on c-span, c-span two, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> this week, the senate fell short of the towing of -- of the xo pipeline. it fell four votes short 62 to 37. here are some of the debate leading up to the boat. we begin with massachusetts senator. this is about one hour. >> protecting the president's veto of the keystone of her is about protecting the review process for this project. the president deserves to have all of the input from the different agencies deliver to him so that he can make his decision. so today, in the hope that we will be having -- in the vote we will be having shortly, we are saying the president should be able to exercise his prerogative to review the pipeline and to the side whether or not it is in the national interest to have this pipeline constructed through the united states of america. but we are also protecting his prerogative to decide in the end because this is a pipeline that should be rejected. -- should be rejected on its merits. it feels its test on job creation. it will only add 35 to 40 permanent jobs that the united states will have on its s

eastern on c-span two. later, a look at the supreme court's budget request with anthony kennedy and stephen breyer testifying in front of house appropriations subcommittee at 3:00 p.m. eastern live coverage on c-span3. chinese premier li keqiang held a news conference after the closing of the national people's conference. he answered questions on both domestic and foreign policy, including environmental protection u.s.-china relations and the ukraine conflict. this portion is courtesy of china central television. >> with huffington post, in under the dome, a documentary the filmmakers complain about big oil companies like petrol china have been a block to the introduction of policies on environmental protection and law enforcement in this field. for example, in the subject -- setting of quality standards of gasoline consumed as well as introduction of wider use of natural gas. my question is, if it is, it is it true that these companies are posing an obstacle to enforcing environmental protection laws and po

announcer 2: the communicators monday on c-span two. announcer: the house and senate passed their budget plans for fiscal year 2016. the version in the house as a cost of three point $1 trillion and increases defense spending through the overseas contingency operating fun -- fund. the final vote with 220-129, with 17 republicans voting against the measure. here is some of the debate before final passage. me. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. van hollen: thank you madam speaker. i want to start by joining the chairman of the committee in thanking all members for a vigorous debate and especially to thank the staff of the budget committee. as for the republican budget itself, nothing has changed since we began the debate yesterday to make it any better. it is the wrong direction for america. you know, madam speaker when we gather here today, there's good news and bad news and some very bad news. the good news is the economy's been picking up. more americans are going back to work. not everything's rosie. we got a long way to g

eastern on c-span two -- 9:00 a.m. ern on c-span two. >> here or featured programs this weekend on the c-span networks. on book tv, author peter says that government housing policies caused the unnatural crisis and that it could happen again. -- housing crisis and it could happen again. and then saturday morning at 10:30 eastern on american history tv, a discussion on the last major speeches of abraham lincoln and martin luther king jr.. sunday afternoon at 4:00 on reel america, the meet the press interview with martin luther king jr.. find our schedule on c-span.org and let us know what you think of the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a week join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook -- send us a comtweet. >>, a discussion on the charges against bowe bergdahl. from washington journal, this is 30 minutes. t. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with james j carafano. i want to get your reaction that they are charging bowe bergdahl with desertion and his behavior. guest: t

watch the senate on c-span two.hile we wait for the house to gavel income earlier today, we spoke with a reporter to get the latest on the u.s. negotiations with iran on nuclear technology. this is from sunday. host: thank you for being with us. let's begin with the very latest. we hear from john kerry that a deal was within reach. what does the framework of that look like? i just got back last night. a few hours ago really. with secretary kerry. they are planning to return next week. i think the talks will resume again i caries level on thursday. they're really hoping that this next round will be the last round for this agreement. i just want to remind you that what they're trying to get now by the end of march, is the outlines of the parameters, or the main principles of an agreement. not the total, complete finished text, which won't come until the end of june. what it would do is constrained iran's capability to uranium. it would try to block their path to a bond using plutonium. an important feature of the agre

there is a vulnerability in the system we need to plug. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. tonight, on c-span. q and a with dr. adrian few berman. then david cameron takes questions from the house of commons. ted cruz was the featured speaker today at this♪ announcer: as we our -- as we our guest is dr. adriane fugh-berman. she jeeps and all on the lobbying practices of the pharmaceutical interest -- keeps nra on the lobbying practices of pharmaceutical industry/ brian: if you could change one thing about the pharmaceutical industry and its relationship to doctors or patrons, what would you do -- patients, what would

visit ncicap.org] >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks -- on c-span twoern on afterwards, pulitzer prize winning historian eric foner on the efforts of free blacks and white abolitionists to help slaves on the underground railroad. sunday night at 10:00 p.m.,hassan hassan on the rise of ices in the middle east. starting at 9:00 eastern a and throughout the day on c-span three, american history tv joint historians and others at the abraham lincoln symposium live from ford's theater. sunday evening at 6:00 and american artifacts, a visit to the national museum of health and medicine to view items from their civil war items including artifacts related to president lincoln's assassination. find our complete television schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know in you think about the programs you're watching. you ca

eastern on c-span two. >> secretary of state john kerry is in switzerland for negotiations on iran's nuclear program. the u.s. is working with five other countries to come up with a framework of the agreement before next tuesday. more on that now from washington journal. c kerry. she is joining us live this sunday. the deadline is tuesday. will u.s. and european debt plymouth meet the deadline? guest: that is not entirely clear. we are getting conflicting signals. most of the negotiators say that it is certainly possible. there are still some very fundamental differences between the two sides that are negotiating. it's not clear that they will be able to bridge it by tuesday. host: what your reporting this morning is that the stage and negotiations, it could just be finalizing the details, but based on what you are reporting diplomats are not even there yet. is that correct? guest: they are not there yet at all. there have been occasional reports and graphs floating around, but they are quickly denied. they are being very secretive at this stage in the talks. frankly, we have very li

that is live on c-span two. ow you remarks that susan rice, you can see that on c-span3. >> thank you for being with us. let me introduce our two reporters. thank you for being here. two big news events on this thursday. the senate judiciary committee reported out the nomination of ? loretta lynch. are you confident in her leadership? how much are you looking forward to her at the justice department? >> we've been very disappointed with the outgoing attorney general for a number of reasons. we will hope that she provides better leadership and be more respectful of the constitution the separation of powers, and the responsibilities that congress has. one of the things that disturbs us is that she has defended the president's authority to act in the way that he has, to give administrative legalization to about 5 million people who are unlawfully in the united states. not only has the house rejected that idea from the homeland security appropriations bill with five amendments that make it clear that the president do

you can watch that on c-span two. >> on tuesday, president obama and first lady michelle obama talked about efforts to help adolescent girls around the world attend and stay in school. from the initiative "let girls learn." this is about 20 minutes. [applause] president obama: thank you so much. everybody have a seat. [applause] everybody have a seat. thank you, charlene, for that terrific introduction, for everything that you've done to help those young girls in liberia, and all the young women i hope that are inspired here in the united states by seeing your example. we couldn't be prouder -- except for your mom. she's prouder. [laughter] mom is here. and we know that you're just getting started, so you're going to do amazing things in the future. i want to thank the members of congress who are here today -- including congresswoman kay granger, who's a leading advocate for "development done right." where is kay? she was here just a second ago. she had to run back to vote on homeland security. so we really wanted to get her there on time. [laughter] i also want to mention congresswom

i see what's happened a little bit of republican what we at c-span two call (bleep)ry.ow did the sex trafficking bill get passed past committee without any not republicans complaining. >> when the bill was approved by both democrats and republicans democrats admitted they didn't read it fully. >> jon: you didn't read it fully. what, did you just skim it to see if your name was mentioned? mom! i'm in the bill! >> we didn't know it was in the bill. you can blame it on staff, blame it on whoever you want to blame it on. >> jon: how about i blame not reading the bill on "you." senator harry reid, the guy in charge of senate democrats whose last name is lirldly literally" reid ." how did you not read this bill? that's like going to john waters' house and finding out all of his plants are dead. john, you should have "last named" them! but as it turns out, the aforementioned (bleep)ery was running it. >> a republican judiciary committee staffer sent a democratic staffer a summary of previous changes in seven bullet points. guess what. they left out the change they made. >> rvp

>> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks -- on c-span two at 10 p.m. eastern on afterwards, pulitzer prize winning historian eric foner on the efforts of free blacks and white abolitionists to help slaves on the underground railroad. sunday night at 10:00 p.m.,hassan hassan on the rise of ices in the middle east. starting at 9:00 eastern a and throughout the day on c-span three, american history tv joint historians and others at the abraham lincoln symposium live from ford's theater. sunday evening at 6:00 and american artifacts, a visit to the national museum of health and medicine to view items from their civil war items including artifacts related to president lincoln's assassination. find our complete television schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know in you think about the programs you're watching. you can call us, e-mail us, or tweet us. join the c-span conversation, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> since 1985, john douglas hall has been portraying president james madison. he has been in mount vernon, montpelier, and ga

on c-span, c-span two, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> this week, the senate fell short of the towing of -- of the xo pipeline. it fell four votes short 62 to 37. here are some of the debate leading up to the boat. we begin with massachusetts senator. this is about one hour. >>

on c-span, c-span two, season been radio -- c-span radio. and c-span.org. >> we talked you about our student cam documentary video competition. our goal is to challenge middle and high school students to think about issues that affect them and their community. the theme this year was the three branches and you. we asked students to tell us a story that tells us how policy, law, or them has affected them and their community. we asked them to explore alternative points of view. before we watch one of the grand prize videos, here is more background. there were five top themes. education, health, the economy equality, and immigration. we received more than 2200 entries from 45 states. students were able to enter as a team of up to three or individually. there were four categories in which they could enter. they were broken down by regions of the high school level. middle schoolers computed separately. in the end 150 prizes were awarded. latina students from kentucky were awarded the prize. their cable provider is time warner cable. here's a smal

new congress, best actress on c-span c-span two, and c-span radio. -- new congress, best access on c-spanpan2, and c-span radio. host: david drucker. you have been covering this town for about 10 years or so. how significant is the hillary clinton e-mail situation? guest: at this stage in the campaign it is significant. i am surprised at the lives it has because you see so many of these stories and they come and go in the news cycle is so fast. it has really captured the imagination of political players and journalists in washington and new york and around the country. it will be interesting to see where it goes next. host: a lot of ink. a lot of editorials. he was today's "washington post." sunlight foundation. even the "new york times." guest: well they broke the story. you have to give them a lot of credit for the work they did. i think the key point about the clinton e-mail situation is not that she is a politician who didn't necessarily want everybody to have access to her e-mails, even though some people try to make this a story about politicians and whether or not they are willing

. >> watch all our events from galveston at noon eastern on c-span twos book tv and sunday, march 8 at 2 p.m. eastern on c-span three. >> today in our discussion of minority groups, we have with us to guests. one is minister malcolm x, one of the top leaders of the nation of islam or block muslins, and we have mr. herman blake, one of the teaching assistants in the course. we will discuss today some of the goals and some of the strategies of the nation's islam -- nation of islam. i wonder if mr. blake might start off by asking mr. shbaz a question. >> minister malcolm, i the think i thought might be good to starting it off talk about one of most pervasive beliefs in the general society about the nation of islam and that is that it is an organization dedicated to the use of violent means to attain its goals. the question i have is how true is this, and why do you think it persists in society? >> well, the muslims who have accepted the religion of islam and followed the religious guidance of the honorable elijah mohammed have never bombed any churches, have never murdered any little girl

c-span: a couple of other statistics, one billion people in the world make less than $1 a day. >> guest: yes. c-span: and a total of two billion, or half of the world`s population, six billion people half of the world`s population which would be three billion earn less than $2 a day. >> guest: yes. c-span: what does that - how do we cope with that? >> guest: i think that one of the great challenges going forward is to find ways to spread the benefits of global markets to more than just a handful of market dominant minorities, you know one percent here, two percent here, and their foreign investor partners. c-span: how do you do it? >> guest: well, i actually propose - i don`t think there are any easy solutions but i do think, you know, again in some ways learning from the example of the united states, i think the idea of stake holding. people rebel against markets and vote in anti-market leaders when they feel that they have no stake in the market. they feel like, you know, free markets benefit a different ethnic group or foreign investors. there`s nothing in it. c-span: like venezuela? >> guest: like venezuela, so the

c-span. the house and senate return next week with the budget on the agenda. a top priority is increased defense spending. you can watch the house on c-span and the senate on c-span twoon wednesday we will hear more with congressman mac thornberry will discuss the budget and defense issues. that is life monday at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. next, a conversation with twitter's chief communications officer. he talks about twitter's culture and the impact on free speech. this is just under one hour. host: today it is an absolute delight for me to introduce and welcome gabriel stricker. he is a cal alum. some of you already know that. he is chief of communications on twitter. chief communications officer. he also has been helping berkeley think about and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the free speech movement, quite an important your -- year in berkeley this year. his bachelor of arts was a latin american studies as an undergraduate at work with. -- at berkeley. his current role as to communications officer, he leads the global teams for media relations and public policy and media partnerships more generally. he first came to twitter in 2012, stepping into the wo

c-span three. here are some of our featured programs for this weekend. on c-span twos book tv, tonight at 10:00 eastern on afterwards, former marine and were corresponded david morris on the history of post-traumatic stress disorder that affects over 27 million americans including himself. sunday night at 8:00 am a former navy seal sniper scott taylor argues the obama administration is hurting our national security. on american history tv on c-span three, the commemoration of bloody sunday when 50 years ago voters rights advocates begin a march from summit to montgomery alabama and were met with violence by state and local police. that begins at noon eastern. we are live from soma with your phone calls followed by the commemorative ceremony with president obama and congressman john lewis. on sunday, our live coverage continues with a service from historic round chapel ame church, the starting pouring for the selma-montgomery marches. follow our complete schedules at www.c-span.org and let us know what you are watching. you can call us or e-mail us or send us a tweet. j

live on c-span two.t will be republican senator ted cruz at liberty university in lynchburg, virginia. we will certainly be talking more about him and other potential candidates in the days and weeks ahead. we are going to shift gears and after this break, we will talk about the federal budget. maya mcguiness will be with us. she is be president of the committee for responsible federal budget. she will give us a blue print of the budget proposals in congress. then, we will talk about the freedom of information act request in fy 2014. first, jeff zients spoke on the crafting of the gop budget. [video clip] mr. zients: it is impossible to project forward on how the mechanical go. from our perspective, our goal is absolutely to get to an agreement. that reflects the principles we have laid out. we have laid out many policies that would enable you to get there. there is bipartisan support to lift the defense caps, lift the nondefense caps, and pay for it over 10 years. that's the blueprint where there is bip

c-span three. announcer: here are some of our featured programs. on c-span twos book tv, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, peter wallace and says that government housing policies cause the 2008 financial crisis, and that it could happen again. sunday afternoon at 5:00 p.m., rector of the earth institute at columbia university on a development plan to counter global issues like poverty political corruption, and environmental decay. saturday morning at 10:30 p.m. -- 1030 a.m. eastern on c-span three, discussion on the last major speeches of abraham lincoln and martin luther king jr.. then, sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. on real america the 1965 meet the press interview with martin luther king jr.. find our television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at the following numbers . e-mails at the following address . or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. announcer: ohio governor john kasich was in new hampshire to speak of politics and eggs rockfest on tuesday. -- eggs breakfast

our road to the white house coverage takes c-span two dover, new hampshire to the home of former gop chair with a meet and greet with former governor jed push. -- jeb bush. sunday, remarks by texas senator ted cruz at the lincoln reagan dinner. 9:30 p.m. also here on c-span. former texas governor rick perry spoke at the politics and eg gs breakfast at saint anselm college on wednesday. he discussed foreign policy issues and the u.s. economy. it is cohosted by the new hampshire institute of politics. this is 45 minutes. >> governor from the institute welcome back. mr. perry: good to be here, and even remember it. >> my son sat next to you at the pizza place the last time you came through. mr. perry: oh, the last time we were here. >> he spoke to you about biomedical engineering. >>congratulations. mr. perry: what is he doing now? >> he is in pharmaceuticals and is now going for his masters in process engineering. senator graham:mr. perry: in what engineering? >> process engineering, it is biomedical tech. he tried to get into texas. mr. perry: there is some fascinating stuff going on

. >> watch all our events from galveston at noon eastern on c-span twos book tv and sunday, march 8 at 2 p.m. eastern on c-span three.

. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. ♪ >> ♪ announcer: today on "q&a," our guest is dr.iane fugh-berman. she keeps nra on the lobbying practices of pharmaceutical industry. brian: if you could change one thing about the pharmaceutical industry and its relationship to doctors or patients, what would you do? dr. fugh-berman: i would get them out of educating consumers, they are unable to be objective and there are a lot of marketing messages in the education that they do with doctors through continuing medical education which is required for most physicians or through disease awareness initiatives aimed at either consumers or health care providers. there is a lot of distortion that happens because of the pharmaceutical industry and we need to make sure that the information that health care providers and consumers have is accurate. we will never get that from pharmaceutical companies. brian: why not? dr. fugh-berman: they are legally obligated to represent interests of their shareholders

. >> tonight on the communicators on c-span two. >> this morning, a discussion about involvement in thelear investigation. the gop presidential contest and other issues. and a health care reporter has the latest and health care and romans and cost projections. later, agriculture undersecretary talks about changes in the school lunch program. ♪ host: as talks resume in switzerland over iran's it clear program, one of the headlines out of washington, d.c. says republicans are demanding a voice. mitch mcconnell insisting congress will find a way to speak on the matter. secretary of state kerry says the letter that came from 47 senate republicans absolutely it was calculated to interfere with negotiations. a leading democratic lawmaker adam schiff says keep your powder dry on iran,

eastern on c-span two. he will address congress at the invitation of republican leaders. the white house is unhappy with his speech. the prime minister will not meet with president obama. the matter was discussed at friday's white house briefing. >> on the upcoming netanyahu speeches, so much attention focused on them. this is going to turn into a situation of dueling speeches? >> i certainly hope not. i know the focal point of the remarks that the national security advisor and you and ambassador will be delivering will be focused on the importance and strength of the relationship between the states and israel. the president has pursued a policy that reflects how important it is to u.s. national security for us to stand shoulder to shoulder with our strongest ally in the middle east. he has done that. that is something that is easy to demonstrate. whether you are looking at the iron dome program, even the prime minister himself has said that the level of security cooperation is unprecedented. that certainly reflects the dangerous environment that israel is operating in ri

on c-span two. >> this morning, urban radio white house correspondent april ryan talks about her book examines how modern residents have handled race relations. later, a wall street journal reporter will discuss proposals to replace the reform will care act and we will take >> washington journal is next. ♪ john: good morning it is monday march 9. the house of representatives is out this week but the senate will be on capitol hill with the secretary of state and new secretary of defense are set to testify. the iran nuclear negotiations continue to be a topic of debate with president obama and the senate majority leader addressing the subject on sunday shows days after john boehner hosted the israeli prime minister. we are asking our viewers to assess the level of

tonight, on c-span two. >> this morning, deputy managing editor of foreign policy has the latest on then-nuclear negotiation. then talking about u.s. military in the middle east and the troop withdrawal from afghanistan. and later, a professor from the georgetown institute for health and families discusses the health care insurance program for kids in low income families. as always, we will take your calls and you can join the cover at facebook and twitter. host: good morning. it is monday, march 30, 2015. members of congress are away from capitol hill for the next two weeks. in switzerland, negotiators are racing against a deadline over iran's nuclear program. we will discuss those talks this morning on "washington journal." as we do, we asked viewers to weigh in on a nuclear deal with iran. how closely are you following the final days of the negotiations in switzerland? our phone lines are open

eastern on c-span two and at 12:15, defense secretary ashton carter visiting fort meade in maryland.e will discuss cyber security with national security staff. >> this sunday on q&a, dr. adrian -- director of watchdog project farmed out on how pharmaceutical companies influence congress and doctors on what medications to prescribe. dr. fugh-berman: while it is illegal for a company to market a drug before it has been approved by the fda, it is not illegal to market a disease, so drug companies have sometimes invented diseases or exaggerated the importance of certain conditions, or exaggerated the importance of a particular mechanism of a drug, for example, and then blanketed medical journals and medical meetings and other venues with these messages that are meant to prepare the minds of clinicians to accept a particular drug, and also to prepare the minds of consumers to accept a particular condition. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> live today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. in a 1:00 p.m. eastern, kentucky senator rand paul visits luis stat

. >> what all of our events from galveston on c-span twos -- 2's tv. >> up next on "american history tv", historian, kenneth boling recounts how the sea became the capital of the united dates. his lecture and about how the location was chosen and includes the story that an architect presented to george washington. this presentation from smithsonian associates and the historical society of washington dc is about one hour. >> i do not have any visuals and i can claim that is because i do not know how to do it, but the truth is that i never know how i will say it until i get here. i hope you will forgive me for the lack of visuals. my title is "dreams, nightmares and neglect." i will start with earlier than 1783. i will start with the european explorations the early part of , the 17th century, so it is going to be almost a 200-year dream, but it will go fast, as i concentrate on what happened once the dream was realized. in 1607, john smith entered the seven-mile wide mouth of the potomac river and headed north. whether he got this far north, we are actually not certain, but people livi

live coverage is on c-span two. the house returns at noon eastern for general speeches. they will consider six bills including one to fund trauma care centers. later in the week, members are expected to take up union election rules. it aims to overturn regulations issued last year by the national labor relations board. the white house has said it will veto the measure. you can watch live coverage here on c-span. cia director john brennan spoke friday at the council on foreign relations in new york city. he discussed national security threats and the u.s. strategy against isis, calling it a long-term struggle. he talked about efforts to strengthen intelligence that agencies and enhance global security. this is one hour. [applause] >> thank you very much charlie and good afternoon, everyone. i want to thank the council of foreign relations and richard haas for letting me be here today. over the past three months, the cia has been in the news for a variety of reasons, most of them unrelated to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead of us on the global stage will st

eastern on c-span two. up next, douglas brinkley, the author of "wilderness warrior," theodore roosevelt and the crusade for america, recounting the time of roosevelt in the west, and how the experiences their shaped his presidency. we will also hear about his charge of san juan hill and his involvement in the creation of the panama canal and his conservation efforts and how they led to the protection of 150 acres of public land. the session from the new york historical society is about two hours. >> good evening. it's an honor to be here at the new york historical society. i want to shed some light on one of my heroes, theodore roosevelt , and why he is considered a great leader. when the schwartzes wanted to make this series go they really want us to focus on leadership qualities, and i'm telling you, there is no president quite like t.r. to get to talk about that. i want to begin thinking about roosevelt being new york city's president, being born here in 1858. in his household growing up in new y

c-span's q&a. >> this week c-span's in new hampshire for road to the white house coverage. several potential republican white house. former texas governor rick perry live at 8:30 a.m. eastern on c-span twoght at 8:00, south carolina senator lindsey graham, who spent she does phase in the granite state. five you and i seven: 45 live on c-span, we will take you to a house party in dover new hampshire with jeb bush. saturday, live on c-span, scott walker at a republican party grassroots workshop and sunday night at nine: 35 on c-span, senator ted cruz of the annual lincoln center. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome back to our table david mcintosh, who served in our congress representing indiana from 1995 to 2001. welcome and thank you for being here. let's talk about club for growth per remind our viewers what the group is and what your goals are and as the new president, what do you hope to do differently? guest: it is elitist political and policy organization for free market progrowth limited government policies. taxes to create private sector economic growth, free trade, and stable money supply. those are the policies they advocate. they recently have just come

eastern on c-span two. tonight on "the communicators" the fcc commissioner clyburn on their municipal ruling, rock band and their program, a. >> what i am proposing we do is overhaul the lifeline program and make it concurrent and in sync with the information age. challenge those providers to give more to their consumers. the prices and opportunities have been more explosive for the rest of us and it should be for lifeline consumers. get those providers out of the certification business. that is the number one problem we have been seeing, it is a vulnerability in the system that we need to plug. >> now a look at some of the possible 2016 presidential

c-span. the republican national lawyers association is holding a daylong policy conference in washington dc. featured speakers include bob corker, representative susan brooks. former maryland governor, bob ehrlich. you can watch it on c-span two -- c-span2. >> now isis rears its ugly head. this army is shaky. we should not be surprised. you cannot undo decades of soviet era with eight years. especially when you talk them when you're going to have u.s. advises partner with them. afghanistan -- we currently have 10,000 troops there. we are drawing down to 5000 year. almost down to zero the year after that. we'll see a similar result as we saw in a rack with the isis attack. the army is going to be shaky. >> this sunday on join a on the u.s. fail on the failed u.s. -- what we should have done different. on c-span's q&a. >> this weekend media, to learn about columnist george. >> inside this museum, is the remains of a confederate ironclad. this ironclad was built and columbus. the shapes that you see are the gun ports. jackson is armed with six rifles. the particular rifle will be fine today -- the particular rifle we will be firing today -- completed in january 1855. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact there

but first, all weekend we continue our look on c-span twos tv and c-span3 american history tv on theivil war. they will tour a civil war ironclad built in 1864. here is a portion. >> we are in a unique place right here inside the museum. it is the remains of a confederate ironclad, the jackson. it was built here in columbus during the war. from this vantage point we are able to look down on the jackson. we are at the fourth deck level. we are looking at the main case. those of all shapes are actually begun ports of the jackson -- the gun ports of the jackson. the particular rifle we are firing today was built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the sellable enable works in alabama. it completed in january of 1865. you have the explosion, it is simple. it is so effective. the real claim to fame is strictly connected to the fact that there are only four ironclads from the civil war that we can that be right now. -- study right now. it jackson is right here. that is why this facility is here. it is first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad, and to show pe

street journal" and also here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span twos ""book tv" -- eric phoneoner. sunday night at 10:00, abu dhabi journalist on the rise of isis in the middle east. saturday morning starting at 9:00 eastern and throughout the day, "american history tv" is live from the ford theater. sunday at 6:00, on american artifacts, and visit to the national museum. find our complete schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us at 202-626-3400, send us an e-mail or a tweet. join the c-span conversation -- like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. the director of the national economic council, jeff zients and brian deese talked this morning at a "christian science monitor" breakfast in washington dc. dave: thanks for coming. i am dave cook from "the monitor." our guest today are brian deese and jeff zients. mr. zients is a maryland native, graduate with honors from do university. he worked for david bradley at the advisory board company . he is the father of four and has made challenges to gov

c-span. i have two questions. can buy a breathing apparatus for one third of what -- host: hang on a second. guest: you can do that. i do that myself. not way to disclose too much sensitive information. for a person who has a health savings account, you can actually draw the money out, a much more since will to go about that. i'm in your corner on that one. if i could expand health savings accounts, and i do have a bill to do that, that would be one of the things -- it's not part of the sustainable growth rate deal, but it's something i would like to do. you can pay it up front. it's a lot cheaper than renting it or getting your insurance to pay for it. caller: i go to skin doctor every year for a pre-cancer maintenance thing. i got the bill back and it was 500 $57, and the doctor only got $57. where in the world did all the other money go? guest: not knowing more about the explanation of benefits that you receive back, this is when i reference that medicare sets prices, they will set the price for that physician-

eastern on c-span two. tonight at 8:00 on c-span, lindsey graham, who spent two days in the granite state this week. friday night at 7:45, we will take you to a house party in dover, new hampshire with jeb bush. on saturday, just afternoon live on c-span, wisconsin governor scott walker at a republican party grassroots workshop. and sunday night at 9:35 on c-span, senator ted cruz on the annual lincoln reagan dinner. road to the white house 2016 on c-span. >> "washington journal," is next. we will look at today's headlines and take your calls. officials from the treasury and justice department testify about various tax scams being used this tax filing season. we have live coverage from the senate finance committee this morning at 10:00 eastern. coming up this hour, david mcintosh discusses his group's recent look at congress and how members vote on economic and limited government legislation. after that, will marshal of the progressive policy institute will talk about the recent policy agenda released by the

house on c-span and the senate on c-span two. here on c-span3 we complement that coverage by show i don't go thank you most relevant public hearings and congressional affairs events. and on weekends c-span three is the home to nation tv. >>> good morning everyone. thank you for coming. i'm mike o'hanlon with brookings center. would like to welcome you to an event on china's rise for implications for american strategy and the u.s. defense budget. and i'm joined by a very capable and accomplished panel that has different elements of expertise on different aspects of the question. i also see a lot of expertise in the audience. the basic question is where is china's military today? where are they headed in the future? how is china employing its military? and more generally whose their foreign policy all about and what does it mean to us in terms of american policy and strategy and defense spending? and at that latter point i may weigh in a little as well as a speaker but in the first questions i want to get through questions and pose

live coverage of the house here on c-span on c-span two. earlier this week, the house budget committee prepared its budget in a daylong session. here are some of the committees -- committee's markup. [indistinct chatter] >> amendment number four relates to medicare. mr. chairman: miss grisham is recognized for six minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the population of the united states continues to be on the verge of two magic demographic shift. since 2002, the number of americans aged 65 and older has increased by putting 1%. and the aging of the baby boom generation will only accelerate this growth. in only 15 years, older americans will account for about 20% of the u.s. population, up from 13% today. by 2050, the population of older americans is expected to double by over 80 million people. by 2050, the -- population of americans 85 and older is estimated to more than triple from five and a half million in 2010, 219 million in 2050. at about 71% of these adult have a disability or will need assistance with at least one activity of daily

here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span twos book tv, saturday at 10 p.m. eastern on afterwards, author peter walton says that government housing policies cost of 2008 financial products -- crisis and it could happen again. sunday afternoon at 5:00, director of earth institute jeffrey sachs on a development plan to counter global issues like poverty political corruption and environmental decay. sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3, discussion on the last major speeches of abraham lincoln and martin luther king junior. and that saturday afternoon at four clock the 1965 "meet the press" interview with martin luther king junior. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org. call us an e-mail us at c-span.org or send us a tweet. join us, follow us on facebook and twitter. texas senator ted cruz said he will seek the presidential nomination. this is the first presidential nomination for either party. senator ted cruz made the announcement at liberty university in virginia. [laughter] [applause

but you, however can watch it live at 11:00 on c-span. those two topics of discussion for open phones for this half-hour. if you want to go, the numbers are on the -- if you want to call, the numbers are on the screen. you can post your thoughts on social media as well. just to give you a sense of some of these stories as they are currently happening funding for the department of homeland security, here's is the cnn story that came through last night. there was an effort to get this bill to conference and that failed in the senate last night. but again, this is reporting by cnn, adding to the story in the pages of the u.s. news & world report. that is on the department a homeland security side. taking a look at the speech through the lens of the relationship between the two countries. the "new york times" leadoff -- and this is the "wall street journal this morning," israel trying to ease tensions. again, those two topics of for this open phones. the numbers are on the screen. you can call in and we will put those calls on the air momentarily. talk

c-span. >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span two's book tv, author peter wallace and says that government housing -- peter wallison says that government housing policies cause the financial crisis and it could happen again. then sunday at 5:00 eastern jeffrey sachs. in saturday morning at 1030 eastern on american history tv on c-span3, a discussion on the final speeches of abraham lincoln and martin luther king jr.. then sunday afternoon on " real america," -- e-mail us at commen ts@cspan.org. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> the u.s. house open debate on the republican budget plan tuesday. the proposal aims to balance the budget in 10 years by reducing spending by $5.5 trillion. the bill calls for the repeal of the affordable care act. it also makes cuts to medicare medicaid, food stamps, and other programs. this portion of monday's debate is just over two hours. they've done. mr. chairman, i'm so proud and pleased to join my budget committee colleagues and conference member colleagues on th

eastern on c-span two.a panel of millennial's discussed the issues, cultures, and stereotypes about their generation at the discussion of the new america foundation in new york city. panelists include the founder of a startup news site for youth the and largest student policy organization, and daughter of a former u.s. president founded a global health startup. host: on this side is sara, the director of external relations. next, barbara bush, the cofounder and ceo of global health core and is a member of the leadership council at the franklin project at the aspen institute. next, jake horwitz, the cofounder and editor-in-chief of mic. next to jake is joelle, the national director of the roosevelt institute campus network who recently just won the macarthur award. a big round of applause. [applause] host: thank you everyone for coming out and i will turn it over to jake. jake: thank you to everyone coming out. i am going to be following along on twitter. i will try to get do the questions in a q and a secti

. >> here are some of our featured programs for this program on the c-span networks. on c-span's two's book tv, peter wallison says that government policies caused the financial crisis and that it could happen again, and director of the earth institute at columbia university on a plan to target global issues, and saturday morning at 10:30 eastern on american history tv a discussion on the last major speeches of abraham lincoln and martin luther king jr. and the 1965 meet the press interview with martin luther king junior. find our schedule at c-span.org. call us, e-mail us or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> next a supreme court justices anthony kennedy and steven brier testify on the court's 2016 budget. the question is for just over $78 million. a increase of about 1% from last year. they say they will use funding for a new electronic filing system that would be able to track petitions. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> this hearing will come to order. first of all, let me welcome justice brier and justice kennedy. we a