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Going win elections. Thats not how were going to solve problems. Gwen less than a week before the first big faceoff, a summer dual with much at stake. Lawmakers debate war, peace and highways. Im proud of what weve accomplished in congress so far this year. Gwen covering the week, robert costa political reporter for the washington post. Susan davis Congressional Correspondent for usa today and john harwood chief washington correspondent for cnbc. Awardwinning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. From our nations capital. This is Washington Week with gwen ifill. Corporate fun...

Mr. Gardner mr. President . The presiding officer the acting majority leader. Mr. Gardner i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Gardner i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 163 h. R. 720. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk calendar number 163, h. R. 720 an act to improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents and so forth. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection the senate will proceed to the measure. Mr. Gardne...

He was history teacher and came to congress and realized there was no organization saying nice things about the congress and thought there ought to be somebody who did that and created the u. S. Capitol Historical Society as a way to create an organization whose responsibility would be to educate the public about the capital, the capital building, the people who served here and the architecture thats here. For over 50 years, we have been doing this with publications. With guide books to the capital. Calendars that we produce and many members purchase and issue to their constituents. And other ...

We leave a last minute or so of that interview to take you like to the u. S. Senate about to gamble in print lawmakers expected to work on 2018 defense programs and policies. Starting of the session with a moment of silence for the 16th anniversary of the 911 attacks. Will take you life out to the floor of the senate. Here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our shelter and shield, today we remember 9 11. As we recall the tragedy and and heroism of that day, we ...

On the situation in florida and other Southern States affected by the storm. This is about 20 minutes. Good morning, everyone and thank you for joining us to continue as we continue to respond to Hurricane Irma. Our number one concern today is with saving lives. The u. S. Coast guard custom import protection and department of defense have deployed significant assets to the area to assist in search and rescue efforts. We are very pleased the weather is allowing this effort on search and rescue. We are constrained by the geography and are basic of operation are more limited that our response to ...