houses and putting their lives at risk and i am therefore closer to the bad guys and collectively we are closing to the victims. we have the face the victims. there are no demons on any side. the companies are trying to do things they think are legitimate and i don't question their moeft motives. long answer to an important question. >> i want to open it up to the audience but first i have question. can y one nugget to consider. i think one of the most powerful things in the book is how the fbi uses information. a lot of people know there was a wire tap in your book "the fbi versus martin luther king" you talk about how the fbi didn't just takeant the information or use it for blackmail but they brought up the press. i invite you -- you are not supposed to ask questions if you are a lawyer but i invite you to speculate what would dr. king's life been like in the absence of that surveillance? >> two points. >> dr. king was able to survive as a landmark civil rights figure because the journalism standards were set by bradley not by nick denton. in today's america dr. king's private

change their position. secret that to the white house strategy is to put pressure on this chairman of the judiciary committee and other republicans in the hopes that we can be worn down and ultimately agreed to hold hearings on the nominee. this pressure campaign, which is targeted at me and a handful of my colleagues, is based on the supposition that to i and they forward onand move the consideration of president obama's pick. this strategy has failed to recognize that i am no stranger to political pressure and to strong-arm tactics. not necessarily for more democrat residents but from more republican presidents. when i make a decision based on sound principle i am not about to flip flop because the left has organized what they call a pressure campaign. colleagues, and especially my constituents, no, i have done battle with administrations of both parties. i have fought over responsible budgets, waste, fraud, policy disagreements. tough decisions. i have stuck with those tough decisions regardless of what pressure was applied. the so-called pressure being applied to me now is nothing

congress -- i had been a member of the house for 10 years. i was part of the leadership. i was visited by the speaker of the house after i became vice president and the chairman of the ways and means committee. the speaker of the house was a good friend. they came and said we know you will be the president of the senate, constitutionally. and you will have an office on the senate side of the capitol building, but we think of you as a man of the house and we want you to also have an office in the house. the chairman of the ways and means committee had two nice offices. one you could look out the windows all the way to the lincoln memorial in arlington, huge office. bigger table than the cabinet table. the other one we had was a smaller office, but right off the democratic book room on the house floor. they gave me my choice and that i could have either one of those offices, even though i was president of the senate. but because of my background in the house and my relationships, i picked the office right outside the democratic cloakroom, partly because i know it aggravated my democratic co

of successful campaigns including both of president bush's white house runs. president bush once said i was impressed with his creativity and particularly impressed by his honesty. high praise. these days mark is most famous as the cocreator of and star strategist on the runaway hit political documentary series the circus, good name for it. which chronicles the current campaign action every sunday night on showtime. let's look at a short clip from the circus. >> a story about john kennedy. here is the situation. you have the flu, it is your bother's deputy the next morning and you are supposed to be at a soup kitchen at 6:00 in the morning. where would you want to go? >> the show is incredible. if you haven't seen it, you can use the showtime anytime apps to get caught up and watch it going forward. really fascinating. also happy to have a former journalist who today heads of the political communications center, of the most comprehensive archive of political advertising anywhere in the world. real campaign on real experts on presidential campaign advertising. the second half of our pr

road to the white house on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. f. >> in the u.s. presidential campaign, donald trump wrote an op-ed published in the "wall street journal" on the delegate system. he writes, colorado voters were sidelined because the primary elections were there canceled. "politico" reported on the op-ed saying that donald trump also believes the delegate process is part of the same system that has, quote, rigged trade, economic and immigration policies that work against americans. the republican party responded sending out a memo from r.n.c. chief strategist saying, as a party they believe in the freedom of the states to make decisions on how they select delegates to the national convention. >> we'll hear detectly -- we'll hear directly from donald trump tonight at a rally in hartford, connecticut. that starting at 7:00 eastern time here on c-span. >> madam secretary! we proudly give 72 of our delegate votes to the next president of the united states. >> this month we showcase our student cam winners. c-span's annual video documentary competition for middle and high sch

will look at speeches by president obama during his two terms at the white house correspondents dinner, one of the premier events. this year will make his final attendance at the dinner. obama: jeb bush identified himself as hispanic back in 2000 nine, which i understand, innocent mistake. reminds the of when i identified myself as american back in 1961. [laughter] announcer: join us saturday night at 10:00 eastern and be sure to tune in for live coverage of the white house correspondents dinner at 6:30 eastern. the president met with queen elizabeth this morning during his visit to great britain. cbs producer tweeted out pictures. the obamas atwith the helicopter on the castle grounds. they took the car to windsor castle where she escorted them to the oak room. she told the president that this of errors.l those were the media was waiting, and queen elizabeth and the president and the first lady posed for pictures before lunch. he is now meeting with prime minister david cameron at the 11th meeting between the two, not counting group summits according to mark noller. while we wa

competition for middle and high school students. this year's theme is road to the white house. one of our second prize high school winners is from klahoma. last year i spent six months making a short film. i followed michael as he fought to get his son a ruling of not guilty by reason of insanity. as i worked on this project i quickly learned there were many other cases like this. >> this has been the bloody summer of 2015. and although these are the instance that get the headlines of the iny fraction tragedies that occurred in the area of mental illness. >> actually much more common han many people realize. >> one in four people suffer from some sort of mental illness. one, two, three, four. it's you, sir. and you next to him. you know who you are. that whole row isn't right. that's not good. >> since mental illness affects so many people shouldn't there be a system in place to treat it? >> the care varies a lot by tate to state. today i visit the state capital in oklahoma city to attend a budget hearing only mental health and substance abuse ervices. >> most states just don't give much

most is probably the house homeland security committee. committeehat the holds its hearings in the same room with a house on american activities committee used to hold its hearings. in 1939 there was a man in harold s. johnson who testified. in the height of the red scare, he denied he was a member of the communist party and went on to give an impassioned statement aret how american negroes patriotic americans. that those who seek a change in arepolicy or way of life not against the government itself. that man was my grandfather. [applause] know theiron't history are bound to repeat it. thank you all for participating in this very important mission. thank you for service to your country, to your countries in this effort. we, at the department of homeland security, look forward to continue to work with you on this very important project. thank you all very much. [applause] mr. secretary, unlikely opening-day pitches, today you through a 100 mile an hour fastball right on the plate. -- write down the plate. -- right down the plate. thank you very much. [applause] cincinnati.com write

housing, care.ion, and health÷÷÷÷÷÷ in this country, we should not country on major earth that does not guarantee family leave. when the mother has a baby, she has the right to stay home with that baby, and not go back to work. we are talking about women's rights, we will stand, certain, every woman in this country has the right to control her own body. we are going to stand with our and,rothers and sisters we're going to defend their right to be married. you know, a great nation is judged by not how many millionaires and billionaires it has, it is charged by how it treats the most vulnerable people in that country. i will not accept÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷, ifl not accept children in this country sleeping out on the streets. i will not accept, and you will not accept senior citizens oning to get by $11,000-$12,000 per year of social security. congress thating works for the benefit of a few, we will have the government that works for all of us. i am a member of the committee that wrote the affordable care act. act has donee care some very good. endede and -- so-called pre-existing condi

the white house. and if they get the white house, plus a republican congress, we will not recognize our country. this is one of the most consequential elections. we have to build on the progress that president obama has made and we have got to go further! and, and here's one of those inconvenient facts that you might want to share with your republican friends. our economy does better when we have a democrat in the white house. i mean, we don't have to go back to ancient history. during the 1990s, under my husband's presidency -- at the end of eight years, we had 23 million new jobs and incomes went up for everybody. not, not just people on the top. middle class families, working families, poor families. the median family income went up 17% in those 8 years. and the median african-american income went up 33% because there were so many jobs. and we ended up with a balanced budget and a surplus. pretty hard to beat that record. but, i'll tell you what. you know, the republicans, you give them credit for consistency. they're consistently wrong when it comes to the economy. so in comes g

carried this out? benitez said he planned to shoot the occupants of the house if they presented a firearm. just about every house in alabama has a gun. for good reason. i won't get into this administration's policy on gun control, but this, let me tell you. can you imagine what would have happened if they'd shot that olice officer? this is insane. you let people in here, you do criminal background checks, i've got a deal here, one guy raped a 10-year-old girl in alabama. ere's another one. this guy had 34 arrests over 12 years, he's a palestinian. he was arrested by a town in my district, i.c.e. said they couldn't deport him because the u.s. doesn't recognize palestine. they've started to require fingerprints of people claiming custody of children who entered the united states illegally without an adult relative. among the many policy suggestions that's been made do you think this is an effective policy for who are repeat offenders who are not ed priority one. ms. saldana: i would consider that. we have not proposed it but i would consider it. mr. palmer: why haven't you? why have

announcer: tomorrow, the c-span brings you coverage of the white house correspondents dinner, including remarks by president obama. for this year's featured comedian, larry will more. the executive director, julia winston discusses her role. she has been director since 1995 . she spoke with c-span from the watergate office building in washington dc. what do you do as executive director of the white house correspondents association? >> i do whatever the board directs me to do. some boards really really concentrate time on access. work for scholarship and grants. everything is voted by a nine-member board. basically, i follow their directive. i work on membership. we have an annual election. a third of the board changes every year. we have different events that help educate the public about what we do but mainly, mainly it is access. the press always want more. >> how many members? >> about 500 members, but it changes. especially in a campaign year, they are sent out with one of the candidates. >> when it comes to the correspondents dinner, what is your role? >> i run it. every

love you! we love you! on the way to the white house! cheers and applause] mr. trump: thank you. that's the first time they've ever done that. that's the first time. amazing. amazing. it's all morph into one big beautiful package. and the package is called you but maybe it's in the form of me, the beautiful package that we're going to do. and you're going to be so proud. and you're going to be so happy and you're going to win again. we're going to start winning so much. we're going to win. we're going to win our trade. we're going to win our healthcare. we're going to win with the military, hopefully you don't have to use it. we're going to win with our vets. we're going to win with our wounded warriors, the greatest people of all. they're incredible. we're going to win. we're going to win. we're going take back our jobs from china and japan and mexico. we're going to bring them back. e're going to bring them back! [cheers and applause] we're going to do it together. >> i remember him telling me when i was a little girl, ivanka, if you're going to be thinking anyway, you might a

and viewer reaction. talking you on the road to the white house on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> the book tells both the story of the fact that the manuscript, this national treasure, isn't what we thought while also trying to chronologically think about what was madison encountering at the time. and keeping those two narratives straight was quite tricky for a while. >> sunday night on q&a, boston college law school professor mary sara builder discusses her book, "madison's hand," which takes a critical look at the notes james madison wrote during and after the constitutional convention of 1787. >> madison took the notes on sheets of paper, and he folded those sheets in half, and so he writes on front, across the middle, on the two pages and on the back side. and at some point he sewed all these little pieces of paper together into a manuscript. one of the really wonderful things we noticed when we were down there was that the last quarter of the manuscript, the holes that he had sewn didn't match with the earlier one. and this confirmed my suspicion that the very en

and viewer reaction. taking you on the road to the white house on c-span, c-span adio and c-span.org. madam secretary, we proudly give 72 of our delegate votes to the next president of the united states. >> yesterday russian president vladimir putin held his annual q&a answering questions before a live audience on domestic and foreign policy issues. more than three million questions were submitted with viewers calling in, texting and emailing. the entire event ran nearly four hours. during this portion, president putin talked about the state of the russian economy, relations with turkey and ukraine and russia's athletic doping scandal and off-shore banking. [speaking russian] [speaking russian] [speaking russian] [speaking russian] [speaking russian] >> because there's currently the limit of 10% so that's number one. number two, this year we've decided to increase excise tax fuel two more rubles and the initial plan was to send all this money to the fund but the finance minister because the current situation with the budget is quite difficult so to balance the budget, the finance min

house grand strategy, i shared to jim steinberg's skepticism from the process. as a historian let me tell you what really happens. what really happens is the president comes in with notions of the world but are not terribly surprising. then things happened that he did not expect them for which the military has no plans. ably or poorly. then the country is either happy about how it turned out or unhappy. in retrospect they rationalize how it all happened and what the grand strategy was, looking in the rearview mirror. after they have done these good or bad improvisations. we have this legend of george 1947., containment, i was taught this in college. the containment grand strategy doesn't get talked about that way until the middle of the 1950's. well after the korean war was over. if look back and it was george can in. of course, having that sort of story makes it easy for undergraduate teachers and easier for undergraduate students. like liberty valance. so, this is the west. i'm skeptical about that. .'m also a little optimistic yes, there's all this partisan gridlock. it has to do

today's headlines on "washington journal." c-span takes you on the road to the white house as we follow candidates on c-span, c-span radio and www.c-span.org. announcer: donald trump campaigned in wisconsin saturday with sarah palin. they made several stops throughout the state, including this one in rothschild. this is just over an hour area -- an hour. sarah palin: i feel like i am at home come in the snow. you guys have been so great. it is great to be here with you all. with you and being helping us greet the next president of the united states, donald trump. you to really is going to be here and reconnecting with some family roots. my grandmother was born here in wisconsin. my favorite brother-in-law on is from a little tiny town him wisconsin. and another cool connection we have -- i just got it text from your google number 64 from back in the packers, jerry kramer. yeah. we are cheeseheads in a lesser, too. we don't have road teams up there. so any connection that we have come good connections -- my dad played ball was jerry kramer back in high school days. so we get the claim th

, c-spanpaign takes you on the road to the white house as we follow the candidates on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. this month, we showcase our student cam winners, c-span's annual documentary competition for middle and high school students. " road tos theme is the white house." students were asked, which issues would you like candidates to discuss? our first winners were from troy, michigan. they want presidential candidates to discuss the scarcity of freshwater, the great lakes, and the flint water crisis in their video titled "the 1%." >> americans are drowning in issues such as immigration, medicare, terrorism, leaked e-mails. though these are important, the most important issue is the issue of the 1%. >> 1%. >> not that 1%. this 1%, the shining blue jewel of the united states, the great lakes. >> truly one of the greatest resources in the world. nothing like it. everyone of us has a responsibility to do what we can to protect the waters. >> we are very lucky. we have the best drinking water in the world. that has allowed us to become a bit complacent about drinking water

. speaking of true champions, i've had the honor of serving in the house of representatives with the person i will introduce. senator gillibrand. it was there that we saw great leadership on behalf of upstate new york. i have some that old district that was once doing so well and wonderfully by senator gillibrand. with that partnerships i got to see her leadership skills. her ability to work with colleagues across the aisle. as did senator clinton when he was our representative. it's that kind of determination that senator gillibrand brings to office. to be there, to make certain our campuses are a great place by which to learn, grow and live. she's going to headache a difference. -- she's going to make a difference. she's fighting for economic justice. i am proud to serve or the other senator in the house. i introduce to you -- the person who came from the capital district region. we have senator kirsten gillibrand. thank you, kirsten. >> thank you bob tonka. give it up for paul. i am so happy and so honored to be here today. i grew up just a stone throw from here. my whole life sin

u.s. house are uncompetitive in the united states. so doesn't matter how much money people raise, because the issue is partisanship, and gerrymandering, and that's polluting our politics. so for an independent like me, i split the ticket. i vote for the person and not the party. so i want to have more choices on the ballot and also really concerned about partisanship. and the way gridlock and on the legislature, state legislature, and in congress. so, if we have more urban republicans, and we have more rural democrats, in government, we have more moderates, right? my group was started by john d. anderson. iconic presidential campaign in 1980s a an independent. came in third. came in a strong third. but he also served for 20 years in the united states house of representatives. if you're watching john, hello. >> host: 94 years old. >> guest: 94 years old. amazingly strong. one of my political mentors. but he is -- that's a vanishing breed of republican. like a northeastern republican, like gerald ford, rockefeller kind of republican. so you would have more urban republicans. >> hos

caption contents and accuracy. visit ncicap.org >> this morning house democratic leader nancy pelosi will hold her weekly press briefing. ive at 9:15 eastern. >> defense secretary ashton carter says as the u.s. continues to battle syria and iraq he is becoming increasingly concerned about the political and economic challenges each country faces. the administration's strategy and tofertse combat the terror group. joint chiefs of staff chair general did you knowford also testified. -- dunford also testified. >> good morning. the committee meets this morning to receive testimony on the u.s. strategy in the middle east. and tofertse counter so-called islamic state. i thank our distinguished witnesses for appearing before us this morning and for their continued service to our nation during a time of war. please convey the gratitude and appreciation of this committee to all the men and women you lead. since our witnesses last appeared before this committee we have seen a steady increase in operational activity in iraq and syria. air strikes have steadily increased and improved. new capabilities

became the white house press secretary, we had to go tell them. we knocked on the door. exhaled.ind of i am not even sure he remember this. it was the night before the 2012 election. he did our last event in iowa and were going to fly to chicago. inlrod and gibbs and i were the staff cabinet. he walks toward the cabin for the first lady is and he comes back in and say, what i don't want to say is the three of you sob's at my door tomorrow night. [laughter] it actually scared the living daylights out of us. >> you are absolutely right. i tell that story about that day in new hampshire often. i don't know if you remember what he said. he said, i don't want anybody pointing fingers at anyone. i don't want anybody getting on anody else. he said, i am going to be the republican nominee and i am going to be the next president of the united states and you are all coming with me. -- if you you know were in a that moment, that was the biggest vote of confidence that allowed everybody to go out there. we tried to figure out, if we hadn't won south carolina, maybe things would have turned out

reaction. taking you on the road to the white house on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> the senate is about to start its session. they will have a final passage vote on providing just over $33 billion to fund the faa in till september 30 of next year and will recess for party lunches following the vote. back at 2:15 p.m. and work on an energy modernization bill which would modernize the nation's electric grid and approve energy standards for buildings. senators will also debate a number of amendments with votes on those and final passage later today. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal spirit, the splendor of your presence delights us. you have been our help in ages

with a comprehensive reform proposal now on its way to the house of representatives. bipartisan efforts at both the commerce committee and on the senate floor made an already strong bill even better. mr. president, only weeks ago horrific attacks by isis created new concern for air travelers. recognizing the need to enhance security, senators from both sides of the aisle offered amendments to strengthen safety and security protections for passengers in this aviation bill. to guard against the threat of airport insiders helping terrorists, we added provisions that i offered along with senator nelson to improve scrutiny of individuals applying for work in secure airport areas. we put requirements in place so applicants needing access to secure areas of airports can be denied a security credential if convicted of an embezzlement, immigration law violation or assault with a deadly weapon. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. please take conversations off the floor. mr. thune: while few criminals are terrorists it is not at all uncommon for terrorists to get their star

moving toward. households are pretty strong. housing sectors continue to expand. i don't see any particular reason to think a recession is it waskely in 2016 than in 2015 or 2014. it is true that if a recession were to begin, we were starting for a lower level than is normally the case. the extent to which the fed could cut would be less. one, ision to that, that there are some other tools. one of the things we've learned over the last decade is that central banks do have a set of tools besides cutting short-term interest rates. there is communication, forward guidance, which can be a very helpful easing policy. quantitative easing was helpful. we're seeing some experiments in japan and europe. there are other tools. the site is not out of ammunition. that being said, also, i think we have learned that it is a mistake to put all of the burden on central banks and monetary policy. a more balanced policy with a greater fiscal component or a broader set of policies would no doubt work, even in a situation where central banks are pushed to the limit. we do have a range of policies we

both of government and private sector organizations. i think it's a great step that the house judiciary committee moving forward and amendments electronic communications privacy act that will protect data in the cloud. i think we can do more of that and ensure public data is protected both in the context of government surveillance and private sector use that will be able to move forward with this issue more constructively. thanks very much and i'm looking forward to the discussion. >> thank you very much for your testimony and for the whole panel, if i might recognize myself for the first five minutes with some questions. mr. sewell, you made quite a point that you have not provided the source codes to china. that was interesting. it had come up in the earlier panel on that. were you ever asked to provide by anyone? >> by the chinese government or anyone? >> yes. >> we have been asked by the chinese government, we refused. >> how recent were you asked? >> within the past two years. >> okay. >> mr. yoran, i've got a couple questions for you. first i was a little taken back, you

. i can sit at my house and watch extremists online and know that they are mobilizing, but yet law enforcement in many ways has more hurdles to hop over to monitor that sort of information. oftentimes, i can provide it easier than they can do it themselves. how do we work through the system? that 40% worries me because i feel like they have a propensity to violence. sen. portman: those are good points. our time is expiring, but one thing we did not get into earlier is what is going on online. our inability to counter the narrative in an effective way is a real concern even at our center in ohio. that is very important. it seems to me we should be increasing our efforts. this committee has talked about this with administration officials. we have helped nudge them toward this, to go online come away those individuals who may be converts or lone wolves are finding this information. it is not a physical contact. the young man from cincinnati who was a convert was working online to become radicalized. i think this is an area where we have a real gap in terms of our ability to project. a

house directions? and you're right, it's not always good. so that's the question really -- not on our speaker's side, on our side. well, let's give a -- first row, a question, then we'll go back there. >> hello. i'm elaine sirou, i'm an associate director of wiu, wisconsin international ukraine university in kiev, ukraine. and i really do appreciate this panel and the perspectives put forth. nikolai, you made a really started off with a really great point about the history and how the history is. i'd like to ask in context with that, you know, we so often thought of culture is the thickest form of binding of anything. and so whether we call it history or maybe we should be calling it culture which has been built up over hundreds of years, thousands. and so maybe the culture as has been described, or is here and other people have read about, maybe the culture or the dynamics in russia are unique unto russia, as the culture is unique unto america or england or germany and so forth. so where we're looking at that, how would the -- within russia, the people of russia, address the issu

the only country in the americas classified as not free by freedom house and groups such as human rights watch provide details on the ways basic rights and liberties are still not respected in cuba n. light of this, why would the administration request a reduction from the $20 million provided annually in recent years in funding to democracy assistance for the cuban people. >> thank you for the question, senator. thank you for the question, senator. the fy-17 request seeks to establish a sustainable level of democracy support in cuba. we believe the human rights situation there merits continued attention. and our assistance is designed to work with civil society -- independent civil society act, promote democratic values, human rights and advanced fundamental freedoms. the level of funding is one that we believe we can execute on the ground there. >> so you're saying that we don't think we can spend $20 million, we can't find programs to fund with the $20 million so that is why you are asking for less? it is very unusual for a government agency to ask for less. that is why i'm bri

house with my friend, and a that the special relationship has never been stronger. i've never felt constrained in any way and strengthening this relationship by the fact that we are in the european union. quite the reverse. we deliver for a people for all the international groups we are part of. we enhance our security to the mentorship of nato, further a prosperity through the g-7 and g-20. like those organizations, britain's membership of the e.u. gives us a powerful tool to deliver on the prosperity and security that our people need and to stand up for the values that are countries share. now i think is the time to stay true to those values and to stick together with our friends and allies in europe and around the world. thank you very much. barack. president obama: as always, it is wonderful to be here in london. and to meet with my good friend, david cameron. i confess i have also come back to wish her majesty, the queen, a very happy 90th birthday. earlier today, michelle and i had the honor to join her majesty and his royal highness the duke of edinburgh as their guests, whe

be going to the white house and meeting the president, and the best part was just watching him come down the hallway because you always see that on television but to actually see it in person was pretty incredible. brian lamb: what did you notice in person that you do not see on television? >> he looked a little thinner. [laughter] >> than he does on television, but just to be in a president's presents no matter if you agree -- presence no matter if you agree with his policy or not, it is really incredible. he is tall. [laughter] >> it was an incredible experience and i'm grateful to the hearst foundation. brian lamb: what year do you plan to run for president? >> i do not know. [laughter] brian lamb: there is hope there. yes, where are you from? >> wonderful. i am from massachusetts. brian lamb: who impressed you the most? >> i really enjoyed the senator hirono from hawaii because she came up from an immigrant family, growing up tough, it was really inspirational to hear what she had to say, how we can learn from her message amd her years in public service were inspirational for us

music and he was a great performer. i did not know him well, he came to perform at the white house last year and was extraordinary. original and and full of energy. so, it's a remarkable loss. i have think the u.s. ambassador's residence, who just so happens to have a turntable. "purplening we played rain" and "delirious" to get warmed up before we left the house for important bilateral meetings liked this. [laughter] and great music. the ambassador has brought a lot of brilliant talent. i've been to north carolina many years ago. i have not yet needed it to mississippi, but one day, i hope to. it is with laws and situations as they are addressed to give the advice dispassionately, and partially, but important that it does that. on any of these things is that we believe we should be trying to the use this more to end discrimination. we are comfortable saying to countries and friends anywhere in the world that obviously, the loss people pass is their own legislatures. we make our views on the importance of trying to end discrimination. that, margaret, think you very much. mr. obama:

house if i'm elected president. [applause] in fact, all wisconsinites and americans will have a president who helps break down all the barriers holding americans back to not just some, but all. now look, taking back income in equal -- taking on income inequality is critical to but so is taking on racial inequality and discrimination in all of its forms. [applause] and so is standing up to the gun lobby and fighting for common sense safety reform. [applause] now most people don't have the luxury of living in a single-issue world. you face a complex set of intersectional challenges. and our next president has to be able to take them all on in order to make a real difference in people's lives. and the second big test for our country safe. at a time when terrorists are plotting new attacks and countries like russia, china and iran are making aggressive moves, protecting america's natural security -- national security cannot be an afterthought. our next president has to be just as passionate about defending our country as about fixing our economy. on the republican side, well we are

gives its global human rights report card. later president obama tends the right house signage there. >> c-span live everyday with a some policy issues that impact you. coming up thursday morning, pennsylvania charles dent will join us to discuss the debate it with republicans legislative agenda and his role as cochair one fiscal and military issues. 2016 presidential campaign and a preview of the april 2016 primary. in california judy chu will be with to discuss immigration issues and a supreme court hearing as well as the kids act. politico would be on to talk about the challenges the obama administration's faces and in implementing changes made to the people waiver program in the aftermath of the paris and san bernardino tax. watch c-span's "washington journal" beginning live at seven eastern on thursday morning. join the discussion. >> now elite at waist and efficiency and duplication in the federal government. hear from the head of the government accountability office along with irs, pentagon and medicare and medicaid services officials. congressman from utah chairs the oversigh

, so they are having dinner. david axelrod and i became the white house press secretary and we had to tell them. so wheatridge up to the sheraton -- so we trudge up to the sheraton nashua from our bunker and knock on the door and say, you lost. he just kind of exhaled. four years later, i'm not even sure if he remembers this, it is the night before the 2012 election, we do our last event in iowa, flying in to chicago. gibbs, axelrod and i are in the staff cabin. and he walks in, and walks out toward the cabin where the first lady is. comes back in and says, now, what i don't want to see is the three of you s.o.b.'s at my door tomorrow night like you were in new hampshire. [laughter] and it actually scared the living daylights out of me. [laughter] >> you're absolutely right. i tell that story about that day in new hampshire often. i don't know if you remember what you said, i don't want anybody pointing fingers at anyone, i don't want anybody getting on anybody else, and he says, i will be the republican nominee and i'm going to be the next president of the united states and you are a

carry on baggage through the system and move that into the screening. it is crazy house low line comes if they have to push down the conveyor belt so they were not just the ending behind the guy who wore the combat boots. it with the check point does the future we have an opportunity to work with the denver airport said they are members of the team and vocal authorities to put the innovation and task force and how you create that screening environment. said in the biggest since the their incremental steps it it gives an opportunity to try some things denver is very for word with those new ideas. >> and to assist with the implementation or that innovative taskforce initiative across the country? >> that is part of the plan. there may be some opportunities for public-private partnerships with the ability to do spiral testing and development to feel the technology before you go through the long drawn-out acquisition process. so there are things we will be presenting to you going forward to pervert -- to provide some pilot legislation to transform more of the system. >> in to see thi

white house. what distinguishes the reagan-bush justices from these historical parallels, however, is that half of them have been nominated in a time of a divided government. in each of these times, each of these previous times, a sweeping, nationwide consensus existed, as reflected by political branches of like-minded individuals, which justified the sweeping changes that took place at the supreme court, but over the past two decades, no such consensus has existed, unlike the areas -- eras to which i just pointed. republicans have controlled the white house for 20 of 24 years. democrats have controlled the senate for 18 of those years. the public has not given either party and mandate to remake the court into a body reflective of a strong vision of our reflective philosophies, and parties can honestly admit to that fact. both parties it honestly have conceded this fact. but neither have thus far. of course, this is not the first period where there is a requirement to fill the third branch of government. about 1/5 of all supreme court justices have been confirmed by senators of a

witnesses for their hard work and this hearing is adjourned. >> tomorrow the house services committee spends the day working on the annual defense spending bill including amendments on defense programs and military policies. our live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. also on c-span.org. >> independent media is the oxygen of democracy. it is essential. holding those in power accountable. we are not there to serve some kind of corporate agenda, when we cover war and peace, were not talking about the weapons manufacture. >> sunday night on q&a, journalist amy goodman host and executive producer of the daily news program, democracy now talks about the book she is co-authored, democracy now, 20 years covering the movements, can change in america which looks back on some of the stories and people to show cover. >> the idea of democracy now starting 20 years democracy now starting 20 years ago it really has not changed. ringing out the voices of people at the grassroots in the united states and around the world, they very much represent the majority of people. i think th

united states -- [applause] ♪ announcer: the white house correspondents' association is hosting its annual dinner next weekend. here on c-span, we will take a look at some of the speeches president obama has given over the last few years will stop that is followed by the president meeting with young adults at a town hall in london later this weekend. and later, we will show you two campaign events from earlier today, with presidential candidates ted cruz and bernie sanders. on saturday, april 30, c-span presents live coverage of the 2016 white house correspondent'' dinner, an event that typically includes the president and prepared remarks. next a numberou of speeches by president obama at the event over the last few years. but first, we will talk to the senior white house correspondent for mcclatchy news. thanks for joining us. the whitehe best of house correspondents' association from 2013 to 2014, so you have a chance to sit beside the president during that event. how was that? ,id you get any juicy tidbits or was it mostly small talk? off the but it was record, so i can't report

described the intelligence consumer and how they deal with the white house? >> i cannot be in comparison to any of their president because this is deal the one i have but with six years' experience of president obama to be gracious and astute a faithful reader of the president's daily brief that in the past i know he does because of the references he makes that is supplemented by us session we have every day schedule permitting with additional briefing items that complement what is in the president's daily brief. i need each one has his own style and method of adjusting intelligence sodas president obama. >> that community is neglected. >> on the contrary with the oval office is the fact we have full range of interagency meetings from the national security adviser that the president himself chairs the requires intelligence the national-security apparatus is driven by intelligence. so across the board that pervades the national-security apparatus. >> where are you? >> [inaudible] >> clearly this is ongoing into military litigation handled in accordance with justice or a province should no

party focused on the job at hand, defeating hillary clinton and taking back the white house. together, we will be part of a team that continues to reelect senators and house members. join me on the leadership team that will save america for our children, grandchildren, and the next generation. worlds in showing the that america is still that bright shining city on the hill. may god always bless our military men and families, and may god always bless our united states of america. godspeed on our journey together. and god bless. [applause] >> thank you. i would like to call on our treasurer, tony. >> good morning. saying that our position is strong today. we have about $16 million on hand and only $1.8 million of debt. we are also on target to remain financially strong throughout the election cycle and through the end of the year. on december 31 this year, we project to have over $6 million in the bank and no debt. we are in an open election that none of us could have imagined. the financial world calls an event like this, a black swan event. for those who know swans, they are never bla

with the house natural resources committee on legislation. it sounds like we might get a new bill as early as today. what we're hearing is that republicans in congress to get on board will probably push for a weaker restructuring authority where they have collected action clauses plus the litigation stay and if you combine that with the debt moratorium that the island, itself, has been preparing, is that something that treasury can get behind? >> there's still an ongoing process. people were working through the weekend on it, and i don't believe it's completed yet. what we've been very clear about is that the only way for puerto rico to resolve the situation it faces is for there to be a comprehensive restructuring of the debt and along with that there needs to be a very strong oversight board to make sure that puerto rico continues on a path, gets on a path and stays on a path that can be sustained. there are a lot of details, but when you get down to the bottom line, the question to us is does that restructuring authority work? it has to work or it's not going to be acceptable. it

run and typically the speaker of the house chaired it and to use robert's rules, they made it much more driven by the delegates themselves. they're more trance paernt. it would reorient how the convention was run. so, that's where the struggle has arisen from is entertaining of not understanding. and now he's cosh these rule changes. >> and about a hamp a dozen members about changing any of these rules. how much pressure is on? >> i think that pressure is there. it's more of an existential one. i don't think he's saying if you don't change this, it's going to be a problem. they're aware of the skrautany and perception that there could be this rigging of the system. and the delegates themselves will actually write and change any rules they want to. the rnc is only making recommendations? >> this is basically punt uddown the read and it will include if the delegates from the republican nathal committee. >> what puaengsally could we expect snooa lot rfrs going to depe depend on who the delegates are. ted cruz has had a lot of success. so, you can suspect the rules might reflect change

conversations] >> during campaign 2016, c-span takes you on the road to the white house as with all the candidates on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> yesterday, ohio governor john kasich gave a campaign speech at the women's national republican club in new york city. new york holds its presidential primary tuesday with 91 republican delegates at stake. this is half an hour. ♪ [applause] >> well, thank you, and thank you to the women's national republican club. it's great to be your this morning. you know, this is really a wonderful and historic clubhouse. the organization is so steeped in history of its own as well as in the history of the city, our party, and the country. women's national republican club was founded by leaders of the suffrage movement, with new voting rights in mind, the clubhouse was the intended to be a place where women could meet and share knowledge about political issues. so to be better informed participants, of course come in the electoral process. as new voters, women participate in the choice between candidates and their ideas. it is in that spi

get the public house. after three mile island and after chernobyl and any other incidents that people don't trust the experts anymore. they want to be able to ask questions because these power plants are going into their neighborhoods. you can't block off all areas of the country so these a vice been the historically the questions, always been historically the questions in my perspective public input is vital and should actually be strengthened that the new reactors should not the exempted from important safety requirements as a starkly have been required and the nrc budget should not be capped. these are the central areas. but the questions that we are going to have to answer in this legislation and is going to keep coming back to the same questions we have been asking for the last 70 years on technology. the questions don't change but we will be the ones that decide and i think you mr. chairman for having this very important hearing. we know one thing, that these power plants are now 20 to 40 years old and say that you need less inspectors. you have to go to the doctor more the olde

secretary clinton who was then in the senate and i who was in the house, we heard the same evidence from george bush and dick cheney about whether or not we should go to war in iraq. i listened very, very carefully. i didn't believe what they were saying. i voted against that war. [cheers and applause] then-senator clinton heard the same evidence i did, she voted for that disastrous are -- war. the worst foreign policy blunder in the modern history of america. but it was not just, as congresswoman gabbard often reminds us, it wasn't just iraq. she was active as secretary of state in overthrowing the government of libya without thinking about what happens the day after. and she wants a no-fly zone in syria which will get us sucked into a never ending war in that area, something that i vigorously oppose. [cheers and applause] secretary clinton and i disagree on trade policy. she supported virtually every disastrous trade agreement from nafta to permanent normal trade relations to china trade agreements that have cost us millions of decent paying jobs as corporations shut down here, throw a

george w. bush presidential center hosted presidential campaign managers, white house advisers, and one of the creators of showtime's the circus. this is about 90 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome kevin sullivan. kevin: let me offer our sincere apologies for embedding that ike for president -- it is going to be in your head for two or three days. a nice way to set the tone for our conversation tonight. by the way, it is being recorded by c-span. tell your friends. thank you for being here for another sold-out event at the george w. bush presidential center. in addition to the presidential museum and library, the bush center houses the bush institute, an energetic policy center that addresses the most pressing challenges by developing leaders, fostering policy, and taking action that improves the quality of people's lives at home and all around the world. the bush institute focuses on policy areas most important to the president and mrs. bush during their public lives. it is one way they continue their service to our nation. it is an honor to have them with us tonight. [ap

the point i am no longer in government, i can sit at my house and watch extremist online and know that they're mobilizing towards al-qaeda, isis or whatever group, but yet law enforcement in many ways has many more hurdles to opt order -- to hop over. i can provide you should then they conducted themselves. i think it's how do we work through this system. that 40% worse the more because if you like to have a propensity to violence-the rate of many others, especially in the homeland. >> those a good point. one thing we did not into earlier insurance of the cd issue is what's going on online. our inability to counter that narrative in an effective way is a real concern, even at our fusion center in ohio that i visited, we are doing some of his and that's important, it seems to me we should increase our efforts. this committee has talked a lot about this with administration officials. i think we have helped to construct a more sophisticate waitinwaited to go on one wheree individuals who may be converts, maybe low find this information. it's not a physical contact. the young man in c

white house. he exposes expanding the 3/5 compromise, which guaranteed the south held a disproportionate influence on congress to preserve and uphold slave-owning interest. >> tyler perry, african-american studies professor at california state university fullerton on the 12 american presidents who were slavee in office. >> defense secretary ashton carter unveiled the defense department's plan to reform its command structure. the changes are aimed at updating language of the 1986 goldwater/nichols act to meet the demands of modern warfare and to add cyberinto the command structure. this is 50 minutes. >> welcome. we're delighted to have you here. it shouldn't be this cold in april. i came down from new york this morning and it was snowing in wilmington. what the ll? but we're going to warm it up this afternoon. we're going to have an excellent opportunity to talk with secretary carter. thank you all for coming. a brief security announcement. he has a security detail. they're going to watch out for him. i'm going to watch out for all of you. if we have a problem, i would a

i wanted to mention is important to my state. we have so much manufacturing. manufactured housing. we have previously discussed the and i do cfp be rules have concerns that the new rules would negatively impact the ability of consumers to buy sell or refinance these homes as financing for smaller balance loans is becoming more difficult. there has been a knowledge of some of these challenges by the cfpb. high cost manufactured housing loans have basically evaporated at this point since the rules went into effect. does that mean that lenders have reduced rates to get under the threshold? or is it that lenders have stopped taking applications that they previously accepted? mr. cordray: i don't think there was ever much high-cost lending in the manufactured housing market. i don't think it would be fair to say that there was a lot and it evaporates it. i think there never was much and people have shot away from it. -- people have shied away from it. comes in just under the threshold so that it does not qualify as high cost loans. the nature of this market it seems. having said that,