at 10:30 a.m. eastern and we will have that on c-span as well as online at c-span .org and streaming live on the free c-span radio app. here on c-span2 the senate is coming back into session in just a few minutes, 2:15 p.m. eastern time. they will be continuing consideration of the nomination of kyle duncan to serve on

you can watch the last few minutes of the fundraiser with mayor garcetti online at c-span .org. in the senate today debate on the nomination of kyle duncan to be a judge on the fifth circuit court which covers texas, louisiana and mississippi. about to advance the nomination is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. eastern. e senate will come to o. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. our father in heaven, you clothe yourself with light, as wi a

mechanism for which congress could insert .tself >> you can find the rest of this discussion online at c-span.org. check out our washington journal page. we leave this now taking life to the floor of the senate about to start debate on the judicial nomination and there will be swearing in their new a senator today. she takes the seat left open by mississippi's pat cochran who retired. drop a week more work on nominations. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. our father, god, as we bow our heads in your presence, may we also lift our hearts to the guidance of your divine providence.

at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three, he will appear before the house and energy commerce committee. watch live coverage on c-span three and online at www.c-span.org and listen live with this -- with the free c-span radio app. this month on c-span, we feature our student cam contest winners to we asked middle and high school students to choose a provision of the u.s. constitution and illustrate why it is important to them. our second prize high school east winners are andre leon and player proudhon, 11th and 12th raiders at winter park high school at winter park, florida, where c-span is available through spectrum. in their entry, they tell us about the first amendment. take a look. >> the first amendment. it is an amendment designed to assure that the government, and most of all, i would say, the highest person or people in the government aren't the ones to decide what is said and what is not said. what is going on, because the press is out of control. the level of discount -- of dishonesty is out of control. i opened the newspapers and i see stories of chaos. >> and consolidation of power, the first thing dictators do is shut d

at 10 a.m. on c-span three, he will appear before the house committee. watch live coverage on c-span3 and online at c-span.org. listen live with the c-span radio app. on thursday, we will cover the senate confirmation hearing for secretary of eight mike serves aso currently cia director. he will testify before the senate foreign relations committee. live coverage thursday to get a at 10 a.m. eastern. today, interfaith and was leaders held a briefing on capitol hill to discuss mike pompeo's record. this is about 40 minutes. >> good morning. welcome to interfaith alliance briefing. jack maleen. today, we are presenting five different perspectives on mr. pompeo. some of the organizations here are 5013's the organizations. 501(c) may are not exercise their prerogative. you will hear from scott simpson , maia berry, and catherine or sport, the director of shoulder to shoulder campaign. when they get appear, i will begin. is dedicatedliance to protecting fate and freedom. we take as our mission championing true religious freedom. especially individual rights, and unitinglicies diverse voices to challe

at 10 a.m. on c-span three, he will appear before the house committee. watch live coverage on c-span3 and online at c-span.org. listen live with the c-span radio app. on thursday, we will cover the senate confirmation hearing for secretary of eight mike serves aso currently cia director. he will testify before the senate foreign relations committee. live coverage thursday to get a at 10 a.m. eastern. today, interfaith and was leaders held a briefing on capitol hill to discuss mike pompeo's record. this is about 40 minutes. >> good morning. welcome to interfaith alliance briefing.

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at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. online at c-span.org and on the free c-span radio app. now, a panel of economists kpan the swiss fiscal policy rule, limits the country spending growth to average revenue increases over a multi-year period and how a similar budget rule can be applied in the u.s. this is an hour. >>> good afternoon. it is my distinguished pleasure to welcome you to the heritage foundation today to discuss a very timely and also a very critical issue. and that is controlling our national debt. next monday, on april 9th the congressional budget office will release its budget in economic out look presenting congress with a score card of sorts for how recent fiscal decisions impacted the tenure out look for the united states. the agency will then report revised figures for the deficit, the national debt, federal spending and revenues and they will also include projections for interest as well as the rate of growth for the economy. and all of these projections will account for the recent tax cuts as well as the massive spending increase that congress just passe

at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and you can watch online at c-span.org or listen with the c-span radio app. >> tonight, on landmark cases, independent community school district, a case about student free speech. in 1965, five students wore black armbands to still -- to school to protest the vietnam war, violating school policy. the siblings challenge the school board's free speech restrictions and the resulting supreme court decision established that the students keep -- keep their first amendment rights on school grounds. our guest to -- guests are mary beth pinker, one of the five students who challenged the district, 13 at the time. after two decades as a pediatric nurse, she worked as an advocate for students, touring district y as a speaker at schools and youth centers, and an independent federal appellant litigator with experience at the supreme court including work on more than 100 cases. justice clarence thomas in 1996. atch landmark cases tonight 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and join the conversation. #landmarkcases. follow us on c-span. websiteon her background on each case, the landmark case

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and what this online at c-span and listen n --.org with the free c-span radio app. senator grassley: the committee on the judiciary and commerce, science and transportation will come to order. we welcome everyone to today's hearing on facebook's social media privacy and the use and abuse of data. although not unprecedented, this is a unique hearing. the issues we will consider range from data privacy and security to consumer protection and the federal trade commission enforcement, touching on jurisdictions of these two committees. we have 44 members between our two committees. that may not seem like a large group by facebook standards, but it is significant here for a hearing in the united states senate. we will do our best to keep things moving efficiently given our circumstances. we will begin with opening statements from the chairman and ranking members of each committee starting with chairman thune. and then proceed with mr. zuckerberg's opening statement. we will then move on to questioning. each member will have five minutes to question witnesses. i would like

watch live coverage on c-span3 and online at c-span.org online saliva with the free c-span radio app. >> now, discussion u.s. sharing of technology with other countries and related security risks. we were also about whether limit should be placed on what companies are allowed to sell overseas. from the brookings institution this is two hours. >> good morning and welcome to brookings. i'm john allen, and this morning spam is about economic political and security aspects of technology transfer. i want to welcome c-span to this panel. it will be covering us and our panel will be broadcast later today. and at the very conclusion of this panel we will be followed immediately by the next panel. there's no break in the process. just wanted to make sure you are aware of that. also wanted to announce that if you were unaware, if you haven't you did your cell phone, i would ask you to do that because sometime between ten and 11 washington, d.c. is going to test cell phone and remote device emergency broadcasting system, which means at some point i don't look down at the phone. >> that happens t

online at c-span.org. listen live with the free c-span radio at. -- radio app. >> the united nations security council health an emergency meeting on the alleged chemical weapons attack in syria, which killed more than 40 people and injured hundreds more. members were briefed by the you when special envoy for syria, and officials for the u.s. office for disarmament affairs. also hear from nikki haley, along with russia's ambassador to the u.n.

you can also watch the address online at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. our coverage later today includes attorney general jeff sessions testifying before senate you can also watch the address online at c-span.org or listen on the c-span appropriations subcommittee on the justice department's 2019 budget. watch that live at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. that's also on our website and the radio app. >> "new york times" versus the united states, the pentagon papers case. president nixon is using his executive authority to try to prevent "the new york times" from publishing these top secret documents related to the vietnam war. lower court judge has stopped the presses. for the first time in americanis -- in american history, the press vs. been stopped who thought the information would be dangerous to national security. another judge refuses to stop the presses and is very proud of that and it's up to the supreme court. >> the pentagon papers case is -- i haven't seen movie, it's a great story. but it only stands for the proposition that the government can't

house energy and congress committee or watch live coverage on c-span3 and online at c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. c-span, ourn landmark cases series continues. we will look at the supreme court case katz v. united states on law enforcement investigations and the right to privacy under the fourth amendment. president trump said today that nothing is off the table in response to the chemical weapons attack that took place in syria. that is in 90 minutes. >> all persons having business before the supreme court will want to draw near and give their attention. announcer: landmark cases, c-span's special history series. andoring the human story constitutional dramas behind 12 supreme court decisions. >> quite often, and are famous court was the supreme unpopular. >> let's go through a few

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you can watch online at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> tonight, on landmark cases, , a case. des moines about student free speech. in 1965 five students from des moines iowa wore black armbands to protest the vietnam war, violating the school's policies. the tinker siblings challenged the school boards free speech restrictions and established that the students keep their firms that keep their first amendment rights on school grounds. is one of the five students who challenged the school district. she was 13 at a time -- at the time. and eric jaffe, an independent at theor with experience supreme court, including work on .ore than 100 cases watch landmark cases tonight at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span and join the conversation. and follow us at c-span. we have resources on our website. a link to the national constitution center's interactive constitution, and the landmark cases podcast at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> john thompson, former u.s. bureau census director from 2013 to 2017 joined a panel of academics to discuss the upcoming 2020 census. focusedthe conver

watch live coverage on c-span 3 and online at c-span.org. you can listen live with the free c-span radio app. now a conversation on u.s. north korea relations with former mike chief of staff chair mullen, including what a meeting between president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un might entail and what actionable goals each side to bring to the negotiation table hosted by the council on foreign relations. this is about an hour. >> good afternoon. i would like to welcome you to on policy lectureship international security. the title of the session is u.s.-north korea relations, any progress on nonproliferation efforts. today is a special event because the -- today we decided instead of a single lecturer, we would have this upstanding panel to talk about an issue that is very preoccupying and perhaps the number one national security challenge for the trump administration. we have a wonderful conversation with mike mullen and victor cha. llen laipson ekk moderating today. -- joinelighted to have us today and the donors that made this eve

at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span3 he will appear before the house energy and commerce committee. watch live coverage on c-span3 and online at c-span.org online saliva with the free c-spansion u.s. sharing of technology with other countries and related security risks. we were also about whether limit should be placed on what companies are allowed to sell overseas. from the brookings institution this is two hours. >> good morning and welcome to brookings. i'm john allen, and this morning spam is about economic political and security aspects of technology transfer. i want to welcome c-span to this panel. it will be covering us and our panel will be broadcast later today. and at the very conclusion of this panel we will be followed immediately by the next

at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3, he will appear before the house energy and congress committee. watch live coverage on c-span3 and online at c-span.org, and listen online with the free c-span radio app. next, mike mullen as part of a discussion on the upcoming talks with north korea over its nuclear program. this even organized by the council on foreign relations also looks at the role other countries could play in the negotiating process, including south korea, japan, china, and russia. >> good afternoon. i would like to welcome you to the lectureship on international security. the title of today's session is u.s.-north korea relations. because a special event the lecture is an annual event, but today, we decided instead of a single lecture, we have this out ending panel to about an issue that is very pre-occupying and perhaps the number one national security challenge for the trump administration. i direct the international security program at george mason turn school of policy and government. ellen: i am alan leighton. -- ellen layton. i am moderating today. our lecture series, we are delighted to have members of the wonky family joining us today and all they done is th

watch live coverage on c-span3 and online at c-span.org and was online with the free c-span radio app. with a preview of the facebook hearings on capitol hill, stephen janis -- stephen denis joins us. he reports on the centers for bloomberg. withare the main issues mark zuckerberg? zuckerberg isk going to get a grilling on the failure of the company, the

at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. online at c-span.org and on the free c-span radio app. now, a panel of economists kpan the swiss fiscal policy rule, limits the country spending growth to average revenue increases over a

judiciary and commerce hearing and then wednesday at 10:00 eastern on c-span three he will appear before the house committee. watch live coverage on c-span3 and online on c-span.org and listen live on the three -- on the free c-span radio app. trumpa look at the presidency and the role of the media with constitutional law attorney floyd abrams. this is hosted by the university of missouri and is just under half an hour. >> it is my great honor and pleasure to introduce our keynote speaker. this keynote speaker, particularly at this event, needs no introduction. just listen to the words about floyd abrams of the first amendment center. the first amendment center advises to ask someone to name a first amendment lawyer. if they answer 100% of the time, the answer will be the same, floyd abrams. the name of floyd abrams is synonymous with the first amendment in a way that virtually no other name is. the new york times has rightly described mr. abrams as the titan of free speech jurisprudence. he earned his law degree from --yale. his rise to prominence began when he served as cocounsel to the new york times in the famous pentagon papers case. as you pro

at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span3 he'll appear before the house energy and commerce committee. watch live coverage on c-span3 and online at c-span.org, and listen live with the free c-span radio app >> now, business and government leaders discuss how to develop work force skills in science, technology and engineering. among the speakers were zip

watch live coverage on c-span 3 and online at cspan.org and listen live with the free c-span radio app. >> next author and economics professor gary wolfram talks about capitalism and its impact on those living in poverty. this was at an event in mountain view, california, co-hosted by hillsdale, college, and the liberty forum of silicon valley. it's about an hour and 20 minutes. >> thank you all for coming. there's two things that i wanted to bring up before i really get started. one is if you get on youtube and you do gary wolfram silicon valley conservatives you will see jerry mungai introduces me and then walking off with my notes. so just watch the first five minutes of it, it's a little humorous. the second thing is john miller has spoken here before and he is the head of our journalism program, but he and i have had for the last two and a half years a contest to see who has the most twitter followers and i have been ahead of him for a number -- for probably 15, 16 months but then john snuck ahead of me so we get free lunch once a week whoever has got the most twitter followers an

at 10 a clock a.m. eastern on c-span3, he will appear before the house energy and commerce committee. watch live coverage on c-span3 and online at c-span.org. listen live with the free c-span app. >> next, the bbc looks at recent comments the british then hillary clinton on the 2016 campaign and russian interference. at 11:00 p.m. another chance to ku talkingth michio ka about his book "the future of humanity." parliament is in recess so prime minister's questions will not be seen this week. back atiament looks major events that have happened over the last few months, including the brexit negotiations and the nerve agent attack against a former russian spy. this is 30 minutes. ♪ >> welcome to westminster in review. we look back at all the big events in parliament since christmas. inches closer to leaving the european union, the agreements between the two sides on the next phase of brexit. there are still sticking points. >> the choof

judiciary and commerce hearing and then wednesday at 10:00 eastern on c-span three he will appear before the house committee. watch live coverage on c-span3 and online on c-span.org and listen live on the three -- on the free c-span radio app. trumpa look at the presidency and the role of the media with constitutional law

at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3, he will appear before the house energy and congress committee. watch live coverage on c-span3 and online at c-span.org, and listen online with the free c-spanadio app. next, mike mullen as part of a discussion on the upcoming talks with north korea over its nuclear program. this even organized by the council on foreign relations also looks at the role other countries could play in the negotiating process, including south korea, japan, china, and russia.

you can watch online at c-span.org or listen to the c-span eight -- c-span radio app. puma tuesday president donald trump welcomes french president emmanuel macron to the white house for an official state visit. live coverage begins tuesday with the arrival of the french and mrs. macron at the white house. and opening remarks by the two heads of state. then life coverage of president trump's first state dinner starting at 6:30 p.m. eastern. with guest arrivals and dinner toasts. emmanuel macron, life tuesday morning. and on the free c-span radio app. >> as just mentioned, to my president trump and the first lady will host a private dinner and tour for the french president. c-span spoke to mount vernon president and ceo doug, who provided sick -- provided historical insight into the toner, which dates back

at 10:00 a.m., he will appear before the house energy and commerce committee. watch live coverage on c-span3 and online at c-span.org, and listen live with the free c-span radio app. ♪ announcer: this week on q&a, theoretical physicist michio kaku. he discusses his book, "the future of humanity: terraforming mars, interstellar travel, immortality, and our destiny beyond earth." michio kaku, here's a picture of you on this network in 1979. >> if you like at the recent government reports considering the island, the government concedes that one happened while people willto ten eventually die of cancer in the area. brian: you remember that time and what have you changed in your thinking? >> i remember that very vividly. i'm a theoretical physicist. i work with the theories of einstein and quantum theory. to be before a television camera is a new mix arians. all the media was saying was we need a scientist who can help to decipher this mess to the american people. so they contacted me and i said to myself this why i do for a living. i'm a physicist. i said to myself i will get on national television and national radio because the situation demands it. not because i wa

at 2:15 p.m. eastern on c-span three, he will answer questions during agility senate judiciary and, searing. then on c-span three, you can watch live coverage on c-span three and online at cspan.org. listen live with the free c-span radio app. >> over the next couple of hours, a look at local, state and federal efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. we will show you portions of events c-span has covered in 2018 featuring state governors, white house officials, health experts and president trump. we begin with the senate health and education committee hearing and remarks by authors sam. [inaudible] >> i am pleased to welcome sam and his family today. thank you for taking the time to be here. he has 30 years experience as a journalist and author. he has written extensively on the opioid crisis and drug trafficking. he is the author of three acclaimed books, his most recent book dreamland, the tale of america's opioid epidemic won the national circle award for general nonfiction. early in his career he was the recipient of the maria moore's cabinet price, the oldest international award in journalism for the work covering latin america. it was also the recipient of a fel

online at any time on c-span.org. we welcome those listening on c-span radio. we are commemorating dr. king's assassination at the lorraine motel in memphis. bruce, you are next. what are your thoughts as he watched today's celebrations? say that just want to this message is for everybody. i am a middle-aged white guy and i was incredibly moved. 10 years ago i had the opportunity of being in montgomery, alabama for the 40th anniversary and it really opened my eyes to the movement and to dr. king's message of peaceful protests. host: how did it change you? caller: he changed me from the seeing learning and where the bus boycott started, where everything started and how close i was to the capital. it was only two blocks away from the capital. was a guestgrass speaker, who was in the movement with dr. king, and to hear them talk about those days when i was not there, i got to experience what they felt and what they went through for the right to vote and all the other things that they were marching for. for the sanitation workers in memphis. it change my life from the fact that now i work f

at 10:00 a.m. on see sam -- c-span. watch live coverage on c-span three and online at c- span.work. listen live with the radio app. >>> thursday morning, we are in carson city, nevada for the next stop on the 50 capitals tour. nevada governor brian sandoval will be our guest on the bus thursday morning. >>> c-span 3, where history enfolds daily. in 1979, c-span 3 was created as a public service by america's a cable television companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington dc, and run the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >>> thursday, confirmation hearing for mom -- mike pompeo serving as the cia director. >>> he will speak before the senate foreign relations committee on thursday. you can see it live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. >>> >> me please the court, quite often and many of the decisions, the decisions are quite unpopular.

at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3 he will appear before the house energy and commerce committee. watch live coverage on c-span 3 and online at cspan.org and listen live with the free c-span radio app. >> next author and economics professor gary wolfram talks about capitalism and its impact on those living in poverty. this was at an event in mountain view, california, co-hosted by hillsdale, college, and the liberty forum of silicon valley. it's about an hour and 20 minutes. >> thank you all for coming. there's two things that i wanted to bring up before i really get started. one is if you get on youtube and you do gary wolfram silicon valley conservatives you will see jerry mungai introduces me and then walking off with my notes.

processed by the companies with which we engage in the online world in a very comprehensive and pervasive way. >> watch tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span-2. >> our second prize high school winner is ella grace rodriguez a tenth grader in florida where c-span is available through spectrum. in her winning entry, religion in the public education system, she tells us about the first amendment and freedom of religion. >> the first amendment protects citizens of the united states, stating that congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibitting the free exercise thereof. >> it means you have the right to practice your religion. >> without restrictions, without being hindered by the government or by others. >> i have the right to believe what i am supposed to believe or what i feel called to believe. >> which means that i can go here, here, or here. and i can practice my religion. but can i practice it here? religion is one of the most heavily debated topics of all times. in fact, it is seen throughout history as a major cause of war. and today, in governments both state and federal, it's still seen as a hot to

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online world in a very pervasive way. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2.

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online world in a very apprehensive and pervasive way. >> watch the communicators monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. on landmark cases. brandenburg v. ohio. " and leader clarence brandenburg was convicted of hate speech under a ohio law, but the supreme court ruled that the state law violated his first amendment right. our guest to discuss this case are nadine, the former head of the american civil liberties union, and law professor at new york law school in manhattan, and katie fowler, a senior attorney at columbia university's wrist amendment institute. watch landmark cases, monday and joined the conversation. our #is landmark cases. follow us at c-span. on our websitees for background on each case. the landmark cases companion book, a link to the national constitution center's interactive constitution and the landmark cases podcast at c-span.org/landmark cases. c-span, where history unfold daily. as a79 c-span was created public service by america's televisione companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme and public policy events in washington, d.c. and ar

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you can follow it on c-span radio on the c-span radio app, online at c-span.org. we expect resume television coverage over on our companion network c-span3 in just a bit. here on c-span, we'll take you live to the house momentarily. they're gaveling in for a couple of i.r.s. and taxpayer related bills. one making improvements and modernizing the i.r.s. another improving cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection. live coverage from the house floor now on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray, lord god of mercy, we give you thanks for giving us another day. our nation is powerful by the very fact that congress begins its work day with prayer, setting an example for all students and workers and people of this great land. it has done so from the very beginnings of congress its

online at c-span.org. listen live with the free c-span radio at. -- radio app. >> the united nations security council health an emergency meeting on the alleged chemical weapons attack in syria, which killed more than 40 people and injured hundreds more. members were briefed by the you when special envoy for syria, and officials for the u.s. office for disarmament affairs. also hear from nikki haley, along with russia's ambassador to the u.n. [indiscernible] -- >> thespanish] meeting of the security council is called to order. the provisional agenda for this meeting is about international peace and security. the situation in the middle east. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of the council's provisional rules of procedure, i invite the representatives of the syrian arab republic to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. in accordance with rule 39 of the provisional rules and procedure, i invite the following to participate in this meeting. the special envoy of the secretary-general for syria and the deputy to the high representative for the commonwealth affairs. it is so decided. via

at 10:00 eastern time. it is also available on our free c-span radio app and online at c-span.org.ost: joining us from new york is maura connelly who served as art representative in syria and the ambassador to lebanon. thank you for being with us on this sunday. guest: my pleasure to be here. seen the pictures of what those tomahawk cruise missiles were able to accomplish by the united states, france, and great britain. my question is what is next? syria is an arena for several different conflicts going on at the same time. the u.s. has various interests and various aspects of those conflicts. the military action we undertook on friday night was essentially towards enforcing a ban on the use of chemical weapons. there is not any formal enforcement mechanism. the u.s. and france and britain undertook that action on their own. it was a very focused and specific military strike to achieve some reduction in assad 's capabilities to employ chemical weapons. the larger problem in syria is the civil war. in that context, the u.s. has not been willing to employ any kind of military asset.

at -- >> we have to leave the confirmation hearing. the vote and the hearing are archived online in a c-span video library to watch any time.fifth circuit appeals court. it's possible the senate could vote on a confirmation on his nomination today. and tomorrow a joint meeting of the house and senate where they will hear from the president of france who is visiting the u.s. later in the week expecting the senate to take up the nomination of the cia director mike pompeo to be the next secretary of state. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray.

senate and we will have live coverage on c-span 3 beginning at 10:15, about a half-hour away during online.org and on the c-span radio app. here is robin in minnesota. republican line. caller: i have a comment for the previous democrat caller. on obama and how great he was. we would not be in the situation we were in of obama's team did -- do regime change, take gadaffi took out the prime minister -- if the iran deal was so good, why did we secretly send a plane with over $150 million in it? i don't think our economy has ever been better since under this president. we would not be having this 2002 --ssian thing if if obama had not one, we would do the same thing because they interviewed -- interfered with the election back then as well. obama did not get osama bin laden, our military did, and it to find them.ears sorry mr. democrat who thinks he is almighty. he isn't. he destroyed a lot of this country and really destroyed a lot of the world. thank you. host: next up, brentwood, tennessee on the independent line. caller: i was wondering, given the russian-syria relationship and our preside

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