we have the people at marshall university. we have the law enforcement people, the police, the hospitals, the emergency rooms. we have a lot of people working together now. schools that we have not had before. >> if we all come together and if we all come together and help>> with funding behind some of these programs, critics, and campaigns, we can possibly cure he disease of addiction. if we tart enough of an outcry against the epidemic, we can possibly get the attention of our president donald trump and his

we have the people at marshall university. we have the law enforcement people, the police, the hospitals, the emergency rooms. we have a lot of people working together now. schools that we have not had before. >> if we all come together and help with funding behind some of these programs, critics, and campaigns, we can possibly cure the disease of addiction. if we stir up enough of an outcry against the epidemic, we can possibly get the attention of our president donald trump and his upcoming legislation. >> to watch all of the prize-winning documentaries in this year's studentcam competition, visit studentcam.org. announcer: next, a discussion on the rise of prescription drug addiction. panelists include two documentary filmmakers who examine the relationships between politicians, drug companies, and the media. the university of southern [indiscernible conversations]

we have the people at marshall university. we have the law enforcement people, the police, the hospitals, the emergency rooms. we have a lot of people working together now. schools that we have not had before. >> if we all come together and help>> with funding behind some of these programs, critics, and campaigns, we can possibly cure the disease of addiction. if we start enough of an outcry against the epidemic, we can possibly get the attention of our president donald trump and his upcoming legislation. >> to watch all of the prize-winning documentaries in this year's studentcam competition, visit studentcam.org. >> today on c-span, "washington journal" is next with your phone calls. at 11:30, nato secretary-general george washington university. live coverage of cia director mike pompeo. live from the national constitution center in philadelphia for a symposium on the constitution. in about one hour, we talked to georgetown university professor angela about u.s.-russia relations. mit president rafael reif. b will talk to mar

we have the people at marshall university. we have the law enforcement people, the police, the hospitals, the emergency rooms. we have a lot of people working together now. schools that we have not had before. >> if we all come together and if we all come together and help>> with funding behind some of these programs, critics, and campaigns, we can possibly cure he disease of addiction. if we tart enough of an outcry against the epidemic, we can possibly get the attention of our president donald trump and his upcoming legislation. >> i'm the president of george washington university and i'm pleased to welcome you. when you do have the opportunity to look outside, we have a balcony here with a broad view of the nation's capital. this is an excellent symbol of what it means to be the largest university in the heart of our nations capital. it affords an end view of our monument, the monument here. we like to think of that as the monument of george washington university. and this location is extraordinary. if you do a line from th

harvard law school and went on to receive a doctorate in legal philosophy from oxford university where he was a marshall scholar. he clerked for two supreme court justices, byron white and anthony kennedy and he worked in both private practice and at the justice department before being nominated to the tenth circuit court of appeals where he served with distinction for ten years. he's widely regarded as a brilliant and thoughtful jurist and a gifted writer whose opinions are known for their clarity. most importantly, however, judge gorsuch understands the proper role of a judge, and that role is to interpret the law, not make the law, to judge, not legislate, to call balls and strikes, not rewrite the rules of the game. mr. president, it's great to have strong opinions. it's great to have sympathy for causes or organizations. it's great to have plans for fixing society's problems. but none of those things has any business influencing your ruling when you sit on the bench. your job as a judge is to apply the law as it is written. and here's the fundamental thing, mr. president. even when you disagree wit

. >> bill: a law degree from harvard law school predator and attended oxford university has a marshall scholar. graduating with a doctorate in legal philosophy. and just looking at his legal record of the past 25-30 years. he very much is like anthony scalia when they talk about him in the way that he interprets law. a proponent of what they call original his arm, shannon. as opposed to interpretation. if they make their way from the oval office. >> shannon: by the way, he met his wife at oxford. you can see it during the evidence, she has been very close by his side. and the two daughters were there for the swearingen this morning. >> bill: it is just stunning today. as to the rose garden we go. >> thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. friends and distinguished guests, welcome to the white house. we are gathered here today for a truly momentous occasion. in our democracy. the swearingen of a united states supreme court justice. in particular, i am greatly honored to welcome to these grounds every sitting justice of the united states supreme court. welcome. thank you. mr

university with fiat -- five beta kappa and obtained a doctorate degree from oxford university serving as a tremendous marshall scholar additionally clerking for u.s. circuit court judge and supreme court justice white and kennedy and alsoso principal deputy assistant attorney general at the department of justice before serving as said judge u.s. circuit court of appeals for the tenth circuit. so to earn the highest possible rating that is called the gold standard for evaluating nominations into bien exceptional nominee and that was extraordinary and questioning by that committee to quiz judge gorsuch on every aspect of constitutional law 1,200 and depressions and furthermore with the help of friend and former member was exemplary before his hearing with the judiciary request to provide 70 pages of written answers in the personal record in 75,000 pages of documentspinion, including speeches so the white house archives produced to 180,000 pages of documents related to his time at the doj.wever, in and then to be subject seeing claims of privilege but then with the bipartisan consideration the department of just

before his appointment at arizona, he taught at the university of southern california marshall school of business where he also served as associate dean of masters program. he was also a teaching fellow in harvard's department of economics department while pursuing his doctoral studies at mit. he has been a faculty member of business and administration at dartmouth university. he has a bachelors degree in economics from harvard and a phd from the massachusetts institute of technology. i turn the time over to doctor zupan. we look forward to this exciting conversation. [applause] >> thank you emily for the kind introduction. thank you all for being here. a special shout out to jim dorn in the back, the editor of the cato journal who provided me a space while i was on sabbatical and a lot of interesting leads and thoughts about articles and research i should be familiar with to pursue this work. it has been a work in progress for about 30 years. the sabbatical year end half ago finally provided the opportunity for these ideas to come to fruition. the book has probably gotten more topica

also obtained a doctorate degree in philosophy from oxfordty university and served as a marshall scholar. additionally he clerked for the circuit court judge davidson to know and supreme court justice byron white in anthony kennedy. judge gorsuch also served as principal deputy assistant attorney general at the department of justice before serving as a judge on the u.s. circuit court of appeals for the tenth circuit. for all of these achievements,ro judge gorsuch has earned the highest possible rating from a group the minority leader schumer calls quote the gold standard for evaluating judicial nominations. a finally, judge gorsuch has n established himself as an exceptional nominee. indeed, judge gorsuch appearance before the senate judiciaryhr committee was extraordinary. in the course of the three rounds of questioning by thatrt committee, each member had the opportunity to quiz judge gorsuch for over an hour each on just about every aspect of constitutional law. in answering about 1200 questions from the panel, he demonstrated almost fearless mastery over that field. that furthermore

jess brown received his law degree from the thurgood marshall school of law at texas southern university, which is my law school alma mater, and he practiced law in mississippi throughout the 1960's and 1970's as one of the few attorneys willing to practice civil rights law. he made the met more if i ophisis being -- metamor from being a divorce lawyer to a civil rights lawyer. he was associate counselor for the national association for the advancement of colored people, naacp legal defense and education fund, and he filed the first civil rights suit in mississippi in the 1950's in jefferson davis county, seeking the enforcement of the right of black citizens to become registered voters. in 1961, r. jess brown represented james h. meredith in his suit to be allowed to enter the university of mississippi. his victory in this case opened the doors of that university to all mississippi citizens. while with the naacp legal defense and educational fund, he played a major role in fighting racial discrimination in the areas of transportation and other public accommodations. during his lifetime,

he also obtained a doctorate in philosophy from oxford university and served as a truman and marshall scholar. additionally, he clerked for u.s. circuit court judge david centell and supreme court justices brron white and anthony kennedy. judge gorsuch also served as principal deputy assistant attorney general at the department of justice before serving as a judge on the u.s. circuit court of appeals for the tenth circuit. for all of these achievements, judge gorsuch has earned the highest possible rating from a group the minority leader schumer calls, quote, the gold standard for evaluating judicial nominations. finally, judge gorsuch has established himself as an exceptional nominee. indeed, judge gorsuch's appearance before the senate judiciary committee was extraordinary. in the course of the three rounds of questioning by that committee, each member had the opportunity to quiz judge gorsuch for over an hour each on just about every aspect of constitutional law and answering about 1 ,]had 200 questions from the panel, he demonstrated almost peerless mastery over that field. furthe

degrees from not one but two ivy league schools, columbia university for his undergrad, harvard law for his jurist doctor. he even, as a marshall scholar, earned a degree from oxford. when one takes into account these extraordinary educational achievements, it would be simply incomprehensible how anyone would consider him unqualified. his record on the bench is just as impressive. we've heard these numbers so many time that we sometimes just gloss over or glaze over these numbers, but these numbers are powerful indicators of how successful he has been as a judge. out of nearly 2,700 cases, judge gorsuch has been overruled only twice. 98% of his opinions were unanimous, further proving that he falls exactly square in the judicial mainstream. he has received well qualified, as my senator from arkansas just stated a few minutes ago, from the american bar association, the highest rating available for a supreme court justice. judge gorsuch is also not new to the nomination process. just a few years ago, in 2006, judge gorsuch was unanimously confirmed by the u.s. senate to the tenth u.s. circuit. now let me say that one more time be

degrees from not one but two ivy league schools, columbia university for his undergrad, harvard law for his jurist doctor. he even, as a marshall scholar, earned a degree from oxford. when one takes into account these extraordinary educational achievements, it would be simply incomprehensible how anyone would consider him unqualified. his record on the bench is just as impressive. we've heard these numbers so many time that we sometimes just gloss over or glaze over these numbers, but these numbers are powerful indicators of how successful he has been as a judge. out of nearly 2,700 cases, judge gorsuch has been overruled only twice. 98% of his opinions were unanimous, further proving that he falls exactly square in the judicial mainstream. he has received well qualified, as my senator from arkansas just stated a few minutes ago, from the american bar association, the highest rating available for a supreme court justice. judge gorsuch is also not new to the nomination process. just a few years ago, in 2006, judge gorsuch was unanimously confirmed by the u.s. senate to the tenth u.s. circuit. now let me say that one more time be

marshalls. your surprise is waiting. some have it, some don't. when the odds are stacked against you, you either hide or stand up. at strayer universityou up and work with you every day to put you on the right path. it's time. strayer university. let's get it, america. >> jimmy: there they are, they're all there. leg weanie and clams are, it taliban ice, it's like you read my mind too. >> yeah, thanks. >> jimmy: i want to mention your show, "the toy box." which by the way is a strip club in florida. i don't know if you're aware of it. >> okay, no, but i am now. >> jimmy: okay, but yours is not that. >> no. >> jimmy: tell us about the show. >> yeah, so it's a competition where toy inventors come in and pitch their toy. to some mentors. you know, they're there for safety. then they come into the toy box and kids, four kids, decide which toy is going to win the whole show. >> jimmy: these are real kids? >> these are real kids that are just there to decide if the toy's fun and good and worthy of mattel, the great toy company, to make. we shot this last summer. and i know what toy won. mattel's been making the toy so when the show ends, th

university, in the u.k. in 2004. at columbia, he was a member of phi beta kappa, a truman scholar at harvard law school, and, mr. president, a marshall scholar at oxford. following law school, judge gorsuch served as a law clerk of federal appellate judge david scintell and then to justice byron white of the u.s. supreme court, and associate justice and any m. kennedy of the supreme court. in 1995, mr. president, judge gorsuch entered private practice as an associate of kellogg, huber, hansen, todd, evan and feugel, and he was elected a partner in that law firm in 1998. his practice focused on general litigation in both trial and appellate matters. judge gorsuch left private practice in 2005 to serve as the principal deputy to the associate attorney general at the justice department here in washington. president george w. bush nominated judge gorsuch to the tenth circuit court of appeals located in denver on may 10, 2006. he -- he was confirmed by a voice vote, mr. president, on july 20, 2006. we talk about qualifications for judges. i want to share some of his. judge gorsuch has served over a decade on the u.s. court of appeals for

university very quickly. and, yes, in the '50s howard was instrumental in the fight for civil rights. in its law school, for instance, charles hamilton houston trained people like thurgood marshall and others who led the fights in the courts for desegregation of the schools. and howard's professors, historians and i'm happy to say were also a part of that whole effort. how we've been able to keep the appropriation only god knows. [ laughter ] >> but i pray that we do keep it because it is very necessary. it is helpful to our students. we do have a student population, some of whom have difficulty paying for college. we are fairly expensive but we would be even more so with that, without that appropriation. without that appropriation. 6 captioning performed by vitac

university very quickly. and, yes, in the '50s howard was instrumental in the fight for civil rights. in its law school, for instance, charles hamilton houston trained people like thurgood marshall and others who led the fights in the courts for desegregation of the schools. and howard's professors, historians and i'm happy to say were also a part of that whole effort. how we've been able to keep the appropriation only god knows. [ laughter ] >> but i pray that we do keep it because it is very necessary. it is helpful to our students. we do have a student population, some of whom have difficulty paying for college. we are fairly expensive but we would be even more so with that, without that appropriation. without that appropriation. 6 captioning performed by vitac >>> some of the featured writers coming to the festival of books this year in los angeles are mystery writer michael connolly, joyce carol oates, nagug nagugi oswango, often considered a finalist for the nobel prize in literature. some of our critics at large, including marlon james who won the mann booker prize two years ago, viet phan nguyen, who won the pulitzer prize in fiction. >> watch the "los angeles times" fes