searching speech at the memorial service for the five police officers slaughtered by a lone gunman in the big d last week, both bush and obama found grounds for hope and optimism for a country full of overwhelming cause for despair. praised lawnts enforcement and called for unity and reconciliation. president obama: i m here to insist that we are not as divided as we seem, and i know that because i know america. i know how far we have, against how far we have come against impossible odds. bush: at our best, we honor the image of god. we recognize that we are brothers and sisters, sharing the same brief moment on earth and owing each other the loyalty of our shared humanity. john: we will place a more extended excerpts from the dallas situation in a minute, but first, about this event today struck you the most? mark: these are two guys who did this before, and i thought they were extra ordinary. so much conflict, and a beautiful job. somewhat remarkable, and where the opti
>< next, labor secretary thomas perez discusses labor policies, minimum wage, and overtime pay. democratic officials outlined plans for next month s convention in philadelphia. after that, a discussion on u.s. strategy in libya. labor secretary thomas perez outlined president obama s labor policies including expanding anrtime pay during appearance at the national press club on wednesday. the secretary is the son of immigrants from the dominican republic and has been named as a withtial running candidate hillary clinton. this is about one hour. under perez, the labor department issued a rule that requires financial advisors to put customers first. adding in all of, the three years that he has been in the labor department have been nothing if not attention grabbing. they seem to have grabbed the attention of hillary clinton. the wall street journal reported that perez is one of nine names on the short list as running mate for the presidency. democratic immigrants, he chos
said they would lose a lot of professionals, it takes me back to last week when a gentleman called on this line. host: we only have a few seconds. was a: he said he scientist and could not find a job and it was because of people from other countries getting the jobs. that is why we are frustrated. guest: i think that is an individual case that is not representative of the experience. as we become a more technological society. fromed skilled people around the world. yes, there are americans who have those skills, and that is great. we need more of them. we do not have a significant number of people in the stem thatrs to fill the jobs are available. immigrants are providing a source of capital. the proof is in the pudding. look at britain s relative success. they have a growth rate that is better than the rest of europe with relatively low unemployment , and immigration is part of that story. they should not be blaming immigrants for economic problems and we should not be blami
falls yesterday and reversing gains made in the last few months. presumptive republican presidential nominee donald trump who was in scotland out of business trip cheered the news of the brexit, calling it a great thing and claiming u.k. voters have taken their country back. that brings us to today s discussion. we will get your reaction to the british vote to leave the eu and its potential effect here in united states. democrats can call in, (202) 748-8000. republicans can call (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. and a special line today for those calling outside of the united states, our international viewers can call (202) 748-8003. you can reach us on social media as well as on facebook. the headlines are dominated today by the news of the brexit. the vote by voters in the u.k. to leave the european union. the wall street journal calls it a shot heard round the world. for the leadictory campaign was perhaps the single largest load to the british populace as de
, forgh the scorecards agencies have realized $2 billion with the savings over the last two years by moving to the cloud. watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. tonight on c-span, a look at the 20 16th presence of election and impact 2016 present election and the impact technology is having on the race. we will show you one conference from santa monica, california, and another from the george bush presidential center in dallas. later, a conversation with facebook s chief operating officer sheryl sandberg. an all-female panel of digital media correspondents, producers, and executives discussed the 2016 present election and how podcast, live ists, and other technology being used to target millennials. this is from the ideas los angeles conference in santa monica. this is 40 minutes. it is all women. [laughter] [applause] hi, guys. thank you, everybody, for coming this afternoon. was thea mentioned, i editor on the digital side and i wor