visit c-span's new online store at c-spanshop.org to check out the new c-span products and with the 170th congress in session. we're taking pre-orders for the congressional directory every c-span shop purchase helps support c-span's non-profit operations shop today at c-spanshop.org. in october 1859 just 18 months before the first shots of the civil war militant abolitionists. john brown led a raid on the us arsenal at harper's ferry, virginia. hoping to arm the area's slaves and start an insurrection that same fall abraham lincoln then a prospective presidential candidate made a speaking tour of midwestern states where we called for more measured political solutions to the problem of slavery. next hw brands talks about his book the zealot and the emancipator john brown abraham lincoln and the struggle for american freedom which compares and contrasts the stories of these two men and their radically different approaches to the era's greatest question the lincoln forum hosted this discussion and provided the video in an hour deborah willis shares dozens of images of african-american troops

you can also listen live on the free c-span radio app. you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies to provide c-span to viewers as a public service. president biden held his first formal meeting with canadian prime minister justin trudeau to talk about bilateral cooperation on covid-19, climate change and migration issues. due to the pandemic, the meeting was held virtually at the white house. it also included the participation of vice president harris, secretary of state tony blinken, and to members of the -- two members of the president's national security team. pres. biden: all right. mr. prime minister, it is good to see you. i wish i could reciprocate the hospitality you gave me when i visited ottawa as vice president in 2016. the sooner we can get this pandemic under control, i look forward to seeing you in person in the future. as you know, we had a private talk about this a lot a while ago

eastern on c-span come online at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> on thursday, the housecial services committee hearing on volatility in the stock rise of gamestop and decisions by some companies to restrict trading in the stock, witnesses include the robin hood ceo, citadel ceo kenneth griffin. capital management ceo gabrielle plotkin, reddit ceo stephen huffman and a financial analyst, keith gil. what live thursday at noon eastern, watch on the c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> next, look at the connection it between education and civil rights, focused on public education especially in minority communities. this is an hour-long event hosted by the progressive policy institute. >> my name is kurt valentine. i am your moderator. this is sponsored by the reinventing schools project at the progressive policy institute. the project promotes a model of schools we call 21st century school systems, systems that provide parents with more choice, have more economy, and a return to more accountability. the purpose of this webinar is to discuss whether giving pa

watch live wednesday on c-span, watch live and on-demand at c-span .org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> you are watching c-span2 your unfiltered view of government. c-span2 was created by america's cable television comedy and today we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span2 to viewers as a public service. and now maryland republican governor larry hogan deceivers his state of the state address at the capitol in annapolis. governor hogan talked about faxing to tradition, increasedu funding for education and crime prevention. it is just under 20 minutes. >> my thurlow miller -- marylanders although it seems like a lifetime ago just a year has passed since we last gathered with members of the general assembly for the annual state of the state address. last year i spoke about how maryland was setting a shining example for the rest of america because of our shared convictions that there is no problem we face that hard work, honesty and courage cannot solve if we work together. over this past year as we have faced unimaginable challenges those words

c-span radio app. announcer: former president trump came the first president to be impeached twice. last week, house impeachment managers delivered the article of impeachment against the former president on incitement of insurrection to the senate, with the maryland democratic representative reading the article before the senate. >> donald just -- removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the united states. >> so help you god. announcer: the following day, senators were sworn in as jurors in the trial. republican kentucky senator rand paul requested a point of order to dismiss the impeachment charge as unconstitutional. >> i make a point of order that this proceeding, which would try a private citizen and not a president, vice president, or civil officer, violates the constitution and is not in order. announcer: the motion was tabled in a 55-45 senate vote. afterwards the senate adjourned until tuesday, february not, marking -- february 9, m

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on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the senate confirmation hearing for xavier becerra, health and human services to terror nominee. on c-span2, the c-span senate vote on tom vilsack and debate on linda thomas-greenfield's nomination as united nations ambassador. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., jerome powell with the semiannual monetary policy report to congress. on c-span.org at 9:30 am, the confirmation hearing for debra haaland, interior secretary nominee. also want c-span.org at 10:00 a.m., a joint oversight hearing to investigate the security failures that led to the capital breach on january 6. watch live coverage on c-span, c-span2, c-span3, and c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> earlier today, president biden spoke about the u.s. surpassing 500,000 deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic. he noted that the death toll surpasses u.s. deaths in world war i, world war ii, and the vietnam war combined. pres. biden: each day i receive a small card in my pocket. i carry it with my schedule. it shows th

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eastern on c-span two, c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app.you miss any part of the proceedings, watch any time on demand at c-span.org/impeachment. ♪ >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies, who provide c-span to as a public service. ♪ >> president biden's nominee for labor secretary is boston mayor marty walsh. he had a senate confirmation hearing thursday and talked about worker safety, minimum-wage, small business and the keystone xl pipeline. the hearing is two and a half hours.

impeachment trial of former president donald trump continues at noon and on c-span 3, a house judiciary subcommittee holds a hearing examining employment arbitration agreements. that gets underway at 10 a.m. eastern. you're watching c-span2, your unfiltered view of government. c-span2 was created by america's cable television companies and today were brought to you by these television companies who brought c-span as part of a public service. >> at the close of wednesday's impeachment trial, senator mike lee made an effort to have a remark attributed to him in a newspaper article removed from the record. the remark caused some confusion on the senate floor. >> mr. president. >> majority lead are. >> pursuant to impeachment rule 16 i make a motion. statements were attributed to me moments ago by the house impeachment managers. statements relating to the content of conversations between the phone call involving president trump and senator tuberville were not made by me, they were not accurate and i request pursuant to rule 16 that they be stricken from the record. >> murt to the senate res

eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or listen live on the c-span radio app. the white house covid-19 response team held a virtual briefing on the biden adminstration's effort to combat the pandemic. they spoke about the new virus variants and the president's economic relief package. it is 40 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. it has been 27 days since the president launched his strategy to beat the covid-19 pandemic. central to this strategy is vaccinating

eastern on c-span two, c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. if you miss any part of the proceedings, watch any time on demand at c-span.org/impeachment. next, a discussion about the new book "kill switch: the rise of the modern senate and crippling

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watch the house live on c-span, the senate live on c-span 2. announcer: the lincoln presidential library and museum houses some of the 16th presidents rarest and most consequential documents. we take inside the springfield, illinois, library now for these treasures and the stories behind some of his most famous words. >> here in the library where we are standing, this is the archive, where we have about 52,000 items related to abraham lincoln, and we have a vast archive of illinois history, about 12 million pages worth of manuscripts, about 200 thousand books, half a million photographs and videos, etc. it is really the place where researchers come to write books about abraham lincoln, dissertation, etc.. across the street in the museum, that is where the public comes from. all of the world, we have tourists come from countries worldwide, to the museum to learn more about the life and times of abraham lincoln. we love the museum because it is our stage. it is where we can put some of these documents and personal items that help illustrate the l

watch live coverage tuesday on c-span, c-span 2, c-span 3, c-span.org.listen on the c-span radio app. >> monday night, a discussion on cord cutting the pandemic with a senior research analyst. >> cord cutting has not changed much them when we serviced -- them only first saw it a year ago pre-pandemic. that continues. the adoption of broadband and the need for more speed is benefiting the cable industry broadly. that has been our thesis for a while. the pandemic has clarified that idea, right? the shift to streaming has benefited the economics of the cable industry. >> watch "the communicators" monday night. >> "washington journal" continues. host: each monday in the last hour, we will take a look at the government's response to the covid-19 pandemic. a deeper look into how they have gone about with vaccinations. today, we are talking about the fda and cdc advisory committees. helen branswell is a senior writer with stat news. let's begin with the fda. what is there advisory committee -- what is their advisory committee? guest: the advisory committee help

watch live thursday beginning at noon eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> obama governor delivered the state of the state address. she would -- he docked about the response to covid-19 -- she talked about the response to covid 19. alabama governor deliver the state of the state address. she talked about the response to covid 19. erent. just like 2020 was different from every other year in memory. instead of seeing the members of the legislature in person, the capital building empty. because of covid-19, our legislators have taken the precaution of social distancing in their chambers as they prepare for the formal start of the session. to the people of the legislature let me begin with a word of heartfelt thanks. thank you for working with my administration and me, together we have moved from good ideas and solutions to the challenges and demands of this past year. i speak for every elected leader when i say that we all owe the people of alabama a debt of gratitude for their willingness to work with us as we navigate the most challenging years

every c-span shop purchase supports c-span nonprofit operations. shop c-span today at c-span shop.org. >> on a nearly partyline vote, the house approved changes that kick starts president biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief plan. it instructs house committees on what to include in the legislation when they start writing it next week. house speaker nancy pelosi says she expects to have the measure to the senate in two weeks. >> across our nation, americans are facing a dire crisis. many have lost loved ones. even more have lost livelihoods. small businesses are shutting their doors. hospitals are pushed to their limits and students are falling behind. in the past year, congress has taken steps to respond to the needs of struggling americans, but i know each of my colleagues can agree we have a long road yet to travel. passing this budget resolution is a necessary step to fast-track essential covid

also on c-span. org at 10:00 a.m. come a joint oversight hearing to examine the security failures which led to the u.s. breach on. january 6 watch live coverage today on c-span. c-span2, c-span3 and www.c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> yesterday, president biden spoke about the u.s. surpassing 500,000 deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic. he noted that the death toll surpasses u.s. deaths in world war i, world war ii and the vietnam war combined. >> 500,071 did which is more americans who died in one year from this pandemic then of world war i, world war ii, and the vietnam war combined. that's more lives lost to this virus than any other nation on earth. as we acknowledge the scale of this mast death in america, remember each person and the life they lived. they were people we knew. they were people we feel like we knew. read the obituaries and remember them. the sun who called his mom every night to check in, the father's, the daughter who lit up his world. the best friend who was always there. the

c-span style with event coverage. i witness accounts archival films lectures and college classrooms and visits to museums and historic places all weekend every weekend on c-span 3 next on lectures in history tulane university professor john ray proctor teaches a class about playwright august wilson his contribution to african-american theater and his pulitzer prize-winning play fences in one hour and 15 minutes david wilkins discusses 18th and 19th century us policy toward american indians and explains their impact on them today. in two hours on reel america three films that show the uso at work founded on february 4 1941 the uso united services organizations is 80 years old this year. today we're going to look at august wilson's fences. we're going to begin with a very brief discussion about who and what august wilson was his goal as a playwright. i'm gonna repeat some stuff that you have heard before from our in-class presentation from semhall, but there's going to be some stuff that i'm going to talk about in a lit

eastern on c-span two, c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. if you miss any part of the proceedings, watch anytime on demand at c-span.org/impeachment. we will take one small break to talk with scott wong of the hill, because as we talked about come a lot of things happening this week on two tracks, impeachment and covid relief. let's start with impeachment. what are we expecting this week on the senate side? guest: good morning, pedro. the house impeachment managers worked through the weekend. on saturday, they met by zoom, according to sources i spoke too close to the managers. on sunday, super bowl sunday, they began working in person in the capitol throughout the entire day. the lead impeachment manager, jamie raskin of maryland, apparently allowed them to break around halftime of the super bowl to be with their families, to allow capitol police, who were providing support, to watch the second half of the football game, but as we know, the game was pretty much over by then. but these managers say that this is going to be a very different i

eastern on c-span. the house returns at 1 p.m.o begin three hours of debate on the 2021 budget resolution which instructs house committees to report out covid-19 relief legislation by february 16. on c-span two, we will be in the capitol rotunda at 7:45 a.m. where u.s. capitol police officer brian sicknick is lying in honor. at 9 a.m., the senate returns to continue debate on their 2021 budget resolution. on c-span3 at 10 a.m., miguel cardona, the nominee for education secretary testifies before the senate health education and labor pensions committee and at two p.m., environmental protection agency administrator nominee testifies before the senate environment and public works committee. ♪ >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. >> u.s. capitol police officers brian sick nick died after being attacked at the capital on january 6. hi

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every weekend on c-span 3. explore our nations past. american history tv on c-span 3. created by americas cable television companies. and today were brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to virus as a public service. >> weeknights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. on wednesday night, from american history tv's history bookshelf series. race soares talks about his book, latino americans, the 500-year legacy that shaped the nation. the book is a companion volume to the 2013 pbs caught documentary series. watch wednesday, beginning at 8 pm eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >> during the great depression and world war ii, photographers working for the u.s. government were signed to travel the united states and document living and working conditions and later -- in 1939, photographers began using kyoto chrome color film. in this second of a two part american artifacts, library of congress curator beverley brandon, tells a s

explore the american story, watch american history tv, this weekend on c-span 3. on c-span 3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents. to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and logging into class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union, but reagan met him halfway, reagan encouraged him, reagan supported him. >> freedom of the press, which we will get to later, they originally called it freedom of the use of the press, and it is freedom to print things and publish things. it is not a freedom for what we now refer to as the press. >> lectures in history on american history tv on c-span 3. every saturday at 8 pm eastern, lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it w

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watch tuesday live on c-span, c-span two, c-span3, and c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app.journal continues. host: joining us is rana hogarth , a history professor at the university of illinois that has studied public health. prof. hogarth: thank you for having me. host: i wanted to start with this washington post headline and story because it connects the past with the present. it says "decades later the infamous tuskegee syphilis study stirs wariness in the black community over the covid-19 vaccine." for those of us who may not know or remember the details, what was the tuskegee syphilis study? prof. hogarth: the tuskegee syphilis study is one of the best known cases of breaches ethical medical misconduct. the study carried on for about 40 years and was actually sponsored by the united states public health service in which they followed something like 400 african-american men in macon county, alabama withholding treatment for their syphilis from them. the study was based entirely on deception, they withheld penicillin when that was understood to be the proper treatment fo

this weekend on c-span 3.toric price ovation is, jody hill, has been visiting and compiling a database of former do a sleeve dwellings in the united states. her interdisciplinary work includes architectural documentation, photography, interpretation and preservation of slave history. up next, on american artifacts. we traveled the southern virginia, where their north

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at c-span 2. the white house covid coordinator held a briefing that the federal government will be delivering vaccines and talked about how they are going to make it happen during a 15-minute briefing. >> today i'll talk about three specific actions. one increasing vaccine supplies. two, providing more places for people to get vaccinated. and three, supporting state and local partners in their efforts toll get needles in arms. let me start with vaccine supply. as i know, this is top of mind for all of us. last week, we took steps to increase the amount of vaccine going to states, tribes and territories by 16%. today, we are further increasing that weekly allocation by an additional 5%. so for the next three weeks, we will provide a minimum of 10.5 million in total dose esper week across all jurisdictions. that means we have increased supply by more than 20% since we took office. and we have succeeded in our efforts to secure the equipment required to extract a sixth dose from pfizer's viles. vacci

, or listen on the c-span radio app. announcer: on january 3, more than 60 new members of congress were sworn into serve in the u.s. house of representatives. in the weeks since taking their old, these members have been part of history. their first few weeks included debating challenges to electoral college votes, surviving an attack on the u.s. capitol, and voting on whether to impeach the president of the united states. before these historical events, we spoke to several new members about what brought them to congress and what life experiences and influences have shaped them. here are three of those new members with backgrounds in conservative activism. michelle fishbach was born in woodberry, minnesota. in 1965. she became interested in politics at a young age. eventually serving as the first female president of the minnesota senate. she was appointed as the 49th lieutenant governor governor of the state of minnesota before beating a 30 year incumbent to represent their seventh congressional district. she is one of a

you can watch live on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span's washington journal. every day we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day and we discussed policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, wisconsin democratic congressman arco hand, cochair of the congressional labor caucus will discuss the priorities for the 117 congress. and it will talk about the covid-19 pandemics impact on k-12 education. the education week reporter. also, the utah republican congressman will join us to discuss congressional news of the day. watching c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern, wednesday morning. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. >> back with us on c-span is author of the book "the great influenza: the story of the greatest pandemic in history. "we are coming up on 11 months of this pandemic. 26 million cases of covid in the united states. states. 11 months into the great influenza pandemic, where was the united states when it came to infection where was the united stat

history tv on c-span 3 created by americas cable television companies.vision companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >> american history tv on c-span 3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend coming up this weekend, saturday, at 6 pm eastern on the civil war a discussion with h. w. brands, offer of the zealot and the emancipator, john brown, abraham lincoln and the struggle for american freedom, sunday on real america and 4 pm eastern we marked the 80th anniversary of the u.s. so with three films including the 1971 film u.s. so, 30 years of service hosted by late entertainer bob hope and the 1972 defense department pin-up film documenting a trip to vietnam by sandy davis junior. at 6 pm on american artifacts, through scold farm, author of 18 tiny dense. the untold story of francis lee and the invention of modern forensics shows several dollhouse size crime scenes and tells the story of miss li who constructed the direct mess in the mid 19 forties and helped pioneer the science of crime

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tuesday at 9:30 eastern on c-span three. kathleen hicks, and at 10: 30 on c-span, former agriculture secretary from the obama administration. wednesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three, the education secretary nominee and at 2:00 p.m. on c-span3, michael regan, environmental protection agency nominee. thursday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3, marty walsh, secretary of labor nominee. watch the hearings live on c-span and c-span3. on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> president biden met with 10 republican for two hours monday about covid-19 relief legislation. afterwards, senator susan collins of maine spoke about the meeting. pres. biden: [indiscernible] thank you, folks. appreciate it. [indiscernible] >> it is not easy. that evening, everybody. we have just had a very productive, cordial, two hour meeting with the president and vice president and some of their key aides to discuss the next step on the covert relief package. we outlined for the president the provisions we have proposed as part

online at c-span .org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> james madison overcame several obstacles to become one of america's founding fathers and its fourth president. michael shares the story in his book becoming madison, the extraordinary origins of the least likely founding father. >> historian irving grant who is the greatest interpreter, greatest biographer of madison gave this quote that out of all the founding fathers james madison was the one who did the most but is known the least. this thing that is frustrating but fascinating about james madison was he was this incredibly impactful individual over our world history but because he was private and because he was introverted and because of other aspects he was 54, five had anxiety attacks that a chronicle in the book and he has not exerted the same gravitational force shield on people that thomas jefferson and alexander hamilton and his more charismatic larger-than-life figures have. that to me was one of the reasons to write a book that plunged really deep into his youth and his coming of age to try to figure out how do w

watch the senate live on c-span two and the senate -- and the house on c-span. announcer: you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government, created by american television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who bring c-span to viewers as a public service. announcer: president biden speaks to state department employees on diplomacy and global challenges. he listed a number of issues, including rebuilding alliances, relations with russia, troop withdrawals from germany, working to end the war in yemen, and restoring the refugee admission program. >> good afternoon. today, i get to say something that brings me tremendous happiness. president biden, vice president harris, welcome to the state department. for more than two decades, i have had the pleasure of watching president biden at work. i have seen his commitment to the american people, his expertise in foreign policy, his stead vast belief in -- his steadfast belief in diplomacy. i have seen him on the hill, in the oval office, it distant world capitals from

eastern on c-span. or listen on the c-span radio app. announcer: congress returns for legislative business on february 22. until then, committees will continue work on covid relief legislation based on president biden's $1.9 trillion plan. the fiber 16 deadline to submit their bills and the house plans to take up the relief bill by the end of the month. the next goats in the house expected on monday, the 22nd. -- the next votes in the house expected on monday, the 22nd. linda thomas-greenfield, u.s. ambassador to the united nations, a procedural vote to advance her nomination with a confirmation vote expected the following day for tom vilsack to be agriculture secretary. until then, both chambers are holding brief pro forma sessions. no votes planned. watch the house live on c-span, the senate live on c-span 2. announcer: the lincoln presidential library and museum houses some of the 16th presidents rarest and most consequential documents. we take inside the springfield, illinois, library now for these treasures and the stories behind so

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wash the house live on c-span in the senate on c-span two. >> are just now is the president and ceo of the center for european policy and analysis. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> we appreciate to have you here in washington. do u.s. russian relations in the biden relations, we are seeing more pictures and headlines about massive numbers of people protesting and arrests throughout russia. care reuters -- here at reuters, 2700 more arrested today. why are people protesting in moscow and around russia these days? >> it has been incredible to watch this weekend certainly. this is the second weekend of protest and demonstration held across russia's 11 time zones from the east, from st. petersburg -- all the way to saint petersburg. last week and there were 4000 people arrested. certainly the authorities have come out in force this weekend. this is all the doing of the russian opposition leader alexey navalny who is currently being jailed in russia, and moscow, and he is the one and the people around him are calling for these protests against corruption and putin in

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thanks for c-span.i've come to realize that it has been a slow progression, but right now, we only have one functioning political party. and then we have unfortunately a detained political party. we are witnessing that in real time. we know they are going to acquit, because they are cochairs, so they have a lot on the line if they voted to convict. they are not voting for impeachment. he has been impeached twice. trump has two, including the most bipartisan in u.s. history. we gotta keep saying that, the most bipartisan impeachment in u.s. history. they cannot convict because they are co-conspirators. host: let's go to rich calling from marion, ohio on the republican line. good morning. caller: interesting conversations. it seems the supreme court's justice is not showing up on this impeachment, it very biased, is on the cousins to touche and they are not going by because the supreme court justices -- host: to interrupt you really quick, the constitution says the supreme court justice only sits when the

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eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or listen live on the c-span radio app. our first guest is tom kean. he served as the former chair of the 9/11 commission. he is a member of the bipartisan policy center on the task force on the ideology cochair and former governor of new jersey. thank you for giving us your time is money. guest: thank you. host: he wrote a letter to president biden advised president harris and others about this idea of a commission looking at the events of january 6. can you give us the just of the letter and why you wrote it. you do we -- guest: we look at this event and thought it was a violation that never happened before, the capital of has never been invaded like that since 1812. this was our own citizens. why did that happen? how did it happen? what are the facts? and what can we sure that -- can we do to make sure that never happens again? it will make recommendations that were basically accepted by the american people of the congress. and because of that, we are a lot safer and have not had an event like that since 9/11. why not do