that's on c-span. at 2:00, a discussion of russia's growing role in the middle east. 2:30, the house. -- at 4:30, the house. democrats may try again to pass a disaster relief bill. on c-span2, artificial intelligence. at noon, a discussion on athletes and activism. on c-span3, state budgets and tax revenue. at 1:30, the secretary of defense talks about the pentagon's current budget request. watch commencement speech is all we on c-span -- speeches all week on c-span. speakers include president donald trump the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs. california democrat maxine waters at the university of the district of columbia. former deputy attorney general rod rosenstein discovers remarks. back on robert mueller speaking at william and mary. -- listen on free the free c-span radio app. meant, for itsly size, there was so much excitement in you know -- in reno. citiese are not many has. i thinkt reno of the environment is a crucial determinant of our city. >> with the help of our spectrum cable pa

eastern, live on c-span. it will also be online at www.c-span.org, and you can listen on the c-span radio app. watch commencement speeches all week on c-span. tonight josh hawley at they kings college in new york city, mills college in oakland remarks at and boston university law school. we will look back to may 2009 for tulane university. watch speeches tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. watch online anytime at www.c-span.org, and listen on the free c-span radio app. some notable, commencement speeches from around the nation this year. speaking toawley graduates at the kings college, a private christian school in manhattan that has about 500 students. [applause] senator hawley: thank y

eastern on c-span. watch online any time at c-span.org, and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> with graduation ceremonies taking place today on many college campuses, it's a good day to talk to a senior fellow at the independent institute. he's also the author of the new book, "restoring the promise, higher education in america" before. we dive into the book, remind viewers what the institute is and how you're funded. guest: well, the independent institute is -- i guess you would call a think tank which is located in oakland, california. it's been in operation for several decades. publishes books and other journals. it has a very fine journal called "the independent

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eastern on c-span. watch online any time on c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> reno had been called the biggest city on the map starting in 1910. and what it meant is that for its size, there was so much excitement and culture and action happening in reno that it really was the biggest little city around. >> there are not very many cities in north america that have what reno has. we're right on the edge of this vast wilderness. it's really special. i think of the natural environment as being a crucial determinant of what life is like in our home city. >> the c-span cities tour is on the road, exploring the american story, with the help of our spectrum cable participants, we take you to reno, nevada. >> reno, you know, 100 years ago, was known as the place to come get a divorce. right? and then reno became known as a place to go gamble. well, that's been basically drying up for the last 25 years. right? we still have this reputation. and so having tesla come to town and build basicall

tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. c-span cities tour visited palo alto, california. we continue our look with a hoover institution to tour the hoover tower. in the hoover tower on stanford's campus, which was dedicated by herbert hoover himself in 1941. hoover himself was in front of the tower there, giving his speech, and that was actually the 50th anniversary of the founding of stanford itself. he was an alum of stanford. he was part of the first class. got a degree in geology and as ae immensely successful mining engineer in many parts of the world, became a millionaire, and in 1914 was in london where he and his wife had their headquarters. at that point, people contacted americansp get stranded on the continent and in england act to the united states. as he was doing this, he realized this was a catastrophic war with people starving in belgium and northern france. so he stepped in immediately, and hoover and his wife were instrumental. saved millions of people during the war, and millions more after the war in about 20 countries or so. here.s a lovely quote "this

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our coverage of the house on c-span and our coverage of the committee continuing here on c-sp c-span3 and c-span radio. nancy pelosi tweeting this. is this what happens when you have something to hide? she spoke to the "washington post." here's some of what she had to say. >> yes, i think the attorney general should be held in contempt. this contempt is about the withholding of the mueller report in an unredacted way. the accommodations that the committee has tried to make, whether it's about sources and metho methods, i appreciate protecting sources and methods, some law enforcement concerns. that's not a reason to give us the report, it's an excuse not to give us the report because we all agree that certain things should be redacted. they were in the course of accommodations, and boom, the administration just said, if you don't -- we're going to make this executive privilege. more on the subject than you ever wanted to know. yes, he should be held in contempt. that doesn't include his not showing up to testify before the house judiciary committee. it's a republican majority in the s

eastern live on c-span. it will also be online at c-span do all work and you can listen on the c-span radio app. we continue with our 2019 commencement speeches on c-span. khuzami, whort recently stepped down as the deputy u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york where he led the prosecution of president trump's former lawyer, huzamil cohen. mr. spoke to graduates of boston university law school. [applause] ok, b law is in the house. that was not in the script but it felt like the right thing to say. day honored to share your today with you, thank you for inviting me. greeting to special those who are watching your law school commencement on c-span. hello, and hello, i think that is everybody. [laughter] today, graduates, you are what you set out to be. attorneys. , a lifetimeor that of lawyer jokes. everyone will congratulate you for graduating, but not as many will appreciate your profession. it is as old as time or at least as old as shakespeare. , shakespeare wrote, the first thing we do, we ki

eastern on c-span, or online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. c-span possible quote washington journal," live every day with news and policies that impact you. aning up this morning, author discusses the rise and fall of socialism and its recent resurgence in american politics. and then democratic socialists of american -- talks about the growth of socialism and what it means for legislation in the 2020 election. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 this morning. join the discussion. -- nancy pelosi talked about the abrupt ending with her meeting with president trump on wednesday? she also

eastern on c-span's 2's become toofb and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >>> this is representative french hill, represent can of arkansas, serves on the financial services committee, and serves the second district for his state, good morning. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> on the topic of trade, whose better positioned in the current back and forth of tariffs over china and the u.s.? >> well, i think america's better positioned because we're the larger economy, and we have a better trade position with them than china does and china's economy has been slowing, and they've got debt problems in china, they've got employm

watch commencement speeches thursday 8:00 eastern on c-span. watch online at c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> c-span's "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. thursday morning we will discuss the statement on the russia probe by robert mueller. and afghanistan's inspector general will be on to talk about his report on u.s. reconstruction efforts in afghanistan. the sure to watch c-span's "washington journal thursday morning. join the discussion. thursday on the c-span networks, president trump speaks at the air force academy commencement atcolorado springs and 12 -- 12:30 p.m. and a discussion on russia in the middle east. at 4:38 pro forma session with democrats may drive for a third time to pass a disaster relief bill. on c-span 2 looking at standards and oversight for artificial intelligence. and a form on activism posted by the atlantic. on c-span3 a look at state budget priorities and tax revenue. 1:30 p.m. the acting secretary of defense talks about the $750 billionrrent req

on c-span, the house meets at 10:00 a.m. eastern for general speeches with legislative business at noon. members will begin work on a bill that requires the president to create a plan to combat climate change. on c-span two, the senate is back at 10:00 a.m. eastern to consider nominations for judicial districts in texas and alabama. barr appearsilliam at the first of two scheduled ,earings on the mueller report starting with the senate judiciary committee live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. announcer: c-span's newest book, the president's. provides insight into the lives of the 44 american presidents through stories gathered by interviews with noted presidential historians. explore the life events that shaped our leader. challenges they faced and the legacies they have left behind. copy today. c-span's the presidents is available as a hardcover or e-book at c-span.org/the presidents. >> earlier today, president trump said he was monitoring the situation in venezuela closely and that the united states stood with the people of venezuel

eastern here son c-span and also -- here on c-span and c-span.org. then tomorrow, another democrat running for president, beto o'rourke, campaigning at a house party in bedford, new hampshire. and that's tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern. also live on c-span, online at c-span.org, and you can listen in with the free c-span radio app. host: you are meeting representative susan wild, who serves the seventh district of pennsylvania, a democrat. good morning to you. guest: good morning. host: one of the first thing you are actively involved in is protecting worker rights. can you give us a sense why you chose that? guest: my district is made up of people who are workers, people who live often paycheck to paycheck. the promises i made on the campaign trail had to do with issues that would affect working families. when i got here and we started the process of selecting committees, the first

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live coverage at 12:30 eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org and on the free c-span radio app . two days after leaving the justice department former deputy attorney general rob rosenstein delivered the university of baltimore commencement address. he quoted special counsel robert mueller about the need to stand by once principles under pressure. >> thank you very much, thank you dean roche. to you foreful continuing your public service here at the university of baltimore. president trump, faculty babies, friends and graduates i am honored to spend this member of day with day for you.ble this is a commencement for me. for almost three decades this is my first day as a former public servant and my first day of unemployment. i was ready for this. every job has to come to an end is useful to begin. .ith that end in mind it doesn't mean you should begin with precise plans about where you want to end up. anders are unpredictable you will find yourself in unexpected places. you should begin with a clear idea about what sort of person you want to become and allow that to influence your

our coverage on c-span 3 at 10:00 a.m. stern time and you can watch on c-span.org or download the free c-span radio app. this morning on the "washington journal" from capitol hill, we want to get your reaction to the attorney general's testimony and the mueller report. democrats, 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. and independents, 202-748-8002. join us on twitter at @cspanwj or you can go to facebook.com/cspan. ahead of the attorney general's testimony, the washington post, the wall street journal, and the new york times all reporting that special counsel robert mueller took issue with how the attorney general characterize the report. this is what the washington post said robert mueller said to the ag. the summary letter to the department sent to congress and 24eased to the public march did not capture the nature, substance,, and work of the report.on of the pedro echevarria with more on this news. 2: the democrats have taken to the post. general barrney going to tell us this or was he going to go through testimony o

on c-span two at 10:00 a.m. a channel hosted by judicial watch discusses the politicalization of the justice department and intelligence community. on c-span, housing and urban development secretary ben carson speaks at the conference of the national coalition for homeless veterans. to aout an hour we talked washington post reporter about official recognition technology and civil rights about how

they continue work on executive nominations, live coverage on the house is on c-span, and the senate here on c-span 2. >> here's a look at some of our featured programs on book tv. saturday, 6:50 owner m tiler cal len with his latest book, " big business." >> most of the money spent is spent as voter desire. and you look at president trump, what he's doing on trade i very much disapprove, most american businesses disapprove. what he's doing in terms of predictable, and the rule of law , most businesses are against >> and then sunday at noon eastern, in deth is live with university of pennsylvania author and professor caitlin jameson, for her latest book " packaging the presidency." and "cyber war." join our conversation with kathleen hall jameson. with your phone calls tweets and facebook questions. and at 9:00 eastern. jennifer everheart offers her insights on implicit racial bias in her book "bias." >> a lot of people talk about that it's like old ' fashioned racism. but this implicit bias is something that you may not even know you have. something you don't know is effecting how yo

it begins at noon eastern on sunday and watch online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> starting memorial day, may 27, all week in prime time, c-span has coverage of commencement ceremonies taking place. featured speakers include representative cummings, acting defense secretary, former georgia house minority leader, president trump and supreme court associate justice sotomayor. our coverage starts memorial day at 8:00 p.m. watch online any time at c-span.org. . plaskett, democrat of the virgin islands. a member of the oversight and reform committee as well as transportation and interest-rate or committee. guest: thank you for having me -- transportation and infrastructure committee. guest: thank you for having me. host: what you think of the term cover up by nancy pelosi? guest: what i think we are seeing, we are seeing that there has been mechanisms used by the president, discussions he is having to kind of lay over issues that we have been investigating and this is outside of the mueller report. this is related to a variety of issues. on oversight we have been

eastern on c-span2, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app.mpany. in a lot ways, harley davidson really captured that arrival of milwaukee of how machines are built and made. "iconic" isord sometimes overused, but it is the tangible expression of an ethnic and economic legacy that was really important here and remains important in the presence. >> c-span cities tour is on the road, exploring the american story. this weekend, we take you to know, wisconsin with the help of hours victim cable partners. located on the shores of lake michigan, this city has one of of highest concentrations german ancestry. it is also here where the socialist movement got its start. >> milwaukee was the machine shop of the world, so you have this huge pool of largely immigrant workers who were very thattive to a message promised to benefit the working and we will visit america's black holocaust museum to learn about james cameron, a survivor of an attempted lynching. of the story was so imported and reason that he wanted it public is because he realized that lynchi

live coverage of the house is on c-span and the senate on c-span 2. watch online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. back with our annual cram for the exam segment to talk about the upcoming ap you -- exam. we are joined by andrew conneen -- daniel larsen of the l. and they are here every year to get our students ready. i love this segment. i cannot wait to hear the questions from the students, what i want to remind everyone that we will take calls from students only for this segment because we want our students ready to take this test. good morning. so

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watch online anytime at c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. while --, more them memorial day. american history tv and washington journal are marking the 75th anniversary of d-day with a live fewer call-in program with alex kershaw, author of "the first wave: the d-day warriors who led the way to victory in world war ii" and mary louise roberts, author. during the program, we will take your phone calls, tweets and facebook comments. monday, memorial day, starting at 8:00 a.m. eastern. it mean to be american? middleton high school students answered the question for this year's studentcam competition. watch the winning videos saturday 10:00 a.m.'s -- 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. south bend from .ndiana mayor this is an hour. [applause] >> thanks for being here. >> good morning, welcome to washington post live, i appreciate you coming here today. we are kicking off our candidate series. appreciate your time. great to have you here. let's start with the news. is it town for -- time for house in kratz to start in teach went for savings? >> i have l

eastern on c-span two. -- on c-span2. announcer: the complete guide to congress is available. it has details about the house and the senate for the current session of congress. contact and bio information about every senator and representative, plus information about congressional committees, state governors, and the cabinet. the 2019 congressional directory is a handy spiral-bound guide. order your copy from the c-span online store for $18.95. ♪ announcer: david, when did you decide to name your book "a good american family?" david: it was not the first title. i was calling it "judgment in room 740," the courtroom in detroit where the americans activities committee conducted hearings in 1952 on communism in the detroit area. but i realized that -- that was early on in the process. i knew that i wanted to bring people into that room, not just my father and my family, but the chairman of the committee and the fbi informant and so on, so that was the nexus of the peace. but in the end it was more -- it is not a memoir, it is partly that but more history, but i knew that once i c

eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen free on the c-span radio app. we now return to our series of commencement speeches with michigan governor gretchen whitmer, who spoke to the michigan university class, telling the graduating class to fight and indifference. governor whitmer is a 1993 graduate of michigan university. of michigan state university. -- she is a 1993 graduate of michigan university. witmer: hello, you beautiful wolverines. deans, faculty, staff, friends, family, and most importantly, the amazing class of 2019. congratulations. [applause] i am truly honored to celebrate with you today. i have been a spartan since my dad took me to see magic johnson. i can amid tom brady and jared dieter round out the top three. aboutis a lot to admire the university of michigan. your stellar reputation and surprisingly chic football helmets. your exceptional students from michigan and all over the world. and your fight song. a masterpiece of verbal economy. one of the most durable i have ever encountered. four years ago, he or i leaving your friends and

on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span city's tour working through the affiliates as we explore the american story. yesterday the house judiciary committee held a shortened hearing on the mueller report. >> without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. we welcome everyone to today's hearing on oversight of the u.s. department of justice report by special counsel robert mueller iii on the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and related matters. i will now recognize myself for an opening statement. attorney general barr has informed us that he will not appear today. although we worked to accommodate his concerns, he objects to the prospect of answering questions by staff counsel and to the possibility that we may go into executive session to discuss certain sensitive topics. given the attorney general's lack of candor before other congressional committees, i believe my colleagues and i were right to insist on the extended questioni

watch commitment speeches tuesday at 8:00 eastern on c-span. listen on the free c-span radio app. announcer: four years after serving his second term as president, ronald reagan gave the commencement address at the citadel, a military college in charleston, south carolina. he outlined his ideas on the nature of character and what it takes to make good decisions as a leader. [applause] pres. reagan: thank you. thank you.

eastern on c-span. right after that, middle east experts discuss the trump administration's policy toward iran. institute,the hudson live friend at noon eastern also on c-span. thee have been called biggest little city on the map. it meant that for its size, there was so much excitement and culture and action happening in reno that it was the biggest little city around. there are not many cities in north america that have what reno has. we are on the edge of this vast wilderness. it is really special. i think of a natural environment as being a crucial determinant of what life is like. announcer 1: the c-span cities tour is on the road exploring the american story with the help of our spectrum cable partners. we take you to reno nevada. reno, 100 years ago was known as a place to come get a divorce. then reno became a place to go gamble. that has been trying up for the last 25 years. we still have this reputation, so having tesla come to town and build the world's largest factory, that changes the narrat

eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen free on the c-span radio app. we now return to our series of commencement speeches with michigan governor gretchen whitmer, who spoke to the michigan university class, telling the graduating class to fight and indifference. governor whitmer is a 1993 graduate of michigan university. of michigan state university. -- she is a 1993 graduate of michigan university. witmer: hello, you beautiful wolverines.

on c-span2. announcer: coming up in our primetime schedule on the c-span networks, starting at 8:00 p.m. stern on c-span the national urban league released its state of black america report, focusing on voting rights. and at 8:30 p.m. on c-span 2, remarks from the illinois senator tammy duckworth on u.s. strategy in iraq. and at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3, a discussion on china's role in nuclear negotiations with north korea. ♪ announcer: c-span's "washington journal" live every day with policy issues that affect you. on tuesday morning, molly reynolds of the brookings institution will be with us to talk about subpoena power and in the robert mueller investigation. and the founder of open the books.com talks about his group's new report which found several fortune 100 companies had received billions of dollars from federal contracts, grants and direct payments. 7:00 eastern on tuesday morning. join the discussion. announcer: malcolm the testimony from the fbi director christopher wray on president trump's 2020 budget request for the fbi. he will appear before the appropriations subcommi

on c-span. listen on the free c-span radio app. sion on political imprisonment in iran, saudi arabia, and syria. speakers include jason rezaian, who was held for over a year. from the council on for -- foreign relations, this is about 45 minutes. and: good afternoon.

will have live road to the white house coverage at 2:00 eastern on c-span and on sunday rolling thunder hold its annual memorial day weekend motorcycle procession known as the ride for freedom to honor veterans and prisoners of war live at noon eastern on c-span and a reminder you can watch online c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio. >> what does it mean to be american, middle and high school students answer the question this year competition. watch all the winning videos, saturday at 10 am on c-span. >> nancy pelosi hosted a reception to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the 19th amendment to the u.s. constitution. focusing on the house of representatives which guaranteed women the right to vote. it passed the house may 24, 1919 and was ratified on august 18, 1920. >> accompanied by the honorablekevin mccarthy , the honorable barbara mikulski. the honorable brenda lori. the honorable debbie lesko. miss cokie roberts and miss rebecca bosse roberts. >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives . >> good afternoon. >> good a

she chairs the select committee on the climate crisis, watch sunday at 10 am and 6 am eastern on c-span and sunday on q&a a discussion on c-span's latest book >> q&a sunday at 8 pm eastern and pacific also on c-span. >> at her table this morning, a senior correspondent here to talk about the medical records, what are some of the barriers that patients face when it comes to the access of their electronic medical records? >> sometimes they have difficulty getting hospital or doctors to release them to them. there have also been serious problems with interoperability or the ability of various healthcare systems to send data back and forth and sometimes that also influences whether you can get access to your records . >> according to your reporting, there are new rules out that will ease patient access to electronic medical records, what are these new rules? >> it's under the 21st-century cures act, there's a number of provisions it's a big law with a lot of different things in it but in terms of electronic health records, it attacks of this concept of information blocking that's been going

eastern and will discuss the disaster relief bill on c-span. p.m., john delaney campaigning in new hampshire. on c-span two, a discussion on the news of the day with skeet then, jim police and baker talks about the mueller report. kirsten gillibrand campaigning in new hampshire. in c-span3, the house select modernization of congress committee provides on legislation to provide greater transparency. that is at 9:00 a.m.. all of by a former faa commissioner. >> here's a look at some of the feature programs in book tv. saturday night, joseph stiglitz looks at the contributions to inequality and growth slowdown dominating sectors of the economy. >> trade agreements were dictated by the u.s.. the u.s. wasasn't orokered by south africa some other developing country. the problem was what the u.s. wanted. tradeenda was a corporate agenda. on sunday at 7:00 p.m. eastern, melinda gates discusses her life and work with women around the world. her latest book is the moment a lift. >> she said, the truth is, i have no hope. no hope for feeding this son or th

you can watch live coverage of that in the house on c-span. announcer 2: tonight on "the communicators we talk about the challenges facing small and medium-sized telecom companies with these guests. issues think of other like open internet or net neutrality, the debate is important to smaller companies because it has a dramatic impact on the ability of our members to obtain financing to obtain broadband in smaller communities. more is becoming more and difficult for an operator of our size to compete effectively in the video business given the ever-increasing content cost. announcer 2: watch the communicators on 8:00 eastern c-span 2. ♪ >> why do we spend so much time in this country in our network talking about presidents? amity: i am glad to be with you and with harold we talk about presidents because people understand people better than ideas. we eventually want to get to ideas but we get at those ideas through people, our presidents. you are not a doctor, though i want to call you one. harold: thank you for that mixed introduction. you are

but coverage begins at 12:30 eastern on c-span. we have more from the road to the white house on saturday with vermont senator bernie sanders. he held a campaign rally at the statehouse in montpelier. sunday, rolling thunder hold its final motorcycle procession. they will be traveling from the pentagon to the lincoln memorial and we will have a camera with rs. writers -- ridew live coverage begins sunday at noon eastern on c-span. , you can listen with the free c-span radio app. dayuncer: starting memorial , may 27 thomas c-span has coverage of the matt smith ceremonies taking place at colleges and universities across the country. features speakers include elijah

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live coverage on c-span begins at 1030 p.m. eastern time. , the hudson institute hosts a panel on the trump administration's iraq policy. -- iran policy. on c-span2, the veterans affairs secretary speaks at a conference of homeless veterans. later, a discussion about phone surveillance, data collection, and the usa freedom act. live coverage of the privacy and civil liberties oversight board on c-span2. watch commencement speeches all week on c-span. ,riday, at 8 p.m. eastern speakers included supreme court justice sonja sotomayor at .anhattan college in the bronx and we will look back to june 1990 and former first lady barbara bush, speaking at wellesley college. watch commencement speeches friday, at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span. anytime ate c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. the complete guide to congress is now available. has lots of details about the house and senate. information about every senator and representative. the 2019 congressional directory is a handy, spiral-bound guide. fory your copy on the store

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eastern on c-span. earlier today, special counsel robert mueller made his first public statement on the investigation into russian interference in the to sit -- 2016 russian campaign. his remarks at the justice headquarters were 10 minutes. office to investigate russian interference in the to have -- in 16 russian -- presidential election. this included any link or coordination between the russian government and individuals associated with the trump campaign. i have not spoken publicly during our investigation. i am speaking out today because our investigation is complete, the attorney general has made a report on our investigation largely public. we are formally closing the special counsel's office, and i am resigning from the department of justice to return to private life. remarks aboutfew the results of our work. beyond these few remarks, it is important that the office's written work speak for itself. let me begin where the appointment order begins, and that is interference in the 2016 presidential

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house coverage on c-span, online , or listenan.org live on the free c-span radio app. guide tomplete congress is now available. it has lots of details about the house and senate for the current session of congress. contact and bio information about every senator and representative, plus information about congressional committees, state governors, and the cabinet. the 2019 correctional -- congressional directory is a handy, spiral-bound guide. for $18.95. >> on friday, president trump and first lady melania trump honored military mothers at a ceremony held at the white house. this is just over 10 minutes. ♪ >> good afternoon, everyone. please sit down. welcome to the white house. we have second lady here with us and vice president. thank you for being here today. you and your team are dedicated to helping our military families and continue to do great work. thank you very much. [applause] mrs. trump: every day should be a celebration of mothers. as a mother myself, i can relate to all that it takes to raise a child. motherhood is a blessing. it is joyous and delightful

eastern on c-span 2. >> watch commencement speeches all week on c-span. friday at 8:00 eastern, speakers include supreme court soda high other and nya society high other sotomayer. sonya watch commencement speeches friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and watch online at c-span.org and listen ton the free c-span radio app. the complete guide to congress is now available. it has lots of details about the house and senate for the current session of congress, contact and bio information about every senator and representative and information about congressional committees, state governors and the cabinet. the 2019 congressional directory is a handy spiral bound guide. order your copy from the c-span online store for $18.95. former deputy attorney general rod rosenstein made his first public appearance after leaving the justice department by giving the commencement at the university of baltimore law school. his remarks are 20 minutes. pressure. [applause] >> thank you very much, thank you dean roche. we are grateful

eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or on this free c-span radio app. >> the complete guide to congress is now available. it is details about the house and senate for the current session of congress. contact and biography information about every center -- senator and representative. information about congressional committees, state governors and the cabinet. the 2019 congressional directory is a handy spiral-bound guide. order your copy from the c-span online store for $18.95. >> we now return to our series of commencement speeches with michigan government gretchen --mer, who spoke at the 19 she told the audience to fight injustice, fight intolerance and fight and difference. she is a 1993 graduate of michigan state university. governor witmer: hello, you beautiful wolverines. to the president, distinguished deans, faculty, staff, friends, family, and most importantly, the amazing class of 2019. congratulations. [applause] gov. witmer: i am truly hore