rep tsongas: we have many. they tend to be mostly historical national parks. so, they commemorate all the contributions we've made to the history of this country. for example, minutemen national historic park. they commemorate the beginning of the american resolution. lowell's national historic part. it was the first planned industrial city, changed the economy of this country. but we also have the national seashore in cape cod, a beautiful, beautiful site. like no other. and then we have the sites that commemorate the adams family. we have the freedom trail in boston that takes you from all the various landmarks, again, of the beginnings of this country. so, we're home to a lot of history, but some beautiful natural sites as well. as we know, famously it's been called the national park system which will celebrate its 100th year, has been called america's best idea because it protects

this tweet from niki tsongas of massachusetts. head out and find your part.ebrate with free admission to all parts. some great ones around massachusetts and new england. emoji twitter has rated for people using the #nps 100. the senator from montana with this tweet and join yellowstone national park. glacier park tomorrow. celebrating national parks centennial. and representative john duncan of tennessee took the opportunity to share the article abouthe citizens times tennessee cities calling for $232 million in repairs to the great smoky mountains. the national park that divides tennessee and north carolina. thursday evening, american history tv will be marking the 100th anniversary of the national park service at 7:00 p.m. eastern. that is on c-span three. we will be live at the robert e lee memorial to consider patch paststewardship and new -- park stewardship and new challenges. >> book tv on c-span2. 38 hours of non-fiction books and offers all we can. -- 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors all weekend. the presidential candidate donald trump. and c

this one from niki tsongas, " innovation is encouraged, cultivated every day here in massachusetts is third district, and places like the umass lowell ihub, #startupday." a number of members of congress tweeting about it across america. forget to join us tomorrow for c-span's "washington journal." our daily call in show, 7:00 a.m. eastern time. one of our guests tomorrow is jonathan raucham. you will talk about his cover howry in "the atlantic, " american politics went insane. that's tomorrow morning. it gets underway 7:00 a.m. eastern time live, here on c-span. now, to homeland security secretary jeh johnson from yesterday. he says the national election system may be considered as critical infrastructure, such as the financial sector or power grid, which could lead to federal assistance for election precincts around the country in november. this event is just over an hour. >> a hush has fallen over the room. i'm going to get us started. there is a lot of interest in the secretary and i want to get him out on time. my apologies to the camera people for starting early. i'm from the chr

messages representative niki tsongas stopped by new sustainable farm projects. here is her to in nearby rhode island, representative visited the hillandale farm as part of a road trip across his district. you can see him with one of the farm seven local partners. in houston, texas rep at the jason smith drop by the farmers market at the lone star's plaza. here he is that a picture he tweeted. several homemade goods for sale of the farmers market there. in the second congressional district of kansas come up and the lynn jenkins towards several farms today. agriculture the lifeblood of the economy. congress returns and tuesday, september 6. you can follow live coverage here on c-span. >> a signature feature of c-span's book tv is our coverage of book fairs across the country featuring nonfiction authors. today, beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern, we will be live at the mississippi book festival for their second annual literary lawn party at the state capital. the panel features discussions on civil rights, education, state, mississippi history, and the 2016 president

rep tsongas: we have many. they tend to be mostly historical national parks. so, they commemorate all the contributions we've made to the history of this country. for example, minutemen national historic park. they commemorate the beginning of the american resolution. lowell's national historic part. it was the first planned industrial city, changed the economy of this country. but we also have the national seashore in cape cod, a beautiful, beautiful site. like no other. and then we have the sites that commemorate the adams family. we have the freedom trail in boston that takes you from all the various landmarks, again, of the beginnings of this country. so, we're home to a lot of history, but some beautiful natural sites as well. as we know, famously it's been called the national park system which will celebrate its 100th year, has been called america's best idea because it protects for future generations these things that are uniquely ours. so, whether it's our history, our cultural, the great beauty of this country, the diverse beauty of this country. with