named for benjamin franklin in tennessee was originally named franklin when it first applied to join the union. most states have a franklin county. most states also have a washington county and indeed one state is named after washington. so, these two people were unit fires. they had leadership skills that could draw people together. indeed, think of it. after the war, franklin became governor of pennsylvania and he was elected, they call it president back them the highest office that was before the constitution. he was elected governor or president to pennsylvania twice unanimously. washington was elected president twice unanimously. that is when there was sharp partisan differences in pennsylvania. and it was unanimous and he would've one another but there were term limits. washington was the same way, elected unanimously even after the partisan divide. he where people who were able in some ways to work together and both of them were called the indispensable american. both of them were indispensable. you to look at any historical study, all historians agree that the two indispensab

named for benjamin franklin in tennessee was originally named franklin when it first applied to join the union. most states have a franklin county. most states also have a washington county and indeed one state is named after washington. so, these two people were unit fires. they had leadership skills that could draw people together. indeed, think of it. after the war, franklin became governor of pennsylvania and he was elected, they call it president back them the highest office that was before the constitution. he was elected governor or president to pennsylvania twice unanimously. washington was elected president twice unanimously. that is when there was sharp partisan differences in pennsylvania. and it was unanimous and he would've one another but there were term limits. washington was the same way, elected unanimously even after the partisan divide. he where people who were able in some ways to work together and both of them were called the indispensable american. both of them were indispensable. you to look at any historical study, all historians agree that the two indispensab

as he left the constitutional convention in 1787, benjamin franklin was asked this question. we heard asked several times in the last two weeks on this floor. here's the question. he was asked, what do we have? what do we have here? a monarchy or a republic? franklin answered famously, a republic, if you can keep it. today i want to pose the same question to all of us, to our colleagues in this chamber. what do we have here? a monarchy or a republic? and i guess we can all answer for ourselves but i want to leave you with my answer today. and here it is. we have a republic and i intend to keep it. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from virginia. mr. kaine: madam president, i rise also to discuss the pending matter, the serious matter of impeachment. president trump schemed to get ukraine to help him win the 2020 election by strom arming its new -- strong arming its new president to announce a bogus investigation against a political opponent. to carry out his scheme, he smeared, fired, and threatened a dedicated career ambassador, thwarted congress by secre

the time that benjamin franklin walked out of independence hall after the constitutional convention and someone asked what have we got, a republic or a monarchy, we all know what he said. a republic, if you can keep it. keeping it may very welcome down to the 100 of us in this very chamber. we are the ones the constitution vests with the power to hold the president accountable, and so through our actions we are the ones that vest the constitution with its power. so at this moment, let's not just think of today, but of tomorrow, too, and in this moment, let's remember that here, right matters, truth matters. the truth is that donald trump is guilty of these articles of impeachment. i will vote to do the right thing, and i hope my colleagues will as well, for the sake of tomorrow and the tomorrow after that, we must. i yield the floor acer: the senator from alabama. mr. jones: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, on the day i was sworn in as a united states senator, i took an oath to protect and defend the constitution. just last month at the beginning of the impeachment trial,

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either benjamin franklin or our philosopher once said, is not able to figure out which one said this. the thought is good. tell me and i forget and teach me and i will remember. involve me and i will learn. once floridians acquire skills, it is important for them to employ those skills without unnecessary barriers placed in their way by governor. florida occupational licensing regime hinder mobility and oftentimes for low income workers because so much of the regime is based not on the legitimate goal of protecting public health and safety but keeping people out, creating a skill that is benefit insiders and many times moderate income professions ranging from hair dressing to interior design. our citizens should not need a permission slip in government in order to earn a living. [ applause ] we have a good reform bill pending before the legislature made it to the one yard line last year, let's punch it into the end zone in 2020. [ applause ] our low income workers should not have their wages depressed by cheap foreign labor. assuring a legal work force through e-verify will be good fo

and he hed larson on the partnership between benjamin franklin and george washington. identity and race and here experiences growing up in puerto rico. at 4:30 p.m., michelle sullivan on leadership and philanthropy. the savannah book festival live starting saturday at 9 a.m. eastern. and be sure to watch our live coverage of the tucson festival of books next month on book tv on c-span2. >> sunday, at 9 p.m. eastern on after words, sally pipes makes the argument against medicare for all in her latest book "false premise, false promise", just in december there were over 4 million brits on a waiting list to get treatment and the cancer treatment is not supposed to be delayed from seeing a general practitioner to general treatment more than 62 days. they haven't met the u.k. that standard for over five years and more important, under the world health organization study, brits are the bottom of the rung in most industrialized countries. >> watch after words sunday night on book tv on c-span2. >> the u.s. senate is about to gavel in. lawmakers will begin with about an hour o

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declaration of independence he became one of the founding fathers of the united states along with benjamin franklin samuel adams and a tobacco farmer from virginia called george washington. they were united in their determination to be free of what they called british tyranny. their declaration also proclaimed that all men had a god given right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. it was a call to rebellion but were the colonies willing to die for their cause. they had $15000.00 poorly equipped militia troops under the command of a military novice plantation owner george washington. they faced the well equipped and battle hardened british redcoats backed up by 30000 mercenaries from germany. but george washington had patriotic fervor and tactical skill on his side he managed to avoid open battle against the enemy's superior forces his militia was more accustomed to retreating than going on the offensive but the british were unable to press their edge. manage. then george washington received military assistance from friends the time had turned. but he sighs of battle took place not far from

that production, president nixon on the left chatting up john adams and thomas jefferson and benjamin franklin, two of whom were soon to be president, and nixon chatting with the only two female characters in the show, misses adams and misses jefferson. thank you very much. [applause] >> from george washington to george w. bush, every sunday we feature the presidency, a weekly series exploring the presidents, their policies and legacies. you are watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span three. >> american history tv is on .-span three every weekend here is a clip from a recent program. wrote flower gardens are numerous. ornament -- and fine cotton villas just as one would expect love and happiness to dwell in are found upon every street. it sounds like a tums kincaid painting, -- thomas kincaid painting, doesn't it? it sounds almost too good to be true. town pictured as the opposite of the ills of the city. stepping out of modern life with all of its problems and being able to recharge your batteries in the countryside. as they created and marketed their tourist landsca

at 2:00 p.m., edward larson on the partnership between george washington and benjamin franklin. at 3:15, the identity and race. and the experiences growing up in puerto rico. caterpillar, foundation president michel suleiman on leadership and philanthropy. liveavannah book festival, starting saturday at 9:00 a.m. eastern. watch our live coverage of the tucson festival of books next month on book tv on c-span2. senator elizabeth warren took her presidential campaign to arlington, virginia thursday. she held a town hall meeting, where she talked about the economy, campaign-finance law, and the green new deal. ♪ so here we are, virginia. the primaries have really started. states,heard from two we have 55 states and territories ready to go. [applause] are super tuesday state, and that means the road to the white house runs right through virginia. [applause] >> so i'm here today to ask you two things. to first one is to ask you get in this fight with me to help build an america that doesn't just work for the rich and powerful, but works for everyone. [applause] sen. warren: and secon

right after the constitutional convention philadelphia, benjamin franklin came out the door and the reporter tried to flag him down and say do we have at -- a republic or democracy and he said it democracy if you can keep it. i think that is so important that we do not lose sight, you probably have better things to do tonight but the fact you came here to caucus,. 50 people on your door -- knocking on your doors. that's awesome. number one, he is absolute positively in the best position to be donald trump. i could talk about the poles in the swing states and how he's doing the best there. how he is doing in those polls. further than no telephone twitter feed. he is petrified of joe biden. he does not want to run against joe biden. joe biden is trump's worst nightmare. if we want to be donald trump in november -- beat donald trump in november we need joe biden. donald trump -- donald trump is a bully, a liar, disrespecting women, his every thing we don't want to be. will show the integrity and truth -- restored integrity and truth. he is going to pick up on day one having personal relationshi

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of 1776, you have president nixon on the left chatting up john adams and thomas jefferson and benjamin franklino of whom were soon to be president, and nixon chatting with the only two female characters in the show, misses adams and misses jefferson. and thank you very much. [applause] >> from george washington to george w. bush, every sunday at 8 p.m. p.m. to midnight eastern, we feature the presidency, exploring the presidents, policies, and legacies. your watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. monday night on the communicators, from the state of -- we will discuss technology and the internet with congressman and a federal election commission member. watch the communicators monday on c-span 2. >> are c-span cities tour continues with a stop at the santa fe depot. >> take a look at some of the unique features of the santa fe depot. a key component of the development of amarillo was its tie to industry and agriculture being shipped out. the railroad was a big part of that. we are here to document the unique features when they built this facility. right now we are

is likely to be benjamin franklin or george mason. >> it's going to be people like nancy pelosi. >> nancyi may be there but she won't be there. [inaudible] the problem now is we don't have any of those men or women on the supreme court or in congress or in any court so as those men and women who decided, or it was the men who decided i would encourage people to take a serious look at this. >> the article five. >> yes, i know there's a lot of talk and fear mongering, but the difficulty is getting it done. will we come back on ask about socialism. it seems to be very popular these days. ladies and gentle man, just so you know every weeknight you can watch me on levintv by going to see rtv.com or giving us a call at 844 levintv. we would love to see you there when cravings come on strong, be stronger... with nicorette coated ice mint. layered with flavor. it's the first and only coated nicotine lozenge. for an amazing taste... ...that outlasts your craving. nicorette ice mint. for an amazing taste... ...that outlasts your craving. you leave it to me. i'll get your taxes in an ok place. what?

pulitzer prize-winning historian edward larson chronicles the relationship between benjamin franklin and george washington. presidential historian and former senior at george w. bush aid - - looks at the internal sites that shaped presidential administrations and fight house. also being published this week, the daily beast - - argue that donald trump's associates have corrupted the highest levels of american government in, sinking in the swamp. in washington's end, former presidential speechwriter jonathan horn provides a history of george washington's final years. craig furman reports on the books written by former presidents in author in chief. and in american charlotte, university of texas professor kate winkler dawson. ports of the life of one of america's first forensic scientists. look for these in bookstores this, week and watch for the authors in the future on booktv on c-span2. [inaudible question] >> good evening everybody and

that's why i've been saying that an ounce of prevention worth a pound of a cure, to quote benjamin franklinvel coming from china just a couple weeks ago so we didn't have more than 20,000 people landing in our country every single day from mainland china. maria: you know, that's pretty extraordinary, and then they criticized the united states for putting that travel ban in effect. and the fact is, is they're criticizing us for the travel banker but isn't it true that they're got people locked down in their home? >> maria, they have more than 70 million people now under quarantine x you've probably seen the videos online from social media sites, as have i, of the chinese communist party's police beating people who they think might have coronavirus or trying to keep them locked inside of their apartments or quarantining them in large hospitals or what have you. they have not been transparent at all, and they need to be. maria: and this is one of the issues because you had initially the doctor who was a whistleblower, in effect, who said, look, start wearing protective gear because we've got t

it's "a," benjamin franklin, from 1948 to 1963. >> a baggie full of coins, that's randy lawrence's strangewho worked at the denver mint. when he brings it to this la jolla, california, coin shop, owner michael mcconnell tells him the fistful of change is worth a couple of grand. after randy takes the deal, michael determines one of the coins, a 1974 penny, is made of aluminum. that suggests it's from a run of coins never put into circulation. if so, it's one of those finds collectors dream about. michael knows he owes randy, just for starters, a phone call. >> people come to us because we're the experts. and so if we give somebody bad advice on something like that, we, of course, have to go back to 'em and tell 'em that's not right, that's not what i originally thought the coin was. >> and he wanted to set up a meeting with me. so i went down to his coin shop. >> what's michael offering you? >> well, technically, he was the owner of this coin. so we worked out a 60-40 split. i took back 60 percent ownership. he gave me back 60 percent value of the coin. >> interesting. so michael buys the

in 1755 benjamin franklin was writing many letters to his friends and colleagues and he warned the so-calledmmigrants were coming to the economies and they were the most ignorant, stupid sort of their own nation. they herded together and, quote, would soon outnumber us that our language and even our government would become precarious. why should pennsylvania, he asked, become a colony. german immigrants, he insisted, needed to be regulated. so, through the fear of one of our founding fathers, american xenophobia became a tradition. franklin's anti-immigrant views were echoed by another great american otherwise known as the inventor of the telegraph. he warned that catholic immigrants were an invasion and enemy to the democracy in 1841. it helped spread views across the country and this wasn't a simple prejudice. this led to violence and bloodshed hitting the peak in louisville kentucky. the new political party was known as the american party also known as the know nothings attacking foreigners and by nighttime is the sky is in the streets were stained with blood. from 22 to 100 people mostly

think was 1840 i remember that was the year i got my first mass produced car to remember it benjamin franklin center to maine. hope we get our it was a town hall room a >>why has that docu is a caveman local court again they're talking about a serious story coming up ahead the coronavirus it's it's growing a lot more infections you're seeing here a flight with the evacuees will talk more about that. >>and with the latest says regarding coronaviruand the increase in cases coming up in as soon as i started talking about putting term limits on congress, washington insiders went crazy. they said term limits are bad, that they'll break government. what a joke! congress is working fine for politicians and corporations, but it's not doing anything for real people on climate, health care or gun safety. the only way we get new ideas is electing new people, including a president willing to shake-up washington. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. i have moderate to severe pnow, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are getting clearer, yeah i feel fr ♪ ♪ to bare my skin i have moderate to severe pnow, there'

in 1755, benjamin franklin was writing many, many letters to his friends and colleagues, and in a seriesf them he warned that so-called swarthy immigrants were coming to the colonies, that they were the most ignorant stupid sort of their own nation. they herded together and was quote, soon so outnumber us that our language and even our government would become precarious. why should pennsylvania, he asked, colony of aliens? german immigrants, he insisted, needed to be regulated. so through the fears of one of our founding fathers, america xenophobia became a tradition. he's at the immigrant views by another great american, samuel morse, otherwise known as the inventor of the telegraph. he warned the catholic immigrants were an insidious invasion and an enemy to american democracy in 1841. new technology like his telegraph helped to spread anti-catholic views across the country. this was not just simple prejudice. this led to violence and bloodshed, hitting a a peak in louisville, kentucky, on election day in 1855 when 500 members of the at the immigrant and at the catholic political party

the time that benjamin franklin walked out of independence hall after the constitutional convention and someone asked what have we got, a republic or a monarchy, we all know what he said. a republic, if you can keep it. keeping it may very welcome down to the 100 of us in this very chamber. we are the ones the constitution vests with the power to hold the president accountable, and so through our actions we are the ones that vest the constitution with its power. so at this moment, let's not just think of today, but of tomorrow, too, and in this moment, let's remember that here, right matters, truth matters. the truth is that donald trump is guilty of these articles of impeachment. i will vote to do the right thing, and i hope my colleagues will as well, for the sake of tomorrow and the tomorrow after that, we must. i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. blunt: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mr. blunt: i move to suspend the quorum call. the presiding office

benjamin franklin was complaining about too many germans coming to pennsylvania in the mid- 1700s. he said they'll never learn our language, they will take us before we get them. this is an old concern. german immigration, germans were coming in at a much higher rate than mexicans and a much smaller country than they would be much later. so this is our time on our concern and it's one of the reasons it's very difficult to get things done on immigration in this country. you couple that with what you had in the obama your switches slow economic growth. he inherited the recession from george w. bush and he was the only one for most of his presidency. you have a very toxic when the there, immigrants and economic problems that we have today. not that we have come out of a recession and seen the growth, now that we see increases in wages and so forth without a wall without deportation, it makes you wonder whether they were in fact the problem to begin with. if you bring the mindset that trumped us into this with the fact that he thinks it was a winning issue for him, whether or not it's

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on the partnership between george washington and benjamin franklin.e, and her experiences growing up in puerto rico. caterpillar foundation president michelle sullivan on leadership and philanthropy, the savanna book festival live. be sure to watch our live coverage of the tucson festival on book tv on c-span two. article two is adopted. >> do you solemnly swear that in all things pretraining to the -- pertaining to the impeachment of donald john trump, president of the united states, now pending. >> you will do justice according to laws, so help you god. the court will continue with impeachment. >> we have seen a descent into constitutional madness. >> the basis upon which this has moved forward is irregular in the -- to say the least. >> donald john trump is not guilty in the second article. >> for the second time in history, a president has been impeached and acquitted. c-span provided live, comprehensive coverage of the impeachment of president trump. you can find our video and related resources at c-span.org/impeachment. c-span, your place for un

at 2:00, edward larson on the partnership between george washington and benjamin franklin. and at 4:30 p.m. caterpillar foundation president michelle sullivan on leadership. watch our live coverage of the to ton festival of books next month on booktv on c-span2. >> students from the across the country told us the most important issue norse presidential candidates are address are climate change, gun violence, teen vaping, college affordability, mental health, and immigration. we're awarding $100,000 in total cash prizes. the winners for this year's student competition will be announced march 11th. >> next, more from campaign 2020 with democratic presidential

president, benjamin franklin knew the strength of our constitution but he also knew its vulnerability. his words often repeated on this floor, a republic if you can keep it, were a stark warning. franklin believed every generation could face the channeling of protecting and defending our nation's liberty affirming document. we know this personally. before we can legally serve as senators, we must publicly swear an oath to support and defend the constitution of the united states. a trial of impeachment, more than any other senate assignment, tests the oath each one of us takes before the people of this nation. the president's legal team warns us of the danger of impeachment and conviction. they tell us to think carefully about what the removal of a duly elected president could mean for our democracy. but if we should have our eyes wide open to the danger of conviction, we also cannot ignore the danger of acquittal. the facts of this impeachment are well known and many republicans can see that they are likely true. they believe, as i do, that president trump pressured the ukranian presi

in 1980 7 am and confronted about whether we were going to have a monarchy or a democracy, benjamin franklin responded, it will be a republic, if you can keep it. unfortunately, centuries later, and our year, 2020, we have yet to demonstrate a republic that is genuinely representative by its unequivocal protection of voting rights. a prime example is the fact that the crusade against voter fraud is more propagating our legislative initiatives then the facts. the phenomenon that is providing etiquette proof of the existence, still does not exist. according to election experts and members of congress themselves, individuals are more likely to be struck by lightning then to commit in person voter fraud. but in person voter fraud seems to be the only focus of today's actions that i am being mast as voter protection. deuce to statistical evidence about states enforcing strict signature and photo id requirements, the american id must question the purpose and the implications of these laws. through the authority allowed by shelby county versus holder, the other approaches in voter suppression, raci

at 2:00 edward larson on the partnership between george washington and benjamin franklin. at three: 15, identity and race and her experiences growing up in puerto rico. and michelle sullivan on leadership and philanthropy. the savanna book festival, live starting saturday at 9:00 a.m. eastern. watch our live coverage of the tucson festival of books next month. congress approve the equal rights amendment to the constitution in 19 72. the e.r.a. would guarantee equal rights for all american citizens regardless of gender and end distinctions in divorce, property, and other matters. on thursday the house passed an amendment to remove the line for the ratification. the measure now goes to the senate. this is long overdue legislation to ensure the equal rights amendment can become the 20 eighth amendment to the united states constitution. this year we will celebrate the 100th anniversof

question of whether we were going to have a monarchy or whether we were going to have a democracy, benjamin franklinresponded, it could be a republic if you can keep . unfortunately, since centuries later in our year 2020, we have yet to demonstrate a republic that is generally representative and exemplified by an unequivocal protection of fundamental rights area prime example is the fact that the crusade against voter fraud is more complicating our legislative initiatives and the facts. the phenomenon that is providing adequate proof of existence still does not exist. according to election experts and members of congress themselves, individuals are more likely to be struck by lightning than to commit in person voter fraud. both in person voter fraud seems to be the only focus of today's actions that are masquerading as voter protection. news of this lack of statistical evidence to warrant the burgeoning of faith and forcing signature requirements and photo ids, the american people must question the purpose and implication of these laws. through the authority allowed by shelby county versus holder,

the question of whether we were going to have a monarchy or we were going to have a democracy benjamin franklin responded, it will be a republic if you can keep it. unfortunately centuries later in our dear 2020 we have yet to demonstrate a republic that is generally representative index simplified by the unequivocal protection of fundamental rights a prime example is the fact that the crusade against voter fraud is more propagating or legislative initiative than the facts. the phenomenon that is providing adequate proof of existence does not exist. according to election experts and members of congress themselves individuals are more like lee to be struck at lightning than to commit an in-person voter fraud but in in-person voter fraud seems to be the only focus of today's actions of voter protection. new to the statistical evidence to warrant the burgeoning of states enforcing strict signature requirements and photo i.d. the american people have questioned the purpose and implication of this. to the authority allowed by shelby county versus holcomb the other approaches in voter suppression, mi

12, kent garrett -- at 2:00, edward marson on the partnership between george washington and benjamin franklinthor ds. sullivan onhelle leadership and philanthropy. watch our live coverage of the tucson festival of books, next month on c-span tv, on c-span2. >> sunday night on q&a, a look at american presidents. with journalist and historian, craig fairman. thatu saw it in that quote kennedy's father was the one pulling the strings behind the scenes. that's not true. jack kennedy won the pulitzer prize. he brought up the pulitzer prize. he said i would rather win a pulitzer prize than to be president. because he had this strong desire for literary fame, even though he did not want to do literary work, he got himself the prize. in new york city, in washington, d.c., people have been gossiping, did people really write that book? i wonder how much money they are getting out of the royalty text -- checks. the pulitzer changed the equation. it made it a moral and ethical question. leaders are like this too. when i was at the presidential library, i looked at the letters kennedy was receiving in 19

at 2:00, the partnership between george washington and benjamin franklin.hor on identity and teresa and her experiences growing up in puerto rico. at 4:30, counter pillar president on leadership and be sure to watch our live tucsone of the tw festival of books on c-span two. eastern, an 9 p.m. argument against medicare for all in a book. >> just in december, there were 4 million on a waiting list to get treatment. the cancer treatment is not supposed to be delayed more than 62 days there they have not met in the u.k. that standard for over five years. more important, under the world health organization study, brits are the bottom of the wrong in most industrialized countries. "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with kathryn waldron from the r street institute. we are going to talk about election certain -- security. tell us what the r street institute is. guest: we are nonprofit, nonpartisan and get our funding from wide varieties of donors. we are all independence and if you donate to us you agree with us. me what you mean by friendly fire. g

one of my favorite quotes from benjamin franklin is, you have the right to pursue happiness. it's up to you to catch it. the left really thinks it should just be delivered to you. i said this last time i was here. we really have -- there was a chance that the left can win. there really is. if we do not go out there and vote, tell everybody, you know, drag your friends there, have really good arguments to people who believe in the insanity of bernie sanders that he can win and change their minds there's always a chance. because they're hypocrites and they're insane. i mean you have anderson cooper making $12 million a year. george stephanopoulos making $15 million a year. but the ceo of exxon is a jerk because he makes $15 million and he employs 71,000 people. so when you talk to these young people you have to teach them, okay, the reason why ceos make big money is because they are, you know -- lebron of business. they have a skill set that other people do not have. and that's why they get paid that money. put like i said, it's just the hypocrisy that drives me crazy. we reall

as he left the constitutional convention in 1787, benjamin franklin was asked this question. we heard asked several times in the last two weeks on this floor. here's the question. he was asked, what do we have? what do we have here? a monarchy or a republic? franklin answered famously, a republic, if you can keep it. today i want to pose the same question to all of us, to our colleagues in this chamber. what do we have here? a monarchy or a republic? and i guess we can all answer for ourselves but i want to leave you with my answer today. and here it is. we have a republic and i intend to keep it. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from virginia. mr. kaine: madam president, i rise also to discuss the pending matter, the serious matter of impeachment. president trump schemed to get ukraine to help him win the 2020 election by strom arming its new -- strong arming its new president to announce a bogus investigation against a political opponent. to carry out his scheme, he smeared, fired, and threatened a dedicated career ambassador, thwarted congress by secre

in 1959 and at 2:00, destroyed edward larson on the partnership between george washington and benjamin franklin. at 3:15, and arthur on identity and race in her experiences growing up in puerto rico. p.m., michelle sullivan on leadership and philanthropy. the savannah book festival, live , starting saturday at 9:00 a.m. eastern, and be sure to watch our live coverage of the tucson festival of books next month on book tv on c-span2. monday, president's day, "washington journal is live at 9:00 a.m. eastern from mount vernon, the home library and museum of our first president, george washington, with an historian. ,t is the start of museum week highlighting washington, d.c. area museums with exhibits exploring the american story. be sure to watch museum week all next week and 9:00 a.m. eastern on "-- on "washington journal." maryland's governor larry hogan delivered his state of the union address in annapolis, discussing the plan to reduce gun violence death, improve infrastructure and eliminate barriers in education. marylandersy fellow , as we come t

benjamin franklin said an investment in knowledge pays the best interest. ms. bonamici: i agree. i'm proud to lead the public schools week resolution with my colleagues, representatives pocan, graves, and thompson. this resolution recognizes the importance of and contributions of our public schools to the country and to our nation's young people. i came to congress to strengthen public education and to make sure that all students, regardless of their race, color, national origin, zip code, or family wealth, have the equal opportunity to obtain a high quality, well-rounded public education. at the state of the union, i was disappointed to hear the president dismiss public schools as failing government schools. public schools are not disconnected from the communities around them. they are our schools. our children, our students, in our communities. and it is our collective responsibility to do all we can to strengthen not weaken our system of public education. i will continue to fight for public schools every day and i'm proud to honor them this week. thank you, madam speaker. i yi

benjamin franklin at the time of the lancaster treaty was working -- was occurring was working as a printer in philadelphia. he was anxious to hear news of what was going on in lancaster. london, fellow who sent him books, and he sent things to his agent in london to sell. he wrote to him and included this description of what was going on in lancaster. "a treaty is now holding in lancaster county, a place 60 miles west of this city, between the governments of virginia, maryland, and pennsylvania, on one side, and the united five nations of indians on the other. i will send you an account of it when printed, as the method of doing business with those barbarians may perhaps afford you some amusement. " that is a pretty condescending statement for franklin to be making of this. certainly it reflects many of the attitudes of his contemporaries, that these were savage people living in the forest. when he calls them barbarians, he is sneering about it to his agent in london. there is also an element of fascination and interest. this method of doing business, franklin wants to tell his london agen