dr. francis collins. one of them is -- we have some footage here of you at a graduation at the university of michigan, back in 2007. were you giving a graduation address? >> i was. >> let's look back. [video clip] >> this is a song that probably after today, you will never again want to hear it. this is a rush, playing my guitar at chrysler arena. [laughter] whoa. someone, lock the doors.i do not want this to slip away. this is a song of the student experience, except for the last sentence, which is for me as a genetics professor. so here we go.♪ ♪ ♪ i came i bought the books lived in the dorms followed directions i worked, studied hard, made lots of friends who had i crammed s they gave me grades and may i say, not in a fair way but more, much more than this, i did it their way ♪ [applause] >> now why did you do that? >> oh, goodness. i grew up in a musical family, and music has always been for me a break from the seriousness of life, whether it is a joyful song or a silly song.even a sad song. it is a w

dr. francis collins, on c-span's "q&a." >> coming up on c-span, "the communicators" speaks with robert mcdowell. that is followed by our series influence andes: image." later, a discussion on black history and culture. is the seniorwell republican on the federal communications commission's. i want to start with the topic of spectrum. robert kaplan was quoted yesterday as saying that he thinks that the current spectrum auction schedule is due to failure. there are two double open issues to work out. and because of that, there will not be enough interest of parties to participate in the auction. >> first, thank you for having me back. and what you are talking about is that congress passed a law last year. that was for broadband purposes. trying to analyze it for purposes of putting together what would quite literally be the most complex spectrum auction in history. i know that sounds like a hyperbole, but it is true. i have expressed caution. i am not doom and gloom, but cautious in terms of when that will happen and how it will happen. i'm not sure we will yield as much spectrum is first adverti

dr. francis collins. commons. house of then george osborne, chancellor of the exchequer, talks about the british budget. >> monday night, on "first ladies," called a bigamist and adulterer during her husband's campaign, rachel jackson dies of an apparent heart attack before andrew jackson takes office. his niece becomes white house hostess, but is later dismissed as followed from a scandal. later, angelico ben-gurion is hostfo

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dr. francis collins sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> now actress mariska hargitay talks about efforts to help survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. svu."tar of "law and order: this is under an hour. >> i am so honored and thrilled to be here today. thank you, angela. reminding me of the old days. [laughter] my heart is beating, and it is such an honor, thrilled to be here for so many reasons. i just came from standing with the vice president and attorney general holder at a press conference to highlight the dire and immediate need to reduce domestic violence homicides. and now here i am with all of you in washington dc, a very exciting day. the kind of day that makes your diary burst into flames when you write about it. i have to tell you that i whipped out my cell phone and took a selfie with the vp. [laughter] you understand that i own the honor of being here today to a very sweet woman. where are you? hiding. there you are. i wanted to point that out to everybody, family's daughter. i want to thank you for throwing my name into the ring. i also understand th

dr. francis collins. monday, former afghanistan war commander general john allen talks about the u.s. and nato missions in afghanistan. live coverage from the brookings institution begins at 10:00 eastern on c-span. >> monday night on first ladies, called a bigamist and an adult. during her husband's 1828 campaign, racial jackson dies of before andrew jackson takes office. emily donaldson becomes the hostess but is released in fallout of a scandal. and the daughter of martin van buren is the hostess -- we will include your comments by phone, facebook, and weather. radio and c-n span.org. >> you have been on the commission since 2006 and the chairman has been on since 2009. his term is up and yours will be up next year. should we expect some turnover? years have flown by very quickly,

dr. francis collins sunday night at 8 p.m. on c-span's q&a. >> and now to london for prime minister's question time live from the bridge house of commons. every wednesday while parma is in session, prime minister david cameron takes questions from members of the house of commons. prior to questions on the house is wrapping up other business. this is live coverage on c-span2. >> and we have created a growing social investment market supported by capital which will enable them to get to the first time access to capital to fund those projects. >> order. questions to the prime minister. mr. philip david. >> mr. prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with minister colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in this house i shall o have further suh meetings later today. >> does the transfer every with me that today we need a blue-collar conservative project which has taxes are people who work hard, do the right thing and want to get on? stop spending billions of pounds we don't hav

dr. francis collins, sunday at 8:00 on q&a. night on first ladies, called a bigamist and adulterers turn her husband's 1828 presidential campaign, ray told jackson dies of a heart attack before andrew jackson takes office. his knees becomes the white house hostess but his later -- but is later dismissed as fallout from the scandal. in the next administration, anjelica ben derrin as the white house hostess our father in law the angelica van buren is white house hostess for her father in law. law school ork review and the new york law school racial justice private hosted a series of panel discussions on civil society and the writings of dr. seuss. the popular children's book author. topics included shared interests in society. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >> good morning. >> good morning. my job here is to introduce the first panel. i would like to also welcome you all. anm delighted to be part of event that looks at the relationship between law the popular culture. there is a deep and abiding connection. we gain insights, as

dr. francis collins on "q&a." "washington journal" continues. host: and we're back with steve pearce. you were the feature of a front page article. one g.o.p. lawmaker shows how to woo latino voters. what's your attraction? guest: well, we go into areas typically republicans have not gone. we have some communities that are 85% hispanic. he lulac guys and so it's just many doing my job, frankly. host: with the headline after the r.n.c. put out their report post port you mean the hispanic vote key for republicans to win the election and in this report it said republicans need to vote for or come one some sort of plan, comprehensive immigration reform. do you agree with a pathway to citizenship? guest: well, first let's back up, is that going to be the future? if we do that i don't think that will get us one hispanic vote. they are not driven by simply how we vote on immigration. so i think that may be -- we still are not getting it right. the pathway to citizenship is very problematic. i've lived along the southern border. i represent that. if you encourage people to come here without d

dr. francis collins sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a" >> president obama will arrive on wednesday.dwo former middle east advisers for the white house discussed the president's trip. from the washington institute, this is 90 minutes. >> good afternoon. good afternoon, and welcome to the washington institute. i am the director of the institute. i'm very happy to welcome all of you today. just at the outside, if i could remind you, cell phone off please. not just on a vibrate. this event is being live streamed for our thousands of fans around the world. the event is being broadcast by c-span. everything you say can and will be used against you. we are gathered here today because president obama is off for the inaugural overseas visit of his second term. he is going to the middle east, israel, to the west bank, and to jordan. his itinerary is very different than the itinerary of his middle east trip in the beginning of his first term. we will hear more about. i think the mission of this trip is very different than the mission of that inaugural trip of his first term. we're going to hear

dr. francis collins, sunday night at 8:00 on "q &a." >> according to an united nations, 70,000 have been killed since protests against syrian president assad. robert frod testified at a robert ford testified at a hearing. this is two hours and 15 minutes. >> this hearing will come to order. we need to review the syrian crisis. it was two years ago last week on the nightly news that we saw those protesters walking through the street, chanting, peaceful. what the world saw next without the syrian forces opened up with small arms fire on the marchers. over the ensuing weeks, that was followed by materially -- artillery barrage is and tanks and aerial apartment and finally i scud missiles into cities. we are now two years into that syria and uprising. for two leady years, u.s. policy has been a drift. the obama administration saw assad as a reformer in the works. then it bet on moscow to play a constructive role. this is the assad who is bombing villages in syria. this is the assad who is ordering teenagers tortured. frankly, he is engaged in murdering his populist. the ancient city is now i

dr. francis collins, sunday night at :00 on c-span's "q&a." off the floor of the u.s. senate report that democrats are dropping the assault weapons ban from their gun bill, making the approval of the bill -- ban unlikely. the c.q. congressional quarterly reports that senator dianne feinstein of california all but conceded today that the assault weapons banshee has spent months urging congress to renew will not become law. saying quote i very much regret it, i tried my best, but i guess my best wasn't good enough she told reporters before going to the weekly party lunches with senate democrats. on the senate side they'll being back this afternoon at 2:15. we expect the house to be back about the same time. until thin a conversation on female senators in the senate armed services committee and their impact on military polcy. -- policy. host: staff writer for "roll call" newspaper in washington. women changing the face of senate armed services panel. how so? guest: in the armed services committee, of the six subcommittees, three are chaired by women. in addition to the th

dr. francis collins. syria.ambassador to robert ford testified before a house foreign affairs committee hearing about the west's's response to the syrian civil war. he spoke to the committee about the allegations that chemical weapons were used in syria this week. you can see all of his testimony just after 1:00 eastern here on c-span. >> so far, we have no evidence to substantiate the reports that chemical weapons were used yesterday, but i want to underline that we're looking very carefully at these reports. we are consulting with partners in the region and in the international community. more broadly, we have been three clear from the beginning about our concern that as the assad regime the rigid military situation deteriorates and it becomes, as a director of national security -- intelligence said, ever more beleaguered, that it might be tempted to use cover -- chemical weapons. the president has been very clear in saying that if assad and those under his command to make the mistake of using chemical weapons

dr. francis collins sunday night at 8 on c-span's "q&a." >> the senate is in recess right now allowing member toss attend their weekly party meetings. they'll be back at 2:15 eastern to continue working on the cr, a bill that will keep the federal government operating through september. yesterday senators agreed the cut off debate on the senate democrats' version of the bill. the next measure up for considering is the tax and spending blueprint for fiscal year 2014. live coverage at 2:15 eastern here on c-span2. south carolina is holding a primary today in the 1st congressional house district. here's a look at that race. >> host: well, here is the front page of the state newspaper this morning, a story by gina smith for the island packet. turnout will decide today's election for the 1st congressional seat in south carolina. gina smith is joining us on the phone this morning. of gina smith, tell me about this race. who's running and why? >> guest: well, good morning from south carolina. this is like christmas morning for me, i'm so excited. [laughter] this is really an exciting race. we have 1

dr. francis collins. the director of the national institute of health. your. francis collins, can give us in a nutshell what nih is? ofthe national institute health is an amazing place. it has a budget every year of approximately $30 billion. it is the largest supporter of biomedical research in the world. half of that goes out to grants in every state of the nation. when you hear about a breakthrough that has happened in diabetes research or autism or alzheimer's, it is very likely that it came from a university or institute somewhere that was supported by nih. that is what we do. we support the best and brightest to chase after their visionary ideas, and we think we are good at that. >> what is the influence? as the director, with 27 institutes and centers, how do you influence what goes on? >> it is a very big place. it has 27 institutes and centers. they are various diseases- or organ-instance focused. -- organ-system focused. there is a cancer institute, a diabetes institute, a heart and lung institute. each of these is led by remarkable, world-class scien