c-span: hysterectomy? >> guest: yes. c-span: hemorrhoid? >> guest: i know. c-span: and others. >> guest: terrible names. c-span: where did they come from? >> guest: well, just whatever some cowboy would think of. my brother really enjoyed working with young horses, and if he had a horse he liked, he--he'd give the horse a very nice name, like candy or hermosa or something pleasant. but we had another old-time cowboy, who lived at the ranch all his life, named claude, and claude was a believer that it was very dangerous to give a horse a good name; that something bad would go wrong if you did. and so over the--the years, he persuaded my brother that we ought to give the horses some of these less-pleasant-sounding names. c-span: here's a picture of when you were 12. >> guest: yes. c-span: what was life like for you at that age? >> guest: well, life at that age meant having to go away to school, and that was a very painful time for me, actually. it's hard for ranch families who have children because when it's time for a child to go to school, many ranchers send

c-span: here in washington? >> guest: yes. c-span: who was crazy horse? >> guest: crazy horse was the very much admired leader of the lakota sioux in that particular battle and also in other battles against the army as well. c-span: there's also a lot of myths about him over the years. where does he place in history? and he's used as a mascot one of the is it 7th cavalry today? is that right? >> guest: his name has been used in many contexts. during the vietnam war, the 7th cavalry used his name for an operation, operation crazy horse. and right now a gigantic statue is being carved not far from mount rushmore in north dakota to commemorate crazy horse. it seems as if over time the pizzazz o has won out over the more thoughtful contributions of sitting bull. c-span: when you have your sessions with the little bighorn association, what is it that people disagree about the most? >> guest: well, people are apt to disagree about many different things: whether or not custer was to blame in any way for the disaster; the contributions of various of his subordina

c-span: yeah. he--this is a quote from bud mcfarland: "he knows so little and accomplishes so much." what's the--what's the origin of that s--that statement? >> guest: secretary shultz wrote the foreword to--to this book, and--and--and that was wonderful for us, because he was by reagan's side for six and a half years and for one of the most important events of the 20th century: the beginning of the end of the cold war. and so, shultz wrote that himself and--from a meeting--they came out of a white house meeting with reagan, and--and i guess mcfarland was shaking his head and--or was just surprised at how much reagan accomplishes. i think this book explains why they're so much surprise, the fact that reagan was associated with big outcomes, like the end of the cold war. reagan wrote privately and he never talked about it. he thought and he read privately and he didn't try to expose it. he never told people that he'd done all of this work before the presidency. and if you look at some of the headnot

c-span: cragston? >> guest: cragston was his country house up the hudson in highland falls, on the west bank of the hudson, which is the unfashionable side. the other side was called millionaire's row. but morgan liked the west bank of the hudson, it was an old farmhouse that he bought and moved into, but in the '80s had it remodeled. so he put in new porches and opened up the lawns with spectacular views of the hudson and had people up for fourth of july and planted thousands of daffodils along the shore that are still there. c-span: bar harbor? >> guest: bar harbor was--well, he would go to bar harbor on his yacht. he didn't actually own a house there, but he would take parties of friends up to bar harbor on his yacht and lots of his friends had houses there. so he usually would stay on the yacht, but other people would just come for a sail or for lunch or for dinner. c-span: two nineteen madison? >> guest: that was his house at madison avenue and 36th street. he moved there in 1882. he bought the ho

c-span: why those three? >> guest: i chose them because they were different because they have horse -- different historical backgrounds and they had a different political and mostly because they have very different experiences with war. germany was of course not see germany and poland had resisted very strongly than not sees and one of the largest resistance movements in europe and the hungarians were somewhere in between. they were reluctant collaborators with a nod to set some point that they also had element so i was interested in having had the very different experiences of the previous five years, how did they now react to the soviet invasion and the subsequent process? c-span: how would you define the situation in each of those countries today? their lifestyle, the economy, the openness, the democracy in all of that? >> guest: all three democracies, east germany and of course it's part of germany and so it's indistinguishable now in the legal system and west germany is much poorer than east germany and

caller: thanks for c-span. host: go ahead. caller: thank you so much for c-span. having a problem because with all these comparisons with in the past with clinton and reagan and all, president obama has faced things that no other president has ever faced. two wars, deficits, financial meltdowns. and a communication no other president dealt with. they didn't deal with twitter and facebook and all the stuff and rumors flying around. and it seems these days everybody's got their opinion before anything is even formally done. host: amid all this who do you think has served the president best in terms of his cabinet? who would you like to see stick around? guest: i would like to see all of them stick around. but i think chuck hagel is wonderful. i wish he would get in. but you've got everybody on that tv on twitter spreading rumors all over the place and nobody makes the common judgment any more. nobody listens to the facts. they listen to all the rumors before they ever hear facts. host: how tough is it to be a nominee in this age of social media and 24 hour cable? gu

c-span: justice sandra day o'connor, why a book about the lazy b? >> guest: basically, because my brother and i grew up on the lazy b ranch, and it ended up being sold in the late 1980s, and it broke my heart. something that i thought would always be part of me and part of our family and always there for my children and grandchildren and their children was gone, and there wasn't any other way to preserve it, i guess, except to sit down and see if we can write up some of those memories and make it real. c-span: when--when did you start writing it? >> guest: oh, about three years ago. for a long time, it was so painful that the ranch was gone that i couldn't let myself think about it. it would depress me if i did. i don't know if you're like that, but if there's a place that i really loved and cared

caller, hello, c-span. -- caller: hello, c-span. it has to do with a lot of things. it sounds like this man at 20, he did not have a strong father figure in his life, which should have. there is so much of that going on in this country today. host: what does that mean for you, paul? caller: i have three boys. i have taken my son's hunting and we have been shooting firearms since they were seven. they have never regretted it or had any trouble. they are raised operate. -- they are raised up right. i have a strong connection with my children. and i always will have as long as i live. i hope that they do with their children as well. you have got an incident down there that happened -- this happens on the streets of chicago every week. we are being blamed for it by having uncontrollable gun laws. they say that this lady was a survivalist. this is true, but we have an active dictator in office. host: where did you read that she was a survivalist? what does that mean to you? caller: i am afraid that this country is headed down the road to communism. host: i am trying to fi

my publishers forget to tell me c-span was coming. i get there and the manager of the store says c-span is setting up over there. i said, i'm sorry, what? c-span is -- i had to respondent usely come up with an hour's talk on the spot. it went great. i came to the conclusions i should not script any of my talk. it was a turning point in my life thanks to you guys. >> what is your background? educationally bachelors from hoovered. ph.d. at colombia in u.s. history. i taught. i've been a senior fellow at the institute. and now i run my own educational thing called liberty classroom.com. now that we're living in the information revolution, it's a revolution that makes ambiguitien berg look like a bum. i teach u.s. history to anybody who is interested in learning about it through the site. i keep busy. >> you live in kansas. >> yes. we have to me on for another show about the backdrop to that. yes, indeed. >> is ited a venn teenage use in your view to live outside some of the major cities of the u.s.? >> it could be. i mean, obviously ther

caller: hey there, c-span. am very much against hillary clinton having any elected office in america. i would like any democrats to tell me [indiscernible] during the whitewater investigation was the work under subpoena. that is evidence tampering. those are two felonies she has committed while she has been in the white house then thehost: bg that issue is something we should be concerned about customer -- do you think that issue is something we should be concerned about? drew is a democrat in baltimore. caller: good morning. host: what do you think about hillary clinton's future? caller: i think she is the next logical step that we need. my grandfather was a democrat in delaware. he served two terms. allyink she is what we re4all needs and what we need for the country to move ahead. host: steven is an independent from connecticut. caller: thank you for taking my call. i really like hillary clinton. i think she is a hard worker. i think her old man is a hard worker, too. whitewater was like three wars ago. that

not c-span of course. but turn off the news channels that are just cramming this stuff, and get involved in this before you formulate an opinion. i think we would be voted into office smarter, better people that are not tea party extremists. how about if on the democratic side grover norquist had said never cut any spending? i'm going to sign a bill that says never cut and spending. grover norquist, here's a great example, he does not even believe in economic case multipliers. host: gary says -- guest: what's interesting about the last election cycles is we had under president bush and the end, democrats seized control of congress in big numbers. and we had the big democratic sweep with the white house in 2008. 2010, republicans came sweeping back. we've had a pendulum swing, very contractive time period. that's one of the factors. we have seen both sides really dug in because they don't know where the pendulum will swing in the next direction. host: from one of our viewers -- on facebook -- guest: that's

c-span is underrated. anytime i can watch c-span 1, 2, and 3.ny number of topics, anything else going on, on the hill, in congress, at the white house. so it is great coverage. >> she watches c-span on comcast. c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979. brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> "washington journal" continues. . host: linda robinson is an author and a fellow to the council on foreign relations. as you talk about special ops with general david petraeus. thanks for being with us. the cover story on newsweek magazine -- how big of a role do they play in u.s. military operations? guest: special operations forces have played an increasing role over the last decade, since they are designed to confront a regular presence of a wide variety, not only terrorism but insurgency, countering weapons of mass destruction and so forth, so they have a very wide mission. they have also grown greatly in the last decade. they are partly a number of about 33,000 uniformed badged special operations forces and they co

caller, hello, c-span. -- caller: hello, c-span. it has to do with a lot of things.t sounds like this man at 20, he did not have a strong father figure in his life, which should have. there is so much of that going on in this country today. host: what does that mean for you, paul? caller: i have three boys. i have taken my son's hunting and we have been shooting firearms since they were seven. they have never regretted it or had any trouble. they are raised operate. i have a strong connection with my children. i hope that they do with their children as well. you have got an incident down there that happened -- this happens on the streets of chicago every week. we are being blamed for it by having uncontrollable gun laws. they say that this lady was a survivalist. this is true, but we have an active dictator in office. host: where did you read that she was a survivalist? what does that mean to you? caller: i am afraid that this country is headed down the road to communism. host: i am trying to find out where you read that she was a survivalist. what does that mean to

and james taylor on c-span. careening intof places ♪ >> what is the most important issue president obama should continue? >> make a short message. >> your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. the deadline is january 18. >> "washington journal" continues. >host: we are back with clarence page. guest: glad to be back. .ost: let's do a little recap the re-election of president obama. the debates over the economy. guest: it is about as fractious as it could be. washington is a divided city. the fiscal cliff -- i believe both sides know what to do. it is going to be painful. either raise taxes or cut spending. both need to be done. our taxes are going to go up. some good programs will be cut automatically on january 1 if they do not come up with an agreement. that was designed by the politicians to deal with the fiscal problems. it reminds me of the old "national lampoon" comfort that if you don't buy this magazine, we will shoot this dog. save us from ourselves or help us save us from ourselves. it didn't work.

that is tonight at 10:00 on c- span. >> we had 12 million men under arms. we had two thousand officers and generals. today we have 1000 flight officers and generals and 1.2 million under arms. the ratio is totally out of whack. we have an admirable for almost every ship in the navy. -- admiral for almost every ship in the navy, not a captain, an admiral. we have done is go through and find areas where we could transfer responsibility out of the pentagon and consolidate programs and save a significant amount of money. >> this weekend, you can talk with oklahoma senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, affordable care act, and the future of the republican party on book tv. the senator has written several reports, including his latest, the debt bomb. that is live sunday at noon eastern on book tv on c-span-2. >> now we talk to a capitol hill reporter about the senate's work on the defense authorization bill. >> the senate has been in a holding pattern on the defense authorization bill, but finally found a way to start consideration of amendments. what broke

c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979. brought to you as a public service by your television providers. >>> next from the georgetown university law certainly in washington, d.c., a discussion on the supreme court. it's about an hour ten minutes. >>> hello, everyone, want i want to welcome you to the program which features an al star lineup of authors who will be doing the most recent book on the supreme court. i'm a professor here at georgetown. and executive directer of the supreme court institute. it's a real privilege for the supreme court institute to host this event, and i'd like to thank our deputy directer dory burn seen to putting it together. before i turn the program over to our moderators, i'd like to remind thearch after the program, we have a reception following in which you'll gate chance to have all your newly purchased books signed by the authors. have a word or two with the authors, hopefully, and as you can see, we have food and beverage, so please stick around after the program. with that, i would like t

caller: hey, there, c-span. i'm against hillary clinton having any office in america, elected office and any democrats calling in, tell me who she got to put the rhodes law firm files, that's tampering and she redacted them, that's two crime she is committed in the white house. host: so you think that issue is something we should be concerned about? caller: she's a criminal, yes, of course. no criminal should be allowed to be the president. host: drew is a democrat in baltimore. good morning. caller: good morning. host: what do you think about hillary clinton's future, hillary clinton in 2016? >> i think hillary clinton is the next logical step in a progressive society in america that we need. my grandfather was a democrat in delaware, he served two terms and i think -- i think she's what we really need. and i think that's what we need for the country to move ahead. host: steven an independent in connecticut. good morning to you. caller: good morning, thanks for taking my call. i really like hillary clinton, i t

caller: to live for c-span. -- thank you for c-span. i am not very optimistic at all. i am a senior, retired. i am worried about money. i'm on social security. cast ago to $7 a gallon. gas is high all over. -- gas can go to $7 a gallon. i believe in term limits. i believe if we had a one-term president, we would not give this president again. i believe in them for judges and any politician. they become career politicians. they are out for themselves and not for the people. what i do not understand and what is never in the news, i know people that are still working at 75 years old. they have been getting social security for 10 years keeping jobs from number people. you never hear about this. they are totally greedy just like the politicians. that is about all i have to say. thank you. host: thank you for calling. caller: i am optimistic. i think our country is a great country. i think that the president is doing a good job. i am kind of nervous, because this is my first time calling. host: take your time. caller: ok. i think we need to get tougher on our spending. i thi

on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> we do know the story of the cold war. we have seen the archives that describe relationships between roosevelt and stalin and truman. we have read and written the main events. i wanted to show what it felt like to be one of the people that were subjected to the system and how did people make choices and how did they react and behave. one thing that has happened is the -- we still call eastern europe has become differentiated. these countries no longer have much in common with one another. >> more with anne applebaum from her historical narrative sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we will continue our look at the so-called fiscal cliff and its impact on taxes on spending. today we focus on the issue of medicare. our guest is mary agnes carey, senior health correspondent for kaiser health news. how is medicare funded? guest: it is funded by payroll taxes. part b is the outpatient services and funded by premiums and general revenu

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coming up today on c-span, washington journal is live with the latest news from capitol hill. then live at 10:00 eastern, the u.s. house reconvened for morning our speeches. at noon the house begins legislative business. in 45 minutes on washington journal, john fund of the national review talks about gun control in the wake of the shooting in newtown, conn.. allison sh

it's c-span's student cam video competition. there are 50,000 in total >> tonight on c-span, the life and legacy of senator robert byrd. first, an announcement by south carolina governor nikki haley. followed by a farewell speech. and later senator kay bailey hutchison's farewell address. next, a tribute to the late senator robert byrd on what would have been his 95th birthday. he was the longest u.s. serving member. he was elected to the house of representatives in 1952 and the u.s. senate in 1958. two former staffers, ira schapiro and david corbin, talked about the senator's life. next on c-span, nikki haley. >> the first speaker is irish schapiro. -- ira shapiro. he played important roles in foreign intelligence surveillance and the completing of the metrorail system. during the clinton administration, it he served as a leading u.s. trader and .arned the rank of staff thaman he was described as antidote and he promised to deliver. he practiced international trade law and washington. on behalf of the west virginia state societ

those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio.video clip] >> our first experience was to in a different way than any other family. after dad was sworn in, we took a picture behind the oval office desk. that night we did not get to move into the white house, because nixon had left so unexpectedly. they left their daughters and sons a lot to pack all of their clothing and belongings. it took seven or eight days. we had to go back to our little house in alexandria, virginia, in suburbia. the neighborhood was surrounded by secret service. we had been living there since that was vice president. that night, mom was cooking dinner. [laughter] we were sitting around the dinner table. she looks over at my dad and says, something's wrong here. you just became president of the united states and i am still cooking. >> steve ford and other first children on growing up in the white house, part of a point guard days on american history tv, right through christmas day, on c-span3. [video clip] >> i don't want to spoil the book for you, so let me

yeah, it happens on c-span, it happens on c-span 2 but just cable news. >> we are all prod ducks of cable i'm not bashing cable news. i'm suggesting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., monday through friday, i would like the united states senators to work like everybody else in america as opposed to go on tv via their chamber, via their office. i just think their office should -- do you like -- now, we are on tv that is our job, but most americans aren't. i don't think -- most america would like to have tvs in their offices so take them out of the senators' offices. make them actually legislate as opposed to go run around and raising money and going on fox, et cetera, et cetera, saying that guy's evil. no he is not evil. talk to him, get it done. talk about legislation. >> jimmy, i like this idea. >> okay. >> sorry to break in, guys we now go to nbc news for a special report. >> this is an nbc news special report. here's brian williams. >> good day. we are coming on the air right now to break exclusive word that the united states ambassador to the united nations, ambassador susan rice, has transmitted

eastern on c- span. >> i like the variety of programs on c-span.ates, i like to catch those when they are available. i do watch the political call-in programs as well. various positions from republicans, independents, democrats. see what folks are thinking around the country. i think it is fair and impartial. because it is the full spectrum of what the political scene is. >> dennis dorsey watches c-span on comcast. created by american oppose the cable companies in 1979, brought to you by your television provider as a public service. >> as president obama begins his second term, what is the most important issue. >> make a short video about your message to the president. >> with your chance to win a grand prize of $5,000. $50,000 in total prizes. >> michele obama welcome to military families to the white house for the first night of holiday decorations in november. she spoke for about 50 minutes. -- 15 minutes. [applause] >> hi, everyone. welcome to the white house. pretty cool, huh? yeah. let me start by thanking jennifer for that lovely introductio

>> you're on booktv on c-span 2, want to introduce you to author elizabeth ames who has written a book with steve forbes, "how capitalism will save us: why free people and free markets are the best answer in today's economy" elizabeth ames, first of all, tell us about yourself and your personal experience, particularly when it comes to economics. >> i've been a finance journalist, but i've also been on both sides of the press release. so i started as a journalist and have my own pr business and they've also done projects, communication projects with clients. among them, co-authored the book. basically i were to steve forbes and conversations led to the idea for this book. >> how did you meet steve forbes? >> i met him at an event i did when i was working in southern california and one thing led to another. i moved back to new york. i am from new york and started working at "forbes" of the pr department. >> elizabeth ames, or practical experience, how do that that? >> i've learned a lot since "forbes." when i sat "forbes" islandwide about markets. again, i began as a journalist and work

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eastern time on c-span radio. president obama will be officially reelected today, as mentioned, as the electrolyte college meets to formally pass the state-by-8 vote that president obama won in the november 6 collection. the present a winning states totaling 332 a tour was what republican mitt romney one big states with a total of 206 electoral votes. even after the college vote, the next congress must formally record the of the perot vote to january 6 and formally declared the president of what. ohio's 18 electors cast their votes today at noon eastern time. you can hear it on c-span radio and we will talk about the next on "washington journal." those are some of the latest headlines from c-span reappearing -- c-span radio. >> the challenge for us is we want to be on every device for every person at every hour of the day. we are a mobile society. so, the challenge is to make sure we are on pads, computers, phones, as well as the traditional view wing which is in the living room. now on a wonderful high- definitio

thank you so much for c-span. have been watching the excessive mainstream media news coverage on this issue. no one is mentioning in all of these tragic shootings, including the law office in san francisco, they were all gone- free calzones. -- gun-free kill zones. the gun is not the common denominator, but these allow any madman or criminal with any kind of fire arm to come in and shoot as many law-abiding americans as he can. this proves not that the gun is the problem but that gun-control itself is a failure because there is no stronger form of gun control than to say no one is allowed to have a gun at all. otherhat's exactly the common denominator for all of these tragic occurrences. not one person in the mainstream media has pointed it out to their viewers because it does not sit with their anti-bond big it should -- anti-gun bigotted nature. it is being marketed shamelessly in the mainstream media. i swear these people are trying to introduce a new form of bigotry and to american culture. gun-control is the

we will have live coverage here on c-span, c-span radio, and c- span.org. coming up in a couple of minutes, we will get the democratic side of the aisle with congressman rick larsen about what is next with the fiscal cliff negotiations. i want to share one photograph with you yesterday. the former senator from kansas saluting for the final time, the casket of the senator. from the rotunda of the u.s. capitol. marking only the 31st time in american history where someone was lying in state. he served 50 years and the u.s. senate as well as -- as well as two terms in the house of representatives. the service will take place here with remarks by president obama getting underway at 10:30 a.m. eastern time on c-span2. the nra news conference, we'll have live coverage from that conference at 10:45 a.m. eastern time here on c-span and also on a website at c-span.org. we will take a short break. "washington journal" continues on this friday, december 21. we will be back in a moment. ♪ >> our first experience was to come in a different way than any other family. it p

right here on c-span. we are still taking your calls all morning on this issue of compromise or sticking to principles. from arkansas on the republican line, good morning. caller: i am calling about the republicans -- i think we have to bend on the fiscal bet. almost half of this country voted against president obama. the democrats have to bend it. if we have to go off of a fiscal cliff, if we let him have 100% of he once, let it rip. i make good money now. i was almost at the poverty level. i understand how hard it is down there. i pay taxes when i was above poverty level. every person in a america needs to pay some taxes, even if it is only $10. i love c-span. host: you said you would not be willing to give the president 100%. he would be willing to go off the cliff if that was the demand. how much would you be willing to bend? caller: i think we have to bend a lot because he won the election. but we are spending where we do not have money. yes, we have to bend it. i am truly a republican. i believe in o

c-span: how long did you live on that ranch? >> guest: well, i live on it from childhood until i went away to school and eventually got married. my brother, who wrote it with me, lived on it always, until it was sold.

. >> host: on your screen now as a well-known face for c-span viewers. that is mary frances berry, professor university of pennsylvania and also the author of several books, where the university of pennsylvania to talk to her about this book, justice for all. united states commission on civil rights and continuing struggle for freedom in america. mary frances berry, when did the u.s. civil rights commission began and why? >> guest: well, the civil rights commission started in 1957. president eisenhower had a lot of discussions with john foster dulles, secretary of state about the way the united states is seen around the world because of the racism going on, that people

eastern on c-span 3. on tuesday, he secretary testifies on the federal housing administration and fiscal issues. see that live, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern, here on c-span. [delaware runyan -- [bell ringing] >> follow harry truman's eldest grandson to hiroshima to mark the dropping of the atomic bomb in 1945. >> everybody has their own view of what happened. i do not want to argue civil rights with anybody in japan about the history. i think we are past that. my whole purpose for being here is to honor the dead, to listen to the living, and to see that this does not happen again. >> in washington, he discusses the inspiration for his trip and his meetings with bomb survivors. >> several governors met with president obama tuesday to discuss the soda ash called fiscal cliff and its impact on states and the economy. -- the so-called fiscal clef. members of the national governors' association spoke to reporters but the white house for about 15 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. i am the chair of the nati

and thank you to the audience for attending and also to c-span and book tv for being here as well. this should be tough on our. we are here to serve and explores the category that seems to be growing. books both nonfiction and fiction about the supreme court of the united states. the supreme court doesn't seem to come off much during the presidential debates, but it certainly does generate a lot of books. i can tell that from the pile of books on my desk that comes in unfortunately. the authors we have illustrate the work about the supreme court. we have specific cushman that has written a wonderful anecdotal history on the personalities on the court. yet jeffrey toobin whose latest book on the court is as fresh as today's headlines or should i say breaking news alerts. there's fiction, too. the book is a fast-paced thriller in which the justices are shot by the second page. it touches a lot -- it teaches a lot about how the supreme court works and there is the art board that have written several books about the justices and their clerks and it's a fascinating relationship. you mig

you are on c-span. caller: i wish boehner and the republicans -- i am a libertarian, but i take the side of the conservative republicans on the fiscal talks. i just wish that john boehner and mitch mcconnell would have some more backbone and the tables and say we heard. read about blaming republicans, and boehner said it on the senate floor, but they need to come to the podium today or tomorrow and say senator reid, we recently passed two bills are sitting on the fiscal cliff cristeta sitting on your desk and you have the audacity to blame republicans. i think they're both to blame someone. reid a little more so. we see what happens. obama has led this country. he is about to lead us into another debt downgrade. it should be evident to see what happens when you let partisan democrats like harry reid and nancy pelosi call the shots. >> marty, you are calling on the democrat line. what is your reaction? caller: the president needs to get the republicans come back in from christmas holiday. >> what do you

2 and american history tv on c-span 3. today on c-span, "washington journal" next. james taylor will be at the national press club and this evening, a discussion about skilled immigrants with mark warner and aol founder steve case. in 45 minutes, the national correspondent for "fiscal times" on the fiscal cliff negotiations, a discussion and a look at the future energy production and consumption in

[applause] thank you c-span for being here.thank you kevin mattson for giving us such a wonderful talk and for your questions and for your attendance here. kevin will sign books right here and he is a good talker so you can have a conversation with him and please help us with the chairs if you will. >> thanks a lot.

that is live on c-span.e will look at egypt president mohamed morsi, and the referendum on a drafted convert -- constitution and the country. on c-span, a discussion on the impact of the government acts they passed a decade ago to improve services and productivity. >> this morning, jacqueline simon talks about how the fiscal cliff could impact federal workers. federal workers.

a new series on c-span.ing presidents day, february 18. >> next, members of congress react to friday's shooting in connecticut. 27 people died, including 20 children ages 6 and 7. we start with the morning prayer is from the u.s. house and senate. -- prayers from the u.s. house and senate. >> give them listen, grace, foresight, and courage. it allows us all to move toward. in all that is done on this day, for your glory, amen. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty and everlasting god, in whom we live and move and have our being, as we grieve the loss of life in the newtown , conneticut shooting, show us your way and teach us your path. make us all responsible stewards of your most precious gift of time by teaching us to number our days, that we may have hearts of wisdom. may the incomprehensible destruction of lives still framed by springtime remind us of the importance of not delaying in seizin

host: c-span will be carrying that press conference live, fed chairman ben bernanke, on c-span 3.ou can find that at 2:15 p.m. eastern time. you can find it on their website, we will be archiving that after the fact. what deductions would you give up? let's go to dawn in eugene, oregon. caller code good morning. listen, the contribution thing is a way to be of service, as far as i'm concerned. host: by contribution you mean charitable contribution? caller: yes. it is something that i would want to keep. i mean, not keep, but i would be willing to contribute to that concern about taxes. my main concern is the mortgage deduction. how severe -- many of us have every dollar that we account for on the federal. if we did not have that, we would be up to 25%. this would be quite a severe blow if this were done in a cut and dried fashion. maybe they can do a tiered thing? that is the thing about taxes, a lot of people purchase property taxes, i am really for a federal sales tax. maybe some of us could keep the deductions that we are accustomed to or that we need, but maybe on a local leve

>> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you by public service by your television provider. >> this week the senate judiciary committee approved changes to the electronic privacy communications act of 1986. this week we want to explore what those changes may mean to different groups. joining us this gregory of the center for democracy and technology. what is the current law when it comes to law enforcement and e- mails and cell phones? >> the short answer is that it is confused. for e-mail that is less than 180 days old, law makers need a warrant. for more than 180 days, it is just a subpoenas of there is no judicial intervention or high standard of proof. for documents to store in the clouds, that is also available with a subpoena. with cell phones there is the statutory provision. this has been in different places. they need a warrant. others say if it is gps location they need a warrant. there is not a clear role. >> what are the changes that the senate judiciary committee has approved? >> they focused on content of communications. they said it should not matter

not c-span of course. but turn off the news channels that are just cramming this stuff, and get involved in this before you formulate an opinion. i think we would be voted into office smarter, better people that are not tea party extremists. how about if on the democratic side grover norquist had said never cut any spending? i'm going to sign a bill that says never cut and spending. grover norquist, here's a great example, he does not even believe in economic case multipliers. host: gary says -- guest: what's interesting about the last election cycles is we had under president bush and the end, democrats seized control of congress in big numbers. and we had the big democratic sweep with the white house in 2008. 2010, republicans came sweeping back. we've had a pendulum swing, very contractive time period. that's one of the factors. we have seen both sides really dug in because they don't know where the pendulum will swing in the next direction. -- eklection. host: from one of our viewers -- on facebook --

sunday night at 8:00 on c- span's q&a. >> coming up, and look at the so-called fiscal cliff. weekly addresses from president obama and with republican senator roy blunt. >> hi, . i have been working to come together around a plant to grow the economy and shrink our efforts -- deficit. it is a balanced plan, one that would cut spending in a responsible way and ask the wealthiest americans to pay a little more. i will keep working with anybody serious about getting a comprehensive plan like this done because it is the right thing to do for our economic growth. we are not at the point where in a couple of days, the losses at the americans' tax rates are going up. the americans paycheck will get a lot smaller. that would be the wrong thing to do for our economy. it would hurt middle-class families and it would hurt the businesses that depend on your spending. and congress can prevent it from happening, if they act now. leaders in congress are working on a way to prevent this tax hike on the middle class and i believe we may be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses

eastern on c- span.he ohio but toro college meets at noon eastern tomorrow to cuss -- cast votes for obama. a discussion about the future of high-speed rail in the northeast corridor of the united states. it includes washington, philadelphia, new york city and boston. the hearing was held last thursday and is about 2 1/2 hours. >> good morning and welcome to this hearing of the house transportation and infrastructure committee. welcome, everyone this morning. please you could join us. the title of the hearing is the northeast corridor future and options for high-speed rail development, opportunities for private sector participation. the order of business will be opening statements by members. we have another member who has joined us and we'll have an individual panel and then we will go to our next panel of witnesses. we will question them and proceed with the hearing in that order. let me make a couple of custodial announcements. i apologize, the other day we try to get the official hearing -- i am sorr

eastern on c- span. the greatest threat to national and economic security is dependent on foreign oil according to a new survey. -- report. >> this weekend on c-span 3, the city prepares to mark the dropping of the atomic bomb in 1945. >> everybody has their own view of what happened. i do not want to argue. i think we are past that. my whole purpose for being here is to honor the dead and listen to to to accommodate what i can to say this as the happen again. >> we will be joined in washington to discuss meetings. >> the members of congress were told -- the committee also heard from advocacy groups in this hearing. >> the committee on oversight and government reform will come to order. this hearing on 1 in 88 children looks into the federal response of rising rates will come to order. americans have the right to know the money washingotn takes from them is well-spent. americans deserve an effective and efficient government that works for them. our duty is to protect these rights. our solemn obligation i

live coverage here on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> here on c-span we're waiting to hear from majority leader eric cantor. they're going to take up the legislation, the plan b, as proposed by speaker boehner on the fiscal cliff. those pending tax hikes and budget cuts set to take place on january 1. they're going to do it in two stages. they'll vote on two specific items. plan b, raising taxes on incomes over $1 million a year. and replacing the sequester budget cuts by takes effect in less than two weeks. about that second vote, c.q. writes that the sequester bill is based on a package of cuts the house passed in may that would replace the automatic discretionary spending cuts with -- for fiscal 2013 with $19 billion in reduction in the overall year savings for mandatory programs. so the two votes on -- in particular, on the fiscal cliff, that are coming up today in the house. but it will be a long day of debate. that ge

caller: thank you for c-span. my suggestion is to fwofold. there should be a trigger lock where the lock prevents the trigger from being fired. it should be an expensive one. not the kind that doesn't work properly but a certified trigger lock. each owner of a gun every two or three years should meet with a psychiatrist or psychologist which would certify that the owner understands the importance of the trigger lock and has to understand that it to be on every time the owner is not using the gun. host: john fund? guest: having a psychiatrist or psychologist lecture on the importance of a trigger lock may not be the right area for their expertise. it's probably the law and for spend who can send a more effective message and psychologists. i am not an expert on locks.cktrigger host: california, sarah, you are on the air. caller: good morning. my elementary school and my sisters were all stunned. i do not believe that having guns in schools is going to make that big of a difference. during world war ii, the country c

you can follow live coverage of the senate on c-span to.ouse members are on standby as negotiations continue over the so-called fiscal cliff. debate is possible once it is announced. >> i like a variety of the programs on c-span, the debates, i like to touch them when they are available. i do watch the political call in programs as well you get the various positions from republicans, independents, democrats. i think it is fair and impartial. it is the full spectrum of the political scene. i like the coverage. >> dennis watches c-span on comcast. c-span, creed by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to the public service by television provider. >> five-time grammy-award winner james taylor spoke of the national press club about the reelection of president obama, the wars in iraq and the so- called fiscal cliff. this is one hour and 10 minutes. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> welcome to the national press club. my name is theresa werner, the president of

and on c-span radio and always on c-span.org. thank you for joining us and enjoy the rest of your weekend. we'll be back tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> in live look at the executive mansion where negotiations on the looming fiscal cliff move down pennsylvania avenue to the white house today. house and senate leaders meeting with the president to continue work. the meeting is set for 3:00 p.m. and we will monitor any news that comes from that. c-span cameras standing by. now back to the capital. the senate is in for business today. lawmakers are working on the foreign intelligence surveillance bill and also emerged to funding for sandy recovery efforts. the house and senate standing by to consider any fiscal cliff update. we had an update earlier from a reporter covering the issue. host: let's begin with david lightman. white house. the best sense of what you think the dynamics will be inside the room at the 3:0