dr. carter. we did the research, finally nailed down who dr. carter was. from new york with the hundredth new york infantry. he removes the bullet. you can do this photo is from the museum of confederacy. the family also has this image. there you can see some of the -- i don't know whether it exploded out or i lodged in him and just the force forged the jacket but you can see not very far from the heart. dr. carter removes that bullet and that is on display at the museum of the confederacy in appomattox. if you like to see that bullet. saves his life. he and dr. carter actually end up having an impromptu reunion in the 1880's. he is attending a confederate reunion in new york city of all places. dr. carter happens to be in new york city, as well. and they had posted the list of confederate soldiers present at the reunion. charles is there. dr. carter finds him, and they have this reunion in the 1880's. back to the battlefield. the federal infantry is arriving , advancing on the confederate infantry, driving it back. osborne's, they called it the western br

dr. carter for the position of the 26th secretary of defense.s not know this, but she is my favorite one on the supreme court. both because of her court decisions and her amazing really amazing academic record. degrees from oxford, harvard law secretary for thurgood marshall, secretary at harvard law school, eventually becoming the dean of the harvard law school. in 2009, president obama asked her to -- and a year later associate justice of the supreme court. that is a brief summary of a truly spectacular career. i am very proud to introduce you eat -- to interest -- to introduce to you today justice elena kagan. [applause] >> thank you so much, secretary kerry. -- secretary perry. i promise not to tell any of my colleagues you said that. most of all, thank you secretary carter for asking me to be here. it is a wonderful honor to be here to express my admiration and gratitude to you for your service and all of the men and women who make this department work, and most of all to all of the men in women in uniform who sacrifice for us on a daily ba

dr. carter will come up with. are you guys going to help him refinance infrastructure?and restructure? guest: i do not think anyone is gingrich in the military if you're just serving in the military -- i do not think anyone is getting rich in the military if you're just serving. we are a labor intensive military and we support those families in every way possible. all the more often when we have to have the conversations about sending people into harm's way, that is a big expense. not just what goes to outside contractors area i think we could trim costs that we have to support those people that serve our country and put their lives at risk by doing that. i am not so concerned about what we provide in pay and benefits to those people. i think we could be better in how we do that. i want to make sure we are being wise with the dollars we spend to make sure those people are properly cared for. host: the pentagon budget will be the topic of a hearing this morning on capitol hill. the house armed services will be hearing from the pentagon chief ashton carter as well as mart

carter: i am not sure what you are getting at. dr. wenstrup: i'm wondering why we are saying in the aumf why would say that. sec. carter: the aumf says in the campaign against isil we have a wide range of authorities to wage that campaign, including those we anticipate necessary to conduct the campaign. there is one limit to that which is an afghanistan or iraq-like long ground campaign. that is not foreseen so the aumf does not request the authority to conduct that. dr. wenstrup: that does not explain why it is a good idea, but thank you for your answer. i yield back. >> it brings back to my mind the issue of gitmo. do you support the president's plan on the issue of gitmo? do you support the president's proposal to close it by the end of the year and transfer the terrorists back to u.s. prisons? sec. carter: thank you for that question. i don't think the president has a plan to close gitmo and return the detainees to this country by the end of the year because there is a law that prohibits that. the president does have the stated int

carter: i am not sure what you are getting at. dr. wenstrup: i'm wondering why we are saying in the aumf why would say that. sec. carter: thae aumf says in the campaign against isil we have a wide range of authorities to wage that campaign, including those we anticipate necessary to conduct the campaign. there is one limit to that, which is an afghanistan or iraq-like long ground campaign. that is not foreseen so the aumf does not request the authority to conduct that. dr. wenstrup: that does not explain why it is a good idea, but thank you for your answer. i yelled back -- i yelled back -- i yield back. >> it brings back to my mind the issue of gitmo pr. do you support the president's plan on the issue of gitmo? do you support the president's proposal to close it by the end of the year and transfer the terrorists back to u.s. prisons? sec. carter: thank you for that question. i don't think the president has a plan to close gitmo and returned the detainees to this country by the end of the year because there is a law that prohibits tha

dr. carter for the position as the 25th secretary of defense.oesn't know this, but she is my favorite member of the supreme court. [laughter] both because of her court decisions and because of her amazing, really amazing academic record. degrees from oxford, degrees from harvard, a law clerk for thurgood marshall professor at university of chicago and university of harvard law school. eventually becoming the dean of the harvard law school. in 2009 president obama asked her to become the solicitor general, and a year later associate justice of the supreme court. so that's a brief summary of a truly spectacular career. so i'm very proud to introduce to you today justice elena kagan, a woman for all seasons. [applause] >> thank you so much, secretary perry, and i promise not to tell any of my colleagues that you said that. [laughter] and thank you, general dempsey. most of all thank you, secretary carter for asking me to be here. it's a wonderful honor for me to be here to express my deep admiration and yacht tuesday to you for -- gratitude to you

with us now to talk about that and much more the former national security adviser for president carter drbout chaos all across the middle east, obviously there's a region that you've dedicated much of your life to. how does a deal with iran on nuclear weapons play into the crises? >> if there is some movement on the iranian issue, the iranian nuclear issue, it will help somewhat to slow down the present eruption that's demanding so much of our attention insofar as middle east as a whole is concerned. it's not going to change things immediately, but it will make possible settling down of the problems. if there isn't, i think we're going to have a big huge mess on our hands with a lot of pressure on us to go to war against iran. it's one of the last things we currently need but there's going to be a lot of pressure on us to go to war against iran. >> how does a deal with iran antagonize egypt, saudi arabia uae, jordan and other sunni states that are this morning more concerned about iran's growing influence across the region than anything else? >> well, they can be concerned, but you have t

dr. brzezinski, secretary albright secretary carter general hodges, general dempsey and unanimous congress all wrong? >> i take it that's a question to me, ranking member menendez? >> you, madam secretary or secretary of the defense department, whoever wants to take it. but i mean you have an overwhelming view from a wide spectrum and i just -- i don't get it. are they all wrong? if so why are they wrong? >> i think as the interagency discussion on this subject has taught us it is -- there are factors on both sides and we are continuing to evaluate, i think from where we sit at the state department, if we can see these minsk agreements implemented, if we can see peace in eastern ukraine, this offers the best hope for the ukrainian people. but we will continue to evaluate that situation as we go forward. >> let's stop there. minsk, nothing, a disaster. minsk two, went ahead and largely incorporated more territory that the rebels had taken since minsk one and made the boundary lines between ukraine and russia less capable of being pursued because it is all dependent on some votes. there have

dr. fleming, thank you mr. chairman and secretary carter and dempsey, thank you for coming forward today. the president said his goal is to destroy isis. he has submitted a proposed aumf. in the aumf it says a limitation is no enduring offensive ground combat offenses and that suggests no boots on the ground, sort of a colloquial expression, and can you tell us about wars america has won with peace without substantial ground forces in relation to the foe? >> excuse me. i'm sorry. i'm not a historian so i'm not sure i can answer your question from a historical point of view. i can give a logical answer and a common sense answer to the boots on the ground question as it applies to a campaign like the one against isil. and it has to do with the -- who sustains the victory after isis is defeated, because we seek the lasting defeat of isil -- >> well if i can interrupt -- >> if i can respond, because who wins the territory after it is won back and that is our strategy otherwise we have boots on the ground for a long time. >> many experts believe the main reason why we have the isis problem we

dr. ashton carter, has highlighted the need for predictability in the department's budget. he would like to know from one year to the next what's a gimmick and what is real. something that the house majority refuses to ensure, saying that, quote this is ashton carter, secretary of defense saying, the only way he can provide funding for the military is through stability, not through slush funds spending caps and budget gains. this is how the majority chooses to run our government. with tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires with financial incentives for big oil, tax breaks for corporations that ship their jobs overseas and tax policies that burden the people whose heads are barely above water. but most importantly, it hurts the snap program. when thousands, millions of americans go to bed hungry every night how dare we threaten the very thing that gives them peace of mind and food to eat. that is also, by the way, an agriculture program that our farmers depend on to help them make a living. mr. speaker let's take a different course. let's grow the economy from the midd

dr. fleming, thank you mr. chairman and secretary carter and dempsey thank you for coming forward today. the president said his goal is to destroy isis. he has submitted a proposed aumf. in the aumf it says a limitation is no enduring offensive ground combat offenses and that suggests no boots on the ground sort of a cole oak weal -- colloquial expression, and can you tell us about wars america has won with peace without substantial ground forces in relation to the foe? >> excuse me. i'm sorry. i'm not a historian so i'm not sure i can answer your question from a historical point of view. i can give a logical answer and a common sense answer to the boots on the ground question as it applies to a campaign like the one against isil. and it has to do with the -- who sustains the victory after isis is defeated, because we seek the lasting defeat of isil -- >> well if i can interrupt -- >> if i can respond, because who wins the territory after it is won back and that is our strategy otherwise we have boots on the ground for a long time. >> many experts believe the main reason why we have the

dr. fleming? >> thank you, mr. chairman. and secretary carter chairman dempsey, thank you for your service and thank you for coming for us today. you know the president has said that he -- his goal is to destroy isis. he has submitted a proposed aumf. in the aumf it says a limitation is no enduring offensive ground combat operations. that suggests no significant boots on the ground, sort of a colloquial expression that we use about that. so my question to both of you gentlemen is, can you give examples of wars america has won with sustained success and peace, without substantial ground forces in relations to the foe? >> excuse me. i'm sorry. i'm not a historian so i'm not sure i can answer your question from a historical point of view. i can give a logical answer and a commonsense answer to the boots on the ground question as it applies to a campaign like the one against isil. and it has to do with the -- who sustains the victory after isil is defeated. because we seek not only the defeat of isil but we seek the lasting -- >> well if i can inter

carter visiting fort meade in maryland. he will discuss cyber security with national security staff. >> this sunday on q&a, dr.drian -- 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 state university in maryland to discuss overhauling the criminal justice system. at 7:45 p.m

dr. martin luther king jr. the first african-american elected from the south since reconstruction. it was appointed by president carter to the united nations. he served as the mayor of atlanta, bringing jobs. his awards include the presidential medal of freedom and the french legion of honor. a man who needs no introduction, ambassador andrey on. and i have the distinct privilege -- andrew young. [applause] and i have the distinct privilege of introducing my fraternity brother of seeing him in every story from across the country, roland martin. [applause] roland: certainly glad to be here, we want to get right to it. they want to avoid the snow. although d.c. does not know how to handle the snow. let's start this way. 50 years ago i was visiting d.c. and standing in front of the white house and going for a walk and i look to the left of the white house and i go, this explains america right here. there is only one department that shares a long with the white house and that is a department of the treasury. at the end of the day it is about money in america. how important is it for us to understand the freedman's bank in

dr. martin luther king jr. the first african-american elected from the south since reconstruction. it was appointed by president carter to the united nations. he served as the mayor of atlanta, bringing jobs. his awards include the presidential medal of freedom and the french legion of honor. a man who needs no introduction, ambassador andrey on. and i have the distinct privilege -- andrew young. [applause] and i have the distinct privilege of introducing my fraternity brother of seeing him in every story from across the country, roland martin. [applause] roland: certainly glad to be here, we want to get right to it. they want to avoid the snow. although d.c. does not know how to handle the snow. let's start this way. 50 years ago i was visiting d.c. and standing in front of the white house and going for a walk and i look to the left of the white house and i go, this explains america right here. there is only one department that shares a long with the white house and that is a department of the treasury. at the end of the day it is about money in america. how important is it for us to understand the freedman's bank in

carter. see that hearing live beginning at 9:30 eastern tomorrow on cspan. this sunday on q andrighetto a dr. adrian garr mon will talk about how pharmaceutical companies lobby congress and what medications to prescribe. >> the promotion of a drug actually starts 7 to 10 years before a drug comes on the market, and while it's illegal for a company to market a drug before it's been approved by the fda, it's not illegal to market a disease. so drug companies have sometimes invented diseases or exaggerated the importance of srn conditions or exaggerated the importance of a drug and blanketed medical meetings and magazines 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 on cspan's q and a. >>> u.s. freight representative michael froman appeared to answer questions on president obama's trade policy agenda including the tpp, trans-pacific partnership, which is currently being negotiated between the u.s. and 11 other nations. also proposal for renewing trade proposal authority which would

dr. cox-richardson: they literally say this. we just lost the civil war, how did this happen? cleveland was portrayed as a confederate, woodrow wilson, whose father was a confederate. this goes on to jimmy carterner. that theme of having to prove that they are not anti-american is something that the republicans, they have in their back pocket that we have won the civil war. i think the trajectory from earlier, they are formed around jackson and the impulses of the 1830's, that is an issue and of course the civil war. and then foreign affairs. they have dealt with the foreign affairs things and republicans have been on a different wavelength. i do not think i will read a book on it. stephen: one correction and to read comments. you confused harrison's election with the one of 1876. dr. cox-richardson: hayes too. believe me. stephen: they both want a popular majority, they both won with a popular majority. hayes was given up by the democrats in a bargain to end troops in the south. dr. cox-richardson: that is not right, actually. believe me, i get bored. they do not take troops out of the south, there are no troops in the south, that is played out through congress. what happens in 77 -- this is

carter and general dempsey that things are headed in the right direction in afghanistan. i don't know if the american people appreciate that. but we've made great gains there. president kahani and dr. abdullah are in a partnership, they want us there as a stabilizing force. i just hope that we're not about to throw away what progress we've made. secretary mabus, you and i have been friends a long time. remarkable testimony, actually. very profound statement that you had, which you of course, had to abridge during your oral remarks. you mentioned what thomas payne said about the cause of america is in a great measure the cause of all mankind. i almost want to substitute the worse "cost" there. it seems that it falls on the united states of america. you also correctly say for seven decades united states navy and marine corps have been the primary protector of this international system. we're doing it for everybody else. there is a sound basis in this proposition that rising international prospect is directly linked to the united states navy. thank you to our military and to our navy. we've kept the sea lanes open you say. we've kept freedom of navigation open for anybody engaged in