the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. kennedy. mr. kennedy: mr. speaker, thank you. i would yield such time as he may consume to my colleague, mr. ruiz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he wishes to use. mr. ruiz: thank you. i rise to support the advancing high quality treatment for opioid use disorders in medicare act. i introduced the bill to give older americans across our nation more access to comprehensive addiction treatment services through medicare. seniors are frequently prescribed opioids to treat chronic illnesses with constant lasting pain issues such as arthritis and other issues related to their muse could you lahr skeletal system. the -- muscular skeletal system. this makes them at risk for developing a dependency and seniors are more physiologically vulnerable to experience dependency and overdose effects. that's because, as you get older, your fizzology changes making them less -- physiological changes making them prone to depression, the leading cause of opioid-related death. and so when you c

mrs. kennedy is organizing herself, it takes longer. [laughter] president kennedy: but of course, she looks better than we do when she does it. but we appreciate your welcome. this city has been a great western city, in defense of the west, cattle, oil and all the rest. the strength in this city and of the strength in this state, and the strength in this country. what we are to do in this country and around the world, i believe, is quite simple. that is to build a military structure which will defend the vital interests of the united states. and in that great cause, fort worth as it did in world war ii, as it did in developing the best bomber system in the world then, the b-58, and as it will do in a developing the best fighter system in the world, the cfx, fort worth will play a part. [applause] >> we're at the corner of 8th street and main in downtown fort worth, and it was a couple of yards from this spot that on november 22, 1963, john f. kennedy gave the first of his last two public speeches. it was a cold, wet day that rning. he g

mr. kennedy: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i'm joined in this amendment with senators cruz and lee. i want to thank senator roberts and senator stabenow for their hard work on this bill. the farm bill is a must-pass bill. it's important. i realize that. america was born on a farm. 70% of the cost of this bill, mr. president, has to do with food stamps and i am pleased to have the opportunity for us to discuss a way to improve our food stamp program. as i said yesterday, i don't want to take away food stamps from people in need. i do want fewer people to need food stamps. i'm very proud of the fact that in our country, if you're hungry, we feed you, if you're homeless, we house you, if you're too poor to be sick, we pay for your doctor. but the best way to continue the food stamps and our other social programs is to make sure that they are efficient and that we save as much money as we can from those who will abuse the program to really help those in need. this amendment will make responsible changes to the snap prog

mrs. robert f. kennedy. at right.nedy is robert received his law degree in 1951 and became known in the years immediately following. counsel for senator mccarthy's committee.ve they began raising a family years.his one of the most controversial episodes in kennedy's career, a subject often brought up by opponents over the years, was his service as assistant council to the mccarthy committee. this was 1953 when mccarthy after rocking the nation with charges of communism in high places embroiled in a battle with army officials. the stormy hearings which arose from mccarthy's claims of subversion in an army camp led to the eclipse mccarthy's career and to the resignation of robert kennedy from the committee after six months' service. kennedy had been feuding with mccarthy's chief kohn, butoy kennedy was to return as counsel for the democrats he succeededy, him as chief counsel and staff director. in 1957, kennedy stepped into a role that was to heighten his reputation as a tough investigator. chief counsel for

mr. and mrs. kennedy hold a fourth sun, edward, nelly senator in massachusetts. joseph pete kennedy went to london in 1937 as an ambassador to great britain. robert, then 11, is on the far right. in outbreak of world war ii 1939 brought most of the ambassador's family back home. killed in an air crash in 1948. during vacations in the early 1940's, robert relaxed with the family at their winter home in palm beach, florida. he is shown here with his sister eunice and jane. he entered harvard in 1943, but left to join the navy where he served aboard the newly forissioned destroyer named his brother joe killed in action the year before. back at harvard in 1946, robert posed on the steps of the varsity club with three fellow members of the football team. after graduating in 1948, he entered law school at the university of virginia. the at aage came in 19 ceremony -- his marriage came in 1950 at a ceremony. eunice kennedy was to marry sargent shriver is that the right. robert received his law degree in 1951 and became widely known in the years immediately following, fi

mr. and mrs. kennedy hold a fourth sun, edward, nelly dward, now senator in massachusetts. joseph pete kennedy went to london in 1937 as an ambassador to great britain. robert, th is en 11, the far right. the outbreak of world war ii in 1939 brought most of the ambassador's family back home. robert poses aboard the ss washington with his mother and two of his sisters. eunice and kathleen. kathleen was killed in an air crash in 1948. during vacations in the early 1940's, robert relaxed with the family at their winter home in palm beach, florida. he strolls here with his sister eunice and jean. he entered harvard in 1943, but left to join the navy where he served aboard the newly commissioned destroyer named for his brother joe, killed in action the year before. back at harvard in 1946, robert posed on the steps of the varsity club with three fellow members of the football team. he played and that year. after graduating in 1948, he entered law school at the university of virginia. his marriage came in 1950 at a -- in a ceremony at st. mary's roman catholic church in connectic

we have photographs of president kennedy and mrs. kennedy exiting air force one and their arrival in fort worth. texaspent the night in a hotel in downtown fort worth. the next morning, john f. kennedy take a speech in front of the hotel and jim wright was part of the delegation that was with president kennedy at that speech. went to the fort worth convention center for the chamber of commerce breakfast that day that kennedy spoke at. there are other photographs of president kennedy and jim wright together on november 22, 1963. the two men had a relationship and knew each other prior to this, when john f. kennedy was running for congress and had just published his book "profiles in courage." jim wright was in congress and had a local television show where he would invite guests and to speak about prominent issues. it was a way to keep in touch with his constituents while for one episode he hosted john f. kennedy, who had just published this book. he has an interview with him on "profiles in courage." congressmanis is jim wright in an

mrs. kennedy was with him. >> the suspect, and identified was led by police back to the ballroom in the hotel. some of the officers had to protect him from the crowd. there are several kennedy supporters, and bystanders who were close to hysteria. there is concern for the suspect safety. >> this afternoon, president trump joined in a white house celebration of america on the south lawn. the event replaced a visit from the nfl super bowl champion, philadelphia eagles which was canceled because as the presidentwe only a small number of players decided to co.the president spoke about the u.s. economy and then led the crowd in a god bless america sing-along. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please join us in singing the country's national anthem. ♪ oh say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hail ♪ at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad s

president when kennedy and mrs. kennedy were going to arrive, and fort worth and with their schedule was going to be. itinerary for november 22 1963. artifact, anant poignant document because it goes through the entire day and of course we know that president kennedy did not complete the schedule of events. these are in the collection as well and jim wright wrote about his experiences that day. with president kennedy in the motorcade. diaries kept by speaker right during his tenure in congress and these did not come to us in the original accession of his congressional papers. we receive them after his death. they offer a very candid insight into his time in congress. the 70's andst of some of the 80's. they don't go all the way up through his retirement and departure from congress. they do offer some very candid insight into what was going on at the time. things he would not have been able to put in correspondence to colleagues or to anyone else. these were his private thoughts both personal and political. the journ

kennedy. he talks about mr. kennedy's life and his impact on the united states history. >> today we remember robt f. kennedy whose life was brutally savagely cut short 50 years ago. robert kennedy was a presidential candidate, a united states senator, member of this chamber, an attorney general, a naval officer, a father, a son, a husband, a brother, but more than all of that he was a beacon of hope amidst turbulent and difficult times in our nation. and he was an inspiration to generations of americans. speaking at his younger brother's funeral, our former colleague senator ted kennedy said that robert kennedy, quote, need not be idolized ornlarge in death beyond what he was in life, that he can be remembered simply as a goo and dent man ,aw suffeng tried to right heal it, saw war and tried to stop it. i was inspid hffts to right wrong and heal suffering and stop war. inspired enough that when i beor and was assigned an office, that happened to be the former office of rert f. kennedy in the russell building, i

mrs. kennedy was with him riding in the ambulance, now from one hospital to the other. the suspect identified as servants or hand. he was led by police back to the ballroom and hotel. some of the officers had to protect him from the crowd. there are several bystanders close to his hysteria and there's concerns for his safety. >> each of the faith and freedom coalition holds a three day conference in washington, d.c. you'll hear from speakers. on the second day they heard from david purdue of georgia. mitch mcconnell, elaine chao, ron dermer, and then carson. we begin with remarks from epa administrator, scott pruitt. >> thank you. thank you very much. it is good to be back at faith and freedom. i appreciate ralph's kind words at all that he does to advance religious liberty. we saw how important that was this week. a great victory took place to protect the free exercise of the christian baker in colorado. [applause] understand that it makes a difference. several years ago i had the pleasure of traveling with my church. was the first time i took a trip abroad. was where

hello mr. kennedy. i think you have been working on this project for the last year-and-a-half. >> yes, i am project-specific staff. >> what does that mean? >>speaker: it means my task 201 to help to do the basicust block and tackle and helping whoever is in charge of this grnd. to get it off >> okay, so you have heard my line of questioning and linda has done a good job. i am looking for specificity wherhere i some gray areas. why don't you start at th top. i think when we started, dt ran an rfp process to come as ns help to guide us and ctc run by joanne hovis who is nationally recognized the senate on this issue and have been intimately involved in a number of municipal fiber project. her firm along with img rebel, who are falci experts i th to put together a lowest b seriesf reports. at thatunctut was part of the project wre certainly at the tane and watched as they helped the city over time to consider the difficult and complexh financial trade-offs in assessing some of these l question. i think the

he and mrs. kennedy were very tired and they went to bed. when they got up the next morning, a very large crowd, hundreds of people assembled here in what used to be a parking lot. operatives at offere the time, and speaker jean had arranged for a flat red truck and microphone to be put into the parking not so that the president could speak out and assembled.ks who had they did not know there would be a speech, they just showed up hoping to see him come out of the hotel and for the motorcade. to. leave. so the president comes out with speaker right and a number of wright and heer gives the first of his public two speeches here. >> it is time for the united states to fulfill its obligations around the world. that the people of this country participate in rising prosperity. 1962, anda fact in the first six months of 1963, the economy of the united states grew, not only faster than nearly every western country, which had not been true in the 19 50's, but also grew faster than the soviet union itself. that is the kind of strength the united stat

he and mrs. kennedy were tired. they went to bed. they got up the next morning, and very large crowd of hundreds of people assembled right here in what used to be a parking lot. operatives at the time and speaker jim rice had arranged for a flatbed truck and microphone to be pulled into the parking lot so the president could step out to see the folks and addressed the crowd. they did not know there was going to be a speech. they just showed up hoping to see him come out of the hotel or the motorcade to leave. the president comes out with bigger rise and a number of other dignitaries and he gives the first of his last two public speeches right here. the united states will fill its obligations around the world and that requires the united states move forward economically. that the people of this country participate in rising prosperity and in 1962, in the first six months of 1963, the economy of the united states grew not only faster than nearly every western inntry, which is not an true the 50's, but also grew faster than the soviet u

mrs. kennedy got her french chef but did not violate pres. kennedy's rule that it had to be an american citizen. >> when you get something like that done overnight. it is a great resource. i would call on lee, gail, a great deal who worked for reagan, this is what is going to happen. there was comfort that others went through the same miserable experience. i hate to tell the set lunch so i will make it as nonpartisan as possible but did you ever have problems with holiday receptions with people getting sick? the eggnog at the white house is really strong. you are drinking it and this is nothing and then the third one, what would happen is people would be drinking and drinking and suddenly hits them and they feel themselves getting sick and didn't want to get sick on someone else so they immediately went for christmas trees. how many would get hit? i gave the figure how many trees would be decorated? it was not that they didn't have the answer but don't worry. >> misery loves company. >> politics didn't matter because we had some other experie

. >> mr. wilson? >> nepotism. >> despite robert kennedy's open concerns, president john f. kennedy overrode his critics by nominating his brother for attorney general. >> in a sense, it was outrageous for president kennedy to pick his own brother as attorney general to enforce the laws. that could not happen today. but in 1960, the rules were looser. they got heat for it but they got away with it. >> are you the second man of the government? i don't suggest that in any nefarious way -- >> robert kennedy was number two in the kennedy administration. it was not the vice-president by a long ways. jfk came to feel that bobby kennedy was the only person who had the president's interests completely at heart, not anyone else's. >> the great danger in all of these matters when dealing with a dictator, he miscalculates, the world could be destroyed. >> both brothers are preoccupied with the nuclear threat posed by the soviet union whose leader now tests the young president. >> the overwhelming worry in the kennedy years was can we survive and prevail in our conflict with the soviet

that was astonishing to mr. kennedy and electrified the room. he tried to pivot away from jerome smith to the respectable knee grows-negroes. was lorraine, it hansberry doucette, mr. attorney general, they're fair number of prominent people in this room but the only man you should be listening to is over there, pointing right back to jerome smith. therefore, even though he was angry, bobby kennedy said that we have got to find a way to work together. he said, look, i know you are in despair. but i'm an irish person and two generations inwe have a president he united states of america -- speaking about his brother jack kennedy. to which baldwin responded, is the problem. we have been here for five and six generations and there's nothing to show forr it in terms of political advance. then it went downhill forr thei. for three hours, iv kennedy was virtually nailed to his chair, seeping silently gives the vicious s and little expressions from honest emotions. the reason i want to begin with this meeting is it is rid of why people have to listen to

mr. kennedy: are we in a quorum call, mr. president? the presiding officer: yes. mr. kennedy: i ask that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kennedy: mr. president, i rise today briefly to thank president trump. i want to thank him for our summit with north korea in singapore. mr. president, you know, only nixon could go to china, and i think only trump could go to north korea. i understand he went to singapore, but you get the point. it's a beginning, mr. president. it's a baby step, but it was an important step. i want to thank president trump for taking it. certainly, mr. president, there is nothing in the history of kim jong-un or his father or his grandfather that would cause us to be optimistic. so i think the president and all americans are entering into this discourse with eyes wide open. we also know that kim jong-un is not coming to the table out of the goodness of his heart. president trump and the united states congress has hit him with sanctions. we have hit him so hard, he is coughing up bones. i hate to do that to

mrs. kennedy was with him all the time, writing in the ambulance from one hospital to the other. the suspect now identified as sir answer him. he was led by police back through the ballroom and into a hotel. some of the officers had to protect him from the crowd. they were bystanders who were close to hysteria at this point and there was concern for the suspects safety. real america, sunday at 4:00 eastern. texas senator ted cruz spoke at the face and freedom coalition , his remarks are 25 minutes. >> god bless the faith and freedom coalition. this is the first time in my life i have ever been asked to follow an angelic choir. you now, i am going to take up an issue with ralph. it is really tough to be asked to go right after nuns. you guys, that is as dark a contrast as you can imagine. you go from nuns 12 lawyer and a politician. [laughter] sen. cruz: i have to tell you, as a lawyer, it is not widely known, a number of laboratories across the country have begun using lawyers instead of rats in their experiments. there are two reasons for this. scientists were growing too attach

mrs. clinton was honored by another former secretary of state madeleine albright. she also took part in a discussion with the massachusetts attorney general prior to receiving the award. you can watch the entire event tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on c-span 3. >>> this week marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of robert f. kennedy. >> these last few weeks, robert francis kennedy was enjoying himself. he really enejoyed getting out among the people. he enjoyed the physical contact. he refused police protection because he said all the people wanted to do was to touch him, not to hurt him. >> this week on "real america" on american history tv. watch the cbs special report from june 6th, 1968, the night robert kennedy died from gunshot wounds. >> they quickly decided to transfer him to good samaritan hospital. mrs. kennedy was with him all the time riding in the ambulance with him from one hospital to the other. the suspect now identified as s sirhan sirhan was grabbed and

mrs. kennedy was with him all of the time, riding in the ambulance. now from one hospital to the other. >> the suspect, now identified as sirhan sirhan was grabbed by the two kennedy men. then he was led by police back through the ballroom and the hotel. some of the officers had to protect him from the crowd. there were several kennedy supporters and bystanders who were close to hysteria at this point, and there was concern for the suspect's safety. >> watch "reel america," today at 4:00 p.m. eastern on merican history tv on c-span3. this weekend on american history tv, legal historian jill norgren discussing her book, which is based on the transcripts from 100 oral history interviews with 100 senior women lawyers. here's a preview. >> the oldest trailblazers attended law school with no or few oer women. some were ignored, others befriended. for the most part, there was so few of them that nobody bothered to talk to them. this changed in the vietnam and then title ix period, which law schools accepted more women. several women in this study and women

justice kennedy: isn't that the end of this case? mr. frederick: it is not the end of the case, your honor, because that is not the question. the question is: do states, as part of our sovereign system, have the authority and the prerogative to set up a collective bargaining system in which they mandate that the union is going to represent minority interests on pain of being subject to any fair labor practice. justice kennedy: and in which they mandate people that object to certain union policies to pay for the implementation of those policies against their first amendment interests? mr. frederick: justice kennedy, i would ask you to read justice harlan's opinion in lathrop where he addressed every single one of those considerations. justice kennedy: i read it, i think, last night between 7:00 and 8:30. mr. frederick: it's a wonderful -- it's a wonderful opinion, because what he says is that the -- what he says is that the subsidization goes to the purpose of the organization, here that is state-mandated collective bargaining, and in whi

mrs. kennedy was with him all the time, writing in the ambulance from one hospital to the other. the suspect now identified as sir answer him. he was led by police back through the ballroom and into a hotel. some of the officers had to protect him from the crowd. they were bystanders who were close to hysteria at this point and there was concern for the suspects safety. real america, sunday at 4:00 eastern.

that was astonishing to mr. kennedy and electrified the room. he tried to pivot away from jerome smith to the respectable knee grows --negroes. was lorraine, it hansberry doucette, mr. attorney general, they're fair number of prominent people in this room but the only man you should be listening to is over there, pointing right back to jerome smith. therefore, even though he was angry, bobby kennedy said that we have got to find a way to work together. he said, look, i know you are in despair. but i'm an irish person and two generations in, we have a president of the united states of america -- speaking about his brother jack kennedy. to which baldwin responded, that is the problem. we have been here for five and six generations and there's nothing to show forr it in terms of political advance. then it went downhill forr thei. for three hours, iv kennedy was virtually nailed to his chair, seeping silently gives the vicious s and little expressions from honest emotions. the reason i want to begin with this meeting is it is rid of why people have

so mrs. kennedy got her french chef but she did not violate president kennedy's rule that it had to be an american citizen. >> the good old days when you could get something like that done overnight. >> right. [laughter] >> it is a great resource, i would call on lea, i called great deal who works for regan -- reagan, oh, yeah, this is what's going to happen. it wasn't that they had the answer all of the time, there was comfort in knowing and miserable experiences and i hate to tell this one at lunch so i will make it -- but i said, did you ever have problems here, holiday receptions with people getting sick, and the eggnog at the white house is really strong. >> really strong. >> and it hits you really quickly. you're drinking and it's like this is nothing and then the third one and you're like, and what would happen is people would be drinking and drinking and suddenly hit them and they would feel themselves getting ck and didn't want to get sick on someone else and they went toward one of

that's kind of the brief -- [applause] >> other questions to mr. kennedy? can we get a microphone to the lady here in about row three? >> i am of an age where my values and beliefs and character were i think the most part shaped by watching your family and your father in particular. and especially about the nobility of service, and my question to you is, who gives you hope and inspiration now? [laughing] >> the pope. [applause] >> i mean, there's a lot of, listen, i'm very excited about the number of women who are running for -- [applause] it's really unprecedented. you know, i think there's a tremendous amount of people who still hold onto that idealistic view of america. you know, even when you start talking to republicans, i did an environmental, i've been talking and lecturing about the violent for years. i do about 60 paid speeches to big audiences, a couple thousand people. most of the speeches i was giddy for some odd reason were in red states. they were mainly because my family was like a novelty are just like a scary thing or whatever, i don't know

we need a doctor here. >> mrs. ethel kennedy is coming now. here comes a doctor. >> so i got shot that night. i was the first one shot. i was shot in the head, right here. i was just blinded. i just didn't know what happened to me. i'm laying with my feet about 2 feet from bob's head. >> kennedy is shot three times. five other bystanders are also hit by gunfire. >> are there any more doctors? >> he said, oh, ethel, oh, ethel. ethel said to bobby, you're going to be all right. > had been told to bring the car around outside the ambassador ballroom. all of the ambulances came up behind the car and i saw robert kennedy carried out and the ambassador into the ambulance. i saw that part of the tragedy take place right in front of me. >> the senators, sister jean kennedy smith looking slightly dazed, being taken away. now, coming up, is an interview with an eyewitness. >> he was mad, an lunatic. >> i couldn't believe it was anything but a firecracker because the other day in san francisco there had been firecrackers and i had the same panicky feelin

mrs. kennedy was with him. >> the suspect, and identified wa

mrs. robert f kennedy. eunice kennedy is at right. robert received his law degree in 1951 and became widely known in the years immediately following. first is a counsel for senator joseph mccarthy's subcommittee in the senate. later as chief counsel for the subcommittee. he and ethel began raising a family in those years. one of the most controversial episodes in his career, a subject often brought up by political opponents, was his service as assistant counsel to the mccarthy committee. 1953 when mccarthy, after rocking the nation with charges of communism and high places became embroiled in a battle with army officials represented by joseph welch. the hearings, which arose from claims of subversion and army camp led to the eclipse of senator mccarthy's career and to the resignation of robert kennedy from the committee after six-month service. kennedy had been feuding with the chief counsel. he was to return to the committee as counsel for the democrats and ultimately succeeded with chief counsel. in 1957, kennedy stepped into a role

mrs. kennedy was riding in the ambulance from one hospital to be other. the suspect identified as sir hans her hand was grabbed by the 2 kennedy men. he was led by police through the ballroom. some of the officers had to protect him from the crowd. there were several kennedy supporters and bystanders close to hysteria. there was concern for the suspect's safety. america today at 4:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. this weekend, booktv will have live coverage of the 34th annual printers row lit best and est in chicago. northwestern university professor with "we crossed a bridge and it trembled: voices from syria." "mayor harold washington: champion of race and reform in chicago." at 11:00age continues a.m. eastern with the former president of the aclu and her book "hate: why shoulwe should not.t it with free speech, censorship" pulitzer prize-winning author jack davis with his book. and "rocket man: the daring the ashof apollo 8, and announced that made america's first journey to the men -- and the astronauts that made america's first journey to the moon." jour

both mr. romney and mr. kennedy will be answering questions posed by myself and a panel of students and journalist is. are panelists are a recent high school graduates, and newly eligible voters. a senior at utah university. recent honors graduate from b.y.u.'s political science roach, nd lisa reilly political reporter. the format includes one-minute answers from each candidate. they'll have the opportunity to offer a 30-second rebuttal. we may pose a follow-up question at our discretion. the candidates will have 30 seconds to answer those. prior to the debate, a coin toss determined that mr. kennedy will provide the initial response to the first question. we'll alternate who answers first on the remaining questions. let's gets right into the questions. representative kennedy, it's important for every voter to know something personal about a candidate. the utah debate commission crafted a question for each that allows this opportunity. there will not be a rebuttal on this first question. why are you seeking

thank you mrs. kennedy, ethel, members of the kennedy family and i am delighted to enjoy you on --dash 45 years later from the first time we had this and 50 years since we lost senator kennedy. we have spoken before and it reminds me that the timeless wisdom of robert kennedy's words and all of you for the effort to have made over half a century to advance the work he could not finish. i think if he were here today, and as we were told in the invocation, he really is here today. he would remind us that perhaps the words he spoke are truer today than they were then. [applause] and another time of hope and heartbreak and division, it is important that we remember what he meant to us when we were young, and what he means today. in 1968, after those small twists years leading up to it, every day seemed to bring a new piece of bad news. with the deepening division america, it was my last semester in college here at georgetown. what do you do at the end of your college career? he was killed on april 4 a f

yet mr. kennedy joined four supreme court justices -- say one other statement. congress has spent about to $20 billion trying to justify the regulation of carbon dioxide, and there is no scientific just that requires anything more than a modest warming. yet mr. kennedy joined four other supreme court justices in greatly expanding the clean air act to rule that this life-giving gas is a pollutant, and can be regulated by government. this will result in a massive expansion of government powers over our lives. how do you reconcile this with defense of freedom? >> it's fascinating question. i'm afraid my response is going to sound a bit like i'm a supreme court nominee who is trying to avoid difficult questions, but i'm going to sort of take a point that randy made in his comments and say that respectfully, that is -- because that's an area of kennedy's juris prudence i haven't studied and isn't discussed in the become. fascinating area of his decisionmaking but i'm going to respectfully dedecline to answer the question. i'm going to plead ignorance because it's not

mrs. kennedy was with him all the time riding in the ambulance from one hospital to another. >> the suspect now identified was led by police back to the ballroom and some of the officers have to protect him from the ground there were several bystanders who were close at this point and there was concern for the suspect safety. >> senator james inhofe and ranking member jack reed outlined the provisions for the 19 defense programs policy don't. both said it's unfortunate the consideration of the bill will be delayed. this occurred after the majority leader failed to give consent to take up the bill and filed a motion to limit the debate. >> one of the things over in the house we passed this for 57 consecutive years and we are going to pass it, but one of the things i don't like about the procedure ison any one person, democrat or republican caused us to have to file a cloture is going to be putting this off for a period of time with undesirable results but could come up and denied to members

mrs. kennedy was with him all of the time riding in the ambulance now from one hospital to the other. the suspect now identified as sirhan sirhan was grabbed by rafer johnson andosy grier, the t kennedy men, and then he was led by police back through a ballroom and the hotel. some of the officers had to protect him from the crowd. there were several kennedy supporters, bystanders, who were close to hysteria at this point, and theas ccern for the suspect's safety. >> watch "reel america" sunday at 4:00 p.m. eternn an history tv on 3. >> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. today chief auary for centers for medicare and medicaid services outlined the trustees' report and why

mrs. kennedy was with him all of ti riding in the ambulance now from one hospitalo t the other. the suspect, now identified as sirhan sirhan, was grabbed by rafer johnson and rosey greer, the two kennedy men. then he was led by police back through the ballroom and the hotel. some of the officers had to protect him from the crowd. there were several kennedy supporters, bystandewh were close to hysteria at this point, and tre wasoncern for the suspect's safety. >> watch "reel america" sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> yesterday, u.s. forest service interim chief vicki christian son and director jeff rupert testified before the senate energy and natural resources committee on wildfire response efforts. the national interagency fire center's 2018 forecast said nearly a dozen western states would experience an above-normal, significant wildland fire potential between june and the end of september. witnesses also answered questions about new technologies to fight dfir, managt regies, and interior department workplace antiharassment training. this is 90

abortion abortion rights rather minority access to higher education and gay marriage most famously mr kennedy was party to the court's squashing of a recount in the florida versus bush gore election case he also wrote the court's ruling in the case that effectively destroyed limits on campaign spending his retirement also creates a vacancy the president trump could use to effectively reshape the court and perhaps u.s. society for a generation after republicans delay president obama's attempt at appointment of judge merrick garland to the supreme court democrats must decide whether they will begin to push back and how to frame the issue as part of this year's midterm congressional elections. thousands of workers at marriott international hotels are protesting against sexual harassment eroding wages and workplace safety risk workers at marriott's u.s. properties are represented by the union unite here which organized actions in major cities from honolulu to boston specific grievances include wages so low workers are compelled to work second jobs in addition to demands on wages and safet

kennedy showing up at the court that morning. remembered thurgood marshall when he retired that it was the final day of the term, but he was not announced during the session of the court. he decided to tell his colleagues afterwards. sometime in the early afternoon was when the announcement came out. theought it was possible same thing would happen with justice kennedy. i wrote a story of an atmosphere piece about the court that morning. theinal sentence was kennedy watch is not over yet. for what's that worth, which is not much, i was at least thinking that it was going to happen. arthur: so did justice kennedy's colleagues know when they were on the bench that morning and kept their poker faces or did they find out roughly when you did? any idea? >> i believe the press release put out said he informed his colleagues that day. arthur: adam, you've got a front page story in "the times" this morning about the white house's quite campaign to get justice kennedy to retire going back almost to inauguration day. one of you tell us abo

abortion abortion rights rather minority access to higher education and gay marriage most famously mr kennedy was party to the court's squashing of a recount in the florida versus bush gore election case he also wrote the courts rule. in the case that effectively destroyed limits on campaign spending his retirement also creates a vacancy the president trump could use to effectively reshape the court and perhaps us society for a generation after republicans delay president obama's attempt at appointment of judge merrick garland to the supreme court democrats must decide whether they will begin to push back and how to frame the issue as part of this year's midterm congressional elections. thousands of workers at marriott international hotels are protesting against sexual harassment eroding wages and workplace safety risk workers at marriott's u.s. properties are represented by the union unite here which organized actions in major cities from honolulu to boston specific grievances include wages so low workers are compelled to work second jobs in addition to demands on wages and safety wo

kennedy. he talks about mr. kennedy's life and his impact on the united states history. >> today we remember robt f. kennedy whose life was brutally savagely cut short 50 years ago. robert kennedy was a presidential candidate, a united states senator, member of this chamber, an attorney general, a naval officer, a father, a son, a husband, a brother, but more than all of that he was a beacon of hope amidst turbulent and difficult times in our nation. and he was an inspiration to generations of americans. speaking at his younger brother's funeral, our former colleague senator ted kennedy said that robert kennedy, quote, need not be idolized ornlarge in death beyond what he was in life, that he can be remembered simply as a goo and

mrs. kennedy was in the ambulance with him.laine brain surgery. mrs. kennedy was in the ambulance with him. the suspect was grabbed by the two kennedy men and led by police back through the ball room and hotel. some of the officers had to protect him from the crowd, there were several kennedy supporters, bystanders, who were close to hysteria and there was concern for the suspect's safety. >> watch real america, sunday, at 4:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> coming up next, a conversation with the social security administration's chief actuary on the future solvency of social security and how economic and population trends will affect the program. from the national

kennedy showing up at the court that morning. and i also remembered thurgood marshall, when he retired that it was the final day of the term, but he was not announced during the session of the court. he decided to tell his colleagues afterwards. and some time in the early afternoon was when the announcement came out. i thought it was possible the same thing would happen with justice kennedy. i wrote a story of an atmosphere piece about the court that morning. my final sentence was the kennedy watch is not over yet. so, for what's that worth, which is not much, i was at least thinking that it was going to happen. arthur: so did justice kennedy's colleagues know when they were on the bench that morning and they kept their poker faces or did they find out roughly when you did? any idea? >> i believe the press release they put out said he informed his colleagues that day. arthur: alright, so adam, you've got a front page story in "the times" this morning about the white house's quite campaign to get justice kennedy to retire going ba

that's what robert kennedy stood for. thank you mrs. kennedy, etsdzle, members of the kennedy fam -- ethel. members of the kennedy family, for inviting me to join you again 25 years later from the first time we had this and 50 years since we lost senator kennedy. i thank those who have sung and spoken before reminding us once more of the timeless wisdom of robert kennedy's words. and all of you for the efforts you have made over half a century to advance the work he could not finish. i think if he were here today and as we were told in the invocation he really is here remind us that perhaps the words he spoke then are truer today than they were hen. in another time of hope heart break and division it is important that we remember what he meant to us when we were young and what he means today. in 1968, after a couple of tumultuous years leading up to it, every day seemed to bring a new piece of bad news. in a deepening division in semester was my last in college here at georgetown. somebody said what did you do at the end of your college

mr. hoyer, our ranking member of the education and work force committee, congressman bobby scott. congresswoman judy chu who is the chair of the congressional asia-pacific american caucus and representative joe kinsey. in addition we have been joined by our colleague from los angeles, jimmy gomez, chair of the hispanic caucus. grisham. ujan ongressman james langevin from rhode island. barbara lee of california. brad schneider of illinois. ranking member on the ways and means committee, real champion on this issue as we all are. acknowledge our ranking member be, chairman to be on the veterans' affairs committee, mark takano. veterans' affairs committee, mark takano. congresswoman betty mccollum of minnesota. and mrs. dingell, assistant leader -- any other members here? earl blumenauer, where's earl? i didn't see hem. earl blumenauer of oregon. i know members will be coming in as we gather. just to get organized now that we're in place. tomorrow marks the fifth year since the supreme court

kennedy showing up at the court that morning. i also remembered thurgood marshall when he retired that it was the final day of the term, but he was not announced during the session of the court. he decided to tell his colleagues afterwards. sometime in the early afternoon was when the announcement came out. i thought it was possible the same thing would happen with justice kennedy. i wrote a story of an atmosphere piece about the ourt that morning. my final sentence was the kennedy watch is not over yet. for what's that worth, which is not much, i was at least thinking that it was going to out. happen. arthur: so did justice kennedy's colleagues know when they were on the bench that morning and kept their poker faces or did they find out roughly when you did? ny idea? >> i believe the press release put out said he informed his colleagues that day. arthur: adam, you've got a front page story in "the times" this morning about the white house's quite campaign to get justice kennedy to retire going back almost to inauguration day. on

i think that's what justice kennedy is asking you. mr. yarger: if there is one person that's improperly biased? justice sotomayor: one of the commissioners is improperly biased. mr. yarger: i think you're going to have to ask whether the complaint filed with the division, which was filed by a customer who was referred to a bakery to receive a product, and the alj and the commission in the appeal were all biased in the sense that this was a proceeding meant to single out a religious person for his views. and that is not the fact here. justice roberts: we've had this case before -- justice gorsuch: but you agree that would be a problem -- justice roberts: in the context -- the context of courts, i think it's not just where you have a three-judge panel and it turns out one judge was -- should have been disqualified, whether -- for whatever reason, they don't say that, well, the vote, there were two still, so it doesn't change the result because it's a deliberative process, and the idea is, well, the one biased judge might have influenced the

kennedy is with him. he's being taken up to surgery now. >> we have been waiting outside. >> with each passing minute, the news grows more grave until -- >> senator robert francis kennedy died at 1:44 a.m. today, june 6, 1968. >> my grandfather was stolen not just from his family but the country. >> it was a crushing blow. because he was still here and he was obviously committed to continuing the struggle. when martin luther king, jr. was killed, he was the one that calmed the crowd. so when he was killed, it was tough. it was tough to go on. >> as both allies and rivals joined together for the funeral, the last surviving kennedy brother, senator ted kennedy, delivers the eulogy. >> i want to express what we feel to those who mourn with us today in this ka reed ral, acat around the world. we loved him as a brother, a father, and a son. >> i knew my dad. and when i watch that video of him speaking at my uncle bobby's funeral and his voice cracking. >> those of us who loved him and take him to his rest toda