. >> and at 8:00, on the presidency, sydney blumenthal, author of a self-made man, the political lifef abraham lincoln 1809 to 1849 about the political forces that shaped our 16th president's views on slavery. >> the fight must go on he would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat in the 1858 senate race. the cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> british prime minister theresa may is visiting the white house tomorrow for meetings with president trump. she'll be the first foreign leader to meet with mr. trump since he took the oath of office last friday. this morning prime minister may appeared before parliament where she was asked about that trip. >> will the prime minister, mr. speaker, also take this opportunity today to congratulate the 100,000 people who marched in britain last weekend to highlight women's rights after president

. >> and at 8:00, on the presidency, sydney blumenthal, author of "a self-made man: the political life of abraham lincoln 1809 to 1849" about the political forces that shaped our 16th president's views on slavery. >> the fight must go on he would write to a friend, two weeks after his defeat, to douglas in the 1858 senate race. the cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. >> for a complete american hftry tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> remarks now from house ways and means committee chair kevin brady. he spoke recently about republican plans to change tax policy under the trump administration. the congressman's remarks were followed by a panel discussion with financial experts from the private sector. the financial services round table hosted this hour and ten minute discussion. >>> good morning, everyone. my name is tim pawlenty. welcome for this discussion. we're glad you're here and participating in trying to advance dialogue, discussion and hopefully progress around one of the most important issues facing our country, and one of most

. >> makes me think of sydney blumenthal. >> ruined it. >> not the city. >> no, not the city.ght. is that spelled the same? >> it's spelled as andrew has chosen. >> the futures -- australia, right? how do you know you pick up on my sarcasm? >> i think, typically, i pick it up. >> exactly. futures right now are down 42. it's worsened. >> it's like with soccer. i know you're actually being sarcastic. you love it. >> it's very important to nbc. i do love soccer. it's phenomenal. treasury yields. we're now down 41 after a pretty good session yesterday. we closed yesterday within striking distance of 20,000. as the of right now -- >> i don't understand. does this mean yields are lower or the bonds are lower? >> yields are lower. slipping a little bit. not much movement. >> the actual price of bonds is increasing. that's always weird to show it red like that. you don't really invest in the yield. you invest in the bond. >> you've got the dollar slipping today as well. slight retracement of the start of the year trend. >> we were one of three for a while, earlier this week. 118 on th

. >> sydney blumenthal, offer after self-made man, political life of abraham lincoln. 180 the to 1849, shaping our president's view owns slavery. >> the fight must good on, he would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat, to douglas in 1858 senate race. cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. . >> for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> president trump nominated south carolina congressman mick mulvaney to be budget white house director. earlier this week the senate budget committee held a conference for the nominee. this is about three hours. >>> good morning and welcome to everyone here. we're here today to consider the nomination of representative mick mulvaney of south carolina to be the next director of the office of management and budget. i'm going to try to keep my opening remarks brief since we have a pair of senators before us who are going to give introductory remarks on their own concerning the nominee. president trump indicated his attempt to nominate representative mulvaney this position a little over a month ago. i

. >> and at 8:00, on the presidency, sydney blumenthal, author of "a self-made man: the political life of abraham lincoln 1809 to 1849" about the political forces that shaped our 16th president's views on slavery. >> the fight must go on he would write to a friend, two weeks after his defeat, to douglas in the 1858 senate race. the cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. >> for a complete american hftry tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> remarks now from house ways and means committee chair kevin brady. he spoke recently about republican plans to change tax policy under the trump administration. the congressman's