pramila jayapal: i think it is two things. i know that you believe it's a system that should work and by that i am not saying that everything that is in my bill 1384 is the only way. i think people would say to me, how come you're in a two-year transition. you have a for your transition. i say everything politics coming for the legislation fourth and then there has got to be changes. so if we ever get to the point were talking about it too or a for your transition braided fantastic and i'm ready to have that conversation. but i think that i do believe that universal healthcare system that is paid for by the government and that is coordinated by the government i should say but the government has the main conduit through which healthcare is guaranteed, and that it's not tied to employment or tied to any other factor. that is absolutely what the united states to do. and this in fact that most of the country do. there are changes here and there there countries who are starting to change in different directions. that's most countri

this is pramila jayapal questioning facebook ceo mark zuckerberg. >> has facebook ever taken steps tovent competitorss from getetting foooothills - -- footholdbyby copyingng competititors? >> i v view it as our job to understand what people are finding valuable in all of the services they use. certainly if -- >> do you copy your competitors? >> we certainly adapt features thahat others have developed, as others have adapted features that we have. >> since marchch of 2012 since that emo conversatation, how many competitors did fafacebook end ucocopyin >>>> congresswoman, i can't give you a number. >> did you warn the founder of snapchat that facebook was in the process of cloning the features of his company, while also attempting to buy snapchat? >> i don't remember those specific conversations, but that was also an area where it was clear we were going to be building something. >> facebook is a case study, in my opinion, and monopoly power because your company harvests and monetizes our data, and then your company uses that data to spy on competitors and copy, acquire, and kill rivals

jonathan: congresswoman pramila jayapal of the great state of washington, great to see you again. k you for coming on "washington post live." rep. jayapal: great to see you, jonathan. accu for having me. >> each night this week, watch c-span's coverage of the democratic national convention. before the convention at 6:00 p.m. eastern, watched some of the most memorable speeches from past conventions in our archives. today, speeches from first lady that conventions come with first lady nancy reagan at the 1984 republican convention, first lady barbara bush at the 1992 republican convention the first lady hillary clinton at the 1996 democratic convention, and first lady michelle obama at the 2012 democratic convention. past convention speeches at 6:00 p.m. eastern on nancy's that, your unfiltered view--on c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. >> next, house democratic leaders hold a news conference on postal operations and mail-in voting. shortly before this briefing, u.s. postmaster general lewis to -- louis dejo issued a statementy announcing he was helping some changes to mail

. >> next on booktv is afterwards democratic congresswoman pramila jayapal of the state of washington talks about her life and political career. she's interviewed by democratic congressman jim himes of connecticut. this is a weekly interview program with relevant guest hosts interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest work. >> host: pramila jayapal, thank you for the conversation and thank you for writing the book. i have two julia was a pleasure reading the book. one of my enduring frustrations washington is we work together when we were in washington 18 hours a day and it was almost no opportunity for us to get to know each other as people. you make a few friends and stuff but what a remarkable story here.

social distancing show, earlier today i spoke with representative pramila jayapal, the cochair of thehousand thor of the book use the power you have, a brown woman's guide to politics and political change. representative, jayapal, welcome to the daily social distancing show. >> thank you, it is so great to be with you. >> trevor: you have a new book entitled use the power you have, a brown woman's guide to politics and political change. what are some of the tips and tricks you would teach a woman who wants to get into politics who has melanin in her skin. >> you know, congress does not look a lot like me, there are only 79 women of color out of 11,000 that ever served in the u.s. house of representatives. so it is different. we have to assert our voice. we have to use our power and we have to be ready for all the sexism and racism that we face when we walk into those halls. not superdifferent than other places we might have been in some ways. but you would think that the house of representatives, the people's house should be different. and it's not yet. so this is thanks to women of c

some people share their stories overcoming adversity to persevere go to dare to fly .us >> pramila jayapalthank you for the conversation and thank you for writing the books it was a pleasure to read the books what my frustrations in washington 18 hours a day there is no opportunity to get to know each other as people but what a remarkable story here you arrived at the age

>> pramila jayapal thank you for the conversation and thank you for writing the books it was a pleasure to read the books what my frustrations in washington 18 hours a day there is no opportunity to get to know each other as people but what a remarkable story here you arrived at the age of 17 educated in indonesia and a remarkable mother and father tell us i know we will talk about immigration and the policy issue with your public service let's start with what that was like. you are right is to nice to have an in-depth conversation with a colleague and something we just don't get to do. and landed here a few minutes before i turn 17. i came by myself. my dad had $5000 in his bank account and used all of it to send me here because he really believe this is a place i would get the best education with the best opportunity. i showed up at my two suitcases that's all i could bring without having to pay for more baggage so i write about this in the about how strange it was that we were used to seeing even though it's diverse in the grand scheme of things and the smells at mcdonald's and burge

not a talk show host, but hints book shelves now -- [laughter] by my good friend and colleague, pramila jayapal. >> guest: jim, thank you so much for, you know, reading the book and for just having is such a wonderful conversation and for everything that you do in your readership. it's a pleasure to serve with you. >> host: thanks. >> you're watching booktv on c-span2. every weekend with the latest nonfiction books if authors. c-span2, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. ♪ ♪ >> this afternoon president trump will deliver remarks in yuma, arizona, on immigration and border security. watch live coverage beginning at 5:15 p.m. eastern here on c-span2, also online at c-span.org, or you can listen with the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> our lye coverage of the democratic -- live coverage of the democratic national convention continues tonight with congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, former president bill clinton and former first lady dr. jill biden. live coverage of the democratic national convention tonight at 9

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congresswoman yvette clarke who calls harris her sister in service, to washington state congresswoman pramila jayapaluth asian woman elected to our respective chamber. the reason representation matters and diversity matters is because it actually affects policy, and it affects the people who look at their futures and seeif psibilities when they see us there. >> reporter: like dimple ajmera, the first indian american on the city council in charlotte, north carolina. what part of senator harris' story do you identify with most? >> being raised by immigrants. how her mother didn't get promotion that promotions that she deserved because of her accent, bec of w skin. she represents the american dream. of paving the way for millions of black and brown girls. >> reporter: a path paved by the likes of shirley chisolm. >> my presence before you now symbolized a new era in american political history. >> reporter: the first black woman elected to congress and to run for president as a major party candidate. >> there is a watershed moment. >> reporter: aimee allison founded she the people to elevate women of cul

seeing that there are many new representatives, female representatives who are doing that, aoc, pramila jayapal, ilhan omar and others. my question to you, therefore, is given all the pushback they're getting as being radicals, what is your thought, what are your thoughts on if women in our body of legislature have -- what difference can these women make, and have they made, on the floor in just realistically? thank you. >> i'm going to start on that just because i actually want to take issue with the framing of women's rights are good for us all. as a historian of the 1960s and '70s primarily, i actually think it's important to go back to the understanding of that generation of feminists, that they were involved in a power conflict with masculinity as a social fact, with men as a class. and that their sense that if they were going to gain in power, that men as a class were going to lose. and that they should not expect that power should be given up easily. and i think that any political movement or political actor who has lost that understanding, and i think that's part of the story of the lat

joining me now is pramil pramila jayapal.s great to have you on the show. >> great to be with you kasie, as always. >> let's start with the negotiations over the coronavirus legislation that is ongoing this week. we spoke earlier with your colleague, hakeem jeffries. it is clear one of the key sticking point is un. the insurance which millions are relying on. there is no real end in sight for people. you are part of the progressive caucus. what do you want your leaders to demand in terms of making adjustments there. it sounds like the heroes act is the marker there is potentially room for negotiation. where do you think the red line should be? >> i think the red line is that we have to get absolutely a lot of relief to people across the country. i mean it has been over two months since the heroes act passed. republicans have been sitting on their hands. the only reason they are now debating this is because their states are suffering. the cruelty that i see from the republicans in refusing to extend unemployment benefits allow