eastern on c-span. announcer: a look at the early stages of the 2016 presidential race. ted cruz announced his candidacy this past week. at, our conversation on q&a. >> joining us on newsmakers is the chair of the new hampshire republican party. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>

eastern on c-span. the american israel public affairs committee is holding its and a policy conference in washington d.c. this weekend. the group known as aipac is described as america pro israel lobby. we will have remarks live 5 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road. learning about history and literary life. we take a visit to galveston, texas. >> the opening the canal sailing ships were almost dealt a death blow. with that opening of the canal some ships had a shorter route to the far east india, all those markets. sailing ships needed to find a way to make their own living. instead of higher valued cargo, they started caring lower valued cargo. coal. oil. cotton. carried any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a fast pace. >> watch our events from galveston saturday, march 7 at new eastern on book tv. sunday, march 8 at 2 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> the political landscape has changed with the 1

eastern on c-span. later, a hearing on the consumer product safety commission's 2016 budget request. the commission's chair will be among the witnesses. that is live at 3:00 eastern on c-span3. the c-span cities to work takes book tv and american history tv on the road. traveling to cities to learn about their history and literary life. next week, we partner with comcast for a visit to galveston, texas. >> heave ho. >> with the opening of the suez canal in 1869, sailing ships are almost dealt a death blow. with that opening of the canal coal-fired ships had a shorter route to the far east to india those markets. sailing ships needed to find a way to make their own living. instead of high-value cargo they started carrying lower value cargo. coal oil cotton, etc.. alyssa found her niche in carrying any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a fast pace. >> watch all of our events from galveston, saturday, march 7 at 12:00 noon eastern, and march 8 at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> florid

eastern on c-span.sident obama will be in boston tomorrow for the dedication ceremony at the edward kennedy institute for the u.s. senate. the building was created in honor of the late massachusetts senator and aims to educate the public about congress and encourage citizens to take a proactive role in the democratic process. >> 50 years ago, i managed the successful reelection campaign for the junior senator for massachusetts, john f. kennedy. although i certainly did not anticipate it at the time, i myself have been deeply honored to hold the same seat he had for some 46 years. during my service in the united states senate, i have often been called a liberal. and it usually was not meant to be a compliment. but i remember what my brother said about liberalism shortly before he was elected president. he said, if by "a liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without quick reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people, their health, their h

eastern on c-span two. later, a look at the supreme court's budget request with anthony kennedy and stephen breyer testifying in front of house appropriations subcommittee at 3:00 p.m. eastern live coverage on c-span3. chinese premier li keqiang held a news conference after the closing of the national people's conference. he answered questions on both domestic and foreign policy, including environmental protection u.s.-china relations and the ukraine conflict. this portion is courtesy of china central television. >> with huffington post, in under the dome, a documentary the filmmakers complain about big oil companies like petrol china have been a block to the introduction of policies on environmental protection and law enforcement in this field. for example, in the subject -- setting of quality standards of gasoline consumed as well as introduction of wider use of natural gas. my question is, if it is, it is it true that these companies are posing an obstacle to enforcing environmental protection laws and po

eastern on c-span three. later, the featured speaker at the center for strategic and international studies. she will discuss her department's energy priorities. to that lot at 1:00 p.m. eastern also on our campaigning network c-span3 bank. >> this week in, the c-span city store has partnered with media, to learn about the history and literary life of collapse, georgia. >> inside the museum is the remains of the confederate army clad, the css jackson, and this is an ironclad that was built your in columbus and the war. there are oval shapes that are actually the gun ports of the jackson. the jackson is armed with six rifles. the particular rifle firing today is one of the guns built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma naval works in some a, alabama and completed in january 1865 -- and selma, alabama, and completed in january to 65. the row claim to fame, there are only 4 ironclads from the civil war we can study right now. the jackson is right here, and that is why this facility is here. firs

eastern on c-span2 and rea airs at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. you can also watch anytime at www.c-span.org. these center for strategic and international studies will hear from former british defense secretary liam fox tomorrow. he will be talking about u.s. relations with united kingdom as well as the u.k. alliance and global security threats at 10 a clock a.m. eastern on c-span. later in the day, a hearing on the project safety commission's budget request. the commissions chair will be among the witnesses. that is on c-span3. >> keep track of the republican let congress on c-span, c-span2 c-span radio and www.c-span.org. >> marco rubio was in manchester, new hampshire to speak at a politics and express it host by saint ann's own college. this was his final stop on his tour in the state. before the event began senator rubio met with several attendees and posed for pictures. this is just under an hour and a half. >> thank you. >> thanks so much. >> thank you. good luck. how are you? >> thank you for having me. >> hello, how are you? >> good to se

eastern on c-span. you can join the conversation with your calls and your comments on facebook and twitter. announcer: wednesday, a look at the future of the u.s. postal service. the brookings institution hears from the acting chairman of the postal regulatory commission and the current u.s. inspector general, life :00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. announcer: here are some of our featured programs. on c-span twos book tv, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, peter wallace and says that government housing policies cause the 2008 financial crisis, and that it could happen again. sunday afternoon at 5:00 p.m., rector of the earth institute at columbia university on a development plan to counter global issues like poverty political corruption, and environmental decay. saturday morning at 10:30 p.m. -- 1030 a.m. eastern on c-span three, discussion on the last major speeches of abraham lincoln and martin luther king jr.. then, sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. on real america the 1965 meet the press intervie

eastern on c-span 3. >> monday night on "the communicators." f.c.c. commissioner on their net neutrality ruling, municipal broadband and the program. >> what i am proposing that we do is overhaul the lifeline program, make it -- make it concurrent and in sink -- -- sync to this age. the prices and opportunities have gone down -- have been more for the rest of us. it should be for the lifeline consumers. get those providers out of the service. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> this week on "q&a" our guest is dr. adrianefugh-berman. brian: if you could change one thing about the ph

eastern on c-span two. a senate homeland security hearing on records and how in accuracy is have resulted in improper payments to those who have passed away and the withholding of money who were listed as disease. that is at 4:00 eastern, live coverage on c-span3. monday night on the communicators, fcc commissioner on their recent net neutrality ruling. invisible broadband, and the subsidized phone and broadband program, lifeline. >> i am proposing that we overhaul the lifeline program make it concurrent and in sync with the information age. it challenges providers to give more to their consumers. the prices and opportunities have gone down. it should be for lifeline consumers. that has been the number one problem that we have been seeing with not so positive headlines. there is a vulnerability in the system we need to plug. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. tonight, on c-span. q and a with dr. adrian few berman. then david cameron takes questions from the house of commons. ted cruz was the feat

eastern on c-span two -- 9:00 a.m. ern on c-span two. >> here or featured programs this weekend on the c-span networks. on book tv, author peter says that government housing policies caused the unnatural crisis and that it could happen again. -- housing crisis and it could happen again. and then saturday morning at 10:30 eastern on american history tv, a discussion on the last major speeches of abraham lincoln and martin luther king jr.. sunday afternoon at 4:00 on reel america, the meet the press interview with martin luther king jr.. find our schedule on c-span.org and let us know what you think of the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a week join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook -- send us a comtweet. >>, a discussion on the charges against bowe bergdahl. from washington journal, this is 30 minutes. t. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with james j carafano. i want to get your reaction that they are charging bowe bergdahl with desertion and his behavior. guest: t

eastern on c-span. host: this weekend on "the communicators,," a discussion on the future of television, the internet, and video. joining us is rocco commisso the founder of mediacom communications corporation. welcome to washington and welcome to "the communicators." what is mediacom? mr. commisso: mediacom is what they used to call cable-television companies. in fact, we started our company back in 1995. little by little our mission at that time was to go out and which is maintained, to deliver to the air in smaller markets in the u.s. same level of services you could find in san francisco, new york city, or washington d.c. up $7.3 billion of investment. we have achieved that. we are in 22 states. we have 1500 communities in 22 states. we have 4600 employees. regenerate -- we generate $1.7 billion in revenue. i am a lucky man i have the people i have. host: reporter:are you a cable company? mr. commisso: we like to say we are a cable company but we are multi services. we started as a media company in

eastern on span. -- on c-span. >> sunday on "newsmakers" adam schiff talks about the hillary clinton e-mail story and the future of the court. he currently serves as ranking member on the house intelligence committee and also discusses cyber security issues and the possible reorganization of the cia. watch "newsmakers" sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on c-span. secret service director joseph clancy testifies on an incident in which two secret service agents allegedly drove into the

we will join that event live on concord high school or at 11 or 5 am eastern here on c-span. sunday, remarks from texas senator -- concord high school at 11:45 a.m. eastern here on c-span. sunday, remarks from texas senator ted cruz. that is at 9:35 p.m. eastern. former texas governor rick perry spoke at the saint ofanselm college in manchester. he spoke about the u.s. economy at the event cohosted by the new hampshire institute of politics. this is 45 minutes. >> welcome back. it is so great to see you. governor perry: it is great to be here and to even remember it. >> when you came through the last time, my brother spoke to you -- governor perry: all, the last time. it is happening. what is he doing now? >> congratulations. he is doing his masters, and he is a graduate doing engineering. governor perry: in what engineering? >> kind of the biotech fields. governor perry: each of the coasts have some extraordinary incubators, but there is some fascinating stuff going on in texas. we became this last year in january 2014 texas became the number one high-tech exporting state. >>

eastern on c-span. >> this sunday on q & a. eric larson on his new book, "dead wake." >> the story gets complicated when the question arises as to what ultimately happened? why was it allowed to enter the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not. this has led to interesting speculation about was the ship essentially set up for attack by church hill? it is interesting. i found no smoking memo. believe my, i would have if it exited. there was nothing from churchil to jackie fisher saying let's let it go into the irish sea. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q & a. >> president obama marked the fifth anniversary of the healthcare law with a ceremony at the white house. the president said the law is working despite republican efforts to undermine it. this event is 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states accompanied by dr. nancy mirren. [applause] pres. obama:

eastern on c-span. sunday texas republican senator ted cruz will be in new hampshire. watch his remarks at 9:35 p.m. eastern also on c-span. >>> monday night on the communicators fcc commissioner on their recent net nutrality ruling municipal broad band and subsidized phone and broad band program. >> what i am proposing that we do is overhaul the life line program make it concurrent and in sync with the information age. challenge those providers to give more to consumers. the prices and opportunities have gone down and have been more explosive for the rest of us. it should be for life line consumers. get the providers out of the certification business. that has been the number one problem seeing with not so positive headlines. it is a vulnerability in the system that we need to plug. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on the communicators. >>> fbi director and the heads of the dea, u.s. marshall service and atf testified on capitol hill thursday before a senate appropriations subcommittee. the hearing examined the budget request from these law enforcement agencies for 2016

. >> watch all our events from galveston at noon eastern on c-span twos book tv and sunday, march 8 at 2 p.m. eastern on c-span three. >> today in our discussion of minority groups, we have with us to guests. one is minister malcolm x, one of the top leaders of the nation of islam or block muslins, and we have mr. herman blake, one of the teaching assistants in the course. we will discuss today some of the goals and some of the strategies of the nation's islam -- nation of islam. i wonder if mr. blake might start off by asking mr. shbaz a question. >> minister malcolm, i the think i thought might be good to starting it off talk about one of most pervasive beliefs in the general society about the nation of islam and that is that it is an organization dedicated to the use of violent means to attain its goals. the question i have is how true is this, and why do you think it persists in society? >> well, the muslims who have accepted the religion of islam and followed the religious guidance of the honorable elijah mohammed have never bombed any churches, have never murdered any little girl

eastern on c-span. sunday on "newsmakers" adam shift talks about the hillary clinton e-mail story and the future of the fisa court. he currently serves as ranking member on the house intelligence committee and also discusses cyber security issues and a possible reorganization of the c.i.a. watch "newsmakers" sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on c-span. the secret service director joseph clancy testifies on an incident in which two secret service agents allegedly drove into a white house barricade while drunk. he spoke in front of a house appropriations subcommittee and you can see his comments sunday at 10:30 a.m. eastern also on c-span. c-span created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. >> welcome to the international convention in las vegas. this is where a lot of the new technology is shown every year telecommunications are also presented. we're going to take a tour with tim moynihan. tim, we're in the lg booth he

eastern on c-span. >> dell corporation founder and ceo michael dell spoke on wednesday talking about his experience of dropping out of college and starting his company at age 19 and the ongoing impact of technology and invasion on the -- innovation on the global economy. this is 45 minutes. >> can i have your attention please? can i have your attention? thank you. so i indicated earlier we are very pleased and honored to have michael dell as our special guest. michael is a legend in the business world. let me give a little background. michael is now the founder and chairman and ceo of dell inc. which is one of the largest it service providers and companies in the world. it is a company that he started when he was 19 years old. he was a college under graduate university of texas and began assembling computers in his dorm room and started the company at 19. the company went public when he was 23 and he became at 27 the youngest ceo of any fortune 500 company. and the company became well known for its personal computers business among other things. and then he ran the company until 2004

eastern on c-span. >>> our road to the white house coverage continues friday in iowa with remarks from potential presidential candidate former governor martin o'malley. live coverage at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour has partnered with media come to learn about the history life of columbus, georgia. >> right here inside the museum is remains of a confederate ironclad the css jackson. this was built here in columbus during the war. those oval shapes that you see are actually the gun ports of the jackson. and the jackson is armed with six rifles. the particular brook rifle that we're firing today is one of the guns built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma naval works in selma, alabama and completed in january of 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that there are only four ironclads from the civil war that we can study right now. and the jackson is right here and this is why this facility is here. it's first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and to show people that there are more than

eastern on c-span 2. announcer: up next, heather cox richardson author of "to make men free," she chronicles the evolution of the party of lincoln

eastern on c-span -- a.m. eastern on c-span. e house and senate return next week with the budget on the agenda. a top priority is increased defense spending. you can watch the house on c-span and the senate on c-span two. on wednesday we will hear more with congressman mac thornberry will discuss the budget and defense issues. that is life monday at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. next, a conversation with twitter's chief communications officer. he talks about twitter's culture and the impact on free speech. this is just under one hour. host: today it is an absolute delight for me to introduce and welcome gabriel stricker. he is a cal alum. some of you already know that. he is chief of communications on twitter. chief communications officer. he also has been helping berkeley think about and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the free speech movement, quite an important your -- year in berkeley this year. his bachelor of arts was a latin american studies as an undergraduate at work with. -- at berkeley. his current role as to comm

not require getting to market at a fast pace. >> watch all our events from galveston at noon eastern on c-span twos book tv and sunday, march 8 at 2 p.m. eastern on c-span three.

. ♪ >> saturday at noon eastern on c-span booktv and on america's history tv on c-span3 on sunday. are watching booktv in prime time. coming up next arizona senator john mccain recounts america's armed conflicts through the eyes of soldier. he talks about joseph plumb martin, mary rhoads who serves in the persian gulf and michael monsoor who served in iraq and many more. he spoke at the national press club in washington, d.c. for about 45 minutes. >> senator john mccain you know all about him. served in the u.s. navy from 1954-1981. he was elected to the u.s. house of representatives from arizona in 1982. and the senate in 1986. he was t

eastern on c-span on washington journal. >> monday night on "the communicators, the founder of media, communications on the sec decision affected -- fcc decision affected the internet. >> there are all kinds of regulatory fees, additional rental fees, taxes at the local level, i think, utilities, regulatory utilities, in the states where we are operating. one government does not want to raise or money. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators," on c-span2. >> next, david cameron taking questions from members of the house of commons. then, former secretary of state hillary clinton at the emily's list gala. and, jeb bush in iowa. at 11:00 p.m., q&a with author david stewart, talking about his book, "madison's gift. " david cameron answered questions wednesday from members during the weekly question time in the house of commons. opposition leader ed miliband challenged the prime minister, asking if he would be willing to participate in a televised debate. this is 35 minutes. >> order. questions to the prime minister. mr. mc mode. -- mahmood. >> i had meetings this morning wi

eastern on c-span 2. >> the alliance for health reform hosts a discussion on the sustainable growth rate of medicare. the acting deputy director will take part in the conversation. coverage at noon, eastern, on c-span 2. this sunday on q&a, erik larson on his book. >> the story gets complicated when the question arises as to what happened to the lusitania. why was it allowed to enter without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided but was not. this has led to interesting speculation about was the ship set up for attack? it is interesting. i found no smoking memo. i would have found a smoking memo if it existed. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 a.m. eastern and pacific. >> president obama outlined new steps by the consumer financial protection bureau. the president spoke at lawson state community college in birmingham, alabama and praised the house for passing legislation that blocks medicare cuts. president obama: hello. it is good to be here. thank you so much. i love you back. i do. thank you. [cheers and applause] everybody have a se

eastern on c-span. >> the political landscape has changed with 114th congress. not only are the fortitude and republicans and 50 new democrats in the house and 12 new republicansrepublicans and one the democrat innocent there's also 108 women in congress including the first african-american republican in the house and the first woman veteran for the soon to keep track using congressional chronicle on c-span.org. the congressional chronicle page has lots of useful information including voting results and statistics for each session of congress. new congress, best access on c-span, c-span2, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> monday at the national press club, vermont senator bernie sanders discussed the state of wall street, the middle class, and the possibility of him running for president in 2016. this is one hour. >> good afternoon and welcome. my name is john hughes. i'm an editor for bloomberg, the breaking news desk here in washington and president of the national press club. the club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists. we are comm

that will be live on c-span starting at 3:30 p.m. eastern.icago's mayoral race. chicago mayor rahm emanuel faces as challenger jesus garcia. they'll face off in a live candidates forum hosted by wptw tv in chicago. neither candidate won a majority in february's election. you can see the candidate's forum tonight starting at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >>> tonight, on american history tv programs on the 150th anniversary of president abraham lincoln's second inaugural. on march 4th, 1865. less than six weeks before his assassination. at 8:00

eastern here on c-span. >> a look at former governor jeb bush at the agriculture summit where numerous presidential hope holes are speaking. -- hopefuls are speaking. the event started with governor kerry branstad who criticize the president for not acting on the renewable fuel standard and not supporting ethanol. bush spoke about immigration saying that immigrants here in the united states must have a path to legal status. we will have more with governor bush tomorrow starting at 6:30 p.m. eastern where he will be in a fund-raising event in iowa. >> this is the first president that does not believe the american power is a force for good and his will back as of that believe is not good for us or for the world. it has created uncertainty instability and now greater risks or the homeland. so the next president has to restore an american presence where our allies know where we stand come up where they don't think that we are pulling back not pivoting, not doing all of these things that create uncertainty. we ar

eastern on c-span 2 and thursday evening at 8:00 on c-span south carolina senator lindsay graham, who spent two days in the granite state this week. friday night beginning at 7:45 live on c-span we'll take you to house party in dover, new hampshire with former florida governor jeb bush. on saturday just after noon live on c-span wisconsin governor scott walker at a republican party grassroots workshop in concord. and sunday night at 9:35 on c-span senator ted cruz at the annual lincoln-reagan dinner. road to the white house 2016 on c-span. >> the supreme court heard oral argument earlier this month on whether police can conduct a warrantless search of hotel guest registries. the case, city of los angeles versus patel involves a city law that allows police to inspect hotel and motel guest registries at any time without the need for a warrant. city officials argue that the law is needed to allow police to investigate crimes like sex trafficking and prostitution. the lower court sided with hotels and motels ruling that there's an expectation of private on their guest registries under the

eastern on c-span. announcer: a look at the early stages of the 2016 presidential race. ted cruz announced his candidacy this past week. at, our conversation on q&a. >> joining us on newsmakers is the chair of the new hampshire republican party. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> jennifer i want to begin with you. how many republican candidates will be in the field this year? >> we are hosting a big republican leadership summit in april. we have 18 speakers lined up. they identify themselves as potential candidates. we are excited about the breath of our list of possible candidates. it is the largest field of residential candidates that we have seen in my lifetime. people are really starting to feel the energy. >> how many republican candidates in 2016. >> we have 14 her -- you are interacting with the republican party. it continues to grow. i could not agree with jennifer strong enough. this diversity that we have across the political spectrum is exciting. the grass roots republican and i will have a tough choice. it's going to be a fun time and a real part o

eastern on c-span. he wrote in an op-ed in the "des moines register" and any proposed an approach to safeguarding the nation's economy. he says the largest banks should be broken up into more manageable institutions. five banks until half of the financial industries $1820 invested. even those of congress, reserve board of governors and major players in the financial industry are recognizing that institutions that are too big to fail are too big to succeed. you can read that entire article online in the "des moines register." you can watch martin o'malley in iowa live tonight at nine eastern on c-span. earlier this week the head of the secret service joseph clancy was before congress answer questions about the latest investigation involving alleged drunk driving by senior officials. you can see that hearing sunday at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. the house and senate are not in session today but next week we expect both chambers to take a 2016 republican budget resolutions. the senate should start monday

wanted to ironclad and there were many. >> watch all of our events from columbus, saturday noon eastern on c-span tv and on american history tv on c-span3. >> now ices rears there at we had come army is very shaken. we shouldn't be surprised by that. you can't punt and do -- you can't undo decades of soviet army stuff in a years. afghanistan, according to the president's announcements, and currently have about 10,000 troops there in a training advising role. we draw down to 5000 yesterday and then done a year after that. i would warn we probably see a similar result to we saw in iraq. >> this sunday on q&a, daniel bolger on the failed u.s. strategies in iraq and afghanistan, and what we should have done differently. sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." collects coming up today here on c-span, the house wraps up its week with work dealing with union mentorship rules. votes on both bills are expected later in the day. follow the house live when members gavel back in 9:00 eastern. up next, "washington journal,"'s live with your calls in today's news. [captions copyright nation

eastern here on c-span. -- the live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> this sunday on q&a, have pharmaceutical companies lobby congress inlet medications to prescribe. >> the promotion of the drug starts seven to 10 years before a drug comes on the market. it's illegal for a company to market address before it is approved by the fda, it is not illegal if it is for a disease. so sometimes drug companies exaggerated the importance of a particular mechanism of a drug. and then blanketed medical journals and medical meetings and other venues with these messages that are meant to prepare the mind of clinicians to accept a particular drug. also to prepare the minds of consumers to accept a particular condition. >> sunday night at 8 -- 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a". >> next, president obama talks about jobs and the economy, and introduces a new initiatives matching people to jobs. this is 20 minutes. president obama: thank you! [applause] hello, mayors! everybody have a seat. thank you so much. thank you. thank you, mayor

eastern on c-span. >> the u.s. commission on civil rights recently held a hearing on workplace discrimination against lesbian, gay bisexual, and transgender employees. they are looking at how bias impacts hiring in termination of employment. this is just over an hour. >> i am marti castro and i want to welcome everyone here. it is currently 9:02 a.m. and we are on pennsylvania avenue. i enjoyed today by -- when you have a question, please week up since i can't speak up and will need to know that you have a question that you want to ask. the purpose of today's briefing is to closely examine the various federal protections that exist against lgbt. and title vii protections in the workplace for all lgbt americans. i want to thank the commissioner and her staff for their overwhelming efforts to bring this to us and to have this be selected as one of the issues that our civil rights commission is looking at this year. i also want to take our staff for putting together an excellent panel which you will all see developed t

eastern on c-span we'll be live at the potomac institute for policy studies for a discussion on globalin the evening we'll take you live to the council on foreign relations for a conversation on human rights with sara sooul who serves as the undersecretary for security and human rights. she'll discuss the work of the atrocities prevention board, which was created in 2012 to respond to and prevent genocide and other human rights violations around the world. tune in at 6:30 p.m. eastern. >>> tonight on the communicators more on the consumer electronics show as we look at products. >> if there's something you want to capture you'll take it off your wrist and it will be simple to take off your wrist and it will expand and it will be as easy z as gesturing. you'll literally just toss it and it's completely autonomous. there's no remote required. you don't need to be wearing something. it's smart enough to know the direction you tossed it. it will stay close if it's gentle. it will take a photo and come back completely autonomously. >> the communicators, tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2.

eastern on c-span. >> keep track of the republican-led congress and follow its members through the first sessi

we'll have live coverage at 1:00 eastern on c-span. later in the evening, former florida governor jeb bush will be in dover, new hampshire, at the home of the former state republican chairman. >> a number of senate democrats said their pulling their support from a bipartisan antihuman trafficking measure because of an abortion-related provision in the bill. we'll have some of that debate shortly. we'll also hear senator majority leader mitch mcconnell and minority leader harry reid talk bat letter sent to iran by senate republicans. >> the justice for victims of trafficking act is one of the most bipartisan pieces of legislation you could possibly imagine. ever since this bipartisan human rights bill was introduced by a democrat and a republican in january, and made publicly available for any person to read members of both parties have sung its praises repeatedly. this bipartisan bill has gained the support of 13 democratic cosponsors, recently democrats voltsed unanimously to approve it in committee. this week democrats consent it una

eastern on c-span. saturday on c-span, fcc chair tom wheeler testifies on the fcc's recent an probable of new open internet rules designed to prohibit internet service providers from blocking or discriminating against legal content moving through their networks. he spoke in front of the house oversight and government reform committee. see it starting at 150 a.m. eastern time. sunday, secret service director joseph clancy discusses an incident in which two secret service agents allegedly drove into a white house barricade while drunk. he spoke in front of a house appropriations subcommittee. you can see those comments sunday at 10:30 a.m. eastern also on c-span. this weekend, the c-span cities is tour has partnered with media come to learn about the history and literary life of columbus georgia. >> right here inside the museum is the remains of a confederate ironclad the c subpoena subpoena jackson. and this is an ironclad that was built here in columbus curing the war. those oval shapes that you see are

eastern, on c-span. >> the center for american progress tomorrow hears from former secretary of state hillary clinton. she will be part of a conversation on urban development opportunities. that is live at 10:00 a.m. east and on c-span. over on c-span 2, we will be live from liberty university in virginia, where ted cruz is scheduled to speak. he is expected to announce his candidacy for president, making him the first to officially enter the 2016 presidential race. again, live coverage on c-span 2 starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. monday night on "the communicators," we met up with tim moynihan at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. he gave us a tour of the latest technology. >> organic light emitting diode. it refers to the backlight system. it uses led backlight to color liquid crystal display. this one is using the individual particles as a source of light. so they can be turned off and on independently. with an led set there will always be some sort of light seeping through. to my eyes, this is pretty amazing. this is 4k and oled, the big buzzwords at this years show. this

eastern here on c-span. announcer 2: monday on the communicators, more from the international consumer electronics show as we look at new technology products. >> if there is something you want to capture, you take it off your rest, and it will be very simple. it will expand, and it will be as easy as gesturing. it is completely autonomous. there is no remote required. it is smart enough to know the direction and the pressure. if you throw it, it will go farther way, it will take a photo and come back. announcer 2: the communicators monday on c-span two. announcer: the house and senate passed their budget plans for fiscal year 2016. the version in the house as a cost of three point $1 trillion and increases defense spending through the overseas contingency operating fun -- fund. the final vote with 220-129, with 17 republicans voting against the measure. here is some of the debate before final passage. me. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. van hollen: thank you madam speaker. i want to start by j

eastern here on c-span. >> d c-span city store takes book tv on the road. traveling to united states cities to learn about their history and literary life. we partnered with comcast for a visit to galveston, texas. >> with the opening of the suez canal in 1860 nine, sailing ships were dealt a death blow. with the opening of the canal coal-fire chipset a shorter route to the far east, to india, to all those markets. so, sailing ships needed to find a way to make their own living. so they started carrying that lower value cargoes. call. cotton. etc.. so, alyssa found her niche in carrying any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a fast pace. >> watch all of our events from gallup -- from galveston on saturday. and sunday at 2 p.m. on history tv on c-span three. >> in his weekly address president obama discusses , retirement issues and new rules to protect middle-class america's future earnings. representative jim renee c of ohio has the republican response. he talks about the importance of saving for college and legislation passed by the ho

eastern on c-span 3. here is a look. >> senator mcconnell laid out a timeline yesterday that suggested it could be mid april at the earliest before her nomination goes to the floor. is that a timeline the white house would be willing to accept, and if not, what is the alternative, or how do you get her nomination voted on earlier? secretary earnest: this is the responsibility of the united states senate to vote on the president's nominees, and there has not been a legitimate question raised about her aptitude for the office, so the delay is unconscionable. it is unexplained. and, the thing that i will -- that warrants mentioning here is, you will recall, as i pointed out, ms. lynch has been waiting 128 days to get a vote in the senate. the reason that time period has been so long is because the president nominated her back in november for this job, and at that time we saw senator mcconnell himself say ms. lynch would receive fair consideration -- i think it would be hard to say he lived up to that promise

eastern on c-span 2. >> next, david cameron taking questions from members of the house of commons. then hillary clinton at the emily's list gala and jeb bush at a fundraiser in iowa. after that, a discussion about the implementation of the health care law and the possible impact of health care rulings. >> david cameron answered questions wednesday from members during the weekly question time and ed miliband challenge the premise or on immigration issues and whether he agreed to participate in a debate on may 7. this is 35 minutes. >> order. questions to the prime minister. mr. mc mode. -- mahmood. >> i had meetings this morning with ministerial colleagues, and i will have further such meetings later today. >> the chancellor was asked six times this morning whether he had had conversations about tax avoidance. he had conversations about tax avoidance, and he refused to answer. lord green weenie was a trade minister about tax avoidance -- lord green when he was. >> we dealt with as a fortnight ago. all the proper checks are made and it is the same lord green, this is the same stephen

on our companion network, c-span3. you can see the speeches i want pm eastern on c-span. tomorrow morning on "washington journal," we will start with your calls looking at the state of race relations 50 years after selma. i guessed include michael cannon and elizabeth whiter on the challenge to the health care law before the supreme court. later, molly opel discussing the way the republican congress is challenging the white house on foreign policy and military issues. washington journal, live 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> you would see would be used to call when i was a kid, i wanted jeff combination. -- mutton-jeff combination. he was very robust, terrific and natural athlete. madison is a skinny little guy. >> this sunday on "q&a," the founding father james madison and the success he made in our nation. >> the gift i like most about is his ability to perform -- to reform relationships with the great people of his era and it also opens to his gift to the country of his talents and what he was able to do to help create the first self-sustaining constitutional republic. >>

eastern on c-span. right after right after secretary of state kerry and defense secretary carter we will testify on their quest to use military force against isis joined by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff at a hearing held by the senate foreign relations committee by wednesday 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this sunday on q&a: >> the promotion of the drug actually starts seven to ten years before it comes onto the market. while it is illegal for a company to market the drug prior to fda approval it is not illegal to market a disease. drug drug companies have sometimes invented or exaggerated the importance or exaggerated the importance of a particular mechanism of a drug for example. and the blanketed medical journals and meetings and other venues with these messages that are meant to prepare the minds of clinicians to accept a particular drug and also to prepare the minds of consumers to accept a particular condition. >> sunday night. >> from today's washington journal. continues. host: joini

to time on c-span -- 7:00 eastern time on c-span. monday night on the communicators, the fcc commissioner on their recent net neutrality ruling and the program lifeline. >> what i am proposing that we do is to overhaul the lifeline program and make it concurrent and in sync with the information age. challenge those providers to give more to their consumers. get those providers out of the certification business. that has been the number one problem that we have been seeing with the not so positive headlights. it is a vulnerability in the system that we need to plug. monday night at 8:00 eastern time on the communicators on c-span2. >> next, british prime minister david cameron takes questions from the members of the house of commons. then, ted cruz speaks from new hampshire. then at 11 p.m. another chance to see "q&a" >> the upcoming british elections dominated the debate during this week's questions. the opposition leader david miliband has accused the prime minister of chickening out of debates. this is 35 minutes. >> order. questio