a.m. on c-span. . óóóóóóóóóóóóóóóó he answered many questions on the british economy, specifically government debt and small business bankruptcy to read -- bankruptcy. >> prescience -- questions for the prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i have been asked to reply. been asked to reply. my right honorable friend the prime minister is in attendance on her majesty the queen welcoming president zuma on his state visit to the united kingdom. mr. speaker, i'm sure the house will wish to join me in paying tribute to the five british soldiers who have died in afghanistan. senior aircraft men luke southgate from two squadron royal air force regiment. rival martin from fourth battalion the rifles, attached to third battalion, the rifles. sergeant paul fox from 28 engineer regiment, royal engineers attached to the brigade reconnaissance force. riflemen connor palace from fourth battalion the rifles, attached to third battalion, the rifles. and a soldier from third battalion, the rifles, who died yest

on reconstruction contracts in iraq and afghanistan. they talk about interagency coordination and a proposed new government oversight agency to reduce waste and fraud. that is live at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. . >> now from london, prime minister's question from the house of commons. david cameron challenge prime minister gordon brown on transparency and better monitoring of hospital. mr. cameron was referring to cases of neglect and abuse at stanford hospital. the prime minister also answered questions about the role of uk forces and afghanistan. forces and afghanistan. in particular the new helicopters introduced will have more capability and have faster response time which will be welcomed. >> questions to the prime minister. mr. reid? >> mr. speaker, before i answer the question let me make another tribute to our troops. they are working with incredibly incredible bravery with fortitude and dedication to defeat those who brought terrorism to the streets of britain. by denying them ground and air support by offering the population in afghanistan a more prosperous future. i know the house will join me in paying tribute to the seven soldiers who lost their lives since the house last met

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> now what pentagon briefing on parliamentary elections in iraq.he also talks about the relationship between u.s. troops and the iraqi security forces. he speaks with reporters form a rack for 25 minutes -- from a rack for 25 minutes. >> it is my privilege to introduce the general. he assumed his duties in january of this year, and this is his first opportunity to be with us in this format, and we appreciate you taking the time this evening to give us some perspective on what you have been doing. most recently, the most important of elections taking place there. i know you have a few words that you would like to set the context before we start taking questions, so let me turn it over to you. >> brian, thanks a lot. i would like to make a brief opening statement. first of all, thanks to members of the press for being here today. as brian said, i am the commanding general of the center. as you know, the multinational division-bag down -- baghdad and west were brought together. that created the organization we know today as the division center. our te

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> be conservatives won the cold war. >> -- the conservatives won the cold war. >> order, order, order, order. . . help educate people further, the necessary skills that they need in order to do their jobs. i hope that makes it clear to the member. >> order. question to the prime minister. >> number one, serve. >> mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to the sacrifice of soldiers have lost their lives in afghanistan. their lives in afghanistan. they are riflemen donovan rifleman liam maughan from the third battalion the rifles. lance corporal tom keogh from fourth battalion the rifles attached to third battalion the rifles, corporal stephen thompson from first battalion the rifles. these men have made the greatest of sacrifices in the service of their country and their comrades. their heroism and bravery cannot and will not be forgotten. their legacy will be in the future that is being won for the people of afghanistan and the protection they are securing for the british people. they will be remembered with great pride by the b

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the region the defense budget bill is because we won the cold war. >> order, order, order. >> now, from london, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. this week, prime minister gordon brown announced that the government would detail its budget on march 24, setting the stage for the national election that is likely to happen on may 6. later, he answered questions on additional funding for troops in iraq and afghanistan. >> order, questions for the prime minister. member. >> order. question to the prime minister. >> number one, serve. >> mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to the sacrifice of soldiers have lost their lives in afghanistan. they are riflemen donovan block, rifleman liam maughan from the third battalion the rifles. lance corporal tom keogh from fourth battalion the rifles attached to third battalion the rifles, corporal stephen thompson from first battalion the rifles. these men have made the greatest of sacrifices in the service of their country and their comrades. their heroism and bravery

on c-span. at the top of the hour is "washinton journal." health care insurance, the midterm elections, and lobbying, at 7:00 a.m. eastern. a couple of live events to tell you about today on our companion network c-span 3. the insurance industry group america's health insurance plan will host a health policy forum beginning at 8:00 a.m. eastern. speakers will include kathleen sebelius and panels on medicare, wellness programs, and the midterm elections. later, treasury secretary tim geithner testifies on capitol hill about his department's budget request for next year. that is at 2:00 p.m. eastern. now the president and ceo of the federal reserve bank of chicago, charles evans. this is part of a conference hosted by the national association for business economics. it's about a half hour. >> good morning, everybody. i am bill strauss, a member of nabe's and directors. it's my pleasure to introduce today speaker. he is my colleague and my boss as well as a member. dr. charles evans, the president and ceo of the federal reserve bank of chicago. charlie and i have worked together since he joined the fed in 1991. the federal re

a.m. eastern on c-span. environmental protection agency administrator lee said jackson today talks about climate change, cutting carbon emissions and more. she is speaking at the national press club live at 1:00 p.m. on c-span. greek prime minister in washington, part of a four-city tour seeking firmer in you and u.s. support for new austerity measures in greece to deal with their financial troubles. he will meet with president obama tomorrow. today he is speaking at the brookings and -- brookings institution. live on c-span2 at 10:30 a.m. eastern. and later today, a group critical of the obama administration's immigration policy -- firm, fair immigration reform movement, will have a news conference at noon eastern and that will also be live on c- span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we welcome bill galston, senior fellow at the brookings institution. he had an opinion piece -- in that opinion piece you quoted numbers from "the new york times the tier a recent survey. it said 70% of those they pol

a.m. eastern time here on c-span.ashington post" to national correspondent, tr reid will talk about his global views on international issues including the united states of europe and confucius lived next door. join our three-hour conversation and your phone calls live sunday at noon eastern on books tv. texas-el primary elections in the governor's race yesterday, the incumbent won. here is the concession speech followed by governor harry's victory speech. >> we have fought together, a wonderful team, we have brought together a great team. we have fought valiantly for our principles but we did not win. i have called governor perry and congratulated him on his victory. i want you to know from the bottom of my heart that all of you who came from some many parts of our great state to support me and vote for me and to volunteer for me, i could not have done it without the incredible grass-roots effort that we have been able to do in this campaign. you hosted event, you drove me around, you flew me around, and came to see m

a.m. eastern here on c- span. . [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> will the prime minister get to his feet and tell us you knew nothing about the briefing? >> now from london, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. this week conservative party leader david cameron challenged prime minister gordon brown on transparency and better monitoring of hospitals, referring to cases of neglect and abuse at stafford hospital and the prime minister answered questions on the role of the british mission in afghanistan and in northern ireland. >> questions to the prime minister. mr. jamie reed med number one, mr. speaker? >> mr. speaker, before i answer the question, let me make another tribute to our troops. they are working with incredible braverry, with fortitude and with dedication to defeat those who would bring terrorism to the streets of britain, by denying the terrorists both land and support, by offering the population o

on insurance programs, such as medicaid. a research fellow from the harvard kennedy school looks at the success and failure of the u.s.'s biggest government initiative. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span.

a.m. tomorrow, a resolution to impeach a louisiana judge. live house coverage continues here on c-span when members cattle back in. -- gavel back again. >> coming up next on c-span, supreme court chief justice john roberts speaks at the university of alabama law school. and then the u.s. house debate on the war in afghanistan. and the defense department briefing on iraq. on tomorrow's "washington journal," we will talk with representatives jason altmire about health care, david savage discusses john roberts, robert johnson will talk about financial relationships, and we will talk about the future of nato. "washington journal" is live 7:00 a.m. eastern time here on c-span. >> obama and his socialistic ideas to deciding salaries, that is what is in progress right now. >> sunday, michelle easton on her work to promote conservative women in leadership roles, sunday night on c-span "q&a prat." >> chief justice john roberts spoke at university of alabama law school on thursday -- on wednesday. he made comments about president obama as stated the union speech. today in 2010, when our nation h

on veterans. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. coming up next on c-span, president obama announces a new treaty with russia on nuclear weapons. former state department spokesman james rubin and former homeland security adviser francis townsend talk about foreign policy. following that, nancy pelosi signs the health-care reconciliation bill. arizona senator john mccain is running for his fifth term. he holds a campaign rally at a high school in arizona. with him is alaska's governor sarah palin, who was his running mate in the 2007 campaign. you can see that event tomorrow, here on c-span. >> the renovation of the pentagon has made it much harder for reporters to walk down. more and more spaces are behind doors were i cannot go unless i am exhorted -- escorted. >> and national security correspondent on covering the military here in the u.s. and in iraq and afghanistan. >> now, president obama announces a new treaty on nuclear weapons with russia. calls for both countries to reduce their arsenals by a third. following the president'

a.m. over on c-span. it looks like the secretary-general of the u.n., ban ki-moon has come into the moon and the conference is about to get underway. live coverage of the u.n. donors conference here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] >> moments ago, you sauve secretary-general, u.n. secretary-general, ban ki-moon enter the room. else the conference co-chair, the haiti done fors conference here set to get underway at the united nations. he'll speak first, then secretary of state clinton at about 9:30 a.m. eastern or so and representatives from a number of other countries, also representatives from the word bank, robert zoellicke will be there, brazil, canada, the european union, france and spain all have speakers lined up. president -- former president bill clinton will speak and that's scheduled for 10:00 a.m. eastern. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> secretary clinton arriving, she is the co-chair of this donors conference on haiti. the other chair being

a.m. eastern on c-span 3 and c- span.org. >> obama and his socialistic ideas, deciding salaries, this is a life lesson in progress right now for conservatives. >> sunday, the founder and president of the booth policy institute. sunday night on "q&a." >> kathleen sebelius testified yesterday for a budget for the health and human services department. increased funding for the food and drug administration and other topics. this is a little less than an hour. >> the subcommittee will come to order. madam secretary, welcome back. i want to start by commending you for the outstanding work you are doing to help enact health- care reform. we can see the finish line. it will be tempting for senators on both sides to want to debate the pros and cons of health reform with you today but i would urge the subcommittee members to keep their focus on the subject of our hearing, which is the budget for the 2011 budget for health and human services. the president's budget hold the line on non security related spending for fiscal 2011. the president promised to use a scalpel could to achieve that hhs would

a.m. eastern on c- span. now u.s. ambassador paul bremmer talks about the situation in that country and ways to combat islamic extremism. ambassador bremmer spoke at an event in colorado springs. this is just under an hour. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> thank you for a much, congressman, for that kind introduction. -- thank you very much, congressman, for that kind introduction. i want to us all the socialists to leave now please. i guess that is fair. i think it is a wonderful program. you mentioned the snow in washington. i live in washington. the government was close down for a couple of days. [applause] one of the congressman i know has a sign that says, republicans are never safer than when congress is adjourned, but the schools were also closed, and there's a story that a mother went to her son and said, you have to get to go to school. he said, i do not want to go to school. she said, you have got to go to school. g

a.m. on c-span. pleasant hill california. david on the independent line. good morning. david, i'm going to put you on hold. i can he beat could hear the feedback back there. florida let's hear from bureau of the republican line. go ahead. >> caller: thank you for letting me call. i tried to call two or three times a year and i have for about the last 15 years on c-span trying to explain you cannot fix health care or anything until you fix the tax system. the tax system is broke. everybody admits it. neither party will deal with it. senator conrad is starting to talk about it the finance committee but if you believe that 70,000 pages of tax codes and 350 billion to $400 billion a year spent on tax trying to take care of complying with the tax code you can do these programs. next year we will be talking about the same thing until the country falls we won't change, we've got to fix the tax code. >> guest: we've got to fix the tax code. the caller is right. it is complicated and in fact it acts in some perverse ways to inhibit economic activity when we want to promote econo

on c-span freak, a coverage of a couple of hearings. treasury secretary timothy geithner testifying on the future of mortgages and housing markets. live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. sec chairman julius genachowski testified about the national broadband plan before the senate commerce committee. and this weekend, a campaign rally but senator john mccain. he will be joined by his former running mate sarah palin in a rally in a maze that, ever done. he is running against former house member hayworth in the republican primary. a live coverage, saturday at noon, here on c-span. >> " washington journal" continues. host: our guest is ed berkowitz, history professor at george washington university. glad you can be here. it talk to us about how this legislation compares to other bills in the past. the big topic that we will talk about the next 25 minutes or so. but give us historical perspective of how major it is. guest: certainly one of the three big ones. my personal list for the big ones was so security, 1935, huger than any deals with them, where we start our social security program and unemployment compensation and welfare programs. number two,

a.m. eastern on c-span 3. is it a defense secretary robert gates says he wants a pentagon review of the ban on openly gay service members wrapped up by december 1 of this year. the military personnel subcommittee in the house looks at issue today, live at 2:30 p.m. eastern also on c-span3. the house pays tribute to the late congressman john murtha who died last month. a memorial service from the capital. live coverage at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> as "washington post" international correspondents, t.r. reid traveled the world. his books are not only on travel but global issues including "the united states of europe" and "confucius' lives next door." live sunday at noon eastern on c-span2. >> over 1000 middle and high school students entered this year's c-span students cam documentary competition with a short video on one of the country's greatest strengths or challenge. we will announce the 75 winners on march 10 and share the winning videos at student cam .org. >> which four presidents live past 90

on tomorrow's "washington journal," a look of the obama administration's efforts to reduce foreclosures. john taylor will -- we will discuss gris's debt crisis with peter eavis. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span >> over 1000 middle school and high-school students entered this year's student documentary competition with a short video on one of our country prosperous the strengths or a challenge our country faces. we will announce the winners on march 10 and show you winning videos. >> president obama had a meeting on health care. this is about 40 minutes. >> hello, pennsylvania. thank you. thank you very much. what a wonderful crowd. i love you back. i am kind of fired up. [applause] i am kind of fired up. this is just an extraordinary crowd. i love you back. there are some people i want to point out who are here and have been doing great work. give leslie a great round of applause for her wonderful introduction. [applause] somebody who has been working tirelessly on your behalf doing a great job, the secretary of health and human services, kathleen sebelius, is in the house. [applause] one of the finest governor is in the country, ed rendell is in the house. [applause] everybody noticed how g

a.m. eastern time on c-span radio or c-span3. a court in germany convicted four men and a foiled plot to attack u.s. targets in germany. the men were charged with plotting bombing attacks in germany against american citizens and facilities, including the u.s. air force ramstein base. they have been sentenced to up to 12 years. yemen's interior ministry said it arrested 11 suspected al qaeda notes and during a raise -- raid on one of their homes. the u.s. has become increasingly worried about militants based in yemen's sense al qaeda groups there and saudi arabia emerged. they organized the failed attempt to blow up the u.s. airliner on christmas day in detroit. those are the latest headlines from c-span radio. >> this morning, the head of citigroup testifies before the congressional oversight panel on federal financial aid the company received under the tarp program. that is live beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. this afternoon the look at fiscal year 2011 budget for the transportation security administration. the actin

a.m. eastern time here on c-span. >> this weekend, tv is heading west from live coverage from the tucson meeting on books. sunday there'll be petals on writing of history, the war in afghanistan, world war ii, and the military and leadership. the tucson festival of books this weekend on c-span 2's book tv. for more information go to booktv.org. our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online. you can connect with us on porter, facebook, and youtube. signup for our alerts at the cspan board. .org. >> president barack obama described the health care bill which remains stalled in congress. this is about 40 minutes. >> i am kind of fired up. i am kind of fired up. [applause] this is just an extraordinary crowd. i love you back. [applause] there are some people i want to point out who are here who have been doing great work. give leslie a quick round of applause for her introduction. [applause] introduction. [applause] somebody who has been working tirelessly on your behalf and doing a great job, the secretary of health and human services, kathleen sebelius is in the house. [

on wednesday, question time will air at 8:00 a.m. eastern live on c-span 2. due to the daylight savings time change. c-span.org that, --at c- span.org, you can find links to previous questions. >> coming up next on c-span is a speech by prime minister gordon brown on the global economy. then it is "q&a" with sharon easton -- with michelis than -- with michelle easton. >> the health care debate moves to the house budget committee on monday as committee members marked up health care legislation we will have live coverage beginning at 3:00 p.m. eastern. the budget meeting as part of an effort to put the matter to a vote by march 18. they said they want the democrats approve the bill under expedited reconciliation procedures. and the rules committee will meet on wednesday to work at the structure for the debate. house speaker nancy pelosi hopes to start the debate on thursday with those possible later in the week. stay tuned to c-span for the latest on the health care debate. visit our health care of. you can read the legislation. you can join in the conversation

on the budget for medicare and medicaid. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span.tracts in iraq and afghanistan. representatives from the state and defense departments and the u.s. agency for international development talk about interagency coordination and a proposed new government oversight agency to reduce

a.m. eastern here on c-span. we're going live to a press conference from the afghan ambassador to the u.s. first, some introductory remarks for your watching live coverage on c-span. >> obviously nobody knows what afghanistan's fate and the next while will be. we have heard various versions from various corners. but one thing is certain -- that the operations of the last decade have convinced many thoughtful people around the world that afghanistan can never be neglected again. one way or another, people of good will around the world are going to do what they can and use the resources that they had at hand to foster economic, social, and cultural development in that country. that is certainly one conclusion that is beyond dispute. a second one has only become obvious as time has passed, and that nothing serious and afghanistan in terms of these developments will occur unless afghans themselves are front and center. it is not going to be done from the outside or by the outside. it might be done in partnership with

on c-span2 at 7:00 a.m. eastern and then again on c-span at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. at c-span.org, you can find an archive of past prime ministers questions. >> now remarks from british conservative leader david cameron. he challenged gordon brown's policies on entitlement programs and a national health services during the spring conference. the british government is holding elections this spring with recent polls show conservatives holding of small lead over the current majority labour party. this is about 30 minutes. majority labor party. this is 40 minutes. >> thank you. at the thank you. wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww >> i have to make another speech without any notes. i hope that you will bear with me but i want to talk to you very directly today. they don't hand general election victories and governments on a plate to people in this country. and i know how important it is that we recognize something i am always said, which is this election was always going to be close. this election was always going to be a real case. labour and conservatives, gordon brown. t

a.m. eastern time, here on c-span. >> which two presidents died in the fourth of july in the same year?ohn adams and thomas jefferson. find these and other presidential fax in our newly updated book," who is buried in grant's tomb? " >> it is a mini-history, biography of each of these presidents and you can tell a lot about people at the end of their lives. >> it is a resource guide to every presidential gravesite. the story of their final moments of insight about their lives. it is now available at your favorite book seller or get a 25% discount at the publisher's web site. >> house members spoke about health care yesterday in a series of one-minute speeches. here is 20 minutes of that debate. we will hear first from the house minority leader, john boehner. minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman is recognized. mr. boehner: the american people are appalled by what they have seen in this health care debate. but the worst is still ahead. the bill's already failed. the american people don't want it and they are screaming it at the top of their lungs,

a.m. eastern here on c- span. up next on c-span, "q&a" with michelle easton. after that, prime minister gordon brown at the house of commons, and then another chance to see the speech by prime minister brown on the global economy. . >> michelle easton, you say in a little note on your web site that when you founded the clare boothe luce policy institute in 1993, you received permission from mrs. luce's family to use her name. who's her family? >> well, i went and spoke with her stepson, henry luce, the son of the famous henry luce who did time magazine. and i did it because our corporate attorney, bill olson, said, "you don't have to ask the family for permission, but it's a good idea." so i went up and met with him. he was in the luce foundation offices in manhattan. and he was a nice fellow, quite gruff, and he heard me out. and he said, "well, i don't agree with what you're doing, but she'd like it." so, i could use the name. >> why didn't he agree with what you were doing? >> because he was something of a rino, to put it kindly. >> and that is - what's tha

on the health care bill. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span the renovation of the pentagon has made it much harder for a reporter to walk around. more and more spaces are behind doors where i cannot go unless i am escorted. >> cbs news national security correspondent david martin on covering the military here in the u.s., in iraq, and in afghanistan. the coffee party, a movement founded in response to the tea party movement, held meetings across the country this weekend to talk about civic engagement for changing the american political process. one event was held in washington and attended by one of the parties cofounders. this lasts about one hour 25 minutes. >> i wanted to start out by thanking our host, andy. he is the owner. [applause] thanks for the great coffee. we are really excited to be here. i have two special guests for today. this is unusual. normally, we get together and break up into smaller groups and discuss our efforts. today, we have some guests who will introduce our focus right now, which is how to improve our legislative p

on his story about the cost of the iraq reconstruction. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern time here on c-span. >> which president was buried wrapped in an american flag with a copy of the constitution and under his head? andrew johnson. find this and other presidential facts in our new book, "who is buried in grant's tomb?" >> i travel book, a guidebook, and an interesting work of biography of each of these presidents. you can tell a lot about people at the end of their lives. >> a resource guide to every presidential gravesite, the story of their final moments, and insight about their lives. now available at your favorite book seller. the 25% discount at the publisher's web site. taipan g type -- type in grantstomb at checkout. >> sign up for scheduled e-mails c-span.org that. >> president obama met with the chairman of the committee's in charge of drafting financial regulation legislation today. chris dodd is joined by barney frank. they talk to reporters at the white house for about 15 minutes. >> a great day yesterday's for the country with the signing of the health care bill. the preside

a.m. eastern here on c-span. up next, the british-iraq war in korea testimony from prime minister gordon brown -- they are examining british involvement in the war. gordon brown was chancellor of the exchequer, similar to the u.s. treasury secretary, from 1987 to 2007 when tony blair was prime minister. mr. brown has served as prime minister since 2007. this portion last one hour and 25 minutes. general election. from the time we began our work last july we have been at pains to provide the absolute impartiality to have iraq inquiry. we've had to remain outside party politics and we have asked the political parties to respect that position and we repeat that request today. it was for that reason my colleagues and i originally decided that we should ask to see the prime minister, the foreign secretary and the development secretary after the general election. on january 19, the prime minister wrote he was preparing to give evidence whenever the committee saw fit. we discussed this letter and concluded that in the i

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the renovation of the pentagon has made it much harder for a reporter to walk aroundunday, national security correspondent david martin on covering the american military here in the u.s. and in afghanistan. >> in the coffee party, a movement founded in response to the tea party movement held several meetings across the country this weekend. one of the advance was held here in washington and was attended by one of the coffee party's co- rounders. -- cofounders. >> i wanted to start out by thinking our host. -- a thinking -- thanking our host. we are thankful to be here. we have two special guests for today. this is unusual. we normally get together and break up into smaller groups. but today, we will introduce our focus, which is how to improve the legislative process. how to have better representation in government and how to make our democracy better along those lines. that is the beginning of starting the movement. many of you know that i and the crazy person that created the web page. two months later, here we are. i sought a very dysfunctional government. after sp

on national security. that begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern time on c-span 3. later, a hearing on the possible repeal of the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. pentagon officials will testify about allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the military. that is scheduled to get underway at 2:30 p.m. eastern time. >> c-span, our public affairs content is available on television, radio and online and you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook and youtube and sign up for our scheduled alert emails at c-span.org. >> now a hearing on internet censorship. we'll hear from state and commerce department officials followed by an executive from google. 3 a security breach in january motivated google's decision to scop operating there. this is 40 minutes. >> this hearing will come to order. today's hearing is global internet freedom and the rule of law part two. after a few opening remarks, i will recognize the senators who are in attendance for opening statements. this subcommittee held our first hearing on this issue in may of 2008. at that hearing, we learned

"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> the new c-span video library is a digital archive of c-span programming. from barack obama to ronald reagan and everywhere in between. this is now available to you. it is fast and free. try it out. >> over 1000 middle and high school students injured in the student competition. we will announce the winning entries. >> now, dennis blair, the director of national intelligence. he spoke at kansas state university. this is an hour. >> thank you for that kind introduction. it is a great pleasure to have such a distinguished graduate as a former colleague. i had done little intelligence on this occasion and i was told that bomb threats were primarily exam week phenomenon. i thought i was safe, but obviously, that was not very accurate either. thank you for your flexibility in changing venues. i will be signing class excuses to miss the rest of the afternoon after the for marks. --i will be signing class excuses to miss the rest of the afternoon right after these remarks. before,

product on terrorism will discuss the recent story of an american woman known as jihad jane, who is accused of aiding foreign terrorists. that begins each morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. after that, on c-span 2, a discussion of the senate's use of the filibuster, a parliamentary maneuver that blocks the action on legislation unless 60 senators vote to end it. live coverage at 8:30 a.m. eastern. now live with the affect health care legislation could have won the 2010 -- now look at the effect health care legislation could have on 2010. this is 50 minutes. >> good morning, and welcome to the second and final day of what i hope you found to be a wonderful conference. i have the distinct privilege this morning of introducing our speaker, amy walters. after doing an apprenticeship with some of the best analysts in the country, amy has made a name for herself as one of the best young political journalists covering washington today. as the editor and chief of the hot line, washington's daily premier briefing on politics, she provides a fresh voice in an industry dominated by long tenures journalists and editorialists. her reliable and accurate analyses of the environment is featured in her column

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on the spring elections and britain with adam bolten. "washington journal" starts each morning with seven -- at 7:00 a.m.. you're watching public affairs programming on c-span next, fed chairman bernanke testifies on capitol hill about federal supervision of banks. after that, we hear from the education secretary who is pushing for changes to the u.s. secretary -- to the u.s. education system. >> c-span, our public affairs content is available on television, radio and on line. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook and youtube. you can sign up for our schedule alert e-mails @ c-span.org. >> ben bernanke expressed some concerns with the financial regulations bill making its way through the senate. he testified before house financial services committee along with former federal chair reserved -- federal reserve chairman paul volcker. [gavel sounding] >> will the photographers please stand down? the only thing we could see is volcker. now we can see everybody. this hearing will come to order. it is an important hearing that is relevant to the legislative task before us as members know. the senate had been considering very much the question of what t

on c-span. the president will head to philadelphia to are to talk about insurance reform. live coverage at 11:00 a.m eastern on c-span. we return now to the hearing on the oversight of government aid to the financial aid -- financial industry on c-span. borrowers -- lenders when they buy our paper. it's one factor. they have to take the whole picture into account including, by the way, the fact that we are proposing, let's have a resolution -- >> i understand it's one factor. can we both stipulate it is a very helpful factor. >> sn. >> again, how can ratings not be helpful factor. it is a factor. i keep coming back to say we raised money of very long maturity. >> i understand, and if we had longer term we could talk about paying for that. >> i just had quick questions about, just looking forward and the business generating. we all want obviously citi bank to be happy, healthy and ppaying back the tarp funds. when you look at the growth of the target base, it looks like some of your greatest opportunities may be abroad rather than the u.s. do you see any potential problem there, vis-a-vis the treasur

on the health care bill. we will also talk about the future of the tea party. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-spans week and, on c-span2's "booktv" -- the beginning of the 20th -- the end of the 20th- century and the beginning of the 21st century. throughout the weekend, look for highlights from the virginia festival of the book. by the entire schedule online at -- find the entire schedule online at booktv.org. >> we will hear from amr moussa and the palestinian president mahmoud a boss. -- mahmoud abbas. this is about 50 minutes. >> mr. chairman of the summit, your majesty's, your excellencies, stsarab citizens, ladies and gentlemen, this summit is held in very critical moments. police -- we extend our gratitude to our host of the summit. it gives us great responsibilities. i would like to express gratitude and respect for the state of qatar which has displayed a great seriousness and very hard work in facing the challenges that the arab nations face. they achieved a number of successes in their diplomatic and political work. i am sure that this will also characterized the libyan chairmanship. mr

a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> almost 40 years ago, as lead engineer at motorola, he led the team that developedhe first panel mobile phone. tonight, we look at the history and future of that industry on the "communicators" on c-span 2. >> remarks now by congressional budget office are director douglas elmendorf. he will talk about government debt. he spoke earlier today at the national association for business economics. this is about 45 minutes. >> good morning. on behalf of us here, i am delighted to be here to introduce mr. elmendorf. douglas elmendorf is the eighth director of the congressional budget office. it is a distinguished list and he augments that. before he came to the cbo, he was senior fellow and economic studies program at the brookings institution. he was co-editor of the brookings papers on economic activity and director of the hamilton project. over the course of his career, he has been assistant professor of economics at harvard university, principal analyst of the cbo, senior economist at the council of economic advisers, deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at t

"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. live events to tell you that this morning -- the senate commerce committee continues to examine the toyota recalled. ñrÑi. eastern. also on cspan 3 at the same time, representatives from google and others testify about global internet committee before a senate subcommittee. tr reed has traveled the world. join our 3 our conversation with tr reid and your phone calls on sunday on c-span 2. now, house majority leader steny hoyer on fiscal responsibility and a new commission charged with recommending ways to reduce the federal deficit. he was at the brookings institution for 45 minutes. >> welcome to brookings, by m. ron haskins. i am introducing steny hoyer, it in his 15th term in congress. since 2006, he has been the majority leader. majority leader of the house of representatives. he seeks bipartisan solutions, an approach that is being discarded in these unfortunate times. he will soon get the opportunity to test his skills as he never has before. our program has been engaging in an o

a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> which four residents live past 90 years old?n adams, herbert hoover, ronald reagan, and gerald ford. find that these and other facts in c-span new book, "who is buried in grant's tomb?" >> i guidebook -- a guide book, biographies of presidents, and you can tell a lot about a person about the end of their lives. >> an index of president to gravesides and insights about their lives. "who is buried in grant's tomb that ?" >> the supreme court hears a gun rights case tomorrow on how the second amendment may apply to cities and states. next, a preview of the case, mcdonald v. chicago. from the cato institute, this is 1.5 hours. >> i am roger pilon, and we're here to talk about a case that will be argued before the supreme court to mortar -- tomorrow morning, chicago v. chicago. it is about the second amendment series that began a year ago. heller decision, in which the court decided for the first time that the right to keep and bear arms protect its your right not simply as a member of the militia but you're right as an individual to

a.m. live on c-span and later today around 2:30 the quality chief -- excuse me -- yeah, the quality chief for toyota is expected to testify as well. cleveland, tennessee. democratic line. you are next. caller: hello, good morning. we have some problems over here, too. with the economy. business has been slowing down and things like that. we have been trying to get things started. but by gosh we have problems, too, with immigration and the economy and things like that. what can we do to straighten that thing out and what is the census bureau, 2010 census got to do with that? host: were you able to follow that? >> a bit. i know that i have heard some reports that local jurisdictions are asking everybody that lived there to fill out the census saying that this doesn't get reported. if you are here illegally we don't share that information with i.c.e. who would be in charge of investigating those reports. insofar as making certain that illegal immigrants aren't taking jobs in our depressed areas, again the department said a lot of illegal immigrants have been leaving. it has shifted its focus

a.m. to live on c-span and then later today around 2:30 p.m., the quality chief for toyota and is expectedcratic line, you are next. caller: business has been slowing down and things like that and we are finally getting things straightened out here, but by god, we have problems, too, with immigration. what can we do to straighten that thing out and what does the 2010 census have to do with that? host: were you able to follow that? guest: of it. i have heard some reports that jurisdictions are asking everyone that lives there to fill out the sentence, saying that this is -- this is not get reported. if you are here illegally, we do not share this information with i.c.e. insofar as making certain that illegal immigrants are not taking jobs in depressed areas, again, the government has said that a lot of illegal immigrants are leaving. it has shifted its focus on how to do with that in the obama administration. in the bush administration there were famous for doing these worksite rates, where they would go to a large manufacturing facility unexpected and arrest hundreds of illegal workers. no

a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> of a couple of live events to tell you about tomorrow on our companion network,3,. the congressional oversight panel on the troubled asset relief program looks sad assistance to citigroup. that is at 10:00 a.m. eastern. and at 2:00 p.m., it is a hearing on next year's budget request for the transportation security administration, with the acting administrator testifying. >> the next journalism must be open to blogs and e-mails that are hammering like this on the door to be let into the conversation, to add new information, to raise new questions, to suggest new context. >> winners of this year's national press foundation awards talk about the role of journalism in a changing society. the dollar is now a hearing on the military's planned to end the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays and lesbians in the military. we will hear from defense department officials reviewing the policy. this is a lot less than two hours. -- this is a little less than two hours. >> the president has made clear >> today the subcommittee will hear motion a study group to determine what

a.m. eastern. that's on c-span 2.le we wait for the house to gavel back in, we'll show you a discussion on the health care bill and why this guest is against the house passing it. it's from this morning's "washington journal" and this is about 25 minutes. host: they have been one of the groups active in the protest of the health care proposal that is being debated on capitol hill. here is one of the television ads. >> i was diagnosed with breast cancer when i was 43. my mother died of breast cancer. early detection saved my life. an earlier panel says women should receive mammograms until age 50 -- should not receive mammograms until age 50. that could cost you your live. if i cover the new guidelines, my cancer would have spread undetected. my chance of survival would have been reduced. the government takes over healthcare, recommendations could be law for all kinds of diseases. if you find a bum, if you could wait months for treatment and life-saving drugs can be restricted. your thoughts as chairman and health care

a.m. eastern. >> up next on c-span, the joint economic committee gets the february employment figures. and president obama comments on the job market. after that, congressman barney frank talks about homeownership. and senator christopher dodd talks about the need to count -- create a consumer protection agency for financial institutions. >> as "washington post" international correspondent, t.r. reid has traveled the globe. including the united states of europe, the healing of america, and "confucius' lives next door." live sunday at noon eastern on "book tv's" "in-depth." >> which presidents live past 90 years old? did john adams, herbert hoover, ronald reagan, and gerald ford. find these and other presidential fax in the book "who's buried in grant's' tu omb?" >> you can tell a lot of people at the end of their lives. >> a resource guide and the story of their final moments. who's buried in grant's tomb, get a 45% discount at the publisher's web site. and now, the bureau of labor statistics monthly jobs report the national unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.7% for the month of

a.m. eastern, here on c-span. >> over 1000 middle and high school students entered this year's student chem documentary series with a short video on one of our country's greatest strengths or a challenge it is facing. we will reveal the winners on march 10 and show you the videos. >> the prime minister of increases in washington this week for an official visit with president obama. george papandreou discussed his nation's economy and the relationship with the united states. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> good morning to all of you. i'm strobe talbot. welcome to brookings. welcome to spring in washington. >> good morning. welcome. come especially to the washington diplomatic corps, which is particularly well represented here today. and i might add that the athens diplomatic corps is pretty well represented, too. by dan specker, united states ambassador to greece, a very dear friend and former colleague of mine and several other people in the room. this is going to be an especially timely event. and it features an especially distinguished guest of honor. americans like to think of t

a.m. eastern. they are in on sunday at 1:00 p.m. eastern. live house coverage on c-span.peaker nancy pelosi's weekly briefing was devoted to health care legislation. she believes they have the votes for package this weekend and is confident from the assurances the she has from the senate to pass the bill. she speaks for about 15 mens. >> today is the feast of st. joseph the worker, particularly significant to italian americans, and it is a day where we remember and pray to st. joseph to benefit the workers of america. and that's exactly what our health care bill will do. i'm very excited about the momentum that is developing about the bill. i know some of you were present during the week when we started with little schirn babies as young as six weeks old to talk about what it means to them. moving on to young people a couple days ago, seniors, small businesses, very important legislation. so again, as i say to you every time i see you, one day closer to passing this historic legislation which will make history of course but progress for the american people. you see behind

"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. osed at search engine in china this week because of concerns over government censorship. tomorrow, a group will examine internet regulations in china. live on c-span3 at 10:00 p.m. eastern. president obama today signed into law the health care bill passed by the house on sunday. the move was necessary and over for -- in order for the senate to take up a package of changes to the bill also passed by the house. after the signing, the president and vice-president biden spoke at the interior department three together, but the events last a little more than an hour. >> the president of the united states and the vice president of the united states. >> thank you all. >> we got to get going. thank you all. >> fire it up. a fire out. >> fire it up. ready to go. >> mr. president, i think you have a happy room here. [laughter] it seems ridiculous to say thank you all for being here. [laughter] ladies and gentleman, to state the obvious, this is a historic day. [applause] and our business, we use