Nonfiction authors. Panel featured discussion on civil rights, education policy, Mississippi State history and the 2016 president ial election. Notable authors include john meachum. And former Senate Majority leader trent discussing book on political polarization, crisis point. Go to booktv. Org for the complete weekend schedule. Our cspan campaign 2016 bus is in chicago this week at the National Conference of state legislatures asking what issue is more important to you, your district, and your state. Probably the most important thing issue is education by far. All of the things that were top of the bad list and bottom of the good list is all because of lack of education. Weve got some of the general population in louisiana, and we need to do a better job to starting probably childhood education and going forward. My name is ryan, im from u. S. Virgin islands and the most important issue in my district right now is having the United States giving the Virgin Islands allow to vote. Curr
The cosmos says einstein was right about Gravitational Waves. Im robin adams in doha and stories coming up including iaa president and fight the decision and its sponsor ship deal with athletics following resent corruption scandals. Talks have started in munich aimed at revising the floundering syria Peace Process and u. S. Secretary of state john kerry and Sergei Fedorov are hosting discussions and said a ceasefire to start on the first of march but the u. S. Says it will push for the ceasefire to begin immediately. Meanwhile on the ground there is continued fighting near syrias border with turkey in the latest battles they captured an air base which was originally controlled by the Syrian Military before it was seized by rebels. Elsewhere nato defense ministers meeting in brussels agreed to send war ships to the aegean sea to stop smuggling refugees and migrants to europe and lots to get through first and we will start in munich and speak to our editor james base and the talks have f
Quorum call is quorum call quorum call quorum call quorum call the presiding officer tropical storm. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent that we now proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to h. R. 2366. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk h. R. 2366, an act to require the secretary of the treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of world war i. The presiding officer is there objection to proceeding to the measure . Without objection. Mr. Reid thank you, mr. President. I ask consent the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table and that any statements relating to this bill appear at the appropriate place in the record. The presiding officer wit
Security or Homeland Security to be constrained as long as we are on the continuing resolution. To be of the appropriations bill for the department appropriated 39. 7 billion in on the house floor, was amended to have language to fix the actions in the president has vowed to veto any bill that includes such language. The clock is ticking in each time the whole land Security Budget of this government should not be a political football. I urge Congress Free and clear of the amendments. I will end with the last two words i ended last years speech with. Last year i said in the name of komen security we should not sacrifice overvalues as a nation of people who cherished privacy, freedom or celebrate diversity per clouthier is corrosive so on the final analysis courage and resolve in the face of challenger the greatest drink of any nation. Terrorism cannot advance of refuse to be terrorized so with the Natural Disaster or in the pacific pursuit resolve will always prevail. Thank you. [applau
I dont know what she drinks along with that but i want some of it. Your outstanding leader nancy pelosi. [applause] [applause] joe also went on that trip and it looks perfectly coiffed. [laughter] but give joe a big round of applause also. [applause] i want to thanks danny for the gracious introduction. How javier who helped obviously make this happen and is providing outstanding leadership all the time. Jim clyburn one of my favorite people, just an Extraordinary Gentlemen and leader greatly loved him and Debbie Wasserman shultz, our chairwoman of the dnc, thank you so much. [applause] and then the guy who i had a chance to see before it came out just to let him know that he should not feel overly disappointed when his hair gets gray because in this job it will. The dccc chair. [applause] i used to be youthful and attractive like him. [laughter] we will see how long that lasts, brother. Hes going to have hair like steve israel. [laughter] you know i am not going to give a long speech