you are on the air with congressman john fleming. caller: yes, good morning, commerce and -- congressman. a question for you and one for the moderator. what is your position on president -- i'm sorry, president obama's recent executive action? and to the moderator i have watched c-span for over a decade, and i would say roughly seven out of 10 colors -- callers are adamant against legalization for undocumented immigrants in this country. yet, you know, politician after politician comes there and makes statements to the contrary, such as the american people want -- i would like to see stand them up a little bit when they make those type of statements. and maybe have them address questions more directly. we had a caller a while back in your last segment from utah that asked pointed questions to the congressperson from d.c. as it relates to the earned income credits and the billions of dollars that it will cost american taxpayers for children of illegal aliens. and, you know, she went on to talk about her father's time in the military.

host: that was congressman john fleming on the washington journal on friday. when does the site take place question mark what will we see this week? guest: i think we will see this for the next two years. -- few years. i think the republicans are trying to come up with their own plan to truly replace what obamacare does. this is really the first time they have congressman ryan, and others, congressman fleming obviously working on these issues. this is a battle for both sides. i do not think anyone really wants to give up the fight and washington. most of what we fight about here is things the two sides disagree on and can raise money for the two sides. i do not see any end to this insight. -- ins site. is inconceivable to me that someone running for president for 2016 will say, obamacare is the law of the land andd let's leave it be. i think you are starting to see some ideas coming forward that republicans think are the reasonable adjustments. by after the ball went into effect, there were adjustments that were made. there was some unintended consequences, bu

then, john fleming discusses his membership in the newly formed freedom caucus which was designed tollenge the republican group. we take your phone calls facebook comments, tweets. washington journal live friday 7 a.m. eastern on these been -- c-span. this sunday on q&a, david brooks on writing an article for the times and the award he gets out at the end of the year. >> they are given for the best magazine essays of the year. they can be in journals, or literary magazines. the idea is they always come out around christmas week. that is a good week to step back and not read little stuff newspaper articles but do step back and have a time to read something deeper and longer. it is to celebrate those longer pieces. i believe magazines change history. the new republic was the most influential american political magazine of the 20th century. it changed history, created a voice for modern liberalism. conservatism barely existed. >> >> coming up tonight on c-span president obama talks about religious freedom at the national prayer breakfast. then the senate committee examined data security

on the other side, there is republican congressman john fleming saying if they keep oklahomaland security, keep it open, the conservative base would be running. it would put congress in very, very delicate territory. matt salmos says if john boehner acts to shut it down, he will find himself on, quote, very thin ice. this is what it has been like for the last 48 hours going into the shut down. look at the headlines. gop lawmakers clash, republicans grapple with internal rifts, right? it is a fight between themselves and the white house. what it ended up being a fight between themselves and themselves. the house at last report had not come up with a way to pass the same way themselves. maybe they will find a way to pass it in three weeks and we will go through it all again. this is the latest reporting. maybe a bill in a just lasts for three weeks and then we do it again. maybe. he said that he and mitch mcconnell have not spoke nn two weeks. now we're going down to the last 24 hours and it is anyone's guess what they will do. >> we're waiting to see what the senate can or can't do. the ho

you are on with congressman john fleming. caller: good morning, congress -- congressman. i am a korean vet. i have a question. why is the senior citizens, the payments we have been getting since over obama has been president -- the first three years we get nothing, and so far we get peanuts and they keep blaming social security? with everything congress has to pay for, why are they taking it out of the elderly? i am getting a lousy $20 this year? that is a shame. that is a shame. number two, the biggest problem i am having, i have 5 1/2 years, i have a claim in with the v.a. i got mold from when i was in fort jackson. i have been trying and trying and it is a big joke. the more they start of me, the more they and up getting bonuses. -- end up getting bonuses. this is supposed to be run. it is a shame. and the veterans are really getting mad about this. we have to stop this baloney that is going on here. i hate to pick on you, but you are the only when i have gotten through to in the last six or seven months. guest: he said someone is getting benefits and he was unhappy ab

john fleming will talk about his position on the freedom caucus, designed to challenge the republicantudy committee. >> on this broadcast last week in an effort to honor and thank a veteran who me and so many others, i made a mistake recalling the events of 12 years ago and it did not take long to hear from brave men and women on the aircrews who were also in that desert. i want to apologize. i said i was traveling on a craft that was hit by rpg fire. instead i was in a following aircraft. we went after the incident and spent to have nights in a sandstorm in the iraq desert. this was a bungled

then congressman john fleming of louisiana is here to talk about his in the newly formed freedom caucusup designed to challenge the republican study community. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. join the conversation with your calls and on facebook and twitter with your comments. >> you can find a complete television schedule at c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. colonists e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> advocates for cuban political prisoners testified about that country's human rights record at a house hearing today. the witnesses were critical of attempts to reestablish diplomatic relations with cuba. new jersey republican chris smith chairs the foreign affairs subcommittee on global human rights. this is two hours and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning and welcome to this important and timely hearing on cuba. we cuba. we are hear to examine the state of human rights given obama's sea change in policy toward cuba announc

on friday on the washington journal, john fleming was here.e talked about the difference between democrats and republicans and the gop alternative on health care. i want to show our viewers and then get your reaction. >> for democrats under obamacare, the approach has been we take a very unworkable health care system that is very expensive and layer on top of a huge government bureaucracy which only makes it more expensive. what we would much rather do is begin to reform the insurance system to make it a competitive system. tearing down those walls from state to state. reform medical malpractice. get the costs down and make their premiums less extensive. we can then help those who need help financially through tax credits or providing cash into their health savings account. let them minister their own lives and organizer on health care. our idea is to lower the cost of health care so it becomes more attractive and accessible. it is patient-centered health care and not a government run system. host: when does this fight take place? what will we

journal" features representative donna edwards of maryland on the president's budget and congressman john fleming of louisiana on the newly formed freedom caucus. >> later a look at libertarian policies in 2015. we'll bring that to you starting at noon eastern and on c-span 3. >> the c-span cities tour takes book tv on the road traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to texas. >> we are in the reading room of the reading selections. papers are the flagship collection we have here. he made it his life to help local and beyond mexican americans learn to be more civically active and get the benefits they had coming to them as veterans which were sometimes very difficult for them to obtain. these represent the case of a private which was an sneant occurred early in the history of the g.i. forum. he served the united states during world war ii and was killed by a japanese sniper towards the end of the war. his widow argued to have his funeral conducted by the only funeral home near her home. they were willing

tomorrow on "washington journal," donna edwards looks at the 2016 budget and then john fleming discusses his membership in the freedom caucus, designed to challenge the republican study group and we will take your phone calls, facebook comments, and tweets. friday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> here are some of our featured programs on the c-span networks. on book tv saturday night at 10:00, toby harnden on the british efforts to stop the taliban and advance in afghanistan while awaiting u.s. marines. and sunday at 10:00, the senior editor on the torture report and why his company decided to publish it. and on c-span3 interviews with former korean war pow's. and an army sergeant captured by the chinese and held until 1953 and just after 9:00, a look back at selma and the voting rights act with eleanor holmes norton and bill plante. you can find our complete schedule at c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. e-mail us at comments@c-span.org. or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> earlier toda

budget request and how it affects the federal work force and then joining us louisiana congressman john fleming to discuss his membership in the newly formed freedom caucus which was designed to challenge the republican study group. plus we'll take your phone calls, facebook comments, and tweets. "washington journal" live friday morning at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. and be with us on saturday for a special presentation of the communicators when we'll go in depth on fcc chairman tom wheeler's plan to regulate the internet as a utility. fcc counsel gigi sohn will join us to talk about the new proposed rules to ensure net neutrality. 6:30 p.m. eastern here on spon. >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span 2's book tv saturday night at 10:00 on "afterwards" washington bureau chief for the sunday times in london toby harnden on the british efforts in 2009 to stop the taliban advance in afghanistan while awaiting u.s. marines reinforcement. and sunday at 10:00 the senior editor on the u.s. senate torture report and why his company decided to publi

. >>> congressman john fleming of louisiana is here to talk about his membership in the newly formed freedom caucus. a group designed to challenge the republican study committee. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on cspan. join the conversation with your calls and on facebook and twitter with your comments. >>> the political landscape has changed with the 114th congress. not only are there 43 new republicans and 15 new democrats in the house and 12 new republicans and 1 new democrat in the senate there's 108 william in congress including the first african-american republican in the house and the first veteran woman in the senate. the page has lots of useful information including voting results and statistics about each session of congress. new congress best access on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >>> up next senate panel lookings at possible changes to military benefits. the senate armed services committee heard from members of the military compensation and retirement modernization commission. the commission is tasked with coming up changes to milit

host: representative john fleming, republican from louisiana. member of the senate armed centers -- senate armed services committee. there is the republican study group. what is that? guest: that began about one decade ago or so. more conservative members of the house, back in the new green bridge days -- back in the new greenwich days started to form a group. many things came out of it. there was welfare reform. the committee has grown. it is more than half, a majority of the majority of the house. over the years. also with that, it became a bit more nimble than it was in the early days. as you know, we have now formed the house freedom caucus. many of us who are in a have moved over to replicate the success that he had in the early days. host: what is the difference? you have different issues, different positions? guest: the rs since it has grown so large, many people have joined it because it is under the banner of conservatives oism. being conservative is a very popular brand in washington and in america, but often times, we have members who

and then john fleming from louisiana is here to talk about his membership in the freedom caucus, a group designed to challenge the republican study committee. join the conversation with your calls and on facebook and twitter with comments. >> friday, at the washington institute for middle east policy, a discussion only fight isis and the role of syria and the conflict. former military personnel took part in the event starting at 1 p.m. eastern on c-span two. and then later, senior obama administration officials thought about policy is handled nationally and internationally -- talk about how policy is handled nationally and internationally. >> your future programs for the weekend. -- here are the featured programs for the weekend. on c-span two, toby on british efforts to stop the taliban advanced in afghanistan. and then sunday at 10:00 p.m., they decided to publish the torturer or. interviews the torturer report -- cultural report. -- torture report. just after 9:00, a look back on xoma and the voting rights act with cbs news correspondent the plant -- bill plant. let us know what you t

then covers when john fleming a louisiana talks about his membership in the newly formed freedom caucus, a group designed to challenge the republican study committee. washington journal's life every is live every morning. share with us your tweets and comments. susan rice is at the brookings institution friday for a speech on president obama's national security strategy. live coverage of the event starts at 1 p.m. eastern here on c-span. this sunday, onto q&a, david looks, columnist for the new york times, on a an article for the times and the awards he gives out at the end of the year. the sidney awards. >> the sidney awards are given to the best magazine essays of the year. they can be journals, something like the you work new yorker, and obscure literary magazine. it comes out the two weeks before christmas. that is a good week to not read any insignificant stuff. the time to read something deeper and longer. is to celebrate those longer pieces. i believe magazines change history. in the republic, until its recent destruction, was one of the most influential magazines in the 20th cen

sister john berry fleming. they go to person when it comes to catholic education and understanding catholic schools in america. not surprising since she has been an educator. we also join by dr. steve perry. dr. steve perry is the founder and ceo of one of the top public schools in the country capital repertory magnet school in hartford, connecticut. capital prep which is for mostly low income families, mostly children of color, graduates 100% of its children and has done so every year since 2006. sending them to four-year colleges. that alone is worth applause. [applause] dr. parry is a regular education contributor for msnbc. upa best-selling author. as soon as you hear him talk you will see him be one of the most passionate voices for education reform. next to him is nina rees. the president and ceo of the national alliance for public charter schools. she has over 20 years expense in washington dc. most recently as the senior vice president for strategic initiatives for an amazing company helping kids. she i