running cpac, cpac is the largest conservative convention of the year and the third most covered politicalvent of the calendar year. it is a huge undertaking, a $3 million budget, 200 speakers, 10,000 people there, 2000 credentialed media from all over the world, the american conservative union's sister and brother organizations sprouting up in other countries, we have one in japan, one soon in australia. the movement is an awesome thing to behold, and i have to do a good job with that. i'm not sure you will be the first person i call, but i promise i will get back to making a decision. i think the people of kansas, they have a lot of thinking to do about the delegation they have and the type of delegation they want, and do they like what donald trump is bringing to politics or do they want to back away from his brand of leadership? politics is changing so much and the voters get to make these decisions and i'm all for that. steve: c-span will also be covering the cpac conference. one final question. current secretary of state mike pompeo, another candidate being mentioned, would his decis

now you saw some art there at cpac?o this was downstairs, his name is julian raven, they have been talking about this thing. he created this huge piece of art and did it in 2015 before donald trump was even a candidate. he painted this thing. and is displaying it here. and listen, it is kind of amazing. and kind of, what are we talking about here? but there is one thing that i will give it credit for. if the conservative movement is going to thrive, if the republican party is going to thrive. if the political right is going to thrive come of the arts and culture is a big part of it. and there should be art galleries at cpac. if this is the start, great, this is a pretty far out their amazing piece. >> dana: is there anybody else that you are looking forward to hearing from in the next two days? >> of course the vice president and president will be here. i got to speak to mike lindell today, an interesting story. not only did he talk about his faith, but he put up the money for a movie called "unplanned" to that got a r

trish: he want him to go to cpac. >> i want smollett to come to cpac to apologize to the thousands ofove the president and apologize to them for besmirching their name as part of this hustle scam of smollett. if you want to do the community service, apologize to the cpac audience, and apologize to the country. trish: you know what i hate, there is a branding, if you would, of anybody that thinks differently than those of the left. and they assume. this, that or the other, they try and paint anybody who is a donald trump supporter into being an ogre, whether you are a racist, anti-semite, misogynist, you name it. this story played out in such a way that the media eigh ate it d they wanted to believe what jussie was saying. >> they wanted to be fooled. they want the fantasy that donald trump support percent are ignorant racist homophobic, et cetera, et cetera. trish: here he is telling "good morning america" this. watch. >> i tell the truth. and that's it. because it's the truth. then they became like oh, how can you doubt that. how do you not believe that? it's the truth. then it becam

cpac great audience of knows. regulateonite. myself, dana rohrabacher, sean steel had our teeth in reagan and taught us we should raise the banner of gold pillars and not pale pass tells. when we got to the assembly, we were there to stir the pot and we were part of the tax reform revolt, prop 13. [applause] >> and as reagan said, it was a prarie fire that set the country. and we were tough on crime. i grew up on crenshaw boulevard and not only myself but my brothers and sisters and neighbors were victims of crime. so the victim of the crime was, get the bad guys, toss them in prison and we'll have safer communities. >> fast forward to 1998 when the f.b.i. came into your life. they raided your office, what happened? >> we are seeing some of my friends have said, i was the can ari in the tunnel. conservatives should have been paying attention. the f.b.i. targeted me for prosecution on a bill that was absolutely a good bill. i never asked for or accepted a contribution while it was still pending for my vote. i voted for it in good

i want to bring in deneen borelli who is at the cpac conference.t was short but very powerful, deneen? >> it was powerful, charles. i've been coming to cpac forum number of years, with the opportunity to speak. mr. kudlow is asking people to do ising, that is what the conference is about, take this back home and do something. to challenge socialism, put it on trial and convict it. i'm sure the crowd reacted to it. you can hear them behind me now. i'm sure folks will get involved because they understand the stakes involved when it comes to socialism. charles: there is absolutely no doubt. socialism at least, the concept of socialism, the concept of you know, of a utopia for lack of a better word is gaining momentum in this country so it is a tall task. >> you're right. it is gaining momentum from the green new deal to higher taxes, americans need to take stock that socialism does not work. all they have to do is look at poor people in venezuela and how they are suffering. charles: deneen, thank you very, very much. really appreciate it. >> thanks, c

on c-span3 starting at 8:30, cpac, the conservative political action conference has speakers includingenators mike lee, marsha blackburn, james lankford. hearing on the national emergencies act of 1976 which gives the president authority to declare national emergencies. ♪ >> 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. and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. [cheers and applause] announcer: c-span's newest book, "the president." historians provide insight into the lives of 44 american presidents through stories gathered by interviews with historians.ential explore the events that shaped our leaders, challenges they faced, and the legacy they left behind. the c-span's "the presidents." 23. be on shelves march you can order your copy in hardcover or e-book today at c-span.org/thepresidents or wherever books are sold. >> president trump spoke to members of the media following the wrapup of his meetings with north korean leader kim jong-un. the president and chairman ended

supervisor yee was in contact with cpac. we talked to homeless coalition folks and we decided on a proposed budget that we are going to introduce today that actually includes raises for teachers, raises for early ed and housing and homeless services. is it a perfect budget? i would say, we are about $4 billion away from a perfect budget. dlot of thought and consideratin has gone in this budget. i have also worked with supervisor moore to grow the pot a little. he has some amendments actually that he would like also to introduce. i want to also say that we know that lot of our homeless funding, we neild increase funding and focus on our people and families in particular -- in my district, our seniors and people with disabilities. colleagues, even though i have amendments today, supervisor mar have some amendments. i suggest we hear from supervisor first to get a full picture. colleagues, i believe all of you have a copy of the recent amendment that put forth. supervisor moore, the floor is yours. >> i wanted to start by thank

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he was speaking at cpac earlier in the day today.ind of the emerging theme we're getting in the early days of the 2020 presidential campaign, capitalism versus socialism. the white house likes that matchup. we heard it time and time again. bring in anneke green, "real clear politics," former bush 43 writer. kristen hahn, blue dog coalition. let me start there. the white house likes the matchup, if this is what 2020 is about, we'll take it, socialism very capitalism. are democrats running into a campaign trap on economics? >> i don't think we're walking into a trap. i think you're exactly right, they do like the matchup. this is not what this is. there are other candidates already announced in the democratic field that are farther to the left but i don't think ultimately will be successful. if you look at states we need to win in a general election, this is not something that bernie sanders can do. so i think it is kind of a faust comparison right now. there are plenty of people in the democratic party and house and senate that are no

cpac, not a place where the democrats will have a ton of fans.king to anybody who is giving maybe this whole cohen thing another think? >> reporter: not especially, chris. these are the president's biggest supporters, these are trump true believers. it's interesting how it's been framed here. you're hearing from folks on stage, you know, speakers like jim jordan or mark meadows saying all these hearings are just to lay a predicate for impeachment. not take these things seriously. they're purely political acts to set up the president for impeachment. when i talked to, you know, folks in this conference, you hear a little bit of that. you hear a lot of concern about the idea that michael cohen was already someone who had lied to congress, why believe him now. then you hear more of the idea that most of what he said about the president yesterday thematically was baked into their views of him. here's a quick interview i did with two women. >> i love what trump is doing. and so i support trump. and i just didn't believe cohen. he just seemed to be con

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white house economic advisor larry kudlow addressing cpac. edward lawrence is in washington with the latest. reporter: larry kudlow told the crowd, democrats want to reverse all of the president's economic policies. he said socialists in the party are pushing higher taxes. the healthcare system takeover and planning to derail the economy the president sparked. >> we prosper in america when we are allowed to use our god-given talents. our god-given talents of creativity and ingenuity and inventiveness. from god of faith, and life. reporter: jim buller told me the economy would get a further shot in the arm if the u.s. signs a trade deal with china. chinese blocked off march 20 through march 29. they have president trump xi jinping scheduled to fly to the resort with all the deputy-level ministers who worked on the trade agreement. at a fueling stop in alaska president trump said we are making the right moves for him to close a deal. president trump: china is way down. the e.u. is down. a lot of countries are have much down. most of of them. an

i know the city can step up to that so the ask from cpac is again a mere $30 million for early care and education so that the earliest time we have to educate students is used well so they can enter k-12 prepared and ready to go. but, we have been fighting for years for parity with uesf and sfusd teachers and they're the lowest paid educators in the bay area. if they are also needing $60 million just to make their lives work and make it happen, we need that too. this will also help prevent teachers, our staff and early care education and our staff in after school from being added to the homeless population as well as their students. they do not get their education back. this is the one time they have to have it happen. please, support all of these efforts. please help prevent homelessness in the city. build more housing. please pay our teachers a decent living wage. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is margaret baron and i'm a member of the dignity fund coalition and i am here not to ask for particular money for a particular group. i'm here today just to speak on behalf

you know, it's providential that the first cpac was held during one of the darkest moments in our nation's, the january after roe versus wade decision which is an affront to the indignities we have endured for 46 years. america is more than a form of government, we know that, it's a set of promises to its people. the declaration of independence promises a government that respects and safeguards the inalienable rights of every human being, the first among those rights in front of every other right, the right to life. and of course we know that the constitution acknowledges that america was founded to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, our children. what makes these promises revolutionary and a beacon of hope to the entire world is that it puts america's founding squarely on the side of the powerful, the defenseless, the marginalized, the lonely, those in the shadows. it defies the tyranny of the strong over the weak. the idea that somehow might makes right. our rights are not contingent upon government's plans or our plans, but exist because god willed us into b

. >> to that point you hear from the cpac today, and you hear from rush limbaugh, look, you better look into this because the democrats are trying to impeach them. >> it is pure desperation by the democratic party, and the fact that they are continuing on this objective of impeaching trump is proof positive to me they expect him to win in 2020 if they don't do something about it. >> the part there about this pure desperation. there was a lot, michael cohen said a lot. even the smart democrats say we're not sure we can believer y -- believe you on this, we're following up. michael cohen, an habitual liar, a cheat. what they didn't say was the president wouldn't do any of this. it was tough scrutiny last night. >> what about the substance? the president writing a check to him while president for these payments, these 11 payments, that he says were to pay off stormy daniels and the other woman. >> but he was the personal lawyer for the president and the trump organization. i don't think that's unusual. my guess is there's all kinds of companies, all kinds of individuals who have a similar

. >>> happening right now, cpac, one of the biggest events for conservatives in the country.speak there on city with vp pence also scheduled to attend and congressman jim jordan spoke earlier today, a day after his fiery exchange with michael cohen on the hill. when garrett haake pressed him on questions about cohen and north korea, jordan had nothing to say. garrett haake joins me now. okey-doke. any other reaction to the cohen testimony or the north korea summit from any other republicans? >> stephanie, it's been interesting. on north korea, republicans have been praising the president, although not on stage. this is not something people are going out of their way to discuss. when i've asked some thieves republicans about the president's handling of the north korean summit in vietnam they said sometimes you have to know when to walk away. i talked to georgia senator david perdue. he said the president was right to take no deal over a bad deal and hopes the dialogue will continue. on cohen, the answers have been even more interesting. the line from both the stage and off sta

kudlow moments ago speaking at cpac in national harbor, maryland, where he touted today's gdp numbers and team trump's economic policies. let me get to edward lawrence, who has been following it all. he really hammered a couple of things, socialism, et cetera, but you have breaking details on a possible summit really coming together with chinese president xi? reporter: it's very interesting things at least showing up on the calendar. the chinese have blocked off the last ten days of march for a trip by president xi jinping to specifically mar-a-lago. the white house saying only that a meeting between the two presidents will finalize a trade deal. well, now it seems that date would be sometime between march 20th through march 29th and again, specifically at mar-a-lago, because that's what the chinese have available. the chinese are watching as president donald trump walked away from a deal with north korea that could have been a message that he's willing to walk away even if everything the u.s. needs, if everything the u.s. needs is not in an agreement with china. >> we'll see what hap

on c-span3 story at 8:30 eastern, cpac, the conservative political action conference, as speakers that include mike lee and james lankford. at noon eastern, a house judiciary subcommittee hearing on the national emergencies act of 1976, which gives the president authority to declare a national emergency. c-span, washington journal is next with the latest of the u.s. north korea summit in hanoi, vietnam. live coverage of the house as members debate and vote on a gun background check bill. ♪ host: for the next two hours, we invite you to call us to discuss two major developments in vietnam. agreement --er the over the north korea nuclear program ends without an agreement in place. in the united states, it was the president's former attorney michael cohen who alluded he is assisting with investigations of esther trump -- of mr. trump. 9:00 a.m.nds at eastern standard time today. ,ou are invited to call up democrats, (202) 748-8000, republicans, (202) 748-8001, independents, (202) 748-8002. if you want to make comments, you can do so offer twitter at c-span wj. our facebook page is faceboo

. >> c-span's newsmaker guests is the chairman of the american conservative union who sponsors cpac later this month. he talked about president trump and whether he and the acu will support the president for reelection in 2020. >> i am absolutely behind our incumbent president and i'm overjoyed that he has governed as a conservative. the most dedicated conservative president we've seen in my lifetime. of ad reagan is a bit patron saint of conservatives in america but donald trump presidency has been more truly conservative and even reagan. a lot of rate alumni admit that. this is a wonderful surprise to many of them who were dubious the donald trump would govern in this way. as far as our event is concerned, the theme is what makes america great? , is anme is not maga event where we talk about mostly policy and what are the conservative solutions. our theme is not going to be make america great again, it's going to be what makes america great. >> will the group endorsed for 2020, and when? do thatonference won't because that's not really the purpose of the conference. as far as the group

you are the conservative political action, cpac kicking off in maryland.ou will be speaking to it. what is a doctor doing speaking to a conservative audience, about what? >> good question, stuart. it's because there's a collision of culture going on right now. you have the democrats, many of them promoting medicare for all which is a huge government expansion, and as you know, will lead to rationing, very expensive transition, trillions and trillions of dollars and maybe we won't be able to access the innovation we need. on the other side, you have the trump administration talking about more price transparency, lower prices, more choice, more competition, more generics and maybe that will actually be the direction we are going in, where without the individual mandate on obamacare, you are going to get more and more health insurance options. i'm more on that side. i'm showing the difference and i'm showing why i believe in the private solutions. stuart: dr. siegel, report to us later, please. dr. marc siegel joining us today. >> thanks for having me. stuart

and there is a big, political conference in washington, the cpac, this week, a conservative gatheringhost: will the president speak to the gathering this week? >> it is unclear. my guess would be the vice president will probably be the one to represent the administration, because he will be back sooner than the president, so that conference is happening this week. and lots of administration of officials -- administration officials go, in addition to the vice president and president. host: a lot going on. thanks to both of you for being here. and there is more "washington journal" ahead, focusing on the trade talks with the president announcing he is holding back on the terrace for now -- the tariffs for now. we will be joined by robert daly to talk about the state of affairs over trade. more ahead on "washington journal." ♪ announcer: the c-span bus recently traveled to texas, asking folks, what does it mean to be american? >> it means the great opportunities the nation gives us. being passionate about the great things we can do. >> being american is so much more than a nationality. i