after all, before the american revolution, the people in north america were largely anglo american. they considered themselves british. french was the traditional enemy of britain. there was also a very strong anti-catholic element. for each of your periods, i would like you to talk about attitudes towards france that americans encountered. welcoming with open arms, and how you think it changed americans attitudes towards france. mr. ferreiro: should we do a chronologically? you make all the points that i found. the sentiment against the french, which was in part because the enemy during what we call the french and indian wars we call it the seven years war. it was only a decade old. the memories were very strong. religion and all the other aspects meant that when the first french volunteers were coming, they were not well-regarded. nathanael greene said these are so many spies in our camp. that's how he referred to them. when the first battles, especially, and i point this out as brandy wanted, things -- brandywine, things changed. the congress, washington, other offices did not kno

the american heart association, american lung association, cystic fibrosis foundation. jufe nigh diabetes foundation. march of dimes. national multiple sclerosis society, and the national coalition for women with heart disease among others. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. martin luther king govern:00-i will ask unanimous consent to insert in the record a statement from the american medical association in opposition to this bill. i asks unanimous consent to insert in the letter from the american academy of physicians in opposition to this bill and a letter from the aarp in opposition to this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. mcgovern: if this bill was so great they would be supporting it, not opposing it and they are strongly opposing it. i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. doggett: the harsh ndifference to the republicans to the americans are so strong. trump had a tweet storm with fake news, but these republicans who fo

the american people have to have confidence in the federal bureau of investigation. because of the action the deputy attorney general outlined to the president that were endorsed and agreed with by the attorney general, the president made the right decision at the right time. now we look forward to finding that individual who will be able to lead that agency and the outstanding men and women of the fbi back to a place where we move past the difficult politics of the last year that have swirled around director comey's leadership, and we can move back to a place where every american can no the fbi is able to do its job to enforce our laws and protect our nation. >> what about the dissatisfaction with the russia probe? did this play into that? >> let me be very clear. the president's decision to accept the recommendation of the deputy attorney general and the attorney general to remove director comey as the head of the fbi was based solely and exclusively on his commitment to the best interest of the american people and to ensuring the fbi has the trust and confidence o

that may have been the main reason. american harbors in port were expected to provide naval bases for french naval operations in the serbian. american resources like lumber and we would supply that sugar colonies, just as they had been supplying the british sugar colonies. so it was these geostrategic interests that motivatednc entry. these were the benefits french authorities expected to reap after the american resolution -- revolution. it did not work out as they hoped or reasons we can talk about. the french revolution also quickly spilled over into the caribbean. shortly after resolution exploded in france, insurrection broke out in today's haiti. slaves in the northern part of the colony broke out into rebellion that turned into revolution against slavery itself. under the leadership of toussaint louverture, the haitians alone defeated the french, spanish, and the british are the haitian revolution what up and the atlantic economy at the labor regime on which it depended and bring tens of thousands of refugees pouring into

it showed only 17% support in the american public for the american health care bill. it comes from my state, the state of connecticut. and was friendly in terms of the polling data in terms of the trump campaign last year. certainly not a partisan poll. why are we revisitting a measure which was so universally denounced and despised? there's been a new amendment that's been offered in an attempt, to again, within the confines of the republican majority, to try and win votes to pass this bill this week. again, they have a majority with roughly about 240 seats. they need only 216. and that's really what has been the focus of the majority leader in terms of trying to line up a vote this week. the amendment, the so-called mccar their amendment, revis its some of the issues which some of the more conservative members of the freedom caucus were complaining about and what it proposes to do is give states the ability to wipe out essential health benefits. in other words, the basic patient protections built into the health insurance law eight years ago. and does nothing in term

these dreams are a nightmare of the average working american. the trump's budget transportation funding and education funding and programs helping students repaying their students debt. one of the greatest burden on middle class. tru trump's budget will seek millions of dollars and decimate healthcare options for children and seniors and pulling the rugs on many of our rural hospitals throughout the country. now earlier, our colleagues senator cornyn of texas stated that this budget is "proposal of the president's priority." well, if it is that true. it is clear that the president has prioritizing breaking his promises to the working people of america. on the campaign trail, he promised over and over again, he would not cut social security, medicare and medicaid. with this budget, he cuts two out of three. he cuts social security disability benefits and medicaid by a trillion dollars. the great irony of the trump agenda, it hurts many of the people who supported him in the campai campaign. there is no clear examples of this irony than his budget.

that's why this disastrous bill has been condemned by the american medical association, the american cancer society, american diabetes society, american diabetes association, american heart association, american lung association, american society of clinical oncology, the cystic fibrosis foundation, age united, the childrens hospital association, aarp, the march of dimes, the list goes on and on. instead of reading all of these pages, i will submit them, without objection, for the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. under trumpcare, families, seniors, vulnerable children, americans with disabilities, people struggling to overcome addiction, and the sick will lose their health care. rural hospitals will be closed, nearly two million jobs will be destroyed across america. seven million veterans will lose access to tax credits for health care. and all of this to give a massive tax cut to the richest in america. trumpcare is a billionaire's tax cut disguised as a health care bill. it's robin hood in reverse. one of the largest transfers

americans. it still -- for the pajort of americans. it still has -- for the majority of americans. it still has an age tax and it still gives $1 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthiest millionaires, billionaires and corporations on the backs of working people who will pay more and get less. trumpcare 2.0 adds insult to injury because my republican colleagues would like to you believe that they're going to cover pre-existing conditions and that is just not true. american people, be clear. this will not cover pre-existing conditions and 133 million americans with those pre-existing conditions will suffer. kids like james, an -year-old in my district who has -- 8-year-old in my district who has a brain tumor and literally stands to die if this bill passes. mr. speaker, hundreds across this country are calling our offices and weeping, we should all weep that this bill is coming to the floor. we should vote no. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. mr. burgess: i yield 20 seconds. mr. walden: i have to say the information we are being told even "new york times" has characterized as it bei

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. >> thank you all very much for being here to discuss an issue of enormous consequence for the american people. the trump budget introduced today constitutes a massive transfer of wealth for working families, the elderly, the children, the sick and the poor to the top 1%. it follows in the footsteps of the trump orion health care bill which gives huge tax breaks to the wealthiest few while 24 million americans off of their health insurance and dramatically raise premiums. this is a budget that says if you are the richest family in america you can get up to a 53 billion-dollar tax break for the repeal. that's a 3 billion-dollar tax break but at the same time it says if you are a lower income senior citizen you will not be able to get one nutritious meal a day. you now receive the meals on wheels program that help you desperately need if you are disabled. this is a budget that says if you are the second wealthiest family in america, family that is contributed many hundreds of billions of dollars into the republican party you may get up to a 34 billion-dollar tax break but at the same time

americans. it still -- for the pajort of americans. it still has -- for the majority of americans. it still has an age tax and it still gives $1 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthiest millionaires, billionaires and corporations on the backs of working people who will pay more and get less. trumpcare 2.0 adds insult to injury because my republican colleagues would like to you believe that they're going to cover pre-existing conditions and that is just not true. american people, be clear. this will not cover pre-existing conditions and 133 million americans with those pre-existing conditions will suffer. kids like james, an -year-old in my district who has -- 8-year-old in my district who has a brain tumor and literally stands to die if this bill passes. mr. speaker, hundreds across this country are calling our offices and weeping, we should all weep that this bill is coming to the floor. we should vote no. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. mr. burgess: i yield 20 seconds. mr. walden: i have to say the information we are being told even "new york times" has characterized as it bei

the reality is the vast majority of american soldiers for the first time in american history are going to be draftees, nearly 70%. the national guard can't make its numbers, the regular army can't make its numbers. by the middle of 1918 the army gets away from these designations and everyone of the units whether regular national guard or draftees have substantial number of draftees inside. i have read the book on mt. mccon. and it is one of those sad tradeoffs. it chronicles the 79th division and engaged in the opening days of the battle. part of this, there have been the battle -- this is going to be the coming out party for the aef. so, pershing wanted everything to go perfectly for this. because of that he took his most experienced best trained units and put them towards but that meant that he was not going to have those types of units ready. so the 79th division when they're thrown in the battle in the early days of this campaign are not very well trained, not very well prepared, and they pay the price. harry truman's 35th division will also go in at the same time. also, not a lot

but we will continue to take the case to the american people. and by the way, they are taking the case to us. they know how this affects them. again, everything is an opportunity. two people there and it could be any two of their 216 or whatever it is, two people there made a difference in the lives of the american people and we will hold them accountable. any questions? yes, sir. reporter: this bill now goes to the senate and based on you said , this morning that this bill can't pass. ms. pelosi: i was quoting the snaverted who are saying it wouldn't pass. reporter: based on the math, what changes are you anticipating and if they are made, will it pass in the house? ms. pelosi: i can't speak to what they passed here and see what the senate does but again, this thing is intrinsically bad. and when our distinguished mr. scott talked about, for example, pre-existing conditions and astronomical costs of allowing for pre-existing conditions, that's what existed before the affordable care act. and that's why people didn't have it, because it was too e

this is the first big era from the american aspect. the other thing that is important about this is the post. what has to be done, 40 kilometers from lunch point, you got to take this whole crowd and move them to the other side. and so this, the two things that are important about this i the preview of american airpower and the might of american logistics. it is the logistics of moving an army, taking some out of the fight and taking them and re-stationing them north of where they are and using the roads. this is a very rural part of france. they do not have movement that way. this is important for those reasons much more than the next slide. the other things that happens is american tanks gets his moment in the sun, don't amount to much but they are a new combined organization. the best map ever made, try here. as i mentioned the hindenburg line is not one line but multiple, take a look at these defenses. each one of these is a german line, has switched back and forth. this is the main hindenburg line. the idea of the campaign, people

the american currency is based in gold. european countries began selling stocks in new york city, taking the cash, converting it to gold and taking it out och the united states. if that continued, the united states would have run out of gold. the united states government ordered new york, philadelphia and stock exchange close. imagine that happening today. the war is affecting the americans from the very beginning. one thing richard harding davis told his readers is the news you get from great britain is bias, propaganda and wrong. however the basic point the british is trying to make is correct. germany is committing terrible atrocities in new york. you don't want to believe what we american reporters have seen with our own eyes. woodrow wilson may have given a speech in august of 1914 in which he asked the american people to remain neutral and in fact and indeed. it doesn't make very much historical research to realize the american people were pro-allied from the start. they saw austria as the aggressor. wilson also define

there is real bluster to the americans. when pershing arrived on the european soil, he said, lafayette, we are here, quoting the great marquee to lafayette duringped the americans the civil war. the americans were stymied at one point, and someone suggested retreat. one marine said, retreat, hell no, we just got here. >> jenniffer described what i would call the miracle of mobilization. we went from, what was it not even half a million? >> about 300,000. >> to over 4 million. in some ways, from olson's point -- inw, that wilson's some ways, from wilson's point of view, the war ended too early. if the war had gone on for much longer, it would look a lot more like world war ii. the bulk of the fighting in germany was going to fall to us the americans. the british had begun to perfect tanks. they were the innovators of world war i. bombers thatfected could carry payloads. the war of movement had resumed as we got there. the trench stalemate was over. it was a war of movement. that was going to be our war. if you look at 1944 an

the american people have to have confidence in the federal bureau of investigation. because of the actions of the deputy attorney general outlined to the president that were endorsed and agreed with, the president made the right decision at the right time and now we look forward to finding an individual who can lead that agency and the outstanding women and men of the fbi back to a place where we move past the difficult politics of the last year that have swirled around director comey's leader and we can move back to a place where every american can no that the fbi is able to do its job to enforce our laws and protect our nation. report back what about the president's dissatisfaction with the russian probe? >> let me be very clear that the president's decision to accept the recommendation of the deputy attorney general and the attorney general to remove director comey as a head of the fbi was based solely and exclusively on his commitment to the best interest of the american people and to ensuring that the fbi has the trust and confidence of the people of this nation

ever since the american revolution, the u.s.loomed large as a model, a beacon of democracy, equality around -- equality around the world. the american revolution became a model for other people's revolutions, ranging from latin america in nearly 19th century, all the way up to ho chi minh in vietnam in the 1940's, who talked a lot about the u.s. revolution and george washington in particular, is a kind of role model. again, these american civil war -- fits into this much longer speaking of revolutions, there were some of those in europe in 1848. as to fit into the same, storyline that the civil war -- both in terms of democracy, because these tended to be democratic revolutions, but also in terms of the concept of nationalism as well. i will move on to the related issue of nationalism now, which was closely related to democracy . both together were transforming large parts of the globe. i don't want to suggest nationalism caused the american civil war, because the cause of was a disagreement over the future of slavery in the u.s

under obamacare, receiving from luxury.ent has been a today with the american health care act, the republicans proposed we have an opportunity to provide immediate relief from this failing law. more than that, we can provide americans with real choices in health care, not the painful decision they are forced to live with under obamacare. under the ways and means committee area, this starts by repealing the law's crushing taxes and mandates and that's where ways and means takes action. under obamacare, the individual employer mandate penalties allow washington to strong arm you, strong arm americans into an obamacare plan you do not want and can't afford. not anymore. we repeal the individual mandate tax penalties so americans have the right to make the choices. under obamacare, trillions of taxes were imposed. under the republican plan, those taxes are gone, taxes that burdened america's small businesses and families. and under our plan we provide increased health savings accounts so americans can save easier that hit them and we create a personal individual tax credit so americans can buy pla

this is a killer for the american people. literally. a killer. as on as the public is aware of and is in these budgets, that is the important thing. they have to know there is a price to pay in terms of public opinion if they would vote for it. they all did already vote before the other ryan i just. they've gone down this path before. they are deconstructionists. they do not believe in government or science. they do not feel compelled to do any of these things. >> is there anything in here that you think you could work with the white house on? >> i think it is totally inadequate in terms of this funding. the united states of america remains today the only major country on earth that does not guarantee paid family and medical leave. the funding for this proposal is miniscule compared to the needs but i am glad the trump administration recognizes the need for us to join not only the major countries around the world, but the poor countries as well. republicansthe brought up the obama budget to the senate floor just to show there is no support. if thi

s of insurance companies and the wealthiest americans to make more money at the expense of the americans who are the most you'll vulnerable like the sick and the elderly and those with low incomes. oppose the repeal of the a.c.a. and oppose any plan that could leave me and millions like me without health insurance or will increase our premiums or deductibles or reduce or eliminate any coverage. our lives are depending on it and we are depending on you. as promised, i would read this letter, stephanie's story. and i'm hoping that stephanie is listening and watching, but also for all the people she represents, people who have serious illnesses that will be left out or afraid they will be left out. elderly people who will not be able to afford. one thing we can all do working together as republicans and congress, putting our country first and the people in our states, is fix this. we know it needs to be fixed. get off the political rhetoric. quit blaming each other. this need to be repaired. we need to get more young people involved. we node the market forces to work and we need for everyon

they settle down on the other side of the creek overnight expect him to crush the americans the following morning. instead, george washington like a good sneaky american snack out overnight, withdrew in march to princeton and not to the battle of princeton to place. >> we are heading out to the battle of monument. >> make a right here come the sorry. >> and all have been in what is now the downtown area. it's in the city. not in the outskirts. >> right >> in the middle. trenton at the time of the revolution was a small town lasted fewer than 200 houses in the battles have been in downtown trenton on the early colonial streets. we are about to cross over again. this is the bridge. but this is where the second battle to place. there are the remains of the old 17 century breakdown in the creek. mrs. bradstreet. they were battles happening right here. especially for the second battle of "crossroads of the revolution" having a rod street towards the battle monument to the statue on top of that is george washington direct in artillery fire to what is now broad street. it was king and queen stre

but of course these dreams are a nightmare for the average working american. the trump budget cuts transportation funding, education funding, and helping students repay their student debt. one of the greatest burden on middle-class kids and something that's closing the housing recovery. the trump budget which seeks more than $1 trillion in cuts to medicaid and health care would decimate health care options for rural american,s children, seniors and pull the rug on many of our rural hospitals throughout the country. now earlier our colleague from texas stated this budget was quote, "a proposal of the president's priorities. it's clear the president has prioritize breaking his promises to the working people of america. for example on the campaign trail he promised over and over again he wouldn't cut social security, medicare and medicaid. with this budget he cuts two out of three. he cut social security disability benefits, cut medicaid by $1 trillion. the great irony of the trump agenda is it hurts many of the people who supported him in the campaign. there is n

-- the average american highschooler is able to do. you look at the children who perform well on the sat in middle school, they usually end up having successful careers. host: we are joined by pratik chougule, the executive editor of the american conservative. he is here as part of our spotlight on magazine series, talking about his piece about the u.s. education system and how it has left intellectual children and their parents behind. democrats can call (202)-748-8000. republicans, (202)-748-8001. independents, (202)-748-8002. parent of a gifted child, we encourage you to call into this conversation as well. howarticle you wrote is america has turned against smart kids. is that the way you see this, do you see the education system as turning against intelligent children? guest: i do, and i don't think this is a new development. there has been an extraordinary degree of ambivalence toward high iq children which has bordered on hostility. i talk about why that is. i think the arguments are largely political in nature. it should be a kn

our topic, what happened to the american dream? that is our show. tonight. [cheers and applause] john: the phrase american dream came with a book written in the midst of the depression america is that dream of a land where life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone and for many people the dream has come true but now ayatollah something is wrong. it is no longer accessible is it suffering or alive and well? 75 percent said suffering. is that true? how many of you think is as achievable as it was before? [cheers and applause] how many of you feel not so much? [applause] pray pessimistic. what a man who people say has lived the dream to creative for medical dash many others is called the most powerful man and lost a is. steve when -- steve steve wynn. they like you. [laughter] you are self-made multi billionaire and how did you do that? i am told the town was seedy but you built hotels that were more appealing but i would think a lot of people had that idea. >> ideas are easy but doing it is difficult. john: what was difficult? i am not a billionai

both of which have been rejected by the american people. this targets assistance with disabilities despite the presidents voyage to not touch social security at all. the presidents budget is a betrayal, a line by line tally. it's a trail of broken dreams and the loss of hope and opportunity for millions of families. the budget starts by taking away healthcare than food, then housing, then housing education and job opportunities. this budget makes it that much harder if not impossible. level of cuts to investment the american people need is astonishing. the consequences are frankly immoral. they're trying to hide the fact that their huge tax breaks for millionaires corporations and special interests will explode the debt. they even do this in a dishonest way. the budget relies on absurd rejections and revenues that no economists would validate. other than to claim that it is revenue neutral. this is the presidents believe me part of this budget. if donald trump use these the budgeting techniques in his not even the russians would invest in hi

that's what the american writers museum can and will do. i commend and congratulate all those involved in this tremendous accomplishment. you. [applause] alderman represents the 14th ward city and is chair of the six chicago committee but he's also a writer. ed started his career as a policeman and a number of years ago but together a book called the end of watch about the sacrifices of our policeman and the times when they've laid down their lives to protect us to make our city more engaging. he's a reader of many many varieties of works and has been an early supporter of the museum. ed, will you say a few words. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. i'm delighted to be able, hey, i'm a president. that's the teacher in her. she wants you to be interactive with the speaker. i was sharing with the mayor a few moments ago the fact that hill and i have something in common we were both in the same military unit. he was outranked me. i have to salute him whenever i see him. we also had another great chicago literary talent in our unit tho

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this is undermining the good health of the american people. but you know what, they've been whining for seven years about the affordable care act. now let them defend what they did today. we welcome that discussion. any other comments? thank you. >> reporter: just a quick question. you touched on it briefly. would you respond to the members going to the white house now and the president tweeted about, you know, victorious moment. >> remember what i said about the republican members, either not knowing or not caring about it. whatever they don't know is only matched by the president of the united states. some of his statements about the affordable care act, you're like, what are you talking about? do you have a staff that can at least have you make an informed statement, even if it's negative, you don't like it, but know what you're talking about. as recently as today, or yesterday but reported today, about the preexisting medical conditions. oh, $8 billion, that's more money than we need. no, it's a pittance, according to the republican -- the

but we will continue to take the case to the american people. and by the way, they are taking the case to us. ey know how this affects them. so this is -- again, everything is an opportunity. two people there -- and it could be any them. so this is -- again, everything whatever it was. two people there have made a difference in the lives of american people and we will hold them accountable. any questions? >> this still goes to the senate. and you said this morning that this bill can't pass. >> i quoted the senators sayling it wouldn't go to. >> what changes are you anticipating and if they're made can they pass when they return to the house? >> i really can't speak to what -- in other words, they just passed it here. so we'll see what the senate does. ut again, this thing intrinsically bad. and when our distinguished mr. scott talked about, for preexisting condition and astronomcal cost, of allowing for -- that -- if that's what existed before the condition and astronomcal cost, affordable care act and that's why people didn't have it, because it

you talked about the efforts by private americans to aid the allies and was there a private effort by german-americans and how that was the tension in society? the german community in this country was very well organized. there was an ordinance and called the german -- there was an organization called the german-american alliance. the german embassy to get over startedit over and that we would sell arms to anybody. if they could come and get it, we would sell it. there was an organized campaign for that. they were trying to help. >> i was going to say that one of the problems was to get their aid to germany, there was a british arcade -- a british blockade, even sending money became difficult. there were a lot of similar aid efforts. german-americans made a good point, you are in bad shape about the lusitania but what about the german children starving as a result of the british blockade. >> food was being used as a love and. -- as a weapon. >> you can lament the death of women and children when a passenger ship is sunk but you are ignoring the greater cost on the german people. that

my view this is a very good bill for the american people. not only does it explicitly preclude funding for unnecessary and ineffective order while it excludes over 160 poison pill riders and increases investment in programs that the middle class relies on like medical research education andlt infrastructure. the national institute of health will get an additional $2 billion on cancer -- pell grants will be restored for over 1 million students. infrastructure programs like cdbg and tiger. programs to combat the terrible scourge of the opioid abuse will receive an increase to clean energy research was receive an increase in 99% epa's budget was protected and in addition a permanent extension of miners health benefits thanks to the hard work of joe manchin and so many others.s. funding to shore up medicaid programs and a mechanism to allow the island to restructure its debt and funding to help states like california, west virginia louisiana and north carolina recover from natural disasters and it has a very good increase for nasa which i will ta

he put them at the top. americans discovered that that was a motivating way of approaching foreign policy. going into the world to make the world -- and our image was the idea -- but to spread will listen cold white civilization. today we might say western values, around the world. our current president would seem to have campaigned on the idea of ending that era. i'm not sure it can be ended -- sohink these -- it is ingrained into the american character, it would take more than one presidential term to bring that to a close. the famous literary critic, political commentator randolph , wrote a lot of essays during the war. the famous line from one essay, not published until after his death he said, war is the health of the state. brains at his desk is distinguished american historian. it's hard to separate were 10 -- national security state we have come from the state generally. of the structures in the state we still have in many ways, stem one way or another from the world were experience. the ones that don't stem f

the way it has to be. and this happens pervasively through african-american, in the african-american soldier community. and so, of course, these men come home with very different ideas about how the post-world war world might look. so as much as the american military is trying to keep american race relations stable by putting african-american soldiers in sort of work positions, these interactions that they have with the french begin to, in fact, change their minds about the possibility of civil rights in the united states. okay? now, back on the home front, just to kind of think a little bit more about conscription, we did see in 1917 this idea that maybe there was not 100% compliance. this became a little bit of a mania in 1918 where people began to become very paranoid about the notion that some men were slacking in their duties, that they were not actually stepping up and either registering or appearing for their physical exams or for induction. so we did have this phenomenon known as slacker raids in 1918, and slacker raids were, this is an example of a slacker raid here from maine, really groups of

the american people are not going to relent. they are going to want an independent investigation here, for all americans, and i would say most of the time, but certainly at moments like this, a moment in the course of our politics when they say to us partisanship needs to give way to patriotism. this is one of those moments. and i urge every member of this body, every member of congress to rise above the pressures of the moment and see this not as just another skirmish in our endless and often pathetic feuding but as a test of the resilience of these institutions . and of our public. a test whether we as congress stand for something more than winning praise from our base in a cable news cycle. or in -- or in the next election, whether we take our oaths and our security and beginningverage tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. on c-span become a panel looks at cyber security and state-sponsored computer hacking. clappers include james and the former cia and nsa director michael hayden. live coverage from the armed services com

h it is a plot to subvert the will of you, the american people and undermined the very foundation of this republic. it is unlike anything we have seen before in american history. earlier today, at a news conference, president trump addressed these unprecedented attacks, watch. >> president trump: i respect the move for the entire thing has been a witch hunt, there wa, no collusion between myself and my campaign, but i can always speak for myself and the russians, zero. i think it divides the country. i think we have a very divided country because of that and many other things. >> sean: months of coverage, zero evidence, the president is right. let's look at all these obama administration scandals, no special councils.si benghazi, the irs targeting conservative spirit of the general services administration, their spending scandal. fast and furious, hillary clinton's private email server, we know felonies were committed there. the pay to play scheme, uranium going to vladimir putin in russia. bo bergdahl, the prisoner swap, the va scandal, loretta lynch, bill clinton on the tarmac, that

now, we are at the museum of the american revolutions. elebrating, not just the opening of the museum, but the people and the ideas of the revolution and the great , landmarks and the history of philadelphia. and we are grateful to the many faith leaders, the students, and the others, who made this day possible. the museum we open today tells the story of the creation of the american nation. how people from all walks of life found a bond in the soaring ideals of equality, freedom, and self-governance, who consecrated that bond by their courage and sacrifice through eight years of warfare. that bond is what turned them into the unified people of one nation, and has done so for every center ration -- has done so for every generation since. this museum celebrates and belongs to the american people. there are many distinguished speakers with us on this joyful day, and we will introduce them as they speak. we are grateful for their enthusiasm and their support, and we are pleased to welcome many additional special guests. the governor of the co

this is a killer for the american people. as long as the public is aware of what is in these budgets, and that's the important point, they have to know there is a price to pay in terms of public opinion if they vote for this, but they all did already vote before the ryan budget. they don't believe in government and they don't believe in science. so they don't feel compelled to do any of these things. >> is there anything in here that you can see they can work with the white house on. [inaudible] the united states remains the only country on earth that does not guarantee paid family medical leave. the funding for this proposal is minuscule compared to what the needs are but i'm glad that the trump administration recognizes the need for this. >> previously republicans like to bring up the obama budget to show there wasn't support for it. if this budget is bad as you say this, do you plan to try to do that tactic this time? >> that may well be a possibility. >> we have a topline look at some of the numbers on the trump budget for

c-span serve such a vital function educating the american people. host: you heard the latest revelation about this memorandum reported by "the new york times." what do you think? guest: a concerns me. -- a concerns me. it concerns me. i was a former journalist and it was wrong the number of anonymous reports coming out. you cannot answer. whether your president of the united states or a citizen, what you have an arrest charges, and i agree with senator richard burr, chairman of the intelligence committee of the senate, we obviously need to look into everything. -- it'symous charges very disappointing to me because it makes journalism just cheap shots. how do you answer anonymous charges? people need to know the credibility of the persons making the charge. i know the motivation when they say they were former government officials. these were democrats, god bless their hearts, and they don't like donald trump. --s really set t set to me sad to me. whoree with lindsey graham said the democrats not only lost the election, but they're losing their months.

thomas payne will write "the american crisis." it is published on december 19 in "the pennsylvania journal."

house tells the story: homes of the american presidents." published by a boston publisher, david g ah deen, collaboration between an artist and david mccullough, it's amazing, david mccullough is a two-time winner of the pulitzer prize, as well as the two-time winner of the national book award, and has received the presidential medal of freedom. our nation's highest civilian award. on a much lesser note, he has been a favorite in my book store, in illinois. in 1992, -- we were talking about it earlier -- remembers -- on his way back from a trip to independence, missouri to visit the truman home, david and his wife stopped by the store for a story signing of his new book "truman." in david's words, the truman house is far distant in missouri and far different. it is quite another kind of setting, just as harry truman was another kind of american. we sold a lot of books that day. will always cher-my memories of hosting david mccullough not only in the store put many book venues in the chicago area. let us all welcome him today to the most sp

the military alliance endures today. americannd australian armed forces worked together in iraq and syria to combat the threat of terrorism. rotationmarine corps and a large number of australians currently working across 31 state. both nations signed the treaty which remains the cornerstone of australia's national security and foreign policy. the treaty pledges each country to come to the support of the other when under attack. minister invoked the treaty for the first time. mr. president, the asteroid government and people share the horrornse of poor -- experienced by your nation. a special meet ship may have has formed in war, but grown stronger during peace. a determination to improve, succeed, and innovate. these qualities have seen our countries grow together. >> from leaders to students, americans and russians have crossed the ocean to each other's shores. we work together to reach the moonand out to the -- the and out to the stars. we are artists and creators. we are investors and important trading partners. the u.s. austr

during the american revolution it is an incredibly important site. re theliterally second battle of trenton took place. the british soldiers were on the other's peers of the creek -- that you could see running through the art. on the other side of the creek, that's were set up. on side, it stretched out about -- did look like this back back then, this is where the continental army was. was righthington here. there's the british mark back into trenton for the second battle pushed the american troops back over the creek. that's what we set up on this side. there was a running battle over -- we stopped the british from crossing over the creek, killed i think 130 hessian mercenary troops. they then settled down on the other side of the creek, expecting to crush the americans . but instead, george washington was a good come sneaky american, snuck out of trenton overnight, withdrew, and then marched up to princeton. that's for the battle princeton took place. >> we are heading out to the battle monuments, the battle trenton -- the first battle. >> make a ri