and one other item that has made me somewhat optimistic on this 100th day of this new congress is that we are very close to working out a trade deal that the president supports, and i would say republicans by and large support. honestly there is probably more controversy on the democratic side than on the republican side. but in a world where 80% of the purchasing power in the world and 95% of the population in the world exists beyond our shores, why in the world wouldn't we want to open up new markets to the stuff that we grow, our farmers, our reference the livestock they raise and the things that we make? i think it just makes good sense. so you can see why i perhaps -- perhaps why i'm optimistic about this new congress and what we've been able to do together on a bipartisan basis to make progress in the interests of the american people. the one thing that has me completely bamboozled and befuddled is the objections over this anti-trafficking legislation that had 30 cosponsors roughly an equal number of democrats and republicans, pass -- sailed out of the judiciary committee. my fri

will receive fair consideration by the senate, and her nomination should be considered in the new congress through regular order. well, she hasn't been treated fairly. there hasn't been regular order. her nomination has been pending on the senate floor, awaiting a culmination for 56 days. now, i went back over the last seven attorneys general, add up all the number of days they waited for confirmation on the floor. she's waited longer than all seven of them put together twice over. so twice as long as the seven preceding republican and democratic attorneys general. as u.s. attorney for the eastern district of new york, ms. lynch brought terrorists and cyber criminals to justice. she obtained convictions against corrupt public officials from both political parties. she fought tirelessly against violent crime and financial fraud. ms. lynch has protected the rights of victims. she has a proven record of prosecuting human traffickers and protecting children. i'm glad the -- yesterday, the senate was finally able to overcome an impasse in trafficking legislation that unfortunately, those on the

well, one reason for my optimism about the new congress does not we've helped a lot of votes. we have 15 votes last year from 15 roll call votes laughter in the congress. we've got about 100 in the 100 days we have been been here. estimate effect i heard some of our colleagues say i'm a little tired of voting as much as we have come particularly the budget which lasted till for you. i understand that. but, you know, we have passed a balanced budget in the united states said that without raising taxes. the congress had not passed the budget since 2009. want more fundamental basic function of government that you pass a budget? the distinguished writing that the presiding officer was governor of this great state. i am absolutely confident he do that as one of the fundamental responsibilities of the state government and of his office in particular is to get the fiscal house in order. the weight you do that is by passing a budget in determining what your priorities or are from thing to obstinately have to do. think you perhaps want to do but maybe have to delay and that you simply

one reason for my optimism about the new congress is that we've held a lot of votes. we had 15 votes last year in the congress. we had about a hundred in the 100 days we've been here. i've heard some of the colleagues saying i'm a little tired of voting as much as we have. especially the voter rama that lasted until 4:00 a.m. we passed a balanced budget in the united states senate without raising taxes. the congress hadn't passed a budget since 2009. what more fundamental, basic function of government than to pass a budget. the distinguished providing officer i am absolutely confident that that is one of the fundamental responsibilities of his estate government and his office in particular is to get the fiscal house in order. the way you do that is by passing a a budget and determining what your priorities are and what you absolutely have to do. perhaps things you want to do but need to delay and things you simply can't afford. every state, every local government and yes the federal government should pass a budget and we will in short order. the senate has and now we

-- and a new congress getting back to work for the american people. the finance committee passed an important bipartisan bill, a trade promotion authority with broad support from both parties 20-6. 20-6. the chairman and ranking members of that committee, senator hatch, senator wyden worked hard to achieve the result that we saw last night. along with chairman ryan in the house, they put together an agreement that reflected the kind of honest compromise that they can take pride in. it protects and enhances the role of congress in the trade negotiating process while ensuring that presidents of either party -- and i would remind our colleagues, this is a six-year trade promotion authority bill; it will give to the next president the authority to negotiate additional trade agreements and send them to congress for approval. these agreements can boost our economy and support more high-quality american jobs. now, this bipartisan bill will move to the senate floor and it is my hope to pass it during the current work period. on the subject of committees getti

our new congress was sworn in only three months ago and we are already shattering our promises to our constituents. i think -- i think it's fair to say we're acting irresponsibly. not only are we continuing to allow the debt to explode but aren't really being honest with our constituents about it. before they cast their votes how members were told this bill -- quote -- "pays foreall new future spending" -- close quote and that it -- quote --"offsets all new spending" -- close quote. but this is inaccurate. it's not true. it adds to the deficit every single year. so we're going to offer second amendment so that this bill lives up to the promises of the sponsors. a good amendment a paygo amendment that i think senator lee will probably offer would put us on a path that says you have to pay for this new expenditure. and i think we need to have that vote and i think it needs to pass. that would be responsible. then we can honestly say we've made choices. and that's what you should do in this body. there's a limited amount of money and a virtually unlimited number of requests for good proj

. >> there's a new congress and the, in the senate, the chairman of the committee of responsibility is someone who is, quite happy to tell you that he, is not sure that humans are capable of making changes in the atmosphere that change the climate. he wondered about all the earth science and observatory work that your agency is doing during a recent hearing. are you a little surprised that you're still having to explain that to people, and not just anybody but i guy who is pretty high up the food chain and also has some of your fate in his hands. (laugh) >> president obama has equipped this agency in the six years, almost six years that i've been here with, approximately 170, $107 billion dollars o, over the six-year period of time i've been here. and, and if my, if my numbers serve me correctly, about $49 billion of that has been devoted to human space flight and about $11 billion devoted to earth science. i happen to be one who believes that the most important planet in the universe, and we have now discovered thousands, the most important planet in the universe is the one on which w

this is a wonderful way to begin the new congress and the jurisdiction of this subcommittee by focusing on the overarching goals that nasa should be focusing on and i cannot think of a more distinguished, experienced, and more respected panel than the three witnesses that are here with us today. we first have colonel walt cunning ham, dr. buzz aldrin astronaut, apollo 11 pilot. and michael masomino astronaut and mission specialist for the shuttle program. and i thank you for joining us. we will begin with colonel cunning ham's testimony. >> thank you, sir. i appreciate the opportunity to share my thoughts on where i believe our space program has been slipping and some of the things i believe nasa must do to maintain america's lead in exploration exploration exploration. we accomplished landing on the moon in eight years. today, 45 years later, the next frontier mars seems decades out of reach. primarily because we do not have a national commitment. our apoll low program made america preeminent in space and the world's most technological advanced system. the spinoffs have infiltrated vir

news. congress member elijah cummings was out on the streets last night at curfew in west baltimore with a bull horn. >> we are so excited about our city. we are very proud of what happened tonight. glad you didn't have any news to report. negative news about our city. we are very very proud. >> so there you have him talking to the crowd and media. he was out with a bull horn telling people to go home. part of the message was delivered at us. >> you have no news to report. it is great the curfew that went into effect. congress member cummings was out on the streets. we got information, athena about the people arrested. 200 people arrested in the first wave during and right after the riots. >> less than half of the people were released yesterday. the police captain said they were released because there is not enough time. it is too complicated to put together sufficient documentation to charge them all right away. they could still face charges as police continue to investigate what happened monday night. reviewing surveillance video and other video. they cannot hold them forever. they were

eastern, conversations with a few new members of congress. >> i knew my mom would be crying and my dad was proud. my dad is 82 years old and he showed up. he usually walks with a cane, and he showed up and he did not have his cane. i said do i need to send someone to the hotel to get you a cane back up said, "i am in the nation's capital i do not need a cane today." announcer: five members of congress talk about their careers and personal lives and share insight on how things work on apple hill join us for all five conversations each night -- on capitol hill. join us for all five conversations each night this week on c-span. announcer: this morning, the latest on nuclear negotiations with iran. a former detail is in place. john limbert joins us. he served as secretary of state to iran from 2009 22010. and a conversation with democrat don beyer of virginia. and philip mattera, on which organizations benefit -- which nations benefit the most from has credits. "washington journal" is next. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national capti

. >>> a nuclear deal with iran facing a new critic congress.resident obama seceding from congressional involvement. >>> and inside yemen, devastated by weeks of war. cnn gets exclusively inside the destruction. good morning, everyone welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. christine romans is sick today but here in spirit. the hillary store moves deeper into small town iowa. the campaign wants low-key listening events what it is going is a near media frenzy. look at that i've been there, not easy being a reporter covering a candidate in iowa. the question question is what do the actual real life voters think. cnn reporter brianna keilar in iowa. >> reporter: had hillary clinton will spend her second day campaigning at a fruit company outside of des moines. this is after all a state where agriculture is king. this is after yesterday where she visited leclair, a small town of 14,000. and then she was there for a satellite campus at the kirkwood complievnt. she talked with students and faculty. she struck a popular tone taking on wall street. >

to reconsider and decide if that's really what they want to do, but either way either way the new congress is determined to keep working to finalize the budget. after years of a senate that often refused to even consider a budget, this is a big change, and it's another example of the new congress that's back to regular order and back to work. the presiding officer: the democrat leader. mr. reid: the republican leader talked about two issues. one, sexual trafficking, and two, the budget. his statements regarding the two are as illogical as anything could be, illogical. first of all let's talk about sexual trafficking. now, senators on this side of the aisle with rare exception are not wild about the hyde amendment, but it has been the law of the land for some 30 years. and why is it the law of the land? because it's been put in appropriation bills over these many years. what my friend, the republican leader failed to mention is that if the cornyn amendment or the cornyn language were adopted, it would change women's reproductive rights permanently. you see the hyde amendment is always appli

the ordinance wouldn't say congress was going to meet in new york. it simply said at the present location. congress met in march of 1789. the philadelphians wanted to bring forth a resolution saying move. congress is going to move to philadelphia. madisons talked the emout of it and promised that in september or at the end of the session which proved to be september 1789 they would debate the issue. and so in september of 1789 congress begins to debate where it would locate its 100-square mile seat of federal government. the sumners wanting it badly went to the pennsylvanians with eight representatives in the house and made a deal. we are going to locate temporarily in philadelphia and then after 10 or 15 years we will move to the potomac river where we will have built a federal city. not a town. the new englanders said to the pennsylvanians you're crazy. you're the central state. let's make a deal. let's stay in new york temporarily and permanently locate in pennsylvania. okay said the pennsylvanians. and the house of representatives passed a bill to

. >> john boehner told us last week about the victories that the new congress has had, but one of the low-hanging fruits we all thought was going to happen was tax reform. and you mention corporate taxes. the capital gains tax. you think that there could be something done to capital gains taxes to actually incentivize people to hold on to stocks for a longer time. >> first and foremost i'm not trying to raise taxes for anybody. i'm trying to evolve the tax policy of capital gains to reward people, even small businesses for long-term holdings. and to harm people who are just flipping and trading and adding nothing to society. >> so what's your idea on tax reform? >> the idea was right now we have a capital gains tax beginning with the anniversary of a one-year holding. i don't think one year maria, is long term. >> it's not. >> and yet, we've persisted to keep this policy of one year. i believe we should hold the capital gains tax at the ordinary rate until the third year anniversary of holding. so you hold something at minimum of three years, then you'll get the long-term capital gain

lynch will receive fair consideration by the senate and her nomination should be considered in the new congress through regular order. well she hasn't been treated fairly. there hasn't been regular order. her nomination has been pending on the senate floor awaiting a combination -- culmination for 56 days. now, i went back over the last seven attorneys general add up all the number of days they wait ed for confirmation on the floor, she's waited longer than all seven of them put together twice over. so twice as long as the seven proceeding -- preceding republican and democratic attorneys general. as u.s. attorney for the eastern district of new york ms. lynch brought terrorists and cyber criminals to justice. she obtained convictions against corrupt public officials from both political parties. she fought tirelessly against violent crime and financial fraud. ms. lynch has protected the rights of victims. she has a proven record of prosecuting human traffickers and protecting children. i'm glad the -- yesterday the senate was finally able to overcome an impasse in trafficking legislation that, u

first they said oh, we'll take her up after the new congress is in session. then they didn't do that. then they said we'll take her up after the keystone vote and they didn't do that. then they were upset over obama's immigration executive action so they held her up for nothing, and then it was the trafficking bill but here's what i expect. i expect we will have some more votes on this trafficking bill maybe half a dozen, a few more a few less and then instead -- this is what i think is going to happen. instead of immediately turning to her, i think they are going to have a filibuster of her. now, before people get upset, because we changed the rules it takes a majority of those present and voting to end a filibuster on a nominee, okay? >> right. >> so she will be okay but, reverend, if i'm right on this expectation, she will be officially the first attorney general ever to be filibustered. it's ridiculous and then once we win that i assume they will move to the final vote on her because the filibuster vote is to end debate. so we'll win it but, again, if the

. >> reporter: will new sanctions from congress torpedo this? >> new sanctions now would clearly be unnecessary given what we've been able to achieve, and, yes, it would have a profoundly negative impact on this -- >> reporter: how do you convince congress not to do that? >> it would be highly irresponsible to simply break this apart by now stepping into the middle when the measure of this agreement, i believe, can stand the test of scrutiny. >> reporter: do you think that this deal is basically a long- term bet on the future of iran? i mean, what does iran look like at the end of 10 or 15 years? >> no, we're not betting. we're not betting. there's no betting here. let me tell you something, if they don't earn the world's confidence, then we have every option available then that is available to us today. we have given up nothing. >> reporter: secretary kerry also told me he has no idea if he can turn this framework into a signed accord with iran during another three months of talks, but he said getting this far is a great sign. >> pelley: great i

and the new congress, the freshman democrats don't even know the procedures for putting in amendment.o of course, there's going to be a little bit of slow start to the congress. but i think they are in better position now than they were in last congress. and in response to the gentleman that call, the democrat that was last on, i would like to know how we are supposed to respect a man that took the presidency from "i shall not tell a lie" to having an owning the biggest lie ever told by a president. his cabinet seems to disrespect congress during the hearings. and even the president is in contempt for a subpoena or something like that. host: first 100 days of congress, taking a look at progress or more of the same. we will get back to your calls in a couple of moments. in taking a look at foreign policy the "washington post" report out of cairo that egypt's ousted president morsi was and is to 20 years in prison tuesday. the court found morsi and 14 were members of the muslim brotherhood of guilty of an slapdash inciting violence against protesters. -- guilty of inciting violence agai

eastern conversations with new members of congress. >> i knew my mom was crying, and my dad was proud. he is 82 years old, he showed up with a cane, and he did not have his cane. he straightened several steffen says, i am in the capital -- i do not need a cane. i know they are super proud. >> the five newest members of congress talk about their careers and personal lives, and share insights on how things work on capitol hill. join us for all five conversations each night at 9 p.m. eastern. on tuesday, the center for american progress held a discussion on the impact of immigration policies on undocumented students. and a new report in higher education. this is about an hour and a half. >> ok, thank you and good morning everyone on this lovely and bright sunny morning. i know everybody is glad that winter is over. welcome to the center for american progress, i am a senior policy andnalyst. thanks so much for coming to talk about this important event. i had a really great pressure of introducing lisa today. she develops the president's policy on immigration. it tries to strengthen the cu

. >> next week at 9:00 eastern conversations with a few new members of congress. >> i knew my mom would be crying and my dad was proud. my dad is 82 years old and he showed up to the capital. he usually walks with a cane and he showed up and he did not have this came. i said, dad, do i need to send someone to your hotel to get your case? heat straightens up real stiff and he says, i met the capital. i don't need it came today. he walked without his cane for the entire day and i know they were super proud. >> five new is members of congress talk about their careers and personal lives and share insight about how things work on capitol hill. join us for all five conversations each night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> next, a conversation with transportation secretary anthony foxx. he recently sat down with politico's mike allen to discuss federal funding for transportation programs and legislative priorities for his department. he also talked about the impact of new technologies, including drones and sometime he did close. this is 45 minutes. -- and self driving vehicles. this is 45 minutes

votes in the house and senate, we have reached this important moment and on the 100th day of this new congress. we have a lot more to do to fix these entitlement programs for our kids and grandkids but have taken a good step here and we have done it by finding common ground on behalf of the people that we serve. ms. pelosi. ms. pelosi: this is a happy day indeed. thank you for your leadership. i'm pleased to welcome our colleagues from the senate to the house side for some of them back to the house side and i want to acknowledge senator wyden and snar hatch. it is a doc fix, yes, but it is a remedy for seniors. that's what it is about, our seniors and their ability to access the doctors whom they like and who they choose. it is about our children. it is about the child care -- the children's health bill. i call it s chip. the s chip, because it was one of the first bills we sent to president obama's desk when he first became president and this continuation of it is very very important, recognition of the priority that our children are to us. the speaker mentioned that the health centers are ve

both sides of the capital, house instant, big thing they're talking about now is this is the new republican congress. it's been a little more than 100 days since the 114th congress was sworn in and they point to the accomplishments you mentioned, doc fix, human trafficking bill that finally just passed the senate. but there's still a long ways to go and that's important to note. there's another big deadline at the end of may, highway trust fund is set to run out. they will have to deal with the debt limit. a lot of hurdles. while congress in large has made compromises, many of which came from a bipartisan place, i think it's a little too soon to blow up the balloons and have a party for this congress. gwen: looking back on the 10 republicans, how significant were others, than mitch mcconnell, the votes for her? juana: they're very in particular one person with woodward who jumped in and voted, looking at her re-election chances. ron johnson, another republican who voted for her. these are significant looking at the 2016 now. >> that is fascinating because they need independents to vote for them. gwe

they go over to the new congress. i kind of resent the fact they are saying we do not pull out the number of judges they did. if you look overall just over 300 judges have been approved by republicans under this president. only two have disapproved. you're in a situation compared to what bush had approved at this time, 270 something, as an example. i think the numbers we could talk about are very positive. bob: in the back again. >> i had a follow-up question. going back one more time to you are in the process of thinking about how to deal with minorities being killed by policeman, there are a lot of minorities killed by policeman and i lived in baltimore. 20 of officers. i wonder if doj might struggle with that kind of a large-scale undertaking? senator grassley: what was the question? bob: would doj struggle with the undertaking of a large number of killings, is that your question? >> right. senator grassley: you're talking about six or seven different states in the last months. the justice department has the legal

congress represents america. the purpose is to make america better. >> five new as members of congress talk about their careers and personal lives and share insight about how things work on capitol hill. join us for all their conversations each night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> c-span's conversations with new members of congress with republican will hurd of texas. he served abroad for a number of years in the cia. he talked about his family background, education, and views on national security. it is about a half an hour. mr. scully: congressman will hurd from the 23rd congressional district, a district that includes nearly 5000 square miles, a thousand miles of border along texas and mexico. how do you manage it? representative hurd: i put a lot of miles on the car. 800 miles of the border. it is gigantic. that is one of the reasons i love the district. we have beautiful parts of the state. this is why a pretty much a no-name fresh face was able to win the district, because of the amount of time we spent crisscrossing it. so i burn up my shoe leather. mr. scully: with the demographics of the district what struc

the new congress is back to work again on behalf of the american people. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president people at home can't see but every desk here on the senate floor has a name on it. mine says mr. reid. right behind me is one that says mrs. murray. to my right is one that says mr. mcconnell. why do i mention this? today is national equal payday, a day that symbolizes how far into 2015 american women must work to earn what their male counterparts earned in 2014. that day is today. women have basically worked for nothing until today. this pay disparity between men and women doing the same work is known as the wage gap. unlike the desks here in the chamber, the wage gap does not bear a visible stamp of ownership, but make no mistake mr. president. republicans in the congress absolutely own the wage gap. th

promise to fulfill madison set about drafting amendments to propose when he arrived at the first congress in new york city in march of 1789. madison reviewed the almost 200 amendments proposed by the ratifying conventions. he had a copy of this pamphlet which is now his personal papers at the library congress. he used it as he carefully considered which amendments to introduce into the first congress. on april 6 1789, 226 years ago the first congress counted the electoral college votes and declared george washington had been elected president of the united states under the new constitution. on april 30, 17 89, washington was inaugurated as the president. in his inaugural address, he advocated congress address the concerns about a lack of the bill of rights voiced at the conventions. he said i assure myself that to carefully avoid every alteration which might endanger the benefits of a unified government or a week future lessons of experience, a reference to the characteristic rights of freemen will sufficiently influence your deliberations on the question of how for -- far the former can be rati

tsipras decides to react as a responsible prime minister of greece, not just as a president of a new congress of syriza, he will find a way. he is competent. he can do it. but i don't have the feeling if he has the political strength to do something like that. it is not an easy job. guy: if we have an election tomorrow, do you think new democracy would win? mr. georgiades: that would be the question of the elections. the question would be, series a with drama, then democracy would win. does greece really need elections again? from 2009, it would be the fifth or sixth election time we have. we cannot always go to election. guy: do you think we should have a referendum? mr. tsipras was elected on a mandate to end austerity. he's tried to do that. he's tried to get a deal that reduces the amount of austerity that greece suffers. do you think he should have a referendum say, we haven't been able to do that is this the right way to go? at some point, he's got to ask the people. mr. georgiades: maybe he should try something like that. if we declare a referendum then almost in the next 24 hours, the

we should wait for the new congress after the elections, they said wait for the president to give use anymore eight months into this. and to me it's deeply ironic that you have such a crush but we're eight months into the war and don't have a vote yet. >> thank you very much for coming in. >>> just ahead, new video of an arrest in baltimore. how did the suspect wind up in a coma and then die in we're getting new information right now. and another confrontation with the police all caught on video but with a very different ending. why did this police officer decide to hold had his fire? (dog) mmm, this beneful healthy weight is so good... i mean how can this be low- calorie? how is that even possible? an' i feel good... lean, strong... ...ah...you're gonna find out just how strong when we wrestle. look at you, you have no idea what's coming. come on... ...make your move. (vo) beneful healthy weight, a delicious, low-calorie meal your dog will love. with wholesome rice, real chicken, and accents of vegetables and apples. beneful. healthy with a side of happy. thank you for being a sailo

a new study shows this current congress is quote, more healthy than in past years. the number of days law makers spent in session is increasing they are showing up more for work. isn't that fantastic? good to have you with us today. >> good to be here. >> so let's take a look first at this sound byte from this morning from joe manchion. >> harry is a good man. with that you move on. >> wasn't working. you just move on. >> you know that's what congress has done. the senate in particular has done now. reid first of all he announced he is no longer -- he is not going to run for his seat which means democrats will get new leadership as of next year. part of this is joe manchin who said that remark was looking at the results of last year's election based on harry reid's leadership. democrats never got a chance because of the way reid ran the senate never got a chance to show independence or anything and that cost nine of them their seats. joe manchin says we have to vote the way we want to vote. that's the key thing that is at stake here between reid and the new republic

eastern, conversations with a few new members of congress. >> when you raise your hand and took the oath of office, what were you thinking? >> i knew my mom would be crying. and my dad showed up and he usually walks with a cane, and he showed up and he didn't have his cane. i said, do i need to send someone to the hotel? he straightens and says -- i am in the capital, i don't need a cane today. he walked without his cane for the entire day. >> five newest members of congress talk about their careers and personal lives and share insight about how things work on capitol hill. join us for all their conversations, each night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> coming up on the next "washington journal oh a debate over u.s. immigration policy. our guest is mark rosenbaum. then, ross eisenberg of the national association of manufacturers and michael livermore of the university of virginia law school discuss the cost and benefits of federal regulation. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern and you can join the conversation with your phone calls and comments on facebook and twi

i asked secretary kerry how a skeptical congress will react to the agreement. will new sanctions from congress torpedo this? >> new sanctions now would clearly be unnecessary. given what we've been able to achieve and it would be highly irresponsible to simply break this apart by now stepping in to the middle when the measure of this agreement i believe can stand the test of scrutiny. >> reporter: under the agreement, iran would reduce its rur rain yum centrifuges from 19,000 to 6,000, open all nuclear facilities to united nations inspection and after compliance with certified by the u.n., world powers would begin rolling back the economic sanctions that have crippled iran's economy. iran's top negotiator zarif called it a win-win outcome adding that iran wouldn't even have to close their nuclear plants. >> the proud people of iran will never accept that. >> reporter: secretary kerry argued regular inspections of those sites will ensure their use for peaceful purposes only. >> but iran has been clashing with inspector for years. how can you know they won't cheat? >> wel

the white house and congress have struck a deal. they voted 19-0 on a new bill. it gives congress a say after negotiations are done on june 30th. congress would then get 30 days to review the deal. if it wants the congress can put up a resolution but senate approval would require u 60 votes. >>> now to another big issue congress will have to consider. a major advance in our country's relationship with cuba. president obama wants to cross castro's cuba off the list of countries the u.s. considers sponsors of terrorism, a list that also includes iran and syria. edward lawrence is in washington for us this morning. does congress have any say in this one? >> congress can't interfere with the decision, but they can try to block the move within the next 45 days. they have to come up with a resolution. they have to draft a bill and vote on it. reaction on this is coming down along party lines. senator minority leader nancy pelosi applauds this move. it says cuba should not have been on that list for 50 years as it was. on the other side of the aisle, marco rubio, a repub

. >> the new congressal directly is a handy guide >> c-span pleased to present the winners in the studentam competition. it encurenls middle and high school students to think critically about issues that affect the nation. students were asked to create their theme to demonstrate how a policy, law or action by one of the three branches of government affected them or their community. this year our grand prize winners are --. their entry focused on the subject of minimum wage. >> it's been increased 22 times to keep up with inflation including 7 times in the past 25 years. some say it's time to do it again. but is that really in the best interest of our communities? >> sidsni jones is a single mother with a four-year-old child. she has to make tough choices every week since she has to make ends meet on a minimum wage job. she says $15,000 a year isn't enough for her to get by. >> sometimes i have to decide if my son needs underwear i'm going to have to be late on a bill to buy him underwear or ask people to borrow money. so it is hard sometimes. >> sidney is not alone. according to the burea

congress. see his full speech as i live coverage gets underway at 10:45 eastern. the speech starts at 11:00. up next, "washington journal" is live with your calls and today's news. ming up this hour, we will look at the upcoming debate in congress over the house and senate budget deal. our guest is house financial services oversight and investigations subcommittee chair sean duffy of wisconsin. then congressman john delaney of maryland will talk about american hostages captured by terrorists and the need for u.s. officials to oversee the rescue process. after that singer-songwriter and author judy collins and john madigan of the american foundation for suicide prevention will join us for a look at efforts to prevent suicide. those conversations, plus your facebook comments, tweets and e-mails. ♪ host: good morning. the japanese prime minister will address a meeting of congress where he will discuss ways to strengthen then u.s./japanese ties. also this morning on c-span3 coverage of the house oversight and reform committee. they are saying how a small gyroscope to enter the airspace and landed on the lawn of the capital. we

eastern time, conversations with new members of congress. >> my dad is 82 years old and he showed upth a cane and as he showed up he didn't have his cane. i asked if we needed to go to the hotel to get it and he said, i am in the capital, i don't need a cane today. i know they were super proud. >> five new members of congress talk about their careers and personal lives, and share insights about how things work on capitol hill. join us for all five conversations each night at 9 p.m. eastern time on c-span.

prize, the ability for all of us to access the kind of news we want and the ever want to hear and in many cases, constituents of these members of congresschoose to watch news or read news that match their own views. so if you take that how much are you going to have in common with one another? i think there has become -- the game has been up in terms of advocacy and a lot of times advocacy is confused with the news. and how do you go about combating not? that goes to the topic of today's discussion and the leadership committed to a long-term goal that we often get around. i used to start weekly caucus meetings with the republican congress and i put a slide up on the screen which would ask the question, how is what we are doing this week on the floor in the chamber helping the people who sent us here? if both sides could agree that should be the goal we can all day long the different methods of health. but at least we are saying we are here to reflect that notion of helping people in terms of being elected leaders. so i do think it takes leadership committed to the long-term view. i think it takes a practical ability in your day job to u

. >> of life to think the three distinguished witnesses it is a wonderful way to begin the new congress and the jurisdiction to focus on the overarching goal is that nasa should focus on and i cannot think of a more respected panel in the three witnesses who are with us today. first colonel cunningham and apollo seven pilot. then we have puzzled informer astronaut and apollo 11 astronaut. and former nasa astronauts and mission specialist for the space shuttle program. we think each of you for taking time from your busy schedules to join us. [inaudible] thank you. thought so where the space program is slipping and what they're doing to maintain space exploration. while this is my personal opinion is shared by my contemporaries. but humans have always been willing to open for new frontiers. petraeus three things resources and technology and the will to do it. in 1961 when president kennedy made his commitment not a single american was yet in orbit. the success is due to the collective efforts of 400,000 members of our team with a whole world watching we accepted the challenge and took the

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-- monitor." he talks about the 2016 presidential race, which began with the entry with ted cruz and rand paul. this is just under an hour. dave cook: i am dave cook from "the monitor." thanks 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 anything and everything. [laughter] i guest 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 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

. >>> the nuclear deal with iran facing new complications, new considerations. a deal with congress that would give congress a chance to weigh in. how will this affect the years of negotiations? >>> and inside yemen, devastated by weeks of war. cnn, cameras, they got an exclusive look at the destruction. you'll want to hear what they found. good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. christine romans is off today. it is wednesday, april 15th tax day. 5:00 a.m. in the east. happening this morning -- the hillary store moving deep entire iowa. now this is what the campaign wanted to look like. low key, listening events. what they got -- this. the near media frenzy. those poor guys. forced to chase after the small litany convoy right there. we questioned what do actual real life voters think about all of this how is the candidate playing in iowa? our senior political correspondent brianna keilar is there. >> reporter: hillary clinton will spend her second day of campaigning at a fruit company outside of des moines. this is after all a state where agriculture is ki

congress. them another new member of congress is norma torres from california, currently the highest ranking elected official of guatemalan dissent. she was sent to the u.s. at five, works full-time as a police dispatcher. this interview from her office on capitol hill is about 25 minutes. host: representative norma torres from california's 35th district. as a freshman member of congress, what is the difference in serving here from serving in the california state senate? rep. torres: it is quite a difference between the two chambers -- i should say the three chambers. i served both in the assembly and the state senate. the biggest difference, i think, is our inability to work across the aisle. in california, we certainly a better job with that. host: how do you think the? rep. torres: members have to commit to working together. we have to commit personal time getting to know each other traveling into each other's district, and learning about the issues that are important and respecting those issues. there are differences we have between each other, and i think it is important. host: i would imagine