c-span, washington journal. then the house of representatives returns for work on a bill that would prohibit ftc from regulating rate changes. later, donald trump holding a campaign rally in hartford, connecticut. coming up in about an hour on washington journal, rick shankman, author of political animals. >> i said we've got to and the starvation him him wage data secretary clinton said let's raged it to $12. there's a difference. >> i have said that i support the fight for 15 it. i supported those on the front line. those were some of the words used in newspapers to describe last night's democratic debate. we want to talk to you about your reaction. we want to hear from hillary clinton and bernie sanders supporters.

a lot of the republican members leave they have been sent to washington to obstruct. they might use a different word, but they believe that is what the voters in their district want and there are large pockets of voters around the country who do want to approach the president on anything he does -- democrats will try to make this message.n they are going to talk about republican obstructionism, the senate, not giving merrick garland a fair hearing, the hearing and the vote he deserves. but democrats will focus on republican obstructionism and try to use that against the incumbents. guest: i will respond -- i want to point out that the republicans could be criticized over the last two years. just want to stop everything that president obama wants to do. nathan is right. say, yeah,can voters that's why we sent them there. but there is also a growing movement on the democratic side like that. the whole bernie sanders message is we have compromised too much and have not been progressing far enough, fast enough. so the kind of bernie sanders that comes to washington seeks

we ought to shift all of this out of washington, d.c. [applause] we need to get rid of obama care and replace it with a consumer driven private sector oriented patient centered health care insurance system that will lower costs. that's the second part. the third part is we need civil service reform. there are too many government workers. we can reduce and i promise you we'll reduce the government work force by 10% just by attrition. my plan says if you want to hire someone in a department you have to have three vacancies created. we can shrink the government but we need reform so that they can embrace technology and be rewarded for a job well done but it should not be lifetime employment. that creates huge costs. then finally across the spectrum of government as much as possible beyond medicaid, education programs, the delegated authority to e.p.a., transportation programs. washington is not the place where this should take place. they should be providing this money in bloc grants back to the state. and i trust states. maybe it's because

. >> on the next washington journal, alan mollohan on reforming federal prisons. after that, when six days before the iowa caucuses, our guest is benjamin ginsberg, former national council for the 2012 mitt romney campaign. you can join the conversation with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >> next, senator bernie sanders speaks at a local chapter of the united steelworkers in des moines, iowa. policy, about trade expanding unions, and points out his differences with hillary clinton. this is 40 minutes. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "bernie!"] >> let me begin by thanking you for inviting me to be with you today. thank you steve, for the introduction. and most of all, thanking the steelworkers for their long support of what i've been trying to do throughout my entire political career. i don't get any money and i don't want any money from corporations. never got a nickel. [applause] don't want any money from the billionaire class. [applause] but i am very grateful for the support that i've received from the steelworkers throughout my entire p

growing the economy -- america's economy instead of washington's? steve: i would ask you one the question each. one of the things i have been hearing more and more is that because of bernie sanders the challenge, the things that come up, the terrain in the country seems to have changed. a lot of people think they know hillary clinton. can hillary be hillary if she wins? will she be able to maintain the level of international engagement? what has happened with bernie sanders challenge and whatnot changed that? i'm interested if hillary can be hillary. hilary: for 15 or 20 years she was one of the top two or three most admired women in the world. it was only when she actually sought political power for herself that all of a sudden no, no, go away. we don't like you anymore. [applause] she hasn't changed. i do think the perception of whether or not it is ok for her to be unapologetically and a pantsuit seeking power -- let me finish. then you can trash me. i do think she has a kind of broad-based optimistic view of our engagement in the world. alex sai

from washington journal, this is 45 minutes. to our website for more information. us from new york is the editor and publisher of the ,ation magazine, katrina heuvel good morning. who did you support? guest: we endorsed bernie sanders, for the third time in the nation's 103rd history, wayne forrest in the primaries in 1980 eight, jesse jackson. in 2008, barack obama. we believeecause

why george washington? mr. gingrich: she had been doing ellis the elephant for four to eight-year-olds, teaching american history, and one morning, she went to set up the discussion of american history, jesse waters up, and he was asking about key figures, and he sees a lady and says who is george washington? ae looks at him blankly for second and says, i think he was a president. didn't he come right after lincoln? i saidwe were leaving, we have to do a film about washington. he is so central, and a generation of americans are so lacking in knowledge that we have to find a way to bridge the gap. : in one sense, something you learned about george washington that you did not know. mr. gingrich: he wins the revolutionary war. he goes back home. he is the most famous man in america, and he decides for two weeks, he is going to go out west on you, and as an indian guide, he sends his guys off, and here is washington, riding along, and when he would see a settlor's cabin, he would not on the door and ask if he could

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a journey that started soon after we arrived in washington when they set off for the first day at the new school. i will never forget that winter morning as i watched our girls, just seven and 10 years old pile into those black suvs with all those men with guns. [laughter] and that's all their little faces pressed up against the window and the only thing i could think was, what have we done? [laughter] at that moment, i realized that our time in the white house would form the foundation of who they would become. and how well we manage this experience could truly make or break them. that is what rock and i think about -- barack and i think about everyday as he tried to guide and protect our girls from the challenges of this unusual life and the spotlight. ignoreurged them to those who question their father citizenship or faith. [cheering] insist that the hateful language they hear from public figures on tv does not represent the true spirit of this country. [cheering] explain that when someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don't stoop to their level. our motto is, when they go low

she is in a bilingual program at school and washington, d.c.. it is something i would like to do to improve my spanish. ien i was in middle school, took three years of japanese. i wish every member that. a decent amount of spanish and i can speak some spanish. and i understand it fairly well but i'm not fluent. and so in the whole conversation , it is almost like you are at there is something in between. i am not fluent. do you remember the first time you came to washington, d.c.. ? julian castro: i do. i was between my sophomore and jr. year in stamford. i got a white house internship. in july, 1994 and i flew on southwest airlines into baltimore. i came in and i hopped in a cab this kind of catholic worker house where my mother knew the person who was running it. and i didn't realize how much it cost to take a cab from baltimore, washington into the middle of d.c. and so i had $72 in my pocket. and as i am watching the meter run up, i think it ended up costing $80. i got to my destination and i had to tell the taxi driver, i am so sorry. i onl

imr from washington, d.c. thank you for your time. often when we think about environmental justice, we think about urban communities, minorities, low income, we often don't about what is happening and other parts of our country, and that includes parts where poor people live in appalachia, where people are suffering from mountaintop removal mining. you heard me right. even the purveyors don't try to fake it with a different name. they don't call it mountaintop scooping. coal it is a practice where they kill the top of a mountain, kill all the trees, take all the dirt off of it, and then a packet with dynamite and they blow up the top of the mountain, two football fields deep into the mountain, and they take that rubble, put it into the valley, poison the rivers, and they poison and they cause birth defects. i have behind me to communities that are representative and affected. for second -- 15 for second could do have people standing in opposition to this? it is a unity of amendment, but i gather you want a few minutes to discuss it. l

the story is available on the washington examiner's website. sean higgins wrote this >> the island caucuses are just six days away and tonight on c-span we bring you democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders talking to united steelworkers in des moines. after that, katrina and global of the nation magazine on campaign 2016. like the 9:30 p.m., we join hillary clinton campaigning and marshalltown, iowa. next, democratic president candidate bernie sanders speaks at a local chapter of the united steelworkers in des moines, iowa. he talks about trade policy, expanding unions, and point out his differences with hillary clinton. this is 40 minutes. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "bernie!"] thanking the steelworkers for the long support. of what i've been trying to do throughout my entire political career. i don't get any money and i don't want any money from corporations. never got a nickel. [applause] don't want any money from the billionaire class. [applause] but i am very grateful for the support that i've received from the steelwork

washington journal is next. ♪ good morning, it is saturday, debbie were a 6, 2016. we have three days to go until the new hampshire primary. we are once again taking our viewers up to new hampshire -- manchester, new hampshire to talk about gop debate tonight. before we do that, with new hampshire representing the first chance for underplayed -- under cleared -- undeclared voters. whether you are satisfied with the current field of presidential candidate. could you see yourself supporting any of the major party

the headline that we showed our viewers earlier in the washington post, in the undecideds easily can become the dieders. a -- the deciders. >> the power is there. >> let's go to john in rio rancho, new mexico, line for republicans. john, good morning. >> yes. thought.d one basic and that is, first, thank you for c-span. i love c-span. i watch every morning, as long as it's been on the air. countryonnected to the through c-span. but living out west here, our votes don't count. over withs will be before new mexico gets to voice their opinion. allwe're not anything like those farmers in iowa. and we're not anything like all theredical liberals over in new hampshire. and you could set me on fire and forwouldn't get me to vote any of the democratic candidates, because i feel like the party left me. republican this time. democrat all my life. my mother, grandparents on that side of the family as well. are a white person -- and i'm going to play the race card -- it is impossible to find a job today. this is something that's just not being addressed. allwe've gone so far with of the groups,

the story is available on the washington examiner's website. sean higgins wrote this >> the island caucuses are just six days away and tonight on c-span we bring you democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders talking to united steelworkers in des moines. after that, katrina and global of the nation magazine on campaign 2016. like the 9:30 p.m., we join hillary clinton campaigning and marshalltown, iowa. next, democratic president candidate bernie sanders speaks at a local chapter of the united steelworkers in des moines, iowa. he talks about trade policy, expanding unions, and point out his differences with hillary clinton. this is 40 minutes.

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the washington cartel if you're senator cruz and that's the phrase you use. i saw a positive vision, i think hillary clinton, she needs to put forward that two-word message or three-word message that voters can grab on it. i think that's where it's lost upon voters. the first republican to achieve this, she deserves accommodation for that. first democrat female president. yes, she deserves absolute credit, but she needs to put forward a positive vision. voters don't know what it's about. >> that's right. and i predict the two words you'll hear, stronger together. she's been assaying that the last few days, and it's an implicit contrast than donald trump. we're stronger together. and the way we include more people. the way we become stronger is having more allies overseas. we're stronger together. that's a very distinct and different vision than donald trump's. and when you're in the business of addition, going from 10 or it 13 million voters, trying to get 65 or 70 million voters. i think this argument about inclusiveness and how we're stronger, richer, freer

i went down to washington. to policy gurus, think tanks, newspaper people, anybody i could. pretty much all of them told me two things. first, that is a good idea. that is actually an idea that could make a difference. and the second thing they told me, don't do it. think about that. they gave me 1000 reasons not to do it, but the reasons all boiled down to one very painful point. you can't win. don't do it because you can't win. don't even try because you can't win. you will never get to this consumer agency passed into law. they pointed out that the biggest banks in the country would hate this idea and they would send hundreds of millions of dollars to stop it. and they said to me, you are just a teacher. you've got nothing. you've got no money, organization, political juice. it won't happen, so don't even try. i heard this, but there was something deep inside me that just refused to believe them. they said don't try, and what i heard was try harder. and that is what i did. i jumped in and i fought for that little agency because i truly believed it could make a difference.

and, there are many powerful lobbies in washington. as i said in the debate the other night in brooklyn, i said, look, bernie sanders talks a lot about the greed and recklessness on wall street. i have the toughest lands. they know it because they are trying to beat me. running ads, forming hedge runs. there are good at making their assessment and they know i am trouble for them. so i agree with that. so, what about the greed and recklessness of the gun manufacturers and sellers? i could not believe it when senator sanders said the parents of the sandy hook children did not deserve their day in court largely because he voted for the bill that gave special to actions, immunity from liability to the gun makers and sellers. i was in the senate at the same time. obama.barack i voted against it, barack obama voted against it, bernie sanders voted or it. this has got to be a voting issue. we have got to organize ourselves to take on this powerful lobby. coming afterm them. they are already coming after me and i consider that a badge of honor

committed to working with cities and urban problems in washington. that is why i am proud to be here tonight and i am proud to support hillary clinton for president of the united states. novembershe wins in -- [applause] murray: my husband, the first gentleman of seattle, is willing to give bills some pointers about how to be the first husband. and i want to thank just a little bit about battering ceilings. we are way past shattering the glass ceiling and electing the first woman of president -- as president of the united states. own i know from my aperience that when you break barrier, when you break a ceiling, when you are the first, it matters and it makes a difference. and it will make a road difference to finally have a qualified, experience, brilliant, progressive woman named hillary clinton in the white house. please join me in welcoming to this great city the next president of the united states of america, hillary rodham clinton! cheers and applause] ♪ mrs. clinton: thank you. thank you. thank you so much. wow. thank you. [cheers and applau

people to rein in washington. my view is that movement will keep growing and growing. one of two things is going to happen, either congress will finally listen and send term a minute to the states for ratification, where we will see a movement in the states. one are the other, we will get it done. yes? hold on one second for the microphone. >> what is your plan for improving the infrastructure of america, including roads, bridges? whenever going to get the work on the ground in america? ted cruz: terrific question. one of the problems we have right now is taxpayers send money to washington. it goes into a black hole. i talked before about the 10th amendment. h amendment is what keeps decision-making close to the people. , for example, you talked about roads and bridges. there is no reason why the federal government should decide what roads and bridges to build in the state of new hampshire. [applause] , theght to take that money transportation money, and block credit back to the states and allow the people of new

be sure to watch "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern friday morning. join the discussion. c-span, a look at issues facing white working-class men, then representatives from the clinton and trump campaigns on their economic proposals. toer, donald trump speaking supporters in florida. after that, first lady michelle obama speaking in manchester, new hampshire. our panel of radio talk hosts team up to discuss and debate the presidential election topics, live tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. then, the constitution product -- project looks at the use of surveillance by law enforcement and legal means to monitor it. we will take this live on c-span two at 12:20 eastern. tomorrow, a conference on sexual andult on college campuses students' rights to free speech. live coverage from georgetown university beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span three. nation elects a new president in november, will america have its first foreign-born first lady since teresa adams, or will it have a former president as first gentleman? learn more about the influenc

and also nationally there was an nbc washington journal poll that came out yesterday. secretary clinton to future by 10 points, we defeated him by 15 points. and even more importantly than polls is the thrust of our campaign. there is a political fact. the fact is, republicans win national elections when people are demoralized and they don't come out and vote. and last year, republicans won a landslide victory all over this country because 63% of the american people did not vote. 80% of young people did not vote. what is going on in this campaign, the campaign that has the excitement, that has the energy, bringing working people and young people in. campaigns that have spoken to 450,000 people already all over america and has spoken to over 27,000 people in meetings like this, our campaign is the campaign of excitement, energy, momentum and will result in a large voter turnout which means a victory for democrats. [cheers and applause] let me also say this. when we began this campaign, they said we did not have money, organization, name recognition. one of the problems

think you know and it's a rejection of the status quo and against washington, always, a winner, as well as personality. so we'll see how that has sustained it going forward. and the people are forward. is really al process important and hopefully people which still listin to the debate. and the people will win because heir priorities are now become hopefully the priorities. but when you see what is , false g in flint economies increase the deficit nd for our children. indiscernible] ms. pelosi: we did very well on the bill in terms. and national institutes of health. falking about the c.d.c. and isease for well-being of the american people. education and education is the same committee and the same budget. ofs not a committee question budget. they will be allocated. and the question is how they are allocated and we hope to have a smooth process. and we saw our bipartisan agreement set us on. and i hope we aren't going to spend in the way of progress of getting the job done. i was curious twha the republicans would be sergeanting this over and over. reporter: you sounded optimistic that

the washington post said money may be his biggest robert. what changed? changed,k what has many people have begun to understand how far removed reality much of the media is. reality much of the media is. david writes for the new york times. he is a moderate publican. he is -- moderate republican. he is not someone i really agree with all that much. but he said, i am a pundit. i have to conclude that i and the other pundits do not know much about what is going on in america. everything we said was wrong. and"the new york times," many of the other media establishments, to have to understand there far removed from the reality of where the american people are. to answer your question, it turns out the american people are not happy with economics in america. why should they be? they are working longer hours for low wages. 40 million people are in poverty. the american people are not happy about that or about corrupt campaign financing where a handful of billionaires and super pac's are in little -- are able to elect candidates or the broken criminal justice sy

we worked with her in washington when she was are senator in new york for eight years. she brought millions upon millions of dollars home to new york. she was one of the most hard-working and effective members of the senate. she is someone who has made us proud. we want to take hillary's effectiveness to the state of new york and use it for all of the united states. i know with hillary clinton we will have one of the best presidents the united states has ever had in the history of the country. [applause] hillary is smart. she is hard-working. she cares about people. what could be a better combination? it is very important you remember that in four days from now, you need to go to the polls and vote and bring your friends. a lot of people do not realize there is an election going on, a primary. many people think of a wait until november and i will vote for president. that is not going to do it. we want to make sure the democratic party has the right nominee. we want to make sure the democratic party has the winning nominee. let me tell you -- i was at the debate last nig

george washington university, we beat him by 10, she beats or three. fox news has us beating trump by 14. she beats him by seven. she is beaten by seven that she beats him by seven. everyone knows that you win the electoral vote, taking place in 50 states in this country. and if you look at virtually every battleground state in , arizona, in michigan, in missouri, and in many other states which are up for grabs, maybe one by the republican or maybe one by the democratic candidate, in every one of those states, we defeat trump by larger margins that she does. further, equally important, but recent elections tell us is that when the voter turnout is high, when people come out in large numbers, democrats and progressives win. people are excited. they come out. young people come out. working-class people come out. people don't always vote, out. -- people that don't always come out, out. democrats win. on the other hand, republicans win elections when the voter turnout is low. that is exactly what we saw in the last national election of 2014, win 63% of the

news, cheif washington correspondent. susan: olivier, you're up first. olivier: i have a question for you about the presidential debates. a case has been dismissed that you brought to be part of the debates. how severe of a blow is that to your campaign? jill stein: i am not surprised to hear that. we assumed that would be the outcome. we do have a second case. i am not holding my breath that we are going to get a favorable decision in a court of law. i think we've already won in the court of public opinion. the public is not happy with the two candidates from the democratic and republican parties. they are the most disliked throughout history. the public is clamoring for more voices and more choices. i think the pressure will continue to grow. we are coming up in the polls. today's poll says we are at 6%. we tripled our numbers in the course of a couple of weeks. we hope to do that again and get to the 15%. i think the american public has a right to vote. they have a right to know who they can vote for. i encourage people to go to our website. you can j

from washington journal, this is 35 minutes. host: joining us from denver, colorado is regina thomson. she is the cofounder of free the delegates 2016. talking about delegates heading to the convention, especially those pledged to donald trump. good morning. guest: good morning, thank you for having me. host: can we start by talking about the history of this effort? what led you to take this effort? what specifically are you looking to do? guest: well, specifically what we are looking to do is to educate the delegates that they already have the ability within the rules of the convention as they stand since the beginning of the republican party that these delegates already have the ability and right and responsibility to cast their votes according to their conscience and best judgment. at the convention regardless of , whether there are mandates from their state party or state government telling them that they have to be bound to cast their ballot for a particular candidate. host: what in the rules gives them that right? guest: w

should we grow it top-down, politically and artificially from washington? should we open up education or keep it closed the way it is? do we want two great parents down the street being barack and michelle obama. why don't we give every american that choice? democrats can go there. they are the top down, closed party. there is a better republican party coming. that is the party that i think if donald trump is working with them, they will surround and support him. either way this election we are going to need a republican party that actually can express its police have been the country in a better place. democrats have nothing but the old-time argument, the old closed system, factory-like government. hilary: newt gingrich will be in charge. rudy giuliani and newt gingrich. that is the trump government. you have no doubt about their advocacy but you see real candor. and i want to thank you for your candor. >> house speaker paul ryan says he is sick and by donald trump's crude comments about women revealed in a video from 2005. in a statement, speaker ryan say

watch washington journal beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on monday morning. join the discussion. >> here on c-span, newsmakers is next with congressman role grij alva of arizona. 8:00 our conversation with amy goodman on q and a. susan: "newsmakers" is pleased to welcome this week congressman raul grijalva, a democrat representing arizona three. he is the cochair of the progressive caucus in the house of representatives and a longtime member of the hispanic caucus and the senior democrat on the national resources natural resources committee. thanks a lot for being with us this week. rep. grijalva: thank you. appreciate the invite. susan: on the political level, you are among the very first members of congress to endorse bernie sanders in his presidential campaign as well. rep. grijalva: that's true. susan: let me introduce the two reporters who will be asking questions this week. jason dick, "cq roll call" deputy editor, and mike debonis, "washington post" congressional reporter. mike, you are up first. mike: thanks, susan. congressman as susan mentioned, you

are found in our homes, in our communities, and it is in our government, at the state evel, not in washington, d.c. [applause] for the first time in eight years, you will have a president that follows the constitution. in my first moment in office, i will cancel every single one of barack obama's unconstitutional executive orders. every one of them. [applause] president, aree going to have a president that embraces a free economy. free enterprise, my parents were not rich people -- my father was a bartender and my mother was a maid. the reason they had a job is because free enterprise works. someone who had the money risked and hired them. it's the only economic in the world where you can make poor people richer and you don't have to make rich people poorer. [applause] save freeing to enterprise. we are going to fix our tax code. back theseg to roll things that come out of the federal government. we are going to roll back social security. we are going to utilize the resources god has blessed us with an we are going to repeal and replace obamacare once and for all. [applause] when i'm presiden

the environmental movement didn't happen in washington. it happened because people said what is going on on this planet of ours? you can't destroy it. we have to protect the planet. you think about gay rights. if we were sitting here 10 years ago, and somebody said i think in 2015, gay marriage will be , the personstates next to him would have said what are you smoking? which raises another issue. [laughter] but the point is, when people at the grassroots start moving, and when they say this is not right, in this country people should have the right to love anyone they want regardless of their gender -- [applause] tremendous changes took place. ,ou go and talk to young people they shrug their shoulders and say what is the big deal? that is what a revolution is about. [applause] if we were here 40 years ago, somebody jumped up and said i enough,erica is mature it has gone far enough, overcoming racism, in 2008 we are going to elect an african-american as president, there a few people would have believed that can happen. but it did happen. [

ribble: i think that you have an element of the republican primary base that is angry at washington, d.c. they see it as dysfunctional. they believe that someone with executive management skills the right prescription for america right now. they think there has been a weakness displayed in foreign policy. they view donald trump as somebody who is tough. and is kind of a get things done kind of guy. i think that is what they are seeing. the getting things done and getting them done in the right manner are two different things. and at this point, i am not convinced he will do things in the right manner. >> you're told reporters in your home state of wisconsin that you are not obligated to support a candidate from any party. have you decided you are going to vote for? ribble: i have only decided who i am not going to vote for. i'm not going to vote for donald trump or hillary clinton. though i am not certain hillary clinton is would be the nominee, based on the momentum coming around on the bernie sanders from. this could very easily be a bernie sanders versus donald trump race. and nei

be sure to watch washington journal beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. next, we are live in long beach, california where hillary clinton is speaking to some orders ahead of the state primary tomorrow. coverage now on c-span. you have always stood with us. [applause] leader who with a values the constitution, who will champion immigration reform, who will ensure we raise the minimum wage, who is the most qualified candidate to run. [applause] >> and who will inspire americans to be our best, a nation of dreamers and optimists. now, there is a lot of talk about a lot of new folks joining the democratic party in the youth vote. look around. young people are supporting hillary clinton. [applause] >> and let me say, and let me say like all of you, i am with her. [applause] thank you for coming to long beach tonight. secretary clinton, thank you for fighting for us. we know, we know she will fight for us in the white house so my friends, are you ready? [applause] >> my friends, please give a huge round of applause for the next president of

think the democrats have tagged senator blunt is somebody who looks like a washington insider and that has hurt him in that race. >> how would you measure the impact of donald trump on these down ballot races? he is not your typical nominee and now he is having an impact on races such as kelly i got. racesuld argue some other as well where the candidate has revoked the endorsement, maybe in nevada. what has the impact been? >> six months ago democrats predict a senate blowout as we had donald trump at the top of the ticket. republican candidates positioned on donald trump. whether they are for him or not it has a relatively negligible impact on the senate candidate. there are a quarter of hillary clinton voters who do not like her. they are voting against donald trump. they're going to pick up some independents who are for hillary clinton only because she is not for donald trump. do you anticipate that on november 9 republicans will retain the senate? nowhen i predict anything -- i will not predict anything now. of the competitive seats, we own 10 of them. you love your candidate or no

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paralysis in washington. too many threats at home and abroad. just look for a minute at the strength we bring as americans to meet these challenges. we have the most dynamic into first people in the world. [cheers] we have the most tolerant and generous young people we've ever had. [cheers] we have the most powerful military, the most innovative entrepreneurs, the most enduring values. justiceand equality, and opportunity. that thosee so proud words are associated with us. i have to tell you, as your secretary of state, i went to 112 countries. when people hear those words, they hear america. [cheers] don't let anyone tell you that our country is week, we are not. don't let anyone tell you we don't have what it takes, we do. believe of all, don't anyone who says i alone can fix it. [cheers] those were actually donald trump's words in cleveland. they should set off alarm bells for all of us. really? i alone can fix it. isn't he forgetting troops on the front lines, police officers and firefighters who run towards danger, doctors and nurses who ca

according to the washington post, the officials said they had secured the cooperation eleanor: as i recall at the time, the clintons were encouraging him to testify. lawyers frequently don't want you to incur any possible liability. it will cost a lot of money and grief. at the time that was happening, to select committee on benghazi on the hill was in the hot pursuit. if you talk to people at the clinton campaign, they are glad he is cooperating, and don't feel he has done anything wrong. i gather the investigation will be wrapped up in early may, and then it will be decided whether any civil complaint are going to be brought. host: but go to al in rhode island. good morning. caller: eleanor, and for john also, did you read the article that tony blair wrote for bloomberg news? it is very important. guest: that he wrote about what? caller: about the reason why trump is so important in this country. it is happening all over the world. people are fed up with the government, the governing class controlling everything, and voters have no say anymore. guest: you are correct. there are trump lik

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we ought to shift all of this out of washington, d.c. [applause] we need to get rid of obama care and replace it with a consumer driven private sector oriented patient centered health care insurance system that will lower costs. that's the second part. the third part is we need civil service reform. there are too many government workers. we can reduce and i promise you we'll reduce the government work force by 10% just by attrition. my plan says if you want to hire someone in a department you have to have three vacancies created. we can shrink the government but we need reform so that they can embrace technology and be rewarded for a job well done but it should not be lifetime employment. that creates huge costs. then finally across the spectrum of government as much as possible beyond medicaid, education programs, the delegated authority to e.p.a., transportation programs. washington is not the place where this should take place. they should be providing this money in bloc grants back to the state. and i trust states. maybe it's because

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clinton and trump have high negatives but the new "the washington post" poll even though they have equal high negatives when adults were asked who is more qualified, clinton scores higher than trump on the qualification issue. you can tell that's the point she was trying to emphasize. listen to her donald trump wants to be president, he has to be more careful about what he says. >> so when you say we're going to bar all muslims, you are sending a message to the muslim world and also sending a message to the terrorists because we now do have evidence, we have seen how donald trump is being used to essentially be a recruiter for more people to join the cause of terrorism. >> she says i'm experienced. i know how to be calm in these moments. he says you were secretary of state, benghazi happened, in his view she lied to the families, you were secretary of state, look around the world, things aren't a hell of a lot better. he makes the argument a lot argue things are worse, experience versus -- >> well the other thing that was more surprising from her was calling it likely terrorism. you almo

tell congress stop the washington bailout of puerto rico. what took congress so long giving this -- given this crisis? guest: you have two competing interests here. one, you saw it there. the owners of the debt. three competing interests. the owners of the debt. we do not know who funded that ad. guess there are people who own those bonds, including retirees. they have a vested interest in not seeing those given a haircut. then you have the people of puerto rico. they need a functioning government, the ability to issue debt and have finances working. you have members of congress from every state and they don't want to see taxpayers picking up the bill for another state. state thatfrom a manages finances responsibly, you don't want your taxpayers picking up the tab for states who have been irresponsible. it is a matter of a lot of want tog interest who see this ago a certain way. they have had to work hard to balance those interests and do that is not going to wind up with any one of them outraged. the case with any legislative process, some

we will take you live to the newseum in washington. they are gathering political journalists and academics to talk about political rhetoric and media coverage of the campaign. it's just getting underway live here on c-span. >> we are just 11 days away from election day. i look forward to a discussion with our panel. is to promote, defend, and explain free expression and the first amendment which guarantees our trout tradition of political discourse. includes respect and rationality. what is happening this campaign? by all accounts, it has been ugly. insults have been flung fast and furious in person and social media platforms. we have watched the debates and seen the stump speeches and heard the rhetoric on the campaign trail. donald trump and vice president joe biden challenge each other to a fistfight. discuss the state of civility in this presidential campaign and maybe walk away with ideas on how today's youth represented in this audience can revive the health of our democracy. we have a stellar panel this morning. hadas coles is a

you have the people speaking up to say they don't want washington to pick their candidates. they want a say. on the democratic side, bernie sanders has shown the people matter and the people can speak up and change the democratic establishment. hopefully that change is going forward and republicans elect someone sane. >> marco rubio won expectations. big win for ted cruz. can he keep that momentum in new hampshire? i'm not sure. hillary clinton may have won, but it would have been groundhog day all over for her in iowa although she won a tiny bit. donald trump is a loser today. >> maria. >> hillary clinton wins becoming the first woman to ever win an iowa caucus. bernie sanders did great. also a win. the democratic party wins. they are focusing on the issues that all americans care about. compared to republicans who will nominate somebody who is anti-woman or anti-latino. >> all right. ben. go. >> i'll say this. donald trump proves arrogance and cockiness does not win you the white house. ted cruz did better than anyone thought. marco rubio is a guy that has a little mo comi