eastern on c-span and c-span ductwork generaly attorney robert rosenstein briefed members of the house on former fbi director james comey's removal, following the meeting several numbers over the news media. chatter] mr. mccarthy: i thought it was informative. he did get ask a question that it was not classified, that we could answer it. one of the questions were public, of course he already said it, he didn't have any evidence that comey asked for resources, that all the resources were there. thank you. mr. cummings, please step to the mike please. mr. cummings: this was a classified briefing. so i can't really talk about it. but i can ll you that as a result of the briefing, i am still convinced that -- again, this is not about the briefing but my feelings -- there are three parts to this very significant moment in america's history.

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eastern on c-span and c-span.org. c-span, a look at the politics and security of the asia-pacific region. and tensions on the korean peninsula. live at the international institute for strategic studies at 10:00 eastern on c-span. later in the day, symposium exploring school integrations in brown versus board of education. the landmark 1954 supreme court decision that found state laws establishing separate schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. live coverage from the third of marshall college fund tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. ♪ >> c-span, for history unfold daily. created as aan was public service by america's cable television companies. it is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. general david perkins, head of the army's training command spoke at the utah council for citizen

eastern on c-span and seized on -- and c-span.org. live, today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. at 9:00 a.m., the u.s. house returns. off the floor members are invited to a classified briefing deputy attorney general rod rosenstein on the firing of fbi director james comey. up in 30 minutes on "washington journal,", congressman jim himes of connecticut, ranking member of the intelligence of committee on the nsa and cyber security, on the latest issues into the russianand -- into the interference. and representative kevin cramer from north dakota, on the future of the paris climate agreement and other international efforts to reduce climate change. ♪ host: good morning, it is friday, may 19. here are your morning headlines. the washington post reports that james comey made numerous efforts to keep his distance from the president. he expressed concerns that the president did not respect the agency's independence. though stories are on the heels of the president's news conference yesterday, where he denied pressuring james comey to drop the investigat

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and means subcommittee hearing, starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. you can also watch live on www.c-span.org, and on our free c-span radio app. on friday, a hearing on u.s. space assets and national security threats. we will be live with the house armed services subcommittee on strategic forces on c-span 3, www.c-span.org, and the free c-span radio app. >>k day coverage of the book festival, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. maria olson on her book. goodman, author of "whistleblower at the cia." author sharon weinberger at 12 2 15, discussing her book "the nioneers of war." craig shirley on "reagan rising: the decisive years." at 2:15, sidney blumenthal, author of "wrestling with his anthrops." freeman:15, sally mann on the jersey brothers, a missing naval officer in the pacific and hisily's ques to brie. tch live, yover stiv on an 2' book tv.

on this memorial day monday. reminder, in two hours, president trump will travel to rlington national cemetery, we'll have live coverage 11:00 eastern time on c-span and on c-span radio. joining us from boston is steven rothstein, executive director of john f. kennedy library, good morning, thank you for with us. want to begin by this piece in the "washington post," america's president turns 100. e begins with these words, we cannot imagine john f. kennedy on his 100th birthday, enshrined as a man in his 40s. ad he lived, he would be 100 today. how should he be remembered? guest: i think he did so much in life, the reality is, many of his ideas are just as relevant today. governing through inclusion, big ideas of service, things,ce corps or other his big ideas of innovation, the the moon, many of his what he was fighting for in the we'rere important to what looking at in 2017. host: let me share with our one of the iconic 1961.hes from january senator john kennedy was sworn in as president of the united states. >> the trumpet summons us again, arms, a call to bear though arms we need, not as a battle, though embattled the e, but a call to bear burden of a long

eastern on c-span, c-span.org, and c-span radio. stay with us today, because up y -- thereign polic potential ties between the trump campaign in the russian government. later on, the national congress of american indians will be here to discuss the interior department's management of native american land under r the second -- under the secretary. ♪ announcer: sunday night on "afterwords," physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care in her book "an american sickness: how health care became big business, and how you can take it back." dr. rosenthal is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> i was wondering if your book give you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market, whether we can solve our problems in health care through free-market forces. >> well, i think what we have seen is the answer is probably not. at the beginning of the book, i put a somewhat tongue-in-cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health care market. wher

eastern on c-span three, c-span.org and the c-span radio app. >> c-span's "washington journal", live every day with new some policy issues that impact too. coming up on wednesday morning to discuss the house and senate investigation into russian interference for the 2016 campaign. then jenny beth martin discusses president trumps 2018 budget. california democratic congressman weizen on the president's 2018 budget. watch c-span's "washington journal" live wednesday morning. during the discussion. >> never let anyone to find you. that's the first lesson i want to leave you with. only you define who you

eastern on c-span and c-span .org. >> yesterday the fcc voted to 212 party lines to start the process of repealing regulations on internet service providers known as net neutrality rules. the vote is the first step and review process that could end the classification of home and mobile internet service providers as common carriers. current rules mandate that all internet traffic must be treated equally and fairly and stop internet providers like verizon and comcast from blocking access , hampering loading speeds and charging extra for so-called fast lanes to any websites or apps. news conferences by the individual fcc commissioners followed the session [inaudible discussion] >> good morning. welcome to the may 2017 open meeting of the federal communications commission. please introduce our agenda this morning. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning to you and good morning, commissioners. for today's meeting you'll hear a presentation and six items for your consideration. first, you will hear a presentation on the public safety and homeland security bureau's final report on its inves

eastern on c-span. you can watch online at c-span.org or use the c-span radio app. on friday, tom perez and former republican national committee chair michael steele discuss how to find common ground in washington. our coverage begins at noon eastern at c-span2, c-span.org, and the free c-span radio app. "newsmakers" with senator chuck grassley. he speaks about the firing of james comey, his expectations for the next fbi director, and senate efforts to come up with the health care law. this is 30 minutes. steve: joining us on "newsmakers" is senator chuck grassley. thank you for joining us. and joining us with the questioning is erica werner who covers congress for the associated press and niels lesniewski for cq roll call. senator, let me ask you about the news from this past week. do you have concerns about the meeting between director comey and the deputy attorney general, where he was asking for additional resources to investigate russia was the same person that wrote the memo that led to his resignation, or his firing? sen. grassley: it is my understanding that within a few hours of th

in the next election, whether we take our oaths and our security and beginningverage tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. on c-span become a panel looks at cyber security and state-sponsored computer hacking. clappers include james and the former cia and nsa director michael hayden. live coverage from the armed services committee begins at 9:30 a.m. reminder, you can watch live coverage at c-span.org or listen using the c-span radio app. noon eastern on book tv, the military historians discuss their books on world war i at the 2017 colby military writers a symposium. speakers include jennifer keane with her book "world war i, the american soldier experience." the author of the book "the past to war -- path to war." robert ellis on joe and his book "over there." can the recipient of the colby award -- and the recipient of the colby award and his book, "waging war."

and chris murphy at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> we need physicians and health professionals who are competent, problem solvers, life long learners, team leaders, consensus builders, indeed, who are business managers, and who can share power constructively and gracefully. >> i would just hope that you would understand what this responsibility means. that it means reaching out. it means caring about more than yourself. it means asking about we rather than me. >> have the fortitude to do the right thing not the easy thing. n't be somebody's lap dog or have the dourge speak the truth even when it is unpopular. >> i want to talk with you about being open to the unexpected, about making room for the improbable and the unlikely. >> past commencement speeches from the c-span video library. join us for this year's commencement speeches as we hear from politicians, business leaders, and white house officials. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on saturday, may 20, the 27th, 29th, memorial day, and june 3rd on c-span and c-span.org. >> president trump leaves for his

and virtual space. important to have one set of four entire ecosystem, and one regulator for the entire echo system. >> watch the communicators tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. >> tomorrow on c-span, a look at the politics and security of the asia-pacific region, and tensions on the korean peninsula. live from the international institute for strategic studies at 10:00 eastern here on c-span. later in the day, it's imposing at a school -- brown versus board of education, the landmark 1954 supreme court decision that found state laws establishing separate schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. live coverage from college fund, tomorrow at 1:15 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> systemic, where history unfolds daily. ,n 1979

on andrelationship of law foresman and people of color. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" coming up at 7:00 eastern this morning on c-span. in the discussion. >> to be center for american progress held a daylong conference. the morning session includes house minority leader nancy pelosi and senator obituary and senator murphy. that gets underway at c-span3 at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. you can also watch on c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. discussingning, improving the quality of care for those living with chronic health conditions. you can watch today at 10:00 oregon,c-span, c-span or listen on c-span radio app. took questions on health care,g from the russian investigation, tax policies, and the justice department minimum prison directive. this is 90 minutes. [applause] [cheers and applause]

eastern on c-span two. >> tomorrow on c-span, a look at the politics and security of the asia-pacific region, and tensions on the korean peninsula. live from the international institute for strategic studies at 10:00 eastern here on c-span. later in the day, it's imposing at a school -- brown versus board of education, the landmark 1954 supreme court decision that found state laws establishing separate schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. live coverage from college fund, tomorrow at 1:15 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> systemic, where history unfolds daily. , c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. it's brought you today your cable or satellite provider. >> over the next few hours here and c-span, a commencement addresses from around the country, with intent -- jersey senator cory booker, vice president -- mike pence, bill clinton, kelly ayotte, and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, joseph number. we start with senator booker, who export to graduates of the commitment ceremony at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia. [applause] tha

front of us, weighs 15 million tons. >>> watch c-span's city's tour redding, california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span's book tv. and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> tonight on c-span 3, homeland security secretary john kelly talks about immigration enforcement. that's followed by a senate armed services hearing with the head of u.s. special operations command. then ahead of this weekend's french presidential election we will show you a recent debate between the candidates in that race. at an event today homeland security secretary john kelly suggested that lawmakers should change immigration laws if they do not like how they currently exist. he made the comment while talking about u.s. policy towards central america at the atlanta council in washington, d.c. this is

on president trump's proposed budget for fiscal year 2018. and coverage at 930 eastern you can follow live on c-span oregon and our free c-span radio app.oday, homeland security john kelly testifies on his department's budget or fiscal year 2018. he appears before house appropriations subcommittee. live coverage at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. nationaldirector of intelligence dan coats and defense agency director lieutenant general vincent stewart on global threats and national security.

and former republican chair michael steele discuss how to find common ground in washington. live coverage from the aspen institute begins at noon eastern on c-span 2, www.c-span.org, and the free c-span radio app app. next, a discussion about what is next for the fbi after the firing of director james comey. journal," this is 35 minutes. our next guest for the morning is jonathan turley with george washington university law school, teaches law, here to talk about the firing of james comey. what was the reality of the firing versus what you may be perceived that the perception of the firing? guest: it is unusual to see the response. everyone gets ahead of their skis in terms of what the significance was and what was the motivation. the fact is the merits of the termination were debatable. there were good faith reasons why comey would be terminated. the timing was appalling. that is important when you are in government, and appearances are important, especially when theperson firing i individual is complaining about the investigation he is heading. it was a troubling decision for the white house. having said that, there's a lot of rhetoric on the other side which doesn't make a lot of

tonight on c-span and c-span.org at 10 p.m. eastern. c-spana tomorrow on look at the politics and security of the asia-pacific region and tensions on the korean peninsula. live from the international institute of strategic studies and later, a symposium looking at brown versus board of education which found state laws establishing separate for black and white students to be unconstitutional. live coverage from the thurgood marshall college fund on c-span at one point 15 p.m. eastern -- 1:15 p.m eastern. announcer: bob woodward set down with --this is 20 minutes. [applause] mike: appreciate it. thank you for being here and thank you to this amazing team that has put together this amazing space. i hope you all got some bacon and goat cheese oatmeal like mom used to make. so we thank mexico and their quaker tropicana and nutrition brand for sponsoring this conversation series and making this amazing event possible. thank all of you for reading axios. we bring that smart format to our events as well, so you will see quick segments that leave you

and public risk. we are live from the house homeland subcommittee hearing, starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> c-span'swashington journal," live every day with news and policy issues the impact you. coming up this morning, former senator tom coburn discusses his book. his recent call to impeach president trump. also, documentary filmmaker michael kirk will join us to talk about his new film about white house chief strategist steve bannon. be sure to watch "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern this morning. join the discussion. define that.anyone that is the first lesson i want to leave you with. only you define who you are, only you. >> our hearts should be open, not just to falling in love, but to the world. we need to look. we need to care. and we need to contribute. >> don't ever let anyone tell you that your dreams are silly. and if you have to look back on your life, regret the things you did and not what you didn't do. >> nothing stays still. things will change. you is whetherr and how you will participate in the process of creative change. >> just a few past commencement speeches from

and satellite provider. >> tomorrow on c-span, a look at the politics and security in the asia-pacific region and tensions at 10 korean peninsula a.m. eastern here on c-span. later in the day, a symposium exploring school integration the board ofnd education. the landmark decision that found state laws establishing separate schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. live coverage from the thurgood marshall college fund tomorrow on c-span. >> it resulted in a naval victory for the u.s. over japan just six months after the attack on pearl harbor. american history tv will be live all day from the macarthur memorial visitors center in norfolk, virginia for the 75th anniversary of the battle of midway. featured speakers include the author of the five star admirals who won the war at sea. , the odyssey of the code breaker who outwitted yamamoto and -- yamamoto at midway and the untold story of the battle of midway. and the co-author of "never call -- watch the 75th midway anniversary center live from norfolk virginia on

on, including taking your calls at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. wednesday, a washington correspondent for the daily beat discusses progressive resistance against the trump presidency. then the heritage foundation's stephen moore on gop health care. a washington post pentagon correspondent discusses the potential increase of u.s. troops in afghanistan. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> saturday, at noon eastern on book tv, military historians discuss their books on world war i. at the 2017: military writers symposium. speakers include an author with her book "world war i: the american soldier experience." bookired colonel and his over there, america in the great war. and the recipient of this year's ragingward and his book war, the clash between presidents and congress, 1776 to isis. watch the military writers symposium saturday at new eastern on c-span twos book tv. in about 15 minutes, live coverage of a discussion on modern-day slavery here in a nort

and you can set the rates very low. 8:00 p.m.night at eastern on c-span's q&a. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. now, defense secretary james mattis and joint chiefs of staff dunford discussing u.s. efforts to combat isis. this is just under an hour. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i returned last week from a withng in copenhagen ministers of defense from 14 nations to coordinate our political way ahead in the defeat isis campaign. chairman dunford returned yesterday from achieved of -- a chief of defense meeting in brussels with 28 nato nations plus his counterparts from a nations andonal they discussed the military aspects of that campaign. trump'srk, president special envoy and final state permit leader to the coalition

and make a speech. our live coverage begins at 11:00 eastern here on c-span. c-span's to journal come alive every day -- with news and policy issues that impact you. he wasup sunday morning, just dispensed -- action network holly harris discusses new justice department sentencing guidelines. entry to marcy of the national iranian american talks about u.s.-iran relations. and political's michael trafford will discuss he was as a kid for policy and funding and to what expense russian fingernail, live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning ritual in the discussion. >> sunday night on afterwards, msnbc hosts special chris hayes examines for the criminal justice system is dividing the country in his book, a colony and and -- in a nation. mr. hayes was interviewed by author elizabeth engine. isit seems like ferguson experience inur what you're talking about, growing up in the bronx and 80's. >> the thing about this in a my mind -- if you grow up in a city, the bronx, this conception of cities as these things -- and cities there are these racial fortunes, and cities you have been nei

c-span radio app. treasury secretary steve mnuchin testifies thursday on president trump's proposed 2018 treasury department budget and tax reform plan. with the senate finance committee beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. you can watch live on c-span.org and on our free c-span radio app. white house budget director mick mulvaney briefed reporters on president trump's proposed year 2018.fiscal questions focused on the administration's request for money to expand walls on the border and proposed cuts to the supplemental nutrition assistance program. a successor to the federal food stamps program and medicaid. >> good morning. i wanted to make a brief .tatement sometimes folks like me get caught up in the numbers. i want to talk about what happened in manchester, england. the president this morning summed it up emotionally for a lot of us. these people who perpetrated this, described as evil losers. barron's 11t has -- or 12, all of us have children ust age, this hits especially close to home. we stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies in the u.k. and the victims of their families are in our hearts. as we talk about other things that pale in comparison. with that said, let's talk about the budget. what i said at the opening,

live to arlington for the remarks and the wreathlaying by the presidents scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m. eastern time here on c-span. and a little later today here on c-span, we will look at this year's commencement addresses from vice president mike pence former president bill clinton, chair of the joint chiefs of staff general joseph dunford, and senators cory booker of new jersey, tammy duckworth of illinois, and former senator of new hampshire, kelly ayotte pit commencement speeches on c-span, we will have the starting at 1:00 eastern time. vice president mike pence along , karen, ande national security adviser hr mcmaster and ivanka trump posted military families recently at an event marking national military appreciation month. [applause] >> hello, everyone. look at all these amazing kids. i love it. thank you. and my are in here somewhere.

and colombian president juan santos live at 3:45 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television kanes. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>> whether you're going to be a dentist or a lawyer or a teacher or an accountant, let your guiding principle be truth and service. >> success is not an entitlement. it has to be earned and earned every day through the lens of humility. >> our greatest passions in life often force us to face challenges that seem insurmountable. you can conquer these challenges and they will shape and strengthen your character. >> saturday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 2017 commencement speeches. this weekend, speakers include senator harris at howard university in washington, d.c., education secretary betsy devos at bethune cookman university in florida, c eo and president of aero rocket dyne drake, executive chairman of starbucks schultz at arizona state university, senator warren and senator portman at ashland university in ohio. this saturday night at 8:00 p.m. easter

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c-span city tour of redding california at noon eastern on c-span to book tv. sunday at 2:00 p.m., on american history tv on c-span three. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span three, saturday at eight lectures in history on the people and ideas that shaped the 1776 pennsylvania constitution. >> the continental congress, the representatives from all the colonies have instructed, after the july 4 declaration, instructed all of the colonies now states, to form new government's. >> sunday at 4:30 p.m. eastern , secret service and fbi agents reflect on protecting president reagan following his assassination attempt. >> when i heard the shots go off i immediately went to my weapon and i only had seconds to determine where the shots were coming from. by that time, you saw the smoke from the weapons, you saw individuals moving toward a potential assailant and i move directly toward him as well. >> at eight, on the presidency, historian annette gordon reed on the relationship between thomas jefferson. >> people were property and could be bought and sold. that was a thing that many m

and i heard all about that. she became at this time sort of a political icon. >> watch afterwards, tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2's book tv. c-span'sewsmakers welcomes congress and peter defazio of oregon. he is the senior democrat on the transportation committee. joining us to ask questions is lauren gardner from politico and bogdanovich with bloomberg. we are recording this on thursday afternoon. a big vote in the house of representatives for the republican passing their health care legislation package by a couple of votes. i am wondering about the politics and policy of this as it moves into the united states senate.

about ship movements and other things as well in exchange for not that much money but very lavish lifestyles. announcer: tonight at eight eastern on c-span's q&a. announcer: c-span's washington journal, live every day with the news and policy issues that impact you. monday morning, university of texas law school professor will join us to discuss today's hearing on the trump administration's travel ban. then richard weiss talks about the u.s. missile defense system and the border reporter for arizona republic discusses the cost of deporting illegal immigrants. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at seven eastern monday morning. join the discussion. now a discussion on president trump's view of nationalism. from washington journal, this is about 30 minutes. >> joining us from las vegas is a contributor to the weekly standard and his latest piece looking at what makes america

eastern on american history tv on sees and three. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. c-span was created as a public service by america's cable-television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> washington journal continues. host: the number for democrats -- republicans -- independents -- on twitter, you can post thoughts and also on our facebook page. story taking has a a look at what might be the future of the united states involvement in the paris climate presidentg that the has made the decision to withdraw from the climate deal according to people with direct knowledge of the decision. administer -- administrator scott pruitt, deciding whether to do a formal withdraw, which could take three years, or the climate change treaty, which would be faster but more extreme. on.ill see as the day goes you can go to the website to see more of that. the independent line, david is up in new york on the open phone. david, good morning, go ahead. good morning. thanks for c-span or i'm going to beg to differ with your one-sideduest on his character

the eastern on c-span3 and you can also listen on c-span radio app or follow it on c-span.org. then, chronic health conditions. you can fall it on c-span radio , 10:00 a.m.n.org eight eastern time on c-span. ♪ >> we are business managers, sharing power constructively and gracefully. >> i would just hope you would understand what this responsibility means. it means reaching out. it means caring about more than yourself. it means asking about we rather the meat. >> having the fortitude to do the right thing not the easy thing. do not eat a lapdog or a sycophant. speak the truth even when it is unpopular. about being talk to open to the unexpected. about making room for the improbable and the unlikely. >> past commencement speeches from the c-span video library. join us as we hear from politicians, business leaders, and white house officials starting on saturday, may 20, 29th andial day on the june 3. >> the ceremony from the indian treaty movie of the executive office building includes former --ator abdul with whom mr. senator bob dole attended. [applause] >> ladies and it gentlemen, my name is pat roberts. i have the privilege

c-span's request to cover the proceedings and will for the first time ever allow a live audio broadcast. coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. this morning, a republican bill to replace the affordable care act goes to the floor. watch the debate and the vote here on c-span watching it -- starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, california democrat congressman byl ruiz on efforts republicans to change the nation's health care. congressman leonard lance who will talk about potential changes to the health care law. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. he once called for the removal of pluto as a planet and on sunday, author and astro physicist neil degrasse tyson will be our guest. >> allow me to tell you that our it wass small as compared to earth, is five times the mass of pluto. lovers were never told that, were you? [laughter] welcome to the company of informed people, all right? regarding pluto. announcer: during our live three-hour conversation, we woke take calls and facebook the head who is also of the planetarium in new york city and author of several books. "welcome to the un

and i heard all about that. she became at this time sort of a political icon. >> watch afterwards, tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2's book tv. c-span's newsmakers welcomes congress and peter defazio of oregon. he is the senior democrat on the transportation committee. joining us to ask questions is lauren gardner from politico and bogdanovich with bloomberg. we are recording this on thursday afternoon. a big vote in the house of representatives for the republican passing their health care legislation package by a couple of votes. i am wondering about the politics and policy of this as it moves into the united states senate. in the senate, 10 senators face election in states that president trump won. what are your concerns as this legislation moves on? rep. defazio: this bill is not a factor in the races for those senators. look this was a really bad will , -- which was immensely unpopular in polling. it was rejected by the american medical association, retired groups, by hospital groups. it has been evaluated it will put 24 billion people off health care within three years. it's going to raise premiums a minimum of five times for peo

eastern on c-span2. you can follow live on c-span.org and on our free c-span radio app. >> place presidents, mike pence speaks at the naval academy's graduation on friday. our coverage starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> it treasury secretary, stephen mnuchin defended the president's 2018 to proposal. he also spoke about the administration's efforts to make changes to the tax code. this hearing is just under two hours.

and thrown into jail i heard about that. she became at this time a political icon. >> watch afterwards sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span twos, book tv. this weekend, c-span cities tour with the help of our charter communications partners explores the literary theme and history of california. saturday noon eastern on book tv. author and former california fish and game warden stephen on his book the game warden son. >> watching my dad and learning the tricks to be in a good wildlife officer. don't slam the door when you get out of the car, that kind of thing they hear you and that's over. so i couldn't wait when i got old enough and graduated from college, i wanted to be a fishing game warden myself. >> here coming up next month we have the craft. we have elements of fiction and after that the craft of writing and memoir. following up with a we'll have a presentation on writing biography. so we keep it as broad as possible so we touch on any potential writing interest. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, tour the shasta dam. >> it is two thirds of a mile from one end to the other. it's 883-foot thick. it is thicker than it is tall. when

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eastern on c-span three. you can also follow life on c-span.org and are free c-span radio app. >> treasury secretary, steve minasian testifies on president trumps tax reform plan. we are live with the senate finance committee starting at 6:10 a.m. eastern on c-span three, ina olson, national taxpayer advocate testifies on fighting fraud and taxpayer id theft she appears before the irs services for taxpayers. this is about one hour. >> lessons learned from the tax payer advocate, it is been nearly 20 years since congress seriously considered reforms to the irs. i am hopeful we embark on a new effort to improve the agency that can work hand-in-hand our members on both sides of the aisle, working together confident will find common ground and make progress. it's important to emphasize that our effort to reform the irs is not seen as a punishment of the employee. instead we need to recognize the irs mission is very important. every government entity whether private companies can benefit from a thorough review of thoughtful long-term planning and action. that is what were here today for a period of a business background

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and make a speech. our coverage begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. c-spanou missed it on senator ron wyden on the cbo score for the american health care act. >> what is still in tact is $800 billion in medicaid cuts, and these medicaid cuts are going to hit american communities like a wrecking ball. and the pain will be felt throughout the ages. announcer: vermont senator bernie sanders and mick mulvaney on the proposed 2018 budget. billionaire family get a $52 billion tax cut? >> we want to get rid of -- >> ordinary people. are losing people coverage today under obamacare -- >> i ask why the wealthiest family in america is getting a $52 billion tax cut. secretary of homeland security john kelly on future manchester-style terrorist attacks. >> these are kids come up men and women, born and raised in france, germany. they have legal passports. they have left to go fight in the caliphate. in many cases, their countries don't know they have left, then they come back, so their countries don't know they were gone, and now they are hardened warriors that will do

eastern time. we'll have it live here on c-span and c-span radio. wesley from oklahoma, good morning to you. caller: good morning sir. i made it to virginia. my sister served for four years. i want to let everybody know there is a god out there who care about us. we serve our country. regardless what branch or service or if you're not active, maybe disabled or you have family member who are still active. i have cousins still in the air force. i want to let everybody know, we need to thank these individuals. we need to remember that america is the home of the free and land of the brave. this is only country you can be free to walk and do. one thing anybody else can thank god everyday. i thank god for one person. that's the president of the united states. he made some decisions to show people that we care. america does put everybody else first. i want everybody to understand just because you don't die over there in war -- [indiscernible] have a great memorial day and be happy. thank you. host: wesley from enid, oklahoma. we'll get back to your call and and comments in a moment. news over the w

on friday. our coverage starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> it treasury secretary, stephen mnuchin defended the president's 2018 to proposal. he also spoke about the administration's efforts to make changes to the tax code. this hearing is just under two hours. >> members of the committee want to briefly comment on the horrific terrorist attack in manchester. americans are bond to our british friends by common language, culture and many other things such as common law. as a boy i remember the strength that to us americans to witness the courage of the british people as they stood strong in the battle of britain. we know the result of the british people will once again vanquish a common foe. today i think we can speak to all members of the committee when i say god save the queen and god save great britain. we care great deal for friends overseas and we wish them the best. today's hearing will have a dual focus. we will discuss the president's budget for fiscal year 2018 and ongoing ef

on c-span starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern. this weekend, c-span city to her explores the literary scene and history of redding, california. saturday at noon eastern on book tv. californiand former fish and game warden on his new book. >> watching my dad learned the tricks to being a good wildlife officer. whendon't slam the door you get out of the car because they will hear you and then it is over. all those little things. olduldn't wait when i got enough and graduated from college, i wanted to be a fish and game warden myself. announcer: and here about his writers for him. we have elements of fiction. after that, the craft of writing a memoir. following up with that, we will have a presentation on writing biography. we could keep it as broad as people so that we touch on any potential writing interests. sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, we look at a dam. >> it is 883 feet thick. it is thicker than it is tall. mommy look up at the dam, we get an idea just how massive the dam is. it weighs 15 million tons. announcer: watch the cities to her of redding, california saturday at noon eastern on c-span twos boo

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watch c-span's cities tour of trenton, new jersey at 5:15 eastern on c-span's booktv and sunday at 2:00 pm on american history tv on c-span3 working with cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> the senate armed services committee held a confirmation hearing of 3 pending defense department nominees. of confirmed they would be working in areas of military intelligence, homeland defense and international security. senator john mccain chaired the hearing. it is an hour and 10 minutes. >> good morning.