more american trade with the american indians. what the story is in south dakota, there is some interesting tales. first of all, when you come into south dakota, you have -- sergeant floyd had just died where the current city of sioux city is. but it was when they got to what is now the city of elk point, south dakota, they elected patrick gass as the new sergeant. it was the first election held in south dakota. interestingly enough, clark's slave, york, was allowed to vote in that election, highly unusual situation. farther up the river, they found a mound, supposed to be inhabited by devils. of course they had to see these devils. but once they got to the top of spirit mountain, what did they see? their first bison. there was acres and acres of bison on this flatland. you have got to remember, these are men coming from me eastern united states, who were used to trees and forests, and hills and rocks. so this open plane was like a farmers delight as well as a hunter's delight, with all these buffalo. and as they, the river farthe

john gray, director of the smithsonian national museum of american history. [applause] >> the 13th secretary of the smithsonian institution, dr. david skorton. [applause] >> and the first lady of the united states, mrs. melania trump. [applause] >> good morning and welcome. i am john gray. i have the privilege of being your director of your natural museum of american history. we are honored to extend a special welcome to first lady trump. it is a thrill to have you with us, and we are privileged to have this donation ceremony in our flag hall. the secretary of the smithsonian and the designer of the dress. to our board chair, many members of our board who are with us, and all of our distinguished guests, we welcome you and thank you for your support. millions of americans, and so many visitors from every corner of the world, walk through our first ladies gallery each year. they experience not only the importance, grandeur, and elegance of the first lady, but reflect on how in our american democracy transitions of power are celebrated peacefully. exhibitions a

they see american culture as something to preserve and the source of american exceptionalism. the problem -- i argue in special problems that the existence of these four schools has contributed to american success. i believe that. there is a recurring problem, which is that the jacksonians are so numerous and when aroused, so politically powerful, that you cannot really have an american foreign-policy -- an effective, strong and expensive american foreign-policy without jacksonian support. when they really want to do something, it is hard not to do it. it is difficult and costly. the question has always been, how you get the power of jacksonian political support behind foreign policies that can also command support from hamiltonian, jeffersonian or wilsonian elites. what i think we are seeing in our country today, a moment when that gap is wider than ever and has created a real crisis in american foreign-policy. i noticed -- one of the things i noticed when president trump took office is something that happened early. a portrait of andrew jackson was installed in the oval offi

within the reach of all americans. thank you. [cheering and applause] >> again, thank you very much. it's such a great honor to have you and i have to say these two very special people and, of course, a very special first lady to have them with us is terrific. secretary acosta worked very hard and he went to school that he could've done better, he went to harvard. [laughter] could have done better. but that is okay, right? they had done such an incredible job and i want to thank you both very much. and you. [applause] thank you very much. [cheering and applause] [background noises] >> the president and the first lady recognized national hispanic heritage month which started september 15. recognized on that day because it's the anniversary of independence provide latin american countries and a number of other countries that celebrate their independence within a few days of that anniversary. a look at the jobs report, labor department says hurricanes are to blame for the first us job losses in six years. the latest repor

the american people are drunk with apathy. >> on sunday on 7:00 p.m. eastern on oral history, we continue our history and photojournalist with diana walker. that i should accept their offers to be behind the -- behind the scenes every time they offered it, because anytime you see the president of the united states behind the scenes, you learn something about the president. you see something. it is important. i can be there for you. you can't be there, and everything i see is important. allmerican history tv, weekend, every weekend, only on peace the m3. -- only on c-span3. >> president trump met with governor ricardo rossello of puerto rico in the oval office to run an update on hurricane maria every efforts. he said the federal government job".ne a "really great pence, fema, and tom bossert work in attendance. this is 35 minutes.

according to a study by the american society of american engineers failing to close the infrastructure gap brings serious economic consequences, $3.9 trillion by 2025. $7 trillion in lost business sales in 2025 and $2.5 million lost american jobs in 2025. i have seen what a infrastructure development can mean to business development and the quality of life in the city that i serve. the second avenue subway built with the help of federal funds opened in january and has already had a huge economic impact. stores say their business is up 20% to 30% along that line and has cut overcrowding and reduced traveling times. new york's old bridge which was first opened in 1939 was originally designed for 10,000 vehicles a day. it was carrying 18 times that and had become an accident choke point. thanks to federal funding, it has been replaced in the biggest city of the country will have a brand new 21st century bridge soon. because these kinds of investments boost productivity and bolster our economy with each dollar in infrastructure investment generating up to $1.80 in additional economic activ

american people need relief. it starts by reducing the number of brackets, simplifying the tax code, reducing our rates. for many american families this will leave them with more money in their pockets at the end of the day. it also would cut that six billion hours that are spent on working taxes -- spent working trying to file taxes and leave families with more time to do things that matter to them, not trying to fill out a tax code but let them be with their family, let them be at work, let them invest the way they want to with their time and their money. but it's just a start because in the end, a death tax will also bring relief to working americans. let's start with the death tax. i've heard people criticize the death tax. it's unfair and at times cruel. that should be enough for congress to repeal it. we have a tax that causes families to have to consider breaking up businesses that have been in the family for generations or selling off the family farm just to keep what they built and what they already paid

eastern only on american history tv here on c-span 3. week, american history tv's reel america brings you public affairs films from the 20th century. nine from little rock is a 1964 u.s. information agency some -- film narrated by jefferson thomas, one of the nine african-american students who in 1957, and rolled in little rock, arkansas's all-white central high school. arkansas's governor prevented the students from attending classes until the president sent -- president eisenhower sent 1000 troops and guards to restore order and enforce school desegregation. in the film, mr. thomas and several others of the little rock nine reflect on their experience, life beyond high school and hopes for the future. the film won an academy award for documentary short subject. ♪ [video clip] ♪ >> where do you begin? where do you look? like an ancient battlefield, the ground is silent though people still move in familiar places. now on this field, negro and white run together remembering how it was in little rock, arkansas in 1957. perhaps it is be

in the aftermath of these storms, the american people have done what we do best. we came together, we helped one another and through it all, we remained resilient. we came together as one as we rush to the aid of texas louisiana, florida, puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. now as we begin to rebuild, some of the america's finest public servants are spearheading the one america appeal. through this effort all five living former presidents are playing a tremendous role in helping our fellow citizens recover. to presidents jimmy carter george h. w. bush, bill clinton george w. bush and barack obama we want to express our deep gratitude. we truly are one nation, under god all unified by our values and devotion to one another. i want to thank every person who contributed. there's a lot of work ahead of us. i want to thank groups like the points of life for making such a big difference in our disaster response efforts. together we will recover we will rebuild and we will come back stronger and better than ever before. thank you god bless you. may god bless the uni

you were there playing an american i think, north american. so i'm honored to be here as the person facilitating this conversation. to my left physically but not idea logically is the former prime minister of canada, steven harper. to his left which may be true, i'm not sure, is the former speaker of the house newt gingrich and to his left is our former mexican ambassador to the united states. so we have a very interesting and experienced group here. i don't think i will have to be too provocative to get the conversation started. let's put this in context. the people that think this is the first time free trade discussion in north america has been controversial or difficult haven't read history. in 1988 in canada national election was fought fundamentally over whether or not to have free trade with the united states where the then incumbent progressive conservative prime minister was arguing for it and liberal party was arguing against it and we entered into the canada u.s. free trade agreement which was the precursor to nafta. of course, spea

friday night from american history tv oral history tv. interviews with prominent photo journalist who documented major events through american history. watch american history tv. this weekend prime time. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> coming up in the morning. ben carson the secretary of housing and urban development testifies at a hearing on capitol hill. we'll have live coverage from the house financial services committee. at 9:30 a.m. eastern time. and over on c-span 2. energy secretary rick perry will testify. at an over sight hearing. at the house energy and commerce committee. that's live at 10 on c-span 2. each week american history tv reel america brings you public affair films from the 20th century. nine from little rock is a 1964 u.s. information agency film. narrated by jefferson thomas. one of the nine african american students who in 1957 enrolled in little rock arkansas all white central high school. arkansas governor prevented the students from tanding class. until president eisenhower sent 1,000 u.s. army troops and fed

with the american indians. what the story is in south dakota, there's some interesting tales. first when you come to south dakota, sergeant floyd had died. when you got to what is now elk point, south dakota, they elected patrick gasss, the first election held in south dakota. interestingly enough clark's slave york was allowed to vote in that election. a highly unusual situation. further up the river they saw spirit mound, supposed to be inhabited by 18" high devils, of course, they had to go see these devils. once they got to the top of spirit mountain, what do they see, their first bison. it was acres and acres of bison and it's flat land. remember, these are men coming from eastern united states who are used to trees and forests and hills and rocks. so this open plain was like a farmers delight as well as a hunters delight with all these buffalo. as they come up the river a little bit farther, george shannon, youngest members of the expedition, age 17, got lost. the more important thing that happened in sou

the american people are he screaming -- are screaming for fairer, flatter tax code, one that makes american workers competitive, one that lets the american people keep earn in their ey fairer, flattx pockets. with that i urge my colleagues to support today's vote, pass this budget amendment, and let's get on to tax reform. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. yarmuth: mr. speaker, i yield 1 1/2 minutes to the south carolina, the assistant democratic leader, mr. clyburn. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized. mr. clyburn: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my friend for yielding me the time. mr. speaker, the document before us is a partisan exercise to deliver large tax cuts to the wealthy. working americans will see their tax goes up and our children and grandchildren will have to pay back the debt republicans will create to finance these tax cuts. while they promise the american people revenue neutral tax reform that will simplify the tax code and close costly loopho

history, the idea was to encourage more american travel of the missouri river and more american trade with the indians. the story of south dakota, there are interesting tales. when you come into south dakota, sergeant lloyd had just died. -- sergeant floyd had just died. they got to elk point, south dakota. sergeant.ed a new it was the first election held in south dakota and interestingly enough clark's , slave york was able to vote in the election. highly unusual situation. further up the river, they saw this area that was inhabited by these devils, and of course they , had to go see these devils. once they got to the top of the spirit mounts, what did they see? there were bison. acres and acres of bison. these are men coming from the eastern united states who are used to seeing trees and forests and hills and rocks. and this open plane was like a farmer's delight as well as a hunter's delight. with all of these buffalo. come up the river a little farther, george shannon, the youngest member of the expedition at age 17, got lost. but the most important thing that happened, the lakota

opportunity is coming for every american. fairness, simplicity, but something that is absolutely crucial. a lot of you have sat through the presentations on what is happening to our society if we do not get economic growth. yeah, we have some tough math ahead of us, but i am going to make you the argument that growth is coming if we make this work. we are going to make it work. >> next, a man who used to be a member of the ways and means committee. who is now a member of the senate finance committee. a little bit of a downgrade, but we will still take him should senator -- still take him. senator portman ohio. portman: this is about two things. one, it is dealing with the middle-class squeeze, and it is very real. health care is one of the biggest defenses. this is going to give people the opportunity to have a healthier family budget. middle-class tax cuts are part of this, but it goes beyond that. it goes to the economy, having it generate more income and wages. when you look at what the congressional budget office has said

next year nearly half of americans will have only one choice of americans which essentially have no choice at all. >> president and i traveled the country we've heard stories from small business owners like those gathered from working families who are struggling under the weight of obamacare. today president trump will take decisive action. divide the american people with flexibility and freedom from the burdens of obamacare and expand the number of affordable healthcare options for working americans. mister president, i can say i speak for everyone and for millions of americans when i say how grateful we are for your determination to reveal and replace obamacare and your commitment to demonstrated today by this section to provide the american people with more choices, more affordable healthcare in the 21st century and without ladies and gentlemen it's my privilege to introduce the president of the united states of america. [applause] >> thank you very much to vice president pants for that wonderful introduction and for the great job you do and i want to thank secretary calls talk, secreta

military by the american navy. in two thousand and fourteen based on a deal between the americans and the russians so how all of a sudden the city ins got. chemical weapons to use them and country so i believe this is all forged by pro western and pro-american. group in order to give the americans a pretext to attack syria. we've got about twenty seconds left what sort of reaction do you think we'll get from america now given that they actually bomb the syrian f.a. would often discuss attack took place. well i believe the. russians and the syrians to do that if you are such claims and the russians have already acted. when they defused what he knew the. investigative commission as for the united states i believe that they are mounting that pressure they want to direct an attack against syria because they already failed. on various fronts in the middle east and they have their influence. both in syria and iraq ok we'll leave it there. time today professor of history and international relations at lebanese university

many americans are still in shock. others have begun to wonder why someone would do something this terrible. investigators will continue their dedicated work in search of answers. but what is clear now is that this is a moment for national mourning and for prayer. just a moment ago president trump led the country in observing a moment of silence. as he noted this morning, we're all grateful for the courageous efforts of the first responders. they always put their lives on the line to save others. they do so with selflessness. it reminds us of the inherent courage and mercy that remains possible within each of us. light amidst the dark, open times of terrible grief, the same is true of the national spirit of compassion that shines through our country in the moments when it is needed most. whether it is lining up to donate blood or signing up to volume they're their time, our fell will he americans -- our fellow americans are always there to offer what they can when others are in need. we thank these americans and law en

before so many heroic americans. because, you see, while i am the i'm a a combat veteran, proud father of an aviator in the united date graincorp. my life did not take the -- united states marine corps. my left and not take me into the uniform, but i see you all in action. in 2003, i traveled to visit soldiers in iraq and freedom. i was inspired, to visit the airmen station in england. i will never forget the sight of lumberede last b-52 down the runway and leap into the air on its way home to north dakota. i witnessed the power and professionalism of the airmen of ot firsthand. and america, we maintain peace through strength. -- in america, we maintain peace through strength. i saw that day just like i see today. you are america's strength. know president trump and i understand your service comes --h great exercise sacrifice, long deployments, and hardship. i want to make sure you do not bear the burden alone. you have the gratitude of the commander in chief, our entire administration, your representatives in washin

and 22 million americans have coverage they did not have in prior to 2014, 28 million americans. thank you. the sustainability issues, these are real, 28 million covered is pretty exceptional. if we don't have these folks in the system, what does it mean? they show up in emergency rooms. on the cusp of turning back the clock, we can't do that, can't let it happen. short-term stability relies on finding a consensus. these critical subsidies to the consumer have been used as a political cudgel. what the aca envisioned, a long-term transition to market-based solutions that would cover more people and bend the cost curve. the csrs were part of the transition to bring the most vulnerable people into the system and they have been part of the business calculations, set premiums the maximum number of people can afford. for an audience of legal and ethical thinkers, the csr situation should raise an obvious question. is a contractor contract? we have to live up to our contract with members and customers and vendors. shouldn't the government live up to its contract? shouldn't this debate b

the good news american lobbyists can be welcoming. we even managed to have jim talk to you on his cell phone there. are a couple of refrain here please. jim can you hear me. i want to ask you some questions susan system not to. work. because you have the set up a strategy to discredit to work for us con man you are so i wanted to know more about this. well. i don't know if you're just talking about. going to work every day and i know if you do your work in congress i'm going to have you believe i can say no i'm going to have to as i can for looks and i understand you if you like the welcoming lobbyist you love the angry one asking you to with no point enough to sleep now join each night leave you can do your yes please please i'm ordering you out but i can't just leave now the president's out. of here ok do you understand. at you know. you're not so bad they. had to end like that. in the end mr trott's he did a great job well at least for the industrialist. back then and he pressed on martin arguments were brought into the media spotl

it's not even abt american families. this budget is about one thing, using budget reconciliation to ram through giant tax gave aways to the healthy and big corporations and to do it without bipartisan support. this budget and the taxuts it exists to support are buildon a -- built on a foundation of lies they are part after dangerous and deceptive three-step process republicans have used before with seriousonseqnces for our nation and the american peop. this is what they do. first, my republican colleagues call r massive tax cuts for the rich. claiming they will generate so much economic groh that they will pay for themselves. it benefits the weathy at the expense of everyone else. yes. said trilonwith a t. for exampleunder this ta plan, millions of familis mang50,000 a year would be subject to a tax increase. increase. while millionaires get a $230,000verage taxut. that's notax reform that's a shakedown. in total, individualwill see their taxes go up by more than $450 billion while coorations, wealthy pass-through entiti

we believe that our great american flag should be treated with reverence and respect, and young americans should be taught to love our country, honor our an them and proudly recite the pledge of allegiance. we believe that strong nations must have strong borders. and that our most of important job is to serve the needs of america and the american people. that includes common sense reforms like cracking down on sanctuary cities, ending catch and release, and very importantly ending chain migration. the loyal hard working citizens of our country deserve a government that shows them the same loyalty in return. finally we believe that the basis for international security and peace is mutual cooperation among you independent and sovereign nations. this is the message i delivered in my address to the united nations. i told the leaders in that hall that just like i accept and we all understand this, and they finally understand it, because there was a great misunderstanding, that just like i expect them to put the needs of their countries first, i will always put the needs of our country first. [

the jones act allows for three american shipping companies using american ships with american mariners to deliver twice a week, each of those companies, twice a weeken what amounts to a milk run from jacksonville, florida, to puerto rico, all the goods and services that they need and now with the hurricane having happened, this -- these three companies are providing all of the fema, all the emergency aid, and they have additional capacity that has not yet been used in delivering the goods and services that puerto rico needs in the wake of the hurricane. in addition to that, the jones act is not just between the island of puerto rico, guam, or hawaii. it is the inland water ways of america. the great mississippi river system, all the barges and tugs and the rest. the jones act didn't exist, we would have companies, mariners, sailors, operating in the heart of our country from everywhere in the world and this is a major national security issue beyond what we'll talk about. d like to move on now, ms. jayapal. i'd like to pick up my colleague, mr. marc veasey, from texas to carry on these

, the american worker. for about 25 years, really, going back i focus a lot of time on the period from about 2005 to today, where the middle class has not really seen their wages two up. they have become despondent. they've began to think that the system works against them not for them. so for me, and i come from working class background, my mom was a waitress till she was 74 and couldn't hold a tray any longer, and that is my spirit. i carry her spirit. she's no longer with us but i carry her spirit with me. >> rose: at the same time you've had the benefit of the establishment. you were dartmouth, university of virginia law school, clerked at the supreme court. >> i never forgot where i came from, charlie, never. that working class sentiment made me hungry, and it connected me to what was happening in politics over 2016. >> rose: but you see yourself as someone who respects that working class sentiment or that the values and ethos of populism is who you are. >> i think it's who i am. i really do. i think t

of american history. [applause] the first lady of the united states, mrs. melania trump. [applause] >> good morning and welcome. i am john gray and i have the privilege of being your director of your national museum of american history. we are honored to extend a welcome to first lady trump. privileged to have this donation ceremony in our hall. the secretary of the smithsonian and the designer of the dress, to our board chair, many members of our board who are with us and to all of our distinguished guests, we welcome you and thank you for your support. and sos of americans many other visitors from every corner of the world walk-through our first lady's galleries each year and experience not only the important grandeur and elegance theye first ladies but reflect on how and our american democracy, transitions of power are celebrated peacefully. exhibitions and collections like the one that will house mrs. skills down require the and passion of our extraordinary staff at the national museum of american his

we are here to a commerce things for the american people. we are all of the same page on the issues i have mentioned. front and center's copperheads of tax reform, as my colleagues described, to try to get the country going and growing again taxenter is comprehensive reform, as my colleagues described, to try to get the country going and growing again. >> was there some concern about someone getting an here and potentially abusing an official? sen. mcconnell: we didn't comment on it. we just walked in. >> the president didn't say any more about it after the incident? sen. mcconnell: no. >> [inaudible] sen. mcconnell: if there is anything, all republicans think are important to the country and to our party, it is copperheads of tax reform. the issue -- it is comprehensive tax reform. the issue itself brings great unity among our members. we are concentrating on the agenda we have for the american people. the president shares that agenda , is going to do a good job i think promoting that agenda, and we intend to achieve what we set out to achi

93% of our fellow americans are still without power. i can tell you firsthand the heat and humidity from all the water that came from maria is stifling. it's oppressive. it's hard to breathe. 60% of puerto rico has no cell phone service people have no way of connecting on the island and outside of the island, or calling for help if they needed it. if they did we could have accuracy of search and rescue missions. day by day you're fewer have access to clean running water. from october 2 to the third the population with running water trapped 29% to 13%. the truth is, the situation would be an acceptable in any major city on the u.s. mainland. but as the people know they don't get the same treatment as their fellow citizens on the mainland. the ugly truth is that for generations congress has treated the people of puerto rico not us our fellow americans were those that have fought and bled for our country and all puerto rican infantry division received recently the highest declaration congress gives collectively, hurricane maria did not cre

he's also going for trade deals for the lack of american jobs. americans agree. nearly six in ten say manufacturing job losses are due to outsourcing. yet more americans say the current administration policies will harm, rather than hurt u.s. workers. >> it was a central issue of immigration during the campaign. 37% show it as a critical threat. there are however, large differences between democrats and republicans. support for legal workers to become citizens has gone up. sixty-five of americans support providing legal immigrants citizenship. conducted just weeks after trump withdrew the u.s. from the paris agreement, 2017 survey results show they continue to favor staying in the agreement. 46% consider climate change a critical threat. it's a largely part of an issue. >> the 2016 survey results showed that the attitudes that put donald trump into the white white house are long-standing and could strengthen. the 2017 survey finds that instead the ideas behind america's first have not spread beyond his core supporters. just like the publicly charged environment t

so that we can protect arab american, muslim american, latino american, and other immigrant communities, because we are absolutely at risk with the current administration. and even if we have some sort of hope that maybe it will flip in 2020, what it's done, though, is set a tone of what is now acceptable. and so we have to show that it's not acceptable, because the narrative also matters. and that's the other really important piece to this, as someone recently said to me, they are a voter in california, and they're like, well, you're just going to vote on things, right? so i don't know. how does that make a difference really for me? i was just like, because the narrative is important. because if you don't have people who have that platform to speak off of and who are at the table or are able to speak on your behalf, then you don't have representation, and then there's no one properly informing the narrative. >> in my district, so hillary clinton won the district by 8%, 8.6%. congressman royce won by 14%. he largely won because we didn't run a candidate against him last time. when you l

because american workers should notfit from american ideas, the chinese who steal them. nd american voters who choose who is our next president, not who hack us.tors that's a mission that can bring us all together again. that can rise above the divisive that can f the day, revive small towns across america. if we do these things, we can move america forward again. think we can do this? because we're democrats. times we've risen to the occasion, democrats fwot us out of the great depression, it democrat who led us to victory in world war ii. democrat who said we'll put a man on the moon and democrats made it happen. democrats who led the fight for civil rights. who led the fight for equal rights and it's because democrats said once and love and ove is cumarry who you want. my own brother can marry who he wants. it is democrats today who are protecting and preserving health care. thing.re i think it's time for a new eneration of democrats to help lead this fight. democrats who are in the economy us how everybody can be a part of the economy of our future. who went to iraq

here's hiss most recent book "the american miracle: divine providence in the rise of the republic" what was your goal with this book. >> guest: my goal was to answer a fundamental question that i think has profound consequences to all of our politics and our cultural and the way that americans feel about our country. the question is, how did america rise to world dominance? it would have been totally unpredictable from the perspective of, say, 1600s, before america was even begun to be settled. north america was largely wilderness, very lightly settled. there were a disparity number of diverse native american cultures and all of a sudden you have an historical time, you have the world dominant civilization in terms of military power, economic power, culture, here in north america. so, often today the politically correct answer is america rows to world power because america is uniquely guilty of exploiting slave labor, guilty of committing genocide against native americans, spoiling the environment, prepping people, engaging in imperial abroad and slatiering millions. you hear that in ma

these guys have got to get work from the american people. we don't have a tax policy immigration policy these guys are doing nothing. >> dagen: daneen, we have investigations in the house and senate particularly in both intelligence committees and this past week we found out you take out the middleman, democrats including the hillary clinton campaign paid russians to put together a dossier of wild allegations on the then presidential candidate trump which then wound up in the hands of the fbi. does that need investigating too >> well this is classic blame your opponent for what you are doing. this absolutely needs to be investigated dagen. listen, americans have been lied to from day one about this whole thing. hillary, bill, their foundation, the dnc, her campaign, the uranium one deal, russians, all of this needs to be investigated because i think americans deserve answers. we've been lied to. it's not right. individuals need to be held accountable. >> dagen: crimes, gary b., don't add taxpayer dollars, shouldn't they be spent to uncover c

african-americans. host: when you were taking off from the carrier, how apprehensive were you when you are flying into place like northern vietnam? senator mccain: we had a horrific fire and i was hit by a missile. i was transferred and was flying any -- uss a risk host: how old were you? senator mccain: 20, i think. i wanted to go to combat. dot is what i was trained to and i wanted to do it. wondering as if i was to fly a combat mission. i was ready to go. we took a lot of losses but one of the great things about being a fighter pilot is you are sure everyone else is going to get shot down but not you. brian: when that happened, how many vietnamese were in the water and around you? senator mccain: i was barely able to get back to the surface but then a bunch of them jumped in. there's a picture which i'm sure you will show of them pulling me out of the lake. broken and my arm is was they pulled me out, they were not very happy to see me. brian: why not? senator mccain: because i just finished bombing

industry and defending our american workers. we want more products stamped with those beautiful words and letters, "made in the usa." [applause] to restore opportunity and freedom, we must continue our campaign to repeal and replace the disaster known as obamacare. [applause] i have been hearing that phrase for seven years. seven years, i have been hearing it, so have you. and i got here and i thought, maybe when i sit down at that desk the first day, january 20, i will have something to sign. not as easy as we thought that -- but we will get it done, you watch. [applause] that the democrats have finally responded for my call for them to take responsibility for their own obamacare disaster and work with republicans to provide much-needed relief to the american people. while i commend the bipartisan work done by senators alexander and murray, and i do commend it, i believe congress must find a solution to the obamacare mess instead of providing bailouts to insurance companies. [applause] after many years of government obstructing

industry and defending our american workers. we want more products stamped with those beautiful words and letters, made in the usa. to restore opportunity and freedom, we must continue our campaign to repeal and replace the disaster known as obamacare. [applause] i have beenump: hearing that phrase for seven years. seven years, i have been hearing it, so have you. and i got here and i thought, maybe when i sit down at that january 20,st day, i will have something to sign. not as easy as we thought that we will get it done, you watch. now, the democrats have finally responded for my call for them to take responsibility for their open on a and work with republicans to provide much-needed relief to the american people. while i commend the bipartisan work done by senators alexander and murray, and i do commend it, i believe congress must find a solution to the obamacare mess instead of providing bailouts to insurance companies. many years of government obstructing job creation, you have now an administration that promotes job creati

american,y this great patriotic american, if i had to resolve doubts, they would be resolved in favor of general hershey and not of this liberal, left wing pseudo craft -- >> i think general hershey ought to be retired. i think the moment you inject punitive aspects to selective service, it becomes a self-defeating operation. i don't believe the general has the right to inject that. i don't believe it ought to be the basis of any selective service system, that it becomes a kind of penal service, as a punishment for some law you may have broken. will hear the views of president johnson and some of his critics when abc scope continues in one minute. of the largest peace demonstrations in history was held last october in washington. more than 50,000 people took part, and thousands of them marched on them -- marched on the pentagon to protest the war. a leader was jerry rubin, a radical activist of the so-called new left. we recently asked him his view on the limits of dissent. >> lyndon johnson is a common murderer and he should be arrested for murder. there are no limits to dissent. i t

of american history. he talks with david rubenstein about reporting historical events, including water kate and as well as his, writing on world war ii and the greatest generation. this is just over an hour. -- [applause] >> happy new year and we are so appreciative you have come tonight and we welcome you to your national museum of american history. thank you so much for joining us. we honor and thank a legendary author, thomas j brokaw. newsr of the nbc nightly and now nbc special correspondent. so many distinct guests are joining us to0 including many members of the nbc family. meredith is right down front. .. welcome. . and we welcome our vice chair of the smithsonian region. ... [applause] in a dramatic shift from just a informationo, new and history is being disseminated through an ever-growing buried in fracture array of channels and media. many of us find ourselves searching for clarity for fundamental questions that underpin our nation. it mean to the american and what is the american and what is

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i just said it came from a well known american source. these were college freshmen in technical studies, and what we would call freshmen. i'm not sure that's what they call them there. and here's the outcome. the students who had the highest of the three in critical thinking were the chinese, second the russians, lowest, the americans. isn't this interesting considering how much emphasis we put on critical thinking and, i guess, how much emphasis it doesn't get in china? or maybe it does. >> that's interesting. you know, i have to say, you know, just anecdotally, you know, i mean, i know a lot of people who, you know, they've come, they're from the very top of the chinese system because i live in cambridge, massachusetts, and, you know, so they are post-docs at mit, for example. people who have done very, very, very well, you know? and the answer is they tend to flounder. i mean, i have to say i think some of them -- look, there are some very, very good students, and i happen to know harvard also, very interested in those students and the

>> i'm a very patriotic, very proud american, with a history of proud black americans. it comes down to this. we owe it to your next generation to give them hope. every time we stand against the flag, the opportunities we give those kids a look at the indication that they might not have a chance that we have. so i believe very simple. man up, stand up. stand up for our flag. there's a lot of issues. these issues are not just happening all of a sudden. i think we need to address them as americans. pull back the cover on what's going on in black communities. >> harris: for people who have not heard you talk about it, you said it is time to change the conversation between white and black americans. what do you mean? >> very simply this. we've been listening to the leftist marxists for too long. for me, the conservative black americans like myself and for generations in the past, i say very simply, we do not look for your pity. don't pity the black race. what we need for americans to do is this. stand against the democratic marxists who have had the boots of, their boots on

the most sacred thing an american president can do is send an american in harm's way and if that american dies as a result of a decision that a president makes, one of the most important thing the president does is as you were saying at the beginning of the segment, brian, as lincoln put it, to comfort the widow and comfort the orphan. think one of the ways we have to judge a president in realtime is how he does that. >> do you worry that only 1% of our population fights the war for all of us? >> i sure do. we make different decision when is we know that the people have to fight these wars are such a small percentage. and the other thing is that the military tends, you know, i was so struck by what you and jack jacobs were talking about. one result of this is if you and i walk down let's say connecticut avenue in washington in the year let's just pick a year, 1949, you know, we were after world war ii, you would have seen a lot of people in uniform walking down the street from every branch. you know, how often would see that nowadays? >> that's a great point to end on, our friend, the gre

president theodore roosevelt described him thusly, an american of americans. he embodied those traits of self reliant hardihood who arel for the well being of our nation. he was liking the nation he came to symbolize though, a bundle of contradictions. paradox has been the word used. contradictions works as well. he was a hunter who became a conservationist. he was a friend to the indian who was famous as an indian fighter. he was a rugged frun tear. a living art fact of a pioneer cast playing out his role in a world of telephones, motion pictures, automobiles, airplanes, sky scrapers and finally at the very end, world wars. now cody's life, 1846 to 1917 spanned a period of astonishing change and he participated in much of that change. his father was a fight to keep slavery out of kansas and as a teenager, he fought in the civil war. he road for the pony express. hunted buffalo for the railroad. where he earned his nickname. scouted for the army. won the congressional medal of honor. took the so-called first scout for custer. and celebrated dual war bonnet hat

we're for the american people. we're standing by the american people with the democratic budget. i ask my colleagues to vote for the democratic alternative. the chair: the gentlelady fromtown tfpblet mrs. black: thank you, mr. chairman. m honored to yield two minutes to the distinguished lady from north carolina, the chairman of the education committee, ms. foxx. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank my colleague from tennessee, the chair of the budget committee, for the wonderful work she's done on bringing us to this position. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to this substitute amendment. as chair of the education work force committee, my priority this congress is to ensure that our policies promote a climate from tennessee, the creation th economic of job growth, sound fiscal policy, and a global economic competitiveness. of budget helps achieve all these priorities by laying the foundation for robust and comprehensive simplification of our burdensome tax code. of these priorities by laying the the democrat

growing the american economy, mr. speaker, is a commonsense goal that is shared in every single region and in every single political quarter. let's not make this about us here. let's make this about our bosses back home. we can and we should, and i believe that we will. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, at this point i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas who is the ranking member on the tax policy subcommittee on the ways and means committee, the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. doggett: thank you. this bill is truly about one thing and one thing only. it is about lavishing tax breaks on donald trump personally, on his family, and on all of his billionaire buddies. it is about lavishing tax breaks incentives on the very same giant multinational corporations that h

is based on asian- americans. unfortunately, our representation in federal legislatures and state legislatures does not reflect our current demographics. and unfortunately, this is true of many, many, and all communities of color. the truth is this -- what happens is our communities get split apart into different districts so our votes get diluted. our votes do not end up counting the same, so our voices are not heard. instead of being talked to, instead of having a discussion with us, we are being talked at. that is not democracy. that is not what our nation is founded on. and that is why we stand in solidarity with everyone in wanting to establish reasonable redistricting standards. the truth is we need to have conversations across all lines. by having safe districts, that is not happening. instead of having a general election where ideas are discussed, where ideas are debated, we are only talking to our ideological base. and for a community of color, we get ignored. people are not even talking to us at all. and

that's a simple choice for the american people. what are the elements that should reflect those principles, seven critical elements? number one, i believe we should create a simple, low, flat rate. currently there's seven individual rates with the top rate nearly 40%. ideally what i believe we should have is one simple low, flat tax. when i was campaigning for president, i campaigned on a simple flat tax of 10% for every individual, every family in this country. 16% as a business flat tax and abolish every other federal tax. abolish the corporate income tax. abolish the death tax. abolish the alternative minimum tax. abolish the payroll tax. everyone pays a simple flat 10% for individuals, 16% for businesses. simplicity has power. now, madam president, it may be the case that we don't have the votes to go to a simple flat tax today. if that is where we are, if we don't have the votes to do it today, then the closer we get to that, the better. if we can't get to a simple flat tax, then going from seven brackets to three, that's an i

way too often the first americans become the last americans. so understand savannah's arctic the attorney general, in cooperation with the secretary of the interior, must consult with the tribes on thousand improve tribal access to federal criminal information databases such as the national crime information center and the national missing and unidentified persons system. we need to ensure that tribal law enforcement has up-to-date information on missing native women and better communication -- in fact, essential -- better communication with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and tribal law enforcement agencies so cases like the ones you heard of today don't go unnoticed or uninvestigated. jurisdictional issues are a huge barrier in indian country to responding to and prosecuting crimes committed on tribal lands and standardized protocols must be established in order to get a quicker response to native women going missing. the complexity of jurisdiction on tribal land can slow down an investigation, but it's not an excuse. it ca