i think bill clinton was a master at it. >> with congress brad ashford of the secois

it is great to be with you. >> now a conversation with democrat brad ashford of nebraska's second district which took place after the elections. we begin with a clip of congressman ashford from 2015. >> as the campaign begins to unfold do you sense the republicans are moving to the right and your party moving to the left? rep. ashford: i don't know if the republicans are moving to the right particularly. i think the democrats need to be careful. in they have already lost a a great swath of the middle of the country. by not really appealing to people in nebraska, for example. kerry ran for governor, democrats were a handful. now it is 200,000. y sense is that john boehner is not a far right conservative republican. he is a pragmatist. that's my sense. i think some of the candidates, jeb bush, for example, to me, is an -- i really admired his father. is a very appealing candidate. i think if the democrats need to be -- bring themselves back into the center of the voting population like bill clinton did. i think bill clinton was a master at it. >> with congress brad ashford to have second dis

will will show you an interview with nebraska democratic congressman, brad ashford. >> the campaign is unfolding to sense republicans are moving to the rights and your party moving? >> i don't know if republicans are moving to the right particularly. i think the democrats need to be careful. and they have already lost great swaths in the middle of the country. by not really appealing to people in nebraska for example. when bob care ran for the united states senate the number of democrats of republicans is just a handful, now it is 200,000. so my sense is that john boehner is not that far right conservative republican. he's a pragmatist. i think some of the candidates, jeb bush for example i really admired his father, he's a very appealing candidate. think of the democrats need to bring themselves back into the center of the voting population like bill clinton did, bill clinton was a master at it. >> with congressman brad ashford which is showed a clip tour viewers of our interview in 2015 we said democrats were losing some of their appeal in the middle of the country and republicans ba

. >> with congress brad ashford to have second district of nebraska. we just showed a clip to our viewers of our interview in 2015. you said democrats were losing some of their appeal in the middle of the country and republicans back then hasn't moved that far to the right. where do you think the parties stand now in 2016? rep. ashford: i think the trump phenomenon could not have been predicted in early 2015. i do think the democratic party does need to get back to the center and they need to talk directly to the needs of working people and that means specific, clear messaging that talks about what we as a party stand for regarding work, your children, college education, all of those -- college tuition, all of those issues -- health care, all of those issues that affect families. i think the messaging has to change. certainly more pragmatic le when i first came into office, the issue was destroying isis. that's where everybody was focused more or less. now that seems to be pivoting a way from that. >> you lose a close election this year. tell us about

going to be -- i'm sure there is something they need me to do when i get back. >> congressman brad ashford, thank you for being with us. rep. ashford: thank you very much. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday afternoon, just before 5:00 talks aboutry lewis the construction of the brooklyn bridge. why manhattan needed the bridge and how tragic rotation changed at the turn of the 20th century. opened,the bridge was the fairies were running at capacity. by the mid-1890's, the city of oakland -- city of brooklyn had reached one million people. >> at 8:00 on lectures in history. >> that is the interesting thing about country music, it is the music of poor white people. people who were privileged to be white, but also people who are underprivileged in terms of their class identity and economic opportunities. >> kotten siler on the emerging definition of whiteness and blackness in colonial america and how it impacted the origins of country music. sunday afternoon at 4:00 on real america. >> at cautious congress and a tangle of state and administrative albums on horizons cre

this bill is sponsored by our colleague, congressman brad ashford from nebraska, would authorize the department of veterans affairs to carry out a pilot program to accept from certain nonfederal entities up to five donations of either real property that includes a constructed facility or to be used as a site of a facility constructed by the entity or a facility to be constructed by the entity on v.a. real property. such donation may be accepted only if it's for a project for which funds have been appropriated for a v.a. facility or is identified meeting both the v.a. need as part of the department's long-range capital planning process as a location for a v.a. facility project that is included on the strategic capital investment plan. v.a. is one of our government's largest real property holders, and considering that the average age of a v.a. medical building is five times older than the average age of a building in a nonprofit hospital system, v.a.'s capital needs continue to grow in both cost and complexity. meanwhile, the high-profile -- dals and failures at that the v.a. has under

and a couple of interviews with congressman steve russell of oklahoma and brad ashford of nebraska.umber of senators are retiring this year. tomorrow night we will bring you speeches,d farewell starting with mitch mcconnell talking about his colleague, harry reid. and then barbara boxer and kelly .yotte reflect on their careers later, senator reid talks about the legacy of president obama. 8:00 eastern on c-span. look atday night, a christmas at the white house, including the tree arrival, and the tree lighting ceremony with the obamas beginning at 8:00 eastern. "washington journal," live with news and policy issues. coming up friday, attorney samuel morrison will talk about the process president obama underwent when commuting the prisoners, the3 most ever issued by a president in a single day. amer discusseskr her book which examined the evolution of her resentment against the so-called liberal elite and how that played out in wisconsin with the rights of scott walker. atch "washington journal" 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. coming up, a look at the political car

so i am sure there is something they need me to do when i get back. >> congressman brad ashford, best of locke and thanks for being with us. rep. ashford: thank you very much. news article that said you have a regular practice of entering the house chamber through the doors on the democratic side of the aisle. why do you do that? rep. macarthur: i started to do know,think, just, you sometimes you go in one side, and sometimes you go in the other side. but i stop and talk to people. and ever since, which has been really most of my time here, i do it most of my time now. because i see my republican colleagues at different event, social events, political events. we have plenty of opportunity to be with my republican colleagues, but less so with my democratic colleagues. one of the things i observed, even before i took office, during the orientation process is that partisanship is sort of built into the dna of this place. and if you're not intentional about overcoming it, you just slip into being a republican or democrat, with very little interaction. so it may seem like a simple gesture,

. >> congressman brad ashford, thanks for being with us. " joining us live on opening day for the swearing in of new and reelected members of the house and senate, and the official election of the speaker of the house. coverage starts at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span and , or listen to it on the free c-span app. >> this week on c-span in prime time, monday night at eight eastern, hear from some of the democrats vying to lead the party, including ray buckley, chair of the new democratic party, chair of south carolina's democratic party, and representative keith ellison of minnesota. hit a seven year low in voter turnout, 36%. wasdemocratic caucus smaller than any time since truman. we have a lot of rebuilding to do. andresident barack obama japanese prime minister chin so all-day -- japanese prime visits pearlzo abe harbor. wednesday night beginning at eight, a review of house and senate hearings from 2016 on topics including the flint michigan water crisis and the wells fargo account scandal. >> you found out one of your decisions created 2 million fake accounts, fired thousands of employees fo

steve russell of oklahoma and congressman brad ashford of the brusca -- of nebraska. then a conversation with mitch mcconnell. >> this holiday weekend, here are some of our featured programs. on sunday, we will look at tributes for outgoing members of congress starting at 12:30 eastern with barbara mikulski of maryland. at 2:00 p.m., trivets for joe biden -- tributes for joe biden. join michelle obama as she receives the official what house christmas tree. for the white house in see this year's decorations. make christmas crafting projects with children of military parents. and then he lighting of the tree on the long. hear from former house speaker john boehner on the trump residency and his time in congress. at 9:40 p.m., attended the portrait unveiling of outgoing senate minority leader, harry reid. speakers include hillary clinton, joe biden and charles schumer. on sunday, at 12:30 p.m. eastern, we will hear from representative charles rangel of new york. at two: 10:00 p.m. from the shakespeare theater, we take you to the romeo and juliet wrongful samuelonth trial

finishing their first term, starting with congressman steve russell of oklahoma and congressman brad ashford of nebraska. >> next week, washington journal will devote the entire program each day to the key issues facing the new trump administration and congress. weinning monday, december 26 take a look at national security and defense issues, including challenges facing trumps national security team in the years ahead. and a closer look at james madison. issday, december 27, it trade and job issues. examining how congress and the top administration could change it trade law to create or save jobs. 28, energydecember and environmental policy. we discuss how energy and environmental issues could be impacted by congress and the incoming trump administration. thursday, december 29 we talk about immigration how president-elect donald trump could change policy. friday, december 30 we take a look at the future of the affordable care act and now the republican cgress central ininistration will repeal the years ahead. be sure to watch washington journal december 26 at 7:00 a.m. eastern. up, look at t

. >> congressman brad ashford, best of luck and thanks for being with us. rep. ashford: thank you very much. >> 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. now on c-span, christmas at the white house. whitew you the official house christmas tree arrival, followed by a look at this year's holiday decorations. then, first lady michelle obama speaks to military families from the east room and joins the children for christmas crafts. after that, you look at the first family of the national christmas tree lighting ceremony on the national mall. all of these events took place just after thanksgiving. ♪ mrs. obama: what do you think? >> it's great. michelle obama: it's great. should we accept it? >> yes. mrs. obama: i think we're good. these are our replacement kids. [laughter] this is what happens when you get teenagers. one is asleep -- these two are up. [laughter] it's what we got now. good job, guys. christmas begins. the

. >> we have congressman brad ashford of the second district of nebraska. we just showed a clip to our viewers of our interview in 2015, where you said that democrats were losing some of their appeal in the middle of the country, and republicans back then had not moved that far to the right. where do you think the parties stand now in 2016? rep. ashford: do i look any younger in the clip? sorry. i think the trump phenomenon could not have been predicted in early 2015. i do think the democratic party does need to get back to the center and they need to talk directly to the needs of working people, and that means specific, clear messaging that talks about what we, as a party, stand for regarding work, your children, college education, all of those -- college tuition, all of those issues -- health care, all of those issues that affect families. so i think that the messaging has to change. certainly be more pragmatic. when i first came into office, the real issue was destroying isis. that's where everybody was focused, more or less. now, that seems to be pivoti

finishing their first term, starting with congressman steve russell of oklahoma and congressman brad ashford of nebraska.