel proud of yourself. really. you are graduating.

[applause] you are not just graduating from any school, you are graduating from vermont law school and vermont lawswill's program has 17 of thed number one last 24 years and it has never ranked lower than two. you are amazing. know when i want to pick a lawyer that will make me anxious, i go to you guys. because you are going to do one things, exactly what i say, or tell me how i can get done what i want to do. with me.e is fine don't be the boring type of lawyer who tells me everything i can't do because then i turn into charlie brown. wah, wah, wah. so we are going to have great fun together.

i know all of you are especially proud of your family, friends, they have supported you as you turned into whiny faces, wondering if you would get through your first year being absolutely miserable. do yourselves a favor and clap for everyone who's or did you -- supported you along the way. the good news is, they didn't is diown you or disavow you, so it is time at this like to welcome you back to the human race. you have to leave this lovely little community and go face the big bad world again, but it is really the start of the next chapter in your life. what i really want you to do most is embrace that. just embrace it. the uncertainty is great. stop dwelling on it, don't get anxious. i would like you to live in that uncertainty for the rest of your

life because it makes you so aware of your life and your place in it. challenging yourself to do something different and better, to learn, to keep conquering. that's what you really need to do if you want to have a continuously rich life, is to live on the edge. i live on it every single day, fall off only, and i al numerous occasions, but really, for the past three years you've been learning the rules of the road. you been learning the legal boundaries that you need to know , but right now it's all about getting into that real-world and starting to test those boundaries, and starting to test yourself, to see where life leads you. it's time to get creative, is time to think about what you can do to make sure that business as usual doesn't remain business as usual. your job is to always challenge that. [applause]

mccarthy: and i will tell you that life gets most interesting when you decide not to settle for business as usual. that's where you definitely won't be boring. this school has given you all you need to actually get in the game now. it has opened doors for you. unless you think business as usual is just i, then start embracing the opportunities that are open to you, that this college has provided to you, and you must go out and make the world more just. you must go out and make our children healthier. you have to give our communities more sustainable options moving forward and you have to work hard to make the world a safer place. you came here to do that, you have to exit the same way. you want to exit the world the same way. continuing to drive that forward. and i'm so confident that you

can do this. we have seen it in graduating classes from this college time and again. i cannot tell you how many lawyers at epa came from this school. actually, i lied. i can. 69 are now currently working at epa. [applause] mccarthy: and you are indistinguishable from the other mission driven crazy 15,000 human beings at work at epa. so you get along. i like it. so really think big. now is the time to get excited about what life has to offer, not to get anxious about it. so just look at my boss, president obama. he was a constitutional law professor. how boring is that? [laughter] but he has not been boring. he's done pretty damn well for himself and for us. [applause]

ms. mccarthy: today for the first time in this country, over nine in 10 americans have health insurance. today anyone in america can marry whomever they want to marry. [applause] ms. mccarthy: students in the u.s. are now graduating high school at a higher rate than ever. our economy is in the midst of the longest streak of robert -- private sector job growth on record with 14.4 million jobs added over 73 straight months. i like this one, we are less reliant on foreign oil than we have been in nearly three decades, and guess what? last december in paris, nations all across the world join ed together and made a commitment to act on climate. i am done with feelings, we've got to get action, and they are doing it.

[applause] ms. mccarthy: now, what made all of this incredible progress possible? a couple of things. one is i have a president who is could be sitting with you because he is as mission driven his you are. he is unwilling to settle for business as usual. he has told me, gina, put on your sneakers because we are running across the finish line. there is no lame duckery in this administration. right? none. and in the face of a congress -- how do i put this nicely? reluctant to act, our president has embraced the authorities that are already embedded in our laws and has used that to advance policies that reflect all of our core values, what has made this country so great, what has given us the kind of life that we have enjoyed, and he has taken action to protect our kids, to protect our families, and to protect our planet.

this has been an enormous gift to me to be part of this. and if you think about it, just focus on what we've been able to do on climate change. just look at the historic actions that i have been lucky enough to be a part of, whether i have worked at the state, local, or the federal level. we have been driving shoes on climate for ages. finally, the federal government of the united states of america is leading this charge, not just domestically but internationally. we have the epa finding that never would have happened had it not been for massachusetts epa. i'm so glad that my commonwealth of massachusetts kicked the butt out of epa on that one. you go where the mission drives you. it opened the doors to is such incredible strong climate action in this country, and that door

will never be shut again. greenhouse gas standards for light duty, heavy-duty vehicles, methane, landfill, we finalized our clean power plan, the nation's first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants, and if you haven't read the briefs we submitted on that clean power plant, read it, it will restore your faith in government. it is strong, it is powerful. we will win all the way up through the supreme court. [applause] ms. mccarthy: our clean power plan changed the dynamic in paris, and make no mistake about it, we are hanging on to that and we are going to continue to run forward. so this president is not one of those boring lawyers. he is a bit challenging. and i can say that working on climate change has never been boring.

the cpp has generated to first kind legalt of a decisions, interesting ones, one from the supreme court and a more recent one from the d.c. court. i will admit that i would rather be bored every once in a while, but we will deal with these issues moving forward, and i'm excited about the work that we have to do. but we all can't wait for anything to get the work done that we need to do to keep our kids' future secure, and to continue to make progress on public health, because after all, epa is a public health agency. that is what we do for a living. and we have real work to do and real challenges to face, and we are not going to wait for instructions from congress. they may never come. we are not relying solely on voluntary measures. they are really cool but they ain't getting the job done. full suite of tools and authorities granted to

us under the clean water act, the save drinking water act. thatnvironmental statutes have led to improvements in quality of life for all of us. vermont law school has given all of you, whether you are a master's in understanding the policies that are necessary to move us forward, or understanding the toolbox and the knowledge and skill set that the law provides and this college has given you. you are in an interesting position to be really part of this change moving forward. we cannot set this country on a sustainable course for the future. it is your time right now. you have to go with this. i agree, anxiety is bad, but embrace this anxiety. maybe don't know how to get it done, but keep moving. don't go back. circles are not fun, either. try to go forward. [laughter] you can figure it out.

sniff it out. you will know where you are supposed to go. but you are the leaders. you are trained to harness the power of the law to move beyond the status quo. while in a democracy like yours, and i've been working in this democracy for 35 years now, it does move slowly, but it does move. and change can happen. it is built layer by layer, action by action. hard work, science, the law. all of that is the foundation. and don't forget we are government of the people, for the people, and by the people. you've got to make people -- you got to sell what you do, not just be right. you've got to make people eventually demand the sustainable change that you think is necessary. so while you may be smarty-pants about where you want to go, smarty-pants about how to get there, you need to bring at least 1000 people with you when you want to accomplish it, because that's what the united states democracy demands. that's the system we live in. that is the system we love.

that is your challenge. so tackle tough issues like climate. you can make a difference. you can make it work. there is no challenge more complicated than the challenge of climate change. it's about the fundamental way that we chose to grow as a society. talk about the challenge of explaining something, why one degree matters. people think great, summer will, a little earlier. no, not great. but i think people now get it. most people have gotten it. don't go to dec.c. we have managed to explain it and also manage to understand that they are feeling it already. climate change impacts all of us. it's not just about glaciers and polar bears. it is way more personal. it's about our health, our economy, our national security.

it's really about our moral responsibility to protect our kids' future. so even in d.c. can make progress on things like climate change. the unexciting theme today, -- the exciting thing today is we even have the pope on our side. [applause] ms. mccarthy: and he rides around in this little fiat, or focus, depending on what country he is driving around in, i think. we also have incredible solutions today. life is changing and that makes it a very interesting point in time for you to be graduating. not only have we managed to figure out how to double a gallon of gasoline, how far can go, we are producing a lot of vehicles that don't need it. i had the opportunity to be at the tesla manufacturing facility. i met with elon musk. i did not understand a word he said. he actually did not understand a word i said, either.

[laughter] these things take time to build relationships. we will get along. tesla has already received 700,000 orders for their new $35,000 vehicle that is coming out next year. that will triple the amount of electric vehicles on the road in the united states. they come with a $1000 check. they are either stupid or really committed, or they should be committed, i don't know. we have renewable energy systems because they are competitive against fossil fuels. we have utilities that are buying the energy people are generating on the rooftops. we have a level of innovation today that is unprecedented and our markets are shifting with those innovations as they come out in the market and make their way to human beings who care about these issues.

in 2015, if you're worried about what other countries are doing, global investment in renewable energy hit a world record at $286 billion. that's more than twice the investment that the world spent on fossil fuel. so if you think it's just the u.s., you are wrong. last year, the u.s. solar industry added nearly 12 times the average economy. this is where the jobs of the future are. other than the jobs you are going to get. with a long-term extension of renewable tax credit, we can continue to see this moving forward. we are really at a time when you can go out there and make your own way in a world that is changing, and a world where that changes heading in the right direction, and you can make that change sustainable and move that forward, if you continue to have the mission that brought you to this wonderful school.

you are the generation that is the most technologically savvy, globally aware, socially conscious generation in history. you are emerging at a time when there is incredible innovation and progress. add onto that the arsenal of skills you have learned right here at vermont law school and you are already a force to be reckoned with. so don't slither into a job interview, go there with your head held high and get the job you want to get. [applause] ms. mccarthy: as i end, i want to ask you a couple of things and maybe give a little bit of advice. first i want to ask you to think about going into public service. i have to do that because i have been doing this for a long time. i will readily admit that you will never get rich, so if that is part of your mission, bother. -- don't bother.

i don't see that changing over the long haul. but if you really want a rich live, public service will provide that to you. it's just amazing. [applause] mccarthy: think about the choices you have. epa employs 69 vermont law school alums out of about 1000 attorneys that run around doing remarkably crazy but successful things. the phrase dream team is what we used to describe the office of general counsel. we've been named best in-house environmental team for the last two years in a row. i will tell you, i think it is because they get an awful lot of practice, and i will account for much of that. the only big time. sometimes it feels like david and goliath. when i was looking at the 111 d

filings, the clean power plan litigation. the list of attorneys representing the plaintiffs went to 22 pages. that is probably as many people as we actually have in epa. but we are going to win. we always do. when it is important. i guarantee there will be more lawsuits to follow. if you think village the short -- we will be short needing lawyers, you are we are going to not correct. keep doing important work, and in the united states, when you do important work, people will sue you. that's the way it works. [applause] ms. mccarthy: my last two tiny pieces of advice, i want to give you just two small pieces. first of all, as you are thinking about your future and planning what you want to do next, make sure that as you are looking at opportunities that

you are not writing off any that are not in your program plan. i know too many people who think i'm going here, and the next thing i'm going to do is there and the next thing is there. and they are blinded by incredibly interesting opportunities that they never thought they would want to take. if a door opens to you, walk through it. it may prove to be the most interesting thing you have ever done and shape your future forever. so don't set a plan that blinds you to the really cool things that are out there. i will absolutely guarantee you i never planned to be epa administrator, and i plan to run like hell in january and go to the next interesting thing that comes along. because you never know your journey in life. so don't shut doors. the last thing is, be comfortable being uncomfortable. i know that sounds stupid.

maybe it is, and i should probably quit here, but this is really sort of, i think about what the dean was talking about, anxiety is really actually great. it keeps you on your toes. if you go out and take a job that you know you can do, just because you know you can do it, then you are selling yourself short. i want you to take the job that you are not sure you can do, because in that job, it's going to push you. it will force you to learn and grow. it will force you to confront new ideas and challenges. that's what you want to do every single time. so if you don't have anxiety in the evening, create anxiety in the daytime. give yourself credit. you have made it through one of the most prestigious law schools in the world. you have come here because you have a mission where you are going to be a vital cause in our

ability to keep our planet safe and to keep my kids future and my grandchildren's future stable and happy with an opportunity to be healthy. you came here to make this society more just. you will succeed as long as you challenge yourself, stick with that mission, and remember where you came from and you never lose it. i'm so grateful that you came here, i'm so thankful that you got through it, and i am so excited to be able to hand over the world to this generation of leaders. thank you very much. [applause] >> the washington post tweeted

this afternoon, hillary clinton just proved she is very good at tontine donald trump. the presidential candidate spoke about national security in san diego. donald trump, sending the message, that performance by crooked hillary clinton. reading poorly from the teleprompter. she doesn't even look presidential. hillary clinton spoke for about 40 minutes. [applause] ms. clinton: thank you. thank you so much.

thank you. thank you all very much. thank you. thank you, san diego, for that warm welcome. ellen for those moving words. reminding us it is not only the uniform that in serve our country. it is their families. i want to recognize and thank congressman scott peters for being here. thank you. and all of the other electeds and service members, active-duty and retired. national guard, reservists, veterans, military spouses, family members that are all with us today. on monday, we observed memorial

day. a day that means a great deal to san diego. home of so many active-duty and former military and their families. we honor the sacrifice of those that died for our country in many ways. by living our values. by making this a strong and fair nation. and by carrying out a strong and principled foreign policy. that is what i want to speak about today. the challenges we face protecting our country and the choice at stake in this election. it is a choice between a fearful america that is less secure and less engaged with the world. and a strong, confident america that leads to keep our country safe and our economy growing.

[applause] clinton: as secretary of state, senator, and first lady, i had the honor of representing america abroad and helping shape our foreign policy at home. as a candidate for president, there is nothing i take more seriously than national security. i have offered clear strategies on how to defeat isis, strengthen alliances, and make sure iran never gets a nuclear weapon. and i am going to keep america's security at the heart of my campaign. [applause] because, as you know so well, americans are not just electing a president in november.

we are choosing our next commander-in-chief to decide questions of war and peace, life, and death. like many, i believe the person the republicans have nominated for president cannot do the job. [applause] ms. clinton: donald trump's ideas are not just different. they are dangerously incoherent. they are not even really ideas. just a series of bizarre rants, personal feuds, and outright lies. [applause] ms. clinton: he is not just

unprepared. he is temperamentally unfit to hold an office that requires knowledge, stability, and immense responsibility. this is not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes because it is not hard to imagine donald trump leading us into war because someone got under his very thin skin. we cannot put the security of our children and grandchildren in donald trump's hands. we cannot let him roll the dice with america. this is a man that said more countries should have nuclear weapons, including saudi arabia. this is someone who has

threatened to abandon our allies in nato, the countries that work with us to root out terrorists abroad before they strike us at home. he believes we can treat the u.s. economy like one of his casinos and default on our debts to the rest of the world which would cause an economic catastrophe far worse than anything we experienced in 2008. [applause] ms. clinton: he has said that he would order our military to carry out torture and the murder of civilians who are related to suspected terrorists even though those are war crimes. he says he doesn't have to listen to generals or admirals, ambassadors and other officials because he has "a very good brain." [laughter] ms. clinton: he also said i know

more about isis than the generals do. believe me. it you know what? i don't believe him. [applause] ms. clinton: he says climate change is a hoax invented by the chinese and he has the gall to war like johnf mccain are not heroes. [booing] exactly. he praises dictators with vladimir putin and pick fights with our friends including the british prime minister, the mayor of london, the german chancellor, the president of mexico, and the pope. he says he has foreign-policy experience because he ran the miss universe pageant in russia.

and to top it off, he believes america is weak. he called our military a disaster. he said we are a third world country. and he's been saying things like that for decades. those are the words of someone who doesn't understand america or the world. [applause] and they are the words of someone who would lead us in the wrong direction because if you really believe america is weak with our military, values, capabilities that no other country comes close to matching, then you don't know america. [applause] and you certainly don't deserve to lead it.

that is why even if i weren't in this race, i would be doing everything i could to make sure donald trump never becomes president because i believe he will take our country down a truly dangerous path. unlike him, i have some experience with tough calls. i wrestled with the chinese over climate deal, brokered a cease-fire between israel and hamas, negotiated with russia, twisted arms, and stood up for the rights of women, religious minorities and the rights of lgbt people around the world. [applause] and i have sat in

the situation room and advise d the president on some of the toughest choices he faced. i am not new to this work and i am proud. i think the choice before the american people is clear. i believe in alliance, clarity, and a rocksolid commitment to the values that have always made america great. and i believe with all my heart that america is an exceptional country. that we are still, in lincoln's words, the last best hope of earth. we are not a country that cowers behind walls. we lead with purpose and we prevail. if america doesn't lead, we leave a vacuum.

that will either cause chaos or other countries will rush to fill the void. then they will be the ones making decisions about lives and jobs. rust me, the choices they make will not be our benefit. that is not an outcome we can live with. there are important things the next president must do to keep us safe and the economy growing. these are areas that donald trump and i profoundly disagree and they are all critical to our future. first, we need to be strong at home. that means investing in our infrastructure, education, and innovation. we need to reduce income inequality because so many are struggling to provide the basics for their families. and we need to break down the

barriers that hold americans back. bigotryg barriers of and discrimination. compare that with what trump wants to do. his economic plan would add more than 30 trillion, that's with a t, dollars to the national debt. he has no ideas on education, no ideas on innovation. he has a lot of ideas about who to blame but no clue about what to do. none of what donald trump is offering will make america stronger at home and that will make us weaker in the world. second, we need to stick with our allies. america's network is part of what makes us exceptional and our allies deliver for us every

day. [applause] ms. clinton: our armed forces fight terrorists together. our diplomats work side by side. allies provide staging areas for our military so we can respond quickly to events on other side of the world. and they share intelligence that helps us identify and diffuse potential threats. take north korea, perhaps the most repressive regime on the planet run by a sadistic dictator who wants to develop long-range missiles that can carry a nuclear weapon to the united states. we worked closely with our allies, japan and south korea, to respond to this thread including by creating a missile

defense system that stands ready to shoot down a north korean warhead should the leaders the be reckless enough to launch one. the technology is ours. key parts are located on japanese ships. all three countries contributed to it and all three of our militaries will run a joint drill to test it. that is the power of allies. [applause] ms. clinton: it is also the legacy of american troops that fought and died to secure those bonds. they knew we were safer with friends and partners. moscow and beijing are deeply envious of our alliances because they have nothing to match them. they would love for us to elect a president that would jeopardize that source of

strength. if donald gets his way, they will be celebrating in the kremlin. we cannot let that happen. that's why it is no small passing thing when he talks about leaving nato or says he will stay neutral on israel. it's no small thing when he calls mexicans rapists and murderers. we are lucky to have two good friends on borders, why would he want to make one of them an enemy? [applause] ms. clinton: and it is no small thing when he suggests america should withdraw military support for japan and encourage them to get nuclear weapons. and he said this about a war between japan and north korea.

and i quote, if they do, they do. good luck. enjoy yourself, folks. i wonder if he even realizes he is talking about nuclear war. yes, our friends need to contribute their fair share. a number of them have increased their defense spending. the real debate is if we keep those alliances strong or cut them off. what he says would weaken our country. third, we need to embrace all the tools of american power, especially diplomacy and development. to be on the front lines solving problems before they threaten us at home. diplomacy could be the only way to avoid a conflict that could end up exacting a much greater cost. it takes patience, persistence, and an eye on the long game.

take the nuclear agreement with iran. iran was racing toward a nuclear bomb. some called for military action. that could have ignited a broader war. president obama chose a different path and i got to lead the effort to impose crippling sanctions. eventually, we reached an agreement that should block every path for iran to get a nuclear weapon. now we must enforce the deal vigorously. our approach must be this trust -- distrust and verify. the world must understand the

united states will act decisively if necessary, including with military action to stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon. israel's security is nonnegotiable. we have a moral obligation to defend israel. [applause] but there is no question that the world and the united states, we are safer now than we were before this agreement. it withoutshed firing a single shot or putting a single american soldier in harm's way. [applause] ms. clinton: donald trump says we should not have done the deal. we should have walked away. that would have meant no more global sanctions and iran resuming their nuclear program

and the world blaming us. then what? war? of course, trump doesn't have answers to those questions. he does not know the first thing about iran or its nuclear program. ask him. it will become very clear very quickly. [applause] ms. clinton: there is no risk of people losing their lives if you blow up a golf course deal. but it doesn't work like that in world affairs. just like being interviewed on the same episode of 60 minutes is not the same thing is as actually dealing with vladimir putin. so the stakes are infinitely higher and more complex in the

-- than in the world of luxury hotels. we know the tools donald trump rings to the table. bragging, mocking, composing nasty tweets. i'm willing to bet he's writing a few right now. [applause] but those tools will not do the trick. rather than solving global crises, he will create new ones. he has no sense of what it takes to deal with multiple countries with competing interests and reaching a solution everyone can get behind. in fact, he is downright contemptuous of that work. he's more likely to end up leading us into conflict. we need to be firm but wise with rivals. countries often work against us.

moscow has taken aggressive military action in ukraine. i have gone toe to toe with russia, china, and many other leaders around the world. i know we have to stand our ground when we must and find common ground when we can. that is how i can work with russia to reduce stockpiles and with china to increase pressure on north korea. it's how diplomats negotiated a landmark agreement on climate change that trump wants to rip up. [applause] ms. clinton: the key was never forgetting who we were dealing with. not friends or allies but countries that share a common interest. he doesn't see the complexity.

i understand a lot of americans have concerns about our trade agreements. a trade war is something very different. we went down that road in the 1930's and it made the great depression longer and more painful. combine that with his comments about defaulting on our debt and it is not hard to see how a trump presidency could lead to a global economic crisis. i don't understand his bizarre fascination with dictators and strong men who have no love for america. he praised china for the tiananmen square massacre and said that it showed strength. he said you've got to give him credit for taking over north korea, something he did by murdering everyone he saw as a threat including his own uncle which donald described gleefully like he was recapping an action movie.

and he said if he were rating vladimir putin as a leader, he will give him in a. i will leave it to a psychiatrist to explain his affection for tyrants. [applause] ms. clinton: i just wonder how anyone can be so wrong about who america's real friends are. because it matters. if you don't know exactly who you are dealing with, men like putin will eat your lunch. we need a real plan for confronting terrorists. as we saw six months ago in san bernardino, the threat is real and urgent. the past year, i have laid out my plans for defeating isis. we need to take out their strongholds in iraq and syria by intensifying the air campaign and stepping up support. we need to keep pursuing

diplomacy. those conflicts are keeping isis alive. we need to lash out and ensure our intelligence services are working hand in hand to dismantle the global network that supplies money, armed propaganda, and fighters to the terrorists. and we need to win the battle in cyberspace. [applause] ms. clinton: and of course, we need to strengthen our defenses here at home. that, in a nutshell, is my plan for defeating isis. what is trump's? he won't say. he is literally keeping it a secret. the secret is he has no idea what he would do. look at the few things he has said on the subject. he actually said, and i

quote, maybe syria should be a free zone for isis. oh, ok. let the terrorist group have of a major country in the middle east. we should send tens of thousands of american ground troops to the middle east to fight isis. he also refused to rule out nuclear weapons against isis which would mean mass civilian casualties. it's clear he doesn't have a clue what he's talking about. we can't be certain which of these things he would do. we can be certain he is capable of doing any or all of them. letting isis run wild, launching a nuclear attack, starting a ground war. these are all distinct possibilities with donald trump in charge. and through all his talk, there is one cause theme, just there is onee, --

theme, demonizing muslims and playing right into the hands of isis. his plan to ban muslims from even coming to our country doesn't just to violate the religious freedom our country was founded on, it is a huge propaganda victory for isis. and it alienates the very countries we need to help us win in this fight. a trump presidency would embolden isis. [applause] ms. clinton: we cannot take that risk. this isn't reality television. this is actual reality. [applause] defeating global terrorist networks and protecting the homeland takes more than empty talk and a handful of slogans. it takes a real plan. real experience and leadership. donald trump lacks all three. and one more thing. a president has a sacred responsibility of defending

troops in battle if we absolutely must. and only with the clear and well thought out strategy. our troops give their all. the deserve a commander-in-chief who knows that yo. and fought-by-side for better health care. veterans with more support for our gold star families. you cannot with the lives of our women in donald hands.s an we need to stay true to our values. he says again and again, the world is laughing at us. he didn't just start this year. page ads ind

newspapers in 1987, america lacked a backbone and america was, you guessed it, laughing at us. he was wrong then and he is wrong now. you've got to wonder why somebody who fundamentally has so little confidence in america and has felt that way wants to be our president. the truth is, there is not a country in the world that can rival us. it is not just that we have the greatest military or that are economy is larger than any in the world. it's also that americans work harder, dream bigger, and we make ever stop trying to our country and the world a better place. [applause] ms. clinton: so it really matters that donald trump says things that go against our deepest held values. it matters when he says he will order our military to murder the

families of suspected terrorists. during the raid to kill osama bin laden, when every second counted, our seals took the time to move the women and children in the compound to safety. donald trump may not get it, but that is what honor looks like. [applause] ms. clinton: and you know what? it also matters when he makes fun of people with disabilities. calls women pigs. proposes banning an entire religion from our country or plays coy with white supremacists. america stands up to countries

that treat women like animals or people of different races, religions, or ethnicities as less human. [applause] what happens to the moral example we set for the world and for our own children if our president engages in bigotry? and by the way, mr. trump, every time you insult american muslims or mexican immigrants, remember , plenty of muslims and immigrants serve and fight in our armed forces. [applause] ms. clinton: donald trump could learn something from them. that brings me to the final point i want to make.

the temperament it takes to be commander-in-chief. every president faces hard choices every day with imperfect information and conflicting imperatives. that is the job. a revolution threatens to topple a government in a key region. an adversary reaches out for the first time in years. what do you do? making the right call takes a cool head and respect are the for the facts. it takes a willingness to listen to other people's points of view with a truly open mind. it also takes humility knowing you don't know everything. because if you are convinced you are always right, you will never ask yourself the hard questions. i remember being in the situation room with president obama debating the potential bin laden operation. the president's advisers were

divided. the intelligence was compelling but far from definitive. and the risks of failure were daunting. the stakes were significant. for our battle with al qaeda and our relationship with pakistan. most of all, the lives of those brave seals and pilots hung in the balance. it was a decision only a president could make. and when he did, it was as crisp and courageous a display of leadership i have ever seen. imagine donald trump sitting in the situation room making life or death decisions on behalf of the united states. imagine him deciding whether to send your spouses or children into battle. imagine if he had not just his twitter account at his disposal when he is angry but america's

entire arsenal. do we want him making those calls? and quickin-skinned to anger who lashes out at the smallest criticism. do we want his finger anywhere near the button? i have a lot of faith that the american people will make the right decision. this is a country with a deep reservoir of common sense and national pride. we are all counting on that. [applause] ms. clinton: because making donald trump our commander-in-chief would be a historic mistake and it would undo so much of the work that republicans and democrats alike have done. over many decades, making america stronger and more secure. it would set back our standing in the world more than anything in recent memory.

it would fuel an ugly narrative about who we are. that we are fearful, not confident. that we want to let others determine our future for us instead of shaping our own destiny. that is not the america i know and love. yes, we have a lot of work to do to keep our country secure and we need to do better by american families and workers. and we well. don't let anyone tell you america isn't great. donald trump has america all wrong. we are a big hearted and fair-minded country. [applause] ms. clinton: there is no goal we can't meet, no goal we can't achieve when we each do our part and come together. every lesson teaches us that we are stronger together. we remember that every memorial day. this election is a choice between two very different visions of america.

one that is angry, afraid, and based on the idea that america is fundamentally weak. and in decline. the other is hopeful, generous, and confident that america is great just like we always have been. [applause] so let's resolve that we can be greater still. that is what i believe in my heart. i went to 112 countries as your secretary of state and i never lost my sense of pride and wonder at seeing the blue and white plane lit up on some far off runway with the united states of america emblazoned on the sides. that plane, those words, our country represent something special. that's used -- not just to us

but the world. i love this country and i know you do, too. it has been an honor and a privilege to serve america and i'm going to do everything i can to protect our nation and make sure we never lose sight of how strong we really are. thank you all very much. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

announcer: tonight on c-span, a look back at 30 years of c-span coverage of the u.s. senate followed by q&a within it historian betty koed. washington post congressional reporter paul kane has written a story about the effect of tv cameras on the senate and notes the shift in opinion among senators about tv coverage, lawyers think the benefit of shining sunlight on the proceedings outweigh the negatives. you can read his article at washington post.com. now we look back on the last 30 years of tv cameras in the u.s. senate. >>