thursday morning, we are in madison, wisconsin for the next span for the c-span bus. wisconsin lieutenant governor will be our guest during "washington journal" at 8:30 eastern. >> as we wait for the house to return from votes. here's part of today's "washington journal." . out the education issues that the state and the nation faces commissioner of education, of minnesota, brenda cassellius. commissioner, thanks for being with us. achievement have large

host: joining us on the c-span bus is governor pete ricketts. iewers may be surprised that kansas is the only unicameral state government. guest: we are, that means we have one house rather than two houses. it dates back to the 1930's and when we made that change, and what it means is we've got a nonpartisan unicameral, that's how they run. they don't run as republican or democrat. i'm told that means we're less polarized than other state houses around the country. it changes the dynamics, there's no house leader or majority whip or anything like that. it just is every bill gets a hearing, every senator gets a priority bill. so i think it makes it something where legislators have a lot more opportunity to be able to talk about their agendas and get things done. host: governor pete ricketts joining us. the special line for nebraska residents if you have questions 202-748-8000.nor, 207-74 -8001. nebraska is a full percentage point lower than the national rate at .%, why is that that? guest: one of the things is that our state is growing. for the la

oining us now on board the c-span bus is governor pete ricketts. governor ricketts, good morning to you, sir. surprised might be to learn that nebraska is the unicameral with a state legislature. why is that? on impact does that have you as governor? guest: good morning. thanks for having me on. nd yes, we are the only state with a unicameral. that means we have one house instead of two houses like every other state in the country. it dates back, actually to the when we made that change, and what it means is we've got a nonpartisan unicameral. that's how they run. don't run as republican or democrat. told that means we're less polarized than other statehouses around the country. dynamics a s the little bit with regard to how you work together. there is no, you know, house majority whip or anything like that. gets a every bill hearing and every senator gets a priority bill so i think it makes it something where more ators have a lot opportunity to be able to talk about their agendas and be able to get things done. nebraska ial line for residents if y

and remind our viewers to stay tuned for the next stop of the c-span bus tour. >> we are live once again from the white house briefing room awaiting the start of the daily briefing with press secretary sarah sanders running a few minutes behind. this was going to start at 2:00, it's about 2:30 now. we will have it live here on c-span when it gets under way. ere she comes. ms. sanders: good afternoon. with labor participation wages and job growth on the rise we're seing how president trump's economic policies are benefiting american workers. the unemployment rate dropped to 3.9% the lowest level since the year 2000. the unemployment rate for adult women is 3.5%, and african-american unemployment rate is 6.5% the lowest ever recorded and the unemployment rate for hispanics sighed a -- tied a series low. since the president's election more than three million jobs have been create the president's historic tax cuts and pro-growth policy are creating jobs and restoring confidence in the american economy. the white house has been in contact with state and local officials in haye since the initi

about 15 minutes until we show you the latest on c-span's 50 capitals tour. the c-span bus traveling around the country. today we will be showing you our stock in cheyenne, wyoming that was recorded earlier this week. we interviewed the governor in that stop. onil then taking your calls lines for democrats, republicans and independents. it's open phones. any public policy issue you want to talk about. as you were calling and during that pro forma session you saw chaplain father patrick conroy. he is the house chaplain. he is slated to leave on may 24. that's his resignation date. we covered some of the controversy surrounding his resignation from the house. story out today from the hill newspaper on father conroy's job status. a small group of lawmakers from both parties had begun exploring ways to get the ousted house chaplain reinstated. congressman jerry conley said yesterday over this week's break conley reached out to both democratic and republican colleagues to brainstorm possible solutions to prevent father patrick conroy from being forced out later this month. i hav

c-span three. >> we are live in st. paul minnesota for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> tonight on lectures in history, east tennessee state university professor tom lee teaches the class about the south influence on national culture in the 1970's. here's a preview. >> all this economic change. it corresponds to cultural change. you all don't smoke, i know. this is a 1971 ad. he got a young couple, fairly well-to-do, cigarette in hand sitting at the thanksgiving as mom brings the bird. what i want you to really notice the traditional slogan has been winston tastes good like a cigarette should. would focus on the beach. notice it is his down-home taste that takes promise. the south had gone from the nations that one economic problem in 1938 -- only five years after to a part gone of te nation that maybe seemed most america. >> watch the entire program tonight on lectures in history. only on c-span3. former first lady betty ford's room member on the centennial of her birth. hillary clinton joins lyndon to talk about mrs. ford's white house years and her contribu

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c-span, i conversation on the future of conservatism and the republican party is hosted by conservative magazine and the heritage foundation. thursday morning we are in cheyenne, wyoming for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. the wyoming governor will be our guest on the bus during washington journal starting at 9:45 eastern. now a conversation from the george w. bush presidential center in dallas about the 2008 financial crisis. we will hear from three officials involved in the crisis. former treasury secretary henry paulson, former federal reserve bernanke and former counselor of economic advisor edward lazear. >> i want to thank president bush and laura bush for inviting us to be here today. you know, we have heard from -- the lunch we had with the women was just amazing. daniel's story, second to none. mrs. bush, thank you very much. then we heard from dr. chan.

the communicators" at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. thursday morning, we are in madison, wisconsin for the next span for the c-span bus. wisconsin lieutenant governor will be our guest during "washington journal" at 8:30 eastern. >> as we wait for the house to return from votes. here's part of today's "washington journal." . out the education issues that the state and the nation faces commissioner of education, of minnesota, brenda cassellius. commissioner, thanks for being with us. achievement have large gaps and that's been our focus this st eight years of administration, almost eight equity, go offer achievement gaps to ensure great education they deserve. this morning, fighting for more funding for public schools, so we don't ding have to see cuts and teacher layoffs. that, ontinuing to do continuing to work on ways to support the schools and they get professional development they need so teachers have skills to work with speaking minnesota.ages in host: commissioner, a lot of states this past year have seen west virginia, north carolina, arizona. avoided that? education commissioner: we have avoided that, we have

and then coming up at 9:30 this morning, the c-span bus is in bismarck, north dakota. span's 50d 34 on capital tour. we will talk to the north dakota republican governor doug about the issues facing his state. first, we go to yesterday on capitol hill, legendary motown singer smokey robinson came to congress to urge lawmakers to update copyright music laws. here is a portion of his testimony. >> the hours and effort that went into writing, recording, producing something that will truly make an impact on the world for generations to come. i wish for you all to share in that experience here to be creators of something innovative , constructive, and enduring. something that will make a profound difference in the lives of so many. the music modernization act will make that difference. thank you for making it a reality, and i really appreciate everyone who is here, and all of you senators who are supporting this particular act, this particular subject, because it is very important. it would be like if you went to the grocery store or the supermarket and the owner was there a

c-span3. >> monday morning, we are live in st. paul, minnesota for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. minnesota education commissioner brent caselli is will be our during washington journal, starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> next on the civil war, yale university professor david blight talks about the political and often religious rhetoric that frederick douglass used when writing or speaking about abolition or the civil war. this 50 minute talk was part of a conference hosted by the university of virginia center for civil war history. dr. blight: thank you gary, liz, joan, will and other friends. i learned a long time ago that when they invite you somewhere, just say yes and that figure out -- then figure out later what you will talk about, or talk about whatever they want you to talk about. because it is always fun and always important and there is no better audience. virginia -- i am not above promoting a new book, why not? [laughter]

the c-span bus is in lincoln, nebraska, part of our c-span 50 capitals tour. we will be talking with senator pete ricketts on board the c-span bus at about 9:45 this morning, if you want to stick around for that discussion. it is happening right outside the state capital there in lincoln. back to your calls on term limits for members of congress. in illinois, line for those who support. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i think this is a critical subject, one i believe strongly in. i think when you look at the incentives that congresspeople operate under right now, they are in such a glorified position in washington and have really become part of a ruling class, and they have also its of perks to office. immediately, there and since of becomes to remain in that position for life. everything is focused on reelection. everything is focused on not necessarily what they think is best for the country, not necessarily would reflect the ideology that the voters purelyg them for, but about what puts together the voting blocs they keep them in power. i

>> see the entire conversations with clarence thomas and stephen breyer, tonight on c-span at 8:00 p.m. eastern. thursday morning, we are in cheyenne, wyoming, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals to her. guestans will be the during the journal, starting at 9:45 p.m. eastern. today, health and human services secretary alec cesar spoke the for the annual world health care congress in washington. he talked about his department's effort to help patients get better access to their records and potentially lower the cost of procedures and prescription drugs. his speech is 20 minutes. >> i hope you all are gassed up with caffeine. i encourage you to go get coffee. i may interrupt my remarks and go get a coffee while we are going. village to be her with you today to share some of president trump's vision for health care. workingain how we are to hopefully make it a reality. we know that everyone of you, such experts in the field of health care, care deeply about our health system. all of the health care professionals who are gathered here today work to save lives, deliver patients the best care possible. when i say health care professionals, i mean everybody from general pr

c-span. morning, we are in lincoln, nebraska for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. nebraska governor pete ricketts will be our guest on the bus during washington journal starting at 9:45 eastern. >> now, president trump takes part in a roundtable discussion in cleveland with ohio residents, labor secretary alex acosta and representative jim renÉe c to discuss the tax reform legislation passed in december. this is just under an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, donald j. trump. >>

the communicators" at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. thursday morning, we are in madison, wisconsin for the next span for the c-span bus. wisconsin lieutenant governor will be our guest during "washington journal" at 8:30 eastern. >> as we wait for the house to return from votes. here's part of today's "washington journal." .

paul, minnesota for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capital store. minnesota -- capitals tour. brenda caselli us will be our guest on the bus starting at 9:30 eastern. now, former secretary of state rex tillerson the commencement address to virginia military into the's 2018 graduating class. he discusses the importance of ethical leadership and integrity. this is about 25 minutes. [applause] mr. tillerson: thank you, thank you so much, mr. brown for that kind introduction and i want to think the general and everyone from bmi for their kind invitation to be a part of this important day for all of you. you, it istant to important your families, friends, and so many others who played a part in supporting you in your journey to this transitional moment in your lives. i know many of you also received your commissions to serve as our newest leaders in all branches of our military only yesterday. to thank you for that. not only for your willingness to serve, but the commitment and sacrifice of yourselves and family members that comes with your service. prides itself on its development

the house on c-span, and the senate on c-span2. >> monday morning, we are in lincoln, nebraska for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. nebraska governor pete ricketts will be our guest on the bus during washington journal starting at 9:45 a.m. eastern. >> president trump spoke at this year's nra convention taking place in dallas, texas. his speech addressed several topics including north korea, and border security, the economy and the 2016 election. this is just under one hour. >> [applause] president trump: thank you. thank you. thank you very much. i love you, folks. >> [chanting, "usa."] trump: it is a great honor to be here. these are real patriots. they really are. i want to thank wayne lopp here. my friend, our great vice president, mike pence. i also want to recognize our great texas leaders. we love texas. do we love texas? abbott, my friend. where is greg? governor abbott. he is running and i have already done it but greg, i fully endorse you. you are endorsed. he has done a great job. i tell you, you had your water pouring down on top and you kept coming and coming. he kept calling. we need more money. and

the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. monday morning, we are live in st. paul minnesota for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals to her. us will be our guest at 9:30 a.m. eastern. coming up next, our original series landmark cases looks at the affirmative action case, regents of the university of california versus bakke, followed by house speaker paul nd other members of congress discussing the agenda in week ahead. then later, president trump's oval office meeting with the nato secretary-general. allen, a the car is major of civil rights cases returning to his home after returning from his fight entering middle school school. -- medical school. >> it is a reflection of richard nixon and gerald ford and a reflection of an american society that says these people can sit in the front of the bus, sit downstairs in the movie theater, registered to vote, why aren't they happy with that? >> this will bring the civil rights movement back into the focus where the majority of

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monday morning, we are in lincoln, nebraska, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capital store. governor pete ricketts will be our guest during "washington journal," starting at 9:45 eastern. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is dave levinthal, senior political reporter at the center for public integrity. he is here to talk about the state of the federal election commission and its ability to oversee campaign-finance laws. guest: good to be with you. host: let's remind our viewers what is the fec. guest: the federal election commission was created in the aftermath of watergate. it was proposed as sort of an elixir to bring order to what of course was a very turbulent campaign, the watergate scandal. very quickly, it was not necessarily is powerful as people across the country would have liked, although it was designed as a bipartisan agency that would not be dominated either by republicans or democrats. that has proven to be a good thing. occasions, it has not been an overriding late partisan body , but many critics would say it means there will be some inherent

c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. monday morning, we are live in st. paul, minnesota for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capital store. minnesota -- capitals tour. brenda caselli us will be our guest on the bus starting at 9:30 eastern. now, former secretary of state rex tillerson the commencement address to virginia military into the's 2018 graduating class. he discusses the importance of ethical leadership and integrity. this is about 25 minutes. [applause] mr. tillerson: thank you, thank you so much, mr. brown for that kind introduction and i want to think the general and everyone from bmi for their kind invitation to be a part of this important day for all of you.

california next to the c-span bus and we want to introduce you to the author roger simon. he's written a series of novels and turning right at hollywood and vine and the perils of coming out conservative in tinseltown and here is his most recent book called i know best how moral narcissism is destroying the republic if it hasn't already. want to let you know also that he's a hollywood screenwriter. he was nominated for an oscar for his best adapted screenplay enemy is a love story and also the cofounder and ceo of pj media. first of all, what is pj media? >> guest:. it was an amalgamation of blogs for the response to dan rather is lying about the bush national guard situation. he was managing editor or supervisor that called us amateurs for attacking this dishonesty so we decided to form a media company. but he didn't bother to look it up before he attacked us but that's normal because that's what most people do when they attack that is wha but that is d and then it evolved over the years but it's when i was hoping to form it as a media company on the right and left of dia

announcer: tuesday morning, we're in south dakota for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capital storeo guard will be our guest on the bus starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern. live onis what is tuesday. recording artists smokey robinson is among those testifying at 10:00 a.m. eastern. and, establishing the film as the late edgar metzger evers. then the senate is back to debate judicial nominations, including those for the 10th circuit court of appeals. then, the head of the national securitytelligence and center testifies. in the afternoon, the ninth circuit court of appeals hears a case regarding president trump's decision to end the daca program. here is more coverage of the u.s. embassy opening in jerusalem, plus a look at the protests in gaza.

visit ncicap.org] >> monday morning, we are in nebraska for the next dot on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. the nebraska governor will be with us on the bus during "washington journal," at 9:45 eastern. >> next on c-span, a discussion about brexit and invocations it will have on foreign policy in the u.k. panelists talk about what the future relations of the united states and u.k. look like after the u.k. leaves the union next year. this discussion is about an hour. >> thank you everyone for coming, welcome to council on foreign relations meeting. i'm steve myro. we are lucky to have joining with us, matthew goodwin from the u.k. and jennifer hillman from georgetown university law center and ed luce from the "financial times." as i was thinking about this thinking g in i was it was nice for once to focus on someone else's internal problems for a change. as we think about it that in many ways, we have -- we are now 330 days away from exit day and yet, we have no idea how we're getting from point a to point a. in washington, that is never a straight line and that definitely appears to b

national cable satellite corp. 2018] morning, we are in lincoln, nebraska, for the next up on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. governor peter ricketts will be our guest during washington journal, starting at 9:45 a.m. eastern. susan: welcome to c-span'newsmakers. the primary season is in full swing. we are pleased to welcome guy cecil from priorities usa, a democratic super pac. we will talk politics with him for the next half hour. let me introduce the two reporters asking questions. michael scherer elena schneider. michael, i think you are up first. michael: we had some good news on the economic front. unemployment below 4% for the first time since 2000. is the economy revving up create headwinds for the democratic argument in 2018? guy: there are two ways to look at the economy. but we have seen is a pretty consistent job gain. we have averaged somewhere between 180,000 to 220,000 jobs gained throughout the entire obama administration into the trump administration. the other thing it reveals is we still have a problem with wages. we still have a problem with people not entering the employ

the sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. tuesday morning we're in south dakota for the next stop on the c-span bus capitals tour. the governor will be our guest starting at 9 a.m. eastern. the brookings institution and the biden foundation host a discussion on the middle class and the economy. talkedmer vice president about help for the middle class and its role in the nation's economy. also ideas we are talking about today, we sat down with camille and richard and went over things that happened today. also if you are interested in middle-class issues one of the key outputs that the biden foundation is the biden forum the discussion on middle-class issues. let me start with quick words of introduction. this is an all-star panel. it is rare when you can pick the four people you want to have on the panel and they all say yes. and we the dream team are thrilled to have them here today. melissa kearny, a professor of economics at the university of maryland. heidi,e dennis --, senior economist and director of policy for the economic policy institute. an michael strahan the director withonomic policy studies the americ

the federal government could work well. >> "q&a," sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> wednesday morning, we're live in bismarck, north dakota, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. north dakota governor will be our guest on the bus during "washington journal" starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> while we wait for the house to return at 2:00 eastern time, a discussion about autism. "washington journal." " continues. host: april is autism must come in here on c-span joining us to take a look at the issue in the u.s. and more broadly, our two guests, julia bascom, the executive director of the autistic self advocacy network, and allison ratto is with the children's national health system, a psychologist with that organization. thank you both for joining us this morning. let's start broadly, julia bascom, on the issue of autism in the u.s. first of all, defined for us what autism is. guest: the first important thing is that it is not a disease, it is a disability. what that means is from the time an autistic person is born, their brain processes information differently. to worktend differently, we tend to communicate differently and have different social

visit ncicap.org] >> monday morning, we are in nebraska for the next dot on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. the nebraska governor will be with us on the bus during "washington journal," at 9:45 eastern. >> next on c-span, a discussion about brexit and invocations it will have on foreign policy in the u.k. panelists talk about what the future relations of the united states and u.k. look like after the u.k. leaves the union next year. this discussion is about an hour.

daugaard, the second term governor of the tate of south dakota and he's been our guest in pierre on the c-span busvernor. guest: thank you, peter. host: thank our cable partners pierre, midco, for their help up.setting this the c-span bus is outside the state capitol. marked north dakota. now "washington journal" continues. host: last half-hour of the program, we'll take open phones you want to if participate call the phone ines, 202-748-8000 for democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans and independents, 202-748-8002. available on social media, if you want to post on wj is channels at c-span our twitter feed and facebook page, contribute at facebook.com/c-span. politico updating the first lady's condition. president trump said tuesday the first lady melania is recovering well from willn kidney condition and head home later this week. our great first lady is doing eally well, we'll be leaving the hospital in two or three days. thank you for your love and support. melania trump, 48 underwent embolism procedure, on monday, just after mother's day. told politico it stops a kill a blood vessel or noncan

joining us on the c-span bus parked outside of the state capital is a lieutenant governor of that staterebecca kleefisch . ,ieutenant governor kleefisch what are the constitutional duties of the lieutenant governor in wisconsin, and how have you and governor walker defined your job? guest: inquiring minds want to know, right? in all of the 45 states where there are lieutenant governors i think folks want to know what is the purpose, the constitutional duties of this position besides succession? here in wisconsin, that is my main constitutional duty, as well as other duties by assignment by the governor. i do things like chair of the task force on minority unemployment, the governor's task force on opioids abuse, and because i am an anti-poverty advocate i also chair the interagency council on homelessness because i care deeply about making sure that folks who are experiencing poverty and housing insecurity can attach to our resurgent economy, and that is what we have here in wisconsin. we are terribly proud of the fact that since 2010 we have made some very significant changes under the

the federal government could work well. >> "q&a," sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> wednesday morning, we're live in bismarck, north dakota, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. north dakota governor will be our guest on the bus during "washington journal" starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> while we wait for the house to return at 2:00 eastern time, a discussion about autism. "washington journal." " continues. host:

c-span, a swearing-in for mike pompeo, including remarks from president trump. >> thursday morning, we are in cheyenne, wyoming, for the next stop on the c-span 50 capitals bus tour. >> up monday on landmark cases, a caisson capital punishment. in 1976, a convicted armed robber in murderer challenged sentence. his case and others were considered by the court. the supreme court ruled against him but established stricter guidelines for states wishing to penalty.e death discussing the case, one of the nation's top legal scholars and lawofessor at legal harvard school. she was a former clerk of supreme court justice thurgood directorand the legal of the criminal justice legal foundation advocating in favor of capital punishment. , watch live marquise is monday at 9:00 p.m. me eastern. hashtag is landmarkcases. find the podcast at c-span.org\landmarkcases. institute covered a series of talks about sports. speakers include georgetown basketball coach and the plaintive in a lawsuit against college on behalf of athletes. this is two hours.

oining us now on board the c-span bus is governor pete ricketts. governor ricketts, good morning to you, sir. surprised might be to learn that nebraska is the unicameral with a state legislature. why is that? what impact

step with the very group that was the majority, the democratic caucus. ..ern california next to the c-span busand we want to introduce you to the author roger simon. he's written a series of novels and turning right at hollywood and vine and the perils of coming out conservative in tinseltown and here is his most recent book called i know best how moral how northerly narcissism is destroying our republic if it hasn't already. i want to let you know also that roger l. simon is a hollywood screenwriter, busted loose, came

monday morning, we are in lincoln, nebraska, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capital store.ernor pete ricketts will be our guest during "washington

thursday morning we are in cheyenne, wyoming for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. the wyoming governor will be our guest on the bus during washington journal starting at 9:45 eastern. now a conversation from the george w. bush presidential center in dallas about the 2008 financial crisis. we will hear from three officials involved in the crisis. former treasury secretary henry paulson, former federal reserve bernanke and former counselor of economic advisor edward lazear. >> i want to thank president bush and laura bush for inviting us to be here today. you know, we have heard from -- the lunch we had with the women was just amazing. daniel's story, second to none. mrs. bush, thank you very much. then we heard from dr. chan. the compassion is just off the charts. keeping with that theme, i think a good wall street panel and the compassion we have is exactly what we need to do right now. [laughter] anyway, i want to thank president and mrs. bush very much for having us here today. we are going to talk about a couple different things, and talk about the economy. it af

c-span3. monday morning, and lincoln, nebraska for the next stop on c-span bus 50 capitals tour. nebraska governor pete ricketts will be our guest. on landmark cases, a case on capital punishment, greg v. georgia. gregg, atroy leon convicted murderer, challenged his case. the supreme court ruled against him but establish stricter guidelines for states wishing to impose the death penalty. case,s you discuss this carol steiger and a professor at harvard law school. she has argued against the death penalty in a number of cases. can't scheidegger, the legal director of the criminal justice legal foundation, capitalng for punishment. cases monday at 9:00 eastern on c-span and joined the conversation. #landmarkcases. resources on our website, the "landmark cases" companion book, and the "landmark

step with the very group that was the majority, the democratic caucus. ..ern california next to the c-span bus and we want to introduce you to the author roger simon. he's written a series of novels and turning right at hollywood and vine and the perils of coming out conservative in tinseltown and here is his most recent book called i know best how moral how northerly narcissism is destroying our republic if it hasn't already. i want to let you know also that roger l. simon is a hollywood screenwriter, busted loose, came out with richard pryor, scenes from a mall with bet midler and woody allen and nominated for an oscar for enemies and a love story and the cofounder and ceo of pj media. roger simon what is pj media it was pajamas media when we started it the early part of the century i can say, and it was a amalgamation of blocks that -- of blogs formed in response to dan ratherrers lying but a the bush national guard situation. then i guess he was managing editor or supervising editor of cbs. called us all amateurs in our pajamas for attacking this dishoney overate of rathers. we wouldn't am

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oscar mayer and the university of wisconsin, about 235,000 people live there, and joining us on the c-span bus parked outside the state capitol is the lieutenant governor of that state rebecca clayfish. lieutenant governor clayfish, what are the constitutional duties of the lieutenant governor in wisconsin, and how have you and governor walker defined your job? >> inquiring minds want to know. >> i'm charles davidson, the executive director -- there we go. i'll start again. welcome to hudson institute, everyone. i'm charles davidson, the executive director of the kleptocracy initiative initiative here, and we are extremely honored to be hosting judge jose

oscar mayer and the university of wisconsin, about 235,000 people live there, and joining us on the c-span bus parked outside the state capitol is the lieutenant governor of that state rebecca clayfish. lieutenant governor clayfish, what are the constitutional duties of the lieutenant governor in wisconsin, and how have you and governor walker defined your job? >> inquiring minds want to know. >> i'm charles davidson, the executive director -- there we go. i'll start again. welcome to hudson institute, everyone. i'm charles davidson, the executive director of the kleptocracy initiative initiative here, and we are extremely honored to be hosting judge jose grindal gonzalez who has come specially from spain to visit us for a couple of days with this event here and various other things going on in town. he's really an example what have can be done, and i don't want to say more about him by way of introduction because he's going to speak about what he has done and what is going on in spain in terms of the work that they are doing, so i don't want to color that in any way, shape or form. i would li

c-span. >>> wednesday morning, we are live in bismarck, north dakota, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capital tour. the governor be -- will be our guest on the bus starting at 9:30 am, eastern. >> defense department officials discuss military technology and research at a hearing of the house and services committee. witnesses answered questions about the acquisition process, for new defense technology, and research into artificial intelligence, hypersonic wetness -- weapons, and military drones. this 2 our hearing -- our hearing -- 22 -- hour hearing . >>> come to order. for the last three

c-span. >>> wednesday morning, we are live in bismarck, north dakota, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capital tour. the governor be -- will be our guest on the bus starting at 9:30 am, eastern. >> defense department officials discuss military technology and research at a hearing of the house and services committee.

the conversation. @c-span.s tuesday morning, we are in south dakota for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour earlier this month, the national rifle association held its leadership forum in dallas. speakers included senator ted cruz and other advocates. this is just over three hours. >> all of us as americans share a common desire for safe schools and communities. achieving these goals does not mean we shift the blame for the acts of murderers and the government's failure to protect us onto the backs of good

>> see the entire conversations with clarence thomas and stephen breyer, tonight on c-span at 8:00 p.m. eastern. thursday morning, we are in cheyenne, wyoming, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals to her. guestans will be the during the journal, starting at 9:45 p.m. eastern. today, health and human services secretary alec cesar spoke the for the annual world health care congress in washington. he talked about his department's effort to help patients get better access to their records and potentially lower the cost of procedures and prescription drugs. his speech is 20 minutes. >> i hope you all are gassed up with caffeine. i encourage you to go get coffee. i may interrupt my remarks and go get a coffee while we are going. village to be her with you today to share some of president trump's vision for health care. and explain how we

paul minnesota for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. startek at 9:30 a.m. eastern -- starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. been on tuesday the ninth circuit court of appeal heard an argument from the university of california versus the department of homeland security. -- and what the president has legal authority to rescind the program that was instructed under president obama. this is an hour and 15 minutes. minutes. >> good afternoon. this is the time for the hearing on regents for the university of california versus the department of homeland security. i understand counsel has split their time three ways. you are to inform the court with the division of time will be. >> i michael from california we will be dividing our minute 14 minutes for the state, eight minutes for the regions and eight minutes for the individual plaintiffs. >> okay. you may proceed. >> i would like to reserve seven minutes for rebuttal. the decision of daca was a just discretionary enforcement decision that the ina did not constrain. the acting secretary decided, taking into consideration b

c-span 3. >> monday morning we're live in st. paul, minnesota, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. the educationer commissioner will be our guest on the bus during washington journal at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> and testimony from treasury secretary steve mnuchin and acting irs commissioner david kotter on president trump's 2019 budget request. they'll be of iting before a senate -- testifying before a senate appropriations subcommittee live tuesday at 10 a.m. eastern time. and the mexican president discussing u.s./mexican relations at the national press club in washington d.c. live tuesday at 1 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >>> earlier this week the center for american progress held its annual ideas conference with discussions on the state of the economy and the rule of law during the trump administration. we heard remarks from ohio senator sherrod brown, former housing secretary julian castro and new york times columnist paul krogman. this is an hour and 40 minutes. >>> we are definitely getting started. good morning, everyone. >> good morning. >> on behalf of the entire center for americ

national cable satellite corp. 2018] morning, we are in lincoln, nebraska, for the next up on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. governor peter ricketts will be our guest during washington journal, starting at 9:45 a.m. eastern.

the sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. tuesday morning we're in south dakota for the next stop on the c-span bus capitals tour. the governor will be our guest starting at 9 a.m. eastern. the brookings institution and the biden foundation host a discussion on the middle class and the economy. talkedmer vice president about help for the middle class and its role in the nation'