abner back in 1986, he faced a republican primary challenge, by then governor william janklo, he did get the nomination, but lost to congress pman tom zashl. one of jim abner's young aides was john thun, who now has that senate seat, and john thun sent a letter praising senator allen. he was appointed by president reagan to serve as the head of the u.s. small business administration. jim abner was 89 years old, he passed away earlier today. we will continue the conversation tomorrow morning here on cspan radio. >>> we'll have steve cane, republican from iowa, the president's to do list, and the reauthorization of the violence against women act and the defense authorization bill which continues in the house of representatives. tune in tomorrow morning, thank you for joining us on this wednesday, enjoy the rest of your evening. >> a senate panel met with all five members of the federal -- that oversight hearing is next on cspan 3. >> don't accept one else's construction on the way things ought to be. it's up to you to right wrongs, it's up to you to point out injustice, it's up to you