senate appropriations chairman richard shelby, house appropriations chairwoman nita lowey, they are going to be key. the house and senate have to negotiate on spending bills that fundingvide updated levels for the federal government, so there needs to be some kind of compromise that. they have to meet and get on the same page. that said, they historically have worked really well together, so they will be key players to watch. in addition to that, another key player to watch for next week would be senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. how exactly is the senate going to proceed on the spending bills that it is moving. will they start to take bills up formalfloor or head into conference negotiations at the house? kind of unclear the moment, but certainly, the majority leader will be making decisions on that. >> caitlin emma covers appropriations and budget issues for political. politico.com is where you can read her reporting. thanks so much. quickly house returns tuesday at noon for general speeches and legislative work begins at 2:00 p.m. you can watch live on c-span. the senate convenes

house appropriations committee chair nita lowey was asked about spending negotiations today. she told reporters, let me just say you're such lovely people but if i gave you-all the answers we would be finished. reports say negotiators are stuck over health care program extensions and trade assistance payments for farmers. in the meantime, president trump continues his prrg trip to california and tweeted the announcement this morning that he's named a national security advisor who would replace john bolton who he fired last week. the new appointee is robert o'brien who has been the u.s. negotiator at the state department focusing on afghanistan and the middle east. >> president trump and first lady melania trump will host a second state dinner of his administration. as he welcomes australian prime minister scott morrison and his wife jenny. watch guests arrivals and dinner toast. our live coverage begins friday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. online at c-span.org. or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span is back in des moines, iowa, this saturday for live campaign 202

thank >> you hear the testimony of five witnesses on our first panel we have, the nita lowey chair of the house committee and the representative steve womack and the member of the house committee a budget. both service co-chairs in the committee for the appropriations project and great respect and admiration for both of your leadership so thank you for that. particularly despite this being a very busy week representative lowey and womack are giving us or precious time. you are now recognized for five minutes. >> will kill moore, i share the member of the committee and i am pleased to join you this morning to frankly speak with you and a room that is very familiar and have some familiar faces and to be here alongside ranking member womack. serving me as the joints elected committee and the process of reform and the 115 concerns over the process of the senate consideration prevented that committee from reporting about recommendations and house democrats have used the first nine months of a new majority to make important improvements to the budget and appropriations process. i am very pl

maloney: i now recognize another champion for this cause, nita lowey from new york. mrs. lowey: i want to thank my good friend and new yorker, my colleague, mrs. maloney, for organizing this evening so that we can all remember. 18 years have passed since the september 11 terrorist attacks. but the memory of this unimaginable tragedy, unspeakable terror and profound grief remains. when tragedy struck, men and women streamed from the twin towers and the pentagon as first responders ran in and risked their lives. volunteers cysted through debris for days -- sifted through debris for days and weeks, hoping for miracles. between those horrific attacks and the crash of flight 93 in shanksville, pennsylvania, we lost nearly 3,000 family members, friends and neighbors. we promised to never forget those whose lives were cut short . the pain that we all feel from the loss of our relatives, friends and neighbors will never heal. but every day we must channel that pain into remembrance and service. by participating in this day of service, we help build a stronger, more unified commun

. >> congresswoman nita lowey? >> thank you again for being here. some of us have been working on these issues for a long time. if it were up to us, we would keep raising that numbers. thank you. and particular, kidney and pancreatic cancer. understand or institute supports research related to point of care technologies which may be used for more efficient diagnosis of some cancers. if you can explain some of those technologies, what advances and detection are on the horizon, i would be most appreciative. one of my this is to the hospital, talking about just this issue, and he's a former member of congress you to tell as we should get a scan every year so we know what is happening everywhere. is that the region? as if the cost that we are not doing this, or can you repeat respond to me but they more technical response? >> thank you. there are so many things that are happening that are super exciting so i would like to condense this. and general, does a revolution going on and micro and now devices, such as some of the set i brought with me, a device