the goal then is to see if you can get c corps. mimics that an assigned tax liability correctly at the individual level. that's a hard thing to do. and so historically it's never been done. the easiest way to do that i think is to go back to the original idea of expensing all the investment, don't allow the interest deductions and i could chew essentially a natural treatment at the c corp. level and then tax the interest and dividends at the individual level. that's how you get there. politically i think it's going to be very hard. i do. >> would that be revenue-neutral or how would you pay for that? >> i'm less worried about revenue neutrality in the corporate side. if we are going to get the rate down to competitive one today, say 25%, it's going to be hard making a revenue-neutral. that's all there is to it. >> so that's a business only reform. >> it runs right into the problem that you are cutting taxes for large corporations and not for us america's farmers and workers and the policies are just toxic. >> i will let jared comme

the goal is to see if you can get c corp reform that mimics that an assigned tax liability correctly t the individual level. that's a hard thing to do. historically it's never been done super well. the easiest way to do it i think is to go back to the original idea of expensing all the investment, don't allow the interest deductions. occasion essentially a neutral treatment at the c corp level and tax the interest and dividends at a, right at the individual. that's a you get there. politically will apply? i think it's going to be very hard. i do. because -- >> would that be revenue new tour how would you pay for that? >> i'm less worried about revenue neutrality on the corporate side but if we're going to get the rate down to a competitive one, say 25%, it's going to be a hard time making a revenue neutral. that's all there is to it. >> so that suggests a business on reform might not fly. you need something else with it. >> it runs right into the problem you're cutting taxes for america's largest corporations, and having not for america's small farmers and workers and the politics of

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c-span 3. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captioning copyright national cable satellite corpyou're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> this minnesota state capitol building is the third built in st. paul. the third one was built in downtown st. paul in the 1850's even when we were still a territory. over the years they expanded that space and by 1881, it was kind of a brick and wood building that probably no longer was serving the purpose of minnesota very well and in 1881, a fire burned it to the ground so there was a second capitol built on that same location and it was, once again, a functional space but not really meeting the needs of the expanding state government of minnesota and the ventilation wasn't very good. so even a few years after that had been built and occupied, there was discussion among the legislature to say we need to find a building that's permanent and that's going to accommodate the needs of the public as well as our growing

the peace corps there isn't full cooperation with your office. so that's the context in which i look at particularly the peace corps issue and the role of the ig. in january, you testifiedçommittee and raised concerns about access to peace corps information, is that correct. >> yes. >> what was the nature of that testimony? >> it was the same issue. >> could you speak into the microphone? thanks so much. >> it was the same issue that i am testifying about today. it's the lack of access to restricted reported information. >> specifically in 2011, we passed the volunteer protection act to which i just referred requiring the peace corps to establish restricted reporting system giving volunteers the option to report sexual assaults on a confidential basis. under this act, the peace corps ig is required to conduct a case review of a statistically significant number of sexual assault cases to evaluate the effectiveness of that policy and to provide a report to congress. is that right? >> yes. due to the peace corps's interpretation of that act, the agency, however, withheld from the ig certain personal information about victims as well as sexually explicit details about sexual

c-span podcasts. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] this labor day, on the c-span networks, an education summit on bullying on squirrels. at 8:00, bill nye the science guy and can ham debate evolution. on book tv, a congressman talks from his youth in the jim crow south to his leadership in the u.s. house of representatives. then the book "the price of fame." about clare booth luce. world ofidden high-frequency stock trading. on c-span3's american history saidmerican artifacts look declassified documents related to the 1964 gulf of tonkin led to theich escalation of the vietnam war. and warren harding's newly-released love letters. after that, the life of economist milton friedman. let us think about the programs you are watching. collis at the number on screen ##123.witter use the facebook or follow us on twitter. >> up next on c-span. dish prime minister talks about the upcoming scottish independence referendum. later, the discussion of how voter id laws might affect the right to vote. the british parliament is in summer recess. members returned to the hou

brought the president -- brought to the presidency the vice president c theodore roosevelt just as a group of private architects had dethroned the army corpsgineers and set about creating a master plan for the city of washington. they named their plan for their patron in the senate senator james mcmillan of michigan. charles mckim, one of the country's best architects and major player in wanting to redesign washington, all the architects got together at the american institute of architects. he realized politically to make the whole plan work, its supporters needed full presidential support. he learned that the roosevelts loved the old house. he loved -- all roosevelts love old houses and loved antiques. he loved that they wanted the historic white house and they wanted to live there.á0!Ñ it was inevitable to be central e mckim spun a web and wrapped the youthful president like a hero's cloak in all the prestige of the past. it was all to be a world image we now have been -- were an international nation. had changed and mckim restored the exterior but the interior which was the same house, but iÑ was decorated in a more european way embas

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c-span podcasts. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> coming up, your calls and comments, live on "washington journal." discussion of the use of technology in disaster relief. --today on c-span you can find our television schedule at c-span.org. join the conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> this morning, bloomberg news reporter talks about the economy and employment. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. host: president obama travels to wisconsin to speak at a labor day event, after the president used his weekly radio address to discuss wages. calling for the raising of the minimum wage. on this labor day, our program will focus on different aspects of the labor market and to start up today, we're interested in hearing from you about your take on the current condition of the job market. perhaps you are working, looking for a job, or taking a job or you're making considerably less. our first 45 minutes, we want to hear from you. here is how you can call us this morning --

the reserve officer training corps program as we speak. standing in front of the flag is noted researcher, part ranger, great personal friend, james c.ailey. james c. bailey is the exact build, has similar facial features and ironically the exact same age as major armstead who commanded the fort 200 years ago. he wears a replica of the one that armstead wore on this momentous occasion. [applause] >> we have about ten minutes until the 9:00 hour. for those who are interested when the flag is hoisted yankee doodle is what will be played. the star-spangled banner will be played later, but historically on that september morning. the fights and drums of the garrison played yankee doodle. it was really used like a national anthem before the "star-spangled banner" was adopted. the united states had two pieces of music that it used alternately "yankee doodle" and "hail columbia". with the adoption of the "star-spangled banner," "yankee doodle" is heard now more in historic performances. hail columbia be thanked -- became the official march for the vice president of the united states. >> the gentleman had a question, he said the dawn's early

the world has ever known. thank you very much, everybody. i'm proud of you. [cheers and applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> coming up on c-span. ahead of the homeland security department and the fbi director talk about national security threats. then, secretary of state john kerry at a hearing on the presidents strategy combating isis. the house voted this afternoon to train and equip the syrian rebels. the new york times reports that the house divided along unusual lines. this was after arsenal obama support leader. was -- took one outsized importa

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c-span 3. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captioning copyright national cable satellite corpwade baker on the recent data breach at home depot, home depot, and jpmorgan chase every >> it's truly all of the above. we have worked with law enforcement agencies who have busted down doors and drive people out of their basements, literally. we have also participated in fairly large-scale arrests of multiple individuals that are very highly connected together, very well organized. they have individual specialities and roles. some write malicious software the others know how to wash the money and they are just like organize crime. then there are others that definitely are working on behalf of the government. they have an office, there is pictures of it, recon photos and all of that kind of thing. that's to that building, their job, to hack into companies and still information on behalf of the government. i have seen some photos on behalf of eastern european towns that there are just an insane number of people that rive lamborghini's. fake of that is the pharmaceuticals, the financial

the ftc laws, section five, antitrust laws, state law to protect consumers should something go wrong. and michaeldowell copps. thank you both. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] c-span, brought to you 35 years ago by your local cable provider. >> a preview of house and senate races with nathan gonzales and jessica taylor. also, a discussion on the influence of crisis in syria with karen leigh. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal is live on c-span. >> next, a look at housing needs of senior citizens with former urban development secretary henry cisneros and representatives from the public and private sectors. they discuss affordability, long-term care, and safety. this is cohosted by harvard university's joint center for housing studies in the aarp foundation. it is one hour. [applause] >> good afternoon. am i on, here? norton and as lisa said, i have the most amazing panel and i'm thrilled to be a part of it. right -- this is in your agenda. with ludwig, he is enterprise. kathy greenlee was the assistant secretary of aging and the administrator for thrifty living. did i get that right? [laughter]

the potential to expand their membership. i'm sure we will see more. >> thanks for both of you being here this week. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> c-span campaign 2014 debate covers -- coverage continues today with kay hagan and her republican opponent tom tillis. followed by the california governor's race between democratic incumbent jerry brown and republican nominee neil cash carried at want rock. at 2:00, the connecticut governor's debate. 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> the national alliance on mental illness held its convention in washington, d.c., the opening session focused on health care legislation. speakers included former congressman patrick kennedy and virginia state senator creigh deeds. and singer demi lovato, who spoke about her own experience with being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. the session was about 50 minutes. [applause] >> hello, everyone. welcome to our national convention. i am so excited to see all of you here today. welcome to our national day of action. i hope you are ready to take some action. we want congress to act and so, today, our supporters here and around the coun

the value voters summit this afternoon on c-span2. the congressional black caucus holds its annual legislative conference. this afternoon, a discussion on police and race. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] it looks like they are not quite ready to start, at their annual legislative conference. a couple of the guests still not yet in the room. this afternoon, we will bring you that discussion on police and race as it gets underway. now a discussion on poverty on this morning's "washington journal. host: new numbers on poverty in the united states. 2013 the census bureau says 45 million americans lived under the poverty line, which is 14.5% of the population -- host: numbers on poverty in the united states. 2013 the census bureau says 45 million americans lived under the poverty line, which is 14.5% of the population. for historical purposes, you can see other years. 2012, 15%. 47 million people. 2007, 12.5% of the population in poverty. 1959, 40 million people. over 1/5 of americans lived in poverty. robert doar of the american enterprise institute, when you see that number, 14.5% of the population in poverty, what is your re

the muslim community. live coverage here on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] the state department, secretary of state john kerry this morning is hosting a ceremony honoring the appointment of a new special representative to muslim communities, former texas lawyer zafar. he will address the broader role of all faith based communities. gulf news-- writes that zafar has worked police surveillance and transportation security administration screenings. this should get underway shortly live on c-span. we finished up "washington journal" this morning asking about the latest the heading of an american journalist nationaly by isis, and counterterrorism center director is morning will be talking more iraq and assyria and what efforts are being made by the u.s. and international community to apprehend joined isiso -- who forces. secretary of state kerry has released a statement about the murder of the american loff,alist, steven sot saying that "the world witnessed the unfathomable fertility of murderers

the opportunity. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] the 2015 c-span student cam video competition is underway, open to all middle and high school students to create a five- to seven-minute documentary on the theme, the three branches and you.there is 200 cash prizes for students and teachers totaling $100,000. for a list of rules and how to get started, go to studentc am.org. we will continue live coverage shortly as we hear from former secretary of state and possible 2016 presidential candidate hillary clinton. she will be speaking at the democratic national committee women's leadership forum. that is live at 12:05 eastern and we will have that for you shortly. healthsident of cvs will talk about corporate america's role in delivering better health outcomes for consumers. also this afternoon, secretary thetate john kerry posting united nations security council meeting on iraq and delving into the developing international support for the new government in iraq in combating isis. that coming up at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. and coming up shortly

the threat will be a little bit less. let's hope for that. thank you very much. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> this weekend, c-span's campaign 2014 coverage will include the iowa senate debate between democratic congressman bruce braley and republican joni ernst. they're running to replace tom hark whon is retiring in january after five terms. here's a little more on that race. >> with just over a month to go before the midterm lenkses and another debate scheduled in the iowa senate race, we wanted to check in with kathy obradovich. she's joining us from the state capitol. thanks very much for being with us. a lot of polling in the race between the republican and democrat. what can you tell us about the state of the race and what issues are driving voters? >> this has been a really interesting race. and i think there's been a lot of polling, as you said. it has been very, very close all along. there's a new poll out this weekend and you can get all the details that have online. but i'll say, it's not a tied race. it is still close. braley and ernst really have had a lot of negative tv ads running all over the

c-span podcasts. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] here are some of the comments we've recently read -- received from our viewers. to the situation, currently red is going on with disease in climates in our society. in andit very rewarding i appreciate your efforts. becauseontinue to do so i have survival information that i can go to when i do projects for school. wish you would concentrate on areas important to people, such as obamacare. people who have been hurt i had, people who have been helped by it. items like minimum wage. the difference between the cost of living in various states, how people feel about immigration and unemployment and, as i mentioned before, tax reform

the soviet union, and strategic planning. thanks so much for joining us. that is it. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] this weekend on the cpan networks, tonight at 8 p.m. eastern, a townhall on the critical land historic impact of voting. sunday evening at 8:00. sally quinn. on the, matt richtel distractions of technology and its impact on society. a sunday at 1 p.m., the brooklyn book festival. tonight at 10:00 on american white. tv, jonathan sunday afternoon at 8 p.m. exploresannette dunlap first ladies fashion. c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us at -- e-mail us at -- send us a tweet at -- conversation.n like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. our campaign 2014 debate coverage continues tuesday night at 9:00 eastern for the final texas governor's debate between the mccracken 20 davis and republican greg abbott. live thursday night at 8:00 eastern, the oklahoma governor's debate between democrat joe dorman and republican mary fallin. watch the nebraska governor's debate between chuck hasso brooke and pete ricketts. c-span 2014. more than 100 debates for the control of c

c tom wolf. he'd be a different kind of governor. he served in the peace corps in india.d then got a phd from mit. and as a businessman he gives between 20 and 30 percent of his profits back to his employees. when he served as pennsylvania's secretary of revenue. he turned down the perks. and donated his government salary to charity he refused take a state car, he drove his old jeep instead. can't argue with that. tom wolf. he'd bring a fresh start to pennsylvania. 9:00 >> happening now on "action news" saturday we are following breaking news, americancy crews are on the -- emergency crews are on the scene of a crash that appears to be blocking the two center lanes of i-95 in the northbound direction south of 420 in tinicum township, delaware county. two vehicles were involved. the mairm part of the record -- the major part of the wreckage is cleared. but a fire truck is blocking partly of the road. the steer clear of i-95 northbound by 420 as two lanes of that road are shut down for now. >>> let's get a check of the weather from meteorologist chris sowers, a hot and stea

the year was built. thank you. i appreciate it. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> this weekend on the can , tonight at a clock p.m. eastern, a national town hall on the critical and historical impact on doubting. sunday evening on q&a, washington post columnist sally quinn. tonight at 10:00 on book tv's afterwards, reporter met rental on the distraction of technology and its impact on society. sunday at 1:00 p.m. eastern, the ninth annual oakland book festival. tonight at 10:00 on american c-span3, jonathan white on the role of the union lincoln's and abraham 1864 reelection. find out television schedule at c-span.org and let us do what you think about the programs you are watching. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. week, american history tv's real america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. ♪ >> war in the middle east. spearheadrces drive forces across the sinai peninsula, south to the entrance of a golf breaking a blockade, and occupying the old city of jerusalem. the first crippling blow came early in the four

national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> tonight during primetime on the c-span network a look at efforts to improve the nutrition of meals served in schools that's at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. on c-span2, book tv with authors at recent book fairs and festivals around the -- around the country. and on c-span3, american history tv with programs on the war of 1812 and the burning of washington, d.c. and the -- and later coverage of california's governor's debate. sponsored by kqed and "the los angeles times." the first and only debate, live at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> here's some highlights for this coming weekend. friday, live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, the nebraska supreme court will hear oral argument on the keystone x.l. pipeline. saturday at 6:30 p.m. on "the communicators," former f.c.c. commissioners. sunday at noon, debates between incumbent democratic senator kay hagan and her republican opponent. and from the california race, democratic incumbent jerry brown and republican nominee neel kashkari. on c-span2 "after words," mike gonzalez. and s

performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] c-span,g up today on the bullying summit held by the obama administration with issues including school discipline techniques. here is a preview. career,oint in my actually was a middle school teacher, and if you ever want the highs and lows of education on a daily basis, going to a middle school and just follow around people, write? if you have ever had middle school kids yourself, one day they are ready to hug you, the next day they want to walk 20 feet in front of you, right? ine, kendra, was walking down the hall. unknown to me she had been bullied extensively for six months. she got into a fight. because she precipitated a fight, i knew it would be a hard challenge for her and probably the repercussions were not going to be very good. i did exactly what every adult should never do. itook at kendra and said, doesn't matter. whereupon she pushed me into a locker and said with an emphatic voice -- "it do matter." point ind at that time, with my bag of tricks being empty dealing with the situation, i really n

brought the president -- brought to the presidency the vice president c theodore roosevelt just as a group of private architects had dethroned the army corpsneers and set about creating a master plan for the city of washington. they named their plan for their patron in the senate senator james mcmillan of michigan. charles mckim, one of the country's best architects and major player in wanting to redesign washington, all the architects got together at the american institute of architects. he realized politically to make the whole plan work, its supporters needed full presidential support. he learned that the roosevelts loved the old house. he loved -- all roosevelts love old houses and loved antiques. he loved that they wanted the historic white house and they wanted to live there.á0!Ñ it was inevitable to be central e mckim spun a web and wrapped the youthful president like a hero's cloak in all the prestige of the past. it was all to be a world image we now have been -- were an international nation. had changed and mckim restored the exterior but the interior which was the same house, but iÑ was decorated in a more european way embassi

corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] 1800's, upstream effectively made st. paul the end of the line for steamboat travel traveling north. hosted by our comcast cable partners, cpan's city tour staff recently visited any sites showcasing the city's history. learn more here on american history tv. >> alexander ramsey was a politician who achieved recognition and people don't realize that. he was not from minnesota. he and his wife or from pennsylvania. he was born in 1815. he rose through the ranks, he started as a lawyer and then became involved in the whig party, served in congress, and that is how he made connections. that would help him later in his life, including working for zachary taylor. taylor was so grateful the work ramsey did, he wanted to a point in the first territorial governor of minnesota. ramsey had a career from first territorial governor, the mayor of st. paul, second elected state governor, u.s. senator, serving washington, and secretary of war. we are not sure why taylor chose alexander ramsey to be the first territorial governor. actually ramsey was the third choice. what if history went a different direction? who were the other people?

the russia-u.s conflict. our live coverage get underway in just a few moments on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> good afternoon, everyone. a welcome to the elliott school of international affairs. we at the institute are delighted to be hosting this event this afternoon on the u.s.-russian nuclear relationship, in partnership with our friends at harvard university. today's panel is the rollout of a new working paper. which you should have been able to get a copy of is over on the table. we all know that over the last several months u.s.-russian ovations have been dominated by the -- relations have been dominated by the ukraine crisis. to crisis is not entirely blame or even mainly to blame for the current challenges in the u.s.-russian nuclear relationship, but it has sharpened them. for now the countries continue to implement the new start treaty that the countries concluded four years ago. it is no surprise to hear me say we have hit a large roadblock in our efforts to find the path to further nuclear arms reductions. some even

the time we have today. let me conclude by thanking you very much for coming in. [applause] >> thanks. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> coming up on c-span, former senator james webb speaks about the economy and foreign policy. that is followed by scottish first minister alex sam and addressing parliament after the referendum vote. later, mayor -- remarks by british labor party leader ed miliband. >> on the next washington journal, a look at the role of the national institutes of health and medical research, funding and involvement in combating outbreaks like ebola. we will hear from dr. francis collins. grady,inue with patricia director of the national institute of nursing research and dr. griffin rodgers, director of the national institute of diabetes. later, northwestern university is our latest stop on the big ten college tour. we will talk to that school's president about public policy issues impacting higher education. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> wednesday, the head of the dr. keiji fujoda speak about the evil outbreak in

copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> now philadelphia political reporter -- reporter. c-span will air the debate .etween the candidates tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. eastern live on c-span. list try the philadelphia governor race and debate with tom fitzgerald. good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> hi. could you set up this debate tomorrow night that folks could see on c-span, where the two candidates stand as far as this race is concerned. guest: absolutely. tom corbett needs to have something happen to reset this race. he has been the underdog almost from the beginning. in a statee surprise that has historically elected incumbent governor overwhelmingly. basically it has been a staple race -- stable race. over.le fraction there was a new poll out this morning. wolf led among likely voters. also thought it is not necessarily a pro-wolf vogte. have said that they were motivated with this faction -- with dissatisfaction with corbett. >> any specific incidents? >> it is somewhat of a mystery. -- it is somewhat of a mystery. probably goes back to the number one issue of education. 011, he t

the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments@c-span.org. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. the inspectors general with the peace corpsent, and epa say delays to access to records and information not only impedes their investigations but also wastes taxpayer dollars. testified before the government reform committee wednesday in reference to a letter sent to members of congress outlining their concerns. 47 i.g. signed that letter. >> the oversight committee's mission statement is we exist to secure two fundamental principles. first, americans have a right to know that the money washington takes from them is well spent. efficient, effective government that works for them. our duty is to protect these rights. taxpayers have a right to know that the money washington takes from them is well spent. it's our job we're tirelessly in partnership with citizen watchdogs and, yes, the i.g. watchdogs to deliver the facts to the american people and bring genuine reform to the federal bureaucracy. this is our mission statement. on august 5th, 47 inspectors general, 2/3 of the i.g. community sent an unprecedented letter to congress d

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the billions of dollars spent on hospice care each year. first, a news update from c-span radio. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] collects the man accused of scaling a security fence and getting into the white house with a knife appears in federal court today. facing charges of unlawfully entering a restricted voting were grounds while carrying a deadly or dangerous weapon. the new york times reports this morning the secret service is considering screening tourists at other visitors checkpoints before they enter public areas in front of the white house. up itfinding -- following and is hearing less just exactions like a proposal to keep people off the sidewalks around the white house fence and create several yards of additional barriers around the compound perimeter. cbs news chief white house correspondent please this our that additional secret service agents are visible inside and out of the white house this morning. watching the fence line and the north lawn. the president and mrs. obama traveled -- travel to manhattan tomorrow for the clinton glo

national captioning institute] [captions copyright national able satellite corp. 2014] >> wrapping up the gold medal ceremony. here, the ccommemorations in new york where they do a traditional reading of the names of the victims of the terror attacks and ceremony at the white house. ahead of his remarks to the country tonight, president obama is meeting this morning with his national security team at the white house. should there be any remarks after that meeting, we aim to bring those to you. and president obama will reveal his plans for confronting the threat posed by isis in the middle east tonight in an address to the nation. that starts at 9:00 eastern. we'll have live coverage on the c-span networks and online at c-span.org. we'll also welcome your reaction via your phone calls and social media. again, that's tonight starting at 9:00 eastern. the u.s. house will return shortly to start legislative work. among the bills, this one allowing health insurers to continue offering group coverage to meet the minute yum requirements of the health care law. and tomorrow, work on a short-term government spending bill. spendin

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the future. thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, now you may applaud. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> c-span's campaign 2014 coverage will continue every weekend until election day. will air sunday beginning at noon eastern here on c-span. midterm elections were a topic that president obama spoke about what he was asked about it possible majority change in the senate. the elections matter, i think votes matter. the punditryt that felt that this was going to be a good year for senate republicans because the ints that were up were states that were tilting or republicanly majorities, if democrats hold the senate i think that should again --licans to once >> it sends a message. >> it sends a message to republicans that people want to tuff done. that their strategy of obstructing and saying no to legislationof that might help, that that is an agenda of the american people reject. and that might give us room for some compromises. ihave said it before, when was asked what i wanted in august for my birth day i wanted a loyal opposition that had some cents. drsense. >> both chambers of congress

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the community. everybody have a great evening and a great weekend. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] c-span,re watching created for you as a public service by america's cable companies. next, a debate on evolution versus creationism. then british prime minister david cameron has new measures and raiseing the u.k. the terror threat from substantial to severe. onn remarks from robert ager the importance of nonprofit organizations. safety, look at food issues and the potential dangers posed by pesticides and genetically modified foods. now, a debate on evolution versus creationism with evolution vs. creation debate. this is to announce hours. >> good evening. i am pleased to welcome you to legacy whole at the creation museum in northern kentucky in the metropolitan area of cincinnati. i am tom foreman and i am pleased to be tonight's moderator for this debate. this is a very old question, where did we come from? my answer is from washington by airplane but there is a