c-span networks today, later, a discussion on voting rights and congressional redistricting an event hosted by the american constitution society. live coverage starts at noon eastern on c-span 3 also online at the span.org and listen with app.ree c-span radio president trump will be speaking at the 100 annual convention of the farm bureau federation in new orleans, louisiana. live coverage at 12:40 eastern on c-span 2. >> tonight on the communicators -- >> what we are talking about is fiber-optic technology. it's been around for decades. basically the idea is a very asn strand of glass allows far as we can tell unlimited amounts of information to be pumped through it by lasers used to carrye world communications and more and more countries are ensuring that everyone of their citizens has access to fiber-optic connections. >> susan crawford discusses her book, fiber, the coming tech revolution and why america might miss it. >> know why are better than fiber that's going to emerge over the next few decades. leaving behindre a log of the country when it comes to great communications capacity and as a nation we are falling behind at a global race to be a place where new ideas come from. >> t

we welcome our audience on the c-span radio and you can follow us on twitter at the span. you could also give us your comments online at facebook.org/c-span presidentnts ago, the must today -- both parties work together to pass if funding bill that protects this nation and its people. this is the first and most important duty of the government. he went on to say, i remain ready and willing to work with democrats to pass a bill that secures our borders, and keeps america safe. let us get it done. will gornment shutdown into tomorrow come a day 13, the first day of the new congress and we will have live coverage. here on the c-span networks. . the president also talked about his now former defense secretary james mattis, who said he was essentially fired when he resignation. general mattis saying that he would stay until the end of february, he officially left the position on monday. here is the president. >> in afghanistan, you have one india.g -- any mention what gold you want india to have? >> they should be involved in afghanistan. i'll give you an example, i give our generals all the money they wanted and they di

he'll testify before the senate budget committee live at 2:30 eastern on c-span 3. also online at c-span.org and the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> the c-span bus recently traveled to tennessee asking folks, what does it mean to be american? >> for me, being an american is being able to break the status quo, to know i i have the ability to not be a conformist to one ideal. form my own opinion and believe something i feel. and challenge the controversial. el salvador, from iran, from japan, from all over the country, from over the world. from all over the world coming here to america for a chance at freedom. american means creating a welcoming community for people of all backgrounds. >> being an american is all about freedom. it's freedom where you attend worship on sunday morning, freedom in who yoouu marry and freedom in what your career is going to be and what your -- it's freedom and how you choose to treat your neighbors. it's freedom and how you want to impact the world and make a difference. i'm so ta

you can see that on c-span3 and online at c-span.org or listen using the free c-span radio app. and tomorrow, c.i.a. director, national tense director and f.b.i. director will testify before the senate intelligence committee on threats to the united states. live coverage of that begins tomorrow morning at 9:30 eastern, also on c-span3. new york has five new members in its congressional delegation. all of whom are democrats. representative alexandria could he casio cortes -- ocasio-cortez joins the house as the youngest member of congress at the age of 29. she defeated long-time representative and then chair of the house democratic caucus, joe crowley, in a primary election last summer. voters in new york's 22nd district elected anthony brindisi to congress. he previously served seven years in the new york state assembly. before that, he was an attorney in private practice. representative antonio delgado was also an attorney prior to his election to congress. but he also had a brief career as a rapper, releasing one album a couple of years after his graduation from harvard law sc

that's live tomorrow at 9:30 eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org and on the free c-span radio app. >> this week on the communicators, consumer technology association president, gary schapiro, on the major issues facing the $398 billion technology industry in the u.s. >> because i also see where the future is going with technology. we know robotics will be here. artificial intelligence, drones, self-driving cars. individual oriented medical treatments, certainly biotech in a way we've never experienced before. block chain technology. all these are coming. so how do you succeed as a ninja, as someone who is flexible, knowing that part of the future is not clear, but part of it is totally clear? how do you benefit from that, where you're in government, a business or an individual? >> join us tonight at 8:00 astern on c-span2. >> the c-span bus recently traveled to tennessee, asking folks, what does it mean to be american? >> for me, being an american is being able to break the status quo. to know that i have the ability to not be a conformist to one ideal and form my own preponderate

posted by the progressive policy institute, it is live 11:30 eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org, and on the free c-span radio app. >> the c-span bus recently traveled to tennessee, asking folks what does it mean to be american? isfor me, being un-american being up to break the status quo, to know that i don't have to be a conformist to one ideal, for my own opinion, and do something i believe and challenge the controversial. >> i have had letters from el ,alvador, from iran, from japan from all over the country. from all over the world. america for a chance at freedom, and me being means creating a welcoming community for people of all backgrounds. >> being an american is all about freedom. it is freedom on where you attend worship on sunday morning. it is freedom in where you have children. it is freedom in what you choose to do with what your career is going to be, with what your strengths are going to be, how you choose to treat your neighbors, how you want to plug into the world and the country and make a difference. i am so grateful to those who came before. that is what this country is all about,

c-span original production. explain the history, traditions, and role of the uniquely american institution. premieres wednesday at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span. be sure to go online at c-span.org/senate to learn more about the program. watch original, full-length interviews with senators. view farewell speeches from long serving members. take a tour inside the senate chamber. the old senate chamber, and other exclusive locations. now, a discussion on the role of special councils and the ongoing investigations into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. among the speakers, can star, independent counsel investigative the clinton administration, it is hosted by the freedom forum institute in washington dc. lasts about 1.5 hours.

at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. we will bring you any news that comes out of that on the c-span networks. you can also follow it online at c-span.org. taking your phone calls, want to hear about what you think. weird heard from democrats, also from the white house, and republican leaders of congress. line in ason on the gore hills, california. go ahead. the shutdown, but i am for it. i know it hurts a lot of people. at the same time, we have to preserve our nation and secure our border, and protect our citizens. i think the democrats don't play fair. i think they should come to the table and not demand so much. in the past, they always wanted border security, but it's when they wanted it. we should really try to term withthing and just work the president instead of hating on him so much. he's really a good guy. he loves america and wants to do great for our country. he's for the security of our country. i love him and he's a great president. announcer: a call from ashburn, virginia. federal worker, ron, go ahead. that the needs for the many outweigh the needs of the few. 325 million people in the u.s., we need securit

at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3 and online at c-span.org and the free c-span radio app. has six new members in its congressional delegation for the 116th congress. voters elected republican rick scott to the u.s. senate, coming off two terms as the state governor. earlier in his career, he was a health care industry executive, running a company that operated hospitals around the country and later, a venture capitalist and former self -- health and human services secretary was nominated at house. she has been president of the university of miami and president of the clinton foundation. was borndebby powell in ecuador and immigrated to the u.s. as a teenager. her father was shot and killed in at what are -- ecuador while she attended school. she joined the administration of florida universal international . -- previously served six years in the florida house of representatives and was an attorney in private practice. startedman greg steube his law career in the judge advocate general core, serving three years in iraq. he was later elected to the florida state house and the

a c-span original production, exploring the history, and roles of this uniquely american institution. premieres tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. nd be sure to go online at c-span.org/senate to learn more about the program and watch original full length interviews with senators and view farewell speeches from long serving members and take a tour inside the senate chamber, the old senate chamber and other exclusive locations. >> when the new congress takes office in january, it will have the youngest, most diverse freshman class in recent history. new congress, new leaders. watch it live on c-span starting january 3. >> we're here with leo shane, deputy of military legal times in washington, d.c. and we'll talk about the past year in military and veterans issues. good morning. how are you? >> i'm fine. >> let's start off with current news. >> feels like two years worth of news in the last two weeks. >> james madison will wrap up his tenure on monday, i believe. guest: monday is his last day and deputy shanahan -- shanahan will take over january 1 and was quite the upheaval from the establishment. host: what was defense secretary matusz's successes and

a c-span original production, exploring the history, tradition , and role of this uniquely american institution. purveyors wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. in the sure to go online at c-span.org/senate to learn more about the program and watch original full-length interviews with senators some of you farewell speeches from long serving members, and signature a tour inside the senate chamber, the old senate chamber, and other exclusive locations. >> incoming freshman class of the new congress includes the most women elected and military veterans. c-span recently spoke with some of the new members. republican michael guest has been elected to represent mississippi's third congressional district and has served as district attorney for madison and ranking counties in mississippi. >> the city of jackson counts as one of our major universities, we have a major military installation there and it is a very diverse district and it has a urban areas and rural areas. there are common problems that exist throughout the district and there are also problems that are specific to certain areas of the district. but for the things throughout the campaign, we were able to visit ea

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senators here at 9:30 am eastern here on c-span three and you can stream the hearing live online at www.c-span.org or use the free c-span radio up . let's look now at how things got started this morning. >>> thank you, all. you are not going to get a good shot of me, so thank you all. happy new year. new congress and we will see how this goes. recognize senator grassley. >> okay. i knew this was a point of personal privilege mr. chairman. i appreciate that courtesy of you and the members. this is the first meeting of the senate judiciary committee in this 116th congress and it's also the first time that we convene while my friend lindsey graham holds the gavel and will proceed to be chairman. so, i would like to congratulate the new chairman. thank him for his leadership and say that i look forward to working with you and other members of this committee as we seek to address some of our nation's most pressing problems. i have every confidence that you will steer our 200-year-old committee and the right direction. >> thank you. i really appreciate that. in my view no one looks over 100, so we are a

at 11 a.m. eastern on c-span2, online at c-span.org and on the free c-span radio app. legal affairs correspondent talks about her career covering the supreme court with longtime commentator and radio talkshow host bill press. live coverage at 7 p.m. eastern on c-span2, also on our website and radio app. >> ucla's black alumni association posted a conversation with activist and author angela davis and rapper common. they shared insights from the personal experiences in activism. >> this is a packed room. welcome everybody. thanks for joining us. [applause] >> you probably save that applause because we certainly have some people to be on stage with me tonight that the desert only applause but a standing ovation i would say.

compromise, a c-span original production exploring the tradition, history, and role of this uniquely american institution premieres on wednesday at 8:00 p.m. is jan & on c-span. go online at c-span.org/senate to learn more and watch original full length interviews with farewell speeches from long serving members, and tour the inside of the senate chambers, and other exclusive locations. >> now an interview with ayanna pressley of massachusetts. this is about one hour and 10 minutes.

at 2:45 p.m. eastern and you can watch that today on on c-span3, online at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. the federal government shutdown overboard while funding a step in its 33rd day. the house will vote on another built to reopen the government and the senate has agreed to take up two vote thursday at 2:30 p.m. eastern to would bring an end to the closures. tamara senators will take votes on both the president's plan to extend daca protection for three years and a democratic proposal already approved by the house. the temporarily opens the government without any new wall funding. both measures will require 60 votes and the prospects for either are unclear at this time. >> we step with the shutdown discussion for the next 30 minutes. kevin erdmann is joining us to talk about the role that housing supply plate in the great recession which was approaching its lowest .10 years ago this month. first, start by explaining just what housing level is. >> guest: a housing bubble is when prices rise to level the seems like it can't be justified by fundamentals. a lot of times i think

compromise, a c-span original production exploring the tradition, history, and role of this uniquely american institution premieres on wednesday at 8:00 p.m. is jan & on c-span. go online at c-span.org/senate to learn more and watch original full length interviews with farewell speeches from long serving members, and tour the inside of the senate chambers, and other exclusive locations. >> now an interview with ayanna pressley of massachusetts. this is about one hour and 10 minutes. good evening everyone, and welcome. what a great treat to have you here this evening. i have great pleasure to serve for that kennedy institute for the united states senate. it is a pleasure to welcome you to this evening's edition of getting to the point. we are honored to welcome a trailblazer, congresswoman elect ayanna pressley. we are delighted to have the boston globe with us. i do for being with us. [applause] no stranger to congress, ayanna worked for joe kennedy the second and the john kerry, but she is now headed to congress in her own right, as the first woman of color to represent the baystate in .c.hington, the sed [applause] elect isesswoman credited for a grass roots movement

all of our coverage on the c-span networks and online any time at www.c-span.org. our documentary on the senate, coming up at 11:00 eastern. our coverage continues here on the c-span networks. california will have seven new members of the house in the 116th congress, all of whom are democrats, and all of them represents districts previously held by republicans. the first of four representing districts in orange county south of los angeles. he is a businessman and attorney. homeless shelter for families when they lived in ohio. katie porter in the 45th district oversaw the implementation of a $25 million settlement between mortgage servicers and homeowners on behalf of the state of california. she is a law professor at the university of california irvine. mike levan was elected to represent the 49th district. he has worked in environmental law and the clean energy industry for most of his career and spends time as the executive director of the orange county democratic party and is a fundraiser for hillary clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. also, a navy veteran who

watch live coverage tuesday beginning at 9:30 eastern on c-span 3. online@c-span.org and on the free c-span radio at. >> live super bowl sunday at noon eastern, author and sportswriter dave siren is our guest on book tvs and death. authored many books including what's my name, fool? a people's history of sports in the united states. game over, how politics has turned the sports world upside down, and his most recent, jim brown, last man standing. >> love sports and that's what i think we need to write for sports. we need to actually reclaim them, we need to take sports back. and if we are going to do so we need to know our history. that is our greatest ammunition in this fight. we need to know our history of the athletes, the sportswriters and the fans who have stood up to the machine. if for no other reason than knowing this history, i think it allows us to look at the world and see that struggle can affect every aspect of life in the system, even the swish- adorned ivory tower noticeboards. strike join our live three-our conversation with your calls, emai

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c-span original production. and role of this uniquely american institution. premiering tonight at 8 p.m. eastern pacific on c-span. and be sure to go onlinet c-span.org/senate to learn more about the program and watch original full-length interviews with senators, view pharrell speeches and tickets were inside the senate chamber, the old senate chamber, and other exclusive locations. >> california will have seven new members of the house in the 100 exceeds congress, all of whom are democrats and all of them who represent districts republicans.d the first 04 representing districts in orange county, south of los angeles. mr. buddha is a businessman and attorney. he and his wife also opened a homeless shelter for families when they lived in ohio. katie porter in the 45th district, oversaw the implementation of a $25 billion between mortgage servicers and homeowners on behalf of the state of california. she is also a low professor. was elected to represent the fortinet district. his work in environmental law and the clean energy industry career. of his he also expressed time as executive director of the orange county democratic party and is a

at 11:30 a.m. eastern, here on c-span3, online at c-span.org and on the free c-span radio app. >> florida has six new members in its congressional delegation for the 116th congress. voters elected republican rick scott to the u.s. senate, coming off of two terms as the state's governor. earlier in his career, senator scott was a health care industry executive, running a company that operated hospitals around the country. and later, he was a venture capitalist. and former health and human services secretary, donna th shalala was elected to the house. democrat debbie mucarsel-powell was born in ecuador and emigrated to the u.s. as a teenager. while attending graduate school, her father was shot and killed in ecuador. after graduate school, she worked in a number of local nonprofits before joining the administration of florida international university. two florida republicans also joined the house. ross spano previously served six years in the florida house of representatives. he was also an attorney insteub started his law career in the army's judge advocate general corps, serving three years in iraq.

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watch lunch live coverage tuesday beginning at 9:30 am eastern on cspan 3 and online at c-span.org and on the free c-span radio app. >> live super bowl sunday at noon eastern, author and sportswriter dave's iran is our guest on book tvs in depth. author of many books including what's my name full. game over, how politics has turned the sports world upside down and his most recent jim brown, last man standing. >> i love sports and that's why think we need to fight for sports. we need to reclaim them and take sports back. if are going to do so what we need is to know our history. that's our greatest ammunition in this fight. we need to know the history of the athletes and the sports writers and the fans who have stood up to the machine. if for no other reason than knowing this history it allows us to look at the world and see the struggle can affect every aspect of life in the system. even the sushi adorned ivory tower known as sports. >> join our live through our conversation. with your calls, emails and tweets and facebook questions live sunday on noon eastern. on c-span two.>> next the mayor of san fran

live coverage begins at 1:00 on c-span 3, online at c-span.org. >>> negotiations to reopen the federal government remain at an impasse as the shutdown enters its 28th day on this friday. yesterday, the house passed a measure that would have funded the government through february 28th. that was vacated after a republican said the request for a recorded vote was not recognized. president trump sent a letter to house speaker, nancy pelosi telling her he postponed her trip to brussels, egypt and afghanistan by cancelling military transport. he suggested she stay in washington to discuss the shutdown. this is a day after pelosi asked the president to submit his address in writing. over 100 new members joined the house or senate for the 116th congress. indiana voters elected republican mike braun to the senate. he owns a company that manufactures and distributes parts for trucks. voters in the sixth district sent the vice president's brother, greg pence to the house. he owns two antique malls. congressman jim baird represents the fourth district. he was previously elected to the indiana stat

covering on the c-span networks today including at 11:45 eastern a discussion of the increase of hate crimes in cities. c-span will have live coverage of that. you can also watch it online at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. this afternoon at 1:15 eastern. new york city mayor michael bloomberg will address the mayors conference in "wealthtrack." he is a possible candidate for president in 2020. c-span will also carry that live. on this the 35th day of the government shutdown, 8 hup thousand federal workers face a second two-week payday today with no paycheck. after the senate voted down competing democratic and republican plans for ending the shutdown yesterday, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell called democratic leader chuck sthurm to his office to explore options for solving the stalemate. and house speaker nancy pelosi cancelled a news conference for this morning where democrats were set to announce a proposal. house members have been told they could be called back to capitol hill this weekend for votes. >>> but richard dean's story doesn't end there. this last november he was forced out of his office when the government shut down. and the

we have life coverage earlier of the speakers at the rally need to find those online at c-span .org andthe market itself continuing here and look at the marchers making their way in the event walking down pennsylvania avenue and passing by a number of the shuttered facility in museum close due to the shutdown. we watch here is the make their way to the steps of the supreme court. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] >> some of the scene at the march for life and tomorrow live coverage of the women's march in washington dc. you'll find that on c-span. taking you live here on c-span back to the groups students for liberty hosting a libertarian college students from around the country in washington dc at liberty con expected former republican presidential candidate steve forbes and this next discussion on socialism. >> we will get started in just a few minutes but before we get started with our next preconference session i will go through a few housekeeping items and u

compromise, a c-span original production exploring the history, traditions and roles of this uniquely american institution. premiers tonight at 8 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. be sure to go online-span.org/senate children more about the program and watch original full-length interviews with senators, you farewell speeches from long serving members and take a tour inside the senate chamber, the old senate chamber and other exclusive locations. up next hearing on the national debt and its potential impact o

c-span2, online at c-span.org and on the free c-span radio app. legal affairs correspondent talks about her career covering the supreme court with longtime commentator and radio talkshow host bill press. live coverage at 7 p.m. eastern on c-span2, also on our website and radio app. >> ucla's black alumni association posted a conversation with activist and author angela davis and rapper common. they shared insights from the personal experiences in activism. >> this is a packed room. welcome everybody. thanks for joining us. [applause] >> you probably save that applause because we certainly have some people to be on stage with me tonight that the desert only applause but a standing ovation i would say. two nights conversation is imagining social justice, and but we hope to do is not only discuss the current state of social justice and different racial andho gender issues but also connecting them to the past because we certainly have one of the foremost activist in history that's with us who can give us some context into how these movements are linke

c-span three at 1:30 p.m. eastern. you can also watch online at www.c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> as far as the shutdown is concerned, what happens when the shutdown is concluded and federal employees go back to work yet go that is the topic you can find on the federal news network website. nicole, a reporter for the network, joins us. good morning. >> good morning. >> you lay out a lot of things. , if you are a federal worker, when are you going to get paid? management andf budget and personnel management have insisted that

that's live, beginning at 9:30 eastern over on c-span 2. you can stream it online at c-span.org or on the free c-span radio app. >>> there are nearly 100 new faces in congress following the midterm elections. three are from tennessee. all republicans. voters in the second district elected tim birchette who has held elected office since the mid ' 90s, including serving as mayor in terms at both the state senate and house. congressman mark green first came to national attention as president trump's nominee to be u.s. army secretary. he withdrew his name from consideration after his nomination drew criticism for statements he had made about transgender people and muslims. the congressman is a west point graduate who served 20 years in the u.s. army, first as an infantry officer, and later as a military doctor. he spent time in both afghanistan and iraq, taking part in the mission that captured saddam hussein. after retiring from the military, representative green co founded a company that provides staff for hospital emergency rooms. he was also elected to two terms in

a c-span original production, exploring the history, and roles of this uniquely american institution. premieres tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. nd be sure to go online at c-span.org/senate to learn more about the program and watch original full length interviews with senators and view farewell speeches from long serving members and take a tour inside the senate chamber, the old senate chamber and other exclusive locations. >> when the new congress takes office in january, it will have the youngest, most diverse freshman class in recent hiy.

they're calling a china related law enforcement issue, we'll have that on c-span3, online at c-span.org, or listen to the c-span radio app at 4:30 eastern. the house is returning at 4:45. three financial services bill on the calendar this afternoon, including a measure to prevent insider trading and another on ill list uses of virtual currencies. votes at 6:30. this as house and senate conferees premaring to meet to discuss funding for the southern border. they'll hold an open meeting this week, we'll keep you posted on our coverage plan. we can tell you about later today, bipartisan group of governor, larry hoe begun of maryland, chris sue neu neu of new hampshire, tom wolfe of new hampshire will be talking about reaching across the political aisle to achieve consensus. judy woodruff of "pbs newshour" moderates. tomorrow, geena has pell, national intelligence direct yordan coats, and christopher wray testify before the senate intelligence committee on threats to the u.s. that's live tomorrow beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern also on c-span3. >> florida has six new members in its congressional delegation for the 1

also available online at c-span.org or listen live using the free c-span radio app.nd tomorrow, c.i.a. director, national intelligence director, and the f.b.i. director will testify before the senate intelligence committee on threats to the united states. live coverage of that for you begins at 9:30 a.m. eastern. also on c-span3. >> new york has five new members in its congressional delegation all of whom are democrats. representative alexander rhea ocasio-cortez joins the house as the youngest at age 29. she defeated chair of the house democratic caucus joe crowley in a primary election last summer. voters in new york's 22nd district elected anthony brindisi who was in the new york state assembly. before that he was an attorney in private practice. representative antonio delgado

a c-span original production, exploring the history, traditions, and role of this uniquely american institution. premiers tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. and be sure to go online at c-span.org/senate to learn more about the program and watch original full-length interviews with senators, view farewell speeches from long-serving members, and take a tour inside the senate chamber, the old senate chamber, and other exclusive locations. >> and now, government officials testifying in a house judiciary subcommittee hearing on the enforcement of anti-trust laws. witnesses include federal trade commission chair joseph simons. this is about an hour, 35 minutes. >> subcommittee on regulatory reform, commercial and anti-trust law will come order. we welcome everyone to today's oversight hearing with the anti-trust enforcement agencies, federal trade commissions bureau of competition and the department of justice anti-trust division and i now recognize myself for an opening statement. welcome to the hearing of the federal trade commission's bureau of competition and department of justice, anti-trust division, the agencies that help consumers by protecting the free market.

a c-span original production exploring the history, tradition, and roles of this unique american institution. premieres wednesday on c-span. be sure to go online atn.org to learn more about the program. and watch original full-length interviews with senators, view farewell speeches, and take a tour inside the senate chamber. and other exclusive locations. ,c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up tuesday morning, we discussed the year ahead in washington and 2019 politics with radio talkshow hosts from around the country. join the conversation all morning with your phone calls, facebook comments comment tweets. the sure to watch washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning. >> the washington post reports that democrats have settled on a strategy for attempting to reopen the government when they take control the house thursday. they plan to vote on a bill to fund the homeland security department through february 8. that measure would continue existing levels of funding without giving president trump the money for the border wall he seeks. plan tomocrats also reopen other federal

compromise, a c-span original production exploring the history, traditions and roles of this uniquely american institution. premiers tonight at 8 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. be sure to go online at c-span.org/senate children more about the program and watch original full-length interviews with senators, you farewell speeches from long serving members and take a tour inside the senate chamber, the old senate chamber and other exclusive locations. up next hearing on the national debt and its potential impact on the u.s. economy. this house financial services committee hearing lasts about two hours. >> the committee will come to order. without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time and all members were five legislative, five days within which to submit extraneous materials to the chair for inclusion in the record. this link is entitled "the peril of an ignored national debt." i offer apologies to the witnesses that we are starting our late due to floor votes. i now recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. most people know i'm getting ready to leave congress at the end of the year. highly hopefully with many friends,

eastern live on c-span and you can also watch live online at c-span.org and use the c-span radio app at noon eastern the u.s. house of representatives gavels in the session. new sanctions on supporters of the syrian government and a measure preventing the u.s. from withdrawing from nato. a number of bills are being considered in fund the government and none of the cells contain funding for a border wall which president trump is demanding in exchange for reopening the government. when the house comes at a session at noon eastern, live coverage here on c-span. in thethe first time state's history, iowa voters elected women to the u.s. house of representatives, boulder democrats in both defeated republican incumbents. congresswoman cindy -- sydney worked in a few state agencies under three i'll governors. she and her husband currently own a digital design firm in the des moines area. voters in iowa's first district younger -- second youngest member of congress. terms in the iowa house of representatives. illinois represented three new members, all democrats, two of which defeated republ

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at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. and be sure to go online to c-span.org/senate to learn more about the program and you interviews from senators, farewell speeches from the party members, and take a look inside the senate chamber and other exclusive locations. in about 30 minutes at noon eastern, the 115th congress, the house will gavel in for the last time. a pro forma session coming up at noon eastern today. we will have that live here on c-span. the government shutdown, which began on december 22, now enters its 12 day. at least a partial government shutdown affecting some 800,000 government workers and a number of departments. until the house comes in at noon, we will continue taking your phone calls, as we have done over the past dozen days or so. here is how to join the conversation this time. lor democrats, calle 202-748-2920. for republicans, and we expect the ,short pro forma session and you might hear a member from the democratic side calling for bringing up a bill to reopen the government. jim mcgovern tried that in the last pro fo

compromise, a c-span original production exploring the oftory, traditions, and role this uniquely american institution premieres tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. be sure to go onlineren.org/senate to learn about the program and watch original full-length interviews with senators, view farewell speeches from long serving members, and take a tour inside the chamber, the old senate chamber, and other exclusive locations. over 100 new members join the house and senate for the 116th congress, five of whom come from states that have only one or two congressional districts. north dakota voters elected kelley armstrong to represent the state in the house of representatives. mr. armstrong chaired the north dakota republican party before his run for office and also held a seat in the state senate. he is an attorney and executive in his family's oil and gas exploration business. dusty johnson joins the house from south dakota. he served as chief of staff to outgoing governor dennis daugaard during his first term. mr. johnson then joined telecommunications firm vantage point solutions. republican -- was elected after serving a decade in the senate. commercial real estate but

compromise, a c-span original production, explores the history am a tradition and roles of -- explores the history, tradition and roles of this american institution. be sure to watch online at c-span.org/senate to learn more about the program and watch original full-length interviews with senates, view -- senators, view farewell speeches, look at the chamber, the old chamber, and other locations. announcer 1: senator bernie sanders of vermont held a climate change town hall on capitol hill. among the speakers, representative elect alexandria cause you cortez of new york and several -- alexandria because -- cortez this is an hour and 40 minutes. [applause] [applause] bernie: all right, thank you all very much. we are going to go on -- ♪ tonightare trying to do is be part of a revolution in to transformneed our energy system away from and to not only save the planet by create millions of good paying jobs in the process. we got some great panelists will bring on in a minute, and i will explain the format and 30 seconds when we go live. thank you for being here tonight. [applause] >> a dire warning from climate experts to panels around the world, the governments must take actio

a c-span's original production, exploring the history, traditions, and roles of this uniquely american institution. be sure to go online at c-span.org/senate to learn more about the program. view farewell speeches from long serving members and take a tour inside the senate chamber, the old senate chamber, and other exclusive locations. >> today is day 12 of the partial government shutdown. president trump says he will only sign a spending bill if it includes funding for the border wall which congressional democrats oppose. the u.s. house has a pro forma session on c-span. comes into session live on c-span two to continue consideration of a bill approved in december reopen the government and fun president trump's border wall. a divided government returns to washington with the convening of the 116th congress. assume control of the house of representatives republicans increased their seats in the senate. this has been noted as the most join us as the 116th congress cap into session. watch your member take the oath of office, unelected of a new speaker and the congress beginning its work. new congress, new leaders, live on t

a c-span original production exploring the history, traditions and roles of this uniquely american institution, premieres wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. be sure to go online/senate to learn more about the program, the farewell speeches from long serving senators and take a tour of the senate chambers, the old senate chambers and other exclusive locations. 14one of georgia's congressional districts will send new representation to the u.s. house of representatives. lucy mcbath, a delta airlines employee for more than 30 years was elected to represent georgia plus six district. she defeated karen handel. during one of their debates miss mcbath talked about how the shooting death of her son in 2012 spurred her to run for office. and in 2012 mcbath my son was killed in what people have considered -- i started questioning our leaders, why were these kinds of tragedies continuing to happen? as i continue to ask more questions, why were legislators not willing to keep your family safe, there was silence. there was complicity. i began to understand no one was going to be willing to do anything. that is why i stood up and why am taking action. i noticed over and ov

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