and then we will close out may at book expo america in new york city where the publishing industry showcases their overcoming books -- their upcoming books. then the printers row lit fest with pulitzer prize winning author lawrence right. that's the spring's book festivals on c-span tv. >> congress established the veterans history project is a part over the full life project at the library of congress. it collects oral histories and makes them accessible to the public. up next week hear from senator thomas carper of delaware, a new flight officer. -- who was a naval flight officer during the vietnam war. >> good afternoon, senator. i am dave winkler. this is my colleague. we are here with the veterans history program to discuss your career in the navy reserve. today is the 14th of september and we are on capitol hill. thank you for your time. i would like to open up the floor with a question, talking about your youth and your interest in the military and what eventually lead you to the navy rotc program. senator tom carper: my wife says that i never grew up and i hope in a sense that i never

then we will close out may at book spec spoke -- book expo america. in june, we are live for the chicago tribune literature fest. that is this spring on c-span2 and book tv. >> live today, "washington journal" is next. at 10:00, the finance committee hears from the chamber of commerce ceo. at noon, the house returns for work on several bills regarding energy policy, patient access to medication, and the national peace officers memorial. coming up, linda dempsey of the manufacturers association will discuss authority given to the president to negotiate the transpacific trade deal. we will also talk about wall street discrimination protections for the lgbt community. jennifer lawless on why young americans are turned off from politics. ♪ host: when it comes to a republican presidential candidate, the "new york times" said while it is not endorsement, they have -- republicans have expressed support for governor scott walker. hillary clinton is still in new hampshire. the hill newspaper still reporting that loretta lynch as attorney general, confirmation

we will close out may at book expo america in new york city with the publishing industry so cases bestshowcases. our three hour in-depth program with pulitzer prize-winning author lawrence wright. that is this spring on c-span 2's booktv. >> washington journal continues. host: reid wilson is a senior political policy writer. he is also a frequent face on the washington journal. he joins us to talk about the transpacific partnership and the politics of trade. for those just coming to this, explain what the tpp is and what the president needs from congress in order to get it passed. guest: it is a trade deal being negotiated between the u.s. and about a dozen asian countries. it would allow trade to flow more freely. it would cement some agreements that have been in the works for a long time now. supporters love the idea because they say it is good for business and the middle class in america. is good for international security because if you're trading with someone you are less likely to go to war with them. opponents think it is that for workers, bad for labor conditions, not only in t

then we close out me at book expo america in new york city with the publishing industry showcases upcoming books. in june, live the chicago tribune literary fest. that is this spring on c-span's 2's book tv. >> each week, "american artifacts" takes viewers inside museums to learn what artifacts have to reveal. 150 years ago, actor john wilkes booth shot president lincoln at ford theater in washington dc. for the first time since that night, a collection of objects connected to the assassination are reunited in an exhibit titled silent witnesses. first, we begin at the national museum of american history to see the carriage that transported president and mrs. lincoln to ford's theatre on april 14, 1865. >> behind me is the carriage that abraham lincoln road to ford's theatre then as if his assassination.

we will close out may at book expo america in new york city with the publishing industry showcases yourpcoming books. then on the first week of june we are alive from the chicago tribune for his robe lit fest including our three-hour live in death program with lawrence wright. that is the spring on c-span2 book tv. >> at the international consumer electronics show in las vegas earlier this year, we spoke with university of california san francisco cardiologist dr. michael blanche about developments in medical technology and the future of medicine. >> you have to bring together these two very different organizations and to different dna is in cultures to really get to that space where we need to be. as an academic health center we're not going to invest the centers and build huge databases. that is what they are going to do. they don't know anything about clinical process or about doing clinical trials or discovering what really works. so we are working on these novel partnerships and marrying the two and trying to get the space. >> that is tonight on "the communicators" on c-span2. anno

we close out may at book expo america in new york city. public -- the publishing industry showcases their upcoming books. and then we are alive for the printers row lit fest. we also hear from callers and talk to lawrence wright. that is on c-span, "booktv." >> this sunday on "q&a." jessica stern on isis. >> there are two aspects of isis the president needs to understand. first, their efforts and success on social media. they need for us to respond to that. -- of the need for us to respond to that. the narrative they are spreading successfully and so far. the other is the apocalyptic narrative. it is impossible for me to know for sure that they really believe the end times are coming or whether they are capitalizing on widespread belief in muslim-majority countries, that they will witness a bit and -- witness the end of times. take a sunday night on c-span's "q&a.' >> "washington journal" continues. host: next week brings us the 40 with us -- the 40 with salvation of earth day. joining us our air peek got, the president of friends of the e

we close with book expo america in new york city, where the publishing industry showcases upcoming books are live for the chicago tribune printers wrote late last including our three-hour life program. that is the spring on c-span twos -- c-span'2 book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we will now discuss america's shifting viewpoints over gun rights and gun control. we are joined by john lott, president of the crime prevention research center and author of the book "more guns less crime." thank you for being here. i wanted to start by bringing up this recent poll from the pew research center. it shows that for the first time, more americans say that protecting gun rights is important than controlling gun ownership. you can see in the graph that 52% of americans say that protecting gun rights it important compared to 46% who say controlling gun ownership is important. this is a dramatic change from the 1990's. what you think is driving the shift? guest: i think there are several things. first of all, what is related to is if people think a gun makes them safer or not. in 2000,

book expo in america -- books -- book expo in america and new york city.here lot at the chicago printer . including our three hour in-depth program, with lawrence wright. your phone calls. that is the spring on c-span2. >> loretta lynch officially became the official attorney general on monday. she was sworn in by vice president biden. in a certain -- in a ceremony at the justice department. it is 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome miss loretta lynch and vice president joe biden. [applause] vice president biden: i first stepped into this room during the nixon administration. i remember walking into this holding and inking about the majesty of this place and how much we rely on it. for all of our basic rights and protections. your whole family is here today. i hope you will forgive as we used to say in the senate a point of personal privilege. i am so happy to meet your dad. dad, stand up. [applause] this is a man who never thought it paid to be silent in the face of oppression and prejudice. so many people, so many people not only in your

we will close out at book expo america in new york city where the publishing industry showcases their in june, we are live for the chicago tribune lit fest. that is this spring on c-span2. jeh johnson testifies before the senate judiciary. he speaks about the deferred action for child arrivals. border security, president obama's executive actions, cyber security, and combating extremism. this is just under three hours. sen. grassley: oversight is a critical function of our branch. every year, this committee tries to invite the secretary of homeland security to brief us on the state of affairs as the department gets an opportunity to question the administration's policies as well as an opportunity for the department he take responsibility for its actions. as a pleasure to have secretary johnson here. this is the first opportunity for us to question him publicly since the executive action on immigration in november. even though there is an injunction against the executive actions, we can still get a good idea of what to expect from the programs based on the way the department has unlimi

check us out at book expo america. then in the first week in june we are live at the "chicago tribune" printers row lets live test. including our in depth program went lawrence wright and your phone calls. that is the this spring on booktv. >> on tuesday the supreme court will hear oral argument on whether the 14th amendment requires states to license marriages between two people of the same saxon weathers dates are required to recognize same-sex marriage. people are lining up to hear tuesday's oral arguments. there is a discussion about the upcoming cases and their positions on cases. this is about one hour and 10 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> hello, we are grateful to the folks at c-span coming in who are filming the discussion today and we want to be conscious of their presence here. my name is rick scarborough and myself and others who are here, matthew staver and mr. jackson are the original authors, there are copies you can see one if you'd like. you can

we will close out may at book expo america where the industry showcases their upcoming books. and we are live for the printers row literature fest including our in-depth program with glitter prize-winning author lawrence wright and your phone calls. >> vice president biden delivered remarks thursday evening at israel plus 67th independence day celebration. he talked about the long history and friendship between the u.s. and israel. the vice president touched on the iran nuclear framework agreement, warning that if iran does not follow through with guidelines, there would be no deal. this is about 40 minutes. [applause] >> our program will begin with the singing of the national anthem. the star-spangled banner -- [indiscernible] the former lead singer of the israel defense force band. ♪ [singing the star-spangled banner] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> please join me in welcoming ambassador john renner. -- john brunner. >> on behalf of the military at -- a deputy ambassador and all my colleagues at the israeli embassy, my wife and i want to welcome all of you to this i

then we close out may at book expo america in new york city where the publishing industry show cases upcoming books. first week of june, live for the chicago tribune printers row lit fest. that's this spring on cspan2's book tv. >>> jennifer lawless is the coauthor of the book "running from office, why young americans are turned off to politics." on washington journal we talked to her about involvement of young people in politics. this is 45 minutes. >> our guest, co-author of a book "running from office why young americans are turned off to politics." jennifer lawless joins us. good morning. >> good morning. >> why is the turnoff happening? >> there are several reasons, but ultimately because politics are ugly, there's hyper partisanship stalemate young people want to go save communities think about every option rather than running for office. >> is that because they're not exposed to politics or there's not interest from them to get into politics? >> it is interesting. for a long time there was a sense young americans were just tuned out. what we find in the book based on a survey

we will close may at book expo america in new york city where the publishing industry showcases their upcoming books. the first week in june we are live for the printer's row lit fest including our three hours live in that program was killed surprise when dr. lawrence wright and your phone calls. that is this spring on c-span2's booktv. >> coming up tonight on c-span2 panel debate whether the u.s. is becoming a police state. then a debate on how the west should deal with russia. after that china's finance minister talks about the impact of his country's economy on the world and later a discussion on the stage of working women in the u.s.. >> now a panel discussion on police and raise from the university of colorado's 67 annual conference on world affairs in boulder. gillick surprise when journalists authors and academics discuss whether the u.s. is becoming a police state in light of ongoing controversies about police shootings around the country. this is an hour

we will close out may at book expo america, in new york city.republishing industry showcases their upcoming books. then in the first week of june we are lipoprotein chicago tribune printers row lit fest. that is the spring on tv. >> she was considered modern time, called mrs. president by her detractors and was outspoken overviews of slavery and women's rights. as one of the most prolific writers of any first lady, shapeless prolific on her views of colonial life. abigail adams. examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady and her influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama sundays on c-span3. as a complement to the series the new book is now available. first lady presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women. providing likely strength of these fascinating women. it is available as a hardcover or e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. announcer: the white house correspondents dinner is tonight. ahead of that, the correspondents associa

and then close out may at book expo america in new york city. where the publishing industry showcases their upcoming books. in june we're live for "the chicago tribune" printer's row. we have pulitzer prize-winning author lawrence wright and your phone calls. that is this year on c-span2's booktv. >> former president bill clinton spoke about the importance of life in public service tuesday. the 42nd was at george town university in what is called the clinton lectures. wresident clinton graduated from the university's foreign service school this 1968. this event is an hour and 25 minutes. [applause] >> well, good morning. my pleasure and privilege to welcome all of you to gaston hall, for this in the third of clinton lectures at georgetown. i wish to thank all of you for being here and offer a special word of welcome to our distinguishes guests in attendance including honorable tom vilsack, secretary of agriculture, and congressman john delaney. we're honored to have you with us this morning. we've had the privilege over the course of the past fe

we will close on may at book expo america, in new york city where the publishing industry showcases her upcoming books. and then we are alive for the chicago tribune printers row lit fest. that is the spring on c-span to book tv. >> now from the sport's washington journal really a conversation on how the government pays doctors retreat medicare patients. i do not think you can blame her for taking the position her boss did. >> "washington journal" continues. host: on your screen is dr. john noseworthy, president and ceo of the mayo clinic. he is in rochester, minnesota. dr. noseworthy, the so-called fix -- doc fix law was signed into bill. -- sign into law. how does that affect you? guest: it takes the uncertainty out of year-to-year payments of medicare payments to health care organizations and puts us on a path to moving to pay for value better outcomes for our patients rather than pay for the volume of services we do. we think this is a step forward in the right direction. this is a path we have been advocating to the government for some time. host: how much of your funding, dismisse

we'll close out may at book expo america in new york city where the publishing city showcases their upcoming books. first week of june, we're live for the lit fest, including ourin-depth program. that's this spring on c-span2's book tv. >>> on thursday greek finance minister yanis varoufakis spoke at the brookings institution in washington, d.c., where ministers are attending the world meetings of international monetary fund. he talked about his country's economic challenges, including the debt crisis, and the negotiations between his country and the european union for financial assistance. this is 1 hour and 15 minutes. >> good evening all of you, ladies and gentlemen, friends. good evening yanis. welcome to brookings. this was a much expected event. we've had trouble accommodating everybody who wanted to listen to you. i'm really grateful that you took the time out of the very busy meetings here, of course to share your perspectives with you. you're well-known phd in economics. many books, 15 books. i don't know all of them. i noted two in particular. america, europe and the future of the

then we'll close out book expo america in new york city. then the first week in june we're live for the "chicago tribune" printer's row lit fest, including our three-hour live in-depth program with pulitzer prize winning author lawrence wright and your phone calls. that's this spring on c-span 2's book tv. >>> on tuesday, a senate subcommittee on aviation operations held a hearing on aviation safety, part of the reauthorizing of the federal aviation administration. witnesses include a safety official from the faa, the chairman of the national transportation safety board and retired airline captain chesley sullenberger. senator kelly ayotte chaired this two hour hearing. >> good afternoon and welcome. thank you all for being here. today's hearing is one in a series we're holding in preparation for this year's federal aviation administration's reauthorization effort and last week we heard from experts and stakeholders on the certification process and airport infrastructure financing. today we have the opportunity to discuss the single-most im

we will close out may at book expo america, where the publishing industry of -- showcases upcoming booksthen we are live for the printers row lit fest with lawrence wright. that is this spring on c-span2's book tv. >> next, senate agriculture committee looks at expanding produce and farm equipment trading with cuba. speakers include u.s. farmers and ranchers along with officials from the treasury and commerce departments. they discuss opportunities and challenges of trading with the island nation, following president obama's announcement in december 2 normal as relation. legislation is being sponsored in the senate that would temporarily lift the trade embargo. the hearing is two hours and 10 minutes. >> let it go. it sure got quite. the committee will call to order. a call this meeting on agriculture and for history to order. at the beginning of this congress, i was extremely hopeful trade would be an area where we could work across the aisle to find agreement. i still maintain that hope. we certainly hope that is the case. we are working very hard in the finance committee to make it ha

and then we'll close out may at book expo america in new york city where the publishing industry showcases their upcoming books. then on the first week in june we're live for the "chicago tribune" printer's row litfest including our three-hour in depth program with pulitzer prize-winning author liz wright. that's this spring on c-span 2's book tv. >>> irs commissioner john koskinen says budget cuts to his agency mean worse customer service for taxpayers and longer waits for people calling the irs with questions about their taxes. he spoke in the brookings institute in the tax policy center earlier this month. followed by a panel discussion. >>> good afternoon, everybody. nice to see some reunions taking place in the front row. thank you, everybody, for coming today. my name is ted gehr. i'm the vice president and director of economic studies here at brookings. and i'm delighted to welcome irs commissioner john koskinen, who is here to discuss how the irs deals with an increasing workload in a time of budget cuts. it's actually a nicely timed event. i like to put one-week reminders ahead of

as former senior adviser to president obama david axelrod, and then we'll close out may at book expo america in new york city. thn on the first week in june, we're live for the the chicago tribune fest. including our three-hour live in depth program with pulitzer prize winning author. >>> last month the former chair of the federal reserve, ben bernanke talkeded about achieving full employment in the u.s. and what that would mean for the economy. he also joined a panel discussion about the factors that affect employment. the discussion was hosted by the center on budget and policy priorities. >>> good morning, everyone. good morning. i am bob greenstein, president of the center of budget priorities and i want to welcome you all to this exciting event sponsored by the center's full employment project. i want to particularly thank the open philanthropy project, which has made today's event possible. many of you know the center run budget for the work on pressing issues to reduce poverty and inequality and for our contributions to important budget tax debates both in washington and in the state

then we'll close out may at book e expo america in new york city, where the publishing industry showcases their upcoming books. on the first week in june we're live for the chicago tribune, including our three-hour live in depth program with lawrence wrigt, and your phone calls. that's this spring on c-span 2's book tv. >>> last week defense secretary ashton carter delivered remarks on sexual assault and prevention. he spoke to an audience of 250 members at georgetown university, suppressing the need for leadership in the military as it pertains to sexual assault crimes. this is about 45 minutes. >>> ladies and gentlemen please welcome to the stage, professor of military science from georgetown university. >>> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. students, faculty, officers noncommissioned officers and cadets of the joint force, distinguished guests. on behalf of the beattalion, welcome to the hill top and thanks for joining us for this great occasion. in his three decades of service to the nation from academia to service, secretary carter has been in front and center as our military tackl

book expo, america where the publishing industry showcases upcoming books. first week in june, we are alive, including our three-hour live three-hour program with lawrence wright and your phone calls. that is the spring on c-span2 booktv. >> in 2003, judith miller wrote several stories leading up to weapons of mass destruction. vice president cheney's chief of staff, she was found in contempt of court and imprisoned in federal jail for 85 days. she talks about her time in jail as well as who new book, a reporter's journey. >> i refused to reveal the identity of a source who i did not want his identity revealed. our business, protecting sources is the lifeblood of independent journalism. i really felt unless the people i routinely spoke to who had access to classified information , if they could trust me to protect them, my sources would dry up and eventually, i would just be writing with the government wanted you to write. i felt it was a question of principle and that i did not have much choice. >> tonight on c-span's q&a. "washington journal" continues. ho

it will include a former senior adviser to president obama could we will close out may add book expo american new york city with a showcase of upcoming books. on the first week in june, the chicago tribune printers row lit fest with a pulitzer prize-winning author. that is this spring on c-span2's booktv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we have representative jared polis from colorado who serve the second district. good morning. we sit as both the house and senate gather, negotiators -- gather negotiators on both sides to work on the budget. tell our viewers what is at stake and what you are looking for. guest: i guess you can say there is a little and a lock and from the democratic perspective there's not enormous differences. what did because of have put forward in their alternative and the house, chris van hollen and many senate democrats, trying to bring down the sequester equally. when talking about whether you reduce the sequester on the defense side it hardly makes sense from a budgetary perspective. one typical republican with tax and spend policies, spending money they do n

and will close out may at book expo america in new york city, where the publishing industry showcases upcoming book. then in the first week of june we are live in chicago. including our three hour live in death program with lawrence wright. that is the spring on c-span2's "booktv." host: we want to welcome back to our table this morning congressman michael capuano democrat of massachusetts. sir, we are approaching the five year anniversary of. frank -- of dodd frank. what do you think the impact of that law has been? guest: it is still evolving. i think it has been a good law overall. some of it has not yet been fully implemented, but overall it has done a reasonable job. it could be better if we get some better regulations finalized. and i think if we could clean up a handful of things, it would be better. but overall, i think it has done a very good job. it has kept the markets relatively stable and recovering. host: what needs to be cleaned up? guest: some monarch revocations on insurance companies and things like that. i think you are minor and relatively easy to do. host: and wha

, as well as the former senior adviser president obama, and then we will close out may at book expo americaw york city where they showcase upcoming books. in the first week in june, we are alive for the chicago tribune fest, including our three-hour live program, including pulitzer prize winning author lawrence wright. that is this spring on c-span2 buses booktv. >> washington journal continues. host: we want to welcome back to our table congressman john delaney, democrat of merit -- of maryland. the president talked last week, he was a constituent of yours being held hostage by al qaeda. when and how did you learn about his death? guest: we learned about it the day before it was announced from the white house. i learned about it about the same time as him. i was just heartbroken. i never met warren, which i feel sad about, but i have really gotten to know the family incredibly well. elaine and one's daughters. we've we worked very closely on strategies. a terrible ending to what as -- what has been a difficult situation. host: what was the effort like? explain u.s. hostage procedure. guest

at the gaithersburg book festival with tom davis and martin frost and we close out may at book expo america in new york city where the publishing industry showcases upcoming books. in the first weekend in june, we are on printers row -- we are at printers row lit fest. including an interview with lawrence wright. that's this spring on c-span2's book tv. earlier today the chair of the house transportation committee bill shuster, talked about the highway trust fund expiration deadline and future changes to amtrak. he also discussed what's being done to re-authorize the federal aviation administration at this event, hosted by national journal. >> conversation with the chairman of the house transportation and infrastructure committee. so we can have your full attention, please silence your cell phones. we encourage your comments via vase falk, twitter and instagram. for those of you with questions for chairman shuster, submit your questions to the moderator via twitter via #asknj. this morning's conversation is the second of many conferrings we'll host over the year. in addition to featuring ch

then we will close out may at book expo america, in new york city.eek in june we will be live for the printers row with fest in chicago, including an interview with lawrence wright and your phone calls. that is on book tv c-span2. >> on c-span, the committee caters is next with u.s. telecom president walter mccormick. then we will be live in new hampshire for remarks from governor scott walker. and ahead of the correspondence dinner in the white house, we will look back at past speeches given by president clinton george bush, and barack obama. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies and brought to you by a public -- as a public service. >> this week on the communicators, an update on the net neutrality regulations passed by the fcc earlier this year. julia haddam is with the hill. where do we stand? >> this is a new chapter. the long ongoing saga, a vote was made earlier this year in february that would take a bold step of reclassifying the internet service, to treat it as a title ii service, what we have called a more of a utility style regu