is not ted cruz. >> well, mike lee is certainly not ted cruz. and lee and cruz worked together on the government shutdown, which of course rubio and rand paul also supported it. it was something that you supported if you were a sort of younger -- >> ambitious. >> -- ambitious republican senator, but since then, lee in particular, has done a lot of stuff that cruz really hasn't. cruz has been a pretty much policy-free figure on the national stage. >> uh-huh. >> it's all sort of posturing and sort of getting to where, you know, the base seems to be on a particular controversy >> yeah. >> but lee has -- he put out a proposal for tax reform that basically sort of doesn't focus as much on cutting the top rate and focuses more on expanding the child tax credit. >> yeah. >> he's put out proposals on transportation, education, he's cosponsoring a sentencing reform bill with dick durbin, so he's sort of refashioned himself as less of a bomb-thrower, more of a policy guy. and rubio, i think, his impulses were always in that direction. and he -- i mean, he

senator mike lee and his new book, "our lost constitution," is next. >>> i'm mike lee and i'm runningor the united states senate. [ cheers and applause ] >> mike lee shook up the gop establishment when he rode the tea party wave to the u.s. senate back in 2010. >> the rand pauls, the mike lees. >> unlike his best senate friends, lee is not running for president. he does have a new book, "our lost constitution." he reimagines the lively debates of our founders to make the case that today's washington ignores what our founding fathers wanted then when it clashes to what our lawmakers want now. and senator mike lee joins us now. welcome. to "this week." >> thank you. >> reading the book, it seems like you had a lot of fun writing it. getting yourself back in the heads of the founders. what do you think they would be most surprised by now? >> by the fact that congress has been so willing and even eager to delegate so much of its legislative authority. alexander hamilton tanked his political career, making it impossible for him to become president, by proposing a monarchy at the constituti

senator mike lee of utah makes the case in his new book "our lost constitution the willful subversionfounding documents" going back to the constitutional convention in philadelphia senator lee explore exploresexplore explores several constitutional provisions through history, provisions that he now says are viewed as a nuisance by many in washington. i'm joined by the author, senator mike lee. this is going to be lively. because most of our lives, my life has been taken up by what are called landmark decisions by the supreme court. the brown case in '54, segregation in schools can't work because young african-american kids would look at dolls and we prefer white dolls over black dolls which meant they got the message from school that they were inferior. this isn't written in the constitution but it was a decision by the court back then. of course you have the civil rights act of 1964 which passed constitutional review based on what's called the interstate commerce clause which allows the federal government to go into the littlest store and gas station and say you cannot be discriminat

fellow mormon harry reid was a friend of the lee family, and as the story goes, once locked a preteen mike lee in a garage. overcoming scars that might have caused, senator lee earned his bachelor's degree at brigham young university. he clerked for several judges, twice for samuel alito once when he was an appellate judge, and later on the supreme court. our guest was in private practice in 2010 when he stunned the political establishment and defeated robert bennett for the gop senate nomination from utah. the almanac of american politics says he was the youngest senator when he took office in january 2011. the senator's new book is called "our lost constitution: the willful subversion of america's founding document." it is his second book. so much for biographies. on to the mechanics. no live blogging or tweeting. no filing of any kind while the breakfast is underway. there is no embargo when the session ends. to help you resist the selfie urge, we will e-mail several pictures to all reporters as soon as the breakfast ends. as regular attendees know, if you would like to ask a question, do t

along with senator mike lee laying out the points in this plan.ate for corporations from 38% to 25% and eliminate taxes on cal tal gains dif vendsvidends and inherited estates and reduce tax brackets from seven to two from 35% and 15% and new tax credit up to $25 per child. "with this proposal, senator rubio makes himself the party's most visible ally of the new republican idea that the reagan tax-cutting plan and now must redistribute revenue directly to middle class families it's not clear how candidate rubio would hope to have a payoff." it's out there. it's tax day. charles lane, opinion writer for the washington post and charles strahan. in the early stages, candidates don't usually get specific. marco rubio is getting specific. >> yes, he is etgetting specific. and in his book he goes into this in detail as well. rubio is right that it's not redistribution to have the child tax credits because they are, in fact, the people who have paid the taxes, it's their money in the first place. but i agree with the journal that this could be a bolder p

a little bit about mike lee, mike is a byu law school graduate. he clerked for a number of people including justice alito. he is a leader in the senate and serves on the judiciary committee and number of subcommittees but perhaps the most important role is chairman of the senate committee. when i was there, you get blamed for almost everything that goes on that folks don't like or like when you're chairman. you have to stand up against everything that goes through that needs to be stopped and mike, we really appreciate you doing that. mike has recently come out with a new book, not his first but it's about our lost constitution an excellent read for those who want to really understand what it is we're losing and what we need to restore here in america. thank you for being here today. senator marco rubio, really has the american dream, been quiet recently, haven't heard much from him. that's why he's here today with us. he has been a public servient for many years in florida, set an example as a state rep and became majority leader and very early a

a little bit about mike lee. mike is a byu law school graduate. for a number of people, including justice alito. he is a leader in the senate and serves on the judiciary committee and a number of subcommittees but perhaps the most important role is chairman of the senate steering committee. when i was there, you get blamed for almost everything that goes on that folks don't like or like when you're chairman. you have to stand up against everything that goes through that needs to be stopped and mike, we really appreciate you doing that. a new book, not his first but it's about our lost constitution . an excellent read for those who want to really understand what it is we're losing and what we need to restore here in america. mike, thank you for being here today. senator marco rubio, really has the american dream, been quiet recently, haven't heard much from him. [laughter] that's why he's here today with us. he has been a public servant for many years in florida, set an example as a state rep and became majority leader and very early age he was spe

mike lee is a byu law school graduate. he clerked for a number of people, including justice alito. he is a leader in the senate. and serves on the judiciary committee. perhaps the most important role is chairman of the senate committee. you get blamed for almost everything that goes on that folks do not like when you are chairman of the committee. you need to stand up against everything that goes through that needs to be stopped. mike recently came out with a new book. it is about our lost constitution. an excellent read for those who want to really understand what it is we are losing and need to restore in america. mike, thank you for being here. senator marco rubio really has lived the american dream. he has been quiet recently. [laughter] host: that is why he is here with us. he has been a public servant for many years in florida, set an example as a state representative quickly and became majority leader. he was speaker of the house in florida. and again when he was set to run for the senate, it was a david and goliath quest. no one thought it was possible. but what we saw was

republican senator mike lee is our guest next to answer it live. colorado's budget with marijuana sales going up in smoke. why legalized pot is not exactly helping the bottom line. go figure. ♪ bill: the plan to save colorado's budget by way of marijuana revenue not happening. only $69 million raised. they expected twice that amount. because of quirk in the state constitution they may have to refund the money. however colorado lawmakers pushing a measure to allow the state to keep the pot tax money as a budget boost. martha: well, iran is throwing more cold water on this nuclear deal. ayatollah khamenei accusing the obama administration of quote lying exactly what the terms of the framework agreement really are. he also said that the united states has devilish intentions in this whole deal. the harsh rhetoric comes as the senate is preparing to vote on legislation that will push back against any deal. mike lee is the author of the new book, our lost constitution, and he joins us now. of course the republican senator from utah. good to have you here

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mike lee took issue with those who had made the switch to solar: "this is what happens when you have too many liberals living in the same place." candid one warned: "the u.s. doesn't have much leeway toward an enhanced grid option. hawaii's example is school time." proudliberalamerican had some advice: "better that these producers stay on the grid and continue to pay a small charge to help maintain it and have the excess they produce offset this cost and provide power to help replace outdated, inefficient and polluting centralized power plants." shane algarin added: "anybody who remembers enron the rigging of electricity markets artificial blackouts, people dying because their medical equipment depended on electricity, knows why it's good to escape the tentacles of the utilities." as always, we welcome your comments. visit us at www.pbs.org/newshour, on our facebook page, or tweet us @newshour. >> sreenivasan: some more news before we leave you tonight. a major dispute between rel and palestinian officials has been resolved. really will release $500 million in tax revenue to the pale

rubio's plan along with mike lee, they are modifying the existing tax code.apse the brackets. the biggest thing i like is they allow immediate expensing of capital investment. that's huge for businesses. but i don't think he's going to get killed because of those suggestions that he's making with the current plan. it's just not bold enough. stuart: yeah, but it's doable isn't it? arguably -- >> it is doable. stuart: when rand paul says do away with the irs, put your tax return on a postage card. i don't think that's doable. that's reaching for the moon and it's not going to happen. on the other hand rubio is reaching for something which is doable. it's reaganesque. he did it maybe rubio could do it see what i mean. >> i see what you mean stuart. maybe this is the first time you and i disagree on something. i don't want to go for doable. the american people are sick and tired of doable. they want a real solution and i believe that the american people have an appetite for bold solutions, so i wouldn't discount rand paul or ted cruz wanting to replace the tax co

let's bring in senator mike lee, republican from utah. "our lost constitution: the willful subversion of america's founding document." thank you for being with me. >> thank you, good to be with you. >> what questions will you have for secretary kerry when he briefs the senate tomorrow? >> whether or not any agreement results from these discussions is verifiable is enforceable, and is accountable, will hold iran accountable over what we understand going on in iran. i don't know if this gains us anything, but if we did have those things in place, then it could be a step forward. >> president obama's accusing republicans of playing politics with this iran deal. here's what he said in panama over the weekend, senator. >> when i hear some like senator mccain recently suggest that our secretary of state john kerry, who served in the united states senate a vietnam veteran, has provided exemplary service to this nation is somehow less trustworthy in the interpretation of what's in a political agreement than the supreme leader of iran that's an in

utah senator mike lee argues the federal government has ignored important constitutional safeguards in "our lost constitution. " in "michelle obama," peter slefn explores the life of the first lady. also releasing this week russian-american journalist -- [inaudible] investigates what led the tsarnaev brothers to bomb the 2013 boston marathon in "the brothers." in "end the irs before it ends us," grover norquist argues for major tax reform to return america to prosperity. kate anderson brower profiles the people who handle the day-to-day operations of the white house in "the residents. " and judith miller pulitzer prize-winning journalist for "the new york times" recounts her career in "the story." look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv. >> you're watching booktv on c-span2, with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. of. .. peter: the book it called to the cloud, big data in turbulent world. the author

. >> utah senator mike lee on your screen, weighed in on three of his friends and senate colleagues runningresident. senator leahy says -- senator lee says senator paul, senator cruz and senator rubio are good candidates, but he's not ready to endorse anyone. he talked about his new book. this is just shy of an hour. dave: i am dave cook from the monitor. thank you for coming. our guest is senator mike lee and it is an opportunity for what the senator's new book calls a compliant press corps that is all too willing to blame republicans for everything and everything. -- anything in every thing. [laughter] i guess tells of a unique childhood where his dad served as solicitor general under president reagan. starting at age 10, he began attending supreme court arguments. fellow mormon harry reid was a friend of the lee family and as the story goes, once locked a preteen michael lee in a garage. overcoming scars that might have caused, he earned his degree at brigham young university. he worked for several john, twice for samuel alito once when he was an appellate judge, and later on the supreme

and he is also won who has a along with senator mike lee of utah, a sweeping tax reform plan that wouldet rid of the tax on capital gains and dividends. very strong stuff. >> year-and-a-half to to though. we'll see. thank you very much for insights, gentlemen. >> thank you. lori: really great to chat with both of. >> you thank you, fred. lori: we want to know what you think here. here is a the question tonight. will hillary's skeletons keeper her from winning nomination. i will share results at the end of tonight's show. calf up on all the kel tons. bret baier has a special look attaining gel clinton web 6:00 p.m. eastern here on the fox business network. >>> still a lot more to come this hour, including a shocking move by comcast today ending a major media merger. >>> another day, another secret service scandal, this time involving president george h.w. bush. congressman jason chaffetz joins me next for his take on the agency's ongoing problems. ♪ [ male announcer ] we know they're out there. you can't always see them. but it's our job to find them. the answers. the solutions. the inno

. >> next, a discussion with mike lee of utah. then the conclusion of our interviews with new members of congress. then the legacy of laura bush. mike lee spoke with reporters today at a breakfast hosted by "the christian science monitor. go

senator mike lee said there is concern among republicans after lynch refused to acknowledge limits tosecutorial discretion during her senate hearings but republicans say there could be a deal in the works to move that vote on lynch forward. >>> right now 30,000 people are running in the 119th boston marathon. this comes two years after the terror attack at the finish line. nbc's jay gray reports from boston. >> reporter: hey there. the 119th boston marathon now under way. a bit of rain falling in boston right now, but that was expected. it's not really slowing down the runners or the spectators here. 30,000 runners in the race more than 100,000 fans expected to line the course and be a part of the celebration here in downtown. it's always run on patriot's day. a lot of people will tell you this marathon this day, is at the core of what boston is really all about. so they want to make sure everything goes well here today, and it has to this point. that's the good news. the race will continue throughout the day and into the afternoon. strong police presence as you would expect. no threa

senator mike lee author of the book "our lost constitutionins" us. senator so what happened inside that briefing today? >> we were given a lot of information about what secretary kerry believes make sure they are accountable. enportionable and lead to accounteddability for the iranian regime. i have yet to see proof that that's what we will have at the end of the day but that's what i'm looking for. >> my concern is is the delay of game. why wasn't this briefing done earlier than now and do you feel that you have sufficient information to make an informed decision going forward? >> oh, yeah. first of all, i would love for the briefing to have occurred earlier. but, on the second point we still don't have enough information because there is not a deal yet. there is still talk of a deal. and there is still widely varying descriptions of what a deal might look like. very different what we heard today from compared to other things that we have heard in the media and elsewhere. and so as part of the reason why we are looking at moving target. my big conce

senators as desperate on the political spectrum as cory booker and rand paul and dick durbin and mike leere reaching across the aisle to find ways to work together. it is rare to see democrats and republicans agree on anything today but we're beginning to agree on this. we need to restore balance to our criminal justice system. now, of course -- [ applause ] it is not enough to agree and give speeches about it. we actually have to work together to get the job done. we need to deliver real reforms that can be felt on our streets, in our courthouses, and our jails and prisons in communities too long neglected. let me touch on two areas in particular where i believe we need to push for more progress. first, we need smart strategies to fight crime and help restore trust between law enforcement and our communities especially communities of color. there's as lot of good work to build on. across the country, there are so many police officers out there every day inspiring trust and confidence honorably doing their duty putting themselves on the line to save lives. there are police departments dep

senators as disparate on the political spectrum as cory booker and rand paul and dick durbin and mike lee are reaching across the aisle to find ways to work together. it is rare to see democrats and republicans agree on anything today, but we're beginning to agree on this. we need to restore balance to our criminal justice system. now, of course -- [ applause ] -- it is not enough just to agree and give speeches about it. we actually have to work together to get the job done. we need to deliver real reforms that can be felt on our streets, in our courthouses in our jails and prisons in communities too long neglected. let me touch on two areas in particular where i believe we need to push for more progress. first, we need smart strategies to fight crime that help restore trust between law enforcement and our communities, especially communities of color. there's a lot of good work to build on. across the country, there are so many police officers out there every day inspiring trust and confidence honorably doing their duty putting themselves on the line to save lives. there are police depar

second, we need to have dynamic economic growth which is why mike lee and i have proposed a tax reformlan that would lead to rapid dynamic economic grout growth. >> you'd reduce the corporate income tax, 25%, personal income tax from 40% to 35%. i've gone over your plan. one of the things republicans have been unable to do is use their constitutional authority, power of the purse, for example to defund obamacare. is that a mistake of the republican party? >> we should be aggressive about it. the truth is we need a new president to get rid of obamacare. as long as obama is president he's going to veto anything to get rid of obamacare. i hope it will be a republican majority in congress to repeal and replace obamacare. >> how do you define yourself, senator politically? >> i would say i'm a free enterprise american conservative, strong american conservative, exceptional america conservative. i believe government has a role to play but it's a limited one. the family is more important, the private sector is more important. there are things government needs to do. i believe in the safety ne

here's senator mike lee. >> there are a lot of concerns with loretta lynch that focus a lot on what presidentr immigration code back in november. >> loretta lynch didn't do this. >> she didn't. when questioned in front of the senate judiciary committee on which i sit, she refused to acknowledge that there are limits. >> they are blocking loretta lynch nomination over immigration, even though senator admitted she had nothing to do with changing the rules. it's a despicable game of politics and it has gone on way too long. >> do you think six months is reasonable? do you think this has been a little ridiculous? >> i'm not going to say that it is ridiculous. >> he won't say it is ridiculous but i will. it is ridiculous. as president obama said it is embarrassing too. >> there are times where the dysfunction in the senate just goes too far. this is an example of it. it's gone too far. enough. enough. call loretta lynch for a vote. let her do her job. this is embarrassing. a process like this. >> maybe they're finally getting embarrassed because now senate republicans say we'll have a vote early t

intellectual back bone of the reform conservative movement here in washington they would name one senator, mike lee book out "our lost constitution" and he joins me now. welcome back to "meet the press." >> thank you. >> let me get to a piece of senate business. jeb bush had this to say about the loretta lynch delay. >> i think presidents have the right to pick their team, in general. if someone is supportive of the president's policies, whether you agree with them or not, there should be some deference to the executive. this should not always be partisan. the longer it takes to confirm her, the longer eric holder stays as attorney general. >> that's been the part of this i never understood. what is the endgame delaying her nomination considering all of the anger that many conservatives like yourself had. >> there are a lot of concerns with loretta lynch that focus a lot on what president obama did with our immigration code back in november. he basically -- >> loretta lynch didn't do this. >> no. but when questioned in front of the senate judiciary committee she refused to acknowledge there are lim

you have what for example, rand paul, rob portman and mike lee are doing on criminal justice reform.o much -- there's so much more innovative thinking on what to do going on. >> yeah. well, you know let me tell you. jonathan, i understand this whole thing emotionally, like when you have a hard day at work you come home and kick the dog. if you're middle class and not feeling that happy about life stick it to the poor people. >> right. >> we know the politics. everybody watching knows what this is about, everybody knows what this is about. >> everybody do, and -- and it's so -- it's wrong on so many levels. look no one begrudges the government placing limits on what people can and can't do with the money that's given to them when they are at the most vulnerable moments in their lives, but it's really humiliating to constantly remind those people in public what they can and cannot do with that money, and so for someone like senator -- governor brownback, we're not really surprised that he would go down this route, especially since a lot of the restrictions he's placed into law were alr

senators as disparate on the political spectrum as cory booker and rand paul and dick durbin and mike lee aisle to find ways to work together. >> republican presidential candidate rand paul did not quite return the compliment. instead, here's what he said in a statement. "earlier today hillary clinton proposed various criminal justice reform ideas in an attempt to undo some of bill clinton's work -- the same work she cheerily supported a first lady. the ." the very fact the two are competing whoever are will reform the criminal justice system is a testament to how much the politics of this issue have changed. former chair of the congressional black caucus kweisi mfume. nice to have you here. you represented baltimore in the 1990s when the crime bill came before you and when crime was very high compared to what it is now. >> mm-hmm. >> and when the national political discussion was more cops, more punishment more jail. what's changed? >> well we have more crime, we have more disparity, more poverty and more distrust. trying to do this in a bill that was flawed -- they put some stuff in it

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host: mike lee on "meet the press."ied to that is the human trafficking bill stalled in the senate. we learn from sarah mimms that the senate will try in on that legislation, as well as other bills, this week. bernhard in st. petersburg florida, democratic caller. you are up next. caller: there was a gentleman who called about a guest yesterday, max boot. i agree. they were trying to get him they were asking questions. i would hope that c-span asks citizens not to berate your guests, they do not berate those who call in. he was making nasty comments about those who called in just because they ask questions. those who called in, they take the time to wait on the phone. i would like for c-span to let those who you invite on to show not to throw out negative stations full's -- negative statements. if you do not want to answer, don't answer. host: a republican in texas. you are on the air. caller: i'm a first time caller. a couple comments. he's president. i'm a proud christian. i believe in the bible and i believe in jesus

utah republican mike lee says frustration is building because lawmakers aren't entirely sure what's beened to the regime. >> i'm often asked whether i support this deal. and my response is frequently i don't know whether i support it because i don't know what it is. >> reporter: deputy national security adviser ben rhodes said tehran must work to get sanctions released. >> the fact of the matter is we have a framework and the president has said if the details don't bear out the agreement that was reached we're not going to get a final deal. >> reporter: illinois republican congressman peter rosscom complained the administration has kemt my colleagues and i entirely in the dark throughout these negotiations while stonewalling bipartisan calls for congressional oversight on a final nuclear agreement. a state department spokesman rejected that complaint. >> we've had unprecedented level of cooperation, consultation and briefing with congress. >> reporter: a bipartisan group of former moderate senators is running a $650,000 ad campaign pressing current members who have not pledged support fo

also mike lee. poker .. he left his base. he was taken by the taliban in. did president obama know his background: starbucks getting a good reception for its latest move. howard schultz commits 250 million did much better then than let's talk race with your morning coffee. "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ this is a nice way to open up tuesday morning. getting close to 18,000 again. look at fedex. it is expanding its reach into the european market. paying 4.8 billion. investors that. fedex is up $5. the price of gas continues to fall. the national average is now at $2.38. gas prices have fallen for a living straight days. almost a streak. rand paul will formally announce that he is running for the presidency. joining us now is mike leave. senator .welcome to the program. you are a conservative. >> i am indeed. we share a commitment to our constitution. we believe that a lot of problems have resulted i decisions by the people in washington. stuart: you both want small government. >> yes. in particular, a government in washington focusing on those thing

senators as different on the political spectrum as cory booker and rand paul and mike lee are reachingcross the aisle to find ways to work together. it is rare to see democrats and republicans agree on anything today. but we're beginning to agree on this. we need to restore balance to our criminal justice system. [applause] now of course it is not enough just to agree and give speeches about it. we actually have to work together to get the job done. we need to deliver real reforms that can be felt on our streets in our crouses and our jails and prissens in communities too long neglected. let me touch on two areas in particular where i believe we need to push for more progress. first, we need smart strategies to fight crime that help restore trust between law enforcement and our communities, especially communities of color. there is a lot of good work to build on. across the country there are so many police officers out there every day inspiring trust and confidence honorably doing their duty, putting themselves on the line to save lives. there are police departments deploying creative

he was greeted in salt lake city by senators orrin hatch and mike lee. he is heading back to the white house shortly. this is his first visit to utah as president. that leaves him one state short of touching down in all 50 states while in office. the only state he has not yet been to is south dakota. as "the hill" new sport reports he visited mount rushmore when he was on the campaign trail in 2008. speaking on the economy today after the labor department released the jobs report for march, 126,000 jobs added last month. that is the fewest since december 2013. and the employment rate remaining at five point send -- unemployment rate remaining at 5.5%. you can see more on our website c-span.org. and later tonight here on c-span, bill clinton moderating a discussion. on a health summit with many young entrepreneurs. all part of the annual clinton foundation health summit. you can watch that tonight at 8:00 eastern time. >> here are some of our featured programs for this holiday weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, forme

and what mike lee said from utah to paraphrase, there is no it there. this point if, if all of the discussions in switzerland between john kerry and all the leaders from iran have been talking about this forever and you can not come home and put something on the table that lawmakers say okay, all right so i see what you're doing here but i don't -- there is there is nothing there. martha: everybody who was at the table's idea what they agreed to, which is different things. bill: the point of that, you've got a deadline coming up here in june what 2 1/2 months away. there is big question whether or not they have anything to show for come mid-summer or beyond that here we go. >> here we go. high-ranking state department official saying isis is considered, quote off the charts in its violence. >> it is nice to hear the the admin acknowledging what we've been saying for months, that the growth of isis is explosive. bill: more on that moments from now. meantime breaking news out of massachusetts. there is a verdict that has been reached by the jury in the tr

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senators as disparate on the political sector as cory booker rand paul dick durbin mike lee, are reachings rare to see democrats and republicans agree on anything today, but we're beginning to agree on this. we need to restore balance to our criminal justice system. now, of course -- [ applause ] -- it is not just enough to agree and give speeches about it. we actually have to work together to get the job done. we need to deliver real reforms that can be felt on our streets, in our courthouses, and our jails and prisons in communities too long neglected. let me touch on two areas in particular where i believe we need to push for more progress. first, we need smart strategies to fight crime that helps restore trust between law enforcement and our communities, especially communities of color. there's a lot of good work to build on. across the country, there are so many police officers out there every day inspiring trust and confidence honorably doing their duty putting themselves on the line to save lives. there are police departments already deploying creative and effective strategies demo

here's what mike lee said. quote, i expected more sentiment from justice kennedy in favor of same sex marriage. steny hoyer was proud to join urging the end to same sex marriage discrimination and from politico, ted cruz saying this effort to redefine marriage by judicial fiat poses a serious threat to religious liberty for traditional marriage backers. want to remind you that all of our coverage today, the oral argument our "washington journal" program, even some of the video we just sawing -- going to reair the oral arguments. at 8:00 p.m. eastern. about 10:20 eastern. or so, so we hope you can join us. comments quickly. facebook.com/cspan. max well says guy, it's been legal in the uk for a while. dawn says it's a done deal. suck, but that's the fact. there is one place where the extreme court has no authority. my house. lots more at fbi.com. as we look at the demonstrators, the supporters the opponents outside the supreme court today, we'll take you to part two of the oral argument on same sex marriages. the

why are you and mike lee doing this? >> there is two aspects of this plan. first is pro growth.s nine out of ten americans. we help families that are raising children. i tell you why that's important. they are raising our future taxpayers. social security and medicare is funded as pay as you go. today's workers are funding today's social security. my mom is on that. when we pay in to social security, we're funding that. the future payers are the children of today. and parents that are undertaking the response are investing in america's future. the tax plan adds to the child tax credit enin recognition that the current tax code penalized families with children. >> our deficit is growing again. you're saying less revenue. i promise you, growth. >> actually after ten years, through this plan, if you look at it ten years from now it will be revenue positive. because of the economic growth aspect. here's the other point, even if this tax plan raised taxes it wouldn't cut the debt or make a dent. here's what we need to do. you have to do two things to deal with the debt. you have to g