host: a quick question from florida with stephen flanagan.aller: i am interested in knowing the funding of the rand corporation which has been around for a long time. i am very impressed with mr. flanagan's responses but i would like to know the funding and purpose of the rand corporation. guest: rand is an independent nonprofit nonpartisan corporation that was founded initially in support of the air force in the late 1940's. it is also celebrating an anniversary. it's funding comes from a variety of sources. it has funding from government notsors, not only to -- only the department of defense but a number of state and local governments and other parts of the federal government. it receives money from private foundations to conduct studies.nt we have offices in cambridge, england, australia. rand.org website is with more information including the funding. stephen flanagan who serves as the senior political scientist, we appreciate you being with us. it was 40 years ago this month, the worst commercial nuclear disaster in american history. we

coming up sunday morning, stephen flanagan of rand corporation discusses nato, the future of the organization, and recent comments by president trump regarding other countr ies' contributions. and in the anniversary of the three-mile island accident, consider the most serious nuclear power accident and united states. joining us, eric epstein, founder and chair of the three-mile island alert, historian and author samuel acting director for the union of concerned scientists, edward lyman. watch washington journal live at 7:00 p.m. eastern sunday morning. join the discussion. >> it is our spotlight on magazine segment on saturday morning and the editor-at-large for reason.com is nick gillespie. joining us this morning to look at government, americans trust in government and the size of government. nick gillespie, having you on this morning in large part to your feature piece on reason.com. the headline caught air attention, everyone agrees government is a hot mess so why does it keep getting bigger? what is your answer? guest: counterintuitively, the less people trust government, it is true all

sunday morning, stephen flanagan discusses the 70th anniversary nato.he future of the organization, and recent comments by president regarding other countries contributions. we will discuss the 40th anniversary of the three mile island nuclear power plant accident near harrisburg, pennsylvania. considered the most serious nuclear power plant accident in the u.s. the event,to look at founder and chair of the three-mile island alert. historian and author sam will walker -- samuel walker. and edward lyman. be sure to watch c-span's live atton journal," 7:00 a.m. sunday morning. join the discussion. hill next week, the house will consider re-authorization of the violence against women act, which expired in february. it aims to prevent abuse and provide resources for victims and include the provision on domestic violence and firearms. it is also possible that members will take up a past resolution to end the u.s. military involvement in yemen. in the senate, work continues on a bill that would provide nearly $13 billion in aid for areas affected by natural d

at 7:40 five, stephen flanagan looks at the 70th anniversary of nato.t 8:30, we focus on the 40th anniversary of the three mile island nuclear accident. we begin with eric epstein, chair of the group called the three mile island alert. joining us at 9:00, samuel walker who wrote a book about the accident. lyman talks about the nuclear accident in fukushima japan. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal is next. ♪ host: good morning. from the issue of sexual assault in the military to the future of nato, a busy week of congressional hearings. the house and senate both in session and we -- in the week ahead. this speech yesterday by beto o'rourke in el paso. it is sunday, the 31st of march as we wrap up the month. in the second half of the program we will look back on what was the worst commercial nuclear accident in our history. the events of three mile island, 40 years ago this month

coming up this morning, stephen flanagan discusses the 70th anniversary of nato, the future of the organizationand recent comments by president trump regarding other country contributions. then we will discuss the 40th anniversary of the three-mile island nuclear power plant accident near pennsylvania, considered the most serious nuclear power accident in the united states. joining us on the program to look at the event, the founder and chair of the three-mile island alert, a historian and author, and acting director of the nuclear safety project. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. join the discussion. ♪ announcer: on capitol hill next week, the house will consider reauthorization of the violence against women act, which expired in february. it aims to prevent abuse and provide resources for victims and includes a provision on domestic violence and firearms. it is also possible that members will take up a senate passed resolution to end the u.s. military involvement in yemen's civil war. in the senate, work continues on the bill that would provide $13 bil

coming up sunday morning, stephen flanagan of rand corporation discusses nato, the future of the organization comments by president trump regarding other countr ies' contributions. and in the anniversary of the three-mile island accident, consider the most serious nuclear power accident and united states. joining us, eric epstein, founder and chair of the three-mile island alert, historian and author samuel acting director for the union of concerned scientists, edward lyman. watch washington journal live at 7:00 p.m. eastern sunday morning. join the discussion. >> it is our spotlight on magazine segment on saturday morning and the editor-at-large for reason.com is nick gillespie.