series, c-span's new book is now available providing lively stories of these fascinating women, creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it's available as a hardcover or an e-book. >> in 2003, the new york times reporter judith miller wrote several stories on the lead up to the invasion of iraq and weapons of mass destruction in an effort to reveal her source vice president cheney's chief of staff . she was found in contempt of court and prison for 85 days per it's sunday she talks about her time in jail as well as her new book of what the story/. >> i was in jail because i refused to reveal the identity of a source whom i thought did not want his identity revealed. in our business, as you know protecting sources is the life light of independent journalism. i really felt that unless the people that i routinely spoke to who had access to classified information, unless they could trust me to protect them, my sources would dry up. and eventually, i would just be writing what the government wanted you to write. so i felt this was a question of principle that i did not have much choice. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "

book --" first ladies." it provides lively stories of fascinating women and creating an illuminating and entertaining and inspiring read. it's now available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> we take you live now to the university of virginia in charlottesville. today is an all-day conference on the end of the civil war. historians will talk about the surrender of the confederate armies, the assassination of resident abraham lincoln the postwar political and cultural environments in the north and south as well as the meaning of the war for african-americans. it's getting under way now and we have covered all day right here live on american history tv on c-span three. >> jerry gallagher and elizabeth braun, their work in organizing this

also available as an e-book. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. if you look at this field and you look at the role that bill clinton will be playing on the democratic side, what stands out? guest: i think that -- what the obama campaign people told me after the 2008 campaign was that -- bill clinton did have the authority to go places and chin up enthusiasm where his wife could not go forth. small towns in east texas. he could go and campaign there. it was a huge event when an ex-president would arrive. the obama people were really kind of surprised come primary day. some of the places where bill clinton was actually able to turn out votes by going under the radar. host: one of the earliest interviews we conducted with the first lady, michelle obama, back in 2009, she talked about how she was tied to get her sea legs. here is a portion. [video clip] >> i think every first lady brings their unique perspective to this job. if you didn't, you couldn't live through it. i think to the extent that this feels natural to me at any level and i would never

books -- first ladies historians on the lives of iconic american women. creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it's available as an hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. challenging the new fcc internet rules, five organizations have filed lawsuits against the fcc. we will speak with the president and ceo of one of those organizations, walter mccormick, and a supporter of the rules christopher lewis, vice president of public affairs at public knowledge. >> we are challenging the classification from an intermittent -- from an information service to a telecommunication service pursuant to 19th-century railroad regulation. common law was originally applied to railroads covert truck is -- railroads, trucking companies, and airlines. it delays deployment, slowed innovation, and it really chilled investment. crist for lewis: we both agree that net neutrality protections are important. we do did -- we do disagree on the rules that the fcc enacted and have now become force of law. we think that after a decade of working towards a way to have these economies this is the strongest federal protection we

launching an e-book store it with five of the largest book publishers in america. er's ceo. you are launching an e-book store. are you nuts? >> we feel a lot of opportunity in the market now. the service has grown dramatically. we have over one million titles from authors like stephen king and j.k. rowling. he success how -- the success has allowed us to launch a bookstore. we are hoping to pair the best of subscription with the best of retail and put it in the same place as a comprehensive offering. erik: how do you out-amazon amazon? amazon has proven that people often pay for something on the basis of how cheap it is. or how comprehensive the library is. can you compete? stephanie: i'm going to go with myself. i'm going to buy the cheapest book. i could use you for research but at the end of the day and going to buy the cheapest but. -- cheapest book. eric: we see a lot of opportunity in the market driven by the subscription model. we couple that with a great design and user experience and discovery method. it delivers a lot of value for readers. there are really

it is available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> coming up tonight on c-span, we look at the senate's vote today confirming loretta lynch to be the next attorney general of the united states. we will have reaction from the president, as well as minority leader reid and other senators. later on, senate democratic leaders voting earlier today to discuss the judicial process in the senate. u.s. attorney loretta lynch confirmed today by the u.s. senate to be the next attorney general, replacing eric holder. that vote, 56-43, five months approximately after president obama nominated loretta lynch for the attorney general position. ms. lynch will become the first african-american woman to hold the post in the united states. 10 republicans joined with democrats today in voting for loretta lynch, joining with all democrats. kelly ayotte, thad cochran, susan collins, jeff flake lindsey graham. orrin hatch, ron johnson, mark kirk, mitch mcconnell and rob portman. just one senator did not vote -- ted cruz of texas. he was on the floor today in

ladies is an illuminating entertaining and inspiring read and is now available as a hardcover and an e-booko your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> here is a look at books being published this week. in the road to character new york times columnist david brooks which of the lives of ten historical figures as examples for how to achieve success. political commentator for npr and abc news >> firsthand accounts. half of the quotes are on the record. investigative reporting. because it so happens that this begins with energizer bill clinton's busty blonde mistress goes into hillary clinton's abuse of agents the fact that she is so nasty that asians consider being assigned to her detail a form of punishment, on and on the mary cheney and dick cheney's daughter who tried to get her agents to take her friends to restaurants. they refused, as they should have. she threw a she threw a fit and get her detail removed over that are not to mention the fact that the reason that ronald reagan was shot by hinckley is that ronald reagan's own white house staff overall the secret service to let spe

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book first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women providing lively stories of these women creating an illuminating and inspiring read available as a hard cover or an e-book through your favorite book store or online book seller. >> next a house oversight subcommittee on how federal government employees view their jobs. it's the focus of an annual survey conducted by the office of personnel management which looks at employee engagement and job satisfaction to determine workforce conditions. the partnership for public service then uses the data to rank all federal agencies. the witnesses include representatives from the homeland security department, the national archives, and the government accountability office. this is two hours. >>> the committee on government operations will come to order and without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. they've had surveys they've declared governmentwide in employee engagement and satisfaction and get these results from the federal employee viewpoint survey. it's an opm administered survey that reaches out to more than 800,000 and nearly 4,000 provides numbereds and kind of a useful m

the history presented in the app is also available as an e-book you can download from itunes with the same title. more detailed information on how to get a copy is contained in the card that has a q/r code on the back. you can a new or ipad added and it will take you to the download page. please take a look and explore and enjoy more of this rich history. thank you. [applause] donald: my reaction to these papers is wow. when i came to the senate in the 1970's, i came before computers. we thought the electric typewriter with state-of-the-art machinery and we thought education involved slides and posters. that was about it. what we have seen here are the light years we have traveled between then and now and the possibilities of getting this information out and allowing people if they cannot get to the national archives to still see the documents and get in even closer than you could if you were holding the original documents in your hand. there is an educational component to this because keep in mind, it was a student, i think it was gregory wasson, who first noticed in a paper he wrote

available as a hard cover for an e book through your favorite book store or on line book seller. >is week on q&a, our guest is jessica stern co-author of "isis: the state of terror." she talks about the growth of the organization, its mission and methods and how it compares to other terrorist groups. there are several videos in this program that are violent and potentially offensive to some viewers. brian: your new book is called isis. why didn't you call it >> this week on q&a, our guest is jessica stern, co-author of "isis: the state of terror." she talks about the growth of the organization, its mission and methods and how it compares to other terrorist groups. there are several videos in this program that are violent and potentially offensive to some viewers. brian: your new book is called isis. why didn't you call it isil? jessica: we could have called it isil. we thought isis sounded better and would be more familiar to people even though the president refers to the group as isil. brian: why is there a difference between the president using isil and some people using islamic

it is now available as a hardcover or an e-book. >> washington journal continues.ost: we take a look at how your money is working. we are joined by elana schor to talk about pipelines and the hazardous material safety administration. what kind of lines are we talking about? how many miles of these are there? guest: it's both oil and natural gas. they regulate emissions from airplanes. we look at pipelines. there are 2.6 million miles of pipeline in america. some of them go completely on regulated. we wanted to take a look at how good are these records. what we found was troubling. host: the story with those findings, pipelines blow up and people die after accidents. it has become the can't do agency. we have one of the authors with us today. just to be clear on this, these are land at pipelines could we are not talking about drilling sites offshore which have gotten a lot more attention in recent years. guest: we are talking about the pipelines it go from drilling sites to transmission lines. think about them like veins and arteries in the body. they all carry the

first ladies is an inspiring read, now available in hardcover and as an e-book. >> here are a few of the book festivals we will be covering this spring on book tv. we will visit maryland for live coverage of the gaithersburg book festival with tom davis and mark frost. along with david axelrod. we will close out may at books expo new york city, where the publishing industry showcases upcoming books. in june, we are live for printers row, including a three-hour in-depth program with lawrence wright. that is this spring on c-span2's book tv. >> the supreme court will hear arguments this week in a case involving same-sex marriage. coming up, we get a preview of the case with a group of attorneys. that is followed by conservative religious leaders talking about opposition to same-sex marriage and how the supreme court decision could impact religious freedom. later, a look at issues important to progressives in the 2016 presidential election. the american constitution society for law and policy recently hosted a discussion providing a preview of a supreme court case on same-sex marriage t

also available as an e-book. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans.you look at this field and you look at the role that bill clinton will be playing on the democratic side, what stands out? guest: i think that -- what the obama campaign people told me after the 2008 campaign was that -- bill clinton did have the authority to go places and chin up enthusiasm where his wife could not go forth. small towns in east texas. he could go and campaign there. it was a huge event when an ex-president would arrive. the obama people were really kind of surprised come primary day. some of the places where bill clinton was actually able to turn out votes by going under the radar. host: one of the earliest interviews we conducted with the first lady, michelle obama, back in 2009, she talked about how she was tied to get her sea legs. here is a portion. [video clip] >> i think every first lady brings their unique perspective to this job. if you didn't, you couldn't live through it. i think to the extent that this feels natural to me at any level and i would never have

ladies is an illuminating, entertaining, and inspiring read and is now available in hardcover or an e-bookfor your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. each week, american history tv's -- american artifacts tatian to start laces. now we visit the museum and washington d.c. to view an exhibit to mark the 150th anniversary of lincoln's assassination. the new york herald's special editions published on april 14 and 15 1865 show how the news unfolded after the first associated press report that the president had been shot. carrie: i am the curator at the museum. and we are in our new lincoln exhibit called president lincoln's dad. this exhibit has a tight focus on seven editions of the new york herald which was the most widely circulated newspaper at the time that were published in the 18 hours immediately following lincoln's assassination. it is the minute by minute story of the news as it happened about the assassination of lincoln. one of the ways that we hope people understand not just time but place is through this great map on the floor in the center of the gallery. because we are al

of 45 iconic american women creating an illuminating entertaining and inspiring read available as an e-bookhrough your favorite bookstore, books. >> we were which are now for more than to the white house coverage. here's. here's is a discussion on the field of 2016 candidates this was about ten. >> thank you. it's great to be back. to say. so more intense. this is crazy. i would've loved to have been here last night. i was -- red sox season-ticket holder. a report this morning that the state of red sox nation is good. new line 1st place, and it's about time. this is been a great week, and exciting week especially if you have a talk show talking about politics. hillary announced on sunday. i think it's pretty interesting issue decided to announce that she was running by e-mail. i don't know that i would've done. think about it. why do that? it's like alex rodriguez decided he that business cards in the shape of a syringe. you could do it but why? and then marco rubio he announces monday and that was exciting. this is going this is going to be more intense than fsu versus florida. five years

book --" first ladies." it provides lively stories of fascinating women and creating an illuminating and entertaining and inspiring read. it's now available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> we take you live now to the university of virginia in charlottesville. today is an all-day conference on the end of the civil war. historians will talk about the surrender of the confederate armies, the assassination of resident abraham lincoln the postwar political and cultural environments in the north and south as well as the meaning of the war for african-americans. it's getting under way now and we have covered all day right here live on american history tv on c-span three. >> jerry gallagher and elizabeth braun, their work in organizing this event and moderating the panel discussion. you are gathered here today to hear the story of the closing days of the civil war. the university of virginia has a small chapter in its story. for three days in march, 1865, the city of charlottesville at the university were occupied by union forces. uva law professor john miner wrote in his diary that he feared general sheridan's men w

it is now available as a hardcover or an e-book from your favorite bookstore. >> chris young and aaron quinn. they will discuss the report on legal loop also love companies to add ingredients to food without safety reviews. later, a discussion on family leave and pregnancy discrimination. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on face can twitter. ♪ host: congress has left town for the weekend. lots of news in its wake. the house yesterday passed a repeal of the estate tax. a major pacific trade deal was announced yesterday. not everybody is happy. harry reid in the senate says it republican leaders do not act soon he will try to force a vote on loretta lynch for attorney general. as for the pilot of the gyrocopter there is a mix of curiosity and outrage after the pilot flew under the radar

it's available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> russian president vladimir putin answered questions on domestic and foreign policy in his annual call-in program. more than 2 million questions were submitted and the entire event lasted four hours. we'll show you an hour and half portion we talked about ukraine and iran. >> we are watching the russian president as getting ready for his annual q&a address over 2 million questions posed to the russian president. he set records in the past by going on for over four hours before and as he gets enough for his annual q&a address live, i will step aside and let the russian president man the helm from here. [speaking russian] >> translator: hello colleagues, president of our calls and has been working for a week and, of course, we'll keep taking your calls and questions. right now our operators are prepared for peak load of questions. you can call us at 88064040 or send a text to us if you call from abroad, use of the phone number you see on the screen right now. and during the last seven days we ha

it is now available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> u.s. pacific and u.s. forces korea commanders testified before the senate armed services committee thursday. when this is warned of north korea's nuclear capability and the potential for a ballistic missile capable of reaching the u.s.. this hearing is about two hours. sen. mccain: good morning. the committee meeting today to receive testimony on u.s. pacific command and u.s. forces korea. i want to thank both of our witnesses for meeting here today and for their distinguished years of service. we have received testimony from many of america's greatest statesmen, thinkers, and former military commanders. these leaders have all told us that we are experiencing a more diverse array of crises since at any time since world war ii. as we confront challenges in europe and the middle east, the u.s. cannot afford to avoid the asia-pacific region. if the 21st century is to be another american century, the united states must remain an asia-pacific power. our natural -- our national interests

c-span's first lady is an entertaining and inspiring read and is now available as hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. next, two v.a. doctors testified about some of the retaliation they face after becoming whistle blowers at the federal affairs department. congressman mike kaughman chairs this meeting of the house subcommittee meeting. hman chairs this meeting of the house subcommittee meeting. congressman mike coffman: i would like to ask that be allowed to join us as she has been active in the case of one of our witnesses here today. seeing no objection -- additionally, i would like to ask unanimous consent that three statements be admitted into the hearing record. two from whistle blowers and one from the project on government oversight. hearing no objections, so ordered. the hearing will focus on the treatment of whistle blowers within the department of veterans affairs. particularly the types and levels of retaliation they experience when reporting problems. this will serve as a follow-up to the hearing conducted by the committee on july -- i

c-span's "first ladies" is an inspiring read and is available as a hardcover or an e-book. >> h knight this each night this week c-span has shown profiles of new , members of congress. we conclude with representative ryan zinke. he was a former navy seal. he won the general election with 55% of the vote. from his capitol hill office, he talked about being raised by his grandmother and what he learned from playing football and serving in iraq. >> congressman ryan zinke, your grandmother had a huge influence in your life, how so? representative zinke: she grew up on a small farm, she went to school, this is during the 1930's. not many females went to college, so she worked as a handmade and got a teaching certificate. the only job she could find during the depression was a one room schoolhouse in montana. she was always my guide, growing up she was very independent and she met my grandfather when he was working on a dam. it was a cute story. there was a camp there and it was near the school. there were two suitors who competed for my grandma. and my grandpa chopped better wood and they g

is an illuminating with entertaining, and inspiring read, and is now available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> next, a look at the merits and impact of public employee unions. this is an hour. [applause] ross reynolds: thank you so much for coming out. i have been looking forward to this, having read daniel's book. our format this evening is going to be fairly simple. it will be 10 minutes from daniel on the far side, and then michael on the near side. how many people are related to michael, by the way? he said he had relatives here. [laughter] five minutes then from each to respond to one another, and then i will take the moderator's prerogative to ask questions of my own, and you will have a chance to come to the microphone to ask your own questions. this is being recorded for c-span and by kuow, and i anticipate they will be airing the entire discussion on kuow and the shorter version on the show i host, "the record." scott walker has recently been mentioned as a second-tier republican candidate for the presidency, and he is known for

it's entertaining and inspiring read and is now available as a hard cover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online book seller. next, immigration and customs enforcement director sarah saldona. this house judiciary committee is an hour and 25 minutes. >> good morning. the judiciary committee will come to order. without objection the chair has declared to have recesses of the committee at any time. we welcome everyone to this morning's hearing to immigration and customs enforcement. i'll begin by recognizing myself as an opening statement. as the obama administration shin apprehensions have decreased 40% since this time last year. criminal aliens declined 32% compared to this time last year. the average daily population of aliens in detention facilities has declined to 26,000 beds. this has occurred despite a mandate in law that requires ice to man take a 34,000 average daily population in detention facilities. the number of unlawful or where will aliens ice has removed from the interior of the country has fallen by more than half. many factors contributed to the sharp decline u

book is available first lady. providing lively stories of the women, creating an entertaining and inspiring read. it is available as hardcover or an e-book. tune in for more about our nation's first ladies. carl cannon, edna medford and k irssah thompson. announcer: during this month c-span is pleased to announce the winners of the student cam competition. students were asked to create their documentary based on a theme to demonstrate how policy, law, or action has affected them or their community. one entry focuses on the supplemental nutrition assistance program. >> president lyndon b. johnson signed the food stamp act to help families with their food cost. today, the program known as snap provides nutrition assistance to low income households. >> it is nutrition assistance in the form of a benefit that people can use grocery stores. >> the federal government pays the full cost of the program. in maryland, is called the sfp. the united states department of agriculture says that one in seven americans received snap benefits in august 2014. it is the biggest federal program that assists low income families. almost any household with

it's available as a hard cover or an e book through your favorite bookstore or online book seller. >> the investor of saudi arabia to the united states says they had no choice but to take military action against the houthi rebels. his comments came as he talked about the saudi led coalition strike s strikes. >> ladies and gentlemen, let's come to order today. >> thank you, dave good morning, everyone and thank you for coming. this shows that the topic itself is timely and it's relevant and some of the participants it's indeed urgent. we're talking about a region that is hardly marginal and behind the back of the beyond. we're speaking of a region that has two kinds of oil, turmoil and that other kind with implications to no end of people's interest the involvement and concerns and their key foreign policy objectives and all of these relate to issues of security and stability and without security and stability you have no orderly peaceful development. without security you have no stability. without the two you have no foreign direct investment. without foreign direct investment in a co

c-span' first ladies is an inspiring read and is now available as hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> florida senator marco rubio officially launched his presidential campaign with the republican nomination. he is the third gop candidate to announce a 2016 run. he was elected to the senate in 2010 in a three-way race that included former governor charlie crist. senator rubio made his presidential announcement in miami at the medium tower. -- the freedom tower. [applause] [crowd chanting "marco"] senator rubio: thank you. thank you. that is a lot of cell phones. [laughter] thank you. thank you for being here. after months of deliberation and prayer about the future of our country, i have come here tonight to make an announcement on how i believe i can best serve you. i chose to make this announcement at the freedom tower because it is truly a symbol of our nation's identity as a land of opportunity. and i am more confident than ever that despite our troubles we have it within our power to make our time another american century. in the very ro

first ladies" is illuminating and entertaining and inspiring read and is now available hardcover or an e-book for your favorite bookseller. >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour has partnered with comcast to learn about the history of saint augustine florida. >> ponce de leon mary not have been searching for the fountain of youth. a lot of people had said that he was looking for additional properties for the king of spain. which is decidedly true. we do know that juan ponce de leo came ashore after searching for good harborn for water and wood. this area presents one of the few freshwater springs in the area around 30 degrees 8 minutes, and is the location of the 1565 first settlement of saint augustine, 42 years before the settlement of jamestown was found in and 55 years before the pilgrims landed on plymouth rock. >> the hotel ponce de leon was built by henry morrison flagler. flagler is a man who is very little known out side of the state of florida. but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he had been a co-founder of standard oil company with john d rockefeller. he was a man wh

it's available as a hardcover or an e-book for your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> c-span2providing live coverage of the senate floor proceedings and key public policy events. and every weekend booktv now for 15 years the only television network devoted to nonfiction books and authors to c-span2 created by the cable tv industry and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> ascended about to gavel in for the day. they are expected to complete work on an anti-trafficking bill that would impose fines and other penalties against persons convicted of human trafficking. they will take a couple of votes on the built about 10:40 a.m. the senate agreed last night to begin formal debate on the loretta lynch attorney general nomination. a confirmation vote could happen as early as tomorrow. and now our live coverage of the senate it on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pr

c-span "first lady's" is an illuminating, inspiring read and is now available in hard copy or as an e-book. >> now more from our conversations with new members of congress. democrat norma torres of california is currently the highest ranking american official of guatemalan dissent. she was sent to the u.s. at the age of five. she worked for a time as a police dispatcher. this interview, from her office on capitol hill, is about 25 minutes. >> representative norma torres from california's 36th congressional district. as a freshman member of congress, what is the difference serving here and your time in the state senate? representatives torres: caller: -- it is quiet a difference between the two chambers. -- i should say the three chambers. the biggest difference i think is our inability to work across the aisle. in california, we certainly did a better job with that. [video clip] -- represented torres i think : members have to commit to working together. we have to commit personal time getting to know each other traveling in each other's districts and learning about the issues that are impo

book. providing lively stories of these fascinating women providing an illuminating and inspiring read. available at -- in hardcover or an e-book. >> testifying on federal tax day, iris -- irs commissioner john cosco and -- koskinenen answered questions. chaired by senator ron johnson of wisconsin. senator johnson: this meeting will come to order. commissioner --commissioner koskinen: we appreciate your testimony. we chose this day because you're not particularly busy but i know millions of americans are in trying to comply with our tax code. my wife was talking to me last night, she is a former irs agent. now that i have got my job, she is doing our family taxes and she did ask me when you retire from this gig, well i take it back over? i am pretty satisfied with the current arrangement. it is tax day which is different from tax freedom day. i did ask my tab -- staff to ask when that was. the day when americans have paid taxes from all the money they have earned up to that point in time on average goes to the federal government. that is april 24 which my recollection, this is moving back closer to the actual tax day but s

c-span's first ladies is an illuminateing and inspiring read and available as a hard cover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online book seller for the cover price of just $28.99. >> now the panel looks at how the current state of digital technology and government surveillance has outpaced today's privacy protection laws and the fourth amendment that prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. speakers include google's senior privacy policy council and white house security adviser. the forum, part of an all-day conference held at american university in washington, d.c. is about an hour and 40 minutes. >> national constitution center is a unique place. it was founded by congress to disseminate information about the u.s. constitution on a nonpartisan basis. and we are one of the only places in these polarized times that bring together all sides to debate not political questions but constitutional questions so that you the people, can make up your own mind. we just launched an incredible series of town hall national debates, co-sponsored by the federalist society and the am

it's available as a hardcover or an e-book for your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> herefew of the book festivals we will be covering this spring on c-span2's booktv. >> next, house and senate budget conferees meet to consider fiscal 2016 budget resolutions. last week lawmakers voted 54-43 to go to a conference committee and reconcile the two chambers proposals. than meeting includes opening statement by house budget committee later and appointed conferees. it's led by senate budget committee chair mike enzi of wyoming and runs just over two hours. >> i am pleased to call this conference committee on the fiscal year 2016 concrete resolution on the budget to order. since the house hosted the last conference on the budget resolution it is my privilege to recognize that you're a vicious conference but as he was chairman of the senate committee on the budget senator enzi. >> thank you. today we're going to consider a concurrent resolution on the budget as congress and the house amendment will begin with opening statements there recognize myself first and then dr. price and se

and is now available as an e-book or at your bookseller for the price of just $28.99. >>> with live coverage the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span2 here on c-span3 we complement that by showing you the latest ooernts. then on weekends c-span is home to history tv. the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts. touring museums and&ñ miss torehistoric sites to discover. looking at the legacy of our american commanders in chief. top college professors delving into america's past. and our new series real americans, covering films through the 1830s to the 1870s. c-span3 covered by your local cable agency. watch us on hd follow us on facebook and twitter. >>> now examining how digital searches, government surveillance programs, and digital age technologies are having an impact on fourth amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. this conference is hosted by american university. it's about an hour and a half. >> so welcome, everyone. gooaiz%eájj thank you all for being here. a special thanks to nacbl and the criminal l

now available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore. >> high-stakes as the supreme court considers the same-sex marriage case and oral arguments getting underway tomorrow morning. robert barnes will be inside the courtroom. thanks for being with us. what is this case all about? >> there to questions the court is looking a. one is whether the constitution requires that states allow same-sex couples to marry and the second question is whether states are required to recognize same-sex marriages that have been performed in other states where it is legal. the court decides states must issue was in 60 same-sex couples. >> if you look at the arc of this issue and the sentiment about public opinion going back to last five or six years, i cannot recall an issue that has change in the public's mind this quickly like this one. >> pollsters say it is something they have never seen either. the change in public opinion has been huge and driven by a generational. young people very much support same-sex marriage. they really don't see an issue and it is interesting that this is one

first ladies is an illuminating entertaining and inspiring read though available as a hard cover or an e book through your favorite bookstore or online book seller. >>> this month the republican party of new hampshire hosted a leadership summit in nashua. speakers include you former texas governor rick perry and iowa representative steve king. this will be followed by a republican national committee panel on the 2016 elections. the two portions run about an hour and 15 minutes. >>> [ applause ] >>> snoo thank you very much. i just really appreciate the chance to be here and the first in the nation primary for the president of the united states coming from the state where we have the first in the nation caucus, planning on being in south carolina next month where they are going to wrap up maybe the work that we will to in iowa and in new hampshire. i just want to let you know how important this is, that we get this right. our values are right. when i come from iowa and go to new hampshire i meet people that think like my neighbors and you love this country, you understand the principles of con

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book is now available, "first ladies." providing lively stories of these fascinating women providing an illuminating and inspiring read. it is available through hardcover or ek with your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> here are some of the programs that we will cover on booktv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is the co-author of the book "running from office, while young americans are turned off to politics." she is jennifer lawless, joining us now. why is the turn of happening. go guest:? guest: ultimately, it young people who want to save their communities think of every other option except for running for politics. host: is that because they are not exposed to politics or because they don't have interest in a? guest: for a long time there was the sense that they were tuned out. what we find in the book, which is based on a survey with high school and college students, they are tuned out for a reason. they are turned off. they become so hypersensitive to the negative aspect of politics that they would like nothing more than not be involved in politics in their life. host: given choices of what they would like to do -- mayor

book, first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women. providing livery stories of these fascinating women creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. now available as a hardcover or an ethrough your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> a few book festivals we will cover this spring on c-span2. this weekend, left from the university of southern california for the los angeles times festival of books, with discussions on science, out of these, american history, and crime. we will have conversations with authors and be taking your calls throughout the weekend. on the last weekend of the month, we will be in the maryland state capital for the annapolis festival, hearing from authors like alberto gonzales and new york times reporter james rise and. in may we will revisit male than for coverage of the gaithersburg book festival with tom davis and martin frost as well as former senior advisor to president obama, david axelrod. we will close out may at book expo america in new york city, where the public -- publishing industry showcases their upcoming book. we are live for the lit fest in chicago, including a three-hour in-depth program with lawrence wright and your pho

it is now available as a hardcover or an e-book.hrough your favorite bookstore or your online bookseller. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we have a roundtable this morning on the state of working women in the u.s. our guests are vicki shabo. good morning. we also say hello to veronique de rugy. thank you for being with us, as well. when we had that big, broad topic, what is the most important issue of their right now? guest: well, i think actually the thing that i would like to start with, and to emphasize how good women have it up -- have it as opposed to the last 60 years. i think a lot of the topics we have on this issue tend to treat the problems as if we haven't made any progress. but we have. and quite spectacular ways. i think it is really worse -- worth pointing that women graduate at higher rates even than men. and i think there are women who enjoy a lot of flexibility with work. and to the extent that they face this issue, i honestly think it is not so much about gender, so much as about the state of the economy.

an e-mail. >> it's in the book. >> we talked about this. they sent me an e-mail the night before and said we have you signed up with closed toe shoes, lunch and coffee and we hope to see you there and i went and i walked into a company lobby and i said i'm here for can on my name is not on the list and i said well, i'll wait it's fine i'm not offended, it's funny because really i was hoping to sneak in but you have to, i guess for 10 a little bit. i gave them a chance to not let me in and i said okay, it's no big deal. but then they realized i was there and they took me to the hallway and maybe journalists are more paranoid but i took that thumb drive that they gave me and i put it down my pants. [laughter] and there was nothing proprietary on there at all, i didn't see anything, they are really secretive about the coatings and they are not going to talk chemistry in a roomful of 80 people. >> there are a lot of examples in the book of where you have infiltrated places. it was something that you are able to get into places that nobody had go

book, "first ladies." providing lively stories of these fascinating women providing an inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> next, we are going to show you some of the presidential remarks from past white house correspondents dinner's. we begin with president clinton and 2000 and then george bush in 2008 and barack obama in 2012. >> with the annual white house correspondent's dinner set, we will take a look at the presidential remarks from previous dinners. we begin with president obama speaking at his final dinner in 2000. this is 20 minutes. [applause] president clinton: good evening ladies and gentlemen. distinguished guests. i am really happy to be here. [laughter] president clinton: happy to be reunited at long last with the white house press corps. [laughter] president clinton: if i may, let me direct your attention to a photograph. [laughter] president clinton: taken just moments ago, it proves beyond a doubt that i am indeed happy to be here. [laughter] president clinton: now -- wait a minute. it seems that my hair in that photo is a litt

e-books that are kind of targeted up with goodies -- >> tarded up? >> yeah. when i was after -- i worked at mcsweeny's for a couple of years in san francisco, and we were making an enhanced book of david byrnes's how music works. we have to make, was because the hardware and software is completely different for all of these e-bookstores, we had to make a different book for every single store. the sound files didn't work in the same way we would try to upload them, and they'd buttingty, and -- buggy and we'd have to repeat them. it was extraordinary the amount of work we had to put into this e-book that supposedly feels free to everybody. then the frustrating thing -- actually, it wasn't that frustrating -- we made this beautiful print object trying to be a nicely designed book, and it turns out that's what people wanted. so with all this e-booking, you'd think everybody wants the audio thing, but actually they want the object. i think it's these kinds of experiences that kind of made some of the agents like bonnie and editors like reagan and me feel like the print book isn't disappearing right now and it stabilizes our business a little bit. >> well, and i don't

books available. providing lively stories of these fascinating women, eating an illuminating, entertaining and inspiring read. it is available as an hardcover or e-book. >> transportation secretary anthony foxx appeared before a senate appropriations subcommittee wednesday to talk about fiscal year 2016 transportation budget. this is an hour 25 minutes. >> while we are waiting for secretary fox to arrive -- and right on cue he comes through the door. i want to explain that we moved up the time of the hearing by a half hour. mr. secretary, i feel your pain on the traffic because it never has taken me longer to get to work than it did today because the protest and street closures. we do welcome secretary fox to testify about the administration's fiscal year 2016 budget req

e-books. jap >>> the saudi-led stepped up air strikes. including an armed depot, it's 17 days since the operation since the operations began. >> there has been no let up in the fighting. the war in yemen is in its 17th day and the frontline is unclear. in the neighbourhood of aden witnesses speak of street battles between supporters of the embattled president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and houthi fighters. the houthis are the target of an intense campaign by a saudi-led coalition. yesterday a cab was hit. yesterday there were fighting. the coalition released military pictures which it says shows the bombing of a sports center in aden, used as a houthi ammunition store. >> translation: the use of schools, stadiums and civilian installations is evidence of the abnormal behaviour of the groups and the actions intended to damage the daily lives of citizens and their infrastructure. the houthis reportedly had presence in over half of yemen's 22 provinces, and have a firm grip on the capital where thousands turned up to march and support. >> translation: we, t

. >> reporter: early next move an investigative book is published about the clintons e ex excerpts from book reviewed so far there is no evidence mrs. clinton was influenced by the payments or that she broke any laws. and top clinton defenders have taken to the air waves to blast the book's conservative author peter switzer and attack anybody who promotes his work in advance. >> let's see what the book says in advance and i'm happy to come back and if i'm wrong i will be happy to say it and i think it's a political job and can smell it a mile away. >> reporter: chelsea clinton said thursday the foundation will not change its practices. >> the work will continue as it is. i think that is the right choice for the people being affected by the work. >> reporter: the big question is whether the foundation's financial dealings with the blurred lines between donors and the clinton family's accumulation of wealth will matter to voters for now hillary clinton and surregits say people do not care or see the alleged conflicts of interest david with al jazeera. >>> comcast says it's dropping the bi

. >> host: go back to that e-mail story because you talk about in your book. what happens what happens if you don't open an e-mail? >> guest: well if you don't open the email you don't have to act. basically my office produced to documents. one was thousands one was thousands of pages of scientific document the basically said greenhouse gas emissions, they are pollutants. they cause environmental problems in public health problems. that was the 1st. the office of management and budget. the other part, we did an analysis to basically layout a path. that didn't go anywhere. basically from april april 2007 until president obama came to the office this technical and scientific data just sat they're. we didn't do anything with it. >> host: we we're talking about climate change, electric cars, the environment with margo oge her new book "driving the future". 202 202 is the area code. 748-8200 and 748 8201. margo oge when was the 1st electric car put on the road? >> guest: it was in the state of california in the early 90s. general motors had an extra nine ordinary work developing batteries and electric motors be