sunday night, executive director of paralyzed veterans of america sherman jr. talks about his own paralysis and his help toward paralyzed vets. >> this is what i see from a policy perspective, from an advocate's perspective, you have to empathize. that is what will make the ada the ideal divider for veterans. -- provider for veterans. at 8:00 p.m.nday eastern, on c-span's "q&a." c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 19 79, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. former president george w. bush chastised russia today for alleged cyber attacks during the .016 election the former president spoke about freedom, race relations, and leadership, and announced bullying and prejudice in politics. he spoke in new york city. [applause] president bush: thank you all. [applause] president bush: thank you. ok. gracias. ramon.ed i wish you were still standing here. it's a face only a mother could love. no, he has a fabulous face. -- and big tim. tim with help from 41 and

. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," executive director of paralyzed veterans of america, sherman gillums, jrmr. gillums, a retired marine corps officer, talks about his paralysis and the work his organization does to help paralyzed veterans. ♪ brian: sherman gillums, jr., what is your job? sherman: i am the executive director of paralyzed veterans of america. brian: what is it? sherman: i empower veterans who have suffered catastrophic disabilities, to help them find their way back into life. him it is great work because it reflects my own experience. that's what i get up and do everyday, empower people to help us carry out our mission. brian: how many paralyzed veterans are there that you serve? sherman: we estimate about 60,000 in this country, most have spinal cord injuries, but a number have multiple sclerosis, lou gehrig's disease, there is spinal cord dysfunction. the common experience is the profound effect that spinal cord dysfunction has on just about every bodily system. we are bonded by that experience. it is pretty unique in terms of the impact it has on our lives. we are sort of

marine corps officer sherman gillham's, jr., talks about his own paralysis. >> i'm trying to tell them, this is the problem. this is what i see from a patient's perspective, from a policy perspective, from an advocate's perspective. you have to empathize. that's what will make the the ideal provider for veterans who have gone to combat. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q and a." >> secretary of state rex tillerson spoke about relations with india at an event hosted by the senate for strategic and international studies in washington, d.c. he called for strengthening the strategic partnership and u.s. aid to bolster india's military capabilities. this is just under an hour.

marine corps officer sherman gillums jr. talks about his own paralysis and his work to help paralyzed vets. >> i'm trying to tell him, this is the problem. this is what i see from a patient's perspective, from a policy perspective and from an advocate's perspective. you have to empathize. that is what will make it the ideal provider for veterans who have got to combat and sacrificed. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on "q&a." >> when the supreme court opened the new term, the first case heard was the consolidated oral argument focusing on workers class-action rights. the issue is whether employers

. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," executive director of paralyzed veterans of america, sherman gillums, jr. gillums, a retired marine corps officer, talks about his paralysis and the work his organization does to help paralyzed veterans. ♪

marine corp officer sherman gilums jr. talks about his own par ral sis and his work to help paralyzed vets. >> i'm trying to tell them this is the problem. from a paper perspective, from an advocate's perspective, you have to empathize. that's what will make it v.a. the ideal provider for veterans who have gone to combat and sacrificed. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on cspan's q & a. >> the boston federal reserve president says he expects three to four rate hikes next year. starting in december. the american enterprise institute recently hosted economic scholars and banking sector experts on monetary policy issues. speakers analyze the impact of past federal reserve actions on small and large financial institutions. this is an 1:45. >> good morning and welcome to the american enterprise institute. this morning we have a very interesting policy session entitled how has a decade of extreme monetary policy changed the banking system. we've assembled a panel of experts who we'll introduce you to in a minute, but before that,

brian: sherman gillums, jr., what is your job? sherman: i am the executive director of paralyzed veterans of america. brian: what is it? sherman: i empower veterans who have suffered catastrophic disabilities, to help them find their way back into life. him him him him it is great work because it reflects my own experience. that's what i get up and do everyday, empower people to help us carry out our mission. brian: how many paralyzed veterans are there that you serve? sherman: we estimate about 60,000 in this country, most have spinal cord injuries, but a number have multiple sclerosis, lou gehrig's disease, there is spinal cord dysfunction. the common experience is the profound effect that spinal cord dysfunction has on just about every bodily system. we are bonded by that experience. it is pretty unique in terms of the impact it has on our lives. we are sort of a core within the veterans population. as brian: i read that the veterans that paralyzed veterans of america was established after world war ii. is it a government instit

brian: sherman gillums, jr., what is your job? sherman: i am the executive director of paralyzed veterans of america. brian: what is it? sherman: i empower veterans who have suffered catastrophic disabilities, to help them find their way back into life. him him him him it is great work because it reflects my own experience. that's what i get up and do everyday, empower people to help us carry out our mission. brian: how many paralyzed veterans are there that you serve? sherman: we estimate about 60,000 in this country, most have spinal cord injuries, but a number have multiple sclerosis, lou gehrig's disease, there is spinal cord dysfunction. the common experience is the profound effect that spinal cord dysfunction has on just about every bodily system. we are bonded by that experience. it is pretty unique in terms of the impact it has on our lives. we are sort of a core within the veterans population. as brian: i read that the veterans that paralyzed veterans of america was established after world war ii. is it a government instit

marine corps officer sherman gillham's, jr., talks about his own paralysis. >> i'm trying to tell them, this is the problem. this is what i see from a patient's perspective, from a policy perspective, from an advocate's perspective. you have to empathize. that's what will make the the ideal provider for veterans who have gone to combat. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q and a." >> secretary of state rex tillerson spoke about relations with india at an event hosted by the senate for strategic and international studies in washington, d.c. he called for strengthening the strategic partnership and u.s. aid to bolster india's military capabilities. this is just under an hour. [ applause ] >> well, good morning, everybody. welcome. we're delighted to have you here. i'm going to start with a little safety announcement. i learned this lesson from rex tillerson when he was ceo at exxonmobil. every public meeting begins with an announcement with how we'll take care of you if anything comes up. the exits are behind us. the stairs closest that will take us down is behind this door, go

marine corps officer sherman gillums jr. talks about his own paralysis and his work to help paralyzed vets. >> i'm trying to tell him, this is the problem. this is what i see from a patient's perspective, from a policy perspective and from an advocate's perspective. you have to empathize. that is what will make it the ideal provider for veterans who have got to combat and sacrificed. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on "q&a." >> when the supreme court opened the new term, the first case heard was the consolidated oral argument focusing on workers class-action rights. the issue is whether employers through an implement contract can prevent employees from joining together to file class-action muskets against the company. the court will decide if such contracts violate section seven of the national labor relations act. this oral argument is just over one hour. >> this court's cases provide a well tried path for resolving such claims. because of the clarity that faa lamotte yield in the face of a contrary congressional demand and

sunday night, executive director of paralyzed veterans of america sherman jr. talks about his own paralysis and his help toward paralyzed vets. >> this is what i see from a policy perspective, from an advocate's perspective, you have to empathize. that is what will make the ada the ideal divider for veterans. -- provider for veterans. at 8:00 p.m.nday eastern, on c-span's "q&a." c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 19 79, c-span was created