and representing that is kathy mcmorris rodgers the chairman of the house republican congress. congresswoman represents the eastern part of washington state and the founder and co-chair of the congressional downs syndrome congress. i can't tell you how happy we are to welcome to the stage kathy mcmorris rodgers. >> thank you for being here from every corner of america to help us celebrate today lives on the national mall. what a great day. i am excited to be here. i'm excited to join my colleagues in committing to you that we are here to help lead the effort on capitol hill to ensure that every life is protected protected. i'm a pro-life -- i'm proud to be a pro-life leader and a pro-life mom. [ cheering and applause ] >> later on today in the house of representatives we will be passing the no taxpayer funding for abortion. we are going to hold -- [ applause ] >> we are holding the federal government accountable to prevent your taxpayer dollars from funding abortion. [ cheering and applause ] >> when your tax dollars are used to fund this unthinkable act for the violation of th

senator john thune of south dakota and representative kathy mcmorris rodgers of washington state.erage begins at 11:00 live eastern. and at 2:30, c-span is live with smoker of representatives john boehner and senate representative mitch mcconnell. you can find any of this online. >>> here are some featured c-span networks. c-span2 saturday night at 10:00 book tv afterwards, brett stephens argues our comepetitors are taking advantage of the u.s. as it focuses on domestic concerns. steve israel on his recent novel about a salesman and top government secret surveillance program and on c-span3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern lectures and history. john turner and early mormons and their attempt to create a new zion in the american waste in -- american west in the 1930s. and academy award win gning film about the desegization of arkansas's all white high school. let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. or comments@c-span.org or send us a tweet. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> the house is reviewing a funding bill that would ove

representative kathy madam speaker -- kathy mcmorris rodgers and senator john thune. that will start at about 55 minutes. 11:45 eastern on c-span. house speaker john boehner and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell will address the media at 2:30 eastern. live here on c-span. live coverage continues tonight. we'll bring you more state of the state speeches starting with kansas governor sam brownback at 7:30. and nevada at the:00 p.m. eastern with governor brian sandoval. >> here are some of the featured programs on this c-span networks. on c-span2 on book tv's afterwards bret stephens argues our encommees and competitors are taking advantage of the situation abroad created by the u.s. as it focuses on its domestic concerns. sunday night at 10:00 democratic representative from new york, steve israel, on his recent novel about a salesman and top secret government surveillance. on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on lectures and history, george mason university professor, john turner on the early mormons and their attempt to create a new zi

recognize my good friend, colleague from washington state kathy mcmorris rogers and wants to talk about her sheriff in spokane. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: and to the sheriff, thank you congressman reichert for your leadership and service as sheriff and local law enforcement officer and bringing us together tonight and i see another former sheriff, who is serving from florida, rich nugent we are grateful to those who served and those who currently serve, you know. our darkest hours will be turned to law enforcement to keep us safe from harm's way and easy to take those for granted. and i'm privileged to stand here and say thank you for your service and commitment and thank you for the sacrifices and all of the acts of heroism. when we drop our kids off at school buckle up our seat belts and hit the roads or kiss our children good night, we know that our first responders will be there if we ever need them, and they will do everything they can to keep us safe. sometimes it is nice to know they are out there on the roads in case something happens. our police officers and firefighters get up every morning not knowing with certainty if they