ms. mcdermott: we'll have time for one question. good one. >> i just wanted to say, i like your presentation, i heartily concur with your conclusion. i think it's wonderful what you have done. my wife'so say that great-grandmother was a cousin of mary todd lincoln, and i have lived -- i've been married for some 60 years, living with a todd descendent. ms. mcdermott: r todd still the way our -- the way they are then? mother-in-law was a good example. i knew she was senile when she was 95 years old and she started treating the right. i think what you are saying about mary todd lincoln and the different parts of her personality all of this is very much on target. ms. mcdermott: thank you. no question, i got off easy. [applause]

ms. mcdermott: thank you. no question, i got off easy. [applause] to join the conversation like us on facebook. this year c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. a look at our recent visit to montgomery alabama. watch american history tv all weekend every weekend. alabama state capitol is a very old and historic facility. from the civil war to civil rights. most historical capitals in the united states. with a six pointed star here. marking where jefferson davis become the first and only president of the confederate states of america. jefferson davis didn't stand on the daughters of the confederacy had the star cut and placed here. the capital was here until may 20, 1861. hundred and four years later dr. king led the voting rights march to the same place. stood at hisace first inaugural address. i trust thece: gauntlet before the feet of tyranny. now.gation segregation tomorrow. segregation forever. [applause] >> three historic events that took place here. the register of interior departments historical pla

ms. mcdermott: it is such a pleasure to be here today. i was so nervous giving a talk at this hallowed building, and then i saw this, they did that, i'm from the midwest, that's perfect. i feel right at home with this scenery. it called minors right away. perhaps many of you dislike mary lincoln. perhaps many of you believe that she is really not so bad, but she just suffers by comparison to her mythical godlike husband. perhaps they're even some of you who actually like mary lincoln, as i do. but i am absolutely certain that everyone assembled here today is aware of the fact that mary lincoln is not a popular historical figure. and mary lincoln's legacy in this regard is going to be at the forefront of my presentation today. but i am not here to defend mary lincoln. i'm not here to deny that she made mistakes, she sometimes acted badly, and she failed to be a perfect wife, a perfect mother, and a perfect first lady. rather, my goal here today is to offer some reflection of my personal journey with mary lincoln, in writing my biography of

ms. castor aye. mr. mcdermott? >> aye. >> mr. mcdermott, aye. ms. lee, mr. pokane, aye. ms. grisham? >> aye. >> aye. ms. dingle. >> aye. >> ms. dingle aye. mr. lou? mr. norcross? mr. more to ross aye. m

ms. castor? mr. mcdermott. mr. mcder moth aye. ms. lee. ms. lee aye. mr. pokane. mr. pokane may. ms. grisham? ms. dingell aye. mr. norcross? mr. norcross aye. mr. molten? mr. molten aye. mr. chairman? mr. chairman no.

ms. mcdermott: thank you. no question, i got off easy. [applause] >> will not take a 20 minute break. during this time, dr. mcdermott at our next bigger will be in the lobby to sign copies of the book. -- our next speaker will be in the lobby to sign copies of the book. the next presentation begins at 3:05. >> the abraham lincoln symposium is taking a break before the next speaker, who will be thomas l carson talking about lincoln's ethics. we will be back with more live coverage from ford's theater when it does resume. in the meantime, c-span cities tour is featuring the history of montgomery, alabama this weekend. here's a look at one of the stops. >> the two most cataclysmic events in our american history transpired right here in montgomery. so much of it is right here on court square. that touch thewn river, new philadelphia, which was near the federal road, came together, united and became one december 3, 1819. andrew jackson founded the new philadelphia, the area that's now located around states avenue. he was a visionary. but it iscoundrel, very scoundrel, if you will. you see t

ms. castor, aye. mr. mcdermott? mr. mcdermott, aye. mr. pocan? mr. pocan, aye. miss grisham, aye. ms. dingell. ms. dingell, aye. mr. lou, aye. mr. norcross? mr. norcross aye. mr. mole on the? mr. molten? aye. ms. black? ms. black no.

ms. caster aye. mr. mcdermott. ms. lee. ms. lee aye. mr. pocan. aye. ms. grithsm. ms. dingle mr. lou. mr. norcross aye. mr. molten aye. mr. garret. mr. garret, no. mr. woodall. mr. sutsman. mr. sanford? mr. sanford no. mr. mooney? mr. chairman. mr. chairman. no. ms. grisham. aye. >> clerk will report. >> mr. chairman on that vote the aye are 13, no's 20. >> the amendment is not adopted. we have completed the tier one amendments and we'll work through the tier two amendments now in numerical order unless instructed otherwise by the minority. and i would remind folks that the tier two amendments get eight minutes total. and therefore, three minutes to present. four minutes of rebuttal. and then one minute to close for the eight minute total. amendment 15 is up. and the clerk will designate the amendment. >> amendment 15, offered by mr. yarmouth relating to the minimum wage. >> the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the amendment i'm offering today would help to reinstate a very basic human american belief. if you put in 40 hours of hard

ms. caster, aye. mr. mcdermott. ms. lee, aye. mr. pocan, aye. ms. grisham, aye. ms. dingle. mr. lu, aye. mr. norcross, aye. mr. molten, aye. mr. garrett. mr. garrett, no. mr. woodall. mr. womack, no. mr. chairman, no. >> clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, on that vote the ayes are 12 and the nos are 21. >> the amendment is not adopted. the next amendment is number ten and the clerk will designate the amendment. number ten, please. >> amendment number ten offered by mr. pocan relating to a policy on higher education. >> the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for six minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this is an amendment that i'm introducing to the budget which prioritizes making debt-free college a reality. i have about 90,000 higher education students in my district. over the last 30 years the cost of college has increased by 300%, forcing many americans to take on an overwhelming student debt load or putting a college degree out of reach for many others. student debt is the highest form of personal debt in the nation, reaching over $1.3 trillion for 38 million student b

ms. caster, aye. mr. mcdermott. ms. lee, aye. mr. pocan, aye. ms. grisham, aye. ms. dingle, aye. mr. lou, aye. mr. norcross, aye. mr. molten, aye. mr. racita, no. mr. garrett, no. mr. stutsman, no. mr. chairman, no. >> clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, on that vote the ayes are 13 and the nos are 22. >> the amendment is not adopted. >> amendment number 8 relating to a policy statement on prescription drug costs. >> the gentle lady from new mexico is recognized for six minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the prices of some prescription drugs, in fact many, are sky rocketing with no apparent link to the cost of manufacturing, research and development or any other reasonable basis. some pharmaceutical companies are purchasing older drugs that have been reasonably priced for years and then dramatically increasing their cost before others enter the market. in september 2015 the ceo of touring pharmaceuticals increased the price of a medication used to treat potentially life threatening pair sittic infections for hiv and cancer patients by 5,000% overnight. $13.50 per tablet to $750 per

ms. castor aye. mr. mcdermott? >> aye. >> mr. mcdermott, aye. ms. lee iowa. mr. pokane aye. ms. grisham. miss grisham aye. ms. dingle. ms. dingell aye. mr. norcross? mr. norcross aye. mr. molten? mr. molten aye. mr. garrett? no. mr. garrett no. >> mr. woodal no. mr. mooney. mr. van hollen iowa. mr. chairman? mr. chairman no. mr. chairman on that vote, the ayes are 14 and the nos are 21. the amendment is not adopted. >> the clerk will designate the amendment. >> amendment number 25 offered by ms. dingell relating to long term care services and other support for seniors and other americans. >> thank you, mr. chairman. my voice is almost gone. long term care affects all americans. we all have loved ones who have or will face the possibility of needing long term services and support. in being fact, as our nation continues to age the demand for long term care is expected to double in the next 40 years. we spent a lot of time talking about medicare and medicaid but the reality is neither one of them is designed to help seniors with the tasks of daily living like assistance with gettin

ms. castor? mr. mcdermott. mr. mcder moth aye. ms. lee. ms. lee aye. mr. pokane. mr. pokane may. ms. grisham? ms. dingell aye. mr. norcross? mr. norcross aye. mr. molten? mr. molten aye. mr. chairman? mr. chairman no. mr. chairman on that vote, the ayes are 14 and the nos are 20. >> thank you, so much, mr. the amendment is not adopted. >> amendment number 26 to prevent cyber attacks. >> our federal government has been and still is vulnerable to cyber attacks. last year the massive breaches at the office of personnel management led to the resignation of the then director as well as release of millions of social security numbers of federal employees and over 20 million security clearance data records stolen. these records have been called the crown jewels of american national intelligence, congressman seth and i had our records stolen as part of a breach and a foreign adversary has them. as a recovering computer sipes major the problem is we have outdated systems in our federal government. they need to be upgraded. some of these systems were written in a language, for example, known as

ms. castor, aye. mr. mcdermott? mr. mcdermott, aye. mr. pocan? mr. pocan, aye. miss grisham, aye. ms. dingell. ms. dingell, aye. mr. lou, aye. mr. norcross? mr. norcross aye. mr. mole on the? mr. molten? aye. ms. black? ms. black no. mr. guinta? mr. chairman, no. >> clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes are 14 and the noes are 21. >> >> the ayes being 14 and the noes 21, the amendment is not adopt adopted. yes? >>. [ inaudible ] without objection. there's a vote on the floor. actually, three votes on the floor and the committee will stand in recess until following the votes. >>> the house budget committee going through the 2017 budget plan. members asking questions about each section and offering amendments along the way. this meeting could go until midnight tonight once they return from house votes. we'll have live coverage on c-span 3 when it resumes. and tomorrow we'll have live coverage of the house oversight committee's next hearing on the flint, michigan, water contamination. the committee is going to hear from epa administrator gina mccarthy and michigan go

ms. castor aye. mr. mcdermott? >> aye. >> mr. mcdermott, aye. ms. lee, mr. pokane, aye. ms. grisham? >> aye. >> aye. ms. dingle. >> aye. >> ms. dingle aye. mr. lou? mr. norcross? mr. more to ross aye. m mr. molten? mr. molten aye. mr. garrett? no. mr. garrett no. mr. diaz-balart? no. mr. cole? mr. cole, no. mr. guinta? no. mr. mooney? no. ms. moore? >> aye. >> ms. moore, aye. mr. chairman? mr. chairman no. mr. chairman on that vote, the ayes are 10 and the noes are 22. >> thank you, so much, mr. chairman, i should been listed as the co-sponsor of this amendment. ask unanimous consent to be listed as co-sponsor. >> without objection. >> thank you. >> i have a technical amendment that we've discussed with mr. van hollen and minority staff and the clerk will designate the amendment. the staff will -- i think has distributed copies. >> a technical amendment offered by chairman price. >> this amendment simply makes some numerical corrections within the budget document and mr. chairman if i could ask the staff just -- >> the technical correction is to increase the spending levels in functi

mcdermott, aye. ms. lee, aye. mr. pokan, aye. ms. grisham, aye. ms. dingle, aye. mr. lu, eye. mr. norcross? mr. knowlton? mr. garrett, no. ms. heartsler, no. mr. chairman, no. >> the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the eyes are 11 and the nos are 21. >> the amend is not adopted. next amendment is number 7 and the clerk will designate the amendment. >> amendment number 7 offered by ms. lee relating to poverty. and increased opportunity. >> young lady from california is recognized for six mintz. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. this amendment is very simple. it embodies the proven strategy to reduce poverty in the united states. i want to go back to what my colleague -- and pick up on what my colleagues said and what i said earlier. the reason we're here is very clear. we fought wars that we did not need to fight. we spent and wasted trillions of dollars, wars off budget. we had bush-era tax cuts for the very wealthy. and quite frankly, socialism for corporations. we saw that come in the mid 2000s and i ended up founding the out of poverty caucus because we kn

ms. mcdermott: thank you. no question, i got off easy. [applause]