he is interviewed by tom daschle. >> politics was supposed to be about finding a way to overcome some of those differences through principles who extended the discussion and a real legislative process through principled copper my spirit it wasn't supposed to be about one party winning on their own. historynow the times in when one party has been able to do this on their own are very few. maybe 1933 and 1934, fdr dealing , 1964he depression, lbj and 65, even lbj reached out to republicans and fdr had republican support the first few years. >> sunday night at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span twos book tv. spoke at themer university of louisville. senatorer's namesake mitch mcconnell introduced senator schumer and they talked about the relationship. >> thank you very much. i want to express my gratitude to you for your service. view, a done, in my seamless job of plugging the gap . -- when this program started in the early 1990's, i had no idea it could develop into what it had become. i hope you'll join me in thanking him for the good job. [applause] we've had a lot of interesting speakers over

he is interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle. >> politics was supposed to be about overcoming differences through principal discussion and a real legislative process, through principled compromise. it was not supposed to be about one party winning on their own. thetimes -- as you know -- times in history when one party has been able to do this on your maybe 1933-34,w, fdr dealing with the depression. 1964-65. to even lbj reached out republicans and fdr had republican support for the first heat of years. rds," sundayter wo 9 p.m. eastern. >> we are in lynchburg, virginia in front of the home of dr. robert johnson. next, we speak with his grandson about dr. johnson's role in the desegregation of tenants. mr. johnson: this is where it all happened. dr. johnson set up a junior development program to train the latest kids, mostly african-americans, in the sport of tennis. he would mentor them, work on strategy and tactics and have kids, and stay for the summer. usually about a dozen kids per year and this is where the color line in the sport of tennis was hisen back in 1

he is joined by former senate majority leader tom daschle. >> politics are supposed to be about finding a way to overcome differences through extended discussion and a real legislative process, through principled compromise. it was not supposed to be about one party winning on their own. as you know, the times in history where one party has been able to do this on their own are and 1934,maybe 1933 fdr dealing with the depression, 1965, but even lbj reached out to republicans and fdr had republican support. words,"r: watch "after on c-span's book tv. president trump delivered a short statement on the parkland, florida, school shooting which killed 17 people and injured dozens. president trump: my fellow americans, today i speak to a nation in grief. yesterday, a school filled with innocent children and caring teachers became the scene of terrible violence, hatred, and evil. around 2:30 yesterday afternoon, police responded to reports of gunfire at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. a great and safe community. there, a shooter who is now in custody opened fire on d

formernterviewed by somebody leader -- senator majority leader tom daschle. >> politics is supposed toe about finding a way to overcome some of those differences through extended discussion, a real legislative process, through compromise. it wasn't supposed to be about one party winning on their own. the times in history when one party has been able to do this , mayber own are very few 1933-1934, fdr with the depression, lbj 64-65. even lbj reached out to republicans, and fdr had republican support the first two years. >> watch "afterwards sunday night, on c-span twos book tv. >>>> during a budget hearing, david chilton was asked about the

he is interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle. >> politics was about finding a way to overcome differences through principled -- extended discussion and a real legislative process, through principled compromise. it wasn't supposed to be about one party winning on their own. as you know, the times in history when one party has been able to do this on their own are very few -- maybe 1933 and 1944, fdr dealing with , but evension, lbj lbj reached up to republicans and fdr had republican support the first two years. tonight at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span two -- c-span2's book tv. >> friday, there was a review of the nuclear posture review and the new and complex threats. this is an hour and 10 minutes. >> thank you very much. i wanted to see how long you could stand at attention. it is my pleasure to introduce the vice admiral of the navy. he assumed his current post

he is interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle. >> politics was supposed to be aboutl discussion and a real legislative process, through principled compromise. it was not supposed to be about one party winning on their own. thetimes -- as you know -- times in history when one party has been able to do this on your maybe 1933-34,w, fdr dealing with the depression. 1964-65. to even lbj reached out republicans and fdr had republican support for the first heat of years. rds," sundayter wo 9 p.m. eastern. >> we are in lynchburg, virginia in front of the home of dr. robert johnson. next, we speak with his grandson about dr. johnson's role in the desegregation of tenants. mr. johnson: this is where it all happened. dr. johnson set up a junior development program to train the latest kids, mostly african-americans, in the sport of tennis. he would mentor them, work on

senate majority leader tom daschle to the podium to share some opening remarks. senator daschle has been a critical champion for public health emergency preparedness and we're grateful for his leadership. senator? >> thank you very much. thanks to all of you for coming on this valentine's day. we can only describe it as an unconventional way to begin a day like this. but as some of you may know, the issue of bio defense is one that is intensely personal for me. a little over 16 years ago, my senate office received a letter containing anthrax. 28 people were exposed. the entire hart senate office building was closed for nearly 100 days. it was a frightening time. the good news is that everyone who was exposed was kept healthy, thanks in large measure to dr. greg martin, the nih, and lots of cipro. oops one of my lasting impressions was the strong bipartisan support and resolve of my senate colleagues. republicans gave temporary office space to democrats. democrats lent staff and equipment to republicans. it was extraordinarily gratifying. bio defense is not republi

he's interintride former senate majority leader tom daschle. >> politics was supposed to be about finding a way to overcome some of those differences through principle -- through extended discussion and a real legislative process thrurk principled compromise. it wasn't supposed to be about one party winning on their own. the times -- as you know, the times in history when one party has been able to do this on your own are very few. maybe 1933 and 1934. f.d.r. dealing with the epression. l.b.j. in 1964-1965, but even l.b.j. reached out to republicans and f.d.r. had republican support the first two years. >> watch "afterwords" on c-span2's book tv. tpwh >> mark is back with us. . he served at chief economist at moody's analytics and is helpful in answering our questions about the state of economy. credit the end of last year, you wrote a column for the philadelphia inquirer at the end of last year, you said these are good economic times. guest: i think the correction in the stock market, at least so a typical garden-variety correction in the equity markets. we see that once or twice a year.

he's interviewed by by tom daschle. >> politics were supposed to be about finding a way to overcome some of the differences through extended discussion in the real legislative process through principle compromise. it was not supposed to be about one party winning on their own. the times in history when one party has been able to do this on your are very few, maybe 1933 and 34, ftr dealing with the depression, lbj and 64 and 65. fdr had republican support the first two years. >> watch afterwards on sunday night about tv. >> now former officials from the george w. bush and obama administrations discuss the current risks in the security sector. this conversation is part of the day long for hosted by the center for strategic and international studies. >> we are ready to get started with the third and final installment of today's event on accountability

is interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle. >> politics was supposed to be about finding a way to overcome some of those differences through extended discussion, and a real legislative process, -- through principled compromise. partynot about one winning on their own. as you know, the times in history when one party has been able to do this on their own has been very few. maybe 1933 and 1934, dealing with the depression. party winning on their own. as you know, the times in lbj, 1964 to 1965. even fdr had republican support the first two times. >> on c-span2's book tv. on c-span3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on which is in history, former virginia governor douglas wilder at virginia commonwealth university. >> i have a one-word definition i used for politics. can anyone guess what that is? i said one word to find politics politics --d define money. give me a proposition before any tribunal that doesn't involve money. >> sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, from the west point center for oral history, henry hanks thomas, a combat medic during the vietnam war. >> my grandfather

a little bit of time months i actually worked at one of these by the way when i was working for tom daschle the majority leader and we got to pass the senate and then it died but getting it passed the senate getting everybody to yesterday was no easy feat and it was about getting republicans and democrats together because these issues are not often they're not really that partisan except on the funding it's more about urban versus rural but look into your crystal ball and tell us where do you think we will be at this time august when the congress recesses for that break before the midterm elections i think this year is for the most part a dead year i don't think you're going to get anything passed you're never going to get immigration i don't know what's going to happen in a week or so a few days when the budget deadline comes up if it's if it's reliant on an immigration deal that's not going to happen i just think the democrats are putting all their eggs in the basket that we could wait long enough that donald trump gets his report comes out and he's charged with obstruction of justice the

he is interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle.atch afterwards sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. tonext, hearing on ways prevent election meddling. how the defense department can protect the u.s. from foreign influence. this is one hour and 25 minutes.

of the country you know when the democrats were strong with dick gephardt was from missouri when tom daschle was from south dakota yeah ok when they had leadership from the middle of the country now the republicans who they have on their leadership team the food from south dakota right ok they connect with the middle of the country that's the way the map is it's going to be hard to break into that you better start talking to these folks about jobs you better the democrats better start talking to him about their future instead of keep pounding on these red herrings about well the best thing we can do is hope for the russian investigation so we can impeach trump that's not a plan for america no it's not for a plan for the democratic party you know it's you know a very you know it's also interesting that the mention of at the top of the show but you know mr berndt gaza himself trey gowdy announced that he's walking away from the game which which was kind of shocking but it's also i've seen that happening now a lot more from people who are expecting like god you know all that thirty five members

workr lott and tom daschle -- wrote a book together. one of the most visible ways that chuck and i are seen together is every day when the senate floor opens for business. after the prayer and the pledge of allegiance, each of us has the -- has the opportunity to offer opening remarks detailing our views. speak firsty, i followed by the democratic leader. now that we have this show on .he road, i am the warm-up act i am thrilled to have my good friend, the democratic leader of the senate here this morning. join me in welcoming chuck schumer. [applause] >> thank you. thank you everybody. it is so great to be here with you. what a wonderful room and thank you mitch for that kind and generous introduction. we really do get along despite what you read in the press. mitch will tell you i like to start off with a little story, a little joke. nocolleagues sometimes say one laughs harder at these drugs than i do. this is a story -- at these jokes than i do. i am blessed. my dad is 94, my mom is 89. life. struggled his whole he had an exterminat

he's interviewed by tom daschle. this is a weekly interview program with relevant guesthouse interviewing top nonfiction authors about the latest work. >> welcome. i'm thrilled to have an opportunity to talk with you about your book. the book's title is in triggering, the broken. can the senate save itself in the country? what is your conclusion? >> guest: i'm thrilled to have a conversation with you, when c-span told me you were going to do it i felt i had won the lottery. to see an old friend and also a great senator and senate leader and an author on the subject, you can't much better. >> the easy answer is that the jury is out on how it's going to go. what i try to convey in the book was first that the senate has declined for a long period of time, not a couple of years, more like a couple of decades. the senate has declined in a way goes like that then stevens over the last nine or ten years. what we're facing now i believe is a a diminished and we can senate at precisely the time we need a strong one. were faci

is interviewed by tom daschle.itics were supposed to be about finding a way to overcome some of those differences through extended discussion and every legislative process, principles compromise -- it wasn't supposed to be about one party winning on their own. the times in history where the one party has been able to do very few,eir own -- maybe 1933 or 34. ,ealing with depression, lbj 6465 and even lbj reached out to republicans and fdr had republican support the few years. >> watch afterwards tonight at .:00 a.m. eastern lifeined c-span monday from the national constitution center in philadelphia. jeffrey rosen, the president and ceo of the constitution center and the university of st. thomas law professor michael paulson will review the 12 historic cases to be featured in the series. is life monday at syscon: 30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. from the first season of landmark cases.

trent lott and tom daschle wrote a book together after they left the senate in the early 2000's. one of the most visible ways that chuck and i are seen together is every day when the senate floor opens for business. after the prayer and the pledge of allegiance, each of us has the opportunity to offer opening remarks detailing our views of the bits of the day. >> traditionally, i speak first followed by the democratic leader. now that we have this show on the road, i'm the warm-up act and i am thrilled to have my good friend, the democratic leader of the senate here this morning. join me in welcoming chuck schumer. >> thank you. thank you, everybody. [applause] it's so great to be here with you. what a wonderful room and thank you, mitch, for that kind and generous introduction. we really do get along, despite what you read in the press. now, as mitch will tell you, i all the like to start off with a little story, a little joke. my colleagues sometimes say no one laughs harder at my jokes than i do. but so this is a story it's actually dedicated to my parents. i am blessed, my da

he's interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle. >> politics was supposed to be about finding a way to overcome some of those differences through principled -- through extended discussion and a real legislative process, through principled compromise. it wasn't supposed to be about one party winning on their own. the times, as you know, the times in history when one party has been able to do this on your own are very few. maybe 1933 and 1934. f.d.r. dealing with the depression. l.b.j. 1964 and 1965. even l.b.j. reached out to republicans and f.d.r. had republican support the first two years. >> watch "afterwords" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. >> our live coverage of the savannah book festival starts saturday morning at 9:00 eastern. it includes author scott shapiro with "the internationalist: how a radical plan toout law war made the world" and celeste hadley with her book "we need to talk: how to have conversations that matter." watch live coverage beginning at 9:00 eastern on c-span 2's book v. >> today president trump responded to yesterday's school

he's interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle. emily dustin provides a history of marijuana in the united states. .. [inaudible discussion] [inaudible discussion] >>> good evening. welcome. happy new year. i'm matthew spalding. welcome to the allen b. kirby campus. our event is cosponsor idbid real clear politics. and i recognize david, in the back, there he is. the pressurer and john mcintyre who is with us here as well. our discussion deals with a collection of essays m-ed on the 35th anniversary of the new cite tieran ming. the title of the book is "vox poply, the perils of populism." it means the voice of the people. the old adage, the voice of the people is the voice of god, which was often times used in history to attack monarchs and attack people who said such nonsense. the idea of populism is also not new to america. one thinks of will william jennings bryan, roosevelts, andrew jackson, ronald reagan more recently. not surprising in a regime of popular consent based on human equality. there's always been a tension between

he is joined by former senate majority leader tom daschle. >> politics are supposed to be about finding a way to overcome differences through extended discussion and a real legislative process, through principled compromise. it was not supposed to be about one party winning on their own. as you know, the times in history where one party has been able to do this on their own are and 1934,maybe 1933 fdr dealing with the depression

he is interviewed by tom daschle. >> politics was supposed to be about finding a way to overcome somef those differences through principled, extended discussion and a real legislative process, through principled compromise. it was not supposed to be about one party winning on their own. as you know, the times in history where one party has been able to do this on their own, very few. and 1934, fdr dealing with the depression. and 1965. even lbj reached out to republicans, and fdr had republican support. rds on c-spanrwo twos booktv. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, former virginia governor douglas wilder at virginia commonwealth university. >> i have a one word definition i use for politics. can anyone guess? i said one word would define politics. money. give me something that is a proposition before any tribunal that does not involve money. >> sunday at 7:00 p.m. eastern from the west point center for history, a combat medic during the vietnam war. >> my grandfather served in world war i. my father served in world

he's interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle. emily dustin provides a history of marijuana in the united states. .. [inaudible discussion] [inaudible discussion]

he's interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle. >> politics was supposed to be about finding a way to overcome some of those differences through principled -- through extended discussion and a real legislative process, through principled compromise. it wasn't supposed to be about one party winning on their own. the times, as you know, the times in history when one party has been able to do this on your own are very few, maybe 1933 and '34, fdr dealing with the depression. lbj, '64/'65, but even lbj reached out to republicans and fdr had republican support the first two years. >> watch "after words" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2's "book tv." >>> next, a panel on trade from the georgetown university mccord school of public policy. this was a part of a day-long conference on free trade and the benefits for america as well as other countries. this hour and ten minute panel focused on financial regulations and trade agreements. >> perfect. so, i'm michael lobarman, i'm one of the conference chairs for the mccourt policy conference. i'd like to start by thanking thos

he is interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle. watch afterwards sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. tonext, hearing on ways prevent election meddling. how the defense department can protect the u.s. from foreign influence. this is one hour and 25 minutes. sen. rounds: good afternoon. the cyber security subcommittee meets to assess the role mike rounds: good afternoon. the cybersecurity subcommittee meets this afternoon to receive testimony on the department of defenses role in protecting the u.s. election process. the centw american security, senior vice president of critical infrastructure protection, operations for a calm. ms. heather conley, the senior vice president for europe, eurasia, and the arctic and for the of the program center of strategic and international studies. dr. richard hartnett, had a full andpe -- political science cyber command and the director of the cyber security project at the harvard kennedy school. at the conclusion of ranking member nelson's comments, we will ask our witnesses to make their opening rem

shapiro, with his book "broken, can the senate save itself and the country," he is interviewed by tom daschle. >> politics was supposed to be about finding a way to overcome some differences through principles and extended discussion and a real legislative process, through principled compromise. it wasn't supposed to be about one party winning on their own. as you know, the times in history when one party has been able to do it on their own, very few, maybe 1933 and '34, fdr dealing with the depression. even lbj reached out to republicans and had republican support. >> watch "after words" on cspan2 book tv. >>> next, a panel discussion on russia's attempts to influence american democracy. panelists take a look at how president trump's investments in russia could become potential conflicts of interest. this discussion is an hour. >>> good afternoon. my name is liz kennedy. i am senior director of democracy and government reform.

he's interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle. >> politics was supposed to be about finding a way to overcome some of those differences through principled -- through extended discussion and a real legislative process, through principled compromise. it wasn't supposed to be about one party winning on their own. the times, as you know, the times in history when one party has been able to do this on your own are very few, maybe 1933 and '34, fdr dealing with the depression. lbj, '64/'65, but even lbj reached out to republicans and fdr had republican support the first two >> watch "after words" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2's "book tv." >>> next, a panel on trade from the georgetown university mccord school of public policy. this was a part of a day-long conference on free trade and the benefits for america as well as other countries. this hour and ten minute panel focused on financial regulations and trade agreements. >> perfect. so, i'm michael lobarman, i'm one of the conference chairs for the mccourt policy conference. i'd like to start by thanking those who a

he's interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle. at ten, william remple talks about his biography of movie industry mogul kirk yes corps january and we wrap up with emily dufton with a history of marijuana in the united states. that all happens tonight on booktv, television for serious readers. >> i had three criteria, and the criteria were, one, the person had to be important or teach something important about the valley. and, two, they had to have a truly interesting story. i mean, for fun i almost exclusively read fiction, and i think that a narrative arc especially when you're talking about something as complicated as this technology and the whole notion of building a company, to be able to take a person and tell their story was important. so i needed people who had interesting stories. and then it was important to me to have people who were not as well known. i mean, when the book opens, i talk about this party that i went to a long time ago, and there was the, i think he was the cio of a tech company with a very, very famous c

former somebody leader -- senator majority leader tom daschle. >> politics is supposed to be about finding a way to overcome some of those differences through extended discussion, a real legislative process, through compromise. it wasn't supposed to be about one party winning on their own. the times in history when one party has been able to do this , mayber own are very few 1933-1934, fdr with the depression, lbj 64-65. even lbj reached out to republicans, and fdr had republican support the first two years. >> watch "afterwards sunday night, on c-span twos book tv. >>>> during a budget hearing, david chilton was asked about the gut -- a trip to europe last year. dr. shulkin testified before the house and veterans affairs committee. a congressman, who called for the secretary to resign, spoke with reporters after the hearing. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> the committee will come to order. thank you all for being here to discu

he's interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle.emily duffton provides a history of marijuana in the united states, steven davis recounts the nixon administration's efforts to apprehend timothy leery, and we visit lynchburg, virginia, to tour that city's literary sites. that's just a few of the programs you'll see this weekend on booktv. for a complete schedule, visit booktv.org. >> and it's one of the things, clearly, that turns off a lot of people about donald trump, is that he does seem to have a certain outer borough vulgarity. his populism inevitably -- is populism inevitably vulgar? >> well, today happens to be the anniversary of caesar's crossing the rubicon in 49 b.c. caesar was a populist. was he vulgar? no. i don't think it's linked to populism, although i think that those people who wield the term populist as a weapon would like to have us think so. i'm glad you mentioned that, michael, because it seems to me that one of the fundamental objections to donald trump is aesthetic. he wears the wrong kind of ties. he likes his

we had democrats like tom daschle. we have a wide variety of ideologies.t issue one is focused on is really solutions. solutions people. how do you get change in washington in a bipartisan way? host: joining us specifically for a discussion on your new report, "the ethics blind spot -- how the house and senate ethics committees failed to uphold high ethical standards and solutions to fix the problem." first of all, the problem. what did you find out? guest: there is a problem in the system where you have, on the senate side, a black hole, where ethics problems go to die. if you believe what has happened in the senate ethics committee, problem merited any action in a public way in the last decade, i think most people would find hard to believe. if you look on the house side, the good news is that the office of congressional ethics is an independent investigatory office -- the problem is that the house committee continues to take the , oftenndations from oce takes no significant action, interprets the rules in a different way, and there are continuing effort

the united states of care in which a group of people including andy slavitt, melanie, pat conroy, tom daschle, a constellation of democrats who were concerned or in the administration either nominated or actually served saying the status quo is not working. it's interesting people are defending the status quo which is not working and i will digress and minimal to speak about how it's not. one, states in their individual market, if you're not getting the subsidy can no longer afford insurance. folks in louisiana are paying as much as $40,000 a year for premiums. get that. $40,000 a year. now people like andy slavitt and melanie are acknowledging that some folks appear or not. this is not sustainable. it's not sustainable for states. oregon is having to pass new taxes in order to pay for the states share of medicaid expansion. i heard one person say, she said we are excluding unions but we are taxing individuals and small businesses. they are the only ones without lobbyists. and so those without lobbyists will pay the tax for everyone else. oregon having to pass new taxes to for the medicaid ex

afterwords, ht on with his book broken," he's interviewed by ormer senate majority leader t tom daschlepposed to be overcoming differences through extended discussion and real legislative principle rough compromise, it wasn't supposed party winning on their own. the times, as you know, the history when one party has been able to do this on your few. are very maybe 1933 and '34, f.d.r., the depression, '64-'65, even l.b.j. reached out to republicans and support d republican the first two years. afterwords on c-span2's book t.v. >> c-span history series landmark cases returns this at 12 new a look supreme court cases. historians and experts discuss onstitutional issues and personal stories behind significant supreme court decisions. beginning monday, february 26, live at 9:00 p.m. eastern and elp you follow all 12 cases we have companion guide written by court journalist tony morrow. volume two, to get your copy go to c-span.org/landmarkcases. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from wellesley chaire is katherine moon, of the asian study department brookings fellow at for eas

he's interviewed by former senate majority leader tom daschle. >> politics was supposed to be about finding a way to overcome some of those differences through principled -- through extended discussion and a real legislative process, through principled compromise. it wasn't supposed to be about one party winning on their own. the times, as you know, the times in history when one party has been able to do this on your own are very few, maybe 1933 and '34, fdr dealing with the depression. lbj, '64/'65, but even lbj reached out to republicans and fdr had republican support the first two years. >> watch "after words" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2's "book tv." >>> next,