. >> native of minnesota, veteran of capitol hill, commissioner cynthia bowerly of the federal election commission, thank you very much for sharing your perspective. on behalf of the students joining us from the washington center and george mason university, we appreciate your time. >> thank you for having me. >>> from the colonial era, prohibition, to today, drink for better or worse has always been a part of the american landscape. "saturday night live" on american history tv, a history of alcohol in america. watch "back story" with the american history guys. regale tales of beer and spirits in america saturday night at 8:00 horn, part of american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> this week senior officials from the general services administration appeared before a number of congressional committees to testify about an incident involving the commissioner from the agency's western office. spending more than $800,000 on a las vegas conference. plus thousands more on various other work-related trips at taxpayers' expense. this panel includes testimony from the agency's inspector ge