talk of a scott walker. what are scott walker's biggest pluses and what you think is biggest challenges are? >> this field is i think 19 declared or undeclared candidates are here in new hampshire for this event. it is amazing to see just the depth and diversity of the field on the right and in contrast to the left were you kind of had one candidate who will walk through. but with a scott walker i think he's been really smart politically with the 1 dollar sweatshirt from wal-mart the other that was a really smart move to set himself up. [inaudible] spent what's that? through coles, i'm sorry. sure enough. >> you know what these young kids, accuracy just doesn't matter to them, does it? makes me sad for the younger generation. [laughter] facts be damned. go ahead, kid. [laughter] but i think he is deaf to appealing to a lot of younger voters spent what about a scott walker? so let's and let's say what people say on the air. i will say what the knock on scott walker has always been. these great, great shortsto

what about scott walker? of a great shortstop but he is double a with the big leagues you will get knocked around and not ready for prime time. has he shown that? has seashell netted his early performance? >> i am from wisconsin i know him pretty well. [laughter] he was busting out after his speech expecting he would be a first year candidate. and then but catapulted him up but he would tell you he was surprised. then after a couple of weeks of tough media reporting some of it was not some was self induced. can he sustain that rhythm? he has of a pretty strong message to say it was the 3.$2 billion annual deficit by employment difficult reforms sci-tech on the special interest but it worked. that is a good thing to say. >> we are not supposed to do this but we are. let's open it up to you to the last tenants and we will get an answer. anybody? said donald? spiritous will not make people happy this seven times he says things people find refreshing but i think he is a conservative of convenience that he announc

scott walker has recently been mentioned as a second-tier republican candidate for the presidency, and he is known for his animosity toward public employees. this is an issue that is not quite simmering at a high lane in the national level. i'm interested in whether this becomes more of a national debate. we might be talking about things you would hear a lot more about in the coming months and years. let's hear an opening statement from daniel. go right ahead, daniel. we have 10 minutes, and it is kind of dark up here. we have a timekeeper and that or may have to come down closer. we will start the 10-minute clock right now. go ahead, daniel. professor disalvo: thank you very much for that introduction, and thank you for coming out tonight to listen to a debate about public sector unions, a subject that really until the scott walker's reform efforts in wisconsin have lied dormant. i want to thank michael for agreeing to come out, and it is an honor for me to be a peer with such a distinguished scholar. let me get right into my book. i will have to be more polemical tonight because this

some speakers include rand paul, scott walker, and john kasich. and age 25 she was one of the wealthiest windows in the colonies. while intermune 43 40's she was considered an enemy by the british who threatened to take her hostage. later she would become our locations first first lady. martha washington. the sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's first ladies, influence and image. examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady, from martha washington to michelle obama. on c-span3. as a compliment, c-span's new book, first ladies. lively stories of these fascinating women, creating an illuminating, entertaining, and inspiring read. it is now available as a hardcover or e-book. >> this morning on washington journal, usa today reporter >> gregg zoroya. and, we'll take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal is next. ♪ host: good morning. today is saturday, april 18. welcome to "washington journal." earlier this week, congressional lawmakers struck a bi

speakers include ted cruz, scott walker, john kasich and rand paul. saturday at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span two. book tv is live from the university of southern california at the los angeles times festival of books. we have call-in programs throughout the day. some of the authors you will hear from our scott burke, tavis smiley and hugh hewitt. our live coverage of the l.a. times festival of books continues sunday afternoon at 2:00 with panelists on crime and u.s. history, historian richard reid's, and authors will be taking your phone calls throughout the day. and on c-span three saturday morning, and all day event on the civil war. sunday at 8:00 a.m. and again at 10:00 p.m. eastern, the 150th anniversary of president lincoln's assassination with a ceremony at lincoln's college, a re-creation of ford's theatre, and a tour of the house where he died. get the full schedule at c-span.org. post: joining us on "newsmakers," representative debbie wasserman schultz. thank you for joining us. debbie wasserman schultz: thank you for having me. post: kathy, you have the first ques

rick perry will kick it off friday, marco rubio and jeb bush friday evening and scott walker will close it out at the saturday night dinner. >> host: and, of course, marco rubio announcing his campaign for the presidency yesterday. want to show our viewers a bit there that announcement. >> yesterday is over. [cheers and applause] and we're never going back. you see we americans are proud of our history, but our country has always been about future. and before us now is the opportunity to author the greatest chapter yet in the amazing story of america. but we can't do that by going back to the leaders and ideas of the past. we must change the decisions we are making by changing the people who are making them. [cheers and applause] and so that is why tonight grounded by the lessons of our history but inspired by the promise of our future, i announce my candidacy for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> marco! marco! marco! marco! >> host: and that announcement coming in marco rubio's home state of florida. here's the miami herald's front page story on it, candidate rub

jeb bush, scott walker red -- rand paul, chris christie, you can find his comments at c-span.org, donald trump, ted cruz. find out more at boston globe.com. >> yes, ma'am. i'm not going to actually say what candidate i know i will vote for yet, because i don't know yet. i can honestly tell you that hillary clinton -- i mean benghazi, the e-mail, she did not show any remorse for those military men. why should we vote for something like that? obviously, we will get the exact same thing that happened with bill clinton and all his little strategies that he had going on. it's going to be the same thing could we will have bill clinton in the office again. it's common sense but you know what will happen. they are married. you don't want that to happen again, do you? anti-gun? there's millions of americans out there who love guns that have guns every day. they are respectful with them. they follow the rules, and if you think that they're going to take them away, and that's what she wants to do. >> thank you. a couple more calls here before we move on. john is going from east brunswick, new jerse

marco rubio and jeb bush will hit friday evening, and scott walker will close it out saturday night at dinner. host: and of course, marco rubio announcing his candidacy yesterday. i want to show our viewers a bit of that announcement. [video clip] [cheers and a clpplause] we are never going back. we americans are proud of our history, but our country is more about the future. and we have the greatest chapter get in the amazing story of america. but we cannot go back to the leaders and ideas of the past. we must change the decisions we are making by changing the people who are making them. [applause] and so, that is why tonight grounded by the lessons of our history, but inspired by the promise of our future, i announced my candidate before the president of the united states. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting] host: that announcement coming in marco rubio's home state. here is the "miami herald" front page story on it. we are talking with our political experts, shira center of the boston globe and catherine lucey of the associated press. a special line for iowa and new hampshire res

coming up, remarks from scott walker. his remarks are about 40 minute. >> thank you. thank you for the great pet rally. i think we should go start charging the hill right now. thank you for the wonderful introduction and or your leadership in this party, the state, and the country. it has been an honor to be here tonight not only with governor sunni -- in a ne but the first lady. we have them in the back. i want to begin by adding my things to jennifer horn and the entire state party team. a great job once again. thank you for the leadership once again here. before i get into this, i want to begin right off the bat. i am going to talk a lot tonight and end up talking about freedom . one of the interesting things about freedom is it is certainly something endowed by our creator, defined by the constitution, but each and every day defended by the men and women who wear the uniform of the united states. i know amongst us we have folks that are active in the military today be in the active military of the reserve some folks that are veterans and military folks of the past

marco rubio, and scott walker? mr. cantor: right. shira: which one of those four did you last speak to on the phone? mr. cantor: you were going to get pea to say something. shira: once a reporter, always a reporter. mr. cantor: i have spoken to all of them recently. i don't want to say which one more recently something will be taken from that. it's not true. shira: fair enough. let's talk a little bit about deal making and the big deal right now in the news is home state former senator and secretary of state john kerry's negotiations with iran. do you think the framework they have put out, do you think this is a deal for the long-term? mr. cantor: i'm really worried about this deal. i'm really worried about the framework that's been proposed. obviously the sort of meat on the bones comes by june. several points that concern me. whether you can sort of count on it in the long term i'm doubtful. one is the whole question about iran's breakout compass i and -- capacity and what and when if that, what is it what really can be verified ab

walker, a republican. the washington post saying they are mocking the law. please candidate saying we are not doing anything wrong. what is going anything wrong? caller: i think the washington -- guest: i think the washington post is citing complaint to the commission that these are flouting the law or the intent of the law. they are dodging the rules so they can have their cake and eat it too. they are going through verbal gymnastics to avoid saying they are candidates. sometimes having to walk statements back because of fear that the fec might enforce the rule. they are trying to raise unlimited funds from unlimited sources for their superpacs which in some cases they have established themselves. and this would be impossible, not permitted, would they -- were they testing the waters or officially a candidate. so they are trying to act like candidates in terms of fundraising, in terms of outreach to the public. building momentum for their campaign. they are making jokes about what the fec is watching. thi

. >> and those were jeb bush chris christie marco rubio and scott walker? which one of those four did you last speak to on the phone? >> you are getting me to say something. >> once a reporter, always a reporter. >> i have spoken to all of them recently. i don't want to say which one more recently. something will be taken from that. >> fair enough. let's talk about dealmaking and a big deal right now the news is homesick former secretary and secretary of state john kerry's big oceans with iran. the framework they have put out to think this is the deal for the long-term? >> i'm really worried about this deal. i'm really worried about the framework that has been proposed and obviously the meat on the bones comes by june and several points that concern me and whether you can sort of count on it in the long-term i'm doubtful. one is the whole question about iran's breakout capacity and blood and when is that, what is it really can be verified and clearly to allow iran to have that kind of capacity is a danger to us all. so i think secondly the nature of the ins

walker is looking seriously polling well in early states. former florida governor jeb bush is another candidate potential candidate with executive experience. he's also polling well in the race. candidates that aren't polling well former new york governor to name others that are considering running for president. >> catherine, do you want to pick up on the challenge of hillary clinton relating to middle class americans? >> that certainly is what she is setting out to do here. she's going to be here trying to talk one on one with real people. saw the tone she was setting in her video, she wanted to connect with everyday folks on their problems and their concerns looking to the future. and i think one of the things she's going to be talking about she said on her website, she wants to be people's champion. in terms of how she will frame this, i think it will be i understand your concerns i am going to fight for your concerns, and i think that's one of the ways she will approach this. >> catherine i should have you follow up. you had a recent st

. >> and those were just bush, chris christie marco rubio and scott walker. which one of those four did you last speak to on the phone speak with either going to get me to say something. >> sorry. once you are a reporter, always a reporter if i have spoken to all of them recently. i don't want to say which one more recently. something will be taken from that and it's not true. >> fair enough. let's talk about dealmaking and did they give right now in the news, john kerry's negotiations with iran. do you think the framework they put outcome if you think this is a deal for the long-term? >> i'm really worried about this deal. i'm really worried about the framework that has been proposed and, obviously, the meat on the bones comes by june. several points that concern me and whether you can sort of count on in the long-term, i'm doubtful. one is the whole question about iran's breakout capacity and what and when is about what is it and what really can be verified about that, and clearly to allow iran to have a breakout capacity is a danger to us all. so i think s

this includes ted cruz and wisconsin governor scott walker, john kasich and kentucky senator rand paul. booktv is live from the university of southern california. >> some of the authors include the following. live coverage of the "l.a. times" festival of books continues sunday after night at 2:00 o'clock in on c-span3 at 8:45 a.m. eastern, for an all-day event come and join us for the end of the civil war. the 150th anniversary of president lincoln's assassination with a ceremony at lincoln's cottage and re-creations from ford's theater. get our complete schedule and keep them out of order. >> next the vice minister minister of finance discusses the impact of his country's economy on the asia pacific region and the united states. this event is hosted by the atlantic council runs about an hour. >> good afternoon everyone, i'm john jon huntsman. thank you for joining us to hear china's vice minister of finance speak about his country's vision for a more prosperous asia-pacific region. thank you so much for being with us. this is part of the council's project on shaping the asia pacific f

walker ohio governor john kasich and kentucky senator rand paul. soothe at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. book tv is live from the university of southern california for the los angeles times festival of books with panels on journalism and publishing and author call-in programs throughout the day. some authors include best-selling buyiographer berg, hewitt and our festival continues at 2:00 with panels on crime and u.s. history with sim quinones and authors will take your phone calls throughout the day. c-span3 saturday 845 eastern for an all day event they include harold holzer james mcpherson and bash gras gannon the 150th industry of president obama lincoln's assassination with the ceremony at lincoln's cottage and take a tour of peterson house where the president died. get our complete schedule at c-span.org c-span.org.tour of peterson house where the president died. get our complete schedule at c-span.org. >> at age 25 she was one of the wealthiest widows and during the revolution while in her mid-40s she was considered an enemy by the british

also speeches from wisconsin governor scott walker, ohio governor john kasich, mike huckabee and donald trump saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour partnered with comcast to learn about the history and literary life of st. augustine, florida. >> a lot of people have said he was out for additional property for the king of spain and colonization colonization. we do know that ponce de leone came ashore after searching for good harbor. took on water and wood. this area presents one of the new freshwater springs in the area around 30 degrees eight minutes and is the location of the 1565 first settlement of st. augustine before jamestown was founded and before the pilgrims landed on plymouth rock. >> the ponce de leone hotel was built by flagler. he's very little known outside of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men. he was a co-founder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. and as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad betwe

walker. hillary clinton is still in new hampshire. the hill newspaper still reporting that loretta lynch as attorney general, confirmation could come as early as thursday. the senate is supposed to take up the traffic bill today.

speakers include ted cruz scott walker, john kasich and rand paul your saturday at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span2. booktv his life in the university of southern california for the "los angeles times" festival of books with panels on journalism and publishing, author call-in programs throughout the day. some of the authors you hear from include scott berg tava smiley and hugh hewitt. live coverage of the "l.a. times" festival of books continues sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. with panels on crime and u.s. history. >> at age 25 she was one of the wealthiest widows and the colones entering the revolution while in the mid '40s she was considered an enemy by the british. who threaten to take her hostage. later she would become our nation's first first lady at age 57. martha washington this sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span2 radio series "first ladies" influence and image. as a complement to the series of c-span's new book first ladies, presidential stories on the lives of 45 iconic american women providing lively stories of these fascinating women creating an illuminating come ent

speakers include ted cruz, scott walker, john kasich, and kentucky senator rand paul. saturday at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span two, book tv is live from the university of southern california for the los angeles times festival of books with panels on journalism and publishing and author colin programs throughout the day. some of the offers you hear from include scottsburg, kathryn smiley and talkshow host hugh hewitt. the coverage of the l.a. festival of books continues at 2:00 with panels on crime and u.s. history. authors will be taking your phone calls throughout the day. and on c-span3, saturday morning at 8:45 eastern for an all day event on the end of the civil war. sunday at 8:00 a.m., and again it 10:00 p.m. eastern, the anniversary of president lincoln assassination with a ceremony at lincoln's cottage. re-creations from ford's theater, and we will take a tour of teachers and health, -- a tour of peterson house, where the president died. thursday, before a live studio audience, russian president vladimir putin answered questions on domestic and foreign policy on

speakers include ted cruz, scott walker, john kasich and rand paul. saturday on c-span2 teesixteen's life from the university of southern california for the los angeles times festival of books the panel's on panels on journalism and publishing an author: programs throughout the day. .. we have had trouble accommodating everybody that wanted to listen to you. we are very grateful that you took time to share your perspectives. you are a well-known ph.d. in economics from essex many books, 15 books. i don't know all of them but i know two in particular america or europe and the future of the world economy two years ago and a modest proposal were resolving the euro crisis two years ago also. you were elected to the parliament in january of 2015. mr. ambassador,. [laughter] the brookings family welcomes mr. ambassador. and also personally and i can't help say that i also welcome the minister's sub one as a neighbor neighbor. it's your floor and then we will have a discussion. >> think you kemal. it is with deepest gratitude that i wish to thank you for thi

and scott walker might not make it d either and he almost rises by default.by so you know, we'll have to see how that plays out. >> host: your piece in politico.com why marco rubio couldn't say no. what were you writing about? guest guest we've been writing pieces how a candidate got to yes. when rube bow looks and his advisors look at his history and his trajectory it was more like, what is the reason not to run? and they really couldn't find one. the best reason not to run for rubio would be to stay in the u.s. senate and run for re-election in 2016. florida doesn't allow you to run for two offices on same ballot. rubio is not fan of u.s. senate. he does not like the u.s. senate and prestige but it really doesn't does anything. you know, this isn't necessarily the most attractive place for him to stay. rubio still has main residence or hisat residence in west miami unlike a lot of senators and congressman. he didn't move to washington. if he moves from west miami to washington he wants to move to the house lesser degree, naval observatory. >> host: covering the story by marco rubio

and scott walker, and we will hear tomorrow from former arkansas governor mike coco the among others. that starts tomorrow at 10:00 eastern. -- mike huckabee among others. >> some supporters of the first in the nation conference for today and lasting on the weekend. florida senators marco rubio there come the third of three republican potential candidates for 2013. we will hear from him at 740 p.m. eastern tonight. seems getting a slightly slower start. taking your phone calls after we hear from marco rubio. -- things getting a slightly slower starts. >> good evening. if i could encourage you standing to please find a seat. >> all right. >> just a few more of you if you could please find a seat and we will get this going. we have a great night ahead of us. i am just about to call out congressman guinta. all right. very good. good evening again. i am here with the new hampshire gop as a finance committee chair. i want to welcome you to our first in the nation leadership summit. we have a great evening ahead of us. [applause] but before you have to listen to me, we have a real opportuni

walker, john kasich, and rand paul. saturday at 1:00 eastern on c-span two. book tv is live from the university of southern california from the -- for the l.a. times festival of books. some of the authors you will hear from include scupper, tavis smiley, the radio talkshow host, hewitt, our lives coverage continues sunday afternoon at 2:00 with panels on crime and u.s. history. authors will be taking your phone calls throughout the day. on c-span3, saturday morning and all-day event on the end of the civil war. speakers include caroline jenning, james mcpherson and barbara gannon. sunday at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 eastern, the anniversary of her ham lincoln's assassination. we will take it to her of peterson house, where the president died. for the complete coverage -- for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> during this month, c-span is pleased to present the winners of the student cam competition. it is c-span's annual competition that encourages middle and high school students to think about issues that affect the

scott walker might not be able to make it either and that he almost rises by default. we're going to have to see how that plays out. host: your piece in political what were you writing about? guest: how a candidate got to yes. when rubio looks and his advisors look at his history and trajectory, it was more like what is the reason not to run. they could not find one. the best reason would be to stay in the u.s. senate and run for reelection in 2016. florida does not allow you to run for two offices on the same ballot. rubio is not a fan of the u.s. senate. like the institution and procedure -- and prestige but it really does not do anything. this is not the most attractive place for him to stay. rubio has his main residence in west miami. he did not move to washington. if he does move from west miami to washington, he wants to move to the white house. host: mark caputo covering the story. you can follow his reporting at politico.com and on twitter. thank you for the update. >> senator rubio plus candidacy announcement scheduled for 5:30 eastern today. we are planning l

governor scott walker and john kasich and mike huckabee. live coverage starts at 945 9:45 a.m. eastern here on c-span. president obama is criticizing senate republicans for the delay of his attorney general nominee loretta lynch. he says it is embarrassing and that they have gone too far. president obama made those remarks during a joint news conference with the prime minister of italy. this is just over one hour. president obama: please have a seat. it is a great pleasure to welcome my partner and friend prime minister renzi to the white house. i actually should say welcome back. not many people know this but matteo came to the white house several years ago. back then he was the young dynamic mayor of florence. today he is the young, dynamic prime minister of italy. but even then i think people recognized that he brought an energy and a sense of vision to where he wanted to see his country go. and today is an opportunity for me to return the incredible hospitality that matteo and the italian people showed me last year in rome. one of the great cities of the world. italy of cou

we will also hear from governor scott walker and john kasich and former arkansas governor mike cut a be. live coverage beginning saturday at 10 a.m. eastern. >> during this month, c-span is pleased to present the winning entries in this year's student cam video documentary competition. studentcam is a competition that encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues that affect them nation. they were asked to create a video on the three branches and you. how one of the three branches of government has affected them or their community. evan gulach is one of our second price -- second prize winners. >> in america today, there are over 300 million people. in 2012, about 50% of that population were without health insurance to properly cover them in the day of skyrocketing medical costs. it is almost impossible to discuss about -- this situation without discussing health reform. let's talk about it. from here. obamacare took effect in 2014 in an attempt to remedy the universal -- lack of a universal health care system. i talked to people from all across the boar

scott scott walker, john kaysix, and rand paul. saturday book tv is live from the university of southern california the los angeles times festival of books with panels on journalism and publishing and author: programs throughout the day. some of the authors you will hear from include best-selling biographer scupper and radio talkshow host hewitt. live coverage sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. authors we taking phone calls throughout the day. saturday morning at 845 eastern for an all-day event on the end of the civil war speakers include caroline ginny, james macpherson, and barbara gannon. sunday at eight am and again at ten pm eastern the 150th anniversary of pres. lincoln's 50th anniversary of president lincoln's assassination for the ceremony lincoln's college. the creation from ford's theater. take a tour of peterson house. >> ponce de leon may or may not have been searching for the fountain of eternal youth. a lot of people have said that he was out for additional property for the king of spain and colonization attempts and

walker was about and governor snyder was about a michigan to reinstate the right to work well in those states. it's certainly not in my region of the country where i say there's a lot of incentive and i think to the detriment of the right to work movement having been very engaged politically. in the states they were. i think a lot of it has to do with the alleged abuse taking place in the public space with the union movement and there was a backlash. when we talk about so i agree with you, right to work is not necessarily short-term pressure. it was much more of a long-term message and structural issue for the labor situation in the state state. but the budget that we just passed that we just signed congress passed, the budget was only a partisan budget by and large. it was a republican budget that balanced in 10 years. now that's a very short although one would say good balance and good for republicans to put out their model. you know that budget is not going to pass but it was a concession to the short-term imperative to those who don't think washington is living within its means. bu

walker and john kasich former arkansas governor mike huckabee will be on the program. live coverage tomorrow morning at 10 eastern. >> ponce de leon may or may not have been searching with a fountain of eternal youth. a lot of people have said that he was out for additional property for the king of spain and colonization and gold which is decidedly true. we do know that once he came ashore after searching for good harbor, took on water and wood. this area presents one of the few freshwater springs in the area about 30 degrees eight minutes. and is also the location of the 1565 for settlement of saint augustine 42 years before the settlement of jamestown was founded and 55 years before the pilgrims landed on rock. >> the hotel ponce de leon was built by henry morrison flagler. flagger is a man who is very little known outside of the state of florida, but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. essentially have been a cofounder of the standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. he was admitted always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. and as it turned out

speakers include texas senator ted cruz wisconsin governor scott walker ohio governor john kasich and kentucky senator rand paul. saturday at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. book tv is live from the university of southern california for the los angeles times festival of books with panels on journalism and publishing and author call-in programs throughout the day. some of the authors you'll hear from include best selling biographer scott bure, taffs smiley and radio talk show host hugh huet. for live coverage it continues sunday afternoon at 2:00 with panels on crime and u.s. history with authors taking your phone calls throughout the day. on c-span 3 saturday morning at 8:45 eastern, for an all day event on the end of the civil war, speakers include harold holeser, james mcphearson, barbara gannon. sunday at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern the 150th anniversary of president lincoln's assassination with a ceremony at lincoln's cottage. re-creations from ford's theater. we'll take a tour of peterson house where the president died. get our complete schedule at c-span.org. >> president ob

we will also hear from governor scott walker and john kasich and former arkansas governor mike huckabee. live coverage beginning saturday 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> during this month, c-span is pleased to prevent -- pleased to present the winning entries in the student can video documentary optician. it encourages midland has will students to think critically about issues that affect the nation. students were asked to create their documentary based on the theme the three branches of you. to demonstrate how a policy, law, or action by one of the three branches of government has affected them or their community. madeleine bound it from cherry hill high school east in cherry hill, new jersey, is one of our second prize winners. her entry focused on the subject of student loans. >> in the words of benjamin franklin, the education is the serious -- surest indicator for happiness. federally subsidized student loans have made college more accessible for students and provided better options. by offsetting the expense of higher education, federal student loans allow students to invest in their futur

speakers include ted cruz, scott walker john casic and kentucky senator rand paul. saturday at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span 2, book tv the live for the los angeles times festival of books with panels on journalism and publishing and author call ins from the day. tva vis smiler, radio talk show host hugh hewitt. the coverage of the festival of books continues sunday at 2:00 with authors that will be taking your phone calls throughout the day. and on c-span3 statd morning 8:45 eastern for an all-time event on the end of the civil war. speakers including caroline janney, james mcfearson and barbara gannon. sunday at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern, the 150th anniversary of president lincoln's assassination. we'll take a tour of peterson house where the president died. get the complete schedule at c-span.org. >>> at age 25 she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies. and during the revolution, while in her mid-40s she was considered an enemy by the british. later she'd become our nation's first first lady at age 57. martha washington, this sunday night at 8:00

speakers include texas governor ted cruz, wisconsin governor scott walker, ohio governor john kasich and kentucky senator rand paul. booktv is live at university of southern california for "the los angeles times" festival of books. panels on journalism and publishing and author call-in programs throughout the day. some authors you her from best-selling biographer, scott berg, tavis smiley and radio talk show host hugh hewitt. "l.a. times" festival of books historian richard reeves. authors take your phone calls throughout the day. on c-span3 saturday morning at 8:45 eastern for an all-day event on end of the civil war. speakers include, harold holzer. caroline janney, james mack fear son. 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern, 150th anniversary of president lincoln's assassination, with ceremony at lincoln's cottage re-creations of ford's theater and tour of the peterson house where the president died. our complete schedule is at c-span.org. >>> education secretary arne duncan testified on his department's 2016 budget and discussed the impact of sequestration on the classroom with members

the front runner people like jeb bush, scott walker, marco rubio and there is not a lot of room between them. host: we occasionally hear martin o'malley's name. what is your take on him? guest: it certainly looks like he will run, but he is also suffering from a lot of -- from a lack of name id. he was not even registering in the polls last month, so we will see if he can drum up a little bit of us. -- a little bit of buzz. but hillary clinton will be very tough for anyone to be on the democratic side. host: mike from myrtle beach, go ahead. caller: real quick, observation as the right he comes more entrenched on these social issues, they seem to be affirming the rights of those who are on the other end of the culture war and they are kind of fighting for these affirmations even though they are trying find their own identity. how can the right, from your viewpoint, identify and i farm -- identify and confirm when their viewpoint ended up on the wrong side of this culture wars? guest: you will see this play out on the right. i am not a strategist so i cannot tell them what to do, but i c

walker. they say they're mocking the law. they say they are not doing anything wrong. what's going on here? >> guest: i think the "washington post" deciding first of all the nonpartisan campaign legal center's complaint the federal election commission that these candidates are indeed flouting the intent of the law. they are dodging the rules so they can -- they are saying that they are not and they're kind of going through lots of verbal gymnastics to avoid things that their candidates and sometimes having to walk statements back because of fear that the sec might enforce this rule but what they are doing is trying to raise these unlimited funds from unlimited sources for their super pacs which in some cases they have themselves established and this would be impossible. it it would be not permitted where they indeed testing the waters are officially a candidate. so they are trying to again act like candidates in terms of fund-raising, in terms of outreach to the public comic getting people ex

also speeches from wisconsin governor scott walker, ohio governor john kasich, former arkansas governor mike huckabee, and donald trump. that starts saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. eastern live on c-span. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour has partnered with comcast to learn about the history and literary life of st. augustine, florida. >> ponce de leon may or may not have been searching for the fountain of eternal youth. a lot of people have said that he was out for additional property for the king of spain and and colonization attempts and gold which is decidedly true. we know ponce de leon came ashore after searching for good harbor, took on water and wood. this area presents one of the few freshwater springs in the area around 30 degrees eight minutes. and is also the location of the 1565 first settlement of st. augustine. 42 years before the settlement of jamestown was founded and 55 years before the pilgrims landed on plymouth rock. >> the hotel ponce de leon was built by henry morrison flag letter. flag letter is a man who is very little known outside of the state of florida.