host: donna edwards? guest: again jody, it is interesting because one, i believe the president has totally acted within his authority. but to suggest -- i would suggest that jody and others call speaker boehner and ask them to bill on -- to bring a bill on the floor come as only republicans can to congress on immigration. we would be happy to vote on that bill. i would urge the speaker and others in the country who believe that to urge the speaker to bring a conference of immigration reform bill to the floor of the congress. we will debate it and it will pass overwhelmingly. i have young people in my district who were not born in this country. they were brought here when they were very young and they have gone to school and are graduating from school. they want to work and they want to contribute. the president's executive action enables that to happen, and these children are as american as my son. host: the house, 246 republicans, democrats 188. that is a big margin. guest: it is a big margin. i like a g

congresswoman donna edwards. steve, you first. you take a position that isn't common.me about the appropriateness of having a family member taken hostage by an isis-type organization, what should they be called upon to pay ransom? >> i think if families have the resources, if they have the ability to move in ways that save their loved ones, i don't think government should be impeding that process. this is too dire of a process that is there. i think government should stay out of it but the fact is, lots of governments do pay ransom. you have a conflict between european governments and america not paying them. i think they all not to pay them but remove the restrictions on families to do whatever they can to save their loved ones. i just don't see it is right that the united states government says it may prosecute families if they proceed in getting ransom money paid for their loved ones. >> congresswoman, where are you on private families with the wealth to do it? should they be giving it to the isis forces to use as they will? they are not going to use it for food and

and donna edwards, her fifth term in congress. tim from gainesville, you're up. >> hi, representative edwards, it is great to speak with you again. >> why hello. >> i spoke with you before and you said it was thoughtful and i spoke with you about the racial issues and i spoke with you also about a cancer that i had and i'm pleased to report to you that i'm in remission now due to alternative medicine. >> congratulations. what is your question this morning. >> well i had acupuncture and other methods. and i'm a pro-life democrat. and if anyone questions that they should listen to your section speech. and they should ask you about questions about sonogram issues. we don't all get the same education and see the same doctors and i would like to know, because i worked in a pro-life organization that did hand out services and did try to educate and we were unusual in that regard and i would like to know while i very much agree there is a war on women no question about it and i don't want to see the ugly things that make me a little embar

joining me now is congresswoman donna edwards of maryland and jonathan capehart "the washington post". thank you both for being here. >> thank you. >> whether it's jeb bush or john boehner, do republicans have any real solutions for issues like inequality or immigration or health care? >> well the short answer is no. and listening to jeb bush today, it's so sad to see him go to the bank bottom of the republican party with the same words but nothing with an action or agenda. and you can see that in the agenda right now. the president put up in his state of the union message, a message about hopefulness for people, dealing with things leak affordable child care and college tuition and creating jobs through infrastructure and republicans are still stuck to their same old tired, bankrupt agenda but does nothing for the middle income americans. >> jonathan capehart, he made a prediction about how the country would do under the gop leadership. listen to this. >> and for what it's worth i don't think the united states should settle for anything less than 4% growth a year. at that rate the mi

tomorrow on washington journal, maryland representative donna edwards looks at president obama's audituest and how it affects -- audit request -- budget request. john fleming discusses his membership in the freedom caucus, designed to challenge the republican study group. we will take your phone calls, facebook comments. washington journal live friday 7 a.m. eastern onn c-span. here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span do book tv saturday night at 10:00, washington bureau chief for the sunday times of london on the british efforts in 2009 to stop the taliban advances while awaiting u.s. marine reinforcement. sunday at 10:00, the senior editor at belvaux house books on the u.s. senate's torture report and why is company decided to publish it. on the c-span3 all this month, interviews with former korean war pows. this sunday, at 10 a.m., and army sergeant who was captured by the chinese and i was a pow 1950 until 1953. just after 9:00, a look at psalm and the voting rights at 50 years later. you can find our complete television schedule at

space subcommittee ranking member donna edwards and i worked long days to put this legislation together last year. while ms. edwards and i don't always agree, we are united in our unwavering support for nasa and space exploration during this crucial time in our nation's history. we are committed to once more launching american astronauts on american rockets from american soil. i know many of our colleagues agree that american leadership in space is both a matter of national pride but also of national security. yet over the last decade, the human exploration program at nasa has been plagued with instability from constantly changing requirements, budgets, and missions. we cannot continue changing our program of record every time there's a new president. we must be consistent in our commitment to human exploration. as identified by numerous reports and committees nasa needs congress to provide consistency of purpose that commitment is reflected in today's bipartisan bill. i'm confident that it will continue into the future. the bill before us today requires the agency to develop a human ex

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eastern representative donna edwards of maryland, the cochair of the democratic policy committee on howhe president's 2016 budget affects the federal reserve -- the federal workforce. john fleming will talk about his position on the freedom caucus, designed to challenge the republican study committee. >> on this broadcast last week in an effort to honor and thank a veteran who me and so many others, i made a mistake recalling the events of 12 years ago and it did not take long to hear from brave men and women on the aircrews who were also in that desert. i want to apologize. i said i was traveling on a craft that was hit by rpg fire. instead i was in a following aircraft. we went after the incident and spent to have nights in a sandstorm in the iraq desert. this was a bungled

. >> on the's on the next washington journal representative donna edwards of maryland discusses how pres's 2016 budget affects the federal workforce. then congressman john fleming of louisiana is here to talk about his in the newly formed freedom caucus, a group designed to challenge the republican study community. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. join the conversation with your calls and on facebook and twitter with your comments. >> you can find a complete television schedule at c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. colonists e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> advocates for cuban political prisoners testified about that country's human rights record at a house hearing today. the witnesses were critical of attempts to reestablish diplomatic relations with cuba. new jersey republican chris smith chairs the foreign affairs subcommittee on global human rights. this is two hours and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning and welcome to

eastern "washington journal" features representative donna edwards of maryland on the president's budget and congressman john fleming of louisiana on the newly formed freedom caucus. >> later a look at libertarian policies in 2015. we'll bring that to you starting at noon eastern and on c-span 3. >> the c-span cities tour takes book tv on the road traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to texas. >> we are in the reading room of the reading selections. papers are the flagship collection we have here. he made it his life to help local and beyond mexican americans learn to be more civically active and get the benefits they had coming to them as veterans which were sometimes very difficult for them to obtain. these represent the case of a private which was an sneant occurred early in the history of the g.i. forum. he served the united states during world war ii and was killed by a japanese sniper towards the end of the war. his widow argued to have his funeral conducted by the only funeral home nea

tomorrow on "washington journal" maryland representative donna edwards looks at president obama's 2016 budget request and how it affects the federal work force and then joining us louisiana congressman john fleming to discuss his membership in the newly formed freedom caucus which was designed to challenge the republican study group. plus we'll take your phone calls, facebook comments, and tweets. "washington journal" live friday morning at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. and be with us on saturday for a special presentation of the communicators when we'll go in depth on fcc chairman tom wheeler's plan to regulate the internet as a utility. fcc counsel gigi sohn will join us to talk about the new proposed rules to ensure net neutrality. 6:30 p.m. eastern here on spon. >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span 2's book tv saturday night at 10:00 on "afterwards" washington bureau chief for the sunday times in london toby harnden on the british efforts in 2009 to stop the taliban advance in afghanistan while awaiting u.s. marines reinforceme

host: we just had donna edwards on. the last call for hurricane from virginia. the caller told his story and the fact that he got health care via the affordable care act. for the first time in his life. he was scared that the republicans will take that away. what is the alternative? in your view. guest: we have a number of alternatives. despite what -- as edwards said, we have actual put them in bill for. i would be happy to supply that to her. i was part of a working group last year. part of the republican study committee that created a replacement for obamacare. democrats and republicans alike i think every american really has the same goals when it comes to health care. that is to get coverage for people who have pre-existing illnesses, to be sure that there is more access to health care, but i think the approach is completely different between republicans and democrats. for democrats under obamacare, the approach has been, and i point you to steven brill. we take a very unworkable health-care system that is a expensive today and lower on -- layer on top of i

tomorrow on "washington journal," donna edwards looks at the 2016 budget and then john fleming discusses his membership in the freedom caucus, designed to challenge the republican study group and we will take your phone calls, facebook comments, and tweets. friday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> here are some of our featured programs on the c-span networks. on book tv saturday night at 10:00, toby harnden on the british efforts to stop the taliban and advance in afghanistan while awaiting u.s. marines. and sunday at 10:00, the senior editor on the torture report and why his company decided to publish it. and on c-span3 interviews with former korean war pow's. and an army sergeant captured by the chinese and held until 1953 and just after 9:00, a look back at selma and the voting rights act with eleanor holmes norton and bill plante. you can find our complete schedule at c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. e-mail us at comments@c-span.org. or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> earlier toda

on the next washington journal representative donna edwards of maryland, cochair of the credit curing and policy committee, discusses how president obama's 2060 effects the federal workforce. then covers when john fleming a louisiana talks about his membership in the newly formed freedom caucus, a group designed to challenge the republican study committee. washington journal's life every is live every morning. share with us your tweets and comments. susan rice is at the brookings institution friday for a speech on president obama's national security strategy. live coverage of the event starts at 1 p.m. eastern here on c-span. this sunday, onto q&a, david looks, columnist for the new york times, on a an article for the times and the awards he gives out at the end of the year. the sidney awards. >> the sidney awards are given to the best magazine essays of the year. they can be journals, something like the you work new yorker, and obscure literary magazine. it comes out the two weeks before christmas. that is a good week to not read any insignificant stuff. the time to read something de

[applause] >> on the next "washington journal," donna edwards of maryland, cochair of the steering and policy committee discusses how the federal budget affects the workforce. and then john fleming from louisiana is here to talk about his membership in the freedom caucus, a group designed to challenge the republican study committee. join the conversation with your calls and on facebook and twitter with comments. >> friday, at the washington institute for middle east policy, a discussion only fight isis and the role of syria and the conflict. former military personnel took part in the event starting at 1 p.m. eastern on c-span two. and then later, senior obama administration officials thought about policy is handled nationally and internationally -- talk about how policy is handled nationally and internationally. >> your future programs for the weekend. -- here are the featured programs for the weekend. on c-span two, toby on british efforts to stop the taliban advanced in afghanistan. and then sunday at 10:00 p.m., they decided to publish the torturer or. interviews the torturer report