and washington's eighth district, he elected representative kim schreier, a pediatrician and the only female doctor and congress. new congress, new leaders. watch it all on c-span. >> illinois is a land of lincoln. certainly springfield is the city of lincoln. the home is here. the old state capitol. law offices are here. of course he is buried on the outskirts of town at oak ridge cemetery. so lincoln is extremely important to the city of springfield. >> the c-span -- c-span cities tour is on the road exploring the american story. this weekend, we visited springfield, the capital city of illinois. >> illinois had it made. when they knew they were going to build a new capital, they wanted something to shock. they wanted something that showed illinois and we are it. that is what this building is. and that is what it represents. >> with the help of our comcast cable partners, we will learn about the life of our 16th president. >> he built this network that eventually he used in the 1850s to put himself into the position of getting the republican nomination for president. >> these are th

and washington's eighth district elected representative kim schreier, a pediatrician and the only female doctor in congress. new congress, new leaders. watch it all on c-span. >>> next, the need for federal investment in infrastructure. this panel from the u.s. chamber of commerce focuses on congestion on the nation's most credit roadways. >> please welcome scott patterson executive director and ceo of the national governor's association. >> thank you very much. i am scott patterson. on behalf of the nation's governors i'm delighted and i think the chamber of commerce for inviting me here. i think there are few issues right now as important as infrastructure. let me give you a little bit of a view from the states and the governors across the nation's. i think the most important message i want to deliver to you is that despite the political polarization that we see in this station, on issues like infrastructure, openers have really shown you can reach across the aisle and make deals and solve problems. the governors of this nation are calling on the leaders here in washington d.c. to take

and washington's eighth district elected representative kim schreier, a pediatrician and the only female doctor in congress. new congress. new leaders. watch it all on c-span. ♪ >> c-span. her history unfold daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. ♪ earlier, president trump met with the president of colombia at the white house. they discussed u.s.-colombia and .relations this is 10 minutes. [camera shutters] president trump: thank you, very much. it is an honor to be with president duque of colombia. we have been working very closely. it is so nice to meet your wife, the first lady. you have a brilliant reputation. thank you for coming, we very much appreciated. i think millenia, you are both going to have lunch afterwards and get to know each other. >>. >> and i am sure we will enjoy it. president trump: