whichis what it is now, is that the obama administration in many cases in environmental action and others as going beyond his constitutional going beyond their role in terms of executive action. i think that should be a very broad-based concern whether you agree or disagree with what they are doing, just in terms of constitutional democracy. >> what is the senate roll to stop that if you are opposed to it? >> we're trying to use all the tools that are available as the minority to push back on that when we think that they are crossing the line. a president has a lot of power. he has the power to make executive action. there are limits to that. they are going beyond that in .any cases reappointments are one example that are being litigated. the u.s. supreme court. when we think the president is exceeding his constitutional power with pushback on that in any way we can. on the environment committee itre i am very involved, focuses on regulatory action. i think there are a lot instances where this is happening with the epa going its executive authority. we try to push back on that or. >> we w

whichy 15 is the date by the current temporary spending ends. in early february, the debt ceiling. >> right. they got the package through the senate. cap to pass this one more time in january when congress on -- they have to pass this one more time in january when congress comes back. they need to keep funding for the government or it would shut down again. they have got to take this agreement and put it into the spending bills. looking ahead, is this a new era in congress? a cycle of lurching from crisis to crisis come to a close? the majority is still out on that. raising that nation possible limit has been a difficult issue. it is uncertain if that will happen again. they have every seven to raise that limit. more than $17 trillion in debt right now. that is something not a lot of people want to do. they also don't want to default on accrued bills that the nation needs to pay. the treasury department could probably keep thing the bills and stretch that out a bit. i think that will be the next --dle and when that arrives we will see how they h

whichi am, the is both a mean the latin form of the bachelor of arts and what i would give if she meant "a boy." herbert hoover, a fellow geology student at stanford. out of that relationship develop? >> herbert was a senior at the time that he started, even though that lou is six months older. they were both born in 1874. he was born in august, she in march. he was a lab assistant. he had -- that professor had delivered a lecture on geology and he took an instant liking to her. whimsicalabout her smile, her laughing blue eyes, what an intelligent and delightful young woman she was , i believe that she needed some assistance. >> he was a quaker. she had lived in a quaker community. there were connections that brought the two of them together. he took a job and left her. what happened to the relationship after sanford? -- stanford? >> i think there was a strong connection and interest there. his job took him do nevada and then to australia. he was working in australia. they continue to communicate. he was offered a position in china and he sent her a telegram. the telegram went to the po