host: and robert rector at heritage?st: heritage foundation is a think tank that promotesguest: free markets and strong values in society. i try and promote a welfare state that promotes work and marriage as the keys to self-sufficiency and well-being. while supporting those things for those that need it. we don't believe in simply endlessly handing out more and we don't think the conventional welfare system is actually helping anyone. those thehe line for make under $25,000 a year, mark is waiting in california. caller: good morning. my hope you bear with me. there isn't one of these problems you are talking about that doesn't exist and couldn't be done without if we just have people in charge are supposedly the ship who showed a national sense of integrity. i've lived under that line you're talking about for most of my life. i'm a veteran that's been betrayed. i've been betrayed by my nation, whether or not the rest of you want to recognize it very you are being betrayed by the two parties and it doesn't matter how goo

host: and robert rector at heritage? guest: heritage foundation is a think tank that promotesguest: free markets and strong values in society. i try and promote a welfare state that promotes work and marriage as the keys to self-sufficiency and well-being. while supporting those things for those that need it. we don't believe in simply endlessly handing out more and we don't think the conventional welfare system is actually helping anyone. those thehe line for make under $25,000 a year, mark is waiting in california. caller: good morning. my hope you bear with me. there isn't one of these problems you are talking about that doesn't exist and couldn't be done without if we just have people in charge are supposedly the ship who showed a national sense of integrity. i've lived under that line you're talking about for most of my life. i'm a veteran that's been betrayed. i've been betrayed by my nation, whether or not the rest of you want to recognize it very you are being betrayed by the two parties and it doesn't matter how

with director olivia golden and fellow robert rector. then, a discussion on presidential fundraising with dave leventhal, senior political reporter for the center for public integrity and elect just assistance committee chair thomas hicks will discuss the security of electronic voting systems. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live monday morning at 7:00 a.m.. >> tomorrow, budget committee chair on his recommendations for the roof, the budget process. life beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> it is set time of year to announce our 2017 studentcam documentary competition. help us spread the word to high school and middle school students into their teachers. send your message to washington, d.c. urgent issueost for the new president and congress to address in 20 17. awards and cash prizes. three to produce a 5-7 minute documentary. include some c-span program inc.. prizes will in cash be awarded and shared between 100 30 students and 53 teachers. -- thend prize of 50 of grand prize of $5,000 will go to the best. us

we have robert rector at the heritage foundation was the prime mover of a lot of the forces that led to the bill. somebody once described he's powered by his own source of nuclear power who is basically unstoppable. the senate that comes after the anecdote is you can get a done if you work with congressman. he was obviously a player. so this is basically a historic session but i'm sure we will get into fight. i hope you fight amongst yourselves because i'm not going to be able to do it. i would like to -- >> i said in between robert. >> okay. [laughter] >> and the first period from wherever the mid-80's, wherever you want to start to the contract, how did we get there, what do you think the key elements were and as a moderate or if you're throwing your worst in the proceedings, the worst mistake was, you can then throw in the most brilliant move you've made. if you have an opportunity to throw that in, please throw that in. ron, please start with you. >> i think the most important thing about reform, it was not a topic that anybody was talking about. this, of course, even before clin

center for law and social policy executive director olivier goldman and heritage .oundation fellow robert rectorn a discussion on congressional and presidential fundraising and spending numbers with senior political reporter for the center of public integrity. and in the elections chair will butter the security of systems and vulnerability to hacking. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on monday morning. join the discussion. next, part of prime minister questions atakes the house of commons. then remarks by uk independence party leader nigel farage and diane james. at 11:00 p.m., another chance to see q and a with author james traub. british prime minister theresa may answers questions from qwest -- members of parliament. defending her proposal to introduce grammar schools. she also talked about border control in light of the brexit decision, humanitarian aid to syria and relations between t

this morning olivia golden, the executive director for the center of law and social policy and robert rector on the census bureau report on the policy of the u.s. and dave levinthal looks at presidential and congressional fundraising and spending for the campaign so far and u.s. election assistant commission chair thomas hicks on the security of the electronic voting systems and if they're vulnerable to hacking. as always, we take your calls and you can join the conversation at facebook and twitter. "washington journal" is next. host: good morning. it's monday, september 19, 2016. a weekend of violence in minnesota, new jersey, and new york has law enforcement on high alert this morning. no one was killed in the explosions in new york and new jersey, and only the attacker died in the mall stabbing in minnesota. but each happened in a very public place, and each had the potential to be very deadly. with authorities still working to provide answers in all three cases, we begin our program today on the "washington journal." simply asking to you take stock of how safe you feel in your community.