mr. barker, i have have to say that mr. grassley, senator grassley, my senior colleague basically his question was with regard to dodd frank. i think you have covered it. >> yes sir, i i want the record to show that i asked the question, is is a very timely response more especially from his constituent and with that the committee stands adjourned. thank you. [inaudible] ,. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible]

mr. barker, i have have to say that mr. grassley, senator grassley, my senior colleague basically his question was with regard to dodd frank. i think you have covered it. >> yes sir, i i want the record to show that i asked the question, is is a very timely response more especially from his constituent and with that the committee stands adjourned. thank you. [inaudible] ,. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> coming up on c-span2, the administrator charles bolden on the commercial space travel. after that betterment versus montana, the case related to the sixth amendment right to a speedy trial. later, an update later, an update on the role farm credit program. >> friday, scholars and diplomats on the role of diplomacy and regional partnership in strengthening your pink security. you can see the event live from the atlantic council at 11:30 a.m. eastern on c-span.

mr. barker, i have to say that mr. grassley, senator grassley, my senior colleague, basically his question was with regard to dodd-frank. i think you covered it. >> yes, sir. >> i want the record to show that i have asked -- [laughter] it was a very timely response to more specially from his constituent come and with that the committee stands adjourned. thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the cdc released a report that 279 pregnant women in the u.s. have tested positive for the zika virus. earlier members of the president public health team briefed him and the vice president on the efforts to fight the virus to the president spoke reporters at the white house after that briefing. let's take a look. >> i just had the opportunity to get a full briefing from secretary burwell, cdc and director friedman as well as tony fauci from nih about the zika situation and i want to give the american people a quick update on where we are. as has been explained repeatedly but i want to emphasize, zika is not

mr. barker, i have to say that mr. grassly, my senior colleague, basically, his question was regard to dodd-frank. and i think you've covered it. >> yes, sir. >> so i want the record to show that i have asked -- the question. [ laughter ] >> there was a more timely response, from his constituent. and with that, committee stands adjourned. thank you. [ hearing adjourned ] >>> tonight on c-span, muslim members of congress keith ellison and andre carson discuss muslim bigotry and the ambassador talks about liz country's future and then the discussion about european security and diplomacy and the bipartisan center reports on issues facing america's aging population. >>> two muslim members of congress keith ellison and andre carson spoke about anti-muslim rhetoric in politics. we moderate this hour-long discussion. >> good morning, everyone. i'm thomas bird, the washington correspondent for the salt lake tribute and the national press club. today we have two members of congress here to take about the rhetoric aimed at the f

mr. barker here from iowa and i want like to have him ask you a couple of questions i would ask if i don't get back. >> i would be delighted. >> thank you. >> thank you. senator c senator klobuchar. >> thank you. we know how important credit is to rural america, loans, loan guarantees other financial tools that's offered by the farm credit system as well as commercial community and farm banks and we know that each of the lenders provide about 40% of all farm debt whether it's financing for farm real estate or for farm production. and often the farm credit system in our commercial community banks work together on deals for the benefit of farmers, ranchers and producers. at other times farm credit banks produce banks that are non-ag loans. i've heard from our small banks in minnesota they feel there's unfair advantage here because of how that's handled. can you explain what's happening and your view on this? >> there's a couple of things to consider. first so, when the farm credit system is long to an individual producer, if that producer is a full time farmer the system can lend to him for

i went in with the biggest argument i had, which was i introduced myself and that i'm cam barker, mr. reporter. i am single and childless and therefore i am expendable. i did say that. he laughed and i said i go anywhere you want to send me. he was like you're ready to go to pakistan. i called my parents that i'm going to pakistan. why on earth would anyone send you to pakistan. turns out they were wrong. i work for a month later. >> when i got posted first to tokyo, i called my mother and it was a big deal. my mom does so now, what did you do wrong. but they reduce something camera to do a bit of flavor for how she writes. afghanistan felt more like home than anywhere else in the region. i knew why. afghanistan seemed familiar. it had jagged blue and purple mountains, big skies and bearded men in pickup trucks stocked with god and hate for the government. it was like montana. [laughter] just on different drugs. let's go back for a second. at one point she's talking in the book, the phone rings. taliban calls that the wrong time. how do you balance kind that he had to stand up comedy?

mr. vernon barker here, from iowa and i would like to have you ask him a couple questions i was going to ask if i don't get back? >> i would be delighted. >> thank you. >> go ahead. >> senator klobuchar. >> thank you very much, senator roberts and thank you to all of you. mr. tonsager agriculture in rural america and we know how important credit is to rural america, loans, loan guarranties, other tools offeredded by the farm credit system as well as commercial community and farm banks. and we know that each of the lenders provide 40% of all farm debt, whether financing for farm real estate or farm production. often the farm credit system and our commercial banks work together on deals for benefit of farmers, ranchers and producers. farm credit banks provide loans that are non-ag loans. i heard from a lot of our small banks from minnesota they believe there is unfair advantage here how that is being handled. could you explain what is happening and your view on this. >> there are a couple things to consider i think. first, so when the farm credit system is loaning to an individual producer

mr. stack served as head of international tax, at the law of firm of ivans, phillip and barker.uated from georgetown law in 1984, where he was editor in chief of the georgetown law journal. he also clerked for at the the supreme court. let me turn it over to bob, . we're delighted to have you here and we look forward to your comments. [applause] bob: thank you very much. i want to say before today i have not had the pleasure of meeting mr. lubick, but the outpouring of affection and support that we see at the beginning of the ceremony demonstrates i think the great affection you've been held in and the fact that you've been a giant in tax policy and i want to express my appreciation for that. i fully appreciate how instrumental don was in creating an office of tax policy at the treasury. with excellence and integrity as the hallmarks of that office. an effort that began with your participation 50 or so years ago. and it's something that as a current person at the treasury department, i wanted to begin my remarks today by expressing my deep appreciation for the contributions you'

mr. stack served as head of international tax, at the law of firm of ivans, phillip and barker, graduated from georgetown law in 1984, where he was editor in chief of the georgetown law journal. he also clerked for at the supreme court. let me turn it over to bob, we're delighted to have you here and we look forward to your comments. >> thank you very much. i want to say before today i have not had the pleasure of meeting mr. lubick, but the outpouring of affection and support that we see at the beginning of the ceremony demonstrates i think the great affection you've been held in and the fact that you've been a giant in tax policy and i want to express my appreciation for that. i fully appreciate how instrumental don was in creating an office of tax policy at the treasury. with excellence and integrity as the hallmarks of that office. an effort that began with your participation 50 or so years ago. and it's something that as a current person at the treasury department, i wanted to begin my remarks today by expressing my deep appreciation for the contributions you've made and for the way