" the chairman of the -- " -- theweek on "q&a chairman of the security and exchange commission mary jo whitemary jo white, why did you even consider being the chairman of the securities and exchange commission? >> great question. it is a wonderful agency. i was the attorney general in new york, worked very closely with sec. professional staff, totally dedicated. they mean so much to our lives. to our markets. public service. nothing motivates like public service, particularly at this level, the sec. someone who> for has no idea where it is, what it does, tommy people -- tell us. about 130 thousand employees. its mission is to protect investors, which creates jobs. keep our capital markets fair and orderly and efficient. it has a vast array of responsibilities. the sec oversees about 11,000 investments advisors, brokers who also advise. we oversee the exchanges. we are kind of everywhere that we can be to protect our capital markets and investors. do not have a criminal investigation role? .> we do not we have a vast enforcement role. one of the things the sec does is to enforce the laws. it

" the chairman of the -- " -- theweek on "q&a chairman of the security and exchange commission mary jo whitery jo white, why did you even consider being the chairman of the securities and exchange commission? >> great question. it is a wonderful agency. i was the attorney general in new york, worked very closely with sec.

as a young girl, mary jo white was a big fan of the hardy boys. i was, too, by the way. as an adult, she has had a career that the hardy boys could only dream of. she helped prosecute white-collar criminals and money launderers. in the early 1990's, she brought down john gotti, the head of the gambino crime syndicate, and she brought down terrorists responsible for bombing the world trade center and the american embassies in africa. so, i would say that's a pretty good run. you do not want to mess with mary jo. >> what did you think of that when the president said that? >> pretty awesome, i guess. i would like to live up to that. >> the hardy boys? what were their stories? >> mystery stories basically. nancy drew, i think, was the woman in nancy drew. detective novels. i had an older brother, i do have an older brother. he read them, so i read them. >> any lessons in the hardy boys? >> i am a cop at heart, and they are all mysteries. solve a crime. you are essentially pursuing wrongdoers. nothing could be more highly motivating, and sort of the investigation enables you t

. >> this week on "q&a," the chairman of the securities and exchange commission mary jo white. talks about her life and career and the agency she has supervised since 2013. >> mary jo white, why did you even consider being the chairman of the securities and exchange commission? >> great question. it is a wonderful agency. i was the attorney general in new york, worked very closely with sec. professional staff, totally dedicated. they mean so much to our lives. to our markets. and it is public service. nothing motivates like public service, particularly at this level, the sec. >> for someone who has no idea where it is, what it does, tell us. >> sec has about 4000 employees. its mission is to protect investors, which creates jobs. keep our capital markets fair and orderly and efficient. it has a vast array of responsibilities. the sec oversees about 11,000 investment advisors, brokers who also advise. we oversee the exchanges. we are kind of everywhere that we can be to protect our capital markets and investors. >> but you do not have a criminal investigation role? >> we do not.

. >> mary jo white, tonight at 8:00 on c-span q&a. >> the three elements of the package are a sense of exceptionality. you can get that from a lot of different sources. a feeling that you are special. is theond element ofosite and that is a dash insecurity to offset that exceptionality. the feeling you have not done quite enough yet. the third element is impulse control or self-discipline and the ability to persevere and resist temptation. >> individuals who have these have ans tend to interesting creative destruction relationship between their culture and american culture. second generation kids in immigrant communities start looking back at their parents and grandparents generation sensei, we do not want to do generations and say, we do not want to do success the way you have done. the same qualities can help them achieve a very different kind of goal. insecurity,ty, it and impulse control, the triple package. c-span 2. 9:00 on -- go toe discussing book tv.org to enter the chat room. >> a look at the san diego union tribune. lerner hearing when lois -- testified before the oversight

. >> mary jo white. we are out of time. i thank you very >> thank you. -- i thank you. >> for free transcripts or to give your comments about this program, visit us at q and a.org. programs are also available as c-span podcasts. >> next, british prime minister david cameron taking questions from members of the house of commons. after that, a discussion about the ukraine from the conservative political action conference. on the next "washington journal," nancy cook will talk about the jobs report and anti-poverty programs. alex wayne looks at the health care laws delay on older health care plans. as always, we will take your calls. you can join the discussion on facebook and twitter. that is live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. on wednesday, prime minister david cameron talks about the situation in the ukraine, and relations with russia and the european union. he says the u.k. will withdraw from preparations for the g-8 summit and reschedule for june in sochi, russia. the u.k. national interest is that the rule of law is upheld

. >> mary jo white, chairman of the securities and exchange commission. we are of time. thank you very much. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> for free transcript or to give us your comments, views it us -- visit us at qanda.org. these are also available as podcasts. >> next, british prime minister david cameron taking questions from members of the house of commons. then, a discussion about the republican party efforts to win latino voters. after that, and other chance to a with sec chairman mary joe white. on the next "washington cook on" nancy anti-poverty programs. a bloomberg news reporters looking at the health cost to lay on affordable care act programs. in discussing government funding to help states with the education of students with special needs. as always, we will take your call then you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal," live every morning at 7 a.m. on c-span. >> is more than one entity manages the key identifiers of the internet then, by n

. >> securities and exchange commission chairman, mary jo white, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q and>> this morning, ralph reed, founder and chairman of the faith and freedom coalition, talks about the role of religion in politics in 2014 of the future of the republican party. then, usa today politics editor paul singer examines effectiveness of the congressional ethics office. later, julia anglin, author of dragnet nation discusses intelligence gathering and the right to privacy. as always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. ♪ yesterday was the final day for the state department to take public comments on expanding the keystone pipeline. more than 200 million comments -- the washington post reporting a possible sanctions against russia for actions in ukraine could affect u.s. businesses to the figure of billions of dollars. good morning. employment figures out for february. the

. >> mary jo white, tonight at 8:00 on "q&a." >> if more than one entity manages the key item, bite nature the internet will no longer be well met. the heart, for example, of the domain name system is the root services system. very few people appreciate that in order to resolve names on internet, there is an actual root system that makes that work for the whole planet. and in the room, all names are resolved to make sure the www. c-span.org, for example, or any other website name, you go to the exact site that c-span wants you to go to all the time, every time, for the last two plus decades. >> the head of the internet program for assigned names and numbers on the role that domain names play. monday, on "the communicators." >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu gave a speech in washington, d.c. last week at aipac. he spoke about the is raw -- the israeli-palestinian conflict and the iranian nuclear program. this is about 45 minutes. ♪ >> we are honored to be joined this morning by the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu. [applause] like churchill in the 1930's, the prime mi

. >> mary jo white sunday night at 8:00 on c-span q&a. >> president obama urged congress to raise the federal minimum wage to didn't dollars and $.10 an hour. in the republican address, rob portman calls about the land to improve the economy. >> hi everybody. i travel to new england where i was joined by four governors who are working to raise the minimum wage in each of their states. they join me to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. americansive 800,000 a raise. these governors aren't waiting for governors to make on -- and increasingly, it is not just large companies like costco or the gap that choose to pay their employees higher starting wages. it is smaller businesses. they answered the call and raise their wages to the more than 70 employees would earn at least $10.10 an hour without cutting back on hiring. two weeks ago, a business owner brought me to share a lesson his grandmother taught him. if you treat your employees right, they will treat you right. vice president biden paid him a visit this week. i agree with these business owners. it is why i issued an executive

. >> this week on "q&a," the chairman of the securities and exchange commission mary jo white. careerbout her life and and the agency

why isn't mary jo white the new sec -- why isn't she in front of the press saying we're going to changehe story came out 24 hours ago. where was she today? >> bloomberg and "the washington post," this story hasn't gotten legs. maybe it will now. maybe they pay attention to it. i don't think the regulator can, they laugh when you say that our company did a self-review. maybe the sec needs bring somebody outside and there was precedent for that, would the sec bring someone in to review their process. >> they can bring in eric holder. >> or somebody. >> have special counsel. they have a special counsel. >> they have my number. >> they can bring in the irs. >> they have my number. >> how about tom curran. thank you very much. he's good. a little soft on this. should be taking action right now. let's move on. charter schools. they have been hailed by millions of minority parents as the best way to get their kids out of poverty. why would new york city mayor bill de blasio shut some of them down? hundreds of kids are out. outrage over this is growing nationwide too and we will explain it all.

if i am mary jo white and the fcc, do i have to say i'm going to -- the ftc, i have to look at it orsay bill, you are wrong? bill ackman's entire point about this process is i believe i am correct. these groups align with me, therefore they are going to help push my case to the ftc. his whole goal has been to leverage congress and these groups to force the ftc to start an investigation. what's going to be interesting is if the ftc looks at the story and says because of what is going on behind the scenes, maybe we don't want to touch this. they be this doesn't look like something we should look into. but you always have to watch for the influence in washington. there's a chance he will are looking into what bill ackman is doing. herbalife has made public their efforts to get people to look at bill ackman's activities. in theis becomes a one "new york times" can the regulators ignore it? >> or maybe they are not ignoring it and they just don't see anything there. i know you will blue watching at 2:00 today. -- you will be watching at 2:00 today. -- bill one thing ackman has been very c

exchangety and commission chairman mary jo white, sunday night on c-span's "q & e." this"washington journal," is 45 minutes. inues. of the5 miles south capital is national harbor, maryland. right on the potomac river. that is where cpac is having its 41stl conference, the annual. sponsored by the american conservative union. david keene is the long-time chair of the american conservative union. 1984 to 2011? guest: that is right. host: what have you been doing? thet: i served two years as president of the national rifle association. i have been serving as editorial editor of "the washington times." american conservative union -- did you helped to found that? thet: it was founded in late 1964, right after the goldwater campaign. bill buckley was crucial in putting it together. at that time, you can imagine after the goldwater loss, there was a big effort to put things back together. the acu was the result. , fromin those 50 years goldwater to some of the speakers you have today out there at cpac, how has conservatism changed? then, it was a small group. the first cpac

. >> securities and exchange commission chairman mary jo white on "q&a". >> more now on the situation in the ukraine and next steps for russia, united states, and the international community. stephen pifer is part of this hour and a half discussion from the brookings institution. [inaudible conversations] >> can everyone here may? okay, thank you for coming thank you for coming to the brookings institute and hello to the c-span viewers. we are sorry to be late. we had some trouble getting into the event. [laughter] that we think of it as a tribute to security. so we are going to discuss the ukraine today. i would say complex and confusing crisis even by the standards of such things. it's interesting to note among the disagreements in the united states and russia, whether there has been an invasion of the ukraine who the president of ukraine is, whether there have been mass attacks on synagogues and churches in the ukraine, and whether hundreds of thousands of people have fled the ukraine, causing a humanitarian crisis. these are facts in dispute. oakley we can bring some clarity to th

. >> mary jo white, sunday night at 8:00. now a discussion on the history of the u.s.srael relationship and the influence of pro--israel groups on political campaigns officials. this is almost an hour. much.nk you very we are just honored to have you with us today. thank you so much. thank you for everything you have done over the years. i am the managing editor of "the washington report on middle eastern affairs," and i will give you a slightly different picture about the united states congress. our magazine has been covering ro-ish-year-old -- is -- pro-israel pacs since 1986. i immediately tell them that aipac does not make campaign contributions. i think it is important not to accuse a pack of doing something it can truthfully deny because that makes it too easy for aipac to deflect the argument. pacs is not to say that aic has nothing to do with campaign contributions. published a we paper written by our executive editor, there were about 128 pro israel pacs. now there are about 30. according to the center for politics, 31 pro apacsl pca contingent -- contribute i

. >> commission chairman mary jo white sunday night at 8:00 on q&a. >> we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, we things and conferences and offering complete coverage of the u.s. house. c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. kerry was in ukraine tuesday in a show support for the new government. a news conference with russian president vladimir putin and has some. -- in his home. he spoke with reporters on tuesday. this is just over an hour. to use force, it would be humanitarian. this is just over one hour. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. proposal. let's not have an interview but a conversation. i would like you to give you as many questions -- i will write them down. try to respond to them. later on, we will talk in detail. on some of the issues that you are interested in specifically. >> mr. pruden, i would like to mr. putin, how do you assess the events in kiev? you

. >> securities and exchange omission chairman mary jo white tonight at 8:00 on c-span's "you q&a." >ington fichter andson erle talk about the earned income tax credit. anz has the pomer latest on the situation the ukraine. "washington journal" is next. ♪ ♪ everyone,morning, 2014.unday, march 9, rand paul topped this year's political conservative action conference straw poll for --ential 2013 candidates 2016 candidates. the second-place finisher, ted cruz, took 11% of the votes. we will begin there this morning with republicans only and your choice for 2016. if you live in the eastern central part of the country,

chair, mary jo white, says when she finds ss securities fraud, she'll be aggressive in prosecution. and the paper trail, when you read this indictment, 60 pages, 106 counts of fraud, the e-mails they were wrighting to each other, shocking. >> will we see a ripple effect? >> i think the ripple effect there will be a bunch of lawyers at law firms around the country asking more questions of the partners. this is again a story about e-mail, writing this down. you do not expect it -- >> from lawyers! >> -- from lawyers. >> i know. that's the part that's crazy. and asking questions about who was auditing them. what would be the repurrercussions for them? they didn't catch the fraud. >> this was a prestigious law firm. >> big deal. prestigious, global footprint. it had been two firms that came together in 2008, came together during a very, very tough time. >> thank you. >> thanks. >>> it's time to show you some of the morning's headlines. "wall street journal" says american wealth hit a record high. a federal reserve report finds the net worth of households rose to more than $80 trillion l

with mary jo and a white. then another chance to see british prime minister david cameron taking questions from members of the house of commons. >> if more than one entity manages the key identifies of the internet then, by nature, the internet will not be one net. at the heart, for example, of is thatin name system very few people appreciate that there's an actual root system that makes it work for the entire planet. all names are resolved that when .org" or anyw.cspan other website name that you go to the exact site that c-span wanted to go to all the time last two plus the decades. >> the head of the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers on the role of assigning new internet domain c-span 2. >> republican pollster so the lack of relationship with latino voters is a problem that needs to be fixed. he took part in an american university discussion on friday focusing on their voting behaviors. this is one hour and 10 minutes. >> good morning. welcome back to the second panel. thank you all for be

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. >> securities and exchange commission chairman mary jo white sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's " q&a." >> the conservative clinical action conference is one of the largest annual meetings of u.s. conservatives. it features several days of meetings, discussions, and speeches from key figures from the conservative movement. day one of this years cpac includes speeches by cosman paul ryan, governor chris christie, but governor bobby jindal, and real estate mogul donald trump. this part of the conference starts with texas senator ted cruz. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome market ross, president of regency publishing. ♪ >> good morning once again to cpac 2014, the largest conference of conservative activists in the country, in the world. it is wonderful to see you all here this morning. i am margy ross. i am president and publisher of regnery publishing. we are the premier publisher of conservative books. we have been publishing great conservative books for over 65 years. we publish many of the speakers and thought leaders that you will hear today and see up on this stage over the

. >> securities and exchange commission chairman mary jo white sunday night it:00 on c-span q&a. >> coming up and about 45 minutes we will take you to the brookings institution in washington for a discussion on where the ukrainian crisis might come next and how the u.s. and europe might respond to defuse the standoff in crimea coming up live at 2:00 p.m. eastern. until then part of today's washington journal. >> joining us from our new york studio is a new msnbc host, joy reid. tell us about your show. >> guest: well we are at 2:00 p.m. eastern monday through friday, and we are -- i like to call of a combination of policy, politics, and culture in that order. we tried obviously do the news of the day. we have to let people know what's happening, but we have to do some analysis. and then we have a little fun ever so often. there's a lot of stuff happening in the culture says he won this show just started, february 24 if. the media are cool but your show when it came on was joy reid says her new msnbc show won't be one hour of what republicans socked. [laughter] >> guest: yes. i was asked a

. >> securities and exchange commission chairman mary jo white, sunday night at 8:00 on "q&a." brings public affairs events from washington to you. putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and congress is -- and conferences. and offering coverage of the house. by the cable tv industry and funded by your local provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. "washington journal" continues. 5 202 is the area code, 85-3880. who best represents your views? (202) 585-3881 if you are a liberal and live in the mountains/pacific time zone. we want to hear from you. this tweet, "joe biden is my pick." politico is reporting on a letter to ralph nader sent to bernie sanders. offering some advice for senator bernie sanders as he weighs a presidential bid. stop going it alone. nader urged attentional longshot candidate sanders to change the way he does business in the senate and to fill his " unfulfilled potential." nader wrote the vermont independent. without networking there are no strategies beyond speeches and amendments th

mary jo white, securities and exchange commission chairman, tonight on c-span's "q&a."nts of the triple package our first, a sense of exceptionality. you can get it from lots of different sources, but it is that feeling that you are special, destined for special things. the second element is seemingly the opposite, a dash of insecurity to offset that exceptionality. that is a feeling that you have not quite done enough yet, are not quite good enough yet. the third element is impulse control. self-discipline and the ability to persevere and resist temptation. >> individuals who have these qualities in america, predictably second-generation they have an interesting creative and destructive relationship between their cultures, such that second-generation kids in immigrant communities typically look back and say -- you know, we don't want to do success the way you told us to. we don't want those jobs that you said were the only ones, and they make their own decisions about being a standup comic or an artist, other things. we found, aspirational he, is that these qualities c

. >> fcc chairman mary jo white tonight at 8:00 p.m. on q&a. week president obama's 3.9 trillion budget request or 2015 arrived on capitol hill. it proposes new tax credits, increased infrastructure spending, and expansion of early childhood education. the president spoke tuesday about his budget and about a woman to his goals and washington, d.c. here are his remarks. >> good morning, everybody. elementaryt powell school and just had a chance to see some of the outstanding student here. i thought it was an appropriate setting for me to say a few words about the budget i sent to congress this morning. is not juste budget about numbers. it is about our values and our future. and how well we are laying the groundwork for those young children that i was with just a few moments ago to be able to succeed if you are an american. these kits may not be the most excited people in town on budget designedmy budget is with their generation and future generations in mind. addressate of the union i laid out an agenda to restore opportunity for all people. no