host: congressman rob wittman, thank you.will continue our conversation with democratic congresswoman -- who sits on armed services and the intelligence panel. ♪ >> we are going public. we will be watched by our friends and by people across the thatry, and i would hope the senate may change, not as an institution, but maybe a more efficient body because of televised proceedings. >> the proceedings of the united states senate are being broadcast to the nation on television for the first time. not that we have operated in secret, until now. millions of americans have sat in the galleries and observed senate debates during their visits to washington, but today, they can witness the proceedings in their own homes. flooreffect, the senate is a kind of a stage, the senators have been acting on that stage. the audiences in the gallery. by our action, today, we have not fundamentally alter that situation, we have simply enlarged the galleries, pushed out the walls to include all american people who wish to watch. >> madam president -

continues. ,ost: congressman rob wittman republican of virginia, serves on the armed services -- what did you learn yesterday in that closed door our member briefing with the fbi director, counterterrorism center director and the secretary of homeland security? guest: we learned there is a lot more to be discovered and they are in the process of looking at mr. mateen, considering what connections he had. there are issues about his wife, what she knew about the incident would like for this discussion to be a disassembling of the facts to determine what truly were the causes. that is the nature of where things are today. , there areantly still questions to be answered, still some analysis to be done about what we can do to make sure that we perform our ultimate responsibility, to keep americans safe. it is going to be a challenge, whether it is the policies we have to revokes entering the country, policies we have for making sure the fbi does all they can to track these individuals and keep up with them -- how do they communicate with local law enforcement? i understand the scope of wha

then virginia republican congressman rob wittman on whether the military is prepared. and california democratic representative jackie spear will discuss the latest on the mass shooting and what lawmakers learned from tuesday's closed-door briefing with security officials. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern this morning. >> today, a house committee meets to vote on censuring irs commissioner john kos can in. watch live at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. later, the state department envoy from libya testifies about the administration's efforts to establish a unity government. we are alive from the senate foreign relations committee on c-span 3. >> in this morning's "washington post," this headline citing coverage "trump revoking washington post credentials." writing, the move puts the newspaper on a long list of media outlets the presumptive nominee has banned for reporting that displeased him. margaret sullivan says, does it matter? not in the way you think. she is joining us from the post newsroom. thanks for being with us. margaret: you're welco

host: i think they were referencing rob wittman who was on, before you, but this point that it is related to the invasion of iraq. guest: all of our actions, they can reflect back to the ill-fated war, and all of the actions against us. the mostay that important thing we can do at this point in time is recognize that assault weapons have been used over and over again in mass shootings in this country, and we have got to record highs that you do not need an ar-15 to kill bambi. you do not need an ar-15 to -- ouryourself, they are -- on weapons of mass destruction is reprehensible. if you look at newtown and san bernardino, look at orlando, they are all instances where an to mowr ar-15 was used down beat -- ar-50 was used to mow down people. there is legislation on the floor that if you are on the no-fly list, you cannot buy a gun. do you know what the effort is? guest: the effort is to do what we've been trying to do for six months, but i think we need to go farther, that is only 100,000. he was on the suspected and known terror list and that is 300,000. they should not be able to buy a gu

virginia republican covers meant rob wittman on efforts to combat isis overseas, and whether the militarys prepared should the current tactics be changed. representative jackie spear will discuss the latest on the mass shootings and what lawmakers learned from tuesday's closed-door briefing with national security officials. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal." join the discussion. wednesday, a house committee meets to vote on censuring john koskinen in the irs targeting investigation. watch live at nine clock a.m. eastern on c-span three. testifying but the administration's efforts to establish a community effort in that country. live from the senate foreign relations committee in 2:15 eastern, also on c-span3. that 50 is notay the new 30, and 50 is the new 50. and it looks good, and it's ok. people are to own their age. we ought not to talk about being over 50 as a period of decline. >> on q&a, aarp ceo talks about the health and financial challenges older americans face, and what aarp is doing to assist them. she is the author of the book "disrupt agent: path to live your lif