brian: arthur herman, what made douglas macarthur so controversial? arthur: well, a number of things. i think there was aspect of his personality, his politics and then there's also simply the -- what can i say? the distance of the man. i'll start with that first. he was someone who was a major american figure for more than half a century. someone who commanded american troops in action and helped to shape american war policy in not one, not two, but three world wars and the cold war. and world war i and world war ii. here's somebody who really with the possible exception of franklin roosevelt was presided at more events and made more decisions that shaped the history of 20th century united states than -- i can't think of anyone else. with the exception of fdr. there was his politics. he was conservative republican which didn't rub well with the democrat presidents he had to work with, particularly fdr and harry truman. but he wasn't a conservative taft republican. he was not someone as taft republicans were, interested in overturning aspects of the ne

that tell you about the relationship between general macarthur and fdr? arthura little bit of background about that. this is at a point in which that was macarthur holds the highest post in the united states army. he had just gone through a debacle called the bonus army march. public relations disaster for the hoover administration, in which army troops were used to oust world war veterans will stop including many who had served with macarthur who came to demand payment of bonuses they had been promised on their government pensions for having served in the service during world war i. they set up a tent city and refused to go when ordered and when the bonus was voted down by congress. in the end, the police were unable to control the crowd. they asked for support from the u.s. army and the cars are as chief of up to basically supervise the operation and it ugly. it was in the ugly series of riots. people were killed. a big propaganda campaign was launched by the communist supporters of the bonus march to paint douglas macarthur as this killer of innocent men and

t that's the real arthur macarthur. he's severely wounded. d at the end of the war he commands his regiment. he's not old enough to vote but he is old enough to command a union army regiment. he could have gone into politics. he could have gone into business. he was a wisconsin hero. and instead what he did was to remain in the army and served on as i describe in the book, the series of john ford movie sets out, you know, ford from films like "fort apache" and "she wore a yellow ribbon" where he brings his wife and his sons are all born there. his career are in many ways are a pathway to douglas macarthur's. one of the things i wanted to do in this book suzzwus to make it clear how much the linkage between macarthur the son and macarthur the father and how strong that link was. most of them talk about the mother. he's a very powerful figure in macarthur's life up until her death in 1935. but arthur macarthur is the person who teaches him about the art of war, who teaches him about the honor of service in the u.s. military, u.s. army and also

arthur herman. book, douglasis macarthur: american warrior. t made douglas mccarter so >> well, a number of things. i think there was aspect of his personality, his politics and then there's also simply the -- what can i say? the business of the man. i'll start with that first. he was someone who was a major american figure for more than half a century. someone who commanded american troops in action and helped to shape american war policy in not one, not two, but three world wars and the cold war. here's somebody who really with the possibly exception of franklin roosevelt was presided at more events and made more decisions that shaped the history of 20th century united states than -- i can't think of anyone else. with the exception of f.d.r. there was his politics. he was conservative republican which didn't rub well with the democrat presidents he had to work with particularly f.d.r. and harry truman. he wasn't a conservative taft republican. as taftt someone republicans were interested in , overturning aspects of the new deal and the incipi

what does that tell you about the relationship between general macarthur and fdr? arthur: a little bit of background about that. this is at a point in which that was macarthur holds the highest post in the united states army. he had just gone through a debacle called the bonus army march. it was a public relations disaster for the hoover administration, in which army troops were used to oust world war veterans, including many who had served with macarthur who came to demand payment of bonuses they had been promised on their government pensions for having served in the service during world war i. they set up a tent city and refused to go when ordered and when the bonus was voted down by congress. in the end, the police were unable to control the crowd. they asked for support from the u.s. army and the cars are as -- and the job was to basically supervise the operation and it was ugly. it was an ugly series of riots. people were killed. a big propaganda campaign was launched by the communist supporters of the bonus march to paint douglas macarthur as this fascist killer of

arthur herman. he discusses his book "american warrior." about douglas macarthur.man, what made douglas macarthur so controversial? arthur: well, a number of things. i think there was aspect of his personality, his politics and then there's also simply the --

arthur. -- -- douglas macarthur. >> he saw the future more clearly than he saw the present.eather was america's role in the, the rise of china, split between china and the soviet union, which he foresaw. but also the fate of domestic american politics. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." announcer: now, a look at coverage of the presidency and politics in the digital age. this discussion includes journalists, editors, and a spokesman from hillary clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. from the george w. bush presidential center in dallas, this is an hour. [applause] michael: thank you, kevin. and welcome, everybody. it is a privilege to be here representing the "dallas morning news," and to introduce our first panel. and i'll introduce folks as they come on to the stage. the founding executive editor of georgetown university's institute of politics and public service. the former communications director of the democratic national committee, he is a veteran of four presidential campaigns, including serving as senior spokesman in 2008 for hillary clinton.

brian: arthur herman, what made douglas macarthur so controversial? r: well, a number of things. i think there was aspect of his personality, his politics and then there's also simply the -- what can i say? the distance of the man. i'll start with that first. he was someone who was a major american figure for more than half a century. someone who commanded american troops in action and helped to shape american war policy in not one, not two, but three world wars and the cold war.

point and can't perform the duties, it's macarthur that leads roosevelt's inaugural parade down pennsylvania avenue, to the capital, in march of 1933, and macour arthur will go on to serve roosevelt as chief of staff for two and a half more years, before he takees assign independent the philippine -- assignment in the philippines. another macarthur-roosevelt vignette. it's this retreat from the philippines and a levels of support again that macarthur is receiving. douglas macarthur was always certain that sinister forces were against him, and i think this was particularly true as macarthur was trying to reform west point during his tenure as chief of staff and especially after roosevelt promoted craig to the position of chief of staff of the army. after pearl harbor, given that the deteriorating on -- and the meager, again in macarthur's eyes -- the meager amount of men and materiale that were making it way to australia, i think it was really easy for such fears to escalate in the spring of 1942. let me suggest to you that the record, particularly from franklin roosevelt's standpoint, simply does not justify macarthur's paranoia. there's usually thre

arthur herman takes a look at douglas macarthur it in his book, douglas arthur: american warrior. future moree clearly than he saw the president whether it was the rise of china or the split between china. it was also the fate of american domestic politics. >> next, veteran affairs secretary on veterans health care. secretary mcdonald took place in a discussion hosted by the brookings institution on monday. >> good afternoon everyone. i am the director. the center for effective government here. it is my great privilege to open on, can be veteran affairs be modernized? let me introduce the secretary and then i'm going to introduce one of my colleagues here. the secretary will speak and and alsoill monitor take your questions. we will have a hard stop at 3:00. he served as brigade and was recognized by the royal society of arts, manufacturing and commerce. that is quite something. he served with the 82nd airborne division. he earned the infantry badge. on leaving military service captain mcdonald was rewarded the meritorious service medal. career spent most of his at proctor and gam

felloway night, senior arthur herman takes a look at douglas macarthur in his book, "douglas macarthur: american warrior." >> he saw the future clearly, more often than he saw the president. whether it was the rise in china, the split between china and the soviet union, which he foresaw, but perhaps too the fate of american domestic politics. >> sunday night on c-span's q & a. >> university of georgia professor scott nesbitt teaches a class on cultural heritage and confederate monuments, honoring confederate. he also describes the origins of the monuments, usually erected due to the efforts of southern women during the reconstruction and end of the 19th century. his classes about one hour. prof. nesbit: so this is intro to historic preservation. university of georgia, the brand-new digital lab. nesbit.tt so, we are here today trying to think a little bit about the cultural heritage of the american south, especially after and during the american civil war. it has been in the news quite a bit lately. and so i think it's a topic that folks who are interested in historical preservation lik

. >> sunday night on q&a, senior fellow arthur sherman looks at the life and career of douglas macarthur in his book douglas macarthur, american warrior. >> it think that's one of the things about macarthur that you have to say p he saw the future more clearly often then he saw the present. whether it was america's role in asia, the rise of china, the split between china and the soviet union which he foresaw, but also perhaps the state of american domestic politics. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span q&a. >> republican senator susan collins of maine has proposed a bill that would prevent people on the no-fly list from buying a gun. she was joined by a bipartisan group of seven other senators at this press event to present the proposed gun legislation. this is 35 minutes. >> 's good afternoon, i am senator susan collins of maine i and i am very pleased to be here with a strong bipartisan coalition of my colleagues who have worked hard to draft a compromise that would help keep guns out of the hands of terrorists. each of them has provided critical support for this effort. our goal

hudsonay night on q&a, institutes arthur herman takes a look at douglas macarthur in his book " douglas macarthur, american war." youhat is one of the things have to say. he saw the future more clearly often then he saw the present. whether it was america's role in asia, the rise of china, the split between china and the soviet union which he foresaw. but also, perhaps, too, the fate of american domestic politics. >> sundaynight at 8:00 eastern on c-span''s q&a. voted united kingdom has to leave the european union as as result came in the british pound fell to its lowest point in decades. addressesl farage supporters following the results of the referendum vote. dare tos and gentlemen, dream that the dawn is breaking on an independent, united kingdom. [cheering] >> this, this, if the predictions are right, this will people, ary for real victory for ordinary people, a victory for decent people. we have fought against the multinationals, fought against the merchant banks, fought against big politics, we've fought against lies, corruption, oday, honesty,d t decency, and believe in nation,

felloway night, senior arthur herman takes a look at douglas macarthur in his book, "douglas macarthuramerican warrior." >> he saw the future clearly, more often than he saw the president. whether it was the rise in china, the split between china and the soviet union, which he foresaw, but perhaps too the fate of american domestic politics. >> sunday night on c-span's q & a. >> university of georgia professor

. >> tonight, arthur takes a look at the life and career of u.s. army general douglas macarthur. things is one of the about him you have to say. he saw the future more clearly often than he saw the present. china, the split between china and the soviet union, which he or saw, but to the fate of america estimates politics. ontonight at 8:00 eastern c-span's q&a. jake sullivan is a senior of national security and foreign policy advisor to hillary clinton. on friday, he cleared his sized -- he criticized the lack of foreign policy experience for dumb -- of donald trump. [indiscernible] >> good afternoon. let's settle down purely got a great -- let's settle down. we have got a great speaker tonight. thank you. will you just settle down? i know it has in a spectacular day. talked all about a lot of critical issues. we are about to have the agenda set by our next speaker. truman community, we are in a battle we have been preparing for for years. --m a truman debt it democrat. i have worked in campaigns and the private sector and in six years at the army reserve as an off sir. -- office

institute, hudson senior fellow arthur herman takes a look at the life and career of douglas macarthur. >> macarthur saw the future more clearly than he saw the present. whether it was america's role in , the or the rise in china split between china and the soviet union which heaw fores, and also perhaps the fate of american domestic politics. 8:00 p.m. et on "q&a." >> c-span sent down for an hour-long interview with senator bernie sanders from vermont. he talks about hillary clinton and donald trump,'s presidential campaign, and future plans for the progressive movement. in anator bernie sanders, webcast last week you said the political revolution must continue into the future. what will that look like? it will look like millions of more people becoming involved in the political process. we had a very dormant system andnated by few people big-money interests. the goal from day one was revolutionize american democracy. people who have never been involved to jump back in an d say, this is our country and we want to have a say in the future. it shouldn't be the billionaires and koch brot

hermanay night, arthur looks at the life and career at -- of douglas macarthur. >> i think that is one of the things about mccarthy that you have to say, he saw the future more clearly off and then he saw the present. whether it was america's role in asia, the rise of china, the split between china and the soviet union, but also, perhaps, the fate of american domestic politics. >> sunday night on q&a. >> next, a conversation with facebook ceo sheryl sandberg. she talks about the ability of technology to bring people together and equality for women in the workplace. asking the questions is arthur brooks. this is one hour. mr. brooks: welcome, ladies and gentlemen. i'm arthur brooks and i am delighted to welcome sheryl facebook toe ceo of join us in this conversation today. it has been a busy day here today. we have had many events but this is something i have been looking forward to for a long time. this is an interview has been hoping to do for months. as many of you know, this is one of the last events we will be doing in this building. we are going to be talking about so many of the

arthurer: sunday night, herman takes a look at the life and career of douglas macarthur in his book "uglas macarthur: american warrior." i think that's one of the things about macarthur that you can say. he saw the future more clearly than he saw the present. ofther it was the rise china, the split between china and the soviet union, which he foresaw, but also perhaps the fate of american domestic politics. 8:00ncer: sunday night at eastern on c-span's q&a. announcer: tom wheeler discussed the future of wireless communication at the national press club on monday. he stressed the importance of u.s. leadership in the development of 5g, the next standard of cellular networks. this is an hour. >>

. >> sunday night and q and a, arthur herman looks at the life and career of douglas macarthur in his book douglas macarthur, american warrior. >> that is one of the things about macarthur. he saw the future more often than he saw the present. whether it was america's role in asia, the rise of china, the split between china and the soviet union which he foresaw. also the fate of american domestic politics. >> sunday at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. attorney general loretta lynch and secretaries of labor, housing and education talk about challenges facing formerly incarcerated people when they reenter society. this is an hour. [applause] >> good morning, welcome to the center for american progress. my name is carmel martin, it is my honor to welcome you to this exciting event. our lineup today is a testament to the importance of this issue. nearly one in three americans have criminal records which create barriers to employment, housing, education and many other pathways to opportunity. some americans with criminal records are barred from casting a ballot denying the right to participat

. >> sunday night, arthur herman looks the life of douglas macarthur in his book. future moree therly often than he saw present. whether it was america's role in asia, the rice of china, the split between china and the soviet union, but also perhaps the fate of american domestic politics. , sunday night at 8:00 eastern. > u.s. commission of civil rights voted> 6-2 concerning the protection of transient or students. the letter was in response to a new north carolina law that andires strai state employees students to use restrooms that match their biological sex. >> i would like to make a motion that we approve the letter. is there a second? a second. let me read this and then we can discuss it. everyone has received a copy in advance. you have in front of you. the commission on civil rights supports the guidance on the section for transgender students under title ix of the amendment act of 1972. states, no person in the united states shall, on the basis of sex they slated from participation in the denied benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any educat

. >> sunday night on "q&a," arthur herman takes a look at the life and career of general douglas macarthur in his book, "douglas macarthur: american warrior." the future more clearly often than he saw the present. whether it was asia, the rise of china, the split between china and the soviet union, which he foresaw, but also perhaps, too, the fate of domestic american policies. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> live today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. at 10:00 a.m. eastern, federal reserve chair janet yellen testifies before the senate banking committee. at noon eastern, the u.s. house returns for general speeches. at 2:00 p.m. eastern, members of the house take up 22 pieces of legislation related to veterans affairs, inspector general authorities, and the naming of federal buildings. coming up in an hour, economist mark price on the economic policy institute's new report on income inequality in all 50 states and how it has grown in recent decades. then, former congressman, 2008 and 2012 presidential candidate 2016 andwill discuss gun policy loss in the wake

hermanay night, arthur takes a look at the life and career of u.s. army general douglas macarthur in his book " douglas macarthur, american warrior." >> that's one of the things you have to say. he saw the future more clearly often they saw the present. whether was america's role in the, the rise of china, split between china and the soviet union which he foresaw, but also perhaps the fate of american domestic politics. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. nationalithsonian's air and space using open 40 years ago on july 1, 1976. leading up to the anniversary american history tv's real america issuing a series of nasa films. up next from 1979, "planet mars." it includes an overview of nasa's mariner flybys of the red and 19 71ween 1964 and the viking mission that landed to craft of the surface in 1976. >> fantastic. 16 kilobits confirmed. [applause] >> yes, we have a touchdown time 07.1 hours, 12 minutes, second. >> very well done. navigation perfect. i'm assuming we must sit right on the axis. everybody just a fabulous. could not be more pleased. thank you. [applause]

. >> tonight, arthur herman takes a look at the life and career of ,ouglas macarthur in his book douglas macarthur, american warrior. >> he saw the future more clearly often than he saw the present third whether it was america's's role in asia, the the split between china and the southern union, which he or saw, but also american domestic politics. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> on friday, donald trump spoke at a ribbon cutting for the reopening of a golf club he purchased and renovated in scotland. british voters approve a referendum demand of united kingdom's exit from a european union, it is up -- a result that donald trump said he supported. an hour.ust under [applause] [indiscernible] >> i apologize. mr. trump: get him out. thank you. >> sorry, mr. trump. mr. trump: ok. thank you very much. i appreciate it and this is an amazing honor. it's an amazing day, very historic day for a lot of reasons, not only turnberry. this is one of the big votes in the history of europe, scotland, everywhere. it was very exciting coming in and we were landing and we had just heard the res

arthur. the chinese had overrun korea, and macarthur wanted to use nuclear weapons to stem the flow. and truman disagreed, and they had a titanic power struggle. this is one of those moments that is just as dangerous as the cuban missile crisis though not as well known. it also cemented the idea that civilians have control of the military. truman took a very principled stand. there was a behind the scenes, huge fight in congress which was republican-dominated at the time. so, again, a great narrative historian who does all of his research, you know, it's grounded in really deep textual research and then just brought to vivid life by a tremendous writer. so these are the three books we're most excited about at doubleday. >> host: and you will see all three no, sir on booktv this fall. bill thomas is the editor and publisher of doubleday. >> and booktv's live coverage from chicago now continues. author mark kurlansky discusses his book, "paper: paging through history." >> welcome to the 32nd annual chicago tribune printers low lit fest. i want to give a special thank you to all our spo

. >> sunday night, hudson institute senior fellow arthur takes a look at the life and career of douglas macarthur that is one of the things about mccarthy you have to say. he saw the future more clearly than the president -- within the present. the rise of china, split between china and the union, -- soviet union, and also domestic politics. >> washington journal continues. host: economist mark price joins us today. about how thetudy top 1% of income earners competitor the other 99%, he breaks it down along states, metropolitan, and even county lines. let's start on the national .evel how does the top 1% compared to the other 99% wacom's income inequality? roughly 1.6 million families, in the top 1%, they 21 times what the bottom earns. is the national level of inequality. most of your viewers will not be surprised to hear when you look across the state, new york and connecticut standout with high levels of inequality where the top 1% of families earn more than 40 times more than the bottom 99%. new york and connecticut are home to a disproportionate share and more importantly, it is a home to th

arthur herman has a new biography of douglas macarthur, which traces the life of the american general and his leadership in world war i, world war ii, the rebuilding of japan and the korean war. the story of the supreme court case that led to the legalization of same-sex back marriage in "love wins". in i know best roger simon, ceo at about opinion website pj media describes the rise of what he calls a culture of narcissism in america. historian james lee mcdonagh removers the life of civil war general william sherman and in hustling hitler, columnist walter shapiro chronicles the life of his great uncle, a jewish manager who can't hitler and the nazis in the late 1930s. look for these titles and bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors and that near future on book tv. >> george gibson is the publishing director of the bloomsbury. what is bloomsbury, mr. gibson? >> bloom's barry is a division of plc worldwide publisher founded in 1998. blooms very the company was founded in 1986 and after the publication of the first harry potter novel they opened a business in the united

. >> sunday night on "q&a," hudson institute senior fellow arthur herman takes a look at the life and career of general douglas macarthur in his book "douglas mac artur: american warrior." >> that's one of the things you have to say he saw the future more clearly than he often saw the present. whether it was america's role in asia, the rise of china, the split between china and the soviet union which he foresaw but also perhaps, too, the fate of american domestic politics. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> with the political primary season over, c-span's "road to the white house" takes you to this summer's political convention. watch the republican national convention starting july 18 with live coverage from cleveland. mr. trump: so we'll be going into the convention no matter what happens and i think we're going to go in so strong. >> and watch the democratic national convention starting july 25 with live coverage from philadelphia. secretary clinton: let's go forward. let's win the nomination and in july let's return as a unified party! senator sanders: and then we take our fight for social, econom

. >> sunday night on q and a, hudson institute senior fellow arthur herman looks at the life and career of douglas macarthur in his book, douglass macarthur american warrior. >> i think that's one of the things you have to say, he saw the future more clearly than he saw the present. whether it was america's role in asia, the rise of china, the split between china and the soviet union, which he foresaw. but alsoings perhaps, too, the fate of american domestic politics. >> sunday night 8:00 p.m. eastern on cspan's q and a. >> republican senator david purdue says in order to avoid a third obama term the party must unite and put donald trump in office come november. there were other is speakers at the faith and freedoms conference held earlier this month. >> if we can find ways for any government -- >> good morning, good morning. we are excited that you are here. we're excited to officially kick off the 2016 road to majority conference. we are blessed to be a part of this process. the entry greatly 2016 cycle we expect to be not only an exciting one and a fascinating one, but we believe a pivotal one in america

. >> sunday night on "q&a," hudson institute senior fellow arthur herman takes a look at the life and career of general douglas macarthur. in his book "douglas macarthur: american warrior." >> he saw the future more clearly than he often saw the present. whether it was america's role n asia, the rise of china, the split between schean and the soviet union which he foresaw but also, too, the fate of american domestic politics. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> with the political primary season over, c-span's "road to the white house" takes you to this summer's political conventions. watch the republican national convention starting july 18 with live coverage from cleveland. >> so we'll be going into the convention no matter what happens and i think we'll go in so strong. >> and watch the democratic national convention starting july 25 with live coverage from philadelphia. >> let's go forward. let's win the nomination and in july let's return as a unified party. >> and then we take our fight for social, economic, racial and environmental justice to philadelphia, pennsylvania. >> every minute of the rep

. >> sunday night on q&a, hudson institute senior fellow arthur herman takes a look at the life and career of douglas macarthur in his book douglas macarthur, american warrior. >> i think that's one of the things about macarthur that you have to see. he saw the future more clearly often then he saw the present. whether it was america's role in asia, the rise of china, the split between china and the soviet union which he foresaw, but also perhaps the fate of american domestic politics. >> sunday night at eight eastern on c-span's q&a. >> on monday fcc chair tom wheeler talked about the development of ig, the next generation of cellular communications technology. thursday the fcc will begin accepting applications from companies hoping to use new high-end spectrum. from the national press club in washington, d.c., this is one hour. [applause] >> tom wheeler became the chairman of the federal communications commission on november 4, 2013. for over three decades chairman wheeler has been involved in the telecommunications and cable sector as a policy expert, advocate and opt for nor. he has been a venture capitali

arthur hermant, takes a look at the life and career of u.s. army general douglas macarthur in his book "douglas macarthur, american warrior." >> he saw the future more clearly often than he saw the present. whether it was america's role in asia, the rise of china, the split between china and the soviet union which he foresaw but also perhaps, too, the fate of american domestic politics. -- 8:00y night on east eastern on "q&a." >> hillary clinton criticized donald trump is this practices and economic policies at a can taint the right -- campaign event. mrs. about 45 minutes. minutes.s about 45 in advance of the speech, hillary for america released a new video. it is: thank you all. thank you. thank you. thank you so much. thank you all. well, thank you. it is wonderful to be back here in columbus. i want to thank whitney for not just her wonderful introduction, but for all the hard work that she has done to build her career strong endorsement haysshe has given to fort career center. everyone associated with ford hayes, i want to thank you. this is exactly how we will create

arthur herman takes a look at the life of douglas macarthur. >> i think that's one of the things about macarthur, he saw the future more clearly often than he saw the present. whether it was america's role in ia, the rise of china, the split between china and the seventy union, which he foresaw. but also perhaps too the fate of american domestic politics. >> sunday night at 8:00 asternen c-span's "q&a." >> the supreme court. this morning washington journal talked to a reporter following the two issues. after the interview. we will show the oral argument in the university of texas case. even though the lower court decision was upheld, that's not really binding nationally. it's not binding on any future president. if the -- either if a future president such as hillary clinton continues to try and ight to revive obama's plan, which is probably a long shot, or if they try something different, there could be some possibility of doing something on immigration. depending on what happens at the supreme court, obviously where it's currently one just as short because of the death of justice cali

him unpleasant and even hated by millions of people. , arthur herman&a takes a look at the life and career of u.s. army general douglas macarthurn his book "douglas macarthur: american warrior." future more often than he saw the present. whether it was america's role in , the the rise of china split between china and the and the fate of domestic american politics. "> "washington journal continues. host: david hawkings is senior editor with rollcall. we continue our look at the democrats it in this past ek. the 25 hour protest. really surprised at all when they began this action? i was peered i did not know what was coming. members of the democratic leadership were only told it was coming a few hours in advance. we did not have much word. we do not have worried about how long it was going to last. that's word about how long it was going to last. democrats and we will be here as long as it takes. they said such things before in these protests have petered out. like it had ad flavor of the making it up as we go along a little bit. guest: i think that is fair. you talk to the most prominent members on the floor for this, they would

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