so i m almost out of water to choke back the emotion, which means i must be near the end. what we re really doing today is transferring our passion for the standard u.s. army nine-man infantry squad to our own squad of nine adorable talented and exceptional grandchildren. they are kayla, mckenna, luke, alexander, hunter, finley, braden, samuel and david. now, if you want to know what our principle goal in retirement will be? it s to be the best grand parents we can be. now unless they think we ve forgotten them, we have our own grandchildren. we have made 20 moves, most of them with the kids. they have been adaptive, resilient and willing to share their parents with a larger military family. it s been a joy watching them grow up, until recently, we had some difficulty convincing them that the mayflower wasn t a moving van. i m very happy that the j-3 allowed my son kris to escape to attend the military ceremony, and meagan and katie have also served. and we have the best trio
host, bill o reilly, speaks with buchanan on his latest book killing reagan an inside look at ronald reagan s political career. on sunday afternoon at 1:00, author and investor, doug casey, sits down with book tv at freedom fest in las vegas to discuss his latest book on politics and economics. on american history tv on c-span3, today, starting at 7:00 eastern, we are live from gettysburg college to mark the 125th anniversary of president dwight d. eisenhower s birth, discussing his military and political career with his grandchildren, susan, ann, and mary eisenhower. sunday afternoon at 4:00 on real america, an archival film documenting the 1963 visit of the king and queen of afghanistan to the united states. which included a meeting with president kennedy and a parade through washington, d.c. get our complete weekend chedule at c-span.org. president harry truman referred to his wife, best, and the boss. and she served as first lady on her own terms. she had little to sa
the designee of the minority leader. mrs. watson coleman: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of my special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. watson coleman: thank you, mr. speaker. it is truly an honor to serb here in the united states congress but we sully that honor when we waste the american people s time with misplaced priorities and manufactured crises. mr. speaker, congress has one fundamental responsibility funding the federal government. but unfortunately, republicans in congress insist on undermining these responsibilities at virtually every turn. mr. speaker, republicans already insist on maintaining reckless pressure funding to choke services for middle class and working americans, seens seniors, veterans and children. instead of replace of passing responsible budgets that meet the ever-changing needs
politics is instead an expression of our compelling need to live as one in order to build as one the greatest common good, that of community which sacrifices particular interest in order to share injustice and peace, its goods, its interests, its social ife. i do not underestimate the difficulty that this involves. but i encourage you in this ffort. ere too i think of the march which martin luther king led from selma to montgomery fifty years ago as part of the campaign to fulfill his dream of full civil and political rights for african americans. that dream continues to inspire s all. am happy that america continues to be, for many, a and of dreams. dreams which lead to action, to participation, to commitment. dreams which awaken what is deepest and truest in the life of a people. n recent centuries, millions of people came to this land to pursue their dream of building a future in freedom. we, the people of this ontinent, are not fearful of oreigners because most of us ere
pope francis has left washington and traveled to new york city. tomorrow he will address the united nation s general assembly. following his u.n. speech he will attend a religious service at the 9/11 memorial museum. it begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. the c-span networks feature weekends full of politics, nonfiction books and american history. the pope s visit to the united states continues saturday as he travels from new york to philadelphia. live coverage starts at 4:30 p.m. eastern as pope francis speaks at independence hall. then at 7:30 p.m. the pontiff attends the festival of families, part of the world meeting of families. join us sunday evening at 6:35 eastern as harvard professor and presidential connecticut lawrence lessig talks about his decision to run for president and changing political system. and on c-span 2 s book tv saturday night at 10:00 p.m. fox news host bill o reilly speaks with babe buchanan on his latest ook killing reagan. on sunday aft