eastern on c-span three. in the afternoon, a discussion on the future of air warfare air officials. this is hosted live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. his the governor delivers state of the state address to lawmakers of the capital. live coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span three. a reminder. he can follow all of these events live online at c-span.org , and with the free c-span radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> congressional leaders have said that immigration legislation is on their agenda for 2018. next, a discussion on the prospects for immigration reform this year. this portion of washington journal is 55 minutes. ""washington journal continues. host: for two perspectives we are joined by daniel stein and then johnson -- and then johnson. we will get your predictions and hopes. was the mostk important development in 2017 when it came to the issue of immigration in the country? it has been the emergence of the dreamers and the

p.m. eastern on c-span. on lectures in history, depaul university professor mark polad teaches a class on representations and president abraham lincoln in photographs. here is a preview. >> so, here's lincoln, mary todd. this is lincoln's oldest son robert todd who actually posed for a photograph that would then be used for the painting. but, again, i just wanted -- four art -- for art in this period, i want to get you the out of the idea that it is about artist that pain from their soul. it is about business, it is about media, striking while the iron is hot. can you imagine? your father is assassinated. you go to a photographers gallery. and then have your portrait taken the way you thought you might event -- have been mourning in the room that was much too small, the rubber room, the room keeps getting bigger as people enter. they have to show everybody that came that night. >> watch the entire program tonight at 8 p.m. and midnight eastern on lectures in history. american history tv, only on c-span 3. su

c span radio app. >> bob doll receives the gold medal from house and senate leaders in recognition as a sildier legislature and statesman. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c span. nltsds th >> they weekend, depaul university professor on president's abraham lincoln. >> mr. lincoln give me back my 500,000 sons. >> meaning the so you woulderie >> and the artist shows the leg over the chair like he is a country bump kin. reputation of inelegant and crude. it reminds me of a story which is another part of his reputation. always telling stories and tall tales and jokes. >> at 10:30 p.m. a discussion on free speech on college campuses. >> intellectual diversity i think, is healthier than many people suspect. now, that doesn't mean that there isn't an issue where certain students views and certain groups have felt that they have received less active attention from the faculty and administration. i include conservative students in that group. they have received less public attention and we need to meet those students where they are and help them to develop a place in our public conversation where they feel more included. >> and sunday 4:00 p.m. eastern real ame

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p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org and the app. >> this weekend, on american history tv on c-span 3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on lectures in history, lob nonvalley professor on the lead up to the american revolution. >> we'll have a tax on the columnist's import, paper glass, tea. we'll collect it at the ports. nobody else has to be bothered. that's that. surprise. more outrage, more anger and more fear. >> sunday at 4:00 p.m. on real america, the 1963 film, "assignment iran." >> learned techniques to sustain himself in the jungle. an arctic wasteland. above all, he knows the ultimate alternative faced by the special forces man in action. adjust or die. >> and at 6:00, on american artifacts, a preview of artifacts set to open next year. >> benjamin franklin and dean, america's first diplomats conducted these two treaties. this treaty of commerce was a grant of france most favored nation trading status. the french were very excited about being able to get into that economic trading war with great britain after the war was over. this treaty would remain in effect for several years afterwa

mcconnell has indicated that a vote on the new temporary funding proposal could take place at 1:00 a.m. eastern monday. watch the house live at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. the senate will gavel in at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. announcer: tonight on c-span's "q&a," author and harvard law school professor noah feldman and his book "the three lives of james madison: genius, partisan, president." >> the constitution is madison's monument and in that way,, it is all around you when you come to washington, d.c. the three-part structure of government, the way the government interacts, the way people speak to each other. all of that is madison's monument. paul's,he case in st. if you seek is monument, look around you. if you seek madison's monument, look around you. you will see it everywhere. announcer: "q&a" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. announcer: the senate was also in session on the first day of the government shutdown. this follows the procedural motion in the senate friday overnight to fund the government until february 16. majority leader mitch mcconnell has indicated he may hold a vote on a new, temporary funding measure at 1:00 a.m. monday mo

p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> more than 200 young people recently took part in the annual u.k. youth parliament debate in the british house of commons. here students talk about the importance of employers hiring young people in order to gain necessary work experience for the future. >>> the youth parliament will now consider the third motion, colleagues, of the day and the last of the morning session. work experience hubs for 1 1 to 18-year-olds. the full motion is printed on the order paper. to move the motion, i call from the northwest of england, elijah walter hoffman. [ cheers and applause ] >> so thank you, mr. speaker. the difference between dreams and reality is action. it appears that the very essence of youth is built upon our passion to dream, our resolve to strive and effort to over come our trials in a society that often tells us, no, you can't. work experience is there to bridge the gap between education and a world of work. what if i told you that is only the echo of a convention broken by misguided tonig ed opportunid dreams and the means to tell our young people

p.m. eastern on c-span. this is 20 minutes. >> i just want to thank everybody. the recep timothy that we have had here has been incredible. -- thisaround these table for some of the greatest leaders around the world and greatest companies around the world. i can think of no other place or or you would have executives of this stature. the executor for doing a fantastic job. it is a great tribute to you and to your group and to your entire family. it is an honor to be here representing the united states. i just want to say that there has been a lot of warmth, a lot of respect for our country, and a lot of money. billions of dollars is coming , and people are very happy with what we have done. cheerleader for your company, if you're not a cheerleader for your company our country, no matter what happens, it will not work. that is a whole group has been. perhaps i will start on my left, and you can go around and see the powerful business people of the world. say a few words about your company and whatever you would like to do. >> thank you, mr. president. think you f

p.m. eastern on c-span. we will go back to the senate judiciary committee hearing ith secretary kristen nielsen. secretary nielsen: electricity will be restored. >> last week i wrote to fema, specifically the administrator brock long, because of reports and we verified them with people in connecticut that they have been told that the transitional shelter assistance program will be ended for them because their homes are now tatterable in puerto rico despite the absence of water, electricity and reliable structures. would you agr

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> established in 1884, the naval war college is the home of the u.s. navy. join us as we learn more about it in the history of the navy in newport. >> here at the center of american maritime history in newport, rhode island, it is one of the deepest natural in closed ports in the world. for that reason the united states navy chose it as one of its key anchorages during the prime of american naval seapower in the early 20th century. arguably the origins of the naval war college began. the germans were ahead of the game, literally, in techniques of wargaming. during the wars of german unification, they came up with an idea called the general staff. the general staff was an organization that enabled all the different principalities to fall in line with their regiments under this centralized organization called the general staff. there was a guy named emory upton, a greater general. he said look at what the germans did with that general staff. he went over to germany and studied the german methods. he brought them back. upton basically made the argument what we

on the ongoing protests in iran and the u.s. response. that is live at 12:30 p.m. eastern. --day on c-span's q and a >> i propose action instead of words. i propose action before it is too late. i say again and again, and again, that i propose it for our own american self interest. >> that was hank meyer with his book "arthur vanderburgh, the man in the middle of the american century." >> he finds himself in opposition when the democrats take the majority of the senate. he is in opposition for the neck that meansrs and that to get anything done, which often meant resisting some of franklin roosevelt's initiatives, there needed to be a coalition. needed to reach across the aisle. 8:00 eastern on c-span. leaders have said that immigration legislation is on their agenda for 2018. next, a discussion on the

p.m. eastern on c-span two. now, recommendations for reducing federal budget deficits and stabilizing the national debt, which stands at 20.6 tr

p.m. eastern, on c-span. nearly 20 years, in depth on tv has featured the nations best known nonfiction writers aboutfe conversations their work. this year, we are featuring best-selling fiction writers monthly, in-depth fiction edition. join us for our first program today, noon eastern, with the author of several national security books including "agent and other books. our special. with david it, life today -- david a commedia's, on book tv on c-span two. >> now, a look at mental health care in the u.s.. we will hear from an assistant secretary for mental health and substance abuse, who joins the 90 minute symposium in new york city.

p.m. eastern on c-span. testimony tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. this is 20 minutes. >> i just want to thank everybody. the recep timothy that we have had here has been incredible. -- thisaround these table for some of the greatest leaders around the world and greatest companies around the world. i can think of no other place or or you would have executives of this stature. the executor for doing a fantastic job.

p.m. eastern on seized and -- eastern on c-span. . announcer: treasury secretary steven mnuchin sat down with david rubenstein of the economic club of washington, d.c. to discuss tax policy, the debt ceiling, and other financial issues. this is 45 minutes. mr. rubenstein: mr. secretary, i want to thank you very much for coming. sec. mnuchin: pleasure to be here. mr. rubenstein: let me give a brief introduction, and then we will go into some questions. secretary mnuchin is the 77th secretary of the treasur

p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> prime minister's questions will not be seen tonight. instead, a section of the debate.youth parliament students were invited to deliver speeches acknowledging the 50th anniversary of the sexual offenses act of 1967. this is 30 minutes. colleagues, members of the youth parliament will now make speeches on the 50th anniversary of the sexual offenses act of 1967. i call first, from the east. please welcome, calvin. [applause] of 1967. i call first, from the east. please welcome, calvin. [applause] >> thank you, mr. speaker. compassionate, tolerant, .ttributes 50 years ago, society reject did of convictions, recognizing that it is indefensible. homosexualitybout in the u.k. respected individuals are not accepted. it is six central -- it is essential for defect and the bigotry. it is still relevant. the roof may shake, the rain may empty, but they cannot enter. i have never been and will never be the state's role to say what sexuality is acceptable. marriagesame-sex demonstrates our acceptance is not just a position we bring out on special o

eastern on c-span 2. in the afternoon, new york governor andrew cuomo delivers his state of the state address at the empire state plaza conventionen center. that's live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> sunday on c-span's q&a -- >> i propose action instead of words. i propose action now before it is too late. i propose it for the sake of a better world, but i say again and again is and again that i propose it for our own american self-interest. >> a book "arthur vandenberg", the man b in the middle of the american century. >> he finds himself in opposition when fdr is elected and the democrats in the early 1930s take majority in the the senate, he's in. opposition for the next dozen years. and that means to get anything done, which often meant resisting some of franklin roosevelt's initiatives, they are needed to be a coalition. he had to reach across the aisle. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >>> a british parliamentary committee in london held a hearing on sexual harassment in the workplace. the attitudes and behaviors that lead to harassment and sexism in culture. conservative member maria miller chaired this 90-minute hearing. >> this session to

on monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. announcer: next weekend, c-span's cities tour takes you to newport, rhode island with the help of our cox communications cable partners. we will explore the rich literary scene and historic sites. watch the cities tour, newport rhode island, next weekend beginning saturday at noon eastern on book tv on c-span2, and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. announcer: c-span said down with energy secretary rick perry as part of our interviews with trump administration officials. he talks about his family and his political career, including 14 years as governor of texas, the role of the energy department, and his working relationship with president trump. this is 40 minutes. steve: rick perry, as former governor of texas, having served 14 years. what was the biggest learning curve you had to take in order to be energy secretary? sec. perry: working for somebody. i worked for the united states air force when i was

studies hosts this forum on c-span 2 and the vermont governor thrives his state of the state address to lawmakers at the capital in mopt pellier. live coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. you can follow all of these events live online at c-span.org and with the free c-span radio a.m. next, hillary clinton advisor philippe reines talks about the 2018 presidential campaign, the trump presidency and 2018 directions. he spoke at the washington center for san bernardinoships and academic seminars. >> all right, friends, we are reconvening. we have a speaker. get going. a quick reminder. we are going to be on television. when you have a question, go up to the mike, say your name and school and keep your question concise. it's my distinct pleasure to get to introduce philippe reines, who is an american political consultant, a senior advisor

p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >>> american history tv is on c-span 3 every weekend featuring museum tours, archival films and programs on the presidency, the civil war and more. here's a clip from a recent program. >> one way in which the united states legally goes to war, constitutionally goes to war is by declaration. and this is -- we naturally arrive at this is part of the list, article i of the constitution gives congress the power to declare war. but as you said, philip, declarations of war have fallen out of fashion. the united states has only declared war five time. we've been involved in way more than five wars, but only five times. the war of 1812, the mexican war, spanish war, world war i, world war ii. as i know no country has declared war since world war ii. it's sort of gone out of fashion as with international law. a good substitute is with a second way you mentioned which is by statute or resolution. congress can authorize the president to use military force. and we've talked about some examples here already. a very broad thoerauthorization use force in 1964 that johnson obtains fro

p.m. eastern live on c-span, c-span.org, or listen with the free radio app. to help you better understand each case, we have a companion guide written by veteran supreme court journalist tony marlow. the book, go to www.c-span.org /landmarkcases. >>

p.m. eastern on c-span. later today, the vice president will speak at the republican retreat and we will have that p.m. on her at 7:15 companion network, c-span2. this morning, the morning after the state of the union, mike allen spoke with a number of congressional members, members of congress about last night's speech. susan collins, house democratic web -- with the steny hoyer and the rankingem

p.m. eastern tonight on c-span. conversation on the legacy of former president bill clinton with former white house chief of staff john podesta. on c-span3 at 8:00, a review of the receer

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> for nearly 20 years, in depth on book tv has featured the nation's best-known nonfiction writers for live conversations about their work. this year, special project, we are featuring best-selling fictional writers. in-depth: fiction addiction. joinedition. join us for our first program with david ignatius, author of body of lies, bloodmoney. our special series with david ignatius today live from noon to 3 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span2. tonight, federal appellate judge john newman looks back at his 38 year judicial career in his book, benched. he is interviewed by richard blumenthal. >> as a judge for 35 years, having gone from that active life of making decisions and going to court and advocating a case to judging, was that a difficult transition for you and did you ever miss the life of advocacy? >> it was not difficult. it has been for some i have it has been for some i have known. i have known people who became judges and so disliked the decision-making process that they left the bench. i was an advocate. i found the decision-making process, while it was different

p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen live with the free c-span radio app. and later the american constitution society looks at the judicial nominations process and the trump administration. see live coverage of that beginning at 6:15 p.m. eastern, also on c-span. watch c-span's "profile" series on white house administration officials. this week will feature energy secretary rick perry. >> today, as we market u.s.-produced liquefied natural gas, lng, as we sell our technology on carbon capture, being able to use coal in a responsible way to other countries, the department of energy, those national labs, those 17 national labs, are probably some of the best investment that the american taxpayer made over the course of the years because of the basic research that was done there and then the commercialization of that research to change people's lives. >> rick perry friday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org, and with the free c-span radio app. >>> and now senate foreign relations committee ranking member ben carden and congressman will hurd, a member of

p.m. eastern on c-span. "american history tv" is in prime time discussions on abraham lincoln's friends and enemies. and -- and howard university professor and the green medford, "american history tv" prime time starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern and prime time on c-span. president's trump address from switzerland, he's the first sitting u.s. president to speak since clinton. you can see that tonight 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> and now a discussion about how the trump administration chooses judicial nominees, the american constitution society hosted this hour and a half long event here in washington, d.c. >> the constitution society welcome and thank you for joining us this evening for the conversation, the judicial nominations process.

p.m. eastern on c-span. > c-span's washington journal live every day with news and you, y issues that impact coming up sunday morning, political report editor charlie took talks about the early and race ratings for the 2018 midterm elections and assistant university professor discusses her recent news week arguing that president trump should consider a limited strike against north resources orld institute, president and c.e.o., andrew speer, development stories to watch in 2018. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. join in the discussion. next, texas congressman -- >> next, a look at the potential impact of a proposed wall along the length of the u.s.-mexico border, and relations between the two countries. speakers include texas congressman, henry cuellar. this is just over one hour. [video clip]

p.m. eastern on c-span three, c-span.org, and listen on c-span radio. >> a sunday night and on afterwords,eorgetown university law professor looks isthe way the court penalized by extensive fees in his book "not a crime to be poor: the criminalization of poverty in america." in terms of the war victims of the world drug, how did poverty plate into that? >> no men around. what happens to family. what happens to the men who been locked up and all of the collateral consequences. they cannot get jobs. they're not allowed to live in public housing. countryaws across the with requirements of one kind or another destroys somebody's life . if they were not poor when they went into prison, they are definitely poverty-stricken for the rest of their lives. it is totally connected to poverty. night at: watch sunday 9:00 p.m. on booktv on c-span2. >> now the results of public opinion surveys on american and japanese views of north korea. the brookings institution looked at the results of the polls and looked more generally at the peninsula. this runs one hour and 45 minutes. [indiscernible] conversatio

p.m. eastern on c-span. later today, the vice president will speak at the republican retreat and we will have that p.m. on her at 7:15 companion network, c-span2. this morning, the morning after the state of the union, mike allen spoke with a number of congressional members, members of congress about last night's speech. susan collins, house democratic web -- with the steny hoyer and the ranking member adam schiff offered their thoughts. this is just short of one hour. >> good morning and happy morning after. thank you for coming out to the state of the union post again. we appreciate the bank of america for making these conversations possible and we have a fantastic triple crown, tripleheader line up this morning, people who were in the chamber who are helping make the news and will it illuminated for us. makes you smarter and faster on the topics that matter. the events follow the same format. we start with what happens and why it matters. that's the formula that you always get in the axios stream when you

p.m. eastern on book tv. on c-span 2. >>> in his annual state of the commonwealth address virginia governor discussed voting rights. gun background checks. state criminal justice system. and medicaid expansion. this is the last speech for the term limited governor. governor elect will be sworn in on saturday. from the state capitol in richmond this is 15 minutes. >>. [ applause ] [ applause ] >>> come on, here. >> speaker of the house. my pleasure. to present to you the governor of virginia. >>> come on. thank you. thank you, thank you, thank you. ladies and gentlemen, my fellow virginiaens. good evening. >> good evening. >> speaker cox, senator newman, justices of the supreme court. ladies and gentlemen. of the virginia general assembly. i do once again appreciate the opportunity to address you one final time. [ applause ] >> todd gilbert i would be careful. last yore every republican i gave a shout out they're not back this year in the chamber. you guys have done just fine. before i begin seriously, i would like to t

eastern on c-span 3 and on thursday journalist michael wolff will talk about his book "fire and fury," about the inner workings of the trump administration. lye coverage at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi and congressman mike thompson held a town hall meeting with constituents on the tax reform law and immigration policy including an update on negotiations involving the federal budget and the dhaka program. the university of san francisco hosted this event. [ applause ] >> good afternoon. my name is don heller and i am provost and vice president of academic affairs here at the university of san francisco. on behalf of father fitzgerald, president of the university who's traveling on business today, i welcome you to the university to the university and our hill top campus. it's kwai it here on campus as students are on break still but i encourage you all to come back at 6:30 tonight this evening and join us in war memorial gym at our men's basketball team takes on the 15th-ranked zags of gonzaga university. i won't guarantee a win but i think we'll do well. we're pleased to host this. u.s.f has deep rooting in policy making so

p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> the comptroller

p.m. eastern on c-span 3, live on c-span.org, and on the free c-span radio app. c-span.here history unfolds daily. a 1979, c-span was created as public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. ♪ >> this week on "q&a," hendrik meyer. he talks about his book "arthur vandenberg: the man in the middle of the american century." >>

p.m. eastern on c-span.susan collins, house majority whip steny hoyer, and intelligence committee ranking member adam schiff discuss president trump's speech at an event hosted by axios in washington, d.c. [applause] morning. happy morning after. thanks for coming out to the axios state of the union post game. i appreciate bank of america for making this possible.

p.m. eastern on c-span. susan collins, house majority whip steny hoyer, and intelligence committee ranking member adam schiff discuss president trump's speech at an event hosted by axios in washington, d.c. [applause] morning. happy morning after. thanks for coming out to the axios state of the union post game. i appreciate bank of america for making this possible. we have a fantastic triple crown, tripleheader lineup this morning, people who were in the chamber who are helping league the news and are going to eliminate it for us. axios is smart and faster on the areness matters, and they equipped for this format. we start with what happened and why it matters. that is what you get on axios.com. one screen starts as on what is new, what is happening, and why it matters to make you smarter faster. i would like to thank my event colleagues for pulling together this fantastic event. i thank all of you for being here. .e are going to start we have three guests. hasfirst guest this morning seen 35 addresses to co

p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> prime minister's questions will not be seen tonight.tead, a section of the debate.youth parliament students were invited to deliver speeches acknowledging the 50th anniversary of s

p.m. eastern on c-span 3, live on c-span.org, and on the free c-span radio app. c-span. where history unfolds daily. a 1979, c-span was created as public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. ♪ >> this week on "q&a," hendrik meyer. he talks about his book "arthur vandenberg: the man in the middle of the american century." hen -- hank meijer, one was a first time you ever thought about writing a book about this man? 1989, i was contemplating a subject for a biography. i am a field fiction writer and poet. i could not create, but i could explore and explain. i was talking with a friend of mine who said i keep running across his name. some professor back in 1970 published the first of what was supposed to be a two-volume of arthur vandenberg. the world does not need to w o -- two biographies of vandenberg. my friend said i have to thought my agenda. why don't you come and talk about some episode in arthur vandenberg's life. i gave a little lecture on the debate over the repeal of the arms embargo in

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> live events include kirstjen oversightd the senate hearing. the senate energy and natural resources committee being briefed on energy production outlooks and fda commissioner .cott gottlieb the housemates in the afternoon to consider a bill to create a special commemorative coin. the white house holds a at empoweringd women. the senate considers the reauthorization of part of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. theign ambassadors discuss global perception of the united states. on c-span3. >> we will hear the supreme court argument. hinging on a driver's right to a reasonable expectation of privacy. arguments go for about an hour. hear argument in bird versus the u.s. >> mr. chief justice, may it please the court. this case

p.m. eastern on c-span. at c-span.org or listen live with the free c-span radio app. >>> and later, the american constitution society looks at the judicial nominations process and the trump administration. watch live coverage of that, beginning at 6:15 p.m. eastern. also on c-span. >>> watch c-span's profile series on white house administration officials. this week will feature energy secretary, rick perry. >> today, as we market u.s.-produced liquified natural gas, lng, as we sell our technology on carbon capture, being able to use coal in a responsible way to other countries, the department of energy, those national labs, those 17 national labs, are probably some of the best investment that the american taxpayer made over

c-span cities tour of fayetteville, arkansas, next on rday at noon eastern c-span 2's book tv and next sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american c-span 3. on orking with our cable affiliates as we explore america. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] week on q&a, mark bowden discusses his

p.m. eastern on c-span three. next, a hearing on emergency preparedness for public health threats to medical professionals and the security experts testified before the senate, health, education, prevention committee about the flu outbreak, public spending, and reauthorizing a pandemic preparedness bill. this is two hours. >> i went to think the senator ,or cherry pick committee today senator casey for serving as ranking member at senator murray's request. they have both been real leaders on this subject. was the first author of the pandemic and the preparedness act. how do you say that? it the all hazards preparedness act. helps protectaw us from the full range of public health threats. terrorism,asters, and the outbreak of infectious disease. 2013, senator burr and can senator casey led the bipartisan authorization of the pandemic and all hazards hacked -- act. many contributed to this committee. now the bill midst to be reauthorized for a second time. the second weg is have had this year. last week we heard fro

p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span .org and the c-span radio app. >> sunday night on "after words" federal appellate judge judge newman will look back at his 38 year judicial career in his book benched. he's interviewed by connecticut democrat richard blumenthal. >> as a judge of 45 years, having gone from the active life of making decisions and going to court and advocating a case to judging was that a difficult transition for you and did you ever miss the life of advocacy, so to speak? >> it was not good. it has been for some of who i've known and in fact, i know people who became judges and so disliked the decision-making process that they left to the bench. i was an advocate and was glad to be an advocate. i found the decision-making process, while it was a different, enormously challenging and enormously satisfying. while i liked being a us attorney i got to say i love to be the judge because the opportunity to resolve dispute large and small and they all matter to somebody but some of them have a large political summit significance and that's a very satisfying role. >> watch "after words" on a

on c-span2 at 7:15 p.m. eastern. tomorrow president trump speaks to the congressional republicans. that's at 12:45 p.m. eastern. also live on our companion network, c-span. >>> tonight on our companion network, c-span, senator bernie sanders and others calling on the trump administration to adopt touchgher policies on climate change. that's scheduled to begin at 8:p.m. eastern in washington. you can see it live on c-span. >>> thursday morning we're live in montgomermontgomery, alabama next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour.

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> former energy secretary underscore knees now heads the ,uclear threat initiative involved in denuclearization issues in reducing threats from nuclearization -- former energy secretary ernest moniz. this is an hour. >> is a great opportunity to welcome back to csi s ernie moniz. when he was energy secretary, he was very active with us, and have him talk to with us about anything. he would talk about commercial nuclear energy, and he would come and talk with us about nuclear weapons, but we are lucky now to have him still staying in town, still staying active, and of course, he has become the cochair of the nuclear threat initiative. my old boss, senator sam done, is the cochair with him. i asked if he wanted to say and a remarks, and he said, "oh, ernieo, i'm going to let do that." charlie curtis, thank you for being here. just as a bit of a safety announcement first, in case, we may hear a voice that says we have an emergency. if that happens, please follow my instructions. we've got an exit right there and one over there that will take us down to the street. we'l

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> earlier this week, the house debated and passed a measure that reauthorizes the fisa section 702 program. it makes several changes to the nsa foreign surveillance program. expires of the law friday, january 19. 256-1use passed a measure 54 and sent it off to the senate. here is debate on the bill thursday. this is an mr. stewart: mr. hour. speaker, i rise today in support of s. 139. on january 19, the fisa amendments acts of 2008 will expire. this vital legislation includes section 702, which permits the government to target foreign citizens located overseas to obtain foreign intelligence information. foreign intelligen information. section 702 is one of the most if not the most critical national security tool used by our intelligence community to obtain intelligence on foreign terrorists located overseas. now, some claim 702 vacuums bulk information without due regard to the intended target. this assertion is simply false. 702 is a targeted program with roughly 106,000 foreign targets worldwide. given the worldwide population is about 7.5 billion, this program c

p.m. eastern on c-span two. now, recommendations for reducing federal budget deficits and stabilizing the national debt, which stands at 20.6 trillion. the senior vice president for the committee for responsible spoke to thet national economists club. this is 55 minutes. pete: welcome to the national economist club, our first event of the year. the club was -- first of all, i'm pete davis, senior vice president and past president of the club. the national economist club was started in 196 by herb stein, the chair of the council of economic advisers and it has met roughly 40 weeks out of every year since, presenting leading economists talking about issues of the day. today, we're very pleased to mark goldwine of the committee for responsible federal budget to talk about the return of trillion dollar deficits. before i introduce mark, let me tell you about some upcoming programs. we have dr. alice rivlin on february 1 at a luncheon right here at the chinatown garden talking about fed policy and maybe a little bit

c-span networks. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, remarks from deputy defense secretary patrick shanahan on national security issues and military readiness. on c-span2 a look at the legacy of former president bill clinton. on c-span3 review of the recent series of naval fleet collisions at sea. to how subcommittees held a hearing on the corporate average fuel economy programs and emission standards for vehicles. the standards are created and overseen by two different federal agencies the epa and the national highway traffic safety administration. the hearing iran two hours. >> good morning. the joint subcommittee will now come to order. the chair now recognizes himself for five minutes for an opening statement. good morning, i would like to thank our witnesses for being with us this morni.

speeches on martin luther king from members of the congressional black caucus tonight on c-span at 8:00 p.m. eastern sunday, on c-span's q&a, author and harvard law school , thessor -- and his book three lives of james madison. >> the constitution is madison's monument and in that way, the constitution is all around you when you come to washington, d.c. the x -- when they exercise free speech. all of that is madison's monument. withof as with the case st. paul, he says if you seek his monument, look around you. >> q&a, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. holcombna governor eric delivers a state of the state address at the statehouse in indianapolis last week. he talks about his plans to expand educational opportunities and high skilled labor in indiana. [applause] mr. speaker, mr. justice,, madame chief

c-span radio app. >>> u.n. security council will meet this afternoon to discuss ongoing political protests in iran and the situation in the middle east. live at 3:00 p.m. eastern over on c-span. >>> then later tonight a special presentation of booktv in prime time here on c-span2 with books published last year that focus on the u.s. military. authors include former president george w. bush and his book, portraits of courage. andrew carroll on general john pershing. mary jennings hagar on combat experience in afghanistan. retired admiral james stavridis, talking about sea power. mark moyar chronicles the rise of u.s. special forces. booktv in prime time starting 8:00 p.m. eastern. . . people who became judges will will