we welcome our audience on the c-span radio and you can follow us on twitter at the span. you could also give us your comments online at facebook.org/c-span presidentnts ago, the must today -- both parties work together to pass if funding bill that protects this nation and its people. this is the first and most important duty of the government. he went on to say, i remain ready and willing to work with democrats to pass a bill that secures our borders, and keeps america safe. let us get it done. will gornment shutdown into tomorrow come a day 13, the first day of the new congress and we will have live coverage. here on the c-span networks. . the president also talked about his now former defense secretary james mattis, who said he was essentially fired when he resignation. general mattis saying that he would stay until the end of february, he officially left the position on monday. here is the president. >> in afghanistan, you have one india.g -- any mention what gold you want india to have? >> they should be involved in afghanistan. i'll give you an example, i give our gen

n the c-span networks. >> c-span he's -- c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. the g up saturday morning, government shutdown's impact on government contractors. d the conversation continues to discuss how the government shutdown is impacting the national parks. and then washington examiner editorial director will talk about conservative journalism in the era of president trump. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning. join the discussion. >> tomorrow c-span's 2020 road to the white house coverage continues. with former housing and urban development secretary castro. he's expected to announce his decision on whether or not he'll run for the presidency next year. the event takes place in san antonio and it's live saturday at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i remember as a little kid, you knew that when the flag went by, you were to stand up and put your hand on your heart. you were to stand and sing the national anthem. and you learned to recite the pledge of allegiance. >> sunday at 4:00 p.m.

watch the house live on c-span. see the senate on c-span 2. looking at live programming on the other c-span networks today, later, a discussion on voting rights and congressional redistricting an event hosted by the american constitution society. live coverage starts at noon eastern on c-span 3 also online at the span.org and listen with app.ree c-span radio president trump will be speaking at the 100 annual convention of the farm bureau federation in new orleans, louisiana. live coverage at 12:40 eastern on c-span 2. >> tonight on the communicators -- >> what we are talking about is fiber-optic technology. it's been around for decades. basically the idea is a very asn strand of glass allows far as we can tell unlimited amounts of information to be pumped through it by lasers used to carrye world communications and more and more countries are ensuring that everyone of their citizens has access to fiber-optic connections. >> susan crawford discusses her book, fiber, the coming tech revolution and why america might miss it. >> know why are better

you can watch day two of the hearing tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. on c-span2, another confirmation hearing from today for andrew wheeler, who has been picked to head the environmental protection agency. mr. wheeler has been the epa's acting administrator since july. again, that's c-span2 at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> watch c-span for live coverage of two marches in the nation's capital. friday, the march for life starts at noon eastern. and on saturday, the women's march beginning at 1:30 p.m. eastern. this friday and saturday. live on c-span. >> the c-span cities tour exploring the american story. this weekend, we take you to independence, missouri, home to harry and bess truman. saturday at noon eastern on book tv, we'll explore the roots of independence and why it served as the starting point of america's great westward trail. >> downtown was the place to be if you were outfitting for the trails. we had several blacksmith shops there, several places you could get horses. really just outfitting general stores. you needed flour, anything to get you out w

you can watch the house on the c-span. the senate on c-span2. we will take a few more of your calls. crown point, indiana on the republican line. tim, go ahead. i was actually a democrat, then i switched republican with trump. i voted for obama. i think trump needs to hold out as long as it takes. this is what the american people voted for. that was his main campaign promise. he's fulfilling it. thisemocrats could solve on monday if they want to do, just give us the border. that's national security. announcer: thanks for the call. one more call from bloomington, illinois. mike on the line for independents and others. >> just wanted to touch base with you in regards to either side. both sides are to blame for this. a money issue,'s it has to come down to the fact that we are wasting so much money. our government officials are using $1000 just for coffee warmers. $1000 to have their flights, transportation, trains. is it still $1000 for a toilet seat? this is ridiculous. we have so much waste. if it comes down to money, let's get rid of all of thi

the standoff continues over border wall funding. watch c-span for live coverage of two marches in the nation's capitol. friday the march for life starts at noon eastern and on saturday, the women's march beginning at - span for live coverage of two marches in the nation's capital, friday, march for our lives starts at noon eastern, and on saturday, the women's march beginning at 1:30 p.m. eastern, this friday and saturday, live on c-span.>> the c-span city store, exploring the american story. we take you to independence missouri this weekend home to harry and bess truman. saturday at noon eastern on book tv, we will explore the roots of independence and why it serves as a starting point for america's great westward trail. >> downtown was the place to be. we had several blacksmith shops there and places you could get horses and really just outfitting general store. flour or bacon or anything that gets you out west, you will get it here. if you can imagine a big buzzing community downtown. >>> on sunday at 2 pm eastern on american history tv a tou

on c-span and see the senate on c-span2. c-span's "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up sunday morning, we look at the trump administration's foreign policy with the director of research as the foundation for defense of alongacy and ok henderson with paul steinhauser, political reporter for the conference monitor. we talk about potential candidates in the 2020 presidential election and then foreign affairs magazine gideon rose will discuss foreign affairs challenges facing the u.s. in 2019. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. join the discussion.

we'll follow the stories in the house and senate along with briefings all on the c-span networks. >> the senate confirmation hearings for william barr to be the next attorney general of the united states begin on tuesday at 9:30 a.m. eastern. in december president trump nominated mr. barr to replace jeff session who is held the position for over a year and a half since the beginning of the trump administration. william barr is now of counsel at the law firm of kirkland and ellis and served as the u.s. toge for president george h.w. bush. watch the confirmation process

the state of the union live tuesday on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> house speaker nancy pelosi held her weekly briefing this morning talking about the conference committee between the house and senate. here's this morning's briefing. >> good morning. it's all about the numbers. so here we are. thank god government is open again. and now we can negotiate on what orderst way is to have security to enforce our homeland security goals. important and the would be any shutdown taken off the table as a reasonable approach to governance. impact in theble lives of the families affect by federal employees who are not receiving their paychecks in a by theirshion communities. since the paychecks were not coming the community suffered as and impact on our national gdpomy as well in terms of growth. it's harmful to our veterans many of whom service public employees. about a third of our federal employees are veterans and many of them have their jobs because they have security clearance and security clearance is affected either credit rating and that is affected by

the u.s. marine corps. district, hex succeeded someone who he worked with. congress, new leaders, watch it all on c-span. second day that my of the government shutdown setting a record for the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. continue to follow the story senate debate and briefings all on the c-span networks. the senate confirmation hearings for william barred to be the next attorney general of the united states begin on tuesday at 9:30 a.m. eastern. in december, the president nominated him to replace jeff sessions who had held the position since the beginning of the trump administration. william barred served as u.s. attorney general for george h.w. bush. watch at the confirmation process live tuesday at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3. sunday, on "q&a" james grant -- >> i make my living about writing about those markets. it is much too expensive for some of the people out there. i think the trouble lies not so much in wall street. wall street is what it is. a mostly infamous an epithet through much of american history. our we ought to be more on guard about are the institutions in the u.s. gove

the c-span network, the annual march for life starts at noon eastern on c-span. the:00 a.m. on c-span two, group holds a nationwide campaign for abortion access. at 10:00 a.m., more debate on reopening the federal government. on 10 -- on c-span3 at 10:30 a.m., u.s. withdraw from syria. at 1:00 p.m., students from liberty host an all day event. the u.s. public interest research group resented its new food safety report, outlining recent outbreaks of salmonella and e. coli. they are calling for regulating water used on crops and better notifying consumers of contaminations. this is just over 10 minutes. >> good morning and thank you all for coming. consumer watchdog. the public interest research is a public interest advocacy organization to help protect our public health, safety, financial security, and secure our democracy. i am pleased to have joined me brian, you will hear more from soon and had e. coli poisoning, and cara from the healthy environment group. we are here today to release our new reform. contaminated foods is leading to illnesses that sickened as many as one i

on c-span3, the senate special aging committee holds a hearing on combating scams that target the elderly. >> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. friday morning, a discussion of the planned pullout of troops from syria and this week's suicide bombing with seth jones of the center for strategic and international studies. and then republican maryland congressman andy harris talks about the shutdown and border security. and a review of the hearings for william barr. watch washington jurble live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >> watch c-span for live coverage of two marches in the nation's capital. friday, the march for life starts at noon eastern and on saturday, the women's march beginning at 1:30 p.m. eastern. this friday and saturday. live on c-span. host: we welcomee congresswoman salud carbajal who represents santa barbara and santa maria area. also a member of the armed services committee. thank you for being here. you for having me. host: you recently went to the board. tell me about what you saw. guest: what precipitated

. >> live friday from the city then networks, the annual "march for life" at noon eastern on c-span. . at 9 a.m. on c-span2, the group a meeting on their campaign for abortion access. and at 10 a.m., a debate on reopening the government. on c-span3, a discussion on u.s. troop withdrawals from syria. at 1 p.m., libertarian group hosts an all-day event. on thursday, the 27th day of the partial government shutdown, house democrats held a financial relief appeal for federal employees. this is 30 minutes. [chatter] >> great. >> good morning. thank you all for coming. my name is tj cox from california 21st congressional district. i'd like to thank the members of the freshman class that are here we are elected to do something for the american people and that is what we are doing today. i want to thank everyone from the california delegation who was unanimously supported and cosponsor the bill. this is the first bill i've introduced is a member of congress safe to say this is not the first bill that i wanted to introduce. because of the continued shutdown in mr. mcconnell's refusal to do his

the l.a. times. announcer: c-spanin san antonio texas where former housing and urban development julian castro is expected to announce he is running for president. this event should be getting underway shortly. live coverage of the 2020 wrote to the white house -- road to the white house here on c-span. hello, hello, 1, 2, 3 test. [no audible ilog] -- dialogue] announcer: while we wait for this to begin, we will show you a portion of today's washington journal. host: today we feature an editorial director of the washington examiner and here is a look at the first national issue of the washington examiner magazine. who is right, what it needs to be conservative in the age of president trump? effort.us about this why this, why now? magazine atve had a the washington examiner for five years and it has come up several times as it has been a successful magazine, whether or not we should take it national up until the first of this january. the magazine has been distributed inside washington. it has been primarily for policy

you can watch continuing coverage here on the c-span etworks. ellen nilsson joins us to talk about the agenda. stuff that deals with partisan gerrymandering and trying to end that. there's some pretty significant campaign finance reform. so there is a lot in this bill. it's over 500 pages long. there's a lot. >> and what's your take on why they wanted to start with this hr-1 even amed it, though it's not one of the first things they've been working on. >> i've been covering this bill for a while. on the campaign trail i think that a lot o these freshmen candidates especially the democrats that flipped more conservative districts, we're seeing that campaigning on anti-corruption is a hugely popular issue. we in the midterms in 2018. rather than messaging on this, house democrats wanted to get serious. representative john vervain has been working on the issues for a while. he is at the head of a democracy reform task force and does not accept corporate pack money. this is an issue that is dear o him. he has been consulting with a number of his demo

our coverage continues here on the c-span networks. california will have seven new members of the house in the 116th congress, all of whom are democrats, and all of them represents districts previously held by republicans. the first of four representing districts in orange county south of los angeles. he is a businessman and attorney. homeless shelter for families when they lived in ohio. katie porter in the 45th district oversaw the implementation of a $25 million settlement between mortgage servicers and homeowners on behalf of the state of california. she is a law professor at the university of california irvine. mike levan was elected to represent the 49th district. he has worked in environmental law and the clean energy industry for most of his career and spends time as the executive director of the orange county democratic party and is a fundraiser for hillary clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. also, a navy veteran who had recently been laid off from his 260 $62010 when he won million in the mega millions jackpot. he and his wi

the women's march beginning at 1:30 p.m. eastern. this friday and saturday. live on c-span. >>> the c-span cities tour, exploring the american story. this weekend we take you to independence, missouri, home to harry and bess truman. saturday at noon eastern on book tv we will explore the roots of independence and why it served as the starting point of america's great westward trails. >> downtown was the place to be if you were outfitting for the trails. we had several blacksmith shops there, several places you could get horses, well just outfitting general stores. if you needed flour, bacon, anything to get you out west you were going to get it here. you can imagine a big buzzing community downtown. >> and on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, a tour of president truman's historic sites, including a visit to his home and his library. watch the c-span cities tour of independence, missouri, saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the amer

and around the country. c-spanbrought to you by your cable or satellite provider. ♪ arkansas republican governor asa hutchinson delivered his 2019 state of the state address from the state capital of little rock recently. the governor entered his second term in office and spoke about his administration's a competence and outlined his goals for the new term. about cutting regulations and taxes, investing in education and government services, and establishing a technology and innovation counsel to partner with the private sector. this is about 25 minutes. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, i present to you, the honorable asa hutchinson, governor of the state of arkansas. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. lieutenant governor griffin, speaker shepherd, president h endron and honored members of the general assembly, this is truly an occasion to celebrate. you are celebrating, we are celebrating, it's exciting. but it is also a time to reflect and to set a determined course for the future. as part of the celebration,

and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> in the next 30 minutes we'll focus on the federal impact of the shutdown. nicole ogrysko is a reporter that deals with federal agencies. remind us how many employees are furloughed, how many are working and not getting paid and how many contractors are being impacted here. >> nicole: so total is 800,000 that are impacted by this particular partial-shutdown, and of,0 that it's 420,000 who are working without pay they're considered accepted employees and then the other 380,000 are home furlough said.

the state of the union with 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or was in with the free c-span radio app. >> in hope of avoiding and other government shutdown, members of the house and senate met on homeland security spending. the house appropriations chair heads off this appropriations committee hearing. it is one hour and 15 minutes.

join the discussion. >> watch c-span for live coverage of the nation's capital. friday, the march for life starts at noon eastern. saturday, the women's march beginning at 1:30 p.m. eastern. this friday and saturday, live on c-span. q&a, author and generous -- journalist patricia miller and her book on the late 19th century's sex scandal including a congressman sued by his former mistral -- mistress. middle names he has should signify that he was in the southern elite. he had been a confederate colonel and respected cavalry man in the confederate cavalry. , hehe time of the lawsuit is in his fifth term in congress, he was by contrast nobody -- she was by contrast nobody. she was a poor girl from kentucky with literary aspirations and very hungry for an education. she was this hungry young woman who ran into reckon rage at a time when she was really desperate. -- breckenridge at a time when she was really desperate. >> sunday night at 80 stern on -- eight eastern on c-span's q&a. >> in the second day of the judiciary's hearing for william barr, they question the no

join the discussion. >> here is a look at some of what is coming up this evening on c-span. bills to moved to pass open portions of the government shutdown. next, a bill to open national parks and the epa. that is followed by debate on the bill giving -- >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider.

watch the house monday live at noon eastern on c-span. the senate live at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. we welcome back matthew dallek, professor at george washington university in the political -- in the graduate program of political management. let's talk about this idea of a national emergency. what qualifies for that? guest: it is what the president says it is. 1970 six national emergency act, there is no single definition. 1976 national- emergency act, there is no single definition. historically, things like -- applyingiffs sanctions, terrorist attacks, the president declared -- president obama declared a national emergency during the swine flu. is up to the president and that is why so many people are concerned about this unlimited authority the president seems to have when it comes to declaring a national emergency. -- what other arguments are the arguments you have been hearing? basically turning the senate into the house of representatives. it president trump does declare a national emergency, what would prevent a democratic president from declaring a nati

watch the c-span cities tour on c-span2 book tv and sunday at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. working with cable affiliates as we explore the american story. over 100 new members of the house and senate join the 116th congress on january 3. c-span interviewed several freshmen members while they were in washington dc to attend orientation sessions. democrat harley rouda defeated dana rohrabacher. lives in orange county california. host: what motivated you to run? >> the 2016 election. it was not just donald trump, it was the sense that we are putting party first and country second on both parties. this unwillingness to reach across the aisle and serve your country for how you were elected. it seems like the election came down to a vote on personalities for most voters instead of discussion the issues and fighting for the issues. for me it was a bit of a watershed event and i decided to run. host: why did you think you could defeat dana rohrabacher? rep. rouda: i come from a business background and a legal background. this was probably the biggest decision i have made with the l

ke time to look at all the c-span live coverage of stuff hat goes on. the pbs news hour, it's fair and balanced. just like c-span. our society is terrible. here's a couple other considerations. what they need to do when they go in these discussions to extend it, reopen -- people can't fool themselves. it's only three weeks? to ghi

as a government shutdown continues, watch the house on c- span and the senate on c-span 2. >> next, university administrators and technology experts speak at an art education form addressing a range of issues including gender and racial disparities and technology in the classroom, hosted by the washington post, this runs 1:45 minutes. >> we are really excited today to be joined by some of the top minds

continue to follow us on the c-span networks with the house and senate briefings. here is more from a capitol hill reporter. bill: with us is "l.a. times" congressional reporter sarah wire. the house next week plans to continue to vote on legislation to fund and reopen parts of the federal government. also planning to debate a $12.1 billion disaster relief funding bill. why is the house democratic leadership bringing up that measure in the midst of their reopen push? sarah: this was one thing that didn't get accomplished last year. and so i know there's a lot of pressure to get it done sooner rather than later. bill: well, the new appropriations chair saying this about the effort coming up next week. this legislation is the first step to helping our fellow americans get back on their feet. i am pleased that it includes important funding to strengthen resiliency against future disasters, especially those that are being made more frequent by climate change. what are the sorts of things that it will fund? sarah: it's going to include things like flood mitigation so it

the freshman class. new congress, new leaders. watch it all on c-span. >> vermont governor phil scott began his second term with a half-hour address to lawmakers in montpelier. he told the vermont house and senate that the state's biggest problem is a shrinking population. governor scott laid out his goals of attracting more people to live and work in vermont by improving job opportunities, housing and education. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you. please. [ inaudible ] >> the chamber will please come to order. [ inaudible ] >> for the record. how about those red sox, huh? [ applause ] >>> mr. president, madam speaker, mr. chief justice, members of the general assembly, distinguished guests and fellow vermonters, i want to begin by thanking the people of vermont for the opportunity to serve as governors and for their trust and support as we carry out the work ahead. it is the greatest honor of my life. i also want to thank my wife diana, my two daughters, erica and rachel, my mom and my entire family for their support and love. i

the c-spanday on network, the annual march for life starts at noon eastern on c-span. the:00 a.m. on c-span two, group holds a nationwide campaign for abortion access. at 10:00 a.m., more debate on reopening the federal government. on 10 -- on c-span3 at 10:30 a.m., u.s. withdraw from syria. at 1:00 p.m., students from liberty host an all day event. the u.s. public interest research group resented its new food safety report, outlining recent outbreaks of salmonella and e. coli. they are calling for regulating water used on crops and better notifying consumers of contaminations. this is just over 10 minutes.

live now to the floor of the house on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order o. charity lays before the house a ommunication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. january , 2019. i hereby appoint the honorable james p. mcgovern to act as speaker pro tempore on this day, signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip to be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. mitchell, for five minutes. mr. mitchell: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate the 00th birthday of helen barbara living

live coverage of the house on c-span and the senate on c-span2 . journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. wednesday morning, a look at the government shutdown and the congress with a member of bloomberg and rollcall. then we will talk about the 2020 residential field with a member of the university of virginia center for politics, as we discussed wednesday's premiere of c-span's original program, the senate: conflict and compromise. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. next, a look at loneliness and social isolation and how it can be prevented. health-care from industry professionals and researchers. welcome to the stage the president of atlantic lives, margaret low. margaret: good evening, everyone. thank you so much. i am president of atlantic live, and we bring atlantic

we'll follow the stories in the house and senate along with briefings all on the c-span networks. >> the senate confirmation hearings for william barr to be the next attorney general of the united states begin on tuesday at 9:30 a.m. eastern. in december president trump nominated mr. barr to replace jeff session who is held the position for over a year and a half since the beginning of the trump administration. william barr is now of counsel at the law firm of kirkland and ellis and served as the u.s. toge for president george h.w. bush. watch the confirmation process for attorney general nominee william barr, live tuesday at :30 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> congressman bennie thompson of mississippi has regained the gaft in the homeland security committee in the house of representatives. he's our guest on c-span's "newsmakers" this week. thank you very much for being with us. we have two reporters with us this week. we have two reporters in the studio to ask questions. nick sanders and stephen diamond. thank you for returning to our program this week. mr. thompson, we are taping on fr

as the debate continues, follow on the c-span networks with live coverage of the house on c-span and te on c-span. -- on c-span 2. >> sunday on q and a, a media mobile and his battle for viacom and cbs. >> after he had a battle with he had seencer being with young women as a sign of his vitality and he could tell the world "i'm going to live forever," as he would say. he would go to hollywood parties and sometimes go home with his grandson's date. it was awkward for the executives in viacom and cbs because he was still the controlling shareholder of these companies. he would do we are things -- weird things. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> the incoming freshman class of the new congrescl

c-span2, a look at the current political situation in venezuela. and at 8:00 eastern on c-span3, lawmakers and entrepreneurs examine the u.s. job creation and how technology is changing he economic landscape. >> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up tuesday morning, pennsylvania republican congressman scott perry discusses the government shutdown and border security. also, former custom and border protection commissioner talks about illegal immigration and border security issues and npr justice correspondent carrie johnson will be with us to talk about the open dage of testimony for william barr, president trump's nominee for attorney general. be sure to watch c span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning, join the discussion. here and jacque sims she serves as policy director of the american federation of government employees, the largest federal employee union in the country. did you ever think this would go 24 days? guest: it was my worst fear. that yes, i am surprised it has gone this long. host: how does this end? guest: i have no idea how long it will go. beiously, there does seem to some good possibilities for a

the u.s. that's live tomorrow at 9:30 eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org and on the free c-span radio app. >> this week on the communicators, consumer technology association president, gary schapiro, on the major issues facing the $398 billion technology industry in the u.s. >> because i also see where the future is going with technology. we know robotics will be here. artificial intelligence, drones, self-driving cars. individual oriented medical treatments, certainly biotech in a way we've never experienced before. block chain technology. all these are coming. so how do you succeed as a ninja, as someone who is flexible, knowing that part of the future is not clear, but part of it is totally clear? how do you benefit from that, where you're in government, a business or an individual? >> join us tonight at 8:00 astern on c-span2. >> the c-span bus recently traveled to tennessee, asking folks, what does it mean to be american? >> for me, being an american is being able to break the status quo. to know that i have the ability to not be a conformist to one ideal and form my own preponderate

when they continue you will be able to watch all of the proceedings on c-span3, and we will reair the proceedings tonight on the c-span networks. s a republican from pennsylvania and serves on the homeland security foreign affairs committee here to talk about the government shutdown and related matters. good morning to you. as far as the efforts to reopen the federal government. where are we? guest: it is frustrating for rank-and-file members because we are not involved in the discussion. this is between the leadership of the legislature and the house and senate minority -- minority and majority side and the executive branch of the president. it seems the house keeps coming up with different measures whether it is from the minority or majority, both republicans and democrats and remove that through and the president keeps offering different things, throwing things out there that maybe we would include this or discuss that and we don't see a lot of activity out of the senate and that is frustrating to me and frustrating when you feel like you are negotiating with yourself. i think something will have to be done to brea

. >> posted by the progressive policy institute, it is live 11:30 eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org, and on the free c-span radio app. >> the c-span bus recently traveled to tennessee, asking folks what does it mean to be american? isfor me, being un-american being up to break the status quo, to know that i don't have to be a conformist to one ideal, for my own opinion, and do something i believe and challenge the controversial. >> i have had letters from el ,alvador, from iran, from japan from all over the country. from all over the world. america for a chance at freedom, and me being means creating a welcoming community for people of all backgrounds. >> being an american is all about freedom. it is freedom on where you attend worship on sunday morning. it is freedom in where you have children. it is freedom in what you choose to do with what your career is going to be, with what your strengths are going to be, how you choose to treat your neighbors, how you want to plug into the world and the country and make a difference. i am so grateful to those who came before. that is what this country is all about,

. >> tonight in primetime on the c-span networks, at 9:00 p.m. eastern, a look at the history, application, and scope of presidential emergency powers. we'll have that here on c-span. at 9:00 eastern on c-span a discussion about what's being done to recruit and elect republican women to congress. and at 8:00 p.m. on c-span3, the senate special aging committee holds a hearing on combating scams that target the elderly. >> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. friday morning, a discussion of the planned pullout of troops from syria and this week's suicide bombing with seth jones of the center for strategic and international studies. and then republican maryland congressman andy harris talks about the shutdown and border security. and a review of the hearings for william barr. watch washington jurble live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >> watch c-span for live coverage of two marches in the

watch continuing coverage of the negotiations as well as the house and senate on the c-span networks. >> the senate confirmation hearings for william barr to be the next attorney general of the united states begins on tuesday at 9:30 a.m. eastern. december president trump nominated him to replace jeff sessions who held the position for over a year and half since the beginning of the trump administration. william r is now of counsel at the law firm of kirkland ellis entered as use attorney general for president george h.w. bush. watch the confirmation process for attorney general nominee william barr life tuesday at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> secretary of state mike pompeo criticized previous administrations during his recent tour of the middle east and said the top administration is going to take a different approach. his speech at the american university in cairo lasts about half an hour. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, administrators of higher education, business leaders, civil society leaders, members of the media, egypt and international, stude

watch the house live here on c-span. each week in this segment of the washington journal we take a look at how your money is at work in the federal government. on tax policyg and specifically progressive tax proposals. our guest is peter coy, economics editor at bloomberg businessweek and co-author of a recent cover story on new york democrat alexandra o cousin cortez's tax proposal. what is the last time a freshman member of congress got a cover story about tax proposals in your magazine? has been going since 1929 and i think this is the first. it was a history making event for us. why did you decide to do it this time? guest: the editor of the said, there was a lot of buzz -- in the magazine world you always worry -- we are a weekly magazine, that we are going to miss the wave or be perceived as being played on a story. we did not feel like the alexandria ocasio cortez wave was about to break and that it had more room to build and it -- not host: described her tax plan, what we are talking about. guest: she does not hav

and the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> harvard law professor and tech scholar susan crawford is the author of this new book "fiber: the coming tech revolution and why america might miss it." professor crawford, what is the definition of fiber you use in the book? susan: the definition of fiber, we are talking about fiber-optic technology. it is not new. it has been around for decades. basically, the idea is a very in strand of glass -- thin strand of glass allows unlimited amounts of information to be pumped through it by lasers. it is used around the world undersea to carry communications and more and more countries are ensuring that every one of their citizens has access to a fiber-optic connection for internet data. that is what the book is about. a scrappy cities in america making sure that their citizens have access to competitive, cheap, ubiquitous fiber connections. host: how are you and i using fiber optics today? susan: oh, it's present all over the place i

follow the debates and briefings on the c-span networks. 100 new members joined either the house or senate for the 116th congress. indiana voters elected republican mike braun to the u.s. senate. he previously served in the statehouse. the senator on the company that manufactures and distributes parts for trucks. voters in indiana's sixth district sent the vice president brother, greg pence, to the house. andwns to antique malls indiana and was in the oil and gas industry earlier in his career. congressman jim banner represents the fourth district. he had previously been elected to the indiana statehouse and putnam county commission. he owns a family farm and a home health agency in indiana. he lost his left arm while serving as an officer in the u.s. army during the vietnam war. wisconsin added only one new member to their congressional delegation, representative brian style elected to replace his onetime boss, paul ryan. he served on the wisconsin -- university of wisconsin board of regents. before that, he was an attorney who worked in c

the world. country. c-span is brought to you by your satellite or cable provider. >> president trump is announced will make a major announcement from the white house concerning the humanitarian crisis on the southern border and the shutdown, tamara 3:00 p.m. eastern. we will have live coverage on c-span. the senate is in session tomorrow after a virginia senator tim kaine's objection to adjourning for the weekend. watch the live senate 11:00 a.m. saturday with comments on the government shutdown on c-span2. the houses out for the weekend, returning tuesday for legislative is this. white house press secretary sarah sanders took a few minutes to answer questions from reporters outside the white house on a range of issues. >> good to see you, sarah. >> you guys gathered for the big snow -- snowball fight? >> did the president lied to congress? ms. sanders: that is ridiculous. his outside counsel said in a statement earlier today it was categorically false. >> [indiscernible] again, i think that one statement, thos

when they continue you will be able to watch all of the proceedings on c-span3, and we will reair the proceedings tonight on the c-span networks. s a republican from pennsylvania and serves on the homeland security foreign affairs committee here to talk about the government shutdown and related matters. good morning to you. as far as the efforts to reopen the federal government. wh

. >> if you missed any of what speaker pelosi had to say, we will show it to you later on the c-span networks. you can see it on-line at our website, c-span.org. we have more live programming coming up shortly. a congressional democrats are taking nart a rally held by the afl-cio calling for an end to the shutdown of the federal government. live coverage of that will start at noon eastern. president trump is traveling to mcallen, texas, today, touring the southern border. there are a couple events on the president's schedule including a roundtable discussion and briefing on border issues. we will try to show those to you live when they happen this afternoon here on c-span 3. georgetown university hosted several panel discussions recently marking the 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement in northern ireland and the shared experiences found in the parallel movement happening in the 1960s in the united states. speakers during the first panel including several northern ireland civil rights activists who recounted their stories and the former irish justice minister and chair of the

watch c-span's washington journal at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. >> here is a look at some of what is coming up this evening on c-span. bills to moved to pass open portions of the government shutdown. next, a bill to open national parks and the epa. that is followed by debate on the bill giving -- >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> tomorrow, former housi

original program the senate conflict and compromise, with c-span producer mark marcus. be sure to watch "washington journal," live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> a record number of women, minorities, and first on politicians are part of the 116th congress, c-span recently spoke with several of them. elected josh harter was to represent california's 10th congressional district. he has worked as a venture capitalist in a business professor. >> how and why did you decide to run for office? >> i love my community and i thought it needed to change. i'm a fifth-generation residence , my grandfather came out on a wagon train in 1850 and came , and became a peach farmer. my community invested a lot in me. my first job as a people boy, i went to the pope -- the public school system and why saw the issues i care about most, health care, immigration, jobs, like in unity was being left behind, i decided to do what i could do to fix it. >> how were you able to beat the four term incumbent? the issues were so personal to so many peopl

for coverage of the senate on c-span 2 and live coverage of the house here on c-span. as for the next half hour or so, we will continue taking your 12 ofand comments on day the government shutdown. president will try to figure out whether he can strike a deal with the democrats. we will look for any video comments from members before or after that meeting with president trump. here are the phone lines to call in. the 116th congress has not started yet. we have the official word of a resignation announcement. walter jones office just willrmed that congressman be retiring after the 100 16th congress. he indicated as such in april 2018 but had not made an official announcement. to cape coral florida, we hear from jim. say that, asted to a person who has got a paycheck from the federal government, this time of year, it is especially important. you've got new things that come homed, like auto and insurance, things that you often pay in the first part of the year. now your check will not be coming and you are asked to make a sacrifice. what i am particularly indignant it abou

visit ncicap.org] >> tonight in primetime on the c-span networks at 9:00 p.m. eastern, a look at the history, application, and scope of presidential emergency putters, we'll have that on c-span. at 9:00 eastern on c-span2, what's being done to recruit and elect republican women to congress. at 8:00 p.m. on c-span3, the senate special aging committee holds a hearing on combating scams that target the elderly. >> watch c-span for live coverage of two marches in the nation's capital. friday, the march for life starts at noon eastern and on saturday, the women's march beginning at 1:30 p.m. eastern. this friday and saturday. ive on c-span. saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on book tv from the washington, d.c. jail, the free minds book club's monthly meeting. >> those causes were immediate, a moment of carelessness or bad judgment or plain stupidity curried consequences that lasted forever and a lot of times when we speak, we say we in the field. they in the war, we -- they in the field. we say we're in the field. you get locked up for maybe a mistake or a decision you

as the debate over government funding continues you can follow the story on the c-span networks. later today president trump will be speaking at the 100th annual convention of the american farm bureau federation in new orleans. it starts at 12:40 p.m. eastern. live coverage on c-span2. tomorrow the senate judiciary committee begins account information for attorney general nominee william barr. that starts at 9:30 a.m. eastern by von c-span3. -- live on c-span3. before departing for the farm bureau convention to new orleans, president trump spoke with reporters outside the white house about the government shutdown, border security, and his past meetings with russian president vladimir putin. >> good morning. beautiful here it you to full. too bad they took the snow off the ground. too bad. it was more beautiful last night. i'll be going to new orleans right now. i'm going to be speaking front of our great farmers. i look forward to that. i did it last year, and i look forward to it so we'll be back a little bit later. i believe, i don't know if the weather changes things, but the c