up rapidly with republicans, especially given president trump in the oval office. we saw the democratic candidates outspending republican rivals, even incumbents across the country. you can imagine both republicans and democrats governor associations will spend north of $100 million in the next few years. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having us. >> sarah perez reports on congress for politico and joins us with a look at hr one, a bill dealing with elections and campaign finance reform. will bee democrats putting this legislation on the floor. what can you tell us about it? fact that it is called hr

one means it is the number one most important legislative priority. this is bill number one. immigrants have been pushing this since they took back the house last fall. everything from voting rights to election security. there is a provision that democrats have been pushing for years, such as automatic voter registration, supporting the sea .c. statehood. a lot of far ranging pieces the democrats have wanted for a long time. we'll see all of this on the floor next week. >> this will cost about $2 billion, most of that going to states for grants with election security. what does it mean for the future of hr one? having 220 seven cosponsors already virtually means they

will have no issues passing it. this is something that we need to go through the appropriations committee. it is a house controlled by democrats so it would be no problem. they would have the shuffle a little bit of money here and there. republicans have supported election security grants as well. goes tolmost uniformly these other tissues like overhauling the federal election commission. when republicans in the senate go to do these funding is really nothere chance we will see some of these broader items being adopted by the senate. some of these funding opportunities, we can see bipartisan support for those. the senate going to be doing? >> the senate will take up three judicial nominations.

this is something mitch mcconnell has been prioritizing. majority.t up his will be expecting a couple of republican senators to make a decision about what they will say on this pending national emergency declaration measure. is something that has consumed capitol hill after president trump declared a national emergency to build his so-called border wall. they are expecting to do this in the next few weeks. we'll have pressure on republican senators that have to make up their mind on how to vote on this. >> we will watch these issues as they come up on twitter. we really appreciate your time. >> thanks for having me. >> when the senate takes the

, fourpassed resolution republican senators have indicated they will vote in favor of it. of maine, tom tillis of north carolina, lisa and rand of alaska, paul from kentucky. the president says he will veto it. a vote is expected in the next couple of weeks. >> tonight on q&a, u.s. army veteran eileen rivers on her book "beyond the call." beyondomen that went their regular duties to help women in afghanistan and further the mission. >> there was a time when she felt like there were men that were trying to break her and test her and see if women could actually hack it. gear,ad really heavy

weapons, and they were carrying on this road barge. she pulled her women aside, no matter what happens, don't you dare start crying and you better step up. i feel like they will test us. they kept up step for step. >> eileen rivers. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> the c-span bus recently traveled to texas to ask people what it means to be american. means you can be anyone and anything. you have the freedom to express yourself and you have the freedom to embrace your culture and show off your culture because america truly is a melting pot. >> we are part of a community and it is so nice to share values. respect for one another.

we have freedoms and share amazing things. for example, education in the state is just amazing. students comege here because we're just so fortunate. and even health care, we're very fortunate people. >> for myself, being an american is being a free person. and as far as being an american citizen, it is taking an active part in trying to better your go ony and not -- always a mission, try to make it even better. >> voices from the road on c-span. >> former democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton and current presidential candidate senator cory booker spoke at the annual bloody

sunday commemorative service at the episcopal church in selma, alabama. this week marks 54 years since peaceful demonstrators were beaten by alabama state troopers as they attended to cross the edmund pettus bridge. -- attempted to cross the edmund pettus bridge. lord hass the day the made. let us rejoice and be glad in him. and then let's get to work. here withrilled to be my friend and your congresswoman , to thank her for the work she is doing. the leadership she is providing. and the imperative that she toerstands has to be met once again have a voting rights act that protects and defends the right of every single american to vote.