orders from the seventh district cents -- said lucy fletcher to the house. it was the second time they have elected a democrat since it was constituted in 1957 on the west side of houston. the first member to hold the seat was future president george h w bush. , new leaders, watch it all on c-span. nowgovernment shutdown is in its 23rd day, making it the longest in u.s. history. watch the house monday at noon eastern on c-span, the senate live at 3 p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> we welcome back matthew dalek, a professor at george washington university. banks for being with us. with this idea of a national emergency. what qualifies for that? matthew: it is basically what the president says it is. under the 1976 national emergencies act, there is no single definition. there is no definition. historically, it is was -- has resolved around applying economic sanctions to foreign actors, terrorist attacks, wartime of course, barack obama declared a national emergency during the swine flu. i don't think there has ever been one related to immigration, as far as i c

orders from the seventh district cents -- said lucy fletcher to the house. it was the second time they have elected a democrat since it was constituted in 1957 on the west side of houston. the first member to hold the seat was future president george h w bush. , new leaders, watch it all on c-span. nowgovernment shutdown is in its 23rd day, making it the longest in u.s. history. watch the house monday at noon eastern on c-span