no one doubts any of those things about her. >> reporter: wa about kirsten gillibrand? >> i don't aspire to that, but i do love serving the state of new york. >>> we're joined by kate bennett from "the washingtonian" and ryan liza, the washington correspondent for "the new york yorker" and monica hise, thank you all for coming. monica, you wrote in "the washington post" today that kirsten gillibrand is somebody to watch in 2020. >> we did in our annual in and out list. you know, there are the obvious comparisons that he took over hillary's seats, she's a new york senator, but also in our minds hillary has been running for 12 years. i don't think it's too soon to talk about who might be running. gillibrand has had a breakout year. i think we'll be watching her not only in 2014, but 2015, 2016, 2017. >> and can kate bennett, who is your political star? >> i'm curious about chris christie still. he doesn't pertain to the party lines, and that's refreshing. you never know what he's going to say. he has a future, too, socially middle of the road, doesn't ant do what his part

joining me now, senator kirsten gillibrand. it's great to be with you. and thanks for coming to new york since you represent this area. senator, the military justice improvement act. can you share with our viewers what that is? >> well as you said, 26,000 cases of unwanted sexual attempts rapes, sexual assaults last year alone. and what's really going on is there's been a breach of trust. the women and men who have been so brutally raped aren't reporting these cases because they do not believe their commanders will do anything. they also fear retaliation. because of the one out of ten brave souls who did report these cases, 62% were retaliated against. so you have a culture, and unfortunately a climate within our military where there's too much fear to be able to seek justice and it's so broken. even the commandant of the marine corps says the reason they don't report these cases is they don't trust us they don't trust the chain of command. >> there has been some reform. what are some of the reforms -- what has been done recent

captioning institute] a look at income inequality and social mobility with new york senator kirsten gillibrand at the brookings institution starting at nine :00 a.m. eastern. live coverage on c-span2. ryan with remarks live at 4:00 eastern on c-span3. next on c-span, "q&a" with david bobb. followed by "washington journal ." the u.s. house of representatives gavels back in later. "first ladies" returns with a look at the life and career of nancy >> this week on "q&a," author and educator david bobb discusses his new book titled "humility: an unlikely biography of america's greatest virtue." >> david bobb, in your book on humility, you say humility is a wimpy virtue. what did you mean by that? >> it is often seen as that. i make the argument that it is a virtue of strength. i think humility has fallen on hard times. it is seen as a virtue as something for wimps and wallflowers. people that are going to get run over. in order to be successful, conventional wisdom says you have to be assertive, bold, even putting yourself out there, self-promoting. i think humility countermand that. it councils a

here to talk about a proactive agenda to do just that is new york state senator kirsten gillibrand.ator gillibrand, you have a kind of platform that you're pushing to deal precisely with this issue. what is it? >> a number of things. first, we have to create workplace rules that actually reflect who's in the workplace. almost half our workers today are women. women are earning more than half the college degrees, more than half the advanced degrees in this country. so if we're ever going to reach the full potential of this country, we really have to tap into the full potential of women. so something as simple as paid family medical leave. more often than not when there's a new baby in the family, infant, an ill parent or dying family member, it's the women who have to side track off their careers to take care of the loved ones. we have to have paid family medical leave. equal pay for equal work. raise the minimum wage. 2/3 of minimum wage earners are women. universal pre-k. make sure women can stay in the workplace longer, can actually reach their full earning potential. put more mon

[applause] senator kirsten gillibrand talks about her proposal to help families. is paul ryan -- she will be followed by her representative paul ryan. >> with government funding expiring on wednesday. rayhalltative neck talks about a chemical leak in his state of west virginia. doctors are needed to implement the health care law? your e-mails, phone calls and tweets on "washington journal." >> as a president first stated in march and reemphasize tuesday night, the goal in afghanistan and pakistan was to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al qaeda and its extremist allies. return to both countries. the international military effort to stabilize afghanistan is necessary to achieve this overarching goal. served twoates presidents as defense secretary from 2006-2011 heard and c.i.a. director in the early 90s. friday at 6 p.m. eastern on c- span two, a life book tv event. secretary gates talks about his management of the wars in iraq and afghanistan and his relationship with the white house and congress. women's weeks look for history author bonnie morris. online for the re

tomorrow we will take a look at income inequality and social mobility with social -- senator kirsten gillibrand. live coverage on c-span two. also monday at the parking institutions, house budget to the chair paul ryan. you can watch his remarks live on c-span three. coming up next on c-span, newsmakers, with mailing congressmen and house minority whip steny hoyer. politicalat the strategies that the republicans and democrats might use with the approaching 2014 midterm elections. and then at 8:00 p.m., q&a. >> "newsmakers" is pleased to welcome steny hoyer. he is the democratic leadership whip. michael lillis covers congress or the hill. >> hi. >> like to be with you. >> moderates are fleeing both parties fairly quickly. congress mcintyre and else's retirement this week. there are 15 blue dogs. two are retiring. what does this mean for the possibilities of taking the house in 2014? are these just gone? >> i do not think they are just gone. i think they were very strong candidates in their districts. they were very republican districts. redistricting has hurt both of them. i think we will certai

then we'll be live with a keynote speech by senator kirsten gillibrand on promoting upward social mobility. and later, more live coverage of two forums from the new america foundation; the first on government election funding followed later by an examination of the use of u.s. military force in response to terrorist threats. >> next, former new york republican congresswoman ann marie buerkle talks about some of the challenges facing women conservatives and what they can do to overcome them. she spoke recently at a forum held by the clare boothe luce institute. [applause] >> thank you all very much and thank you for that kind introduction. sometimes when i'm feeling tired and i listen to that i think, oh, maybe that's why i'm tired. [laughter] i'm just so glad to be back here, and i want to just thank the clare boothe luce society and this opportunity to talk to all of you, because there's nothing more important than your generation and making sure that you're involved and that you can carry on the great leg is si of the united states of america -- legacy of the united states of america. be

eastern on "the situation room," and i'll speak with senator kirsten gillibrand, one of the democrats make sure to tune in for that, and "newsroom" continues right now with martin savidge. >>> i'm martin savidge. thanks for joining us. happy new year to everyone. it's off to a devastating start in the city of minneapolis. an explosion and fire ripped through an apartment building this morning. authorities there not even sure that everyone has managed to make it out. flames were shooting 20 feet out of windows when the crews arrived. crews who went inside had to retreat. 13 people have been taken to the hospital. six are in critical condition. and then adding to this, the misery, is of course the extreme cold in manipulatinneapolis. the temperature is below zero, but the wind

the ones you see listed there particularly to folks like kirsten gillibrand and cory booker who are thoughtaspirations for higher office. years ago, another group of democratic senators faced a monumental choice on how to vote on an urgent matter of war and piece and their advisers were telling them they had to vote in such a way that they would look tough and resolute and bolster their credibility. when the time came to vote on the resolution for the authorization of force in iraq, this is what happened. >> i have concluded after careful and serious consideration that a vote for the resolution best serves the security of our nation. >> i will vote because i believe it is the best way to hold saddam hussein accountable. >> so senator booker, before voting on this bill, maybe call up john kerry and hillary clinton and ask them if they wish they could have that vote back. if we end up in a war with iran, the public will hate it rightly and will be seen as a disaster and you'll be condemned by history and public opinion for your role in bringing it about. if we end up with peace in iran, it wi

[applause] [inaudible conversations] >> new york democratic senator kirsten gillibrand delivering the opening keynote address at the brook, institution's -- brookings institution's social mobility summit. paul ryan of wisconsin will give the closing keynote at today's summit and we'll have live coverage of his remarks set for 4:30 eastern time. we'll have it on our companion network, c-span3. we're going to immediately take you to another live event looking at the effect of government funding on political campaigns. this is hosted by the new america foundation, we join it in progress. >> the marketplace in most of america might judge her as, you know, not a great candidate. why should i invest in a candidate who doesn't have any experience? i can take my campaign, my donation and give it to somebody who i think is going to win. what we find here with the publicly-funded, with the full funding especially, is we diminish anxiety among candidates, we increase the feelings that they, that they're feeling in control. they're less surprised about the rigors of raising money, and they emerge

he's going to be attending the state of the union tomorrow as a guest of kirsten gillibrand of new yorkor being here. >> my pleasure. >> what is the most important thing about service members and their families in the state of the union? >> we want to hear the president stand with all the veterans group in america and every veteran and military family i've spoken to in the last few weeks and oppose these ridiculous retirement cuts. this has a real impact on the families. if you're a retired first class out of the army, this is going to mean $85,000 you're going to lose. more importantly, this was a promise made with the veterans. when you sign up your retirement benefit is part of the deal. they got together and both agreed to the deal, and it's been outrageous for everybody outside of party lines. the president has got to step out and say he's against these cuts and against any future cuts like it. what is next? is the g.i. bill next? are mental health benefits next? this is a very important line. veterans are pushing back hard. that's why we're going to be protesting on capitol hill t

he funneled the money to appears to be republican wendy long, who is absolutely crushed by kirsten gillibrandrace in new york. they go all the way back to the dartmouth review where they jointly had to apologize after a staffer put a quote from hitler into the statement of principles published in the paper and distributed on yaum kippur. joining me now is someone the previous record holder of indicted for the dumbest crime of the decade. former senator jeff smith ran against rose carnahan for the congressional seat. he went to federal prison after pleading guilty to obstructing charges. he's now assistant professor of politics and advocacy and writes about politics and it's always great to have you on the show, jeff. >> good to be here, chris. >> so this is what the conservatives are saying on fox news, they're going after obama critics with indictments. virginia governor d' souza unleashing the dogs. do you think he's a political prisoner? >> no, i don't think he's a political prisoner, along with two other democratic state legislators, i was indicted. i went to prison, so did one of the oth

i don't imagine that you would see a joe biden or andrew cuomo or kirsten gillibrand. >> i thought itl that bill and hillary clinton took such a prominent role in the de blasio inaugural as well, speaking of playing to the progressive wing to the party. kelly o'donnell, certainly on the hill there are a number of senators who are looking at the potential of running and also looking at the midterm elections and what impact that is going to have. are terribly concerned about the midterm elections and obama legacy. hillary clinton will have to decide if she runs just how much to distance herself from some of the unpopular policies of this white house. >> she's one of the rare political figures who already has some endorsements from fellow democrats who would typically in a regular year wait a bit to see what the landscape looks like before so vigorously saying that they are for hillary. she's got that behind her. but there are few people in american political life who understand the rigors for running for president better. she did it twice with her husband, once on her own. few people kn

i'm looking down and i see john mccain, senator from arizona, republican, who walked in with kirsten gillibranddemocrat from new york. so they're sort of doing it on their own even though there's no real form decision to do this in a bipartisan way. historically what we had seen is democrats sitting on one side, republicans on the other. so you saw when the president said a democratic president said something democrats liked, one side stood up and vice versa. that i think will look different now. >> will jake tarp be announcing the arrival of the president of the united states tonight? has he now taken on that role as well? >> reporter: i would not put anything past our jake tapper. it's entirely possible, anderson. >> it's interesting dana also for those people who don't know, we mentioned this a little bit earlier, there are members of congress who spend five, six, seven hours just trying to reserve a seat on the aisle so they can kind of grip and grin the president of the united states as he passes by. >> reporter: absolutely. it's a tradition we have seen for years and years. >> i guess the

vitter from louisiana, senator chuck schumer was particularly strong and a leader, senator kirsten gillibrand from new york, senator ed markey from massachusetts, as well as elizabeth warren from massachusetts who were early supporters of this bill. senator bill nelson of florida. senator rubio of florida, particularly senator nelson who got on this bill early and began educating people, not only in florida but around the country. senator al franken from minnesota. senator joe manchin. senator bob casey from pennsylvania. another senator that has no ocean but pennsylvania has i think the most new fema maps of any state in the union. the people of pennsylvania would really be affected if our bill doesn't pass. even the amendment that is being offered by one of the senators does not solve their problem, and it's unfortunate, and i hope that people will vote strongly against the toomey amendment. senator kay hagan from north dakota. of course yours truly in the chair. senator corey booker who came on early and was a huge supporter as soon as he got here. i think this is one of the first bills th

he's sitting between kirsten gillibrand of new york and cory booker of new jersey, there on the republican side. a few years ago, they started this process of democrats sitting with the republicans and republicans sitting with democrats. for the most part, that is over now. this chamber is divided. the republicans are on their side. the democrats are on their side. but somehow rubio founds himself surrounded by democrats. >> it's not just the first lady bringing guests into the chamber tonight. i think we have the pictures of this, as well. willie robertson of "duck dynasty" is going to be there tonight, as well. and bill kristol. he has a reason to be there. >> he's the guest of that congressman from louisiana. a well-known fellow. i refer to donna on all "duck dynasty" matters. >> he played an important role in electing this congressman, after the previous congressman resigned. and now, is the secretary of -- in louisiana, the secretary of veteran affairs. >> it's been interesting to watch members of congress sidling over, selfies, some of them, with him tonight. so, as we're looking at

and we have kirsten gillibrand on, talking about the military sexual assaults, also critically importantne, when i'm part of the show, i get inspired. you know, i watched -- we had these minidocumentaries within the hour program, and it fires you up. i know this big sarge, wounded warrior project, has produced these mini-documentaries, and you watch it, and it's about physical fitness, how you can combat depression and anxiety back home. and there are platoons, veterans out there, like team, red, white, and blue. this is a 30,000-person organization, veterans and civilians, in every town in america that are out there, they work out for free. they get together every thursday night, or they run a couple of miles, do yoga. and it's civilians, too. and it's a network the veterans need that we're trying to -- >> civilians need. >> right. we both need it. the country needs it. >> no doubt about it. thank you so much, congressman. it's always great to see you. >> you, too, joe. >> we can't wait to see "taking the hill." gosh, we need more shows like this. it's going to be airing sunday at 1:00

be with us here today along with many other strong speakers, men and women including senator kirsten gillibrandder nancy pelosi, and tony porter. our format across today will be keynote interviews, panel discussions and video presentations as we discussed public and private specter practices that are intended to prevent american women from living on the economic edge and allowing them to achieve long-term financial security. a few housekeeping remarks before we get things underway. says where light string would ask to please silent yourself over to be some opportunity for q&a across the day. if you're interested in posing a question please raise your hand. we will bring a microphone to you. keep your questions short and questions. we asked you follow along with us on twitter and offer your comments there. you can follow at shriver report and use the hashtag what women need. you will find a comment card on your seat and we would really welcome your feedback on today's program. with all that said i would like to welcome to the stage the president of the center for american progress and was one of

of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten e. gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perfom the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. >> the senate is away on break this week. they'll return next week for further debate, and we'll have lye coverage here on -- live coverage here on c-span2. you should also know that the associated press is reporting senator david vitter of louisiana, republican of louisiana, will be running for governor of louisiana in 2015, and we'll have more on that as the day progresses. again, senator david vitter of louisiana will be running for louisiana governor next year. >>> quick reminder that live today new jersey republican governor chris christie will be inaugurated for the second time. we'll have live coverage of his swearing in and the inaugural speech at noon eastern on our companion network, c-span. >> i didn't see myself as a sort of pro