Massachusetts and orrin hatch from utah. A lot of folks like to joke about the odd couple, but i think Mitch Mcconnell and barack obama may have them outdone. Senator mcconnell was one of 10 republican senators to vote for Loretta Lynch for attorney general. It will have majority leaders mcconnells remarks next. Followed by a discussion on the future of congress and later a look at the u. S. And for structure needs. Infrastructure needs. Good afternoon everyone. [applause] welcome. I have the great privilege of being the president of the Edward M Kennedy institute for the United States senate. This wonderful new building and this wonderful Innovative Technology exhibit outside leads to this wonderful replica of the United States Senate Chamber. It is the heart and soul of the institute. It is a fullscale replica with a little bit more technology, as you can see. If this is your first digit visit, i hope you will come again to see all that we offer you we are very pleased to welcome you
Refund to get your reaction. Did you watch and what did you think about that speech . Our phones are open. Democrats can call in at 202 7488000. Republicans at 202 7488001. Independence at 202 7488002. You can catch up with us on twitter or email us. A good Tuesday Morning to you. We begin talking about first ladys Michelle Obamas commencement address. She speaks of the emotional toll of being the first black, first lady. They wrote, mrs. Obama delivered the address to much applause but in intertwining her personal journey she if raised this question, how much has america progressed on Race Relations and can this generation prevent being defined here is a bit from the address in which she specifically talks about being the first black first lady. [video clip] back when my husband first started campaigning, folks at all sorts of questions for me. What kind of first lady would i be . What kinds of issues what i take on . When i be more like laura bush or Hillary Clinton or nancy reagan .
F. C. C. Chair tom wheeler will be before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee this morning talking about the budget request and joining us is ajit pai. Well have live coverage in about half an hour here. Also live at 11 25 on cspan3, president obama will take part in a roundtable discussion on ways to address poverty in the u. S. Its part of a threeday catholic evangelical summit at georgetown university. Again, thats 11 25 a. M. Eastern. And also at 2 30 on cspan3, the Veterans Affairs committee will talk to deputy Veterans Affairs secretary sloan gibson. It will include representatives from several veterans interest groups. Thats on cspan3 at 2 30 eastern. This weekend the cspan cities tour partnered with comcast to learn about the history and literary life of Fort Lauderdale, florida. So this was really cultural tourism and so when they set up their villages along the way, along the trail sometimes only leaned to the buses would stop because heres the tourist attraction. The semi
Could we could sure use some rain. In San Francisco, unless there is a. 01 of drizzle, it will be the driest. Thats for sure. The question is will they get any measurable precip . Right now its zero. Its been declining. Five straight years and falling off the table since 2012. Last year was the driest ever. It will be sunny. High clouds, tropical clouds. Another low may impact us friday or sauent. More on that. 60s on the temps. Sal, are we still okay . Were doing okay at the macarthur maze. You will see that traffic is doing okay. This sa relatively good morning. You will be waiting your usual amount. Northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. The traffic is a little bit slow as you drive through. I want to mention that 680 southbound from concord to walnut creek is getting slow. A former stanford swimmer is facing Sexual Assault charges. The 19yearold withdrew from school yesterday and is now banned from the campus. Janine de la vega is live at stanford where students tell us there is
People from several administrations and we will get a sense of the environment of first lady operates in. Its a difficult place to be. As beautiful as the white house is, it has many different roles. It is a museum. It is obviously a residence. It is a park, a president s park, and it is a work place. And all of those combined, for the first lady, as opportunities for her. And also some hazards. As they live their lives their lives in the white house. It is a place for children. It is a place to raise a family. With a first lady with no compensation for what she does, its difficult to say exactly what her role is. We will talk about this. Our panelists have been in the white house since the time that betty ford was first lady. Nina mcbride was chief of staff to laura bush and she also worked for president s reagan and George H W Bush and she knows a great deal about the operations than the comings and goings. Gary walters worked as chief usher from 1986, but he came during betty fords