you can see that at one: 30 eastern monday afternoon here on c-span. >> you can now take c-span with you wherever you go, with our free c-span radio app for your smartphone or tablet. listen to all three c-span tv channels, or c-span radio, anytime. there is a schedule for each of our networks, so you can tune in whenever you want. play podcasts from our recent signature programs. take c-span with you wherever you go. download your free app online or your iphone, android, or black area. >> defense secretary chuck hagel on friday said that european allies should contribute more to nato and rely yes -- rely less on u.s. military spending. his remarks are about 40 minutes. hilary997 my daughter, -- i have a hillary and my family -- a senior, she picked nato as hers senior thesis project. she called her mother in congress to get my assessment. i really had to think about it. agreedsessment had been upon. there was real enthusiasm. certainly in the united states congress. -19, a veryvoted 89 unusual vote these days, to ratify the addition of three countries to nato. been addeds have now t

eastern here on c-span. >> you can now take c-span with you wherever you go. >> next, proposed changes to the u.s. sentencing system during a discussion of the house judiciary overcriminal bization task force formed in 2014 one of the issues they talk about deals with mandatory sentencing requirements. this is two hours. >> the committee will come to order. the chair is allowed to call recess at any time. our witnesses today. an adjunct professor at georgetown law holding a number the federal in government. the u.s. attorneys office for the eastern district of virginia, counselor to the enforcement administration and special counsel to president george h.w. bush. he's written several op-ed .ieces he has been interviewed and quoted from "the new york times" and has testified as an expert witness before congress appeared on various programs and is a contributor to blogs. he obtained his undergraduate at the university of north carolina and his jurist or it -- juris doctorate. thechair recognizes chairman from north carolina, mr. holden, to introduce our second witness >>

services chairman barney frank and former senate inking committee chair chris dodd at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. coming up, michael waldman on the brenner -- brennan center .or justice been talking about the conservative political agenda. rivera on some of the middle east foreign-policy challenges facing the obama administration. join the conversation on facebook and twitter. ♪ host: good morning, everyone. the house is in session this week with legislation blowing to ensure the v.a. controversy. live coverage of the house here on c-span. the front page of wall street journal this month. the obama administration is set to announce new climate change proposal next week. cap and trade and renewable energy options. we will stick with the economy here this morning for the first part of today's washington journal. we want to hear from you. how is the job market for new college graduates?

eastern right here on c-span. afternoon, c-span's coverage of commencement addresses from around the country continues. we will hear from scott walker, terry mcauliffe, and antonin scalia. here are some of his remarks. >> in more than a few law schools, including some of the most prestigious, the university of chicago for example, it is possible to graduate without ever having studied the first amendment. talk about citizen lawyers. can someone really call himself an american lawyer who has that gap in his compendious knowledge of the law? so a society that depends much upon lawyers for shaping public perceptions and preserving american traditions regarding freedom of speech and religion afford such an ignorant bar? all of justiceh scalia's remarks and commencement addresses by terry mcauliffe and scott walker starting this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. eastern right here on c-span. >> thank you for your service. thank you. glad you are here. >> excellent to be here. a veryare going to have nice surprise when you go in t

eastern here on c-span. holdeisty commission will the federal communications vote yesterday.t will allow internet providers to charge content providers such as for faster and more reliable service. you'll be able to watch this live over on c-span. >> several members of congress acting in good faith that a just our long-term issue. we applaud them for their efforts. i know there will be more discussion in town this week on those attempts. others are suggesting that the political realities will have to settle for an infusion of cash into the trust fund as a stopgap measure. it used to be there were ways to do it. tighter now than it was. in may be true that you can get an infusion. it is hardly the long-term solution we need. every few years we wake up and abouthe same conversation theing, the same fight in same scramble for money. the only problem is we have not been doing very well. we have been doing this for 20 years. it has been 20 years since we increased the gap tax. money is important. you cannot make the dash if you don't have the cash. do not think that is all we have

we are planning live coverage of the president's statement at 2:45 eastern here on c-span. also live today remarks from donald trump. he is the luncheon speaker at the national press club today. we'll have live coverage starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern. later today it's a look at iraqi politics and security issues hosted by the american enterprise institute. can you see that live starting at 1:30 eastern. it will be on c-span3. . one -- one of the stories that resonated with me was the moment when they're dithering about whether or not they need to inject sea water into unit 1, and it's a matter of -- the clock is ticking and they're just about down to the wire. plant superintendent who in the end would have to make the final caw knows that it's desperate -- call knows that it's desperate. meanwhile, everyone wants a say and the top officials and japanese officials are hemming and hawing. and they get the call from one of the supervisors that the president hasn't signed off. well, he's already started. and so he basically calls one of his staff people over and says, ok, i'm go

eastern here on c-span. >> sundays at 8:00, a collection of interviews. >> in the beginning of the war, when you are put into it, you are a freight of holding the gun. when we went to the first battle and we fought, i shot somebody. it does something to you. to say to yourself, it is very difficult and in the beginning. as time went on, it became easier. normalized. this what happens when you normalize a situation, you actually die. bean, one of 25 unique voices. sundays at eight, now available. c-span "q&a,"n , with myra macpherson, author of "the scarlet sisters: sex, suffrage, and scandal in the gilded age." then from the british house of commons, prime minister's questions. and then the house hearing. >> this week on "q&a," author and journalist myra macpherson discusses her new book, "the scarlet sisters: sex, suffrage, and scandal in the gilded age," as well as her career covering politics and culture for "the washington post," "new york times," and other publications. >> myra macpherson, when you think back of c

we will have live coverage when it starts at 12:15 eastern here on c-span. the u.s. house is on break this week. they will be back monday, may 19, but the senate gavels in at 2:00 eastern. senators will work on an energy bill that will provide incentives to promote energy savings and buildings. per seadrill limited set for 5:30. see the senate when a gavel and it 2:00 eastern on our companion network, c-span2. as we wait for that escutcheon, we will take you eight -- to a discussion on the recent implementation on health care law from this morning's "washington journal." >> again, we are live on capitol hill awaiting the start of the discussion on how states are handling medicaid expansion under the health care law. it should get underway just a couple of minutes. in the meantime, a discussion from this morning's "washington journal" on the implementation of the health care law. our media, louise radnofsky, health and reported for "the wall street journal" is here to talk about the affordable care act, enrollment and implementation. one of the headlines we have seen r

be sure to join us tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span for that complete program. >> one of the stories that resonated with me was the moment when they're dithering about whether or not they need to inject sea water into unit one. the clock was ticking, they were just down to the wire. the plant superintendent would who would have to make the final call knows it's desperate. they need to get water in there very quickly. meanwhile, everybody wants a say. and the officials and japanese government officials are all just kind of hemming and hawing. he gets an order from one of his supervisors that the government hasn't signed off on this yet. he's got to hold off. well, he's already started. and so he basically calls one of his staff people over and says, ok, i'm going to give an order but ignore it. and so he very loudly proclaims, so everybody in tokyo can hear, halt the sea water injection, when in fact they didn't. to me that was a human element in that story. in which in japan, where ignoring the rules and kind of acting on your own is not rewarded, here was a moment where a guy knew t

laura on twitter says -- marking memorial day with annual wreathlaying ceremony. we will have our cameras there at 11:00 a.m. eastern time here on c-span. in president touched down washington around 6:40 5 a.m. eastern time this morning after an unannounced trip to afghanistan where he visited with troops there. using the country for less than four hours, his fourth trip to afghanistan since becoming president. his second in the last two years. we will go to robert in illinois. robert, when did you serve? can you hear me? early 1972 until late 81. i was meant to make it a career but i ended up getting -- my career ended because of a physical disability that happened to me while i was serving. i was on my way to vietnam when my orders were changed. that was when nixon said he was pulling troops out. i stayed here in the states, but has from a family that served in the military. i am sorry i am nervous her to come from a family that is military. my father is buried at arlington. i want to say to my fellow veterans, that we can blame president obama and general shinseki who do deserve blame, but the real blame belongs to the congress and

eastern here on c-span. up next, we'll hear from the attorney who successfully argued against the defense of marriage act last year with the supreme court's. he sued the federal government for failing to recognize the marriage to another woman. it also talks about ongoing court cases around the country involving same-sex marriage. this is under one hour. >> good afternoon. my name is jonathan leiken. i'm the president of the cleveland metropolitan bar association. i am pleased to introduce robbie kaplan. yesterday, may 1, was law day. we celebrate law day every year to reflect on the importance of law in our society and what better place to have this conversation than the citadel of free speech, the city club of cleveland? and what better topic to illustrate the importance of law in our society than the fight for equal rights for the lgbt community? i just want to give a little bit of context to today's conversation. it has been almost a year since the u.s. supreme court for a landmark decision striking down

you can see it at 1:30 eastern here on c-span. >> for over 35 years, c-span brings public affairs eventsfrom washington direct to you putting you in the room with briefing meetings and conferences and offering complete gavel to gavel house. we're c-span and brought to you by your local cable provider. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> the education department last week announced the high school graduation rate in the u.s. has reached 80% for the first time ever. also last week, education secretary testified in front of the house. he talked about the high school graduation numbers, expanding preschool. this hearing is two and a half hours.

on c-span. on can check it out c-span.org. that is our show for today. make sure to join us back here tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] ♪ >> a picture of a fountain in front of the u.s. capitol. this is a live picture this morning. the capital itself is half empty this week as the house is in recess all week for meetings with constituents. they will return on monday, may 19. the senate is at work this morning, lawmakers gaveling in a.m. over a-- 9:30 package of expired tax breaks. you can see the senate right now live on our companion network, c-span2. of course, the house, as always, when they returned. down for anill sit interview with the coanchor of news hour, judy woodruff. she is likely to be asked about the russian intervention in ukraine, iran, the aftermath of the benghazi terrorist attacks also. we will have that live for you starting at one :00 eastern here on c-span. sylvia burwell appears before the senate finance committee as part of her confirmation to be the next health and human services se

eastern here on c-span at 3 p.m., state department, treasury, and defense department officials will testify for the senate foreign relations committee on the russian intervention in ukraine live on c-span three at 3 p.m. eastern. bring our viewers up to date on what's happening this week on capitol hill. i am joined by christina marcos. .it mourned to you guest: good morning. host: start with the house expected to come in tomorrow. what is on tap this week? guest: it's a busy week on capitol hill. the house is expected to hold former irs official lois lerner in contempt of congress for her role in the alleged targeting of the irs of nonprofits applying for tax exempt status. the house will also go -- vote on a resolution to have eric holder appoint a special counsel to investigate the case. the house will also consider a standalone bill to extend the research and development tax credit has championed by the business community. they will also go on a charter school -- vote on a charter school reform bill. host: some of the votes you're --king about it is talking about how some of the boats w

eastern here on c-span. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter with your thoughts on the president's foreign policy. and later, the veterans affairs committee holds a hearing to hear from the v.a. over the failure to comply with a subpoena. that is live at 7:30 a.m. on c-span2. upthe house this week takes commerce and2015 science spending bill. she joins us from capitol hill. this is a wide-ranging bill. give us some sense of what is in it and how much congress is proposing to spend. they are proposing to spend $51 million. that is 400 million dollars less than current spending levels. thank you said, this is a spending bill. it funds the department of commerce and justice. and agencies like the national science foundation. this truly is a wide-ranging bill. >> i want to ask you about the gun bill. doesit came out in -- that mean the debate on the floor will not see any gun amendments? guest: not at all. this made up the majority of debate time. because of the recent shootings at uc santa barba

we'll have live house coverage when they return in just about an hour and a half at noon eastern here on c-span. also on capitol hill today, the house armed services committee is under way. they are holding their all-day markup session of the 2015 defense authorization bill. that's buck mckeon, the chairman of the committee. it's going all day, expected to go on all day. you can follow our live coverage on c-span3 and also online at c-span.org. right now we'll take you live over to the joint economic committee on your screen is federal reserve chair, janet yellen, she's been testifying before the committee for the last couple minutes. live coverage here on c-span. >> 165 of the dodd-frank act. to establish enhanced credential standards for large banking firms in the form of risk-based and leverage capital, liquidity, and risk management requirements. in-r digs -- in ady, the rules require large foreign banking organizations to form a u.s. intermediate holding company and it imposes enhanced credential requirements for these intermediate holding companies. looking forward, the federal reserve is

eastern here on c-span. ep up the enforcement side, if the only thing we can rely on to make them do what they should be doing is for them to get a bad story, that is a lot of victims. that to me would be a depressing conclusion. we've got to figure out someway to up the ante that is shorter waiting for another tragedy to hit the front pages. >> i would say less dollar amount and more folks. again, the changes i have seen institutions or to make our when they are immediately under investigation. i would almost rather see an investment in a bigger team. >> in all fairness, they will be paying for this. we have an issue with budget and our government. what does that come from? we cannot just aimlessly hand out. i think every survivor would back that up. oncenter claire mccaskill combating rape and sexual assault on college campuses saturday morning at 10:00 eastern. and on but tv, the wife of former vice president at cheney and senior fellow at the american enterprise institute examines the political philosophy

hearty and heartfelt thank you. >> as a reminder you can see this again tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. here on c-span, veterans affairs secretary ericsson shakey testifies about veterans health care issues and responds to recent reports about long-delayed patient care at a veterans hospital in arizona. on c-span three, the f c c looks at proposed regulations on e cigarettes and other products. on tomorrow's washington journal, the current state of the housing market. the former communicator -- former editor of communications reports talks about the net neutrality proposal that we just saw and what it means for consumers. later, we look at a recent government report that analyzes the gross domestic product for 22 industry sectors. plus your phone calls facebook comments and tweets. washington journal is live tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. earlier today president obama and first lady michelle obama toured the national september 11 memorial and museum in new york city. they were joined by governor andrew cuomo and former mayor michael bloomberg. this is one hour. [captioning performe

eastern here on c-span. later, president obama's choice health and human services department. >> i was looking at the real estate listings just for distraction. the most expensive house in connecticut was priced at $41 million and then marked down to $25 million. what a deal. it was a cozy charmer with 14,000 square feet and 52 acres and a river. owned it.curious who i imagined it would be the chairman of general electric. i saw a note in the zoning record that said this house has been unoccupied since the owner bought it in 1951. that didn't seem possible. so i went the next day to see it and the caretaker asked me -- i'm not seeing any cars. this is mrs. clark's house. i get paid by the lawyer every month. a lawyer in new york sends me a check. no one has ever lived here. it seemed more like a bird sanctuary. as i was leaving, he said, can i ask you a question do you suppose she has been dead all these years? one of the speakers at the gaithersburg book festival. at 11:15, will health and then john ross. o

eastern time here on c-span. next twos out for the weeks. members will be back may 19. the senate will be in this coming week. monday at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. rubio wasnator marco in new hampshire last night. he spoke at the rocking ham county freedom founders dinner. here is what he said. if you look at the policies they are following, it is policies that say to the american people, this is the new normal. what we need now is a big, powerful government that makes it easier for us to accept this new normal. they will never admit this, of course. in their policies they admit this. their ideas are stale. ther ideas never work in 20th century, much less in the 21st. they are threatening to nominate someone who wants to take us to the past. the 20th century is gone. we live in the 21st century. a time with extraordinary challenges and opportunities. that is where our party must step in. partymocratic party is a that believes that the 21st century will be opposed american era. we believe the 21st century will be another american century. it will take to succeed in the 21st

eastern. here on c-span at 10:30, the senate homeland governmental affairs committee will discuss the financial management system so that it is ready to be audited in 2017. also today marco rubio speaks at the national press club about retirement security. you can see that at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> i read something one time and it stated that in the south, he was looked at as a hero. when you have a crisis, your people are always looking for someone that they can look up to. you have a person here who escaped a block aid. he devastated union commerce. people in the free world or the other parts of the world if you will, europe and stuff, -- commerce back then was ships. no planes. stuff like this. he captured the imagination of people in england, france everywhere. people were constantly writing about him. now if from up north, you hated him. just like everybody, you were going to label him if you hate him, the lowest names that you can think of. which they did. he was a very honorable man and he hated that his name was being used in a way that was not honorable to he or his family.

eastern here on c-span. " sundaysnew book, at eight" includes christopher hitchens. i always knew there was a risk in the bohemian lifestyle and i did -- i decided to take it is whether it's an illusion or not, i don't think it is, it helped my concentration. it stopped me being bored, stopped other people being boring to some extent. it would keep me awake and make me go on longer and enhance the conversation. if i was asked what i do it again, the answer is probably yes. i was hoping to get away with the whole thing. it's easy for me to say but not as nice for my children to hear. it's not very responsible that i would do all that again to you. it would be hypocritical of me to say no. i did know, everyone knows. i decided all of life is a wager. i'm going to wager on this bit. i cannot make it come out any other way. >> read the interview with christopher hitchens another featured conversations from our book notes and programs in "sundays at eight." >> the american enterprise institute had a form thursday on the conservative domestic agenda area house majority lea

eastern here on c-span or any time online on c-span.org. on the next "washington erie from richard vigu tea party hq. americaner for progress looking at policies that directly affect working mothers including maternity leave and the pay gap between .en and women talking about preparing for the advanced placement u.s. government examined what will be on the test. your e-mails, facebook comments and tweets. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. i am not be clear that defending ms. lerner. i wanted to hear what she had to say. i have questions about why she was unaware of the inappropriate criteria for more than a year after they were created. she did notow why mention the inappropriate criteria in her letters to congress but i could not vote to violate an individual's fifth amendment rights just because i want to hear what she has to say. in much greater principle is at stake here today. the fifthty of amendment rights for all citizens of the united states of america. i have never alleged that it goes to the president. i h

eastern here on c-span. >> the woman went off and became these incredible successes, not only did they -- not only were they the first women stockholders and the world to , theybrokerage firm became lectures when they spoke .o 6000 people they were really very famous based on the beginnings with .anderbilt the family kept threatening them with blackmail. the mother started this whichlous court trial in victoria's husband want to put her in in the same asylum -- in an insane asylum or kill her people the sisters had been trying very hard for two years to hide all that. they were reinventing themselves. they were not police but educated but they said they were. they were reeling -- were willing to wreck their whole life. they had some really rotten characters in the family. fixarbara mcpherson -- myra acpherson on c-span's q and a. >> bill clinton graduate from georgetown university in 1968. he returned to the school to speak to them about public service. he touched upon the affordable care act and the budget surplus during his presidency. he also detailed his attempt to reach a police a

if you missed any of that oral argument from november, we'll show it to you again at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. the-span2, it's "communicators" with a look at the future of the wireless industry. on c-span3, a look at the military's response to sexual assaults. on the next "washington former senate staff directors discuss the housing reform bill making its way senate.the then reporter adam snyder looks trust fund which provides most federal support for state transportation projects, plus your phone calls, facebook comments, and tweets. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> you can now take c-span with you wherever you go. listen to all three c-span tv c-span radio anytime. there's a schedule of each of networks so you can tune in when you want. play podcasts of recent shows signature programs like "afterwards," "the and "q&a."rs," take c-span with you whenever you go. download your free app online iphone, android or blackberry. have a fobbing fobbina facebood today. we're asking you, is your governor doing a good job? to post your comments and opinions and see how oth

you can watch that at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. it's commencement time again as colleges and universities graduate the class of 2014. this saturday at 8:00 will feature remarks from john kerry, among others. on sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern, senators pat leahy and collins, as well as congressman joe kennedy. >> for over 35 years c-span brings public affairs events from washington, directly to you. putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences. and offering complete gavel to gavel coverage of the u.s. house. all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago. and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in h.d., like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> now the brookings institution look at the implications of growing russian influence in european and asian energy markets. based on a new book by the oxford institute for energy studies. earlier today, this is under 90 minutes. >

live coverage when members return at 4:00 eastern here on c-span. the house rules committee meets later today to consider the rules before the debate on that program's bill. the committee will take up a commerce and science bill that will include amendments on medical marijuana and gun dealers. see live coverage of the rules committee meeting at 5 p.m. eastern today on c-span3. now until the house returns at four clock eastern, a look at this week in congress and the white house from today's washington journal. >> we are back with two veteran reporters here in washington. and the white house reporter with the associated press, here to give us the week ahead in washington. that may begin with you, what is on the presidential agenda this week? energy savings and climate change, last week he did infrastructure. ,his week, if there is a theme it is foreign investments in the u.s.. he is bringing some business leaders to the white house on tuesday and then later in the week he's going to cooperstown to the baseball hall of fame to discuss tourism. so that

eastern. in the afternoon, a discussion on russia's intervention in ukraine. that is also live from the center for strategic and international studies. you can see it at 1:30 eastern monday afternoon here on c-span. the house foreign affairs committee on africa held a hearing on the central african republic where thousands have died amid ethnic violence. france's leading peacekeeping efforts and the state department officials told the subcommittee with.s. is "stretched thin other humanitarian crises in africa." this is just over 2.5 hours. >> order and thank you for being here. our hearing addresses an extremely critical topic this morning. the worsening crisis in the central african republic's where lives hang in the balance and the window for action is narrowing every day. this is not the first hearing we have had on these republics. it follows up a hearing we held last november. many of us have been in ongoing and numerous meetings with bishops, humanitarian ngos, diplomats and interested parties. our november hearing, robert jackson who will again testify today said that the car was in a pre-genocide stage. , the situation appears to have gotten worse. we will hear again today from secretary

we'll have live coverage of legislative business in the house beginning at noon eastern here on c-span. until the house returns, a discussion now with a member of congress on immigration and whether the house will craft legislation to address the shishe -- issue from this morning's "washington journal." journal" continues. >> we are joined by louis gohmert. i want to start with the question we have been asking our viewers. said there isr not that big of a difference tea party and conservative republicans. would you agree with that? guest: i would not completely agree with there being no difference between what the tea party believes in and what mainstream republicans say. -- tea partye is people actually want republicans to do what they promised when they were running to get elected. the mainstream republicans have said the same thing, just like the speaker said. we have been against obamacare, but i could go back and document teps thathe miss breathed in new life and open the door for obamacare. consistentave been and we know that obamacare is a .ad thing for of america we want immigr

just before 4:00 eastern here on c-span. while we wait for the president's remarks, we will show you a portion of today's washington journal. host: joining us right now, veteran phil roe. what did you think about the veterans -- the presence actions >> we have a situation where we are treating 8 million veterans, 22 million of us. certainly, the the a system, a lot of veterans rely on that. i thought he was a little delayed in doing that. we have been pushing for these answers for months. finally, a just came in a new story broke about what happened in arizona came to a head. we had been investigating -- we have a small committee, a subcommittee, oversight investigating committee is small and the staff a small so we don't have unlimited resources. congress forn the five and half years. we investigated a problem with radiation and theories things during the time that did not make the national news very much. this one did because it involved the possibility of loss of life. we will find out that the president did what he had t

eastern here on c-span. >> if we don't step up the enforcement side, and brings the media attention. if we're going to say the only thing we are going to rely on making these are risky and colleges do with a should be doing is for them to get a bad story, first of all, that's a lot of victims. me, would be a depressing conclusion. we've got to figure out some way to the anti-that is short of waiting for another tragedy to hit the front rages -- pages. >> i would look at the department of ed. the changes i have seen institutions start to make our when they are immediately under investigation. there is no fine yet area be don't know if it is upwards of $1 million. i would almost rather see that investment. >> but in all fairness, the paying for this. it can come from the institutions that have done wrong and they can fund their own enforcement. i think that is justice. >> senator claire mccaskill and the first of several discussions on combating rape and sexual assault on college campuses saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern. the wife of former vice president dick cheney and senior fe

eastern. in the afternoon, a discussion on russell -- russia's intervention in ukraine, u.s. response, and role of nato. you can see it at 1:30 eastern on monday afternoon here on c-span. >> for over 35 years, c-span brings public affairs events from washington directly to you. putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences. offering complete, gavel to gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch as in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> the white house correspondents association held its annual dinner last night. president obama and comedian joel mchale spoke to the gathering. first, we will hear from the reporter who has the white house correspondents association. [applause] >> thank you. now, i want to talk for just a minute about the video we are going to show. over the years we have had a lot of very funny videos at this dinner. they have all been a lot of fun. because it was our centennial, i made a different choice. abou

eastern right here on c-span. book "sundays at eight." what it wassay because i have been living it all my life. my errands emigrated from the south. from virginia. washington is where they met, married. without the great migration, i would not be here. so, i have lived with it all my life. i grew up with people from north carolina, south carolina, georgia, all around me in the neighborhood where i grow up. i was surrounded by the language, the food, the music, the ambitions, too, of the people who migrated from the south. a lot of common -- competition about whose child would go to what school. >> isabel wilkerson, one of 41 unique voices from 25 years of our conversations. eight," nowndays at available at your favorite bookseller. seniorip ewing is a reporter for politico. his recent article indicates that attacks increased 43% in 2014. what -- why such a large increase in one year? >> what the state department says is there were many smaller terrorist attacks. even though there were not what experts call spectacular terrorist attacks l

you can see president obama announcement of the resignation of secretary tonight on c-span at 8:00 eastern. here on c-span2 at 8:00 book tv in prime-time with an interview with radio talk-show host and author a trip to the new york transit museum. >> so what has been the result when you have this classic economic all about problem with three transmission for video? you have companies doing this game of chicken where they cut off service to customers. they are starting to block traffic on the internet services for customers, and the ultimate result of programming costs spiral up and up. you wonder why your cable bill keeps going up? one big reason is there a resolution of the transmission or the fcc is really hamstrung by the rules and the way it is interpreted, the congressional mandate, the easy result is these parties eventually agree to deals with have prices that don't really want. to say that interconnection happens in a private way is great, and it definitely should be room for private deals. will we get to that point i think it would be a tragic outcome. >> the impact of an open and cut f

here on c-span. he spoke this morning at 8:30 eastern. also getting your reaction on twitter, the hashtag is c-span chat. a couple of tweets here. you can join the conversation on twitter. we will check facebook as well. let's hear from greeley, colorado, on our republican line. [no audio] i am delighted that someone is finally taking responsibility for the things that have happened to us veterans read -- vegterterans. i have suffered for 10 years dealing with the v.a. in cheyenne, wyoming. i'm glad something will be done about it. host: how long have you been a veteran? toler: i served from 1973 1977. i was exposed to numerous chemicals and suffered for 40 years with cancer, ptsd, numerous allergies. issue you are having is with your regional office? caller: yes. host: thanks for your call. here is the headline on "military times." they said the audit shows finds more than 60% of the a medical centers have manipulated appointment dates. let's go to durham, north carolina. george's on our independent line. i'm a disabled veteran. this morn

1, the chair declares the house in recess live coverage of the house when they return here on c-span at noon eastern. also covering a number of hill hearings today, one of those is the house veterans' affairs committee, very short hearing today, but they issued a subpoena. cnn reporting the house veterans' affairs committee voted today to subpoena veterans' affairs eric shinseki hat his committee had deadly delays. it allegedly discussed the destruction of a secret list. first reported by cnn. veterans waiting for care at a phoenix v.a. hospital. we'll show you that brief hearing before noon, before the house comes in. and when they come in, they will take up that resolution, that benghazi resolution first on the legislative calendar. with a final vote expected this afternoon. we also plan to bring you house speaker john boehner. he's expected to comment on that particular resolution. also, the other house business. his briefing is set for 11:30 eastern. we will have that for you live. more though now from a reporter that's been covering the benghazi reporter and then we'll show you adam schiff from

we plan to bring you her remarks later today at 1:00 eastern right here on c-span2. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. >> host: well, it's been 18 years since the 1996 telecommunications act was enacted by congress and signed by president clinton. today on "the communicators" we're going to discuss that act, its goals and whether or not it should be rewritten. joining us are two of the authors of the 1996 telecommunications act, rick boucher who was a democrat from virginia, served in congress from 1983-2011, jack fields was a republican of texas from 1981-'97. congressman fields, what was your role in the development of the '96 telecommunications act? >> guest: well, i i was actually very fortunate. i was the chairman of the subcommittee on telecommunication and finance, and, you know, telecommunication policy had not been reformed since 1934. so there was really a compelling need in 1995 to begin a process of massive telecommunication reform, and at that time you basically had

eastern. seven bills on the agenda this afternoon dealing with credit unions and special mortgages for rural areas. we'll have live coverage at 4:30 eastern here on c-span. again, the white house briefing this afternoon. earlier this afternoon, jay carney took questions on that climate assessment. he also took questions on the kidnapping on nigeria and the u.s. response. it's longer than half an hour. we'll show you what you can until the house gavels in. . the change in climate is creating impacts everywhere in the country, not just in isolated areas. it's happening now. think that is the bottom line result of this assessment. or the point that this assessment makes and it is really a remarkable document produced over the course of four years. much more comprehensive than ts predecessors. and it makes clear that carbon pollution has increased dramatically in recent decades, that climate change is threatening human health and well-being through more extreme weather events, changes in disease transmission and decreased air quality. severe droughts are leading to crop losses and wildfires in the west and the rate of sea level rise has sped up in recent de

eastern on c-span. >> here is a look at some of our live coverage tomorrow. 30 in the morning, the u.s. chamber of commerce will host a discussion on the state of u.s. infrastructure and its ties to the economy. it will be on our companion network c-span 2. a little later and the day on c-span, discussion on state expansion of medicaid under the health care law. the alliance for health reform hosted the event. that is why the 12:15 eastern. 12:15 eastern. >> this issue should be handled differently, but i have a debt -- a different philosophy. it starts with the basic premise i approach everything, which is economic freedom. it is my guiding principle. --m that comes four factors does the commission have authority to act on an issue? two, is there harm to consumers and a solution where we can actually remedy any harm that has been brought forward? three, is the solution tailored to the particular problem that we are addressing and that we not regulate by analogy? forthcoming even with those three -- forthcoming even with those three, -- you do tend to take eac

c-span.org. thank you for joining us. the u.s. house will be gaveling in at about noon eastern today. we will have live coverage here on c-span.course later today they'll begin consideration of their third spending bill for fiscal year 2014. the commerce, justice, and science spending bill. the senate's out all week. just pro forma sessions. they are back next week and deal with the nomination of sylvia burwell for the health and human services secretary. live house coverage again here at noon on c-span. up until then we'll take you to a portion of this morning's "washington journal." the president talked about climate change in his speech at west point. here's a look how the issue is playing out in the 2014 midterm elections. >> "washington journa" continues. host: we welcome back to our , ofe elana schor "environmental news." this issue has good personalities involved with big bank accounts trying to drive the discussion. at headline from a recent "l.a. "mes" headline on this topic, the koch brothers, the 2014 ."dical political bogeyman who is tom stier? a former hedge fund manager. very successful, at one time one of the wo

eastern time. live coverage continuing then here on c-span. votes coming up on veterans department management authority and the rules for debate on two bills, the defense department programs' bill and the n.s.a. phone records collection bill and a number of amendments to the defense programs bill that had been postponed. until the house gets back at 5:00 eastern time, today's white house briefing with spokesman ay carney. >> thanks for being here. obviously you heard from the president earlier today. some of you will be heading over to hear from him again as he welcomes the superbowl champions seattle seahawks. as we proceed, folks need to get up and go, i understand. i have no announcements to make so i'll go straight to questions. >> on the v.a. issue, the house is expected to vote on a bill that would give the secretary more authority to fire people, et cetera. and you said the last couple of days the white house has some concerns with this bill. can you say what those concerns are? >> i don't know the specifics. the goal of empowering the

that is at 10:00 eastern on our companion network c-span3. here on c-span, ericsson seki will appear before lawmakers to report that serious delays in patient care in arizona. we will have live coverage beginning at 10:00 eastern. we will be getting feedback from tomorrow's hearing. you can weigh in using the # cspanchat. >> convergence, you use that word throughout your walk. what does that mean? >> throughout the country, there is a convergence of left-right agreement on many things that is the eating push down why but the democratic and republican party and their leaders. we start with public opinion around the country. it does not matter, red state or blue state. they are upset with the patriot act restrictions on privacy and free-speech. there is a big convergence. they do not like subsidy handouts to corporations, especially the wall street bailout type where were prosecuted and put in jail. they want a crackdown on corporate crime. big business gets away with a lot of stuff. it is mainstream versus wall street. they do not like empire. pushing't like

all the house live here on c-span when members return at 10:00 a.m. eastern and at noon for legislative work. >> coming up tomorrow, house onerage on a resolution creating a select committee to investigate the 2012 benghazi attacks and the and ministration's response. that is live here on c-span at noon eastern. >> everyone is coming to the new york world's fair. they are coming from the four corners of the earth and from five corners idaho. athensme down from maine, and from athens, greece, and from tokyo, kokomo, and rome. from hamburg, from aurora, illinois. troop 295 from the bronx, and the traveling teachers from kansas, ms. abbott and mrs. todd. in the wilson's got here at last. fair.is the symbol of the they find a machine that playfully demonstrates the law of averages. by chance, or they meet and join up to sightsee. >> this weekend on american history tv, to the fair follows a variety people less experience the 1964 new york world's fair, sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> speaking before the joint economic committee is federal reserve chair

on tuesday at 2 p.m. eastern. we will have live coverage here on c-span. before returning, house leaders eric cantor and steny hoyer discussed the upcoming legislative agenda. monday, the house is not in session. on tuesday, the house will meet at 2 p.m. for legislative business. votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. wednesday and thursday, the house will meet at 10 a.m. and noon for legislative business. the last week -- the last votes of the week are expected no later than 3 p.m. the house will consider a complete list of votes next week which will be announced no later than tomorrow. in addition the house will 1138, sponsored by representative kevin brady. this bill will provide american businesses with the certainty develop the technologies of the future. the house is also scheduled to consider privileged resolution her in lerner, finding contempt of congress for refusal to comply with the subpoena issued by the committees on oversight and government reform. lastly, mr. speaker, the house will consider hr 10, the success and opportunity through quali

on time, you can build your googley thing here. >> our coverage of commencement addresses continues tonight beginning at eight eastern on c-span. >> and live now to the hyatt hotel here in washington for remarks from veterans affairs secretary erik shinseki. -- eric shinseki speaking at the national coalition for homeless veterans annual conference, expected to discuss homelessness among veterans and his plans involving care for veterans. a growing number of lawmakers calling for secretary shinseki to resign after release of the inspector general's report indicating there are systemic problems in va medical care. we expect this to get under way in just a moment. live coverage here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> and we're awaiting a speech by va secretary eric shinseki on homelessness among veterans, we are also expecting comments on the problems at the va. the associated press this morning has this on the current troubles for current secretary shinseki: virginia's democratic u.s. senators are calling on veterans affairs shin shinseki o resign.

on commerce, justice, and science. we'll have live house coverage when they are back at 2:00 p.m. eastern. then again at 4:00 here on c-span. until then back to this morning's "washington journal" and a discussion on the obama administration's blan for stem education in schools. washington journal continues. host: the white house announced several new efforts to promote science technology education and math. executive director of the stem education coalition, mr. brown. why does the white house believe a new push is needed and how do u.s. kids stack up when it comes to stem education in other countries? thank you for letting me be on the show. a great pleasure. the president talks passionately about stem education. we have been working on getting them to college. math and science at first, that leaves of the engineers and scientists. that is where the people feel the economy is going as far as skill sets. often times, they are talking about stem skills. president talks about this issue a great deal in his public speaking about the future of the economy. the reason the white house is talking about is the same reason we are.

more talks about a third round of sanctions will stop that's coming up at 1:30 eastern, about five minutes away here on c-span. the house and senate are in this weekend. the senate apples in and about ready five minutes. news from the house side that speaker john ayre has appointed a republican from south carolina to head of the select committee looking into the benghazi attacks of 2012. he's a former federal prosecutor and he will serve in that role announced today by speaker boehner. but we will go live to the center for strategic and international studies in just a minute, but as the election season heats up with primaries tomorrow, this morning, we focused on some governors races, including florida. of your concerns, especially your thoughts on the primary. "the miami herald's us. --t leader joins mark caputo joins us. host: our last caller wanted to address crist's chances in the democratic primary, if you could start there. charliethe chances of who isosing, everyone remotely objective about the race don't see the primary as being a concern for charlie crist. rick scott also faces primary opponents. the

eastern. this afternoon, discussion on russia's intervention in ukraine. is also live from the center for strategic and international studies. eastern,ee it at 1:30 here on c-span. >> this week on "q&a," author and journalist myra macpherson discusses her new book, "the scarlet sisters: sex, suffrage, and scandal in the gilded age," as well as her career covering politics and culture for "the washington post," "the new york times," and other publications. >> myra macpherson, when you think back on your career at "the washington post," how many years were you there? >> i think it was 23 years. >> what is one of the highlights that comes to mind? >> one of the highlights has been that i was covering the mets in 1969 when they finally won. they wouldn't let me in the press box because i was a "girl," as they said in those days. i had already covered the indianapolis 500, where i had been the only woman in the country. i found this interesting because it was a magical place to work. ben bradley hired me for "style," and it really transformed and revolutionized the paper business. it is not at all like it was then. you would do 2000-word pieces and people would read

is hosted by the women's foreign policy group and should get underway in a few moments here on c-span. p.m. eastern15 sylvia burwell is on capitol hill. she will be testifying before the senate finance committee as confirmation as the next health and human -- health andttee human services secretary. also, the futures trading commission will be testifying on ways to strengthen financial oversight and strengthen consumers. that is on our campania network, c-span three. president obama is leaving washington and on his way to new york for several fundraising events. he is expected to call on congress to address the nation's aging infrastructure. the president's remarks are set for 3:25 p.m. eastern this afternoon. you will be able to watch them live on c-span.org. also her reminder, tomorrow the president and first lady will attend the dedication of the september 11 museum. that will be live tomorrow. >> again, awaiting her marks by national security adviser susan rice. she will be interviewed by judy woodruff from pbs. we expect this to get underway in a few moments. earlier this, morning we spoke wit

eastern on c-span. >> starting here at this landing, all of this stairwell and bannister that you see here were the original banisters and steps from when clara barton was here. by walking -- i am walking on the same stairs that clear barton did for that time when she lived here in the building. attic, thend in the stationery set, a military portfolio, as it is called on here. clara used these as a while theg product civil war was going on. you can see how nice and -- the engraving work is done on the street it also lists what was in the kit, but she had tied to this together to hang up for when she was out trying to sell these. so she had a booth at the markets, and she could hang this up and people could come by where she was and take a look at what she had there. >> the life and work of clara barton, starting saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we will visit the missing soldiers office museum. tweetsyour calls and regarding the national museum of civil war medicine. part of our memorial day weekend on c-span3. writes a busy day in the u.s. house. members passed a defense programs thoug