so the budget debate as we're having it excludes and underrepresents young people. as i said, it's a giant mistake because we will make up one third of the electorate in 2016. and we're disengaged because politicians do not accurately represent us. and when leaders talk about what really matters in stump speeches, they're really thinking about how young people are in experiencing what really matters. leaders are thinking and talking about the economy and not talking to those groups. to my visionary, swiftly changing generation period. and how can you when the median age of a senator is 62 and a representative is 55. the average term for a senator is ten years and for a representative, it's 11. in our current congress, only 8% are african-american, 6% are latino, 3% are asian or native in hawaii and there is one native american member of congress. and when i was looking at those statistics, i also looked at the list of occupations held by people in congress. and i was wondering, where are the green collar workers, the software developers, the nonprofit grant writers,

it is reminding all of us what it is like to be underappreciated, underrepresented, and underutilized.

so like i said the budget question bait as we're having it e clouds and underrepresents young people. and as i said, this is a giant mistake because we will make up one-third of the electorate in 2016. and we're disengaged because politicians do not accurately represent us. and when leaders talk about what really matters, they're really thinking about how young people are thinking about and experiencing what really matters. leaders are thinking and talking about the economy and not talking to those groups, to my visionary swiftly changing generation, period. how can you when the median age of a senator is 62, and congressman is 55. in our current congress, only 8% are african-american, 6% are latino, 3% are asian or native hawaii or other pacific isla islander, i also listed occupations held by people in congress and i was wondering, with where are the green collar workers? where are the electricians? where are the software developers? the nonprofit grant writers? artists, organic pharmacists, nurses, where is america? so at its core, what is the budget battle debate? what is austerit

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of the first part of e statement, i think you will find that a lot of people feel like it is underrepresented in the congress does not a black senator. only 42 members of the house, at less than 10%. we are underserved. we look at the redistricting. it has been designed to keep us out. it is critical that members have a body where they can go to find commonality. >> i did some calculations on the 40 that have been elected. only 20 of the 50 states have anybody of color. >> i would have to double check that. i am sure that is right. >> then you have your comment texas, florida, north carolina. there's a heavy concentration. >> what do you think? what do you see there when you see all these concentrations tax is that good or bad? >> i can liken it to a class i had an undergrad. it was the best class i've ever taken in my life. it was not just the subject matter but the make up. the class was so diverse that couple of black students, asian students, latino. the white students were not called white. they were irish or german or scottish. at that moment, the difference in the cultures in the room

. >> none of that is to diminish the fact that women are still underrepresented in the top levels ofnies and the top levels of our political echelon. we still have work to do in finding that work/life balance. we have to leave it there for now. >> i was just about to say that women have it hard and women have it easy to be different. no, i'm kidding. >> breaking news. >>> all right. coming up, philip k. howard joins us to talk about the newest installment of tputting justice back in the legal system. first, remembering a true trailblazer for women, norah ephr ephron. >> it's you. >> it's me. >> yes, yes, yes! oh, oh, oh. oh, god. >> i'll have what she's having. >> i go online. >> welcome. >> and my breath catches in my chest until i hear three little words. >> you've got mail. >> do you know how to bone a duck? >> no, but that's sect the sort of thing that i'm very interested in learning how to do. >> the biggest thing that makes 50 the new 40 and 60 the new 50 is not better living through chemistry, not exercise. but hair dye. ♪ as time goes buy [ male announcer ] this was how my da

when they came to pick the committee to write the constitution, 9 liberals felt that they were underrepresented. and so as a result there was this just tremendous conflict. and there was some hope with the first round of the presidential election because the liberal can did-- candidate did pretty well, got almost 21% of the vote. and that should have indicated to the muslim brotherhood that it needed to change its ways a little bit and reach out to these liberals but that's not what happened. >> brown: let me ask you in our last minute, i want to pick up on something i heard in the itn piece. talking about expectations, about what would happen if mubarak fell then everything would change. and now it becomes clear that perhaps or it's not clear but perhaps not as much is changing as people thought or expected. >> i think, look, i think that's absolutely true. and one thing we have to remember when we are talking about all of these maneuvers by elite politicians, there's 80 million egyptian people there who are carrevening towards economic crisis and whose daily lives have not improved in the las

sibling donor especially for someone who is in any type of ethnic minority because minorities are underrepresented timing easier because for her when she's ready to go, her sister is going to be ready to go, and that makes it very nice in terms of getting things move quickly and efficiently. that said, the process is a big deal. it involves chemotherapy and chemotherapy plus radiation depending on the protocol they will use for her. even after the transplant is done and she's out of the hospital, she will need lots of support especially for those first few months of recovery. >> she has millions of supporters in her viewers and family and friends. i haven't spent a lot of time with her but i have spent some time with her. she's a fantastic person. we wish her all the best. thank you for breaking it down for us and helps us understand mds. >> thank you. >>> up next, actress and singer mandy moore talks about cause that's near and dear to her hert. she's begging the government for help. meineke's personal pricing on brakes. i tell mike what i can spend. i do my best to make that work. we're driving

young women who do not want to continue to be pioneers in fields where they remain underrepresented -host: we are talking about the 40th anniversary of title 9 with fatima goss graves of the national women's law center. pick up the phone and give us a call. 202-737-0002, republican. 202-737-0001, democrat. 202-628-0205, independents. we will also take your comments or questions the e-mail, journal@c-span.org -- via e- mail, journal@c-span.org. our first call is on our line for democrats. go ahead. caller: hello. i have two comments. the young lady talked and i am amazed by how these young ladies can be so intelligent and have such great, great comments and have great insight into these things. i have a daughter who is going to school in florida and she had troulb egoing t -- had trouble going to school at first but she always told me she liked science. i said, you are doing all right, then. i always wanted a voice so i could have an engineer. -- a boy so he could been an engineer. i have several children. i have nine. i have grandchildren. i have 23 of those. she is the one who seems

how are movement is having it, completely upper underrepresent every race, socioeconomic content economic status, and sexual orientation. and we need to completely read readjust the way we talk about and enact and engage in politics by identifying, correcting, and experiences cultural shift. like i said, it excludes young people. this is a giant mistake because we will make up one third of the electorate in 2013. we are disengaged and disconnected because politicians do not accurately represent that. when leaders talk about what really matters, they are really thinking about how young people are thinking about and experiencing what really matters. leaders are thinking of talking about the economy and not talking to those groups, and how can you, when the median age of the sender is six years old. the average term for senator is tenures and a representative is 11 years. our current congress, only 8% are african-american, 6% are latino, 3% are asian, or native hawaiian or pacific islander ancestry, and there is one native american member of congress. when i was looking at the statistics, i

a feeling nationwide, they are somewhat underrepresented. >> he made a statement one of them was that this was here. what is your prediction as to what that will yield? >> i cannot say for certain what would happen. i do know we have given them tens of billions of dollars of subsidy. >> if you are going to make that statement, you're going to figure out that at some impact. >> we have tried that and to wean them away from the talent then to bribe them into becoming our allies. that failed. we need to recognize that the pakistani is remain as deeply committed to the afghan town again as they wear. i am not saying cut off all aid. they dominated the national security policy. we need to recognize that pakistan is not our friend here. i think it would lead to the kind of confidence. it is very good in its internal control. will still be able to remain in power. these resources will be decreased. >> thank you. i have no further questions. >> thank you. i do not believe it likely that this congress will sustain up to 20,000 g i's and afghanistan to a cost of 25 billion a year. will not be a