session that starts at 11:00 a.m. eastern. the article, could be taken up for debate later in the week. this tuesday, the senate armed services committee holds a hearing on civilian control of the armed forces. this hearing will focus on granting a waiver to retired army general austin. general austin left the military in 2016. a week from tuesday, general austin will be in front of the committee for his defense secretary confirmation hearing. more hearings are expected in both the house and the senate on the security situation at the capital with dates to be determined. the senate is scheduled to return to legislative business on january 19. >> the white house did not release a weekly address this weekend. however, congressman brendan boyle from pennsylvania

delivered the weekly democratic address. he talked about the security breach at the u.s. capitol. rep. boyle: fellow citizens,p.m i'm speaking to you from the united states capitol, where this week the whole world watched a shameful assault on our democracy play out right before our eyes. a violent mob stormed the capitol in order to stop congress from upholding its constitutional responsibility to validate the presidential election. incited by some and radicalized by others, these domestic terrorists wanted to impose their will over that of we the people. they failed. at 3:40 in the morning, i stood in the well of the house of representatives, the people's house, as vice president pence announced congress had carried out its constitutional duty and affirmed the election of joe biden as president of the united states and kamala harris as vice president.

what was at stake this week was not choosing the next president, for the people already made that decision in this election. this was about something bigger than donald trump, or joe biden, or any man or woman. it was about the survival of our democracy. two centuries ago, one of our founding fathers cautioned against the danger of taking our democracy for granted. john adams wrote, 'remember democracy never lasts long. it soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. there never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.' the greatest threat to democracy is never external. it is from within. we must never take for granted our democracy. it must be defended by every generation. always. the scenes from wednesday were ugly and unforgettable, especially for those of us who lived through it.

yet, i remain optimistic. growing up in philadelphia, where our democracy was born, and raised in an immigrant family, i was often brought to visit the historic sites. every summer, without fail, we would spend an entire day seeing independence hall, congress hall, the liberty bell. it was at independence hall where our nation was declared free and our constitution born. at the constitutional convention, it was an open question as to whether this young nation, only a few years old, would survive. the convention's oldest and most accomplished delegate was benjamin franklin, one of our greatest founding fathers, and my city's greatest citizen. physically feeble, he rarely spoke throughout the convention. in a notable address toward the close of the convention, he gently urged dissenting delegates to put aside their legitimate criticisms and unite to adopt our constitution. on the final day, as the last delegates were signing the

document, franklin pointed toward the sun on the back of the convention president's chair. observing that painters had found it difficult to distinguish a rising sun from a setting sun, franklin looked at that sun behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. but now at length, i have the happiness to know that it is a rising sun. week like this, it can be hard to tell whether that sun is rising or setting on our american democracy. have no doubt. be not afraid. for the miracle at philadelphia lives. our constitution held. on the 20th of january, the sun will rise, and at 12:00 noon, a peaceful transfer of power will take place in america. thank you, and may god continue to bless the united states of

america." >> use your mobile device to go to cspan.org for video live and on-demand. to follow the transition of power. president trump, president-elect biden, news conferences and events coverage at cspan.org. theunday night on q and a, magazines a senior editor talks "boomers."ook, >> there was a liner about rumors that i did not come up with but i think is great, there is a generation that sold out but would never admit that they sold out. idealism,mbination of morally noble idealist, liberating.

on the other hand, selfishness and narcissism and a blindness on the ways that their liberalist agenda knocks down a lot of functioning institutions left a lot of people worse off. >> helen and her book, sunday night at 8:00 eastern. sunday night q&a. >> 60 new members of congress. this diverse group includes immigrants, state representatives, television reporters, and professional athletes. watch our conversation with new members all this week at 8 p.m.. watch our conversations with marjorie taylor greene, madison cawthorn, meet new members of the 117th congress all this week online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app.

>> next, dr. anthony fauci providing update on the recent pandemic and the surge in the covid-19 cases. this is 15 minutes. please welcome david rubenstein. david: we are going to discuss the whole issue of covid-19 and the vaccine situation. before i get to that i just want t