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eastern on c-span and cspan.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday evening at 6:00 eastern two days after president lincoln's assassination and a week after robert e. lee's surrender in april of 1865, generals william sher man and joseph johnston met to discuss the union army's future. naval historian craig simons and history professor john marzolette look back on the historic meeting. >> once they were inside, sherman took out of his pocket the telegram that he had been handed just as he was leaving for the meeting, and showed it to joe johnston. so far he had shown it to no one else. it stated two days before abraham lincoln had been assassinated in washington, d.c. johnston looked up with sherman with horror and declared it was the greatest possible calamity for the south. >> at 6:50, lynn downey discusses her pieography of the inventor of blue jeans, leeshy strauss. >> here's a lovely copper rivet, and the patent was awarded after three tries with the patent office, on may 20th, 1873, for an improvement in fastenin

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on c-span three and it will be streaming live on c-span oracle or you can listen on the freeseas and radio app. >> watch c-span as president donald trump delivers his first address to a joint session of congress. president trump: does congress is going to be the busiest congress we are fat in decades. [applause] thend your reactions to presidential speech along with members of congress. live tuesday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span ordered. listen live on the free c-span radio app. announcer: democratic leaders nancy pelosi and chuck schumer called for a national investigation to investigate potential contact between russia and the trump campaign. they spoke at the national press club. this is one hour and 10 minutes. [applause]

host: you can see the process play out on c-span, c-span.org, and c-span radio app. as part of the dnc winter meeting in atlanta, see that live at 10:00 today. let's go to rick and west virginia. good morning and thank you for waiting. go ahead. hello? let's go to greg in alabama. good morning. caller: good morning. i am not against us doing work we need to do in space but i am against like sending spaceships to mars. and unnecessary stuff like that when the country is in debt. i live in alabama and we are broke. -- i am for the sunlight. -- sunlight but we need come -- commonsense we need , some of the things we need to be doing i am for that but if we get the country finances in good shape again, then we may look at doing something exploratory. that is my opinion. thank you, good morning. host: atlantic city, new jersey, larry, hello, good morning. caller: good morning. we need a whole new civilization in space. the reason is that on earth we just keep having wars and if we have a nuclear war, we will need a civilization in space. host: brian from flagstaff, arizon

. >> watch live coverage of senate confirmation debates and votes next week on c-span two and c-span.org. or listen for free on the c-span radio app. >> this weekend, c-span along with our cable partners, explore the literary life of fresno, california. other tim hernandez with his book about the 1948 plane crash in california they killed 32 people, including mexican margaret workers. , willieit happened guthrie was in new york at the time, one of the great rebellious folk icons that he has come he heard the news reports that he wrote a column about it.em he said "you won't have a name when you ride that airplane." of "harvest author son," as he recalls race and identity in california's central valley. >> they have a very vibrant agricultural community partly because when immigrants came, this was the only entry for them into the american economy. history tv oncan c-span3, the history of farming and agriculture in fresno from county director jacobson. only region like this found in the united states. >> we will tour a museum and learn about an early contributor to agriculture in fresno.

cities kend c-span's tour will explore the literary life and history of fresno, alifornia, saturday at noon eastern on c-span's book tv, hernandez, "all they will call you," about the 1948 in california that killed 28 mexican migrant workers. happened in 1948 and the news reports went across the of course, know, one of the great rebellious folk the that he is, he heard news reports so he wrote a poem in his poem, aid goodbye. you on't have a name when ride that big airplane, all they deportee.you will be learn about the life of harvest soil as he g new recount his personal story about hildhood, race and identity in california's central valley. americans had a very vibrant agricultural community partly because when the immigrants first came this was entry point for a lot of them in american economy and american community. sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on farming andstory of agricultural in fresno from the fresno county farm bureau, director ryan jacobson. we have a mediterranean climate, in only five regions of the world and we're the only ones found in the united

eastern and you can see the speech and reaction after the speech live on our companion network c-span. you can also see it online at c-span.org and on the c-span radio app. >>> ahead of torrent's speech we spoke with the senate's president pro tem, orrin hatch of utah, about his role as the designated survivor during a previous state of the union address, as well as during president trump's inauguration. >> senator hatch, you were the designated survivor for former president obama's last state of the union address and the inauguration of president trump. what is the purpose of designated survivor at gatherings like the state of the union or a joint session of the congress. >> let's say something tragic happened. say there was a terrorist incident and a number of people in line for the presidency got wiped out, you've got to -- they surely want to have somebody who is in that direct line ready to go to work if they have to. >> do you believe it is important? >> yeah, i think it is extremely important. but i doubt that that's ever going to happen. but the fact of the matter is you never

he platform you could watch on c-span and c-span.org, and the radio app. from indianapolis, go ahead. caller: yeah, i'd just like to comment on the first of all, on healthcare. everybody -- trump is kind of a he on man in the way presents. he's intelligent, when he says complicated, that is obvious to everybody. i think the people in congress and especially with obamacare of dollars ions we've wasted even in p.r., it is to understand that the way to conquer this or deal with it money back to the states. ou get back to people, more efficient it is, some states can't handle it, they contract people that know how to do it in other states. this issue, all you had to do was look at the website how it together and bombed. if you funnel this money back to intelligent people in tories that50 labia would easily, not going to be asy and it is going to be time-consuming, but the american public at first, when they media, it is news like the news media doesn't talk stock ow successful the market has been, how much money gone over, msnbc, elitist ubbles on each coast t

eastern on c-span and c-span.org and listen life on the free c-span radio app. >>> the james is virginia's largest river. >> it norms in the appalachian mountains, runs through richmond and flows into the chesapeake bay. the river served as a trade route for colonist ins and is sometimes called america's founding river. continuing our look at richmond we'll visit what remains of tredegar ironworks which was ones located on the banks of the river. tredegar ironworks was an iron foundry that operated in richmond on the bank of the james river from 1837 to 1957. its greatest claim to fame is the chief armorer to the confederacy during the american civil war producing a large majority of the cannons used. during the civil war they had infrastructure that no longer exists from battlefield hospitals to battlefield themselves. the ironworks is one of the few remaining items in the city that existed about the civil war, played a role in the civil war and existed for decades afterwards. tredegar's history dates to 1800 in southeastern wales in the united kingdom. over there there was the tredegar i

and on c-span radio. cabot phillips will be joining this from the leader institute. he will be talking about political activism among conservative millennials. and mark kiesling for gender equality on the white house reversal of president obama's transgender bathroom protection directives. first, our next guest, cabot phillips, is with the website which says it exposes lies and abuses on our nation's college campuses. he appeared on fox last you to highlight what he called some of the most outrageous interviews. here is an excerpt that runs about three minutes. [video clip] all college kids say the darndest things, especially in 2016, and reporters of campus reform spent all your braving those dangerous state spaces, where students sounded out from gun rights to hillary's defeat. mostre to break down the outrageous student interviews, we have a contributor with campus reform >>.org. happy new year. >>happy new year. to appeals who want the second amendment. >> i went to a hillary rally and ask people simil

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eastern and you can see it on c-span3 and c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio .pp andy testifies at his confirmation hearing thursday live at c-span3 and c-span.org or listen live on the c-span radio app. president trump and canadian prime minister trudeau launched the canada council for u.s. women entrepreneurs and business leaders. he met with female executives at the white house on monday. >> hello, everybody, please sit down. >> strong women are definitely here. thank you all very much. it is very nice. i recognize half of you. withhonored to be here prime minister trudeau. i respect you greatly. he gave me a picture of myself and your father. waldorf. canada united the states council for the advancement of women entrepreneurs. we have some great ones in this room and business leaders. we have so many great leaders around the table today and we want to know your names and did that things -- many of you, i know, some of you i know. ican say from my past life have had so many women executives and they have been phenomenal. .hey have helped me i was -- it was really fa

this 10:00, around 10:00 to 1015 is when that committee will gather in and we will have coverage on c-span3, c-span.org and c-span radio if you want to listen to that. debbie in loveland, colorado. what do you think? >> i am proud of the democrats they areard as fighting. i think we need to fight harder. i went out in the streets in denver. i am a resistor. i will continue to do so and i expect democrats to do the same. we are at a point where we need to save our freedoms in this country. they really are under attack. aren't --hink that we that we are fighting for hillary. we are not. we are fighting for this country. we are fighting for the people who are pro-trump. they just don't know it yet. are you saying democrats should continue with this fight and extend it to judge gorsuch? block him? host: i think he is going to get in no matter what we do >>. they're going to bully us into it. that is where we are right now. as far as corsets goes, i am from colorado and i'm familiar with him and at least he is qualified. he is a qualified person. we need to fight him because of his views on life, i am very uncomfortab

former kentucky governor steve bashir and your reaction to the president's speech along with comments from members of congress. live tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> earlier today, olympic champion and gold medalist michael phelps testified on the state of the international anti-doping system and how it can be improved in the future. he gave his opening statement in front of the house energy and commerce subcommittee and here's what he had to say. >> mr. chairman, members of the committee, good morning. my name is michael phelps. i'm a retired professional swimmer and an olympian. i want to thank the committee for the opportunity to appear here before you today. it's a privilege to be here to share my thoughts and perspective on the issue of clean sport which is important to so many athletes and the sport in general. i competed internationally for over 15 years and had the tremendous honor to represent the united states in five olympic games and six world championships. without question, many of my proudest moments have been representing my country in international competition. there's n

and c-span.org. and listen live on the c-span radio app. >> education secretary betsy devos spoke at the annual conservative political action conference on thursday and commented on a trumped administration rescinding guidelines to public schools that allow transgender students the use of bathrooms that match their gender identity. this is 15 minutes. i love the energy and enthusiasm cpac brings. you may have heard many of the wonderful things mainstream media has called me. called ayself on being mother, grandmother, life partner of 38 years tomorrow, and perhaps the first person to tell bernie sanders to his face that there is no such thing as a free lunch. the media has had its fun with me, and that's ok. my job isn't to win a popularity contest with the media or education establishment in washington. my job as secretary of education is to make education work for students, but today, we know the system is failing to many kids. how do we know that? our nations test scores have flatlined. 1.3 million children drop out of school per year. because the previous administration spent $7 billion on school improv

and former translators will talk about their experiences. live coverage at 2:30 eastern on c-span3, c-span.org, and the c-span radio app. ♪ journaln's washingtonive every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, democratic rhode island congressman, david cicilline will discuss the administration's foreign policy actions include the travel ban. john sasso of new york will discuss the travel ban, the future of the affordable care act and budget issues. be sure to watch washington journal beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. join the discussion. >> today at an house oversight hearing, stephen lynch asked why they were not investigating the hacking of the democratic party computer. he and japheth

regarding stress and thank you for c-span, i love c-span. stress.t really it is a combination of discussed gust and the rule of law, i look at eight years of obama administration and he never got vetted for hard questions. bloviates atght -- the few press conferences he gave. , there are a lot of people in this country that do love this country. you do not see one republican going out and burning the flag. you do not see one republican destroying property. when donald trump had his rallies, i was at the first rally in phoenix. i stood out there for about two hours and we finally got in. and theye protests were walking in the streets, not on the sidewalks. is a thing about truth. and what you lived through eight years of obama administration, the truth is destroyed. because the american people for eight years were lied to in so many cases. disgust, ifsed -- you listen to talk radio for eight years through the obama administration and you listen to the comments coming from democrats, they have proven one thing, thank god for the democrats, than

and human trafficking. we will have live coverage from the senate foreign relations 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3, c-span.org and the c-span radio app. then, in afternoon the senate foreign and government affairs committee meets to review the report on government waste and inefficiency. that is live at 2:45 p.m. eastern also on c-span3. >> federal reserve janet yellen signaled that the federal open market committee may raise interest rates at its march meeting. she was testifying before the senate inking committee to deliver the semiannual banking policy report. this hearing is just over two and half hours.

and former translators will talk about their experiences. live coverage at 2:30 eastern on c-span3, c-span.org, and the c-span radio app. itouncer: in case you missed , here are a few programs c-span viewers saw last week. congressman mike pompeo's swearing-in as cia director. --i charge >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter -- >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter -- >> so help me god. >> so help me god. senators questioning secretary health and human services nominee senator tom price. here is senator ron wyden. sen. wyden: you bought shares and discounts as much as 40% cheaper than the price on the australian stock exchange. -- you weresitting sitting at the time on committees that have jurisdiction over major health care programs and trade policy. this show badsn't judgment? british lawmakers discussing their prime minister's trip to washington. >> in her meeting, she will be prepared to offer up the sacrifice, the opportunity of american companies to come in and take over parts of our nhs for our public services. announcer: president trump's visit to the department of homeland

eastern on c-span 3 and c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. announcer: in case you missed it here are some clips of c-span's programming. california senator kamla harris gives her first speech. >> our country needs a secretary of education who has demonstrated basic competency when it comes to issues facing children. they just need to know what they're talking about. when questioned by senator frank, it was clear mr. vos didn't know the difference between two basic theories of testing, pro efficiency and growth. dakil on vian president trump's travel plan. >> iraqi soldiers' blood were mixed with american soldiers' blood on the american soil. [speaking foreign language] >> we appreciate that they gave xception for the minorities. [speaking foreign language] >> but it's unjust an unfair to list iraq with the countrys that are considered terrorists. >> senator tim scott reflects on his hometown of charleston, north carolina. >> it was in my home city of charleston with the civil war began. it was in my home city of charleston where nearly 40% of

onlive tuesday, february 28, c-span and c-span.org. and listen live on the free c-span radio app.unday night on "afterwards," republican strategist roger stone talks about the making of the president 2016. how donald trump orchestrated a revolution. >> what do you make of the response to the protests after the inauguration and what does that mean for his success? is there a way they can hobble him by trying to obstruct at every turn? should they have a greater voice because the popular vote went to hillary clinton? >> some of these are orchestrated. others, i think, are sincere people who have concerns, because they may be buying the caricature of him painted by some in the mainstream media. the answer for him is simple. full speed ahead, the agenda. towards economic prosperity, you have already seen the uptick in the market, the uptick in small business confidence, but if he restores the economy, i think a lot of this will fall away. >> sunday night at 9:00 eastern on "afterwards." -- "after words." the national museum of african asrican history and culture welcomed thousands. su

on c-span and c-span radio. "u.s.a.me jill lawrence today" columnist and author of "the art of the political deal," beat the odds and broke true gridlock. let's talk about four key areas you wrote about in the book that signs of encouragement. deal, urray budget veterans deal, public lands deal and farm bill. hy are these four examples in your mind? guest: these much four -- were congress got something done in a polarized environment. genesis of the project was mark of brookings get eard what it took to the deal done which sudden after solve conflicts had failed. at the same time the american science so, was coming up with parameters for what happen.llow a deal to it turned out these four happened when a lot of the onditions much ripe for making a compromise even though we were in the heart of the tea party presidency the obama and mitch mcconnell relentless they managed to get a few things done, some you and some that flew under the radar. these four things were encouraging signs and if people are looking for a

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. >> live tuesday february 28th on c-span and c-span.org. and listen live on the c-span free radio app. >> the gao is releasing its biannual report on government fraud, waste and mismanagement. the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee is hold hearinging on the issue this afternoon. the head of the census bureau will testify as well as inspectors general for the veterans affairs and homeland security departments. our lives coverage starts at 2:45 eastern. >>> oklahoma governor mary fallin delivered her state of the state address at the state capitol in oklahoma city. she provided an update on the state revenue system saying the downturn in the energy industry and loss of sales tax revenue caused a budget shortfall of nearly $870 million. her comments were about half hour. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, guests, fellow oklahomians, the governor of the great state of oklahoma, governor mary fallin. [ applause ]ans, the governor of the great state of oklahoma, governor mary fallin. [ applause ] >> thank you. lieutenan

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and you can listen live on the free c-span radio app. ahead of tonight's speech, the hill is reporting that massachusetts senator elizabeth warren plans to bring a former iraqi refugee to president trump's first joint address to congress highlighting her opposition to the president's immigration and refugee restrictio restrictions. the "associated press" said became a u.s. citizen after reaching massachusetts in 2010 with her family will be a guest of senator warren at the capital. senator warren said miss faraj's courage embodied the american spirit heading into president trump's speech. her father was working for a u.s. backed development company in iraq when he was shot and disabled in 20106. you can watch more on the hill and c-span coverage at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> up next, new mexico governor's susanna martinez c's state of the state address. more resources for the child protective services division. >> hello. good afternoon. please be seated. lieutenant governor, senate president pro tem, our new house speaker, democratic and rep

and your reaction to the speech. live tuesday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. 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. >> host: we want to introduce you to representative ro khanna. tell us about your district? >> it is one of the only majority asian-american districts in america. huge caucasian population, chinese-american, indian-american, latino, african-american, it is an ex extraordinary place to represent. >> host: how would you describe the relationship between silicone valley and washington? >> guest: it is an emerging relationship. there is a frustration in the valley with the type of bureaucracies in washington. the valley is where you are not afraid to dream big, take risks, fail and try again. some people look at washington as risk averse and very cautious. so there is a cultural different. on the flip side, i think people have an obligation to the nation and people in the valley have a dose of what can they do for the country and the valle

and c-span.org. listen live on the free c-span radio app. announcer: a democratic congressman represents california's silicon valley. tonight on the communicators, he will describe the issues that matter most to the region's tech companies, their frustration with washington, and his goal to create more jobs in his district , which includes apple, google, and tesla. he is interviewed by technology reporter. >> we have to figure out what the credentialing will look like for the jobs that are available. not everything will require a four-year degree. i'm not so concerned about folks getting four-year degrees and phd's. what are you doing after high school that is going to get you a credential that will get you a job? i think the federal government should be looking to credentials that actually relate to employment and having conversations with the private sector and funding those type of apprenticeship programs. announcer: watch the communicators tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. " with wallnext, "q&a street journal reporter alexandra wolfe

on c-span andit see it there on c-span.org and our c-span radio app.washington times" talking about the preparations for tonight's speech. it was influenced by the president's listening sessions in the last month. judy chu announced her guest in the visitors gallery on tuesday night will be an iranian graduate student who was temporarily barred from entering the u.s. last month after mr. trump issued an executive order on extreme betting of travelers -- extreme vetting of travelers. california. democrats line. caller: good morning. i have a couple of comments to make as well. , whenr military spending you guys showed the graph of the noticey spending, i did that other countries to spend in significantly less -- we are a huge portion just by ourselves. do morethe epa will damage than good. because of the pipelines that are exploding every other day and leaking oil into our water systems. look at flint, michigan. they still don't have clean water. these are problems that need to be addressed. we don't have clean water in this country. instead of going to

. >> and c-span has been bringing you live coverage from the conservative political action conference held just outside washington dc. we will hear from vice president mike pence here, and his remarks are scheduled to start in about 40 minutes. first, a look at the future of the democratic party. we will watch that leading up to the vice president's remarks. >> jim kessler, senior vice president for policy and one of the cofounders of third way. and for viewers who are not familiar with it, what is third way? guest: a think tank in washington, d.c., and center-left is probably the best way to describe us. jim: we have worked with members of congress and with the obama administration in the policy space and also in the political space. host: where on the spectrum of the democratic party do you fall? jim: we would be described more as centrist democrats. host: there was a recent article in the washington post, headlined about house democrats and progressives are furious, stemming from your presentation at the democratic retreat. some of the criticism came from the progressive change cam

you can see that live o on c-sp3 come online at c-span.org, and, and listen on the 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. >> pennsylvania governor tom woltomwolf delivers his annual t address at the state capitol in harrisburg. this is about 25 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you, everybody. lieutenant governor stack, speaker turzai, president scarnati. leader corman, leader costa, leader reed, leader dermody, members of the general assembly. invited guests, friends, family, mom. [laughter] [applause] and most important, my fellow pennsylvanians. i have always believed in the potential of the great commonwealth. pennsylvania is where i grew up. it's where frances and i raise two wonderful daughters. it's where i signed the backs of paychecks when i say forklift operator and why later side the fronts of paychecks after i boug

i will move around and c-span will be ear tatirritated. i thought i would start with some humor. notice the first word in the outline. it is an adjective, modifying facts. well, this last couple of weeks, we have had some adjectives modifying facts. i'm using a term economists use. a colleague last week asked me, why do economists always use the term styleized fact. i had no idea. i looked up the origin. it comes from an article by nicholas caldur, nobel prize-winning economist, 1957. he used the term to refer to the results of analytic studies in regression that is economists had come to accept as true. they are facts not in the two plus two equals four sort. they are facts from analytic studies and estimates and things like that that the economics profession comes to accept as true. bha what i thought i would do is that everything, all of you from congressional offices, anyone who claims to want to do something about health care. we first have to start with the facts. the facts about expenditures. that's what i want to start with. so you can read what i have written. the expend

we'll have coverage of that as well and the c-span networks. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service and is brought to today by your cable or satellite provider. coming up next, a form with the candidates looking to become chair of the democratic national committee. after that, discussion and school financing. later, i. later, a look at efforts to win the ongoing conflict in yemen. >> the democratic national committee will elect in a chair later this month. candidates for that position met this weekend in baltimore to discuss outreach efforts and other priorities for the organization. this firm was moderated by white house correspondent april ryan. and included in introduction by don brazil. it it is just under two hours. >> okay, the candidates are ready.

eastern here on c-span and c-span radio. we hope you enjoy the rest of your sunday. ♪ >> newsmakers is next with democratic representative joe crowley. later, actor ashton kutcher testifies before congress on efforts he is leading to stop human trafficking and modern-day slavery. our guest on newsmakers this week is joe crowley in his 10th term in 2017. he has the big job of being chair of the democratic caucus. our two congressional reporters who have questions to ask are from the washington post and from the help. >> thank you for being with us. we are now four weeks into the trump administration. and we want to ask you the broad question -- what have we learned about president trump and the role that democrats need to play in the trump era? guest: it feels like four years. one thing we are learning is that we thought he was a rational but now we are learning how erratic he is. and at this last week's press anyerence, if that is indication of how we will conduct himself, i think it isn't just about how democrats houseo how

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. ♪ host: post on our twitter feed and our facebook page. facebook.com/c-span. the washington post, highlighting the discovery from 1.a, calling it trapist less than a 10th of the size of our own sun and a quarter as warm, the planets circle, it takes one day and a half to complete in orbit and the most distance takes 20 days come if the planets orbited a larger and brighter start they would be fried to a crisp but this is so cold that all seven of the bodies are bathed in the right amount of work to hold liquid water and three receive the same amount of heat is venus, earth, mars, putting them in the habitable zone where it is thought that life will thrive. they call these world earthlike -- worlds earthlike. their star butom also a lot that makes our planet livable besides being a warm rock. that is more of what the discovery is this week and we want to take the larger issue of exploring the universe and the cost associated. to give us your thoughts on if you think space exploration is youh it, 202-748-8000 if want to call and say you think that space explorat

and campusreform.org. good morning. caller: thanks, c-span, because new watcher c-span and i love the balance. i am tired of having a slanted view on network shows. thank you for that. also, thank you to the work you are doing. i think that is very much needed . i work on a college campus right now. i see a lot of slanted views and a take a more neutral stance, especially working with students and wanting to have a more balanced opinion or students, whoever they are, to come feel free to talk about their future career goals. neutraliate the neutral stance your organization is taking in really trying to focus on free speech and free thought. going to your point, a lot of conservatives, a lot of conservative speakers or politicians, if they are brought to campus, oftentimes they are nixed from the speaking circuit and are told they cannot come anymore. that is a little bit unbalanced and unfair and we need to strike balance and moderation. host: thank you. we will get a response. guest: the press -- the best professor we can have a student on campus is 1 -- a professor should not be injected the

you can watch live coverage of senate confirmation and debates and vote this week, on c-span2 and c-span.org, or listen through the free c-span radio app. the national governors association winter meeting continues this afternoon. this morning, in washington, d.c., the transportation secretary will discuss infrastructure needs. we will have that for you live at 1:45 p.m. eastern here on c-span. right now we are waiting for the meetings to resume. next panel will focus on a range of topics, including civic engagement, state power, and the job government. this is live coverage, on c-span. >> ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. we will be starting momentarily. >> i will have that conversation when i get back. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. [laughter] ♪ [laughter] ♪ >> as you can see, we are waiting for the national governors association winter meeting to get underway again. the next panel will be focusing on a range of topics, including civic engagement, state power, and the job market. this should get underway shortly. this afternoon, the governors association will hear from the transportation secretary, elaine disc

media is there to inform us and give us an idea what's going on. i appreciate c-span. thanks for the show. host: keep watching. this is the headline from the wall sheet -- street journal. this is a tweet from camille. he was scheduled and then uninvited to speak at the cpac conference. cpac is a waste and is not conservative. tell us what you think. more from the conference yesterday. he made comments about the all right movement. this is that part from yesterday. filled left-wing fascist group hijacked the term all right. that term has been used for a long time. this group has hijacked it. intentionally deceivethey wanted to the media about what they stand for so they can try to become normalized. we must not allow them to be normalized. they stole the term specifically to confuse us. we know who these people are. they met a couple of months ago to spew their hatred and make their highly salutes. anti-semites. they are racists. they hate the constitution. they hate free markets. they hate pluralism. not an extension of conservatism. they are not what we have talked abo

eastern on c-span and c-span.org. and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> defense secretary james mattis just concluded a meeting with nato defense ministers in brussels. then he held a brief news conference, where he discussed the nato alliance and answered questions about u.s. relations with russia. >> ladies and gentlemen, secretary mattis will make a statement and then take two questions. sec. mattis: yes, ma'am. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i just completed the defense ministerial, wherein had the opportunity to engage in a bilateral discussion with a number of our fellow ministers. we all had a dinner last night, reaffirming our strong transatlantic bond. it is the strongest i have ever seen. i have experience here at nato, and i was impressed by how strong the bond is. my intent was to affirm the full u.s. commitment to nato, and to gain an updated appreciation of the situation facing our alliance. the burden-sharing message i delivered was effective, and it was very well received, and i depart

i sat here and watched on c-span back when trump was doing a campaign rally i think it was iowa and he said, you know, on c-span where they actually showed the full speech, he said if you see anyone in a crowd with a tomato, bust them in the head or whatever his quote was, the news media all over the news media ran the same story over and over and over, but they just left out the part where he said, if you see somebody with a tomato. you know, i seen it for three days on the news where they said he said bust those people in the head. >> allen, do you think this president gets taken out of context more than previous presidents? if so, whose fault is that? is that the news media, or is that the president in how he says things? >> well, a lot of us both of us -- he says things like that and gives him the opportunity to splice his words like that. you know, but like the article that you read -- that you ran from the "wall street journal," if you notice that last thing you listed, it says now the truth is more important than ever. i think the truth is important all of the time regardless of

and c-span.org. listen on the free c-span radio app. now, a discussion on u.s. tax policy. polls was for an increased increase tax on imported goods and the house republicans plan for house reform. from washington journal, it is just under an hour. are joined by president of americans for tax reform. he is joined by the president of the peterson institute for discussion on a key proposal and the republican tax reform effort.

cities tour on richmo richmond, virginia on c-span 2 on book tv. and on c-span 3. working with affiliates in visiting cities across the country. >>> a look now at health care cost and implications of repealing the affordable care act. cato institute senior fellow peter van doren says managing costs should be a priority as well as private health care systems. this is about an hour. >> good afternoon, everybody. i want to welcome you all here today. i'm peter russo, ademocratdirec personal affairs at thecato institute. this is a capitol hill briefing entitled economics of health insurance reform. the repeal and replacement of the affordable care act dominated discussions on the hill in recent weeks and lawmakers are huddling in philadelphia to recourse for the damage done to the health market in recent years. when they state they don't have a plan and i suppose i'm being cheritiable here but democrats say they don't have a political viable one. there is some truth to that as any comprehensive replacement will require support from democrats. if there is a

and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, democratic rhode island congressman will discuss trump's foreign policy actions including the recent travel began as well as the democratic legislative agenda and republican congressman will discuss the travel ban future of the , affordable care act and budget issues. be sure to watch c-span washington journal beginning live at 7:00 eastern friday -- eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> at a house hearing on aviation security and the tsa, airports,siting airlines and government workers testified about ways to improve passenger screening procedure. they discussed new technology, the tsa's pre-check program and president trump's executive order on immigration. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> the committee on homeland security and protective security will come to order. before i commence with my statement, i do want to note for the record how happy i am to have ms. watson coleman as my new ranking chair on this. coleman as my new ranking chair on

and joseph longer. we hope you tune in tomorrow, live on c-span and c-span radio. enjoy the rest of your weekend, have a great week ahead. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] ♪ >> next, "newsmakers" with kentucky senator rand paul. the senate hearing on security operations in the anniston. after that, homeland security secretary john kelly. >> host: our guest on c-span's "newsmakers," this week's kentucky senator rand paul. he was a 2016 presidential hopeful, and he has a new book out called taking a stand, and in the senate, he serves on the foreign relations committee and he hasn't built he is advancing in the senate on health care. thank you for being our guest. senator paul: thanks for having me. host: let me introduce the two reporters who will be asking questions. niels lesniewski covers the senate for cq roll call, david weigel covers politics for the "washington post." mr. lesniewski: i will dovetail

and they have qualifications that i can't even imagine. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. >> watch c-span as president donald trump delivers his first address to a joint session of congress. >> this congress is going to be the the busiest congress we've had in decades. >> live tuesday at 9:00 p.m. eastern in c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span app. >> homeland security secretary john kelly was on a panel with european counterparts fight against terrorism at the munich security conference saturday. in this part of the conference, secretary kelly talked about president trump's executive order on immigration. this is an hour. >>> so we asked each of our panelists to make remarks for five minutes or so about the security challenges that you see managing your portfolios. these five gentlemen have this battle in their hands. and i would ask minister de maiziere to begin, please. >> yes, thank you very much. later in the discussion i would perhaps remain sin

or caller: first of all, i'm so and goodman c-span health look at this savings account. for the last four or five years get my senators and my representatives to take a look at this and get back to me. far i have not heard anything back from any of them, other it.n they'll consider i think dr. goodman and this morning, if you have a tape, if you can tape the program, i think this is worthwhile. again, i applaud both c-span and dr. goodman for bringing this to public. i thank you. host: all right, allen. barry in michigan, a democrat. barry.rning, caller: yeah, good morning. goodman to remind mr. that according to the government, 63% of the people in country make $11 an hour or less. savings account going to benefit these people at all? as it is.ely get by thank you. people emember a lot of in the medicaid program who, are disabled aren't working at all. government, instead of money paying he doctor's bills let's the enrollee control a budge sxet they manage that budget. idea is in ilar place in indiana, under governor pence, healthy indiana, budget, make ge a spending dec

i'm 64 years old and i see c-span all the time and i appreciate you taking my call, but it really really upseted me a person with that caliber would use that kind of word. host: cindy in new egypt new jersey, line for independents. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you, c-span, for letting the american people have a voice. two subjects i'd like to comment on. one first is that if my memory serves correct back when ross peron the was run withing bill clinton for the presidency, he warned bill clinton about signing nafta and we've seen the bad effects of nafta. since then i've been intrigued at prospect of having a businessman as a president and people of business versus politicians in the cabinet. and that is exactly what donald trump has done and i think before people go criticizing all these billionaires you know, if you an employer you want to hire people most knowledgeable about the system you are dealing with and i feel like if these men and women he's putting in the cabinet can do for the country what they did for themselves, i think that is a good thing and we should give i