response delivered by newly elected iowa senator johnny ernest, and your reaction through open phones live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span 2, watch the president's speech and congressionary reaction. the state of the union address live on c-span, c-span 2, c-span radio and

response delivered by newly elected iowa senator johnny ernest, and your reaction through open phones live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span 2, watch the president's speech and congressionary reaction. the state of the union address live on c-span, c-span 2, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the national museum of the american indian act. the law established the national museum of the american indian on the national mall as part of the smithsonian institution and encouraged the smithsonian to return any american remains and objects to federally recognized indian tribes. next next, from a day-long symposium marking the anniversary, a panel reviews the process from the native perspective. this is a little over an hour. >> it's 2:02 according to my phone, so i think what we'll do is we'll slowly make our way back in and recommence with the symposium. those of who you may be joining us a little bit later, we had a wonderful pair of sessions first thing in the morning. we talked a little bit about the histories, both legislative and activists that broug

. >> the republican from iowa, senator johnny ernest, she did make a comment that said you don't need to come from wealth and religion to understand what is right for this country. i want to let everyone know i am a first-generation american, so i do understand what it means to build from nothing to come to something you can be proud of. we need to let go of old ways of thinking and embrace where we are is a country today and when we are going. we need to continue to salute our troops and their sacrifices and embrace where our future is headed. but i also want to say we still have so much ahead of us. history has proven we can be just and will -- judgmental of our leaders. history proves that differently. i hope in the next two years we can keep focus and hold tight to our values despite party lines to continue to grow our country and future generations. >> continue to let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us. e-mail us. or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> here are some of our featured programs

eastern, including the president's speech, the gop response delivered by newly elected iowa senator johnny ernest and your reaction through open phones live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span 2, watch the speech and congressionary reaction. the state of the union address live on c-span, c-span 2, c-span radio and c-span.org. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] >> each week, american history tv's real america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. >> this is clay couldn'tz, 250 miles northeast of saigon. eight americans died in the attack and brought swift retaliation by the u.s. and vietnamese forces. organized jets struck back at staging areas just across the border in north vietnam. a red gor ail was able to slip by in the night and launched shells into the area while bombs were placed on the aircraft and against barrack walls. why security is so lax is the object of two investigations. although, some officers say full protection against such attacks is impossible in this jungle war. there's mute evidence of the toll the gorillas took her