it should pass unanimously in the united states senate. but if you start putting something on it that, number one, doesn't belong on it in terms of germaneness, and, numb two, is one that is going to cause a pause that could be ta to our fighting troops and for our getting the bill done, then i wouldn't want to do that. so i would like to join senator corker until finding another bill, and i will do all i could to help him to get that on as an amendment, but not to the defense authorization bill. i think this would cause a lot of damage. the house agrees with this. i can't let that happen. for that reason, i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. corker: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. corker: i'm going to make a few comments here. i want to thank senator inhofe for working with me. i realize there's a lot happening here. i know he's conducting to the best of his ability the progression of this bill. i'll just leave it at that. mr. president, i was asked to find a solution to this blue

president listening to the debe i wh this woulgon regn united states senate i think it is healthy and wish there was a process so every single amendment brought up could have this type of discussion and debate and proposals could actually be amended on the floor to improve them and i will share with you that i thought o fend from tennessee trying to do was an honest attempt to bring back to congress in section one article one of responsibility that we have over a period of years that are dedicated to the executive branch. also i thought while the debate was healthy at this stage of the game probably not in it current form would bee approprie if the president s rey on ese terroris and i thought i could probably not support the bill but i thought he should have the opportunity and the process for debate. but now let me now confirm what they are doing is protecting national defense authorization act making it is viable possible long-term survivable in the house and in the senate. to those who are wondering what we are talking about any nebulous sort of way when senator corker try to do w

president, two of the three united states senate office buildings in washington, d.c., are named for phillip earhardf and mitchell re of georgia, two senators who were never elected to formal leadership positions by their colleagues. senator mcconnell disssed leaders without foalio describing occasion when a senator describes a major policy role outside of the cfinesf formal party or committee ership his favorite was senator cooper. who mitch has described as, quote, my role model as a young man, a man of great conviction, very smart. in his auto biography, the long game, senator mcconnell says when cooper took him to the signing of the civil rights bill of 1965 and later on of watching cooper's principled questioning of the vietnam war, senator cooper's example must have influenced his young interns' one-man crusade 20 years later against an oppressive junta. according to "the new york times" in 2016, senator mcconnell has been a lead sponsor, the times said, of every major sanctiosurens m against the burmese government over the last 20 years and has worked tirelessly with several ad

speaker ryan: if i sat around as speaker of the house and think what could the united states senate do, we wouldn't do anything. ha been pasouuse at are sitting the united states senate. so we don't spend our time thinking about votes in the senate. we spend our time thinking about how to get consensus here in the house republican conference and getting bills through the house. we'll worry about those other things later. casey. reporter: mr. speaker, has it been more difficult toone derat conference to stick behind you e on because you withhi avg? speaker ryan: n don't think it's that at all. it's that this is a difficult issue. what we have been trying to do is go through the homeland security committee, judiciary committee, to get to 1218 votes for a bill. we don't have 218 votes for that bill. we are trying to find where that sweet spot is. members who want to see action on that issue were getting exacerbated because they have not seen somet oth floor. i would say -- i think the democrats kind of walked away from the process once the supreme court took away our delirc issue. d that

and that's how big luther strange got to the united states senate. that's how they do things in alabama republican politics. but when something like that is the origin story for how somebody becomes a u.s. senator, it is almost inevitable that that story will end as badly as it began, right? and indeed, luther strange still holds the record for being the tallest ever person in the u.s. senate, but he's already gone from the senate. and the governor's no longer governor either. this was the governor's smiling creepy mug shot. these are the charges that were brought against him. as luther strange's door prize for his cameo role in the sex scandal that did bring down the alabama governor, mr. strange got to hold on the that u.s. senate seat for a few months even after the obaalabama gover was forced out of office. but ultimately the people got a say themselves. alabama republicans held a primary last summer and a runoff last fall in both of those elections, this incumbent senator, luther strange, who was appointed by the disgraced governor, he got beat b

in 1980, before most of you were born, i was elected to the united states senate and during my early years in the united states senate, i met a man who had a significant impact on my career. his name was arthur earns ernest fitzgerald, but everyone called him ernie. i call him the father of whistleblowers to this is an original we got from the library of congress. this is the famous $700 toilet seat representative when i got involved in oversight and whistleblowing. he was called ernie. you probably never heard of him. a few did, earned his reputation preceded him even way back before i knew him. in 1968, ernie testified before the joint economic committee about the air force c-5 =tranfou aircraft program. that testimony changed ernie's brought a lot of attention to whistleblowers. the c-5 aircraft is an important military priority, but it took longer and cost more. the government did not want anybody to know that. although he knew it might damage his career, ernie testified before congress that this prize program cost the taxpayers $2 billion more than the pentagon would admit. that

that's how big luther strange got to the united states senate. that's how they do things in alabama republican politics. when something like that is on origin story, it is almost inevitable that the story will end as badly as it began. and indeed, luther strange still holds the record to be the tallest ever person in the u.s. senate but he is gone from the senate and the governor is no longer governor. this is the smiling creepy mug shot is and these are the charges brought against him and as the door prize in the roll, mr. strange got to hold on to the u.s. senate seat for a few months even after the governor was forced out and the people got a say and alabama republicans held a primary last summer and a run off last fall in both elections and this incumbent senator who was appointed by the disgrace governor, got beat both times by a supreme court justice who was thrown off of the court for violations of ethics. he was the senator who filled jeff sessions and didn't make it a year. he was out by december. the republican candidate who beat him in

to be in the united states senate headed to washington to change a system that is leaving so many behind. i know all be easy to turn our government working for the rich and powerful into a government that works for the rest of us but i didn't go to washington to stop the fight but to win them and so did you. >> since the 1920s the aclu has fought to preserve the promise of america and here is what i love most about the aclu. they don't just fight, they win 17 fight for those underestimated those who are left behind are locked out of opportunity are women and immigrants native americans african-americans or other people of color lesbians or bisexuals or transgender people. mentally ill prisoners or people with disabilities and the poor. you began fighting against harassment and deportation of immigrants in 1920. you fought or workers rights in the internment of more than 120,000 japanese-americ instead of the civil rights leaders and activists and protesters through this fit in marches and freedom riot and fighting for racial equality in america. and with sex discrimination fighting for e

in 1980, that's before most of you were born, i was elected to the united states senate, and during my early years in the united states senate, i met a man who had a significant impact on my career. his name was arthur earnest fitzgerald. but everyone called him ernie. i call him the father of whistleblowers. this is an original that we go from the library of congress. and we blew it up. but this is ernie fitzgerald. this is the famous $700 toilet seat that was representative of defense waste in the 1980's when i early got involved in -- in ove sight and whistle blowing. he was called ernie. you probably never heard of him. if you did, ernie's reputation preceeded him even way back before i knew him. in 1968, ernie testified before senator william proxmier's committee about the air force c-5 aircraft program. that testimony changed ernie's life and brought a lot of attention to whistleblowers. the c-5 aircraft was an important military priority. but it took longer and cost more than planned. the government did not want anybody to know that. all though he knew it might damage his career

if i am lucky enough to become the united states senator in the great state of utah, i would do everything in my power to keep america strong and make sure the economy is prosperous for our kids and grandkids. also to make sure that the example that i make as a leader is good for our great state and that of the values of america. thank you so much for your help. you guys did it, kabul's america. -- god bless america. look at all these people. thank you. thank you. thank you, guys. >> thank you for coming by. ♪ only in america. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up on wednesday morning, inside elections reporter reviewed the results of tuesday night's primary and run off contest in seven states. oklahoma, and tom cole on immigration policy and the house republican agenda. politico's ted hessen discusses the supreme court's decision to uphold president trump's travel ban. and tom swazi talks about immigration policy. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal. join the discussion. he was a look at what is live on the c-span

i ran for the united states senate and headed to washington to change a system that was leaving so many i knew it wouldn't be easy, trying to turn a government that worked for the rich and the powerful into a government that works for the rest of us. but i didn't go to washington to duck the tough fight. i went to washington to win them, and so did you. [applause] since the making the 1920s thes filed to preserve the promise of america, and here's what i love most about the aclu. you don't just fight. you win. [applause] you fight, you fight for the underestimated, those who are left behind and locked out of opportunity, women, immigrants, native americans, african americans and other people of color. lesbians, amen, i sectionals and transgender people, , mentally l individuals, prisoners, people with disabilities and the poor. you began fighting against the harassment and deportation of immigrants in 1920. you fought for workers' rights. you fought against the ugly interment of more than 120,000 japanese americans. you stood with civil rights leaders, activists and protesters through s

the first woman to take the oath ofice as united states senator is n no disret to the minority leaders. put another way nearly half of all the women who ever served in the united states senate are serving right now. you can slice and dice the numbers a million different ways but it's changing and my friend from mississippi became the 52nd one i made up of 27 smith. instead of my place in the senate reminding people of all the ways women have been held back from contributing in the country, i wanted to be a remake of contributions when men can make when we have the freedom to do so. one of the best things about my times apart is getting to know the other women in the senate. some of us are very progressive democrats into some of us are very conservative republican. but we get together once a month and talk to each other and find a lot of common ground. my friend lisa murkowski and i have something in common turns out we worked on the transatlantic pipeline in atlanta. on the pipeline after high school i joined the union and i spent the summer working in the kitchen it was an entry-level

and so if i am lucky enough to andme united state senator the great state of utah, i will do everything in my power to keep america strong, to make sure that our economy is prosperous for kids and her grandkids, and also to make sure that the example i said as a leader is consistent with the great values of our state and the great founding values of the united states of america. thank you so much for your help. thank you. [applause] look at all those people. [laughter] guys, thanks, thank you. you.to see thank you. hey, guys. you are kind to be here. ♪ [indistinct conversations] >> this past week with the help of our cable partners, gci, the c-span bus travel to juneau alaska. continued to our next stop in fairbanks. >> c-span is valuable for alaskans, for most of us it is the only way to see our delegation hard at work in washington. proud to carry c-span for a number of reasons, especially for their emphasis on education. from lesson plans to handouts to timely videos and educator conferences, the c-span classroom program offers so many resources to teachers and adds a great deal of v

what i have learned is, when the it, ifo needs needed i'm lucky enough to become the united states senator, i would everything in my power to keep america strong and make sure their economy will be prosperous for our kids and our grandkids and to make sure the example i said as a leader is consistent with the great values of our state and the great founding values of the united states of america. thank you so much for your help. you did it. >> look at those people there. thank you. thanks, guys. thanks, guys. ank you. you're so kind to be here. thank you. thanks for coming by. ♪ >> here is a look at once live on the c-span networks. we are also excited work on immigration legislation was this week. that is on c-span. on c-span2, the senate continues debate on the farm bill, and on testing and development secretary ben carson testifies at a hearing at 10:00 a.m. eastern. delta0 p.m., the ceo of airlines because the national press club. and thenobert wie will take questions at a confirmion hearing at the senate veterans affairs committee at 2:30 eastern. fbi director christopher wray and dep

president, two of the three united states senate office buildings in washington, d.c., are named for pllip earhardf and mitchell rustle of georgia, two senators who were never elected to formal leadership positions by their colleagues. senator mcconnell discussed leaders without foalio describing occasion when a senator describes a major policy role outside of the confines of formal party or committee leadership. his favorite was senator cooper. who mitch has described as, quote, my role model as a young man, a man of great conviction, very smart. in his auto biography, the long game, senator mcconnell says when cooper took him to the signing of the civil rights bill of 1965 and later on of watching cooper's principled questioning of the vietnam war, senator cooper's example must have influenced his young interns' one-man crusade 20 years later against an oppressive junta. according to "the new york times" in 2016, senator mcconnell has been a lead sponsor, the times said, of every major sanctions measure against the burmese government over the last 20 years and has worked tirelessly

middle class particularly on healthcare. >> there could be a new spirit of cooperation in the united states senateo be on the campaign trail, shep. >> shepard: there's also an effort to take on the president over thinks tariffs which so many in the rest belt are complaining. >> that's right. his own party is concerned about the new tariffs. senator bob corker says the bill could be rolled out tomorrow. congress wants to sign off on tariffs and expect the bill to be released tomorrow. >> shepard: thanks, mike. dreaming about retirement? hope you've been saving. a new report that shows how quickly social security and medicare are running out of money. i know. you heard it before. these are new years and they're things. mom? dad? hi! i had a very minor fender bender tonight in an unreasonably narrow fast food drive thru lane. but what a powerful life lesson. and don't worry i have everything handl. i already spoke to our allstate agent, and i know that we have accident forgiveness. which is so smart on your guy's part. like fact that they'll just... forgive you... four weeks without the car. okay, yu

energy lives here. >>> i have listened to senators speak to the president of the united states on thed it take for a sitting united states senator to actually hang up on the president? because that's something i've never seen. i've never seen a senator tire of speaking to the president and just decide the senator has better things to do and hang up. the president in this case, who is a member of the same party as the senator. we have now seen that happen. because senator bob corker had just such a conversation with president trump. this was about president trump's tariffs on mexico, canada, and the european union, our strongest allies who the president is now trying to say are a national security threat to this country. bob corker is the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. so he has introduced a bill that would require congressional approval when a president wants to enact tariffs based upon national security reasons. according to "the washington post" corker said the president called him wednesday asking him not to file the bill. but corker rebuffed trump's request. h

that senate staffer has now been indicted according to a press release from the united states attorney'sbia from the justice department. the title says former u.s. senate employee indicted on false statement charges. the long-time director of security for the senate select committee on intelligence is accused of lying to the fbi about repeated contacts with reporters. james a. wolfe, 58, of ellicott city, maryland was indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts of violating federal law at the time he made the alleged false statements to the fbi. i want to go to congressman adam schiff of california, the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee. and this shocking development just occurred during our commercial break. we were going to talk about this staffer whose name we only learned minutes before the show. but do you have any reaction to what we're learning tonight about these charges against this senate intelligence committee staffer? >> i don't know anything about the facts of it, lawrence. i know only what i've seen in these very recent public reports about his posit

precedent agreement in the united states must not waver with complete verifiable irreversible denuclearization with north korea and that is just the way it is. i yield back. >> the senator from massachusetts. >> mr. president i come to the floor today to raise my concerns over the outcome of the summit between the united states and north korea. now after witnessing rhetoric from both sides and the unexpected turn to dlomacy by president trump and kim jung-un by all accounts was a very welcome development. as there is noo military solution k to the north korea nuclear crisis i was pleased to see direct engagement and i have long advocated for this approach. however i am concerned that the agreent si this morning doesn't address the threats challees we face. first the text of the statement was the most vague and least detailed and then he signed by north korea over the past three decades. despite the claims to the contrary president trump got a weaker deal with fewer commitments than any of his predecessors. knowingex that it did not explain what completes of the koreanon peninsula means. kim jung-un he could easily interpret the language to mean he will only relinquish h

tim kan can point in the entire six years he's been in the united states senate, he cannot point to a single, a single >> reporter: the bottomine for republicans in virginia this was the nomination.gono matter who ere's why. bent nearly a decade now since a republican won a state-wide race in the common wealth of virginia. and last night there were three republic running for this h nomination, appened was more republicans went to the y pollsterday and cast a odllot for sy other than corey stewart. en corey stewart. now,ntet's out. on the democratic neside, tim ca will be the first to tell y he does not consider this some coasting to reelection for this here's why. you r willememe eltibeonr day,16 , everybody said in the polls where all the tim kanend hillary clinton will wine up in the white hou. the that didn't happen the dangers of beingoverconfident right now than tim kane. heame out swinging. when we talked to him about thi. he described corey stewart as somebody he says is dangerous andomebody that he says is out of touch with what ke calls virginia's common wealth values. take o

and if jeff flake is that one republican, he would then leave the united states senate with a very important place in history. leading off our discussion now, jill wine banks, neera tanden, and ron klain, former chief counsel to the senate judiciary committee and an obama administration official. he has worked on several senate confirmations of supreme court justices in his senate staff position and his white house positions. with that, ron, we're going to begin with you. i know that you were on the judiciary committee during the clinton confirmations, within the obama administration you helped get two judges through the judiciary committee with your experience, what do you see as the possibilities tonight? >> well, i think the democrats are going to have to fight hard. but i think if they fight hard, it's an open question as to what will happen. you laid out one scenario, i think there are others. the key thing is focus on a woman's right to choose. we didn't stop mitch mcconnell when he stole a supreme court seat in 2016 but we have to stop donald trump's roe reversal reproductive rights r

i was fortunate in january of 2002 to accompany united states senator inspector good friend of mine for meeting that he was having with piddle castro my observations from that trip were a week long "daily news" feature that began with a cover story -- by the way, look carefully and i think shane and spector gets photo credit am i right -- who would have thought you missed your calling? castro may have served me but we argue ad about world events and what i most remember and not published in "daily news" although i should have is that at the end of the night knowing that i'm a cigar smoker he presented me with a box of my favorites at the time were trinidad and thene signed the top of the box. when i got home, showed it to my wife she was extactic i couldn't understand why. and she said well you know the kids school auction is coming up this will be fabulous -- [laughter] i had to explain to her that it was then the most valuable item in my estate and probably still is. [laughter] i conducted president barack obama's first live radio interview from the white house that too was great colu

future deal and any final agreement should take the form of a treaty to be ratified by the united states senate so as to increase its shelf life. without following principles like this and without a clear understanding of our previous diplomatic efforts with north korea, we could fail. we owe it to our fellow americans to successfully reduce the threats we face because the threats for north korea are significant. unlike other countries with nuclear programs, north korea already possesses thermonuclear warheads and the ballistic missiles to deliver them. it has shorter-range missiles that cast a dark shadow over our allies, south korea and japan. pyongyang possesses some of the foulest toxins on the planet and it brutally impresses, imprisons, tors and kills its own citizens. so weusdd these myriad threats. and as it turns out, negotiating with north korea is harder than the presidentught. so we muste to squeeze the regime so that it cannot access the resources necessary to maintain our expand its military capabilities. after all, the combination of direct engagement backed by pressure is the on

we had this iran deal, it skirted the treaty provision of the united states senate, and one of the reasonsve this treaty provision of the united states senate is so you can't skirt congress and so-called side deals have to be made available, and hamilton said that, you know, we want the full body politic involved in the treaty, and so we get into the debates what's a deal, what's a treaty? we know this, if it involves nuclear weapons and icbms and billions of dollars, that involves a treaty. that's not a deal. there's been information released in the past week that indicates that some of the testimony that was given by the obama administration officials was flat-out dishonest about money moving from iran through our banks. you can explain that a little bit and tell us why this is a big deal? >> there was a statement in position made by the obama administration they would not allow iran access to our financial markets and fo, sdpurg after the negotiations on so many different aspects of the negotiation and the jcpoa, the obama administration was dishonest, as you mentioned as part of your c

the president might get upset with us as united states senators if we vote on the corker amendment. well, we'll do what we can do, but my gosh, if the president get upset with us, we might not be in the majority. >> a very different take. his view is you could lose. >> right. >> but you know, poke the bear. that's the way he says. there's fear that he's basically calling out his colleagues for being scared. is is that true is this. >> of course they're scared. they're scared in the house. there are republicans who want to a discharge position to get a daca bill out to preserve their own seats. many in california or new jersey where they're vulnerable. they can't get paul ryan to do that. and in the senate, they can't get mcconnell even if it might get a majority of votes. so it's donald trump's party. we're going to be living with this for longs we have them. >> these guys if anything are pragmatic. they care about themselves. ultimately. most of them more than anything else. is is this just their belief that if they kritize the president no matter on what, it will hurt votes? is th

paul douglas, the great senator from my home state of illinois, hired me on as an intern in his office here in the united states senate. i was just a kid from east st. louis, illinois, the son of an immigrant mother, who was suddenly surrounded by senators debating some of the most profound questions in our nation's history. i used to come to the floor of the senate -- i couldn't enter the floor. let me back up and say, i used to come to the gallery of the senate as a student and observe the proceedings of the senate, never dreaming there would be a day when i could actually stand on the floor of the united states senate. i couldn't believe my good fortune as a visitor to watch people like mike mansfield, everett dirksen from my state, paul douglas from illinois, william if you will bright, margaret chase smith, and so many others come to the floor and speak in debate. i remember signature right there as a college student -- i remember sitting right there as a college student watching. through the door came bobby kennedy. not far behind, his brother ted kennedy, both of them serving in the united states

but no, the united states senate right now on june 12th is becoming a body where, well, we'll do what we can do, but my upset with us, then we might not be in the majority so let's don't do anything that might upset the president. >> "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> working to denucleararize north korea, president trump said kim jong-un is a funny guy who likes his people. and t and the history and hype and what did the u.s. get from an unbelievable summit with kim jong-un and can anythingim says be trusted? president trump today taking some heat for making concessions to a killer after virtually flipping off canada and other democratic allies. just how upside down is the world right now? >>> plus conflict of interest. how did ivanka president trump made $82 million last year while she's simultaneously a white house adviser. good afternoon and welcome to the lead. i'm jake tapper. we begin with the world lead and the stunning headlines americans woke up to today, president trump and north korean dictator kim jong-un shaking hands, sitting down and signing on to a join

that is why i ran for the united states senate.hose of you from georgia know this is not a me for me. i fully believe -- i fully believe -- thank you. trump has called out china's intellectual property. where was the last president dealing with this issue? donald trump is brought china to the trade table and we need to pray for him this weekend as he goes to singapore. [applause] to protect our freedom and to deal with china, washington has got to start thinking long term however. in 1789, when george washington took office as the first president, china had indeed the largest economy in the world at that time. not many americans know that. now they are aiming to reclaim what they believe is their rightful place in the world order. if we want to protect our freedoms, we cannot ignore this any longer. we've got t pay attention from the stripe to china. we also need to change the way washington does business including solving one of our most in the dsm dangerous issues and that is our debt crisis. i am fully committed before you leave

senate floor to honor robert f. kennedy. he talks about mr. kennedy's life and his impact on the united states history. >> today we remember robt f. kennedy whose life was brutally savagely cut short 50 years ago. robert kennedy was a presidential candidate, a united states senator, member of this chamber, an attorney general, a naval officer, a father, a son, a husband, a brother, but more than all of that he was a beacon of hope amidst turbulent and difficult times in our nation. and he was an inspiration to generations of americans. speaking at his younger brother's funeral, our former colleague senator ted kennedy said that robert kennedy, quote, need not be idolized ornlarge in death beyond what he was in life, that he can be remembered simply as a goo and dent man ,aw suffeng tried to right heal it, saw war and tried to stop it. i was inspid hffts to right wrong and heal suffering and stop war. inspired enough that when i beor and was assigned an office, that happened to be the former office of rert f. kennedy in the russell building, i proudly pointed that out to visitors, that here in

however,ns repub control the united states senate. senator ben carter of maryland told us he wants to see h republicans will work or if they will work withdemocrats, although his colleagues, senator chris van holland made it perfectly clear if somebody gets named tohe t heart ride of the conservative idealologys demo are prepared to put up a very strong fit >> i thinkue the first is how the presidents proceed and how mcconnell works with leader schumer and all the members of the senate. we'll see whether that happens. track records is not good >> look if it's not an individual who has broad and bipartisan support, they will have a hell of a fight on the supreme court nominee because we don't want somebody who's just a ru stamp off of a right wing checklist. >> reporter: those are thett ba lines alreadyeing drawn here at the supreme court across the street over at the u.s. capital. jim and shawn, keep in mind supreme court is in recess, they will not recvene until october that gives us rouly three months if the nominee will get confirme

>> show the united states senators.w the american red cross. >> yes. >> show -- show members of the house of representatives. show all of these people. you know, this weekend the american red cross tweeted that as we understand, you all want us to help out. we have told the government we're willing to help out, but we can't help out if they don't allow us access to which i said, oh. now they are banning the american red cross. he said we're waiting of course, because we have to deal with the federal government every day. they tweet them next morning. we know that's really true. we weren't banned from it. >> organized access to the american red cross -- >> they denied it. here's the thing. >> decembthey said, we're willi help out. they admitted by tweet that they can't help. if the government does not give them access, they can't help. the american red cross is still not in. so they can try to spin all they want. i understand why the american red cross has to spin. you have to deal with governments, but they are still no

we're in the united states senate. so i'm hopeful we can begin tomorrow with our speeches from at least eight of our senators who have been working on this bill, including our leaders. i'm hopeful that we'll have a couple of amendments to vote on before lunch, bipartisan amendments. maybe a couple more after lunch. maybe two or three more in the late afternoon. that's up to the democratic leader and the republican leader to finally decide. but i think the chances are good at that. and i would ask all senators, staffs who are paying attention tonight, please read these three bills. if you have amendments that need to be considered that are relevant to the bill, please file them tonight or first thing in the morning. talk with our staff. let's see if we can accept them, modify them. if necessary, vote on them. let's try to get that done this week and show ourselves and the world that the united states senate is still capable of a complete appropriations process. after all, that's our most basic responsibility. i thank the

that's why iran for the united states senate.hose of you from georgia know this is not a new message for me. i fully believe -- [applause] trump has called out china's theft of our intellectual property. where was the last president in dealing with this issue? donald trump has brought china to the trade table and secured their help with north korea when -- we need to pray for him this weekend as he go to singapore. [applause] deal with the china, washington -- to protect our freedoms and to deal with the china, washington has got to start thinking long-term however. in 1789, when george washington took office as our first president china had indeed the largest economy in the world at the time and not many americans know that. now they are aiming to reclaim what they believe is the rightful place in the world order and displace us in the process. if you want to protect our freedoms, we cannot ignore this any longer. we must pay attention to the drive from china. we also need to change the way washington does business including sol

united states who is supporting the ilesident. i run a very brutal race to get out the brutal facts and thl truth which is that tim kane has done nothing in six years of united states senate. >> reporter: kane says that is not what people areor looking in a leader. >> i think virginians do not want vish skps ruthless especially in the united states senate. i think virginia will stick with an beat problem solver who goes to work every day listening to the concerns ofin vi. >> reporter: in spite of ew t's optimism about the president's help they are takine a dif view saying this is not a race they plan to focus on or to fu. couldn't have two more different approaches in candidates there. thanks so much. races. ook at other a former prosecutor is set to take on barbara comstk this fa in that hotly contested congressional contest in northern virginia. state senator jennifer wexton beat out a crowded fie of six democrats for her party's nomination in virginia's tenth district. former obama administration ficial allison freedman came in second. comstock who is seen as potentially vulnerable for the mid terms beat a challenger from her own party. there will likely be a change in

that is not possible in the united states senate so i think that part of it is frustrating. >> just watchinghe senate in action, it occurred to me that senators have one characteristic in common. that's vanity. is that an accurate observation? >> well, somebody once said about the fact, you know, the senate -- the president, when somebody says mr. president, 100 pairs of eyes look up. to some extent you begin to think what you say is important and significant. and because people clap at the beginning when you stand up and they clap at the end. >> do you think about running for president? > i'm not being morbid about it. not making any plans to run or making a decision that i will run or knowing that at some future time in the history of the united states i'm going to run for president, i don't. quite frankly, i don't. just because i don't think you can plan the future at all. >> on march 16, senator kennedy had made up his mind to make the race for president. >> i run for the presidency because i want the democratic party and the united states of america to stand for hope instead of despair,

whether they are willing to use every procedural tool in the kit the slow down the united states senate and see if they can't drag this thing past november on the hopes of potentially have a few more votes in the u.s. senate and potentially forcing a more moderate pick to come their way. again, that's -- that has electoral risks. it puts at risk other things that they are trying to do. so the question will be how far are democrats willing to go on that fight? then once we find out who this nominee is, he or she, will they be acceptable to even the republicans? remember, republicans have a one-vote majority in the u.s. senate right now. it is effectively 50-49 with john mccain absent. that means any one republican senator might find something objectionable about this nominee. if they vote no, that's it. game over. on the question of roe versus wade would murkowski or collins be willing to vote for someone whose views are opposite their own? this will be a battle all summer. >> we will talk about the important decisions on the court. garrett, you haven't been listening in the last hour or

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it's upon every member of the united states senate. there are immense costs to this policy, $775 a day for these detention camps per individual, but the costs are way beyond the dollars and cents, they are to the moral image and authority of this country, and to our self-image, our accountability to ourselves, to our own sense of morality, and humanity. the world was outraged when it saw children torn away from parents and now, the president has acknowledged that his heart responded as well. but soon, and i would predict very soon, we will see images as striking and stunning, as repugnant and those images of taking children away from parents. when we see those images of detention facilities, cages of children, young people behind bars, packed beyond capacity, on military bases and other places, never designed to hold these facilities, the world will be outraged by those images, the sights and sounds of those children as well. so we owe this new policy a special scrutiny, a strong accep accepts-- sense of outrage if it is like what it s

and finally, if i may, i would like to take a moment to thank the united states senate for their workn this treaty. the way of democracy is sometimes a complicated way, and sometimes trying, but it is a good way, and we believe the best way. and once again, mr. general secretary, i want to extend to you and to all those who labored so hard for this moment my warmest personal thanks. translator: [speaking russian] [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer 1: you are watching "american history tv," all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook. >> a panel of historians discuss confederate monuments and their place in society. they take comments on whether the monuments should remain, be taken down, or contextualized. this is a 90 minute event in sacramento, california. >> good evening, everybody. extra credit for everybody who is coming here at night. we well put it on your perm