. >> angel rodriguez has spent two months in administrative segregation. he's automatically placed there because he's labeled a validated gang member. >> that means that administration has labeled you as being a participant or an associate of those who are known as gang members. so if you're an associate in the administration's eyes, they will lock you up. you know, what the cameras don't see is when it's quiet and people are sitting there doing their time, it gets quiet, we cry too. you know, even though we're in prison, we got feelings too. i'll cry. i don't let my neighbors hear it. i've got to be quiet or i'll run the water. sometimes i can hear myself. that's how much i miss my girl. you know what i mean? >> doing ten years in a windowless cell with no positive stimulation and unable to touch family members is an unbearable prospect for angel. >> i'm going to try to talk to administration. maybe i can get my family visits. i have somebody i love, somebody that loves me. i have my little son. i know he needs me. i don't want my son to end up like me an

demetrius jefferson finds solace in music to drown out the deafening noise, across the tier, angel rodriguezts a personal transformation. >> i'm trying to get spiritual now. god has a plan for you, whatever. that's how i'm seeing it now. might be some reality to it. might not be, i don't know. >> i start with the hearts because that like represents me for my girl, and the hearts are coming over the bars so like she'll be with me throughout this time. right now it's the grim reaper. that's overall what's running this earth. you can see it if you look around you, death, death and then deception, trickery against man, right? how we do each other wrong. that's what that represents. hourglasses represent the world's going to change. it's biblical stuff. people out there will see i believe in god also and maybe give the youngsters a different perspective. seeing i've been into the life and i'm trying to change my ways. >> the judge could have gave me a misdemeanor, but she said because of my past i'm violent, all the violence i got in my past, she said something could have happened. i could have h

. >> angel rodriguez has little human contact and spends his time expressing his inner anguish throughepresents the queen and i represent the king. because it's part of bible stuff. god said that you're going to be kings and queens in the new system of things. in my letters i tell her she's my queen and she tells me i'm her king. that represents that. i mean, my girl. you know what i mean? it's something i pray for. that's what the prayers are for. and it goes with is scripture. psalms 37:4, if you find your delight in god he'll give you the desires of the heart. and that's what she is. she's one of my desires. to be with me forever, and being that i'm in here, my hope's based upon all that. and i feel if i didn't have that hope, things would be tore up, and that's what the drawing represents, my hope. >> it's not easy being in love with a prisoner. you know, i think because i'm a strong woman, i'm a strong person, that's what, you know, makes me deal with all this drama. love will make you do the most stupidest things. but it's worth it. if that person loves you back, it's worth it. i

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angels and mentors to care for you. is "it tv/book selection calls you back." it is by a former gang member, louise rodriguez -- luis rodriguez. join the conversation in our book club chat room. find us on book tv.org. the house is in recess. our live coverage will continue on c-span when members return. earlier, the house adopted a resolution finding lois lerner in contempt of congress. that was for refusing to testify before the oversight committee about alleged targeting of conservative groups. well we wait for the house to return, we will show you some debate on the floor earlier today all stop we will start with darrell issa. so ordered. the gentleman from california. mr. issa: i yield myself two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. 2013, : on march 29, the congress started an investigation into whether the i.r.s. used a flawed process to find tax exempt organizations. to wit, i subpoenaed lois lerner because she was in charge of the office that executed and we believe targeted conservative group thesms two divisions of the i.r.a. most involved with the targeting were the e.o.

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angels and mentors and people who care for you. >> this month booktv's book club selection is "it calls now back: an odyssey through love, addictions and healing" but lewis rodriguez. start reading and join the conversation with other readers in our book club chatroom. find it as booktv.org. >> congress is considering legislation to reform mortgage lenders fannie mae and freddie mac. on "washington journal" two banky industry members talk about the proposed banking rules. >> joining us now at our table, dwight fettigment the former staff director for the u.s. senate committee on banking, housing and urban affairs, from 20 to 2013. also joining us, andrew olmem, the topic is, probably known to viewers fannie mae and freddie mac, first of all, to both of you gentlemen, welcome. >> thank you,. >> thank you. >> so a at some bill looking at the future of these two entities. mr. felt fettig, what is being considered and why and. >> great question. so, freddie mac and fannie mae, created by congress, to help with housing finance, and during the crisis it became clear they needed taxpayer help, as did a lot of large financial institutions. the question now becomes does th

angels and mentors that really care for you. >> book tv book club selection is "it calls you back" by former gang member and community activists luis j. rodriguez. start reading and join us in the book club chat room. find us at booktv.org. speaking before the joint economic committee is federal reserve chair janet yellen discussing the declining market and geopolitical tensions as potential threats to the economicgrowth. she emphasized the fed's commitment to keeping the overnight interest rate near zero. this hearing is in our and 45 minutes. >> good morning. we will begin. .ongratulations we welcome you to your first appearance before the zoning committee. we look forward to many more good june will mark the anniversary of the end of the great recession. this is that weakness or the -- near the bottom. --s has graded a growth cap created a growth cap. if this recovery had been nearly average, the u.s. economy would be $1.4 trillion larger. american workers would have 5.7 million more private sector jobs available. they would of four, have more money each month. , the one exception to this is wall street. the s&p 500 total return index has mo

angels and the mentors, the people who care for you. >> an odyssey through love, addiction, and revolution, "it calls you back." by former gang member and current advocate, "luis j rodriguez us on booktv.org. >> c-span's newest book, "sundays at 8:00." >> half the reason i did this book was martha. she was in love with what she referred to as the not too revolution. she wasn't fraud by the not seas, which struck me as a completely strange thing, given what we knew in hindsight, but there she was. >> erik larson, one of 41 unique andes from our book notes q&a conversations. published by public affairs books, now available at your favorite seller. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back, with charles drevna, here to talk about climate change. the white house is urging strong action, quick action on climate change, saying that it is happening now. let's just begin with your group and who you represent. first of all, thank you for having me. we represent all the refineries and petrochemical producers in the united states. so, every gallon of gasoline, every gallon of diesel, everything that goes into all those household goods and components, everything that we us