mr. fleming, quickly. mr. kennedy calls me a liar rather than answering the claim. what about the superdome bond fiasco? provided overhat $700,000 a contributions to your state campaign which probably somehow made its way into this senate campaign, you said it could have been more. i think that is disgraceful. if you are my chief financer officer, you would have been fired long ago. moderator: we have to move on. beginning with mr. kennedy. >> you refer to yourself as a conservative. in 2004, obviously you supported a classic liberal democrat, john kerry, for president terry i'm curious, which of his philosophies did you admire? i'm a member of the nra. i'm pro-life. i believe in stronger government. it was impossible for me to remain a democrat. whent the democratic party it was no longer possible to be a conservative democrat. we will go ahead and let everybody have one minute on the floor. i'm trying to answer, just give me a second. i'm not the only democrat who became a republican. ronald reagan got fed up. did.nor mike foster bill cassidy, our current center,

mr. fleming: he rose takes its rightful place as one of our nation's symbols, along with the american flag, our national motto, in god we trust, and our national anthem. based in shreveport, louisiana, the american rose society promotes the appreciation of the rose. and proudly bears a her tg of being the oldest single plant-horticulture society in our country. the american rose cent ear -- center's gardens display over 65 separate gardens and 25,000 rose bushes for enthusiast and gardeners to enjoy. i join the american rose society in celebrating this occasion, remembering the words of president ronald reagan from 30 years ago, and i quote, the american people have long held a special place in their hearts for roses. let us continue to cherish them, to honor the love and devotion they represent, and to bestow them on all we love, just as god has bestowed them on us. end quote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek reek in addition? without objection the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. >> thank y

mrs. lincoln alive" in 2009. her 2012 fleming lectures stepdaughters history, southern women and american civil war will be published later this year. professor clinton was on the committee, or, excuse me, the smithsonian summit for putting a woman on the american currency. i'm sure she will share some of her experiences on that summit. so without further ado, catherine clinton. >> thank you. [applause] >> i do want to say, it's so great to be here at the 101st meeting. being here last year for the very rousing 100th celebration. i was especially heartened by the recognition of african-american women's history, its inclusion and this panel today is something i'm very grateful for and very grateful to be able to come here and talk about the subject about which i'm so passionate. i want to contextualize a bit my role in this. when i began my doctoral degree in american history at princeton, it was celebrations of the u.s. bicentennial and working on african-american subjects and women subjects. during an era when they were teaching

mr. chairman. thank you. >> we have debate in candidates to be louisiana's next u.s. senator and john fleming and democratic candidate foster campbell and republican david duke. can you see that live on c-span at 8:00 p.m. eastern. we'll show you the new hampshire senate debate at 9:00. that's at 9:00 p.m. eastern also on c-span. on election day, november will 8th, the nation decides our next president and which party controls the house and senate. stay with c-span for coverage of the presidential race including campaign stops with hillary clinton, donald trump, and their surrogat surrogates. and follow key house and senate races with our coverage of their candidate debates and speeches. c-span, where history unfolds daily. >> the french, slovak and german ambassadors to the u.s. were joined about it european union's ambassador to the u.s. recently for discussion on brexit impact on the european union. hosted by the georgetown university law center here in washington this is just over an hour. >> thank you. we here have been extremely fortunate to have manufacture the policymakers, leading of