when senator thurmond retired, i was honored to be able to take his place. fritz was my senior senator for two years. i just want to thank him and recognize what he did for me to become established in the senate. he was kind, he was gracious. we did not agree on policy, but he could not have been a better friend. i spent half my time trying to interpret what he was saying on the floor. i caught about every third word. he has got this charleston accent that even i can't understand at times, but nobody enjoyed their job more than senator hollings, nobody was ever better at it, and when it came to south carolina, senator hollings was able to move mountains. he was the chairman of the commerce committee, the budget committee. he was one of the great environmentalists of our time. in south carolina, a beautiful place along the coast where three major rivers come together, it was senator hollings who established that now and forever to be preserved. he helped establish noaa that's done so much for our oceans. he was part of the graham-rudman-hollings balanced budg

i met him in 19 7 when i was working for senator strom thurmond. he will go down as one of the most effective senators on the record and it's safe to say there'll be no one else like senator hollings. beyond his work ethic and advocacy for south carolina he was known as a genuine person. respected by folks from all walks of life, from every political party and from all 50 states. his decades of work left south carolina and our nation better off, for that, there's no doubt. he was a true embodyment of selflessness and public service. his legacy will be felt for generations to come and my prayers and condolences are with his loved ones as well as appreciation for the live he is did of all of us. god bless his family as they mourn the los of a true giant, selfless public servant and dedicated leader. i thank the gentleman and yield become. yield to mr. now kennedy from south carolina. >> i want to thank majority whip clyburn for his service and the rest of the dell dwation of south carolina. this weekend we lost the most transformational leader south

senator thurmond voted for justice ginsburg. not because he agreed with her, because he thought she was a qualified person. how could you say she's not? senator hollings, the longest-serving junior senator in the history of the country, and class you are watching. he voted for justice scalia convinceyou will never me he agreed with justice scalia, but he was highly qualified. i think one got 96 votes and one got 97. what happened? a complete interior ration of the confirmation process. why is it always our people? now kavanaugh. i don't know why it is always our people but things have changed enough for the better. one person has not mentioned kavanaugh yet, and that is susan collins. of all the people who really mattered, i would put her at the top of the list. senator collins gave an explanation of her vote that is the epitome of what the founders had in mind when it came to advise and consent. it was logical, well-researched. she took the allegation seriously. she thoroughly vetted him personally and looked at every case he a

when senator thurmond retired, i was honored to be able to take his place. fritz was my senior senator for two years. i just want to thank him and recognize what he did for me to become established in the senate. he was kind, he was gracious. we did not agree on policy, but he could not have been a better friend. i spent half my time trying to interpret what he was saying on the floor. i caught about every third word. he has got this charleston accent that even i can't understand at times, but nobody enjoyed their job more than senator hollings, nobody was ever better at it, and when it came to south carolina, senator hollings was able to move mountains. he was the chairman of the commerce committee, the budget committee. he was one of the great environmentalists of our time. in south carolina, a beautiful place along the coast where three major rivers come together, it was senator hollings who established that now and forever to be preserved. he helped establish noaa that's done so much for our oceans. he was part of the graham-rudman-hollings balanced budg

>>along >>with thurmond came another warriors legend. it's the one that actually put the warriors a on the map. it was one of the greatest talents are march night in 1974 stands out to you in a room. >>everything's flowing are things going well everything feels good. the moment, the ball touches my hands. i just kind of feel like the soon as it leaves my hand i know that's going in the basket. >>should happen more often a career-high 64 points against the portland trail blazers the next season, the warriors went all the way first battling the chicago bulls a series that went the distance. >>a member 7 just like our fans there's back to our. >>and game again chicago were tied 3, 3, war there's then humiliated the heavily favored washington bullets, winning, championship. >>because of a scheduling conflict, the warriors home games were played not at the coliseum but at the cow palace in daly city for decades would pass before another championship pennant would be hoisted into the coliseum rafters. >>those rafters began to shake in 2007. >>

that meant strom thurmond and i were limited to $37,000. we had information and met-forward 25 years, give $2.5 million. not $8.5 billion that you have to spend. all of your time is on the campaign and not the country. i can tell you now we are in real trouble, and i worked with john mccain and russell feingold and -- i worked with senator biden on public finances, everything else, but what needs to be done, we had 20 years ago and we put in a constitutional that congress is hereby empowered to regulate or control spandrels -- federal spending and elections breathe and we can go back to the 1973 act. so much for registered voter when you limit to $2.5 million, then you limit the campaign and time of the campaign, expenditure of the campaign, then you have time for constituents. you have time for problems. we should pass a rule to make them -- there was a vote at 9:00 just about every monday morning, and we walked just worked until friday at 5:00 and stayed here on the weekends i didn't have all of these long holidays and everything else. if

>>along >>with thurmond came another warriors legend. area is one that actually put the warriors a on the map. it was one of the greatest talents are march night in 1974 stands out to you in a group. >>everything's flowing are things going well everything feels good. the moment, the ball touches my hands. i just kind of feel like soon as it leaves my hand i know that's going in the basket. >>should happen more often a career-high 64 points against the portland trail blazers the next season, the warriors went all the way first battling the chicago bulls a series that went the distance. >>number 7 just like our fans there's back to our. >>7 game against chicago were tied 3, 3, war there's then humiliated the heavily favored washington bullets, winning championship. sweeter. >>because of a scheduling conflict, the warriors home games were played not at the coliseum but at the cow palace in daly city for decades would pass before another championship pennant would be hoisted into the coliseum rafters. >>those rafters began to shake in 2007.

i met him in 19 7 when i was working for senator strom thurmond. he will go down as one of the most effective senators on the record and it's safe to say there'll be no one else like senator hollings. beyond his work ethic and advocacy for south carolina he was known as a genuine person. respected by folks from all walks of life, from every political party and from all 50 states. his decades of work left south carolina and our nation better off, for that, there's no doubt. he was a true embodyment of selflessness and public service. his legacy will be felt for generations to come and my prayers and condolences are with his loved ones as well as appreciation for the live he is did of all of us. god bless his family as they mourn the los of a true giant, selfless public servant and dedicated leader. i thank the gentleman and yield become. yield to mr. now kennedy from south carolina. >> i want to thank majority whip clyburn for his service and the rest of the dell dwation of south carolina. this weekend we lost the most transformational leader south

it wasn't strom thurmond coming to the senate floor as saying, have seen the light, the knee grows shouldcivil rights. change does not come from washington, it comes to washington by people who fight for it and struggle for it, and struggle for it. i began my career on the streets newark, organizing tenants who had often been separated by slumlords who were not providing tasty and sanitary housing, and we beat them because the power of the people is always greater than the people in power. you all are here not because of thisidual candidates, and election season cannot just be about an individual office. we have to talk about the deeper dissatisfaction in our country because of the anti-democratic forces. you all are here because i know you join my feeling to be dissatisfied that we live in a nation, as my friend brian stephenson said, that has a criminal justice system that treats you better if you are rich and guilty than if you are poor an innocent. that we live in a nation where millions of children find it easier to get unleaded gasoline than unleaded water. that in this great nation

>>along >>with thurmond came another warriors legend. >>marriott he's the one that actually put the warriors a on the map. it was one of the greatest talents are march night in 1974 stands out to you in a room. >>everything's flowing are things going well everything feels good. the moment, the ball touches my hands. i just kind of feel like soon as it leaves my hand i know that's going in the basket. >>should happen more often a career-high 64 points against the portland trail blazers the next season, the warriors went all the way first battling the chicago bulls a series that went the distance. >>number 7 just like our fans there's back to our. >>7 game against chicago were tied 3, 3, war there's then humiliated the heavily favored washington bullets, winning championship. sweeter. >>because of a scheduling conflict, the warriors home games were played not at the coliseum but at the cow palace in daly city for decades would pass before another championship pennant would be hoisted into the coliseum rafters. >>those rafters began to shak

>>along >>with thurmond came another warriors legend. it's the one that actually put the warriors a on the map. it was one of the greatest talents are march night in 1974 stands out to you in a group. >>everything's flowing are things going well everything feels good. the moment, the ball touches my hands. i just kind of feel like the soon as it leaves my hand i know that's going in the basket. >>should happen more often a career-high 64 points against the portland trail blazers the next season, the warriors went all the way first battling the chicago bulls a series that went the distance. >>a member 7 just like our fans there's back to our. >>and game again chicago were tied 3, 3, warned there's then humiliated the heavily favored washington bullets, winning. championship. >>because of a scheduling conflict, the warriors home games were played not at the coliseum but at the cow palace in daly city for decades would pass before another championship pennant would be hoisted into the coliseum rafters. >>those rafters began to shake in 2007

>>along >>with thurmond came another warriors legend. >>marriott he's the one that actually put the warriors a on the map. it was one of the greatest talents are march night in 1974 stands out to you in a group. >>everything's flowing are things going well everything feels good. the moment, the ball t uches my hands. i just kind of feel like soon as it leaves my hand i know that's going in the basket. >>should happen more often a career-high 64 points against the portland trail blazers the next season, the warriors went all the way first battling the chicago bulls a series that went the distance. >>number 7 just like our fans there's back to our. >>7 game against chicago were tied 3, 3, war there's then humiliated the heavily favored washington bullets, winning nba championship. sweeter. >>because of a scheduling conflict, the warriors home games were played not at the coliseum but at the cow palace in daly city for decades would pass before another championship pennant would be hoisted into the coliseum rafters. >>those rafters began to

>>the >>along with thurmond came another warriors legend. >>perry i he's the one that actually put the warriors a on the map. it was one of the greatest talents are march night in 1974 stands out to you in a group. >>everything's flowing are things going well everything feels good. the moment, the ball touches my hands. i just kind of feel like as soon as it leaves my hand i know that's going in the basket. >>should happen more often a career-high 64 points against the portland trail blazers the next season, the warriors went all the way first battling the chicago bulls a series that went the distance. >>game number 7 just like our there's back to our. game again chicago. but i 3, 3 crazy. >>the war there's then humiliated the heavily favored washington bullets, winning nba championship. >>because of a scheduling conflict, the warriors home games were played not at the coliseum but at the cow palace in daly city for decades would pass before another championship pennant would be hoisted into the coliseum rafters. >>those rafters began to sha

>>along >>with thurmond came another warriors legend.riott he's the one that actually put the warriors a on the map. >>he was one of the greatest talents ever play in the nba. one march night in 1974 stands out to you in a group. >>everything's flowing are things going well everything feels good. the moment, the ball touches my hands. i just kind of feel like soon as it leaves my hand i know that's going in the basket. >>should happen more often a career-high 64 points against the portland trail blazers the next season, the warriors went all the way first battling the chicago bulls a series that went the distance. >>number 7 just like our fans there's back to our. >>7 game against chicago. but i 3, 3, war there's then humiliated the heavily favored washington bullets, winning championship. >>because of a scheduling conflict, the warriors home games were played not at the coliseum but at the cow palace in daly city for decades would pass before another championship pennant would be hoisted into the coliseum rafters. >>those rafters began

even strom thurmond. the controversial segregationist from here in south carolina.ends and allies point to these eulogies, these remembrances as part of a political asset for biden. his ability to empathize and comfort those in their moments of grief. biden's ability to connect with people, of course, was born out of his own experience with tragedy. first with the death of his wife and daughter, and later in 2015, after the death of his son, beau biden. the former attorney general of delaware, from cancer. but these types of remembrances also highlight a complicated political dynamic for joe biden. it highlights his more than four decades-long career in washington at a time when some democratic primary voters want to see more fresh faced diverse candidates, but today here in south carolina, the focus isn't going to be on 2020 or politics. biden is expected to keep these remarks very personal. >> okay, thank you for that. >>> up next, the strategy white house officials say they will use when the redacted mueller report is released. we'll talk to a former white house

in 1984, he was working with strom thurmond on expanding 8s forfeiture, the crime bill.hese things are very, very important. and because his record of service is so long, he's going to have to answer these questions not with simply value propositions, but with policy points on how he is going to unravel some of the damage that he's done. look, i think that all of us, all three of us on here would proudly wear a joe biden for president t-shirt if he is our nominee. but the point is this is the primary right now. and joe biden has questions to answer, just like every other candidate. >> angela, how much of the affection in that one particular room is actually based on his actual record and how much is based on his relationship to president obama, his name recognition? because as bakari says, he has a very long record, and you can find many things to praise and many things to take fault with. >> sure. and i think so much of what you just said is key. joe biden is a master at relationship building. he certainly has in that very, very friendly room of delaware, which is of co

he gives a eulogy for strom thurmond in 2003, right. in 1994 he's calling precious young folks prejudice just like hillary clinton and we also know he's voting against bussing. he has an amendment that goes through that ed brook says is the most anti-civil rights bill since 1964. biden is a decent person, no doubt about that. but when you have a milquetoast neoliberal biden and a sick white brother trump who's got neofascist sensibilities we have to keep the larger framework in place. in this particular instance biden is absolutely right, but we also have to recognize if we're really concerned about the rich humanity of black people, the rich humanity of poor and working people. we've got to have a certain critical sensibility against both of these brothers because we need somebody who's going to build on the legacy of martin luther king, jr., martin luther of harvard who's trying to keep track of what's beneath the discourse, not just the two talking but what's beneath the discourse. all the poverty, the grotesque wealth inequality. le

or not for 36 of his 38 years in the senate he was actually the state's junior senator to strom thurmond segregationist and became a moderate even supported jesse jackson for president in 1988. he was known for his quick wit and sharp tongue. >> >> we've been playing games both sides, read our lips. the country is doing well. we don't have any problems. just we politicians have a problem. comcast business built the nation's largest gig-speed network. then went beyond. beyond chasing down network problems. to knowing when and where there's an issue. beyond network complexity. to a zero-touch, one-box world. optimizing performance and budget. beyond having questions. to getting answers. "activecore, how's my network?" "all sites are green." all of which helps you do more than your customers thought possible. comcast business. beyond fast. welcome to fowler, indiana. one of the windiest places in america. and home to three bp wind farms. in the off-chance the wind ever stops blowing here... the lights can keep on shining. thanks to our natural gas. a smart partner to renewable energy. it's

east, strom thurmond and so on. were in the caucus that were, you know, i ran against in the civil rights movement. >> but he did not see that eastland and others were partners on several of biden's anti-bussing bills. on june 30th he wrote, dear mr. chairman, i very much appreciate your help during this week's committee meeting in attempting to bring my anti-bussing legislation to a vote. in 1978, biden again asked eastland to put his anti-bussing bill before the full senate. your participation in floor debate would be welcome. four decades later, biden stands by his opposition to bussing, arguing it did not address institutional racism. most bussing programs in america were later abandoned. after bringing more hardship than equal opportunity to all students. biden's spokesman telling cnn joe biden is today and has been for more than 40 years in public life one of the strongest and most powerful voices for civil rights in america. ronnie dunn is a professor at cleveland state university who wrote "boycotts, bussing

we had a staff person, senator thurmond did, they always worked together. that was a different time. but i don't see -- i mean, politics, when you're in the senate or on the staff, are you republican, democrat, who's popular? will this make my boss more popular or less popular? where are the votes? do i see that in the supreme court? no. zero. and you'll say what about bush v. zpwhore i'll explain that to you, but i need an hour. i didn't know then if i could bring you around, but i would do my best. i think no. but you say, well, what about ideology? are you adam smith, free enterpriser? are you a mao-ist troublemaker? well, i don't think that has a role, but that's harder to say. though if i find myself writing something or deciding something and thinking, but this is good for the country in general and those ideological terges i know i'm doing the wrong thing. and so does everybody else. but there's yet a still -- erent thing, and that is i was raised in san francisco. my feark whose watch i have here, worked for the school department. i grew up in the s

you think it was strom thurmond who said, i have seen the light. those negro people should have some rights. [laughter] no, it was activists. senator booker: it was activists that it sitting, freedom drives. family like mine that taught me you can never pay it never pay it back, -- floors for you. [audio drop] you organizer: folks when you bring people, no matter how powerful they are. landlords with connections in city hall, the power of the people is always greater than the people in power. we started winning those metals. people said -- battles. people said you need to start running. i became mayor of the city. we organized folks and newark -- in newark. uncommon coalitions produced. uncommon results i reached across the aisle to pass bills like criminal justice reform. i want to end the story like this. i did what many senators do that have a high sense of self regard. i decided to write a book. if you are a guy with the name of booker, that's a lot of pressure, but i had to fact check some of the stories. i went back to try to find that. i wen

you think it was strom thurmond who said, i have seen the light. those neat grow people should negrosome rights -- people should have some rights. no, it was activists. black folks and white folks, people from all backgrounds that did freedom rides, the did sit in's. sometimes they had to die together. and so for a family like mine who taught me you can never pay it back, those family members who scrubbed toilets for you, cleaned floors for you, you can't pay it back. they wept for you, they struggled for you. you can't pay it back. but you got to try and pay it forward. guy has fought for his housing rights, what you think my first job out of law school was? going to new jersey and fighting for tenant rights. i began to be a tenant organizer with the keyword organize. when you organize folks and bring people, no matter how powerful they are. landlords with connections at city hall, the power of the people is always greater than the people in power. and we started winning those battles people were -- battles. people that live he said he forgot run

senator graham and i, the youngsters, generally speaking with senators hollings an thur -- and thurmond, we are sitting under the shade of that tree. our nation benefits announcer: chris is now available. contact has bio information about every senator and representative, plus information about congressional committees, state governors, in the cabinet. directoryongressional is a handy spiral-bound guide. order your copy from the c-span online store for $18.95. announcer: indiana mayor pete buttigieg will announce his democratic candidacy for president. watch live coverage from south bend today at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, and on our free radio app. onouncer: next, a hearing illegal robo calls, and efforts by the federal communications commission to stop the calls. attorney general, a consumer advocate, and an industry official testified at the hearing conducted by a senate congress -- senate commerce subcommittee. >> good. buckham to the hearing -- good morning. welcome to the hearing on a topic we can all agree on. no one is immune to these illegal and potentia

you think it was strom thurmond who said, i have seen the light. those negro people should have some rights. no, it was activists. black folks and white folks, people from all backgrounds that did freedom rides, that did sit ins. sometimes they had to die together. and so, for a family like mine, who taught me that you can never pay it back, those family members that scrub toilets for you, cleaned floors for you. you cannot pay it back. you, theyfor struggled for you. you cannot pay it back, but you've got to try to pay it forward. as a guy who thought for his housing rights, what do you think my first job out of law food -- law goal job was? fighting for the rights of the tenant community to -- community. when you bring people know matter how powerful they are, landlords with connections at city hall, the power of the people is always greater than the people in power. and we started winning those battles. people not community said you had to run from city council. i became mayor of the city. and we organize folks in newark, uncommon coalitions pro

strom thurmond was the senior senator your home state. what's his legacy?s you know, south carolina is a red state. people loved first -- fritz hollings. he came to my rescue when i was being treated unfairly. it was him and one of his aides, named lawrence thompson. i will always give him credit for coming to my aid. he did look out for people. obviously he was a democrat, but he was well-liked and he really cared about people. and by the way, he was a good friend of joe biden and we expect joe biden to show up for that funeral. he showed up for his wife's funeral a while back. host: in 2012. caller: that's exactly right. fritz was well-liked, he really was. .ost: thank you for the call our phone lines are open, (202) 748-8001 if you live in the mountain and pacific time zones, and for those of you out east, (202) 748-8000. welcoming our listeners on fmpan radio, 94 point five and every sunday morning, potus channel 124. we welcome you as well. britain, viewers on the bbc parliament channel. the question we are asking us -- what is available in your local

for 36 years fritz hollings served alongside storm thurmond in the senate, which you will remember. he was the junior senator for his state for six terms, mr. president. which made him the longest serving junior senator in the history of the senate. throughout his tenure, fritz served as the senior member of the appropriations committee where i served with him. and he was also chairman of the budget committee and chairman of the commerce committee. he was a skilled legislator and a statesman. in terms of influential policy, fritz made quite a mark. he was, mr. president, instrumental in the creation of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration we know as noaa. he also helped enact laws to alleviate childhood hunger and expand competition in telecommunications. he may have spent nearly 39 years in the senate, but his time in washington was not all that made up his career. fritz hollings served three terms in the south carolina house of representatives, winning his first election, mr. president, in 1948 at the age of 26. he went on to serve as south carolina's lieutenant gov

in our country's history was a racist rant of a filibuster blocking civil rights reform by strom thurmond who i talked about. we overcame that. by organizing all around america, not only did we win civil rights, but we had a democratic majority that lasted for years and years and years because we got active and organized. what bothers me now and i've seen it, this is why i worry about making this election about one person and one office is because if donald trump is removed and we all go back to doing what we were doing in 2014 and 2012, we're going to lose the house of representatives. we could lose the senate and lose our ability to get a progressive agenda done. this is not about one person. it's about how much are we going to get off the sidelines and into the game like you did because, i'll tell you this, the opposite of justice is not injustice,apathy, inaction and indifference. if i'm your president, like i said in my remarks, this is important, you're going to see me pushing to do grassroots organizing because i know the facts. texas is a blue state already. all we got to do is go

hollings was the longest serving junior senator in american here, behind strom thurmond, representing his constituents for 38 years in the senate. before that he was a governor, state legislator, and world war ii veteran. public service was his life's calling. he championed education reform, increasing teachers' pay, a national voice in the fights against hunger and poverty. he was brought up in the old jim crow days with a great deal of segregation, but as he went through carolina -- south carolina, he realized how terrible that was. and he began to move in the opposite direction. and he was an original. you could always go over to fritz hollings, even when i was a younger legislator, he'd a tension. and he'd have something very interesting to say. everyone talks about the -- the days of blow-dried, look-alike, all the same senators. fritz hollings certainly wasn't one of them. he was an original, and we were all the much better for it. so, fritz, to you and your family, we will miss you and our thought goes with your family, a as do our prayers and well wishes. now, on another matte