republicanda congressman francis rooney joins us now via zoom. a member of the house foreign relations committee. i want to ask you about the significance of the abraham accord, as they are now known, signed at the white house yesterday. is this the key breakthrough needed on that very long road to middle east peace? guest: it is certainly a milestone to bring bahrain and the united arab emirates into harmony with israel. it is a big step, no doubt about it. i don't know how that is going to play out with palestinians. they probably feel like they have been cast aside by their fellow arab countries, and i could breed some difficult behavior from them -- and that could breed some difficult behavior from them. i am not in favor of abandoning the two state solution. host: can you truly be on the road to middle east feast -- middle east peace if palestinians aren't involved, and what would be the next step? guest: i don't see how you can. the two state solution goes back to the 1950's. they have to have a homeland and eventually to state -- and event

democrat jared huffman, to talk about those wildfires out west and later, florida republican francis rooney talks about the signing of that deal between israel, the uae and bahrain at the white house. we will be right back. ♪ night on q&a, author and historian harold holzer on his book, the president versus the press. he talks about presidents from fdr to donald trump. >> when president trump tweets early in the morning as he does almost daily, the news cycle immediately bends to his latest issue, idea, rant, complaint, attack. cycle ishe days news devoted to rehashing his tweet and analyzing it and in the case

republicanda congressman francis rooney joins us now via zoom.er of the house foreign relations committee. i want to ask you about the significance of the abraham accord, as they are now known, signed at the white house yesterday. is this the key breakthrough needed on that very long road to middle east peace? guest: it is certainly a milestone to bring bahrain and the united arab emirates into harmony with israel. it is a big step, no doubt about it. i don't know how that is going to play out with palestinians. they probably feel like they have been cast aside by their fellow arab countries, and i could breed some difficult behavior from them -- and that could breed some difficult behavior from them. i am not in favor of abandoning the two state solution. host: can you truly be on the road to middle east feast -- middle east peace if palestinians aren't involved, and what would be the next step? guest: i don't see how you can. the two state solution goes back to the 1950's. they have to have a homeland and eventually to state -- and eventually d

and francis rooney talks about the peace agreement between israel, the united arab emirates, and bahrain. watch "washington journal" wednesday morning and join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text, and tweak -- texts, and tweets. ♪ >> the statue of young eisenhower as a teenage boy sitting on a stone block, looking in the direction of his greatest accomplishments, president of the united states and supreme commander of the allied expeditionary forces. >> thursday on c-span two, watch live coverage of the dedication ceremony for the new dwight d. eisenhower memorial in washington, d.c., just off the national mall at the base of capitol hill. speakers include the memorial designer, condoleezza rice, commission chair pat roberts, and president eisenhower's grandchildren. the dedication of the new dwight d eisenhower memorial at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the c-span radio app. >> coming up tonight on c-span. president trump hosts leaders from israel, the united arab emirates, and bahrain, to sign an agreement between the

host: francis rooney, republican of florida, leaving congress after this term. we always appreciate you stopping by. that's going to do it for today. we will take you live now to the floor of the house of representatives. it is with profound sadness, mr. speaker, that i share the news that a great friend and public servant has passed away. darell ann pennington was a dear friend, trusted member of my staff, and tireless advocate for maryland's fifth district. for the past 12 years he saved as a case worker in my office in green belt, maryland, serving prince george's county, culvert county and anne arundel county. she had worked for earl yes state senator. mr. speaker, she knew the fifth district and communities better than almost anyone. and she cared deeply about the people who called, emailed, and wrote to us asking for assistance with federal agencies and help accessing government services. in particular, she was a fierce advocate for our district seniors. but she was also a mentor to countless young people, including interns who came to our district office

talk about the wildfires out west and climate change, and then florida republican congressman francis rooneyalked about the peace agreement between israel, the united arab emirates, and bahrain. be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts, and tweets. coming up live on the c-span networks wednesday, the u.s. house returns for general speeches at 9:00 a.m. and at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business with work on bills related to childcare, federal education grants, and election technology. on c-span two, the senate returns to debate the nomination of todd wallace robinson to be united states district judge for the southern district of california. a c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., senate appropriations subcommittee looks at how the department of health and human servicesis -- human continues to respond to covid-19. at 2:30 p.m., the senate energy subcommittee examines several land management bills that include firefighting and force management. announcer: tuesday evening, joe biden spoke at an hispanic heritage month event in kissimmee, florida, an area affected by the

congressmanrida francis rooney talks about the peace agreement between israel, the united arab emiratesand bahrain. watch "washington journal" and join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts, and tweets. ♪ >> coming up live on the c-span networks wednesday, the u.s. house returns for general speeches at 9:00 a.m.. and at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business with work on bills related to childcare, federal education grants and election technology. on c-span2, the senate returns at 10:00 a.m. to debate the nomination of todd wallace robinson of california to be united states stricter judge for the southern district of california -- district judge for the southern district of cap 20. a senate appropriations subcommittee looks at how the department of health and human services continues its response to covid-19. witnesses include cdc director dr. robert redfield and admiral brett giroir, hhs assistant secretary for health. energy p.m., a senate subcommittee examines several land management bills that include firefighting and forest management. ♪ >> the statue of young