c-span was there.t the height of the iraq war, sam johnson, a vietnam veteran, a p.o.w., gave a powerful salute to our soldiers and taught us an important lesson about patriotism and service before self. we are better as a country because of the example sam johnson set. c-span was there. throughout these 40 years of experiences that have changed the culture of history, from the contract with america to the election of the first woman speaker, it had even captured the light-hearted moments of humor that can make their way into times of very serious debate. c-span captured it all. this is important because of the rise of the internet and the new media environment has only reinforced the need for c-span's unfiltered coverage and unbiased programming. now more than ever, people must be able to form their own opinions. they need objective coverage, access to balanced analysis, and the opportunity to debate their views with others in good faith. c-span does just that. madam speaker, james madison believed th

life here on c-span.tgoing food and drug commissioner discusses his tenure at the agency starting at 2:30 eastern on our companion network, c-span2. >> it is hard to believe it has since the creation of c-span. i want to take a couple of seconds here to thank a lot of people for how we got here 40 years later. whot with the viewers grabbed onto this concept from the very beginning and popularized it over the last 40 years by spending time watching ,he government make laws discuss issues, and frankly give us an opportunity to find out how interested americans are in civic affairs. secondly, we need to thank congress. we were able to put together over the years and evolving concept called c-span. third and probably most important, because it would not be here without private industry and executives creating television systems back in the years we started, we are saying it is time to do something other than movies and sports. and that is how c-span was created. inre is no federal money this network or the ne

but c-span's big idea is morrell vant today than ever. no government money supports c-span. its nonpartisan coverage of washington is sponsored by your cable or satellite provider, on television and online, c-span is your unfiltered view of government so you can make up your own mind. >> earlier today, the chair of the senate judiciary committee, lindsey graham, held a news conference to discuss some of the findings of the mueller report. this is half an hour. senator graham: here's the deal. we'll have about 30, 40 minutes together, and you won't ambush me every five minutes in the hall. deal? i tried. the mueller report is complete. i have a phone call with attorney general barr at noon about what's next. what's next i hope will be that he'll come to the committee,

lighthouse coverages on c-span. the senate continues work on a judicial nomination for the federal appeals court covering the western u.s., votes expected to stay on that nomination. also, federal disaster aid, and a resolution dealing with the green new deal, much live coverage on c-span two. >>> c-span's washington journal, live every day, with news and policy issues that impact to. coming up tuesday morning, kentucky republican congressman james, discusses the release of the miller report, and future congressional investigations into president donald trump's business and political affairs. and, washington democratic congresswoman susan dell benet talks about her legislative priorities as a vice chair in the new democrat coalition. also, former representatives democratic jason all die, and republican tom davis of virginia, on ways to make government more effective, civil, and less partisan be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at seven easton, tuesday morning. join the discussion. >>> once, tv was sim

no government money supports c-span.overage ofsan washington is provided as a public service by your cable or satellite provider. c-span is your unfiltered view of government, so you can make up your own mind. ♪ ♪ c-span' is washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. saturday morning, nicholas armstrong with syracuse university's institute for veterans and military families, talking about job opportunities for veterans. article in "the american conservative" about the u.s. agriculture industry and its impact on rural america. the union ofr of concerned scientists talks about flooding in the midwest and how river and floodplain management determines the amount of damage that occurs per watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning. join the discussion. ♪ >> special counsel robert mueller has completed his investigation about russian interference into the 2016 ofction, after 22 months investigation. his report has been delivered to andrney general bill barr, the

sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's " q&a." >> our c-span cities tour takes "american history tv" on the road. here is a recent program. imam tawil: the koran is the last testament, if there is such a thing. old testament, new testament, then the koran in that language would be the last testament, the final revelation from god to humanity. mohamed received a message from god. this message is called the koran, which is like a recitation, because mohammed was not reading or writing. so it was dictated to him through the angel gabriel. we say that the koran is the final, direct, comprehensive message that god gave to mohammed through the angel gabriel. the muslims, whether they are sunni or shiite or sufis, they use the koran text, and it is the same. you will not find another koran with shia or with sunni, it is in the same. not like our neighbors, who have the catholic bible and the protestant bible. 66 books in this, but 73 in the other. that is why you will find the exact koran all around the world. no other additions, no other thing about the koran. it is unique. the koran came

no government money supports c-span. it's nonpartisan coverage of washington is funded as a public service by your cable or select provider. on television and online, c-span is your unfiltered view of government. so you can make up your own mind. yesterday, president trump reversed u.s. foreign policy by posting on twitter and endorsement of israeli sovereignty. thata disputed territory israel captured from syria in the 1960 76-day war. pompeory of state mike held a briefing with benjamin netanyahu, where they discussed the change in u.s. policy. pm netanyahu: secretary pompeo, mike, susan, and ambassador friedman, i'm so excited, and we are so excited. sarah and i, to have you here, but especially on this evening. miracle. trump has just made history. i called him, i thanked him on behalf of the people of israel. he did it again. recognized jerusalem as israel's capital and moved the u.s. embassy here. then he pulled out a disastrous iran treaty and reimpose d sanctions, but now he did something of equal historic import

the house is live on c-span. the senate on c-span 2. the senate back this afternoon working on a judicial nomination for the federal appeals court covering the western u.s. and coming up later in the week, federal disaster aid, they'll also vote on a resolution dealing with the green new deal. live senate coverage, again, on c-span 2. >>> tonight, on "the communicators," from capitol hill, democratic senator edward markey of massachusetts and republican congressman greg walden of oregon. join us to talk about net neutrality, privacy, mergers and big tech companies. >> if you want us to preempt california, how strong is the privacy law? for all 50 states that you're willing to put on the books? and so that's the debate, which we're going to have in the congress this year. and for my opinion, if it's not the strongest possible privacy protection, there is no point in preempting the states that want to give strong privacy protection to their citizens. >> if you think about the internet, it is like the super highway we drive down. but what

and of the three c-span radio app. announcer: on american history tv, world war ii navajo code talkers and they look back at the 1979 island nuclear power at 2:00 p.m.ay eastern cup the first of six interviews with global world war ii navajo code talkers used their native-language to communicate operational plants. it to the navajo code talkers compelled to use their language and they devised it of a scheme in such a way it played a role of confusing the editor be -- emnemy. announcer: the 40th anniversary of the three-mile nuclear power point accident near pennsylvania, consider the most serious united states. walker and samuel acting director of the nuclear safety project, and would live in.- admitted lies --edmund lyman. please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> the people of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an entity they -- enemy they could that see. ones, tv was three giant networks and pbs. then a small network rolled out a big idea. let viewers decide on their own what was important. c-span open

c-span's big idea is more relevant today than ever. no government money supports c-span. it is funded as a public service by your cable or satellite provider on television and online. is your unfiltered view of government so you can make up your own mind. >> new york senator kirsten gillibrand will hold a campaign kickoff rally in front of trump international hotel in new york city. coverage will be on c-span, online, and on our radio app. >> >> it is the same goal. to make sure the internet is , that it is free. that there is no discrimination, that can be used against anyone regardless of whether they are a small company or small individual. net neutrality is another way of saying nondiscrimination. everyone is equal. once you pay your monthly bill, you should be able to go wherever you want and not have restrictions that a company can place upon you. host: aren't we living in that world today? are there restrictions today? sen. markey: right now, there is a court case in the district of columbia circuit court of appeals. as a result, the broadband companies don't feel

eastern on c-span. on c-span two, the u.s. senate returns for work on the judicial on the sixth be circuit court of appeals. at 10 a.m. on c-span3, homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen. senate armed the services committee looks into military sexual assault, prevention, and response. coming up in an hour, david keating on the institute for free speech discusses house democrats bill to reform campaign finance laws. california representative mike

eastern on c-span. you can watch both events on c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio help. >> the c-span buses stopping at the schools of our student cam winners. recently in columbia, south carolina toward the second prize high school east to gabrielle greenlee, darius garvey, and darius adamson at richland northeast high school. >> when we saw the topic what it means to be an american, we thought about the constitution and of course the first thing that came to mind was the bill of rights. especially freedom of speech because that is something that is so ingrained in the american identity. it is a topic that has been at the forefront especially the past few years in terms with the press on with our increasingly divided political climate. how could we not approach the subject and apply it to what does it mean to be an american. >> seated top 21 winning entries on c-span in april. you can watch every student camp documentary online at student camp.org. >> wants, tv was simply three giant net

eastern on c-span two. on monday, discussion on the impact of the immigration policy at the state and local levels. the bipartisan policy center hosted the event. live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, and on the free c-span radio app. congress has received attorney general william barr's summary of special counsel robert mueller's report on his investigation into russia involvement in the 2016 u.s. election. you can read the summary on our website at c-span.org. ♪ >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. [applause] >> the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. >> c-span's newest book "the presidents." notice historians rank america's best and worst chief executives. it provides insight into the lives of the 44 presidents. interviews with the noted presidential historians. explore the life events that shaped our leaders, challenges they faced, and the le

c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. sunday night on c-span's q&a, u.s. rivers on her book "beyond the call." about three women who went beyond their regular duties to help women in afghanistan and further the mission. >> one experience sheena shared with me was there a time when she felt like there were men who were trying to break her and test her and see if women could actually hack it. they had this heavy gear, they had their weapon, and they were carrying it on this road march. she pulled her women aside and said, no matter what happens, don't you dare start crying and you better keep up. because she is like i have a feeling that they will test us. and that is what happened. her women cap. step for step. announcer: eileen rivers sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. announcer: american history tv, historian garrett peck talks about his book "the great war in america: world war i and its aftermath." warhronicles how the impacted americans as well as societal issues such as prohibition, women's suffrage, and race riots. the smithsonian associat

eastern on c/-- c-span, and on the free c-span radio app. >> the c-span bus recently traveled to new mexico, asking folks, what does it mean to be american? >> it's to be part of the greatest nation in the entire world. i have opportunity, prosperity for all. those who want to work hard and go get it, the opportunities are absolutely unlimited. >> its pride, having pride in my country, i fly, and this is the land of the free because of the brave. betterrd, and make a world for our children. >> to be an american, besides the obvious, liberty and freedom that we have here in this country, we have an awesome country to live in. we had awesome people to live with. those are the things that i like the best. the wonderful landscapes we have in this country, especially out here in the west, but also the wonderful people we have all of the country in every corner. i visit every state in the union and i always find wonderful people to visit with. >> what a great question, what it means to be an american. i'm assuming there have been a lot of answers to that, but to me, its pride and also oppo

follow the senate live on c- span 2. strike sunday on q&a: >> tragically, i had no die no idea we would be talking about this war in afghanistan the way it has been escalating, the way it has escalated every year, the countless lives that have been wasted on the continual suffering. >> the iraq war veteran and state department official, matthew home on his article, time for peace in afghanistan. >> 809 was the same i had seen in iraq. 06, 07. as well as iraq and afghan. there was no difference in the administration. the administration was both the desire to win politically or to win for political reasons. everything else was secondary. >> matthew holmes at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> next testimony on the consumer financial protection bureau semi annual report to congress, we heard about the decision to rollback the payday lending rule that w

but c-span's big ideas are more relevant today than ever. no government money supports c-span. servicended as a public by your cable or satellite provider. c-span ision, online, your unfiltered news of government so you can make up your own mind. some of our live coverage wednesday. at 12:45 p.m., a conversation with randall stephenson, the chairman and ceo of at&t. it is hosted by the economic club live on c-span. fed chair jerome powell holds his march news conference on the economy and interest rates. at five: 30 p.m., from the center for strategic and international studies, we hear about china and how its policies impact the u.s.. in the morning on c-span two, after several failed votes on planes for the u.k. to leave the european union, prime minister theresa may answers more questions from members of the house of commons. then patrick shanahan and jim forum on theat a trump administration's 2020 budget and the evolving national security priorities. later, the american bar association releases a 300 page art with recommendations on reforming immigration policy at the borde

c-span's ideas more relevant today. no government money supports c- span. it is funded as a public service by your cable or satellite provider on television and online. c-span is your unfiltered view of government. so you can make up your own to mine. >>> up next on c-span three patrick shanahan discussing the pentagon's proposal for a space force in the u.s. military. his marks were at the center of strategic and international studies here in washington. >> [ applause ] >>> all right. good morning, everyone. it is certainly good to be here. i want to make a few broad comments. thank you so much. cap was involved with the defense strategy and did an

watches c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning. join the discussion. >> where happy to announce the winners of this year's studentcam video documentary competition. answering the question, what does it mean to be american? we received almost 3000 entries from 48 states with more than 6000 students. congratulations to all of our winners. our first prize middle school winners are from eastern middle school in silver spring, maryland. for mcamerica, america runs on fast food. like spread to companies burger king and kfc. impactod has and will our society in so many ways than we realize. it is something that fits with our nation's values and part of what makes us america. >> our first prize high school winter park high school in winter park, florida for comfortably numb, honoring america's right to a free press. they are also the fan favorite winner and win an extra $500. >> being an american is about so much more than national pride. it is about freedoms that allow america to function. >> amidst a flurry of fake news and other media c

eastern here on c-span. and federal reserve chairman jerome powell holds his march of news conference on the economy and interest rate live at 230 on c-span, c-span.org, and the fruited -- the free radio app. fda commissioner scott gottlieb discusses his tenure and the future of the fef. he is stepping down from the position in two weeks. from the brookings institution in washington, this is about one hour. >> good afternoon, i'm david wessel, direction of the questions center on fiscal and monetary policy. on behalf of our

caller: good morning, c-span. i believe in the death penalty because i believe the death penalty puts fear in people that might commit a crime, and they won't because they don't want to be executed. if we keep these people in prison for all these years, the taxpayer ends up paying this horrendous amount of money supporting a killer to rot in jail. there is no redemption. host: thank you for calling. to specific points. speak first about his point of this putting fear in would-be criminals mines. john, your reasons for supporting the death penalty are classic reasons. what is interesting is they are both mythical. the question of deterrence, there is no evidence that the death penalty deters. we did a 31 year study. we took a look at homicide rates across the united states for the past 31 years. we wanted to find out does the death penalty make police safer? if it does, it is a useful public policy 20. what we found is that -- tool. what we found is that murder rates are higher in states that have the death penalty

c-span announcer: c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. host: "the communicators" is on capitol hill to talk about issues such as 5g, autonomous cars, net neutrality and privacy. you recently said south dakota could be a leader in 5g. how so? >> we got a lot of progressive forward-thinking people in our state. they realize the difference technology can make, especially in a rural state. we have a university in south -- south dakota, which has become a leader in the cyber field, training professionals who are being snapped up by government intelligence agencies and other cyber fields. we have a mayor in sioux falls was -- sioux falls who was a tech entrepreneur who sees the value of 5g, and has done everything he can to make

here on c-span three. >>> c-span spoke with john tinker back in february. to mark the 50th anniversary of the tinker v. des moines decision. and to talk about its impact on stephen student free speech. this is in our. >>> today marks the 50th anniversary of a landmark supreme court case tinker v. des moines. and in just a moment we will talking one of the key players in that case, can't john tinker joining us from des moines, iowa. first courtesy of cbs news, walter cronkite and the good evening news 50 years ago today. >> the supreme court today endorsed the right of student protest along as the protest was not disrupt or interfere with the rights of others. but the dissenting justice hugo black said the ruling begins a revolutionary area permissive this fostered by the judiciary. the 7-2 decision upheld the right of free des moines teenage to where black antiwar arm burns to high school. it said students do not leave the freedom of speech and expression at the school door. >>> that courtesy of cbs news and two at the key players in this case, mary beth ti

c-span's q & a, u.s. army veteran eileen rivers on her book "beyond the call" about three women who went beyond their regular duties to help women in afghanistan and further the mission. >> one experience she shared with me, there was a time when she felt there were men trying to break her and test her and see if women could actually hack it. so they had this really heavy gear, they had their weapon and they were carrying it on this road march, and she pulls her women aside and said no matter what happens, don't you dare start crying and you better keep up, because she's like i have a feeling they're going to try to test us. that's exactly what happened. her women kept up step for step. >> eileen rivers, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >> for today's spotlight on magazines segment, we have foreign affairs contributor andreas zimmer talking about his article, why nationalism works and why it isn't going away. good morning. ... >> those who are ruling the country and those who are ruled come

iowa are in cedar rapids, where c-span is learning about the city's history. the first building designed and constructed as a place of worship for muslims in america. next, we take you inside to learn more about the development of islam as an established religion in the u.s. the significance of this place is it is symbolic of the freedom of religion. the first house of worship that the muslim built in north america. significant as a muslims.ion to part of america and this is the in 1856 wasy iowa came 30tate but muslims years later from syria. rapids,tled in cedar because other places there were christian arabs prior to the muslim arabs who came. lebanone neighbors in and they knew they are in north america, in iowa. together, gathering helping each other. their children went to school. they were educated. they came farming. it was full cooperation. supporting and encouraging. giving them a chance to grow like them. 1900s, they christian community were bigger financially.ll off so they start thinking about building a church and st. george, orthodox church. the

but c-span's big idea is more relevant today than ever. no government money support c- span, it nonpartisan coverage of washington has funded the public service by your cable or satellite provider >> on television and online, c- span is your unfiltered view of government. so you can make up your own mind. >>> next on american history tv. historian discussed the treatment of native americans in the west in the civil war era. topics include the dakota war of 1862 >> land policies in california and the internment of thousands of navajo and apache in the new mexico military fort. this is an hour and a half. >> so we are going to have brief introductions from our esteemed panelists and then open it up to conversation and that's primarily what this event is meant to be, a conversation. survival introduce everybody in turn and they will give their comments an

but c-span's big idea is more relevant today than ever. no government money supports c-span. 's non-patterson coverage of washed is a it was by your satellite service or provider. c-span is a function for you of your government so you can make up your own mind. >> sunday on reel america, fall-out from three-mile island, a cbs reports documentary that investigated the partial melt-down at the three-mile island power plant near harrisburg, pent on march 28th, 1979. here is a preseason. >> m.i.t. physicist henry kindle. ed worst thing that could have happened at that reactor would have been to have the core get out of control and overheat with soaring temperatures, mehmet down through the structures of the reactor into the ground with some risk ofed building rupturing or some people of the building giving way. if that had happened, there would have been a very large release of radioactivity to the air, and it would have been blown by the winds along the ground, and it could have brought radiation exposure at very serious levels, lethal levels, at distances of dozens of miles, pe

c-span big ideas is more relevant today than ever. no government money support c-span and nonpartisan coverage is a public service by satellite provider. on television and online, c-span is your unfiltered view so you can make up your own mind. >> vice president michael pence talks about the trump administration's commitment to during thesecurity american israel public affairs committee conference. his remarks are 30 minutes. after that, will hear from senator majority leader who spoke at the conference on how the democratic party supports israel.

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television company. and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. peter: so tom wheeler, what do martin luther and mark zuckerberg have in common? tom: [laughter] they both figured out how to take a new network technology and make it work for them. peter: and how did they do that? tom: well, martin luther had the great advantage that when he tacked his 95 thesis to the church door, they were able to go from there to this new technology called the printing press and suddenly be disseminated across europe. you know, luther's ideas were not unique. were not unusual. there had been multiple clergymen making those kind of arguments previously. but the reach of their message had been limited to the reach of their voice. and suddenly, martin

you can follow the house live on to his -- on c-span and the senate on c-span2. >> c-span covered several days of the annual conservative political action conference held outside washington. chairnow, it here is rnc daniel. >> hello cpac. any day like caller readers? let us get started there. how many people consider themselves politically independent? anybody? a couple. , we see a lot of people identify as independent. how do you get those people to join the republican party? >> you tout the results of this administration. as people see 5 million new growth,s they see wage as they see our president bringing manufacturing jobs back --and you look at why is that? we have cut taxes and regulations. when you make the case that these are not just talking being seen ins is real time making our economy better. you can make the case. i think that is something that we have on our side right now. the democrats are dealing in theory and pipedreams. we can say that we have put this in action and lives are better. how the democratic party has unintentionally helped your cause. this is not an exhausti

c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. time,e for the first negro aviation cadets being groomed to fly warplanes in a squadron.99th pursuit these men were pioneers with interests so new, you who stand before me now and for three years may still be considered forerunners in the movement that has given you a place in the fighting men in the sky. ♪ >> this f4 is representative of today's modern air force. it is an air force which has come a long way. sophisticated weapons systems. sophisticated people. today, you, or me, or anybody who is qualified can fly this airplane. but it has not always been that way. some 35 years ago, a group of young men and women came together to help make the air force what it is today. you might even say they made a little history in the process. it all began in the skies over tuskegee, alabama. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i remembered the tuskegee because they started what they called the civilian pilot training program amongst five black colleges. they wanted qualified black people to start flying. >> the reason i

or wherever books are sold. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily.in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today we continue to bring unfiltered coverage of congress. the white house, the supreme court, and public-policy events in washington dc at around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> coming up tonight on c-span2, monday's meeting of the house rules committee on the resolution to make the robert mueller report to congress and the public when it's released. ... ... tomorrow the house of representatives will begin work on age congress 24 a nonbinding resolution which calls for special counsel robert moyers report to be made available to the

. >> c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, president of the institute for free speech, david keating, will discuss a bill by house democrats to reform campaign finance law. in california democratic congressman mike thompson will talk about gun violence prevention legislation in congress. then the latest report on , alzheimer's in the united states including the prevalence, deaths and cost of care with chief program officer of the alzheimer's association, joanne pike. be sure to watch washington journal. live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. this week forn3 live coverage of key hearings. on wednesday, kiersten nielsen testifies before the house homeland security committee about border security. eastern wednesday, the senate armed services committee looks at prevention and response to sexual assault in the military. on thursday, at 10:00 a.m. eastern, senate foreign relations committee hearing on relations, state department special representative for venezuela, and it 1:30, sup

. >> here is some of what we're covering thursday on the c-span networks. on c-span, live coverage of the house begins at 10:00 eastern as they continue debate on campaign finance rules and voting rights. on c-span 2, the senate considers the nomination of murphy to the 6th circuit court and assistant commerce secretary nominee fleming. two live hearings on c-span 3 at 10:00 eastern, senate relations subcommittee on venezuela justices30, testify at a house hearing on the annual supreme court budget. >> the only thing we have to fear itself. what your country can do for you, ask what you can for your country. people who knocked these buildings down soon.ear all of us rankted historians america's best and worst executives. byough stories gathered interviews with noted historians. explore the life events that our leaders, challenges they faced and the legacies they have left by publicblished affairs, c-span's the presidents will be on april 23rd, but you can preorder your copy ebookard cover or today at cspan.org/thepresidents or books are sold. >> ed today, t

on c-span's q&a, the u.s. army veteran eileen rivers on her book "the on the call" about three women that went beyond their regular duties to help women in afghanistan and further the mission. >> one experience that she me was that she felt like there were men trying to break her. they had really heavy gear and weapons and they were carrying it on this road march. she pulled her women aside and said, no matter what happens, do not start crying and keep up because i have a feeling they're going to try to test us. and that is exactly what happened. nighteen rivers, sunday at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. vice president mike pence spoke at the conservative political action conference being held at national harbor, maryland just outside of washington, d.c. he is introduced by matt schlatter. this is just under one hour. >> that was >> that was fun, huh? that put me in a really good mood. do you even know that is going on your television sets? are you watching that going on? we are so overjoyed that you are here. l

c-span's big idea is more relevant today than ever. no government money supports c-span. nonpartisan coverage of washington funded as a public service by your cable or satellite provider. on television or online, c-span is your unfiltered view of government, so you can make up your own mind. the 116th congress has over 100 new members of diverse backgrounds from those serving in the military to sons and daughters of immigrants. c-span continues the freshman profile series with republican guy reschenthaler the newly elected. before coming to washington he served in the u.s. navy where he prosecuted nearly 100 suspected terrorists in iraq. >> tell us where you were born? >> i was born outside of pittsburgh in my district in new kensington. the south hills. >> how did you grow up? lucky joe parents to? -- what did your parents do? >> my parents were teachers. my mom eventually became the library director of my hometown. she was the school librarian in the elementary school i attended. my dad is now a chiropractor. they are middle-of-the-road republicans. my grandmother was a

>> c-span were history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by american television company. today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington dc, and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> house oversight and reform committee chairman elijah cummings received the 2019 sunshine and government award from the news media of open government coalition. coming up next, the award ceremony which took place at the museum in washington. >> hello everybody and good afternoon. as rick mentioned, i am the coalition director for the museum of open government. the nation celebrates sunshine week and we are pleased to honor the chairman of the house committee on oversight and reform congressman elijah cummings as the 2019 recipient of the sunshine and government award for his commitment and work to strengthen open government. thank you again to jean and the freedom form and the mus

c-span's big idea is more relevant today than ever. no government money supports c-span. its nonpartisan compling of washington is funded by your cable or satellite provider. n television and view of government so you can make up your own mind. >> former texas congressman beto o'rourke kicked off his presidential campaign at a rally in el paso. he announced on march 14 that he would be running for president. he just wrapped up an 11-day trip across multiple states.

schedule ahead on c-span. next,"newsmakers," with democratic congressman gerald connolly of virginia as he talks about the molar support, border security, and foreign policy. oral that, supreme court argument. a case about north carolina congressional district gerrymandering. at 8:00 p.m., "q&a." chief"the author of "the a book about chief justice john roberts. tonight, on "afterwards." advisor at george papadopoulos details his role in the 2016 presidential campaign in his book deep state target. how i got caught in the crosshairs of the plot to bring down president trump. he is interviewed by justice department reporter. actively trying to leverage what i thought were these connections to russia. in theved it was interest of the campaign for canada trump to meet with vladimir putin. >> you believed it was a for policy -- foreign policy of objective. he hadhe time i joined, been saying for months the need to work with russia on a geopolitical level, economic level. >> get to know the freshman members of the 1

c-span's big idea is more relevant today than ever. no government money support c-span. it is nonpartisan government -- coverage of washington as provided by your cable or satellite provider on television and online, c-span is your unfiltered view of government so you can make up your own mind. "the communicators" is on capitol hill to talk about issues such as 5g, autonomous car's, net neutrality, and privacy. senator markey has introduced a bill to save the internet. senator, how is that related to the first net neutrality bill you served in congress? same goal carried it is to make sure the internet is open, free, that there is no discrimination, that can be used against anyone regardless of whether they are a small company or small individual. net neutrality is another way of saying nondiscrimination. everyone is equal. once you pay your monthly bill, you should be able to go wherever you want and not have restrictions that a company can place upon you. host: aren't we living in that world today? are the restrictions today? sen. markey: right now, there is a court ca

. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> earlier today jake sullivan the former national security adviser to former vice president joe biden spoke about security challenges facing the u.s. we'll have his remarks from the hudson institute tonight starting at 8:00 eastern. on c-span 2 federal reserve president and c.e.o. john williams spoke at the economic club of new york recently regarding monetary policy, interest rates, and inflation. we'll have his comments tonight starting at 8:30 eastern. on c-span 3 the house, education, and labor committee held a hearing this week on college affordability. they looked at a number of issues including rising student loan costs and student debt. that'll be at 8:00 p.m

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coming up wednesday morning -- >> be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at c-span 7:00 eastern on wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> and wednesday, testimony from secretary of state mike pompeo on president trump's 2020 budget request for the state department. he'll be speaking in front of the house foreign affairs committee live tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. and thursday, president trump holding a campaign rally with voters and supporters in grand rapeds, michigan. speaking live at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> sunday night on q&a. supreme court reporter talks about her latest book "the chief: a biography of chief justice john roberts." >> he controls. however john roberts votes now, that anthony kennedy is gone, he's going to determine the law of the land. so, the liberals want him to come over, inch over a little bit, t

eastern on c-span 3, c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> 116th congress is the most educated group ever with 72% of lawmakers earning a graduate degree. c-span spoke with several of the new faces. dan meuser from pennsylvania is new to washington but not to politics. he served as the state secretary of revenue. he also helped to build a medical equipment cane with his family. >> where did you grow up? >> i grew up in long island, new york. my father was a police officer. we grew up in had certainly a very middle class household. my mom staid home with us, but when we went off to school, it wouldn't change a minute of it. we were blessed with a great childhood. >> what kind of values did your parents instill in you. my father was a new york city police officer. so we had had somewhat of a rigid household, you might say. at the same time, he kept us busy. probably chores, sports and homework in that order is what we all focused on ask did. but values of hard work, values of honestly believing in america and know iing if you get egged d work hard and reach for some goal

c-span's "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. morning, vermont democratic congressman peter welch discusses william barr's summary of special counsel robert mueller's report. institute's grace-marie turner discusses the future of the affordable care act. ruger onll call's todd protecting schools from mass shootings. c-span's "washington

watch our live coverage on c-span. rushing to an journal grid live with news and policy issues that impact you. thursday morning, kelly armstrong discusses investigations of president trump. democraticnd ohio congresswoman talked about the u.s. trade deficit which increased to the highest level in history. america'sports on spending habits. be sure to watch washington journal. join the discussion. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. c-span was created as a public service by america's public table -- cable television companies. we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. servicesay's armed sexual assault community, -- committee, she talked about failures and how the main investigate sexual assaults and mistreatment of survivors. i am also a military sexual assault survivor. unlike so many brave survivors, i did not report being assaulted. many women and men, i did not trust the system at the time. i blame myself. i was ashamed and confused.