[applause] >> tonight on c-span, duende -- q and a, with charles bolden. charles bolden >> this week on "q&a," a talk with participants in the 2013 -- charles bold yep talks about his decision to attend the united states naval academy. >> charles bolden, nasa administrator, if you had your choice, would you rather be an astronaut in the shuttle or run the nasa administration? >> ooh. since i'm running nasa right now, i'd rather be doing what i'm doing. i am a person who, i live in the moment. people who know me know i

. >> next, nasa administrator charles bolden talks about a manned mission to mars. this is just over half an hour. [applause] >> thank you all very much. i am excited about getting the word from the next three days. i think you all will have a tremendous time just browsing through the agenda. explore marsnk inc. and cw space policy ins titute for allowing me the opportunity to kick the summit off. i want to thank you for bringing this sound together. has nevermans to mars been higher. both from an international counterpart and a growing number of american commercial space companies, many of whom are actually represented at this conference. and, of course, president obama has challenged us to send humans there by the 2013's. 30s.y the 2013's when i became an astronaut in 1980 my thought at the time, since i had not been a lifelong aspirant to become an astronaut, it was something that -- once late in my life i decided to get into the space program my vision was i would come to nasa and spend time being trained to be a shuttle fly one,s, i would maybe two missions int

americans are transported to space again on american spacecraft every >> more with nasa administrator charles bolden. sunday night on c-span. >> c-span created by cable companies in 1979. but you as a public service by your television provider. >> this week on "the want to talk," we about some of the telecommunications legislation being introduced in congress. joining us is jared polis, a democrat from colorado. we want to ask him about. could you start by telling us what is the epa, the electronic privacy act? werelot of these laws written before the adamant -- the popularization of e-mail, --er kinds of medications, communications. for instance the irs ability to read e-mails specifically in the patriot act we have other provisions. there are several things that hit at once on the front. we have several bills. anyone that addresses different aspects of this. essentially, digital communication that includes skype which is replacing telephones, conventional e-mail is becoming commonplace. that is replacing telephone calls. aroundrent set of laws protecting privacy. even though they are essentially t

. >> more with nasa administered and retired marine corps general charles bolden sunday night at eight on c-span's q&a. >> you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. weekdays feature live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch key public policy events and every week in the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules our website, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. now a look at women working in wall street financial firms. this part of the new guide to settle includes a former bank of america executive and the founder of it personal finance website. it's 25 minutes. >> good morning. mine and his cynthia fornelli and executive director of the center for auto quality. in behalf of the caq, we are thrilled to be supporting underwriter, again, of new york ideas. the caq as a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that serves investors, public company auditors and the capital markets. and it is my distinct honor to introduce our next panel. the girls club, women and wall street. our panelists are

bolden with charles sunday night at 8 on c-span's "q&a." >> "washington journal" continues.ost: we are back with congressman doug collins, a member of the judiciary committee. what are the prospects of passing the legislation? the senate bill is dead on a rival. there are so many different issues, the house is taken a different approach. right trying to find the answer. it concerns me that, in the words of chuck schumer, the only way you would oppose this is if you had an inherent bigotry about those wanting to be legal. the problem is there are a lot of problems on the bill coming over. you had an amendment that was passed on friday, -- passed on understanding the cost or implementations. not having a good metrics. those are issues that are going to come up and i think the house has a different feel. host: this is "the hustings to post" -- host -- thengton huffington post" -- will any immigration legislation make it through the house? about it ine talked my district. look at all three. the legal immigration side is that the broken. illegal immigration side, with those alrea

. >> more with nasa administrator and retired marine corps general charles bolden sunday night at 8 on c-span's "q&a." >> you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch key public policy events. and every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules at our web sites, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> at another hearing on the irs last month, the irs official in charge of the tax-exempt division refused to testify, invoking her fifth amendment rights. this was after making an opening statement where she insisted she did nothing wrong and broke no laws. here's her statement from that hearing. >> good morning, mr. chairman, and members of the committee. is lois lerner, and i'm the director of exemptlo organizations at the internalis revenue service. i have been a government employee for over 34 years. i initially practiced law at the department of justice and later at thera federal election commission. in 2001 i beca

. -- charles bolden. continues.n journal" of the dailyl rahn calller website.you are one of the few not to lead with the gay marriage story. why did you leave with this? when we saw the store yesterday, and people in office who might not normally always agree, i think everyone was kind of blown away. she earned a lot of respect from conservatives yesterday with her comments. she got into a debate over disability benefits with someone who apparently twisted their ankle back and prep school and make the point, i have had my arm blown off and, -- combat. it was the bold, a direct statement that you did not hear often in washington. i think we should always applaud it when it does happen. have daily caller did not an opinion piece on the get rulings, did you? opinione may have had contributors on the side. as an organization we do not take a stance on cases like that. it is a huge deal. when you are an activist, your zero is waiting for the moment that is a tipping point. i think that is what we reached yesterday with this decision. battle for gay marriage nationwi

. >> more with nasa administrator retired marine corps general charles bolden sunday night at eight on c-span's q&a. >> federal regulations say a height in federal student loan interest rates could affect future borrowers. and increase the attractiveness of private financial prospect that does what came before a senate banking committee hearing on the increasing trend in students taking out private funds to finance their higher education. the hearing comes as congress approaches a deadline to keep certain federal student loan interest rates low, or double, to nearly 7% in this is an hour and a half. >> good morning. good morning. i call this hearing to order. for many americans, a college degree is an important goal that can mean a lifetime of better earnings and opportunities. however, this goal has come at a higher price. the cost of education has risen significantly in while the job market has weakened, straining a generation of americans seeking to establish themselves in the broader academy. student loan debt now stands at over $1 trillion. and decided only to mortgage debt as the

. >> more from charles bolden, sunday night at 8:00 on q & a. >> we were recruised in the excelsior brigade out of new york city. this regimen was recruited in the fire halls of new york city, so the firearm of new york city answered the call. and there will be 350 of them out here on july 2nd. they'll suffer 46% casualties. at the dedication ceremony, the honorable robert nooney said this: he said there are times in the lives of nations when encourage even a small number of men, or arouse in others the highest -- and spur them on to a sense of their duty and the greater degree and the chivalrous eloquence of even the most distant words. >> discussed the oobama's decision to supply syrian rebel groups with weapons. the u.n. estimates as many as 100,000 people have tied in syria's civil war. from the washington institute for near east policy this is an hour and a half. >> good afternoon. good afternoon, and welcome to the washington institute. i'm the director of the institute and very pleased to welcome all of you to this special policy forum luncheon debate. don't often do debates and this

. >> more with charles bolden tonight at 8:00 on c-span. >> tuesday the supreme court struck down a provision in the voting rights act that determines which state must get federal permission before they change their voting laws. civilnaacp leaders and rights activists speech reporters about the ruling. >> good morning, everyone. good morning to all of our friends and supporters, especially those at ldf, barbara, everyone who has been very supportive of our local units. i'm charles wide and on the national field director for the naacp. -- charles white. we come this morning yet affirming our belief in section five. the court not say much, but they gave us, i think, the juice and what we continue to need that preclearance is important. this is the same kind of advocacy work our units across the field will play in making sure the formula in section four is one that is just and fair but represents the people in jurisdictions that it covers. again, we thank all those who have worked hard with us, worked hard on behalf of many people across this country who come from the jurisdiction in which we ta

on american spacecraft peer >> more with nasa in a straighter and retired marine corps general charles bolden sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q and a. >> the house oversight committee today voted along party lines to pass a resolution saying that irs official lois lorne are -- lois lerner waived her right to remain silent. ms. lerner was in charge of the irs tax exempt organization office and is now on administrative leave. the committee's meeting this morning was about 90 minutes. >> the committee will come to order. the committee meets today to consider a resolution to determine whether lois lerner fifth amendment privilege against self- incrimination when she made a voluntary opening statement during the committee's hearing that began on may 22 2013. the clerk will designate the resolution. the resolution on the committee on oversight and government reform. >> without objection, the resolution will be considered as read and open for a minute at any point. the text has been distributed. i now recognize myself for an opening statement. we are here today to resolve something the united state

americans are transported to space again on american spacecraft every >> more with nasa administrator charles bolden sunday night on c-span. >> c-span created by cable companies in 1979. but you as a