Of the four amendments under consideration in the senate. Well bring you that briefing live at 12 15 here on cspan3. And until then, well go back to the segment with delegate plas ket. Our first guest of the morning delegate plas ket from Virgin Islands here to talk about issues about the Reform Committee and other topics. Good morning to you. Good morning. Before we start though, your thoughts on the shooting from yesterday. Weve been through this before. What do you think the reaction from congress will be this time around . I think what well see is members are going to have a moment of silence. They are going to say this is a tragedy. And unfortunately i believe the majority is just going to move on from there and well continue to talk about the things weve been talking about. You know, this raises so much issues. Not just about shooting and gun safety and gun control, but also about mental health, about support systems within our schools, all are things that congress, members of co
Then, California Democratic congressman John Garamendi weighs in on President Trumps buzdget. And then we will talk to professor catherine moon about the olympics and north korea. Host both the house and the senate will convene at 10 00 today. They will be dealing with the topic of immigration on the house side, Republican Leaders will take the polls of their party to see if a bill sponsored by Bob Goodlatte of virginia could pass, thereby offering the chance to keep the daca program from expiring. The senate is attempting to vote on an immigration bill this week that meets the president priorities, including funding for a border wall. A skinny version of Immigration Reform, which scaled back from the president s preferred immigration principle, is a contender to win 60 votes, but that is not even certain. With the senate actively working on an immigration bill, we want to get your thoughts on how they should proceed. Should they give the president what he wants when it comes to fundin
Were going to receive testimony from two of my favorite people, general lori robinson. I have to say that i taught her everything she knows from when she was the Wing Commander in the ticker air force base in oklahoma, and from curt tid, commander for the u. S. Southern command. I think there is a lot of overlap. Week talked all three of us have talked about this between the north and the south command, and i think thats one reason that senator mccain would want to have these meetings together. The new National Defense strategy, the nds identifies protecting the homeland and sustaining american advantages in the western hemisphere as key priorities, even as the d. O. D. Focuses on the rising challenge of great power competitors. As we have seen from increasing economic and military efforts by china and by russia to gain a footholds in the americas, the boundaries between great power of competition and unconventional threats are increasingly blurred. I think thats one reason when genera
Okay. See if they are out there. [ background noise ] janet has to be out there somewhere. [ laughing ] step back, please. Thank you. Thank you. Another that focuses on suicide prevention. Well also bring you a National Press club event with actor and veterans advocate gary senise. That begins at 1 00 p. M. Eastern here on cspan 3. Next a discussion on the history of the Voting Rights act from the obstacles africanamericans faced in the reconstruction era to the current status of Voting Rights after the Supreme Court ruling in Shelby County versus holder. The National Museum of africanamerican history and culture hosts this event. Its an hour and a half. It is such a pleasure to be here. I want to thank you so much for joining us in this celebration. Were here tonight to celebrate two important cornerstones of our democracy. One, of course, is the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights act and as mr. Ellis said, also the 75th anniversary of the Legal Defense fund, and i positioned them
Africanamerican history and culture hosts this event. Its an hour and a half. It is such a pleasure to be here. I want to thank you so much for joining us in this celebration. Were here tonight to celebrate two important cornerstones of our democracy. One, of course, is the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights act and as mr. Ellis said, also the 75th anniversary of the Legal Defense fund, and i positioned them as two cornerstones of our democracy. One is obviously a law that helped to transform this country and provide the Legal Protections that allowed this democracy to evolve into what it is today. Still in progress, but its certainly better than it was, but with any law you need enforcers. With any law you need those who will protect that law who will enforce it, who will allow it to live out its fullness and i know that the Legal Defense fund has spent all of its days since the passable of the Voting Rights act working towards that goal and then many, many others. Im particularly