if somebody wants to form a labor union or organized to form a labor union, every day they are intimidateda union rate that's now below 7%. everyone talks as if labor unions are part of the problem. what we saw this worker complain about was fear of losing his job by expressing his political views. they have to worry about that every day, not just expressing their views, but trying to work to advance their own interest as workers as far as the conditions of their work, their hours, their wages, their terms and conditions, they have to worry about retribution. i think there has to be protections for folks who want to express their views in the workplace to organize free labor unions and obviously people shouldn't be singled out and fired from silicon valley. >> the first amendment should mean something. if you don't like the speech of the person who's expressing their views, you should confront it. is there an equivalence on the other side. i think it's important to expose to people on the right feeling that their views are not socially acceptable. beyond the workplace do you think there's

if somebody wants to form a labor union or organized to form a labor union, every day they are intimidatedow 7%. everyone talks as if labor unions are part of the problem. what we saw this worker complain about was fear of losing his job by expressing his political views. they have to worry about that every day, not just expressing their views, but trying to work to advance their own interest as workers as far as the conditions of their work, their hours, their wages, their terms and conditions, they have to worry about retribution. i think there has to be protections for folks who want to express their views in the workplace to organize free labor unions and obviously people shouldn't be singled out and fired from silicon valley. >> the first amendment should mean something. if you don't like the speech of the person who's expressing their views, you should confront it. is there an equivalence on the other side. i think it's important to expose to people on the right feeling that their views are not socially acceptable. beyond the workplace do you think there's example of people on the le

enforcement, anti-segregation rules in the north, and a kind of revised access to skilled trades and labor unions, it didn't occur. there was a feeling of disillusionment in african-american society on the one hand. the immediate political games they hoped for did not materialize. from my perspective, one of the major impacts was cultural. and connections forged with african intellectuals, related to the events going on in the war. and carried forward, philip randolph organized marks on washington, the start of a journalist, and african-american magazines in world war i, and civil rights leaders, in the 1950s or 60s as an era of monumental progress in civil rights. and sewed the seeds for radicalism. it was a war which again not for the first time posed the dilemma about serving a country which so poorly served you and the kind of ambivalence which attend to that. and amazing moment in which political losses, demoralizing experiences through the action of culture, the action of literature, music, those things could be built into a culture in a way which was trying to salvage messages of hope, mes

american building trades union, which i know well, and the labor's international union of north america. you will play -- go ahead, fellows, take a little credit. ome on, fellows. you will play a central role in rebuilding america. very important. we're also joined as well by many distinguished members of congress who share our total passion and desire to repair and restore america's highways, railways, and waterways. in the audience is a man that i have gotten to know well who is it's not job, and easy but it's going to get a lo easy but it's going to get a lot easier. chairman bill shuster of the house transportation and infrastructure committee. stand up, bill. [applause] ing thank you, bill. great job -- thank you, bill. great job. working very closely with us including our proposal to dramatically reduce airport delays by reforming air traffic control. we have an obsolete system and i have to say before elaine got here, they spent close to $7 billion on the system. boom, a waste. all wasted. we're going to have a great new system. the top of the line. it will be the best in the wor

period, you had left wing stations affected use that political term owned by the wcfo in chicago, a labor union, and webd, a socialist who bought a station near new york city. they wanted for political purposes free speech you might say, they wanted to espouse their opinions. these were immediately dubbed propaganda stations by the regulators. when they were renewed they were told to be very careful about expressing their opinions. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q & a." >> members of the supreme court posed for their class photo this morning including the latest addition to court, confirmed by the senate in april. xxx

laws in the north, a kind of revised access to skilled trades and a kind of entered racism in the labor union. most of this just didn't occur. so, there was a feeling of disillusionment in african-american society on the one hand because some of the immediate political gains they hoped for just did not materialize. from my perspective, one of the major impacts was cultural. so, in involved a kind of -- turning out of perspectives to other parts of the world in some cases, so there were new connections forged and with african-american intellectuals related to the sends in the war and new assessortiveness to african-american communities which carried forward. phillip randolph, who later would organize the march on washington, he got his start at a journalist and in world war i he ran one of the most radical african-american magazines, the messenger in world war i, and a number of civil rights loaders served in that war, too. so it wasn't the case in the 1920s was like the 1950's or '60s of an era 0 monument progress in civil rights but laid down marker and sewed the seed for radicalism in diffe

i will proudly say to you all today what i told you and told our labor unions two months ago in washington. as long as i am president, america's labor leaders will always find an open door at the white house. we had a great day. [applause] we love our workers. we're also pleased to be joined by executives from marathon petroleum, bungie north america, c.f. industries, peabody industry, alliance call, a.k. steel, new corps steel. [applause] you like that company, i guess. scotts mill cal grow and many others who are -- miracle grow and many others who are ready to help us build the roads, bridge, tunnels and roadways of tomorrow. they're very currently working very hard. i brought a couple of the greatest builders in america, steve roth, richard lefrack, where are you guys? come here, come here, come here. come up here, steve. these people aren't used to this. they like to build. they don't know about. this get up here, richard. two of the great builders of our country. ome here, richard. i have to do this. do you want to say anything? they're not big talkers. unless they're behind a desk,

labor code. it has proved notoriously difficult as unions quickly launch strike action to block any such changes. >> in using a presidential decree to make changes to the labor laws, a man w -- emmanuel macron is keeping a campaign promise. with hiring and firing is seen as a deterrent to investors, the president has said making change is a priority of his government. they are likely to bring huge strikes in france. it happened when the former administration tried to push through this law last year, leading to violent street protests with the unions. opponents say that macron's plans are more radical. the new prime ministers says he is prepared to hold talks for the unions over the months ahead. >> i have heard from the trade union organizations that they would like negotiation during the summer. it is a legitimate request and will be taken into account. 21,summer ends on september so that should be enough time. >> the government has promised each other eight labor union six meetings each they were discuss three key points. the move is to make employees more responsible, rather than the first neg

i will proudly say to you all today what i told you and told our labor unions two months ago in washington. as long as i am president, america's labor leaders will always find an open door at the white house. we had a great day. [ applause ] we love our workers. we're also pleased to be joined by executives from marathon petroleum, bungee north america, cf industries, peabody energy, alliance call, ak steel, new core steel, scott's -- you like that company i guess. scott's miracle grow and many others who are ready to help us build the roads, the bridges, the tunnels and the waterways of tomorrow. and they're currently working very hard. in fact, i brought a couple of greatest builters in america. steve roth, richard lefrak. where are you guys? come here. come here. come here. come here, steve. they're not used to this. they like to build. get up here, richard. two of the great builders of our country. come here, richard. watch. i have to do this. do you want to say anything, fellows? they're not big talkers. >> i'll say something. >> unless they're behind the desk. go ahead, richard. go.

period, you had wing stations, if i could use that political term, owned by w cfo in chicago, a labor uniont, but a a station in new york city. for political purposes, they wanted to a spouse their opinions. these were immediately dubbed propaganda stations by the regulators and when they were men nude, they were told to be very careful about expressing their opinions. they were renewed, they were told to be very careful about expressing their opinions. >> tonight on c-span's "q&a." on americanend exploits ofthe confederate general john s. mosby. of force an economy mission. never, never did mosby invision masse ands force en attacking a union cavalry unit in the conventional manner. it was hit and run. continue to cause trouble, disrupt them, make them concerned, worried, pull forces back to protect areas. in fact, mosby said he thought the greatest thing that he accomplished as a partisan union was to deprive soldiers of sleep. anybody who has been in the military knows how precious sleep is. if for no other reason to escape the tragedy -- drudgery you are involved in. that by his felt op

this time around, several labor unions have vowed to take to the streets to protest government measures, calling for a general strike on september 12. kate: moving on to other business headlines, the french energy giant has been given the green light to start of a third nuclear reactor. security experts identified weak spots in cover of the reactor. he put into could service. if i be made by nuclear regulators this october. the biggest supermarket chain is cutting 1200 jobs, that's a quarter of its workforce. afteryoffs come a week they said they would lay off positions in a call center. japanese technology giant toshiba is suing western digital for interfering with ale of its memory chip is this. ofhiba is claiming damages ¥120 billion or almost 100 billion euros to compensate for the losses that it nuclear business. western digital objects to the sale and is seeking an injunction to stop any sale it does not agree to. some 200,000 people work as fruit pickers in france every summer. it is welcome work in regions where unemployment is often above the national average. but this year, th

he is already started to negotiate with labor unions. the details of the plan are yet to be finalized. the main point is to make it easier for companies and employees to negotiate working conditions rather than sticking to industrywide agreements. the 28th of june, those degrees will be presented to the cabinet and mps will discuss it throughout the summer and vote on it. the decrees will be published and the government has reforms on the unemployment insurance system and pensions. >> another big task, the budget deficit on public spending. >> more than 56% of gdp goes to public spending. that's a significant figure. compared to other countries, it's much higher. it is 10% more than the eu average. the president has thomas to shrink spending by 60 billion euros by cutting. the government has already said it is difficult to bring it down below 3% of gdp. that's what the eu requires. >> today is also an historic day, the start of brexit negotiations. >> let's talk about the european markets. they got off to a strong start. in paris, that i

i will say to you all today what i told you and told our labor unions two months ago in washington, as long as i am president, america's labor leaders will always find an open door at the white house. we had a great day. [ applause ] we love our workers. we're also pleased to be joined by executives from marathon petroleum, cf industries, pea body energy, alliance coal, a.k. steel,ew cours steel, you like that company. scott's miracle grow, and many others who are ready to help us build the roads, the bridges, tunnels and waterways of tomorrow. and they're currently working very hard. in fact, i brought a couple of the greatest buildings, steve roth, richard lefrack. where are you guys? come up here, steve. these people aren't used to this. they like to build. they don't know about this. get up here, richard. two of the great builders of our country. come here, richard. i have to do this. you want to say anything? they're not big talkers. unless they're behind a desk. go ahead, richard, go. >> we're all fortunate to have the greatest builder in america, donald j. trump. [ cheers and ap

leaks through real that there is a conservative foundation funding a strategy took russia labor unionsationally but on the bright side for once it's not the koch brothers for a while instead it's the bradley foundation. so tired of your faces. you guys look like cheese steak sandwiches made with dr strangelove. so tired of the home anyway here to discuss is our senior labor expert newly hermana. here. to tell us about the gutting and demonization of workers leave they are demons nothing nothing is worse than a well adjusted happy worker in an office with their incessant small talk and endless pictures of their nieces and nephews on slip and slide. their not even your kids terry. it's kind of creepy now people are realizing men unions of diabolical are leaving them i have the data to prove it chart please see that red squiggly line that's union membership and it indicates numbers drastically dwindling in recent decades and clearly it's because workers have realized unions hate them. i don't know if that's a brick row of over group from reading that writes it looks like when union member

i also want to express our sincere gratitude to the labor union leaders and members who have joined usoday. thank you. thank you. [applause] your workers embody the skill, grit and courage that has always been the true source of american strength. they are great people. they break through rock walls, mine the depths of the earth and reach through the ocean floor to bring every ounce of energy into our homes and commerce and into our lives. our nation salutes you. you're brave and you are great workers. thank you very much, thank you, fellas. [applause] before turning to the topic at hand, i want to provide a brief update on two crucial votes taking place this afternoon on the house floor, very important. these bills are vital to public safety and national security. and i want to thank chairman bob goodlad for his efforts. bob has been working very hard and really for a long time. but we got it going. first, the house will be voting on kate's law, legislation named for kate steinle who was killed by an illegal immigrant with five prior deportations and lots of bad things on his record.

he encouraged labor unions, encouraged legislation to restrict the power of big capital and big money. the 1% were very disturbed about this. they considered him a traitor to his glass. one of his ancestors -- a traitor to this class. one of his ancestors had been partner with alexander hamilton to create the bank of new york. 's family was part of the 1%, so they perceived him as a traitor. to the changes he was making to do that, he understood you had to bring the working class up if you were going to get the economy working again. you had to have purchasing power, had to give them decent jobs, had to make them feel like they were part of the economy so that you could lift homeownership, bring people back to the farms, do the things you had to do to have a healthy economy. it was a herculean task. the journalists who covered him -- when he would do press conferences in the white house, he would sit behind the oval office desk and the press would stream in. they would surround him, smoke cigarettes, do all sorts of things. he would have this back and forth. he had over 900 press conf

. >>> the feds wire tapped the cell phones of powerful labor union boss johnny dougherty and city councilman bobby heenan for more than a year as part of on-going investigation. the philadelphia inquirer reports that prosecutors revealed that in a disclosure letter. properties connected to dougherty and henon were raided last august part of a union construction probe. docker once low 98. no charges have been filed as of yet. >>> developing to night, a top member of philly polices force testifying against the top prosecutor. joe sullivan took the stand today week two of the corruption trial of seth williams goats under way he detailed how da seth williams urged him to ease the way coming and going from philadelphia international airport for his friend local businessman muhammed ali who had contributed to williams' campaign. sullivan testified in february of 2012 he sent an officer to a gate when ali was flying into philadelphia. only to learn williams was with ali coming back from a tropical vacation. >> were you amazed that williams and ali were together on that very flight come from pun at

building trades union, which i know well, and the laborers international union of north american. a little credit. c'mon, fellas. you will play a center role in rebuilding america, very important. we're also joined as well by many distinguished members of congress who share our total passion and desire to rye store america's highways, railways and waterw waterways. in the audience is the man i've gotten to know well, chairman bill schuster of the house transportation and transportati infrastructure committee. stand up. thank you, bill. great job. who's working very closely with us including on our proposal to dramatically reduce airport delays by reforming air traffic control. we have an obsolete system. and i have to say, before elaine got here, they spent close to $7 billion on the system. boom. a waste. all wasted. but we're going to have a great system. great new system. a top of the line, the with best in the world. right now, we're at the lowest part of the pack. it will be the best in the world. for a lot less money than they've been wasting for years. for too long, america

to those labor leaders, the national unions supported hillary. most of them. the locals, the guys in the trenches and the guys in the factory lines in the guys on the construction site supported bernie sanders in the primary. and when he lost, they went to donald trump. this editorial from the new york times, quote american retreat. america may be first in the eyes of the president, but in the eyes of the world, it is in a headlong retreat. guest: i think he's right. also, when for reed zachary m on cnn said thursday in the president trump abandoned our role as leader of the free world. donald trump clearly has a complex. he thinks everybody is against him and i say something that may not be -- like our dear leader who walks on water, right, and then -- she can't take any criticism. he always think everybody is out to get him. i think she thinks the same way about the united states of america. working together with other countries, it means they are all out to get us. no, they are not. it's just that we live on this planet and in a global economi

building trades union, which i know well, and the laborers international union of north america.a little credit, come on, fellas. [applause] you will play a central role in rebuilding america, very important. we are also joined, as well by many distinguished members of congress who share our total passion and desire to repair and restore america's highways, railways, and waterways. in the audience is a man that i've gotten to know well and who is doing some job, it's not easy, but it's going to get a lot easier. chairman bill schuster of the house transportation and infrastructure committee. stand up. [applause] thank you, bill. great job. he's working very closely with us including on our proposal to dramatically reduce airport delays by reforming air traffic control. we have an obsolete system and i have to say, before elaine got here, they spent close to $7 billion on the system. a waste. all wasted. we're going to have a great system. the top-of-the-line, it would be the best in the world. right now, we are at the lowest part of the pack. it will be the best in the world for

labor unions are already criticizing the measure and have warned they will take to the streets in protestmacron has also vowed to clean up politics after a slew of politicians found themselves embroiled in tax scandals including the misuse of public funds. mps would be banned from hiring family members, a nod to the scandal that enveloped presidential candidate francois fillon. lawmakers will be can limited best will be limited to three consecutive terms in those convicted of fraud or corruption will be banned from holding office for up to 10 years. reportls would have to their offenses. at the moment, they don't have to justify how they use their monthly allowance. the government is also planning anti-terror measures to replace in place of emergency since the paris attacks in november, 2015. the proposal was thought to be promoting extremism and it could be shut down for six months. majority services were given wide latitude to get up warrantless searches and place people in the house arrests. civil rights groups say the rights go to far into be abused. macron hope to have the proposal p

. >>> you may notice a crowd at the jackson graham building in metro's largest labor union will hold a symbolic funeral. they plan to eulogize their status as a middle class workforce at metro. the casket, tombstone and speaker to cli deliver a eulogy. >>> you may want to plan ahead for sunday. there's major schedule changes that could affect what time to get out of the house. metro is ending the yellow line plus service and canceling a number of bus routes. on monday, the end of line metro stations will run trains every eight minutes during rush hour versus every six minutes. >>> covering the district. a live look from our city cam as we learn mayor muriel bowser has a plan to get rid of the rats in d.c. it starts with better ways to eliminate trash. up to 60 businesses will be able to buy or lease trash comppact ors. residents will be able to text 311 and ask for an desk with what we know about a tropical storm. what's going on, erika? >> they're pointing fingers at tropical storm cindy for rough seas and power outages in the gulf states. we want to show you a live picture where th

it is a piece by jesse walker, opens with a debate between anti-syrian, the former head of the labor union and -- andy surin and another guy. they agree. they are on stage together at the cato institute and agree to income.influence -- anytime you get them on stage to agree on something, i think you are tapping into a weirdly everful idea, even if it gets to actual policy. host: take a listen. >> i estimate the cost of $1.75 trillion. i do 18 to 64. i don't do kids, i don't do people on social security unless they make a certain amount. i don't do undocumented workers, only citizens. $500 to $600s billion in the current welfare system we should allocate. to $600 $500 billion billion of tax which should our ,ax breaks paid for incentives paying taxes. we are paying people back. orre is another $500 billion $600 billion. i am not a revenue neutral person. the financial tax for 15 years, we got rid of it. it.pe is reestablishing there is probably $200 billion there. we are the only industrial country without the vat tax are carbon tax. there are plenty of others to do and i am not on income t

i will proudly say to you all today what i told you and told our labor unions two months ago in washington long as i am president, america's labor leaders will always find an open door at the white house. we had a great day. [applause] we love our workers. we are also pleased to be joined by executives from marathon , bungee north america, cf industries, peabody energy, alliance coal, ak steel, nucor steel, [applause] oh you like the company i guess? [lr] buildmany others readyo our roads, the bridges, the tunnels, and the waterways of tomorrow. they are currently working very hard, in fact i brought a couple of the greatest buildings in f lefrack.ichard o ,." steve. did appear, richard. here, richard. come here richard. [applause] >> i have to do this. talkersare not big unless they are behind a desk. go ahead, richard. we are all fortunate to have the greatest builder in america, .trump j sitting behind in infrastructure program, which america sorely needs and is ready to implement. donald, president trump, thank you. >> these are great builders, we are watching and they are looking over

allowed. , you had left wing stations, if i could use that w cflcal term, owned by in chicago, the labor unions, the socialists, by the station near new york city. political purposes, free speech, they wanted to spouse their opinions. these were dubbed propaganda stations. they were told to be careful their opinions. >> tonight, at 8 p.m. eastern on q&a. >> james comey will testify thursday before the senate intelligence committee. c-span3 will have live coverage of the open part of that hearing at 10 a.m. eastern. you can watch live online at c-span.org or listen live using the free c-span radio app. now, a look at free speech on college campuses, protests against commencement speakers, student safety and so-called hate speech. speakers include professors from berkeley, who founded a group to allow for the free exchange of ideas without the fear of violence. this is just over an hour.

had left wing stations, if i could use that political term, owned by the w cfl in chicago, the labor unionand w dvd, a socialist station in new york city, and they wanted, for political purposes like free speech, they wanted to espouse their opinions. these were immediately dubbed propaganda stations and when they were renewed they were the best they were told to be careful about addressing opinions. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. ♪ >> span. where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span will -- was created by america's television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> washington journal continues. pedro: our next guest, william pomeranz with the wilson center, decade -- deputy director of the institute and the next on russia. thanks for joining us. a lot of discussion about communicat b

. >> first they backed raising the minimum wage now labor unions and coalition of supporters are trying to put a measure on the ballot next year to make contractors hire oklahoma alds and pay them prevailing wages. abc7 news reporter david louie looks into both sides of the issue. >> reporter: trades people are convinced more than ever the public is behind them. a survey they commissioned says three-fourths of voters would back their fight to require medium and large, residential commercial projects to hire local ands to pay them market rate wages. >> no one is going to become a millionaire being a bummer electrician. they'll be able to support their family, go to school, retire with some level of dignity. >> reporter: they stood outside the downtown condominium project, one of several underway soon to break ground. some committed to hire local and pay union wages, others have not. the on-site office of the owner full power properties posted a sign it did not want to be disturbed. no one answered the phone at the company's san francisco headquarters. will smith is a san jose native who

but i do not think that labor unions would resist the idea of having apprenticeships or pay training. host: a democrat and florida. caller: i am very frustrated. my children went to college in a four-year degrees. two of those four are currently not working in the fields that they studied. i am frustrated with college ofnselors and the whole idea pushing degrees down these kid'' throat where there are no jobs. more ofthey should have a -- i think they should take more of a responsibility in guiding these kids were their strengths are. like i said, we live in a different society now because of automation and other factors. a lot of those decrees are almost nonexistent. host: what your thoughts on that? guest: i appreciate that. i read a study that said 50% of millennials did not think college was as worthwhile as they had anticipated because they have had a challenge getting jobs. the study shows that college education still leave to jobs and improves odds, but we need to make sure there is a practical component, whether someone is getting vocational education, college, that they are g

i will probably say to you all today what i told our labor unions two months ago in washington.as long as i am president, america's labor leaders will always find an open door at the white house, we had a great day. we love our workers. we are also pleased to be joined by executives from marathon petroleum, see if industries, peabody energy, a.k.a. steel, nucor steel, scotts miracle grow, and many others who are ready to help us build the roads, bridges, tunnels and water raised of tomorrow. they are currently working very hard. a couple of the greatest builders in america. where are you guys, come here? come up here. these people aren't used to this, they like to build, they don't know about this. get up here. two of the great builders of our country, come here. [applause] >> i have to do this. >> do you want to say anything? they are not big talkers unless they are behind a desk. >> we are all fortunate to have the greatest builder in america, donald j. john. [applause] standing behind an infrastructure program which america sorely needs and is ready to implement. president tr

building trades union, which i know well, and the laborers' international union of north america.l play -- go ahead, fellas, . >>> you will play a central role in rebuilding america. very important. we're also joined as well by many distinguished members of congress who share our total passion and desire to repair and restore america's highways, railways, and waterways. in the audience is a man that i've gotten to know well who's doing some job. it's not easy, but it's going to get a lot easier. chairman bill schuster of the house administration and infrastructure committee. stand up, bill. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, bill. great job. who is working very closely with us, including on our proposal to dramatically reduce airport delays by reforming air traffic control. we have an obsolete system. before elaine got here, they had spent close to $7 billion on the system. a waste. all wasted. but we're going to have a great system, great new system. the top of the line. it will be the best in the world. right now we're at the lowest part of the pack. it will be the best in th

the north american building trades union, which i know well, and the laborers international union ofill play -- go ahead, fellas. take a little credit. come on, fellas. [ applause ] you will play a central role in rebuilding america. very important. we're also joined, as well, by many distinguished members of congress who share our total passion and desire to repair and restore america's highways, railways and waterways. in the audience is a man that i've gotten to know well and who is doing some job, and it is not easy but it is going to get a lot easier. chairman bill schuster of the stand up. thank you, bill. great job. who is working very closely with us, including on our proposal to dramatically reduce airport delays by reforming air traffic control. we have an obsolete system, and i have to say before elaine got here, they spent close to $7 billion on the system. boom, a waste. all wasted. but we're going to have a great system, great new system. the top of the line. it will be the best in the world. right now we're at the lowest part of the pack. it will be the best in the wor

propaganda stations will not be allowed. 1929 there is a left-wing owned by the wc a foe in .hicago, a labor union for political purposes they wanted free speech. these are immediately dubbed propaganda stations. they were told be very careful about expressing their opinions. >> sunday night at eight eastern on c-span's q and they -- q and day -- q&a. >> james comey will testify before the senate intelligence committee. c-span3 will have live coverage t

i will troudly say to you all today what i told you and told our labor unions two months ago in washington, as long as i am president, america's labor leaders will always find an open door at the white house. we had a great day. we love our workers. we're also pleased to be joined by executives from marathon petroleum, bungee north america, cf industries, pea body energy, alliance cole, ak steel, new core steel, scott -- you like that company i guess. scott's miracle grow and many others who are ready to help us build the roads, the bridges, the tunnels and the waterways of tomorrow. and they're currently working very hard, in fact, i brought a couple of greatest builders in america, steve roth of ronato, richard lefrack. where are you guys? come up here, steve. these people aren't used to this. they like to build and don't know the about this. get up here, richard. two of the great builders of our country. come here, richard. >> i have to do this. do you want to say anything, fellows? they're not big talkers unless they're behind the deck they're big talkers. go ahead, richard. go. >> we'

honor a police officer whose efforts led to the identification of 350 children forced into labor and the union leader supertax leaders and a judge who played a critical role drafting her country's first anti-trafficking legislation . a journalist who shines a light on forced labor and a leader working to protect migrants and sociologists whose ground-breaking research shows those structural challenges over for verbal populations and founding in ngo to care for those sex trafficking victims and survivors was a first in her country to win civil damages and a sex trafficking case. each of these heroes have different backgrounds and are the inspiration but united in a shared cause. we celebrate and stand with each of you. [applause] such as america release of this year's report remember the victims to have that unimaginable horrors of to be trafficking in recommit ourselves to those are in the sexual exploitation to celebrate the heroes that continue to shine a light on the darkness of human trafficking. so please join me to welcome the great ambassador as she reads the citation in. [applause] >>

and also from the laborers international union of america. in what we told believe reunions even with an open door at the white house we had a great day. [applause] we love our workers. we're pleased to be joined by north america, cf industries. a case deal, nucor steel, scotts miracle grow and others to build the of bridges and roads in the tunnels and the waterways where are you guys? and then as the builders of our country. [applause] i have to do this? they are big talkers unless they are behind a desk. >> we are fortunate to have the greatest builder in america. [applause] standing behind the infrastructure program that america sorely needs and is ready. [laughter] >> but they are great builders. they look over their shoulders believe me they don't need the money it will come in on time and under budget as he said on time and under budget which -- with some of those big jobs. the bad is the standard. that will not happen now with this administration. the american people deserve the best infrastructure anywhere in the world. so that state

use that political term, owned by a labor union in chicago, and a socialist who bought a station in new york city, they wanted to espouse their opinions. these were immediately dubbed propaganda stations by regulators. when they were renewed, they were told to be careful about expressing opinions. >> sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q and a." >> veterans affairs secretary shulkinelton -- david held a press briefing today. that are in suicide has become a top priority. from the white house, this is 40 minutes. sec. shulkin: thank you. good morning, everybody. so, a few weeks ago the president came over to my office is at v.a. at his hundred day mark to talk about our progress. i only thought it fitting in my hundred days to come to his house to talk about what is happening at va. as you know, the president is so committed to fixing issues for veterans that what he has told me is that it is important that we be open and candid and we be open and candid and transparent about where the problems are. that as a businessman, the only way to fix issues as an organization is if you co