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eastern, on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> president biden announced new sanctions on the cuban government during a meeting with cuban american leaders at the white house. pres. biden: okay, i'm honored to welcome members of the cuban american community and senator menendez, senator meeks, to discuss how the united states is going to continue to stand with the cuban people who have suffered decades, decades under a failed communist regime. earlier this month, cubans took to the street in a historic demonstration of the will of the people of cuba. the regime responded with violence and repression, mass detentions, sham trials and are disappearing for having spoken out. family members i'm told, will have no idea where their family members are back in cuba, and in a brazen violation of the rights of the cuban people. cuban americans are hurting. they are hurting because their loved ones are suffering and it is, quite frankly, intolerable. so i want the cuban americans to know that we all around this table and myself included, see your pain, we hear your voices and we h

eastern, on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> president biden announced new sanctions on the cuban government during a meeting with cuban american leaders at the white house. pres. biden: okay, i'm honored to welcome members of the cuban american community and senator menendez, senator meeks, to discuss how the united states is going to continue to stand with the cuban people who have suffered decades, decades under a failed communist regime. earlier this month, cubans took to the street in a historic demonstration of the will of the people of cuba. the regime responded with violence and repression, mass detentions, sham trials and are

sunday, c-span's series january 6 continues. three more members of congress share stories of what they saw that they, including representative rodney davis of illinois. >> there were a lot of freshmen there that i got to know during orientation, that this was their first real experience as a member of congress. we were watching them, talking to my fellow colleagues, about what we can do and stop this. >> what were those conversations like? >> i had a conversation with marjorie taylor greene. she was a freshman, very active. she was very upset about what was going on. hair and i chatted, she said what can i do, i said how about you go back and film a video and put it on social media, and if you have any influence, tell them to stop. she did that. >> this week you will year from adeline been of pennsylvania. january 6. these from the house, sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the radio app. >> next, they look into expanding broadband in rural african-american unities. james

now on sundays on c-span 2 or find it on-line any time at booktv.org. it's television for serious readers. >>> up next, this 1942 u.s. department of agricultural film promotes victory gardens and provides instructions to help citizens grow their own fruits and vegetables at home during world war ii. ♪ ♪ >> on this farm in the rolling hill country of northern maryland, rallying to the call for more food joined the growing army of victory gardeners. this is dad holder. he helps with the heavy work. mother, well, she helps with most everything. grandpa holder, he says the only honest way to get peas is to work for it. brother is in the army, but dick 14 years old takes his place. and this is jane, just 16. grandpa and dad always kept garden plans in their heads, but victory garden plans should be on paper, along with the advice of the county home demonstration agent, they will study state and federal bulletins which have been written to serve as guides for the victory garden. now let's see on this little model of their quarter acre garden the plan may

presidents, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span q&a. you can also listen to una as a podcast wherever you get your podcasts. ♪ >> next, a discussion on infrastructure investment in the developing world. panelists talk about the challenges and opportunities of global infrastructure development projects. they will also discuss the g-7 global infrastructure initiative known as the build back better , world. the center for strategic and international studies (csis) hosts this one-hour event. >> good day, everyone. my name is matthew goodman. i am senior vice president at csis, delighted to welcome you to the special event on build back better world, meeting the global infrastructure challenge. delighted to have you with us. on behalf of my colleague, john, who directs our reconnecting asia infrastructure project, and myself, who directs the economics program at csis, we are delighted to have you here with us. this will be a very special hour. i have been a csis 10 years and i cannot think of our high-powered panel we have had, or that i h

eastern, on the communicators, on c-span. >> c-span shop.org is c-span's online store. your purchase will support our nonprofit operations. you still have time to order the congressional directory with contact information for memos of congress and the biden administration. go to c-span shop.org. ♪ >> president biden and vice president harris marked the 31st anniversary of the americans with disabilities act (ada) signed into law on july 26, 1990 by president george h.w. bush. , the president and vice president were joined by members of congress in the white house rose garden. ♪ ["hail to the chief" playing] ♪ [applause] vp harris: good morning, everyone. please have a seat. good morning. july 26, 1990, was indeed, and start day. on that day, the americans with disabilities act was signed into law. on that day, america became better. because we know, and accessible america is a better america. speaker nancy pelosi, leader kevin mccarthy, german pat lakey -- leahy, senator bob casey. thank you for your leadership. steny hoyer, i am getting to and a second. thank you

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now from c-span's american history tv oral histories series richard recounts his service in the u.s. army national guard during operation iraqi freedom in afghanistan. he described his interactions with local civilians, the impact of the war on families. this interview is from the veterans history project and was conducted by the atlanta history center's keen on research center. >> i was born in florida my dad was in the navy. he went up work with the faa in south carolina until 1971 we got transferred to the center and hampton and has been here ever since. >> okay. >> the jew go to school worded to go to school? >> so into high school here griffin high school graduate 1976. >> did you enter military service then? >> that time it was mandatory for freshman. >> you served as the national guard how is that connection? >> after high school is working construction, a few other things. one of the things i was doing was working part-time at the station. there is a man there named bill we got to know each other through working together he is an older guy, he was older to me then. he would a

now from c-span's american history tv oral histories series richard recounts his service in the u.s. army national guard during operation iraqi freedom in afghanistan. he described his interactions with local civilians, the impact of the war on families. this interview is from the veterans history project and was conducted by the atlanta history center's keen on research center. >> i was born in florida my dad was in the navy. he went up work with the faa in south carolina until 1971 we got transferred to the center and hampton and has been here ever since. >> okay. >> the jew go to school worded to go to school? >> so into high soo

c-span products. your purchase will support our nonprofit operations and you still have time to order the congressional directory, with contact information for members of congress and the biden administration. go to c-span shop.org. >> health and human services assistant secretary dr. rachel davino talked about covid-19 vaccination efforts at an event hosted by the washington post. this is about 30 minutes. >> good morning, i am a. senior writer at the washington post. today. we will talk about the troubling rise in cases from the delta variant and vaccination challenges with dr. rachel,, assistant secretary for health at the department of health and human services. dr. levine, of warm welcome to washington post life. -- live. asst. sec. levine: thank you, pleasure to be here. karine: wonderful to have you here when we need to understand so much more. there was a change in guidance this week from cdc res

first c-span files, have people go to eight defender 2020, look under senate hearing committee of all things is under homeland security. in the topic is going to be an hydroxyquinoline. that is one of the items that i believe this book is going to attack. the second thing having to do with the election i think he miscoded from his book, wolf who is a liar. when an audit that went for months the duration went for months having to do with mail in ballots, are you ready for this? biden received 74000 more votes were mailed out the me rephrase that her said that a different way. they mailed out xm of mail in ballots. they received 74000 more ballots for biden them were mailed out. >> michael will forgive your chance to respond with the dig color did call you a liar think it's fair for you to respond to that. >> guest: i have no response. the caller will think what he wants to think. steve went to sam to crystal springs, mississippi. sam is on the republican line go ahead. >> caller: i'm sitting here looking at the sky, he looks like a total joke. stuart, you can call in and agree or disag

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eastern on the communicators on c-span. >> david stewart used to practice law in washington dc. he gave that up 15 years ago to write history. this first book was about the constitutional convention. it is called the summer of 1787. a year later, he wrote about the trial of andrew johnson. then he focused on aaron burr and james madison. in 2021, he takes a look at george washington. his mastery of politics. >> historian and attorney on this edition of books. >> the homeland security testified before the senate homeland committee about the president's 2022 budget request. gary peters chaired the hearing. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the committee will come to order. before we begin, i would like to take a moment to recognize the passing of one our colleagues, senator mike enzi. he was a long serving member of this committee, and someone who really embodied the nonpartisan tradition of this committee. he was always a willing partner when it came to commonsense legislative ideas and our thoughts and prayers are with his family. i

eastern on the communicators on c-span. >> david stewart used to practice law in washington dc. he gave that up 15 years ago to write history. this first book was about the constitutional convention. it is called the summer of 1787. a year later, he wrote about the trial of andrew johnson. then he focused on aaron burr and james madison. in 2021, he takes a look at george washington. his mastery of politics. >> historian and attorney on this edition of books.

find us, c-span history. >> i am michael petrilli and excited to welcome you to what should be a lively debate about american democracy. for those who don't know this is a national education think tank and we work in the great state of ohio, an advocacy group and we oversee a dozen charter schools most of them urban, one world. we get to see how these deviates play out nationally. we are excited to be hosting this event today with the help and work they've done promoting the event. we expect 500, many 800 of you sitting in this morning and we are superexcited. i want to thank you, many of you for suggesting questions for today's dba, 200 of those came in. i have tried my best to incorporate the questions you have and to take a look at the q and a. can add more questions. needless to say this topic, how to teach us history is getting a lot of attention with the backlash on critical race theory and on the heels of controversy over the 1619 project, donald trump's 1776 commission and more. no need to be depressed about another culture war at a time when it feels we have too many already. i

watch live coverage on c-span two, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> now, a hearing about overcrowding at national parks. a senate natural resources subcommittee heard about the increase in park visitors during the covid-19 pandemic and how the national park service can address the issue. sen. king: today's hearing is for the subcommittee to review the impacts of overcrowding at our national parks, on park resources and visitor experiences, and to consider strategic approaches to visitor use management. i'd like to say at the outset that i think neither my cochair nor myself have a ready-made set of solutions or proposed legislation. this is truly a hearing to listen and learn and discuss options in an open and free way, to talk about not only the situation today, about where we will be in five or 10 years. we are talking strategically, not necessarily tactically. as vaccine rates continue to rise across the country, americans who have been stuck inside for a year look for outdoor recreation. we are having a record-breaking year at many of our natio

. >> c-span's american history tv begins, you can find the full schedule on your program guide, c-span.org/history. >> sponsoring these talks today our first presenter is doctor bradley gottfried who earned his phd in zoology in 1976 and went on to have a successful career as a higher education professor and administrator. he retired in 2017 as president of the college of southern maryland and spends much of his time writing about the civil war as a gettysburg license town died and anti-uncertified guide. most recently he has released the book the mask of the -- "maps of the cavalry at gettysburg". is written 14 books on the civil war, many imap studies. three books will be released including one later this month entitled lincoln comes to gettysburg, the story of the gettysburg national cemetery dedication. he's married with four children and 6 grandchildren. today he's speaking about the role of the cavalry in the gettysburg campaign. >> thanks for coming. this could take me 3 hours to go through it. i'm going to go very quickly because most people when you think about gettysburg you thin

watch live coverage on c-span two, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> now, a hearing about overcrowding at national parks. a senate natural resources subcommittee heard about the increase in park visitors during the covid-19 pandemic and how the national park service can address the issue.

watch live coverage on c-span two, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> president biden announced new sanctions on the cuban government during a meeting with cuban-american leaders at the white house. >> ok. i'm honored to welcome members of the cuban-american community. the >> ok. i'm honored to welcome members of the cuban-american community. the regime responded with violence and repression, mass detentions, sham trial's, and people disappearing who had spoken out, just disappearing. family members have no idea where their family members are back in cuba. in a brazen violation of the rights of the cuban people, cuban-americans are hurting. they are hurting because their loved ones are suffering. it's intolerable. i want cuban-americans to know that all around this table, we see your pain. we hear your voices. we hear the cries of freedom coming from the island. the united states is taking the actions to bolster the cause of the cuban people. we brought to bear the strength of our diplomacy, rallying nations to speak out and increase pressure on the

watch live coverage on c-span two, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> president biden announced new sanctions on the cuban

we are delighted that c-span could join us today to broadcast this event. we have one hour, a lot of ground to cover. i will offer a few additional remarks on this moment we find ourselves in. jennifer will offer some opening remarks and you will hear quick opening remarks. a conversation will follow. in terms of where we are now, this moment, this conversation occurs in a moment of major transition in the covid-19 pandemic. there is no avoiding talking about that. i'm sure we will. we are at the 18 month mark and it is a moment of -- we saw that last night in president bynum's impassioned speech announcing major federal approaches to vaccinations. we saw it earlier in the week by changes to cdc masking and last night in the release of the cdc slide on the delta variant. we know now that we are facing a virus in the delta variant that is a new level of danger, destructive power and pernicious nice. it is winning and -- perniciousness. it is winning in many parts of the world. you have entered a long war, it is not going to be short and it is a painful race.

c-span, live at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> dippy press secretary answered questions -- deputy press secretary answered questions on mandates and convicting information on the white house and the cdc regarding the delta variant. she also addressed the united states policy towards cuba, the eviction moratorium, and voting rights. this is about 45 minutes. president and the vice president met with governors to discuss the worsening 2021 wildfire season. and ongoing efforts to strengthen prevention, preparedness and response activities. this was a followup to d last month with cabinet officials. governors from western states and private sector partners. during today's event the president highlighted the heroism of our firefighters, who undertake dangerous work to keep americans safe and he discussed the actions his administration is taking to improve emergency preparedness and keep americans safe. the president and the vice president then receive and -- received an update from governors about the situation on the ground, they discussed what their administration

watch live coverage on c-span two, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. next, elected officials and journalists on efforts to combat online disinformation at an event with freedom house. they talk about disinformation surrounding the covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 elections. this is an hour. >> in today's session, misinformation and democracy, we will explore how the quality of the information you receive in the quality of information you produce can impact the quality of the democracy that you enjoy. it's a job of the media, collecting facts and distribute in them to the public. that carries risk. what is it going to take to restore our shared sense of purpose through shared facts? to ultimately remind american democracy. we will examine that question today by talking to elected officials in georgia who have grappled with disinformation during their election. we will talk to experts and members of the media who are trying to strengthen our understanding of exactly what a fact is. we will hear from facebook. this hearing was made possible through a cross

watch live coverage on c-span two, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. next, elected officials and journalists on efforts to combat online disinformation at an event with freedom house. they talk about disinformation surrounding the covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 elections. this is an hour. >> in today's session, misinformation and democracy, we will explore how the quality of the information you receive in the quality of information you produce can impact the quality of the democracy that you enjoy. it's a job of the

watch live coverage on c-span two, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> president biden announced new sanctions on the cuban government during a meeting with cuban-american leaders at the white house. >> ok. i'm honored to welcome members of the cuban-american community. the regime responded with violence and repression, mass detentions, sham trial's, and people disappearing who had spoken out, just disappearing. family members have no idea where their family members are back in cuba.

on c-span. announcer: c-spanshop.org is the online store for c-span with the collection of c-span products. your purchase will support our nonprofit operations and you have time to order the congressional directory with contact information for members of congress and the biden administration. go to c-spanshop.org. announcer: jake lc spoke, leon the house floor after being sworn in. he won a runoff race for the texas six congressional district against the widow of former congressman ron white, who died of covid-19 complications earlier this year. >> the honorable speaker, madam, have the honor to transmit a scanned copy of the letter received from the elections director, secretary of state, indicating that according to the preliminary results of the special election held july 27, 2021, the honorable jake lc was elected representative to congress for the six congressional district, state of texas. signed sincerely, cheryl johnson, clerk. >> for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek rec

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. >> c-span's washington journal. everyday we take your calls live on the air and discuss policy issues that impact you. saturday morning, a discussion of top public policy issues facing native americans with the national congress of american indians. and a senior campaign reporter talks about campaign 2022 and 2024. also in our spotlight on magazine segment we feature in these times contribute or and freelance writer, on recent article looking at gerrymandering and how activist in wisconsin are working to change the process. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern saturday morning. be sure to join the discussion with phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. ♪ >> president biden met virtually with governors in western states to discuss wildfire season. this is about half an hour. pres. biden: about a month ago we convened the first briefing on wildfire preparedness. we are joined by many governors -- we were joined by many governors with us today. and people from across the administratio

. ♪ >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including midco. ♪ midco support c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> at today's white house press briefing deputy press secretary , karine john pierre answered questions on covid-19 mandates and conflicting information from the white house and the cdc regarding the delta variant. she also addressed the united states policy toward cuba the , eviction moratorium and voting rights. this is about minutes. 45 karine: here is my mask from yesterday. wondering where that went. good afternoon, everybody. happy friday. i have a couple of things for all of you at the top. today, the president and the vice president met with governors to discuss the worsening 2021 wildfire season. and ongoing efforts to strengthen prevention, preparedness and response activities. this was a followup to the meeting the president convened last month with cabinet officials. govern

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eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. next, health officials discuss the latest h.i.v. and aids research and the impact of covid-19 on those treatments. the center for strategic and international studies and the keiser family foundation hosted this event. >> welcome to the reflections on 2021 aids and h.i.v. crisis. i'm stephen j. morris. this event is sponsored jointly with the kaiser family foundation, a close partner over many, many years. my co-host is jennifer kates, also a close friend, who is the senior vice president at kaiser foundation. we've been in the habit for two decades of jointly organizing these events. we have with us in person this morning two good friends and noted h.i.v. experts, chris beyrer and maureen goodenow. chris is professor of epidemiology at johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health and president of the international aides society. aids society, 2014-2016. maureen is associate director for aids research at the national institutes of health and director of the n.i.h. office of aids res

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host: the house is coming c-span's "washington journal," every day we take your calls live, on the air, on the news of the day, and we discuss policy issues that impact you. coming up saturday morning, a discussion of top policy issues facing native americans with fawn sharp of the national congress of american indians. then washington examiner's senior campaign reporter, carie pickett talks about campaigns 2022 and 2024. also in our spotlight of magazines segment, we feature writer cat with her article on gerrymandering and how people are working to change the prospects. that's live at 7:00 eastern on saturday morning. join in with your call, facebook comments, texts and tweets. >> sunday c-span's series "january 6: views from the house" continues. three more members of congress share stories of what they saw, heard, and experienced that day, including california democrat zoe lofgren who served as a teller for the electoral vote count on that day. >> a capitol officer came and said it was necessary to evacuate. and that we should take the -- there are hoods under the seat of each hous

now live to the house floor on c-span. purposes the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on july 30, 2021, at 12:13 p.m. that the senate passed senate 231. senate 583. that the senate agreed to, relative to the death of the honorable mike enzy, former united states senator from the state of wyoming, senate resolution 330. signed, sincerely, sherrill cheryl l. johnson -- cheryll. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: the claire layser about -- chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: house of representatives. madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, i have the honor to transmit a kreeled envelope received from the white house on july 30, 2021, at 5:20 p.m.

now live to the house floor on c-span. purposes the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant tohe

when the house returns, we will have live coverage, here on c-span. a discussion on infrastructure investment in the developing world. panelists talk about the challenges and opportunities of

eastern on c-span, c-span. org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> next, health officials discuss the latest h.i.v. and aids research and the impact of covid-19 on those treatments. the center for streenl and international study -- strategic and international studies and the keizer family foundation hosted this event.

when the house returns, we'll have live coverage here on c-span. >> sunday night on "q&a", gary, author of "first friends." >> i've been fascinated by the american presidency since i was a kid. as i grew older, i started to work on campaigns and i worked in the clinton administration and i started to notice this dynamic between the leader's best friend and the leader himself and how his best friend could speak in a way that no aide or staffer could and speak more bluntly, act more naturally. i saw it with warren beatty and the hart campaign. speak to the candidate in a way that no one else around him would at the time. and say all the time, stop acting like a politician and he would get quite -- he would listen and he would change the way he spoke. i also saw how he would relax and then at night with late night conversations, late night dinners. then i saw the same dynamic that played in the bill clinton campaign and how they were equal stature and that allowed clinton to get from jordan than he could from anybody else. >> former clinton administration aide and author of "first friends"

house come back in this afternoon, whenever they come in, we'll have live coverage of course here on c-span. and as we wait for the house briefing, the white house briefing to get under way, we will go back to today's "washington journal." ali nooraw to talk about the biden administration's immigration policies. let's begin with what is happening on the southern border and those attempting to cross or those who want to get apprehended to get into the system of the country in hopes of staying. are they tested for covid-19? guest: i was just down there a couple of weeks ago. as individuals are coming to the northern mexico side of the order, many of them are going into shelter facilities that are read wiring covid tests before they actually are able to stay the night. i've visited a facility run by the international organization iom, where if someone is presented with a positive test, they were quarantined in the facility up to 10 days. what we are seeing along the northern mexico boarding -- border is the ability to test people so when folks are entering the united states, they are able to g

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eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. a group ofo the capitol steps yesterday to protest mask wearing among other policy differences, a country in crisis. >> we have a country in crisis. a recent poll showed american's optimism about the direction of the country over the next year has limited 20 points since may. this should surprise no one. every time americans go to the grocery store, they are paying more. every time they turn on the national news they see crime. every time they get updates about our southern border, they see reports about migrants that are illegally entering our country every day. every time the cdc releases new guidance, nunnally does it contradict information they have released, it punishes americans who have already done everything they were asked to do. they were told to be vaccinated. think about what the cdc did this week. they forced vaccinated americans to wear masks because of a study in india about a vaccine that is not in america that has not been peer-reviewed. the cdc has become a politica

eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. a group ofo the capitol steps yesterday to protest mask wearing among other policy differences, a country in crisis. >> we have a country in crisis. a recent poll showed american's optimism about the direction of the country over the next

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visit ncicap.org] >> live coverage continues here on c-span. health and human services assistant secretary for health, drft rachel lavine, at this event hosted by "the washington post." we join it in progress. >> we are going to again continue to collect data throughout the united states and we do get reports from data from other countries. particularly from great britain, as it's analyzed we'll use it to inform our decision. >> you you are a pediatrician by training. i think some of the questions now are about vaccinations for children. when do you expect to see vaccines become available for the under 12? rebeaka: thank you. i want to -- rebecca: i -- rebecca: i want to emphasize the importance of our effort. our vaccinations against covid-19 are safe and effective. they are more important than ever to protect us from the spread of the delta variant. the pfizer vaccine is authorized for use for children. there are studies going on right now in younger children 5 thereby 12 and clinical trials being done from six months to five years of age. pf

eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> the use senate is about to gavel in on this friday morning. senators plan to vote at 11:30 a.m. eastern on beginning debate over $1 trillion for infrastructure projects across the country. that would include roads, bridges, transit, real and airports as well as broadband. also able to limit debate over president biden's pic to at the u.s. citizenship and immigration services. live now to the floor of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty god, the center of our joy, bless our senators in their going out and coming in. guard them from mistakes and deliver them from evil. today, strengthen them to walk in the light of your countenance. lord, abide with them so that your wisdom will influence each decision they make. may the words of their mouths and the meditations of their hearts be acceptable to you. lord, purge our lawmakers of self, and fill them with your poise and

visit ncicap.org] >> live coverage continues here on c-span. health and human services assistant secretary for health, drft rachel lavine, at this event hosted by "the washington post." we join it in progress.