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News anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. Thats this Christmas Day on the cspan networks. For a complete schedule go to cspan. Org. About 50 years ago on august 10th, 1964, president Lyndon Johnson signed the gulf of tonkin resolution, which in lieu of a declaration of war gave him broad powers to wage war in Southeast Asia. That resolution was passed by congress in response to an august 2nd attack, and an alleged august 4th incident in the golf of tonkin involving u. S. Destroyers and vietnamese torpedo boats. American history visited the National Security...

That it was giving too much power to the president. Do you agree with that . What is your view of this . I have mixed feelings. Youre talking about the authority that is given for the trade agreements. And what is the tpa, the actual acronym trade promotional authority. Trade promotional authority. There is an argument to be made by some on the separation of powers that by giving this authority to the president that youve taken power that should be the congress. There is also i guess, another argument that these are really treaties and they ought to be actually done as treaties and theyre not,...

Seeking input about how these gdps should be set, what criteria should be applied in setting the gdp. Should it be just about protecting against the risk that we are that fannie and freddie are assuming, should it be about capital formation, should it be about attracting private capital . The process has been very transparent, and so you decided to study it again. Yes. The process that the gentleman from new jersey brought is an issue im interested in as well. In fact, i had conversations with your predecessor in that there are some states that have very very stringent foreclosure procedures t...

United states, like we were by bush, to authorize an aufm. Abdi youothing but an abdication of our obligation. Adam shift tried to sunset out the aufm that we gave to which has been used by president obama. Not understand how we in congress can continue to what the constitution says is our responsibility. James madison once said, the power to declare war, including causeser to judging the of war, is fully and exclusively vested in the legislature. Not believe sincerely, because when this this obama. To be president he wants to have another aufm, extension of what we have. Its not going to be b...

[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] cspan, aup on hearing on the International Response to the Ebola Outbreak africa. Then alison mcfar lane, the head of the Nuclear Regulatory talks about the challenges facing the agency. And later, a House Foreign Committee examines the influx of unaccompanied minors at the southern u. S. Border. The next on washington journal, senator ron johnson of wisconsin issues before session wind down this and whats ahead with the new congress in january. Nsa a look at the surveillance bill that would end the abill toy to collect americans phone r...