hat dark period of our history, we were after all one of the country's largest slave markets, i felt that i and other people in the city had a special responsibility to remove racial discord. hargitay. mariska >> to hear these stories. the words like you said. dehumanizing. these lives derailed. the way that lives go off track. these are not kids sitting on a shelf. these with people's lives itting on a shelf, getting derailed of what is this life supposed to be? i was on this track. can't even make sense of what has happened to me. we have been letting perpetrators go by not testing these kits and saying we don't

care about this issue. >> and nardrand paul about the proposed arms sale to saudi arabia. >> we will discuss whether we should be actively involved. should the united states be actively involved with flames? the saudi should we be at war in yemen? >> c-span programs are available at c-span.org right on our homepage or searching the video library. >> senate democrats continue to hold the senate floor protesting the fact that senate republicans have hearings top healthcare budget legislation. they began the speeches just after 5:30 this afternoon. we expect them to go until after midnight tonight. let's take a moment to listen to chris murphy. he came to the floor about 30

seconds ago. >> the brief intermission between employment their son was diagnosed with cancer. it then became a pre-existing condition which meant that her husband's new plor would not cover -- employer would not cover the son as part of the family plan. the cancer progressed and progressed and progressed. the family had no means to keep up with the payments and their story unfortunately is not foreign to folks who have heard from constituents who have gone bankrupt because of healthcare. they lost everything. they first went through their savorings. then they went -- savings and then they went into their sons' college accounts and then they sold their car and then they sold their house. they lost everything they had trying to make sure they had health care for their son simply because he got diagnosed

with cancer during the one tiny interim between their family's insurance coverage. that pre-existing condition doomed that family and there by the grace of god would that be us. that could happen to any one of us. and yet today -- >> again, that is chris murphy, the connecticut democrat on the senate floor talking about republican efforts to repeal the healthcare law. we expect for speeches for other democrats throughout the night. you can find live coverage to have senate on c-span 2. several democratic senators are taking their message to twitter. with coverage of americans on the line in this healthcare fight the lack of transparency from republicans is disturbing. another tweet from tim kaine reading healthcare is the most

important expenditure in our lives. writing a bill in secret is unprecedented and irresponsible. and this from dianne feinstein who tweets healthcare is the last subject that should be addressed behind closed doors hidden from public view. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 197 , c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and it is brought to you today by your cable or satellite rovider. >> in a unanimous decision today, the supreme court declared that the government's refusele to register trademarks that can be seen as disparaging violates free speech under the first amendment. the ruling was a win for the asian american rock band the

slants who challenged the trademark office for refusing to trademark the name of their band because it was considered a racial slur. this oral argument from january is just under an hour. >> we'll hear the argument first in 15129 3, lee versus tam. > 15 usc 52 a. an .t.o. despondant's diagnosis register the slants or his band. because section 52 sanch