>> i grew up in harlem and i live in harlem. >> you live in harlem currently? >> doy. >> would you share with us a street? >> i have three young children, so i would prefer not to. are you questioning that i'm telling the truth? >> yeah. i am. >> ok. so i'm going to go on to the next question. >> that's a little offensive. >> it's ok. i don't have a problem. >> as to where i live. >> i can handle this. >> mr. chair i'll move on. >> one second. i know for a fact that eva lives in harlem. but clearly, i represent part of harlem but i live in washington heights. >> i'm not questioning where you live. >> i understand. but go ahead. >> so the -- your statement about the schools deserving to be shut down. i think you represent for me the one thing that i have a great deal of concern about charter schools. you come in here and say they deserve to be closed down, and then we, those of us who remain in this body, have to navigate the conflict that comes out of the arrogance that comes when you make a statement like that. >> i appreciate and if i have come off as arrogan

>> i grew upon column and i live in harlem. >> you live in harlem currently. >> i do. >> could you shareh us history? >> i have three young children so i would prefer not to. are you questioning that i am telling the truth? >> yes. i am. i am going to go into the next question. >> let me just say -- >> i would be happy to make you aware of where i live. >> one second, please. one second. i know for a fact that he lives in harlem, but clearly i represent part of harlem and i live in washington heights. >> i am not questioning you. >> i understand. go ahead. >> for statement about the school's deserving to be shut down. i think you represent to me the one thing that i have a great deal of concern about charter schools -- you come in here and you say that they deserve to be closed down, and then we -- those of us that remain in this body -- have to navigate the consequent that comes out of the arrogance that comes when you make a statement like that. >> i appreciate that, and if i come off as arrogant, then i apologize, but i like an opportunity to explain what i think you are mistaken. i d

>> i grew up in harlem and i live in harlem. >> you live in harlem currently? you share with us your street? >> i have three young children so i would prefer not to. are you questioning that i am telling the truth? >> yes. [laughter] >> i will go on to the next question. >> i am happy to take questions as to where i live. >> one second. i know for a fact that eva lives in harlem. i represent harlem but i live in washington heights. >> your statement about the school's deserving to be shut down -- i think you represent for me the one thing that i have a great deal of concern about charter schools. you come in here and say they deserve to be closed down and we, those of us who remain in his body, have to navigate the conflict that comes out of the arrogance that comes when you make a statement like that. >> i appreciate and if i have come off as arrogant and i apologize but i would like an opportunity to explain what i think you are mistaken. i do not think it is arrogance. i think is my own personal experience with district five schools. i went to them as a chil

bronx who are entering their children into a lottery for a school in harlem. unfortunately, thousands and thousands of families are going through this process every year, and so their chances are about one in seven. initially we were very excited to make a film solely about that, about four families, a portrait of them and their experience, but what we found is there's an enormous is there's an enormous political controversy

the lottery, producer, director madeline sackler on the family she chronicles hoping to attend the harlem academy. starting monday, watch the confirmation for supreme court nominee kagan and see re-airs every night. to learn more about the nation's highest court, read c-span's latest book, -- .

retsof sunday, the lottery producer on the family she chronicled hoping to attend the harlem success academy and the anti-charter schools sentiment facing that school. >> last month, supreme court justice john paul stevens and supreme court nominee elena kagan talked about the legacy of justice stevens as he retires this summer. the event took place one week before president obama nominated ms. -- justice stevens as his replacement. -- nominated ms. kagan as justice stevens replacement. this is half an hour. [applause] >> what do you say when you introduce a man who has been coming to these events for more than 50 years? [laughter] everything that is interesting has already been said. likely, not -- everything that is not interesting has been said, too. [laughter] i will be brief. john paul stevens is a man of chicago, born and raised in hyde park. he attended the university of chicago laboratory schools. he attended the 1932 world series, which the cubs lost. [laughter] in fact, no one in this room was alive when the cubs won their last world series. [laughter] john paul stevens att

host: let us hear from susan on the line for democrats out of harlem, new york. caller: good morning. two points. i just want to comment on the last caller. you know, you don't want government but everybody -- i'm tired of the hypocrisy that you call on the government to deal with this oil slick. make up your mind. if you don't want government, that is fine, but then the control your corporation that devastates our environment and let them do it. but my point is, let's talk about black water. let us cut them. you have like eight parallel military. we have a military. now you privatize the sector that you have where they are doing things the military can do. they have been costing us because they have been doing things they should not have done or -- get rid of them. get rid of the parallel private entity that we are paying for with our tax money. that is where you can start the cutting. that sector. host: a couple of more oil- related stories. "usa today" has this headline. experts say red flag was not heeded. the number of spills more than quadrupled this decade

after that it will head to denver for an education conference and then back on the east coast for the harlem book festival before heading to louisville for the national conference of state legislators annual conference. that will be the travels for the next couple months. then we take a few weeks off in august and we hit the ground running in fall. obviously the midterm elections will be part of our travels and our promotion of student cam, a video documentary competition where we're giving away $50,000 in prizes. in between we'll go to book festivals, universities, libraries, high schools, middle schools nd always, always partnering with our cable affiliates in those communities. >> thanks, heath. the web site for more information, c-span.org back slash bus, back slash community. host: deborah russle is the director of work force issues for the aarp. we got looks like good news on the wire, jobless benefit rolls dropped sharply, new exclaims dip, the tally of laid-off workers continuing to claim jobless benefits fell by the largest amount in almost a year suggesting more unemployed workers

. >> sunday, the lottery producer on the family she chronicled hoping to attend the harlem success academy and the anti- charter schools sentiment facing that school. sunday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> next week, watch the confirration hearing for supreme court nominee elena carrigan, live starting monday at 12:30 p.m. eastern on the c-span network and at c-span.org and watched replays of the hearing at night on c-span2. >> house majority leader steny hoyer talks about the federal deficit at an event hosted by the washington d.c.-based film tank. a panel discussion follows and includes remarks by u.s. comptroller david walker. this is an hour and 35 minutes. >> i am appreciative of that introduction. they're setting up more chairs over here. i will wait while you trances from your left to my right or my right to our left, depending on what your perspective is. i am particularly pleased to be here with the dog picks beat and bob green son. bob and i have worked together -- with bob? be -- bixby and bob greensun. david walker has not only been doing in his present position, but