die to protect our citizens and our government is duty bound to safeguard their sovereignty and freedom. for 230 years, we have governed ourselves and planned our own destiny, guarded all the way by the constitution of the united states. on this sunday, constitution day, let us recommit ourselves to our founding principles and rededicate ourselves to our glorious heritage. we have inherited a birthright of freedom. we must defend it dearly, protect it jealously, and promote it probably as one nation under god. we must rise to the task of self-governance, prove worthy of the sacrifices made to carve out this magnificent nation, and we must give our loyalty to our republic and its citizens in all that we do. so let us pledge allegiance to our flag, devote our hearts to our country, and demonstrate our love for one another as americans, as patriots, and as the children of god. thank you.

>> last week, we heard the bad news that the trump administration plans to end the deferred action for childhood arrivals program better known as a daca. daca provides temporary legal status to immigrant students if they register with the government, pay a fee and have background checks. the young people who are protected under the program also known as dreamers came today and -- came to the united states as children. they grew up seeing the national anthem and pledging allegiance to the american flag. several years ago, i and another senator sent a letter to president obama asking him to establish this program. the president responded to our request and daca has been a huge success. almost 800,000 dreamers have come forward and received daca protection and allow them to contribute more fully to the country as teachers, engineers, lawyers, students and even members of our military.

today, thousands of dreamers and family and friends are afraid because this administration's decision to rescind the program. almost 800,000 young people brought to the u.s. as children will lose their ability to work and be subject to deportation, ending daca will set in motion rolling mass deportations over the course of the next two years. do not believe the spin. repealing daca was not about putting america first. dreamers grew up in this country. they are american in every way except there and -- except their legal immigration status. these dreamers are job creators, not job stealers. the center for american progress

says that ending daca would cost the united states billions of dollars in gross to mastic product in the next few decades. the congress says -- the president says it is up to congress to fix it. congress now has an urgent and closing window to right this wrong and prevent this catastrophe for some many people and their families and communities and their country. the deportation clock is ticking. it was 16 years ago that i first introduced the dream act. legislationsan became a path to citizenship for dreamers. in july, introduced the most recent version of it with my friend senator lindsey graham of south carolina. it has also been introduced in the house of representatives. on wednesday, president trump agreed to begin negotiations to pass the bipartisan dream act. we are calling on republican leaders in the senate and the house, senator mitch mcconnell, speaker paul ryan, to bring it to the floor. if they do, i am confident the dream act will pass both chambers of congress with a strong bipartisan vote. and then president trump can decide whether to make it the law of the land with his signature. when we introduced the act in

the senate, senator lindsey graham said a reckoning is coming. well the moment has arrived. the american people are calling for us to do the right thing. 75% of americans, 70% of republicans want the dreamers to stay in this country they call home. it is time to stand up. those are members of congress on the wrong side of history will dare responsibility for forcing hundreds of thousands of talented young immigrants out of our workforce and putting them at risk of immediate deportation. as a senator, i will do everything in my power to protect these dreamers and give them a chance to become citizens, so they can contribute to a brighter future for america my final. message is for the dreamers who are in despair and worried. do not lose faith.

keep going to work. keep working for your families and your country. you are not alone. i won't stop fighting for you. together with my colleagues in congress and fellow americans, we will ensure you are here to stay. >> sunday, a series of six interviews with prominent photojournalists. a conversation with frank johnston. when they brought also all doubt, he was within three feet fired the jack ruby gun. to the floor,rown because there must've been 100 police in that basement of that sunday morning. "oral histories" sundays at 7:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> that is the whole reason for

shredding documents, isn't it? see you can later say you didn't remember. >> the reason for shredding documents and the reason the government of the united states gave me a shredder, i mean, i didn't buy it myself, was to destroy documents that were no longer relevant, that did not apply or should to be divulged. ask for the past 30 years, the video library is your free politics and public affairs. whether it happened 30 years or 30 minutes ago, find it in c-span's video library at c-span.org. c-span, where history unfolds daily. now, a discussion on congressional have come proposals on the future of the affordable care act. this is about 30 minutes. continues. host: our guest is known leave