a 1914 poem by emma wheeler wilcox, to send by silence when we should protest -- to sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. >> what i think it means to be american is having the right to choose your own future. whether it means choosing where you live, picking whatever job you want, living the way you want to, spending your money however you want to. that's what it means to be american. having the right to choose your own destiny, basically. >> voices from the road on -span. >> the c.e.o.'s of tmobile and sprint are testifying on capitol hill this week about the $26 billion proposed merger between tmobile and sprint. watch live coverage of the house communications and technology hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern wednesday on c-span3 and c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> president trump met with his cabinet at the white house. at the end of the meeting reporters an cameras were allowed in. president trump: maybe we can begin. i'll ask secretary wilke to say grace. >> god almighty, whose name and founders of this country -- grant that we

wheeler wilcox, to sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. >> what i think what it means to be an american is having the right to choose your own future, whether that means choosing where you live, picking whatever job you want, and just living the way you want to, spend your money however you want it. that's truly what it means to be american, having the right to choose your own destiny basically. >> voices from the road on c-span. :: >> today the senate voted to advance the nomination of william barr to be the next attorney general. the final senate confirmation vote expected this week. here is some of the senate debate on this nomination begin with democrat mark warner and republican john cornyn. this is just under one hour. >> i rise today to oppose the nomination of william barr to be

wheeler wilcox to sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. >> what i think it means to be american is having the right to choose your own future, whether that means choosing where you live, picking whatever job you want, and living the way you want, spending your money, however you want it, that truly means -- that truly is what it means to be american. >> voices on the road on c-span. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television company. 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. >>> next on c-span 2, hear iranian president rouhani speak in tehran on the 40th anniversary of the iranian revolution. he talks about

that we have the right to express our voice, our actions, and to quote a 1914 poem by emma wheeler wilcox -- to send by silence when we should protest. makes cowards out of men. >> what i think what it means to be an american is having the right to choose your own future. what does that mean? choosing where you live. you know, picking whatever job you want. just living the way you want, spending your money however you want it. that's truly what it means to be american. having the right to choose your own destiny, basically. >> voices from the road on c-span. >> ohio senator sherrod brown is still weighing a presidential run in 2020. he took part in a panel discussion on jobs and the economy with voters in a new hampshire high school. one of five stops in new hampshire over the week. this is just over an hour. rep. cushing: i am renny cushing. i am a moderator for the school district and a state representative. i want to make everybody who turned out to the school district last night. this is what i refer to as the band room. it is now the lecture hall. it is good to see people i went to h

wheeler wilcox, to send by silence when we should protest -- to sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. >> what i think it means to be american is having the right to choose your own future. whether it means choosing where you live, picking whatever job you want, living the way you want to, spending your money however you want to. that's what it means to be american. having the right to choose your own destiny, basically. >> voices from the road on -span. >> the c.e.o.'s of tmobile and sprint are testifying on capitol hill this week about the $26 billion proposed merger between tmobile and sprint. watch live coverage of the house communications and technology hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern wednesday on c-span3 and c-span.org or listen with the free c-span

wheeler wilcox, "to stand i silence when we should protect makes cowards out of men are go -- men." >> it means choosing where you live, picking what job you want, and living the way you want and spend your money however you want. that is truly what it means to be american, to choose your own destiny. >> voices from the road on c-span. on tuesday on the c-span networks, at 11:00, live from dearborn, michigan from the funeral for john dingell, longest-serving member of the u.s. house, who died last thursday at 92 years of age. at 3:45, congressman and dingell's casket arrives at the u.s. capitol. on c-span two, the senate works on legislation regarding public lands and national resources. a final passage vote on a bill expected in the afternoon. the chamber also vote on whether to advance william barr's nomination as attorney general. on c-span3 at 9:30 a.m., the senate armed services looks at military operations in the indo pacific and korea. an hour, ap in discussion with legislation reclaiming congresses role in the war powers act and the latest on the border security talks. at 8:

wheeler wilcox, "to stand by silence and we should protest makes cowards out of men." to behink what it means an american means having a right over your own future, choosing where you want to live, taking whatever it job you want, spending money however you want it. that is truly what it means to be american. >> voices from the road on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from los angeles is gayle tzemach lemmon , a fellow on the council on foreign relations, and the author of several books. just how strong or weak is isis in syria and iraq? guest: what we have seen now is an ice is that has lost its territory, basically figuring out how to reemerge and has been a turn from a force that was considered a capital that held territory the size of portugal and now is through a pocket, in terms of the physical territory it holds, but what it continues to have is the ability to launch insurgencies and the ability to capture people's imaginations. sayingith the president essentially that we have won the war in syria, is very concerned that these isis for