available at c-span.org on our home page or by searching the video library. >>> now, tennessee governor bill haslam gives his annual state of the state address at the state capitol in nashville. this is just over 30 minutes. [ applause ] >> thanks. thank you. thank you. all right. all right. thanks so much. speaker orwell, lieutenant governor mcnally, happy birthday, randy, speakers pro tem tracy and johnson, members of the 110th general assembly, justices, constitutional officers, general slatery, commissioners, friends, guests, fellow tennesseans, and for the seventh year in a row the woman voted best first lady in the land, chrissie. [ applause ] my kids even made it this year. i am before you tonight to give my seventh state of the state address. time really does fly. i'd like to talk with you about the tennessee we can be. but first, let's start with where we are. thanks to the hard work of so many tennesseans, i believe the state of our state has never been better. our economy is outpacing the national economy. not only to more tennesseans have a job today than ever in th

was honored to serve as the united states attorney for the western district of tennessee for a few years, couple of years during president bush's tenure. and i have enjoyed the practice of law. i enjoyed representing the people of west tennessee as the united states attorney, as the chief law enforcement officer for the district. >> tell our viewers what was operation tennessee waltz and your role in it. >> there was, in the early 2000s and the mid 2000s in the tennessee legislature there was a level of corruption among state legislators so the u.s. attorney's office and the fbi before i became united states attorney developed an undercover operation, tennessee waltz, where a fictional company was created that would quote, unquote, lobby members of the tennessee legislature. of course, they were bribing those members who had been engaged in other activity that they should not have been engaged in. so i prosecuted those cases after they were indicted and it resulted in the conviction of 12 members of the legislature, some that were outside of the tennessee legislature, but the main

you about the tennessee we can be. but first, let's start with where we are. thanks to the hard work of so many tennesseans, i believe the state of our state has never been better. our economy is outpacing the national economy. not only do more tennesseans have a job today than ever in the history of our state, but tennessee's median house goal -- household income has grown at the second fastest rate in the country. [applause] not only are we adding jobs, we are adding good paying jobs. on education, there is no state in the spotlight back tennessee. -- spotlight like tennessee. tennesseans are the fastest improving in the country in math, reading, and, as of this year, science. this past october -- [applause] this past october, we received a signed score from the nation's report card. the sides being the fastest improving, we narrowed the gap between african-american, latino and white students. we completely eliminated the gap between male and female students. [applause] please, you already did, but please join me in giving all the teachers in this great state a big hand for making

of law. i enjoyed representing the people of west tennessee as the united states attorneys, as the chief law enforcement aumps for the district. >> tell our viewers what is -- what was operation tennessee woelts and your role in it? >> in the early 2000s and the mid 2000s in the tennessee legislature, there was a level of corruption among state legislatures. and so the u.s. attorney's office and the fbi before i became united states attorney developed an undercover operation, tennessee waltz, where a fictional company was created. they would quote unquote lobby members of the tennessee legislature. of course they were bribing those members who had been engaged in other activity that they should not have been engaged in. so, i prosecuted those cases after they were indicted. and it resulted in the conviction of 12 members of the legislature, some that were outside of the tennessee legislature, but the main thing is it sent a signal to elected officials, public servants across the state of tennessee that you just can't engage in that type of behavior. you know, nobody is above the la

kustoff, republican of tennessee. >> congressman david kustoff, what did you do before you came to congress? >> i've been a practicing lawyer and was honored to serve as the united states attorney for the western district of tennessee for a few years, sculpt l of years during president bush's tenure and i've enjoyed the practice of law, i enjoyed representing the people of west condition condition as the united states attorney. it's the chief law enforcement officer for the district. >> tell our viewers was what operation tennessee waltz and your role in it. >> there was in the early 2000s and in the mid-2000s in the tennessee legislature there was a level of corruption among state legislators. and so the u.s. attorney's office and the vib before i became united states attorney developed an undercover operation, tennessee waltz where a fictional company was created. they would quote/unquote lobby members of the tennessee legislature. orme they were bribing those members who had been engaged in other activity that they should not have been engaged in. so i prosecuted those cases aft

being elected, he served as attorney to western district of tennessee. he hopes to focus on national security, health care and tax policy. he represents the aig district of tennessee. >> congressman, what did you do before you came to congress? >> i had been a practicing lawyer. and was honored to serve as the united states attorney for the western district of tennessee for a few years, couple of years during president bush's tenure. and i've enjoyed the practice of law. i enjoyed representing the people of west tennessee as the united states attorney, as the chief law enforcement officer for the district. >> tell our viewers what is, what was operation tennessee waltz an your role in it. >> it was in the early 2000s in the mid 2000s in the tennessee legislature. it was a level of corruption. among state legislators and so, the u.s. attorney's office and the fbi before i became united states attorney, developed an undercover operation, tennessee waltz, where a fictional company was created. they would quote unquote lobby the tennessee legislature. of course, they were bribing those m

about the tennessee we could be. but where are we are? thanks to the hard work, i believe the state of our state has never been better. our economy is outpacing the national economy. and more people have jobs and tennessee's median household income has grown in the second rate in the country. [applause] governor haslam: not only are we adding jobs but good-paying jobs. there is no state that is demanding the spotlight like tennessee. it is worth repeating with the incredible hard work, the people of tennessee are improving in math, reading and science. his past october -- [applause] governor haslam: this past october we received the science scores. and besides the fastest improving, we narrowed the gaps. we also completely eliminated the gap between male and female students. [applause] governor haslam: you already did this but join me in giving the teachers across this great state a hand in making such a difference. [applause] governor haslam: in higher education, while the rest of the education struggles with increasing tuition,er colleges and universities have seen the lowest grow

time and wanted to say. has finished a similar study of tennessee monuments and is working on another one about mississippi. his wonderful wife patricia is a morehat she monuments and more states than anybody else in the union -- [laughter] rawls: i think that the two of them have seen more monuments in any of the states than any of the residents of the state. remarks today are entitled "words, breath, text and landscape: virginia civil war monuments in the context of tennessee and mississippi monumentation." dr. timothyan, sedore. [applause] gentlemen, dr. tim othy sedore. [applause] dr. sedore: good evening. i'm very pleased to be here to speak to you about monuments, specifically monuments in context with tennessee and mississippi. area has taken me to civil war monuments from the atlantic coast to the mississippi river, from norfolk, so, to memphis, to west, andst from the potomac river to the .ulf coast in the south salt water. so, we have moved county to county to county to battlefield cemeteries to warehouses to wayside's two city parks and to state capitals. i wanted a text. r

his tenure in the west, the army of the tennessee -- the army of tennessee. really much bad, to talk about what hood in the army of northern virginia. lettersanscribe these and i picked up the phone and i called ted and i said, ted you want to believe this. i sent him some of the stuff and he called me back a few days later and said, we were going to go to press with his next month but he said, you have got to put this stuff in there. , five,ok another four six months, and redid the book by putting the material in their that i had discovered, that was likey, really important, what happened at spring hill on november 20 9, 1864, and other things like that. to changed i decided the hiatal, not "history versus ." n bell hood we changed it to "john bell hood: the rise, fall, and resurrection of a confederate general." because ted and i felt it largely exonerated him from the most outrageous stuff. some of the most outrageous stuff. so, that is my journey from being somebody that is just the civil war history not to actually having a book published. and then, of course, after we publ

tennessee monuments and is working on another one about mrs. it be. -- mississippi. his wife tells me she has seen more monuments in more states than anyone else in the union. [laughter] i think the two of them together have seen more monuments in any of those states than any of the resident in the state. the program today will draw from his work on all three states and is entitled words, breast, text, and landscape, virginia's civil war, -- monuments in the context of mississippi and tennessee. >> good morning. i am very here -- pleased to be here to stay to you about civil war monuments on the american landscape, specifically in context with tennessee and mississippi. my work in this area has taken me to civil war monument from the atlantic coast to the mississippi river, from nor folk, virginia -- nor folk, virginia, to memphis, tennessee. east to west. from the potomac river to the north, eleanor. self. gulf coast and the we have moved county to county to county to battlefield to cemetery to poor houses to wayside, to city parks and to state capitals. i wanted a text. i wanted to coll

tennessee seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. roe: i rise today in support of h.r. 3562. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3562, a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to authorize the secretary of veterans affairs to furnish assistance for adaptations of residences of veterans and rehabilitation programs under chapter 31 of such title and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. oe, and the gentleman from california, mr. takano, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. rise in support of h.r. 3562. this bill was introduced by my of friend, mr. arrington texas. the bill would have the most qualified v.a. employees who already work on v.a. specially adapted programs and are experts in home adaptations oversee the changes to a veteran's home. i now wish to yield as much time as he may consume to the subcommittee on economic opportunity, mr. jodey arrington, to discuss his bill.

, a member of the -- and work force committee, dr. roe from tennessee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roe: i thank the chairman. i rise today in support of h.r. 1808, the improving support for missing and exploited children's act, which improves the missing children's assistance act. mr. speaker, this thursday is national missing children's day. i can't imagine the pain and suffering that occurs when a child goes missing. i'm a proud co-sponsor of this legislation and proud of the committee on education and work force for its work on this important issue. this legislation strengthens existing efforts to help recover missing children and prevent more children from being victims of abuse and exploitation. this bill also includes a provision to incorporate developing technologies related to the reporting of child exploitation. this provision was the result of something shared by a constituent of mine, michael reed. his wife was a victim of abuse as a child and he's devoted his life to making sure other children have a voice and the ability to report the abuse

yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee, mr. kustoff, for five minutes. you, mr. f: thank speaker. i rise today to honor a great west tennessean and dear friend of mine, district attorney general phil bivins. after more than 25 remarkable years, phil is retiring from his post as district attorney general of tennessee's 29th judicial district. which covers both dire and lake counties. since 1992, phil has been the consistent voice of law and order in his community. general bivins is a lifelong rest department and graduate of the university of tennessee at martin and the university of memphis law school. throughout his career as a prosecutor, he has handled some incredibly important cases. he's earned the reputation for being fair, honest, and by the book. in 2016, general bivins was elected to the executive committee for the tennessee district attorney general conference. serving in this respected leadership role, he's advised the tennessee general assembly op issues related to the criminal justice system. when i was the united states at

tenure in the west, the army of the tennessee -- the army of tennessee. really much bad, to talk about what hood in the army of northern virginia. lettersanscribe these and i picked up the phone and i called ted and i said, ted you want to believe this. i sent him some of the stuff and he called me back a few days later and said, we were going to go to press with his next month but he said, you have got to put this stuff in there. , five,ok another four six months, and redid the book by putting the material in their that i had discovered, that was likey, really important, what happened at spring hill on november 20 9, 1864, and other things like that. to changed i decided the hiatal, not "history versus ." n bell hood we changed it to "john bell hood: the rise, fall, and resurrection of a confederate general." because ted and i felt it largely exonerated him from the most outrageous stuff. some of the most outrageous stuff. so, that is my journey from being somebody that is just the civil war history not to actually having a book published. and then, of course, after we published the f

. chairman, yield to the distinguished gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen, three minutes. the chair: gentleman from tennessee is recognized for three minutes. mr. cohen: thank you. thank you, member conyers. thank you for the time of the to the chair, i share your grief over last night's loss. sorry about that. this bill is a loss, too. it's a loss to people who have been injured by defective drugs, defective medical devices. been harmed in nursing homes. or been harmed by medical malpractice. because it sets a cap on neconomic damages of $250,000, no matter whom the person s. whatever their position was, no matter what damages they suffer. trial lawyers $250,000, no matter whom the person s. aren't the most liked people in america. they are a little bit above congresspeople, i think, but it's right in there with used car salesmen. none of the three of us are doing real good. it's easy to beat up on t people like their doctors. i see dr. roe over there. people like doctors. doctors provide health care. if they are allowed to by federal law and given the opportunity to get reimbursed

house floor. the gentlewoman tennessee is recognized. mrs. black: it has been a direct attack on those who had insurance already. in my home state of tennessee, 28,000 people lost coverage on a single day when the cover tennessee program lapsed after the obama administration decreed that it ran afoul of the federal government's topdown requirement. now, premiums in our state are rising by an average of 63% and 3/4 of our counties only have one coverage option to choose from on the obamacare exchange. in five other states around the country -- alabama, alaska, oklahoma, south carolina, and wyoming, patients only have one insurer in the marketplace to choose from. that makes it pretty difficult for someone to find a plan that meets their unique needs or that of their family. president obama promised that this law would lower premiums by $2,500 per year for the average family. the exact opposite has happened. average family premiums have gone up by $4,300, and deductibles have gone up by 60%. this is hitting hardworking americans, many of whom are already struggling to make ends meet. fol

." tonight is number 10 in our 12-part series, and you'll hear about the 1962 tennessee reapportionment case. it was one that chief justice earl warren called the most important of his tenure. and remember, this is the court that wrote brown versus board of education. we'll learn why during the next 90 minutes. this case began a reapportionment revolution that changed the way seats are allocated on state legislatures, and ultimately, the congress, and of course, that's all about power. we'll learn more from our two guests, and let me introduce them to you. theodore olson, ted olson, former u.s. solicitor general 2001 to 2004, has already argued 60-plus cases before the supreme court, including the 2000 bush v. gore. ted olson, thank you for being with us tonight. >> thank you. >> douglas smith is a nonfiction author. he is the executive director of the los angeles service academy, and he's written a book on this case called "on democracy's doorstep: the inside story of how the supreme court brought one person one vote to the united states." thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> well, we're

. >> brad: stops things with a third and goal coming up. remember, tennessee could conceivably have the lead right now had they hit all their kicks today. might have changed the course of the game in some other fashion. but a miss from 47 wide left. a miss from 51 wide right and then medley came in, and he pushed that one. there is nine points they left that would look really nice right now. more importantly, their kicker, if they get another shot, which guy would it be? >> gary: it would be med le inside -- i just think if you're going it throw the ball you have to throw the ball where you can't turn it over. you've got to get the field goal try if you don't score the touchdown. callaway, 6'2", i give him another shot. >> gary: i give him another shot. >> brad: dormady, low snap. has time. throws to the corner. incomplete. kelly the intended receiver. >> gary: i would have gone one more 50-50 ball. >> brad: mcwilliams the big play. >> gary: trying to pick. run everybody across the field. god coverage to the outside. nowhere to throw the ball. c.j. mcwilliams did a good job staying home

first place. tennessee state senator richard briggs is also a medical doctor. he points out an astonishing connection to that fraud. in one tennessee county alone, in one month, police linked 16 of 19 overdoses to the sale of gift cards. in the city of knoxville, it was 83 of 98 overdoses with ties to give the cards. what was your reaction when you saw ? >> absolute shock. it would be no different than if there was a rock lying there and you lifted it up and this horrible smell came out and this monster came out. we had no idea the organized retail theft was related so intimately with the opiate and drug trade in general in appalachia. >> reporter: briggs got legislation passe that sets up a database to record gift card sales. but it's not enforced. so he's going back next year to try to stren i don't think this is the sole problem to financing the opioid problem in tennessee.

skycam. >> cris: le'veon bell and his unique style of running. i can't wait to watch tennessee. tennessee is one of those teams that not many people are talking about. but they are getting it done in nashville. >> mike: tennessee and jacksonville. big stories there in the afc south. no-huddle. pedal to the metal here. andre ellington, one shy of the first down. see if they can squeeze in another play here before the two minute. ellington came out. ellington shaken up. kerwynn williams comes in. that will allow them to get the snap off before the two. pressure comes. blitz in the middle intended for jaron brown. incomplete. we hit the two-minute warning. 1:58 to go. tough night for seattle. but they made a couple of big plays and lead it by 12. 3 c3

house debate on the budget and repealing the affordable care act. the gentlewoman from tennessee is recognized. mrs. black: mr. speaker, i rise today to speak on behalf of americans everywhere who are hurting because of obamacare. they're calling out for relief from this disastrous law and republicans are here today to begin delivering on our promise to provide relief. now we hear plenty of claims from the other side of the aisle during this debate, but let's be clear, obamacare has failed and it's only going to get worse. patients have seen skyrocketing deductibles and access to their doctors preferred have fewer options while others had their plans cancelled outright. in 2015 roughly eight million americans paid the obamacare penalty and more than 12 million claimed exemption from the penalty. that's 20 million americans. what does that say about this law that 20 million americans want nothing to do with it? many preferring to pay a penalty rather than to be subjected to its higher costs and fewer choices. . if you ask me it's strong evidence the american people are tired of payin

back the balance of his time. the gentleman from tennessee reserves. the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. mr. walz: could i inquire how much time i have remaining? the chair: the gentleman from minnesota has 10 minutes remaining. mr. walz: mr. chairman, you are hearing it here and these are folks that work together. this accountability matters to all of us. we know when you are in any business, this business, we have had colleagues of ours in here be arrested for buying cocaine from undercover police officers in washington, d.c.,. that brings discredit to every single one of us but i don't think it requires us to go through and did he prive us of our rights. this due process and what we're asking about is not something meant to protect a bad employee. in fact, it's the opposite. it's meant to improve the work force. my plea on this is, much of this bill there is agreement on. mr. takano is right, it went a step further. having been a rank and file person in a collectively bargained unit, my goal was to provide the best quality education so our students could learn, an environm

balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from tennessee reserves. the gentlewoman from colorado is recognized. ms. degette: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. ms. degette: madam speaker, our constituents are looking to this congress to address the economy, jobs, our crumbling infrastructure, and so many other issues. but despite these pressing needs, the only substantive bill this house is considering this week is a bill restricting a woman's ability to get a full range of health care services and a bill we have passed before in this house and that we know is going nowhere in the other body. its title alone must be part of the majority's new plan to redefine facts. as we heard the other day, we now apparently have in our discourse, alternative facts. this bill takes that to a whole new level. let me tell you why. the bill is called, the no taxpayer funding for abortion act. but under current law, under the hyde amendment, which i hate, which i will do everything to repeal, bu

. senator alexander and senator corker from bill hagerty's home state of tennessee. will you join me in welcoming them both? [applaus [applause] >> see distinguished members of the military and other honored guests. i know the family is very grateful you're here, as is the president and myself. we're joined today also by the most distinguished guests who are here and that is our incoming ambassador's wonderful family. his mother ruth. [applaus [applause] >> and most especially, his wonderful wife krissy and their four beautiful children. you guys stand up. go ahead and stand up, guys. [applaus [applause] >> the hagerty family heads to japan. and it's a big crew. we also have many other honored guests with us today, including the commander of the united states armed forces japan, general jerry martinez, and many distinguished members of congress from his home state, as well as the senators that i mentioned before. in fact, it's important to note that snort corker is in fact the chairman of the senate foreign affairs committee and we're truly honored to have you and senator alexander here

was shifted -- shipped up to tennessee where he organized the confederate of the mississippi, the field army that would become the famous army of tennessee, fought at shiloh, which was the biggest battle of his life so far. he had very interesting letters describing his personal experience at shiloh at the missouri history resume -- museum written to his wife, elise. -- those who know military history no one happens. he takes his army on a massive invasion of kentucky. in many ways, he did very well. marching rapidly with very little difficult support. adding mobility to civil war field armies that had never been done before. many union commanders were very impressed a bragg's invasion of kentucky, but he had to give up kentucky for many reasons. theefore, after evacuating state, was branded as a failure by the news media. jefferson davis continues to support him, however. the next battle is stone's river, december 31, 1862 and january 2, 1863. --rgue that stone river stone's river was bragg's best day of the civil war. he doesn't the drop on the union army on december 31, attacke

most hated man of the confederacy. general bragg was the commander of the erm an of tennessee in 1862 and 1863. mr. hess now on the successes and failures of the general civil war campaigns. this is an hour. >> earl's going to speak to us today about a topic. i'm pleased to see we're not going to hear crickets here because the topic is braxton bragg who is the butt of all jokes and of course civil war histori histori historians. not a particularly humorous crew. they always fall back on what, it's either braxton bragg or george g. mccullen to get off their cheap jokes. those cheap jokes over time accumulated and led to this really distorted view really of both men but today we'll be talking about braxton bragg. earl has written a fantastic biography of braxton bragg. it's published by university of north carolina press. i believe we have some copies of that volume as well. michael said to you all we come here because we want to complicate history. we do not want to put forth easy answers. and i think earl hess, what he has done in all of his work, but especially with bragg, he is goin

tennessee in 1862 and '63, mr. hess on the successes and failures of the general's civil war campaigns. >> i'm pleased to see we're not going to hear crickets here because the topic of braxton bragg, who is the butt of all jokes, they always fall back on what, either braxton bragg, or george b. mcclellan to get off their cheap jokes. but those cheap jokes over time have accumulated and they've led to this really distorted view of both men. but today we'll be talking about braxton bragg. earl has written a fantastic biography of braxton bragg, i believe we have kolpi copies of volume as well. >> earl's going to speak to us today about a topic. i'm pleased to see we're not going to hear crickets here because the topic is braxton bragg who is the butt of all jokes and of course civil war historians. not a particularly humorous crew. it is my pleasure to welcome earl hess. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. thank you, pete, very much, for that generous introduction. thinking about it this morning, what made me do this book, and i think it really is what pete mentioned. that whenever you

cares about. > the gentlewoman from tennessee is recognized. >> i would like to yield three .aintenanc -- minutes >> jonah from virginia is recognized for three minutes. >> i think her for her hard work on this important cause. however stark american differences of opinion can be on the matter of abortion, there has been long bipartisan agreement that federal taxpayer funds should not be used to destroy innocent life. the hyde amendment, named for haschief sponsor henry hyde prohibited the funding of abortion since 1976 when it's passed the house and senate composed overwhelmingly of democratic members. it has been renewed each appropriation cycle with few changes for over 40 years, supported by congress controlled by both parties and presidents from both parties. it is the most bipartisan pro-life proposal sustained over a long. of time then any other. it is time the hyde amendment was horrified. the u.s. code. the no taxpayer funding for abortion act sponsored by representative chris smith of new jersey would do just that. it would codifies the two core principles of the h

postponed questions at a ater time. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. roe: i move to suspend the rules and pass s. 114 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bush administration. the clerk: senate 114, an act to amend title 38 united states code to require the secretary of veterans affairs to submit an annual report regarding performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high level employees of the department of veterans' affairs. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. row, and the gentleman from minnesota -- roe, and the gentleman from minnesota, mr. walls, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and to heir remarks include extraneous material. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. roe: i i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roe: i ri

you can learn from it. (rhythmic percussion music) - in 1796, tennessee became our 16th state. america now stretched west to the shores of the mississippi river. then in 1812, the united states went to war with britain again. many tennesseans volunteered to fight for their new country. they were commanded by general, and soon to be president, andrew jackson. that patriotic spirit earned tennessee its nickname, the volunteer state. but another 80 years would pass before it got its own state flag. - this is one of my favorite flags because it's simple. it uses red, white, and blue, and it's a design actually that was submitted by a soldier named leroy reeves. and the three stars represent the three parts of the state of tennessee. there's western tennessee, between the tennessee and mississippi rivers; there's middle tennessee, which is known for the tennessee river and also bluegrass country; and then the great smoky mountains are in the eastern part of tennessee, and that's what the third star is meant to represent. - the design celebrates unity, by enclosing all three stars w

reapportionment in this tennessee case paved the way for the one-man one-vote standard of american representative democracy. ♪ >> all persons having business before the honorable, the supreme court of the united states admonished to draw near and give their attention. >> "landmark cases," c-span's special history series produced in cooperation with the national constitution center, exploring the human story and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. ♪ >> number 759, ernest miranda, petitioner, versus arizona. >> we will hear arguments on number 18, roe against wade. >> quite often in many of our most famous decisions are ones that the court took a quite unpopular. >> let's go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who must stick together because they believe in a rule of law. >> good evening and welcome to c-span's history series, "landmark cases." tonight is number ten in our 12-part series and you will hear about the 1962 tennessee reapportionment case. it was one that c

million opioid prescriptions for pain in tennessee according to the tennessee department of health. that means there were 11,048 opioid prescriptions for every 1,000 persons. in march researchers published a study that found nearly one in five patients who were prescribed an official ten-day supply of opioids were found to still be using opioids a year later. last year 16,03 1 tennessee citizens died of an overdose. 12% more than the year before mostly due to synthetic opioids, a pain medication 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine and can kill with a small dose. where ilast year was the highes rate of drug overdose deaths in recorded history in our state, and three of four of the drug overdoses in tennessee are related to opioids. last year over 1,000 babies born in tennessee were born addicted to opioids. the rate tennessee is being prescribed opioids is one of the highest in the country. this is a crisis not just in tennessee but across the country. since 1999 the rate of overdose deaths involving opioids including prescription drugs and heroin has nearly quadrupled in our nat

hear about the 1962 tennessee reapportionment case. it was one that chief justice earl warren called the most important of his tenure. remember, this is the court that wrote brown versus board of education. we'll learn why during the next 90 minutes. this case began a reapportionment revolution that changed the way seats are allocated on state legislatures and ultimately the congress, and of course that's all about power. we'll learn more, again, from our two guests. let me introduce them to you. theodore olson. former solicitor general 2001 to 2004 has argued 60 cases including the 2000 bush vgore. douglas smith is a nonfiction author. the executive director of the los angeles service academy. he's written a book on this case called "on democracy's doorstep." thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> well, we're going to begin tonight by listening to chief justice earl warren in his own words talking about the porps of th -- importance of this case to the country and to the court. >> this court held that the question of whether a person was having equal protection of the laws was a ju

half. tennessee. mrs. black: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. tennessee. mrs. black: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise today in support of senate amendment house concurrent resolution 71, the budget resolution for fiscal 2018. passing a budget is never easy and has once again been a challenge this year. but i am encouraged with where we're now and i am pleased that the senate did its work by approving a budget. one that we can support in order to unlock tax reform for the american people. without question there are plenty of things that i wish were included in what the senate passed. ideas that the house put forward earlier this month when we approved our budget. for example, i still feel strongly about addressing unsustainable mandatory spending, and that hasn't changed. the growing burden of debt caused by mandatory spending is a real problem that cannot be ignored. we owe it to the american people to do something to offer serious reforms that ensure government programs are financially sustainable and w

nashville tennessee dolly welcome to going underground to tell me about the new album i believe in you and how proceeds will go to parton's imagination library oh well i'm happy to tell you all about that and i'm very excited about the children's album is the first time i've ever done of a mainstream children's album although i've written many children's songs through the years i love kids and for the imagination library where you know we give books to children in the time they're born to less time. school and a lot of the books are right themes the whatever the theme of the book is are out of song about and the fact that all the money from this cd i believe in you goes to the imagination library to put more books in the hands of more children. i don't use a quantity we're literally talking about tens of millions of books to children it's been responsible for a hundred million books maybe one hundred million books with any day now we're just about to get to that that milestone we've started the program twenty two years ago in honor of my father who is gone now but he got to live lo

. corker, who couldn't get elected dog catcher in tennessee, is now fighting tax cuts. seven minutes later, the president added, corker dropped out of the race in tennessee when i refused to endorse him and now is only negative on

pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady from tennessee reserves. the gentlelady from colorado is recognized. . ms. degette: i now yield to the gentlelady from florida, ms. castor, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. castor: i thank the gentlelady from colorado for her leadership. for almost 50 years a law called title x has ensured that women across america, no matter their station in life, can receive expert advice on how and when to plan their family. on contraceptives and receive breast and cervical cancer screenings. it's smart public policy. it often allows women to complete their education, to get a job, to become financially independent. and it's cost-effective for all of us because it saves public money on prenatal, maternity, and newborn care. it has worked to decrease teenage and unintended pregnancies. in florida, in 2014 alone, over 160,000 were counseled through nonprofit agencies and community health centers, and over 38,000 unintended pregnancies were prevented, which help

of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from tennessee is recognized. mrs. black: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the senate amendment to house concurrent resolution 71. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. black: it is now my honor to yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. juju smith-schuster mr. speaker, first of -- mr. smith: mr. speaker, first of all, i want to thank the chairwoman for yielding me time. mr. speaker, we need to pass this budget, not only to rein in out-of-control spending but also to give congress the go ahead on much-needed tax reform. we need to reduce the tax burden on hardworking americans. the typical household in the 21st district of texas pays over $15,700 in federal taxes. past experience shows that tax relief generates strong economic growth. it enables americans to save, invest, create job

chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from tennessee reserves. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. yarmuth: thank you, mr. chairman. i remind my colleague his vote today to repeal the affordable care act will result in 234,000 people from his state of arkansas losing their health care coverage. 28,000 workers losing their jobs. and an economic loss of $15.8 billion in gross state product over five years for the state of arkansas. mr. chairman, i now yield one minute to the gentlelady from illinois, a member of the energy and demers committee, ms. schakowsky. the chair: the gentlewoman illinois is recognized. . ms. schakowsky: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i wapt to say right now and -- want to say right now and i believe, and it will be true, you'll see, republicans will regret the repeal of obamacare. hospitals in rural and underserved areas are panicking right now. because they are finally getting paid through obamacare to serve low-income people. jobs will be lost. those hospitals could close. 30 million people will lose their benefits. but i wa