to the state of alaska? >> we are a resource state so this oil pipeline at some point has provided 20% of the nation's oil coming from alaska data. of time so it is very critical to the alaskan economy and has been since the mid- 70s. >> does it preclude you from having as state income tax or sales tax from the revenue generated from that pipeline? >> when i was taking the vow of the income tax so alaskans have been very fortunate to live off the resources of our great state for a long time. we have been very fortunate in that regard we do have other resources like natural gas that is a very large opportunity for alaska and asia. >> governor walker, you just signed the state budget in alaska and there was a substantial cut of funding and your unemployment rate is high what is going on economically? >> our economy was tied almost solely toil oil and the percent of the revenue and when the price of oil o dropped from $100 per barrel down at 26% we lost 80% of revenue and we had to make changes and adjustments

to the state of alaska? we are a resource state, for the pipeline has 20% of our nation's oil at one time. to ourbeen crucial economy since the mid-1970's. >> does it preclude you from having a state income or sales tax because of the revenue generated from a pipe line? the income tax, that was the beginning of the oil revenues coming in. alaskans have been very fortunate to be able to live off the resources in our great state for a long time. we've been very fortunate in that regard. we have other resources. of course, our natural gas up in the north is a very large opportunity for alaska and asia. reporter: governor walker, you just signed the state budget in alaska. there is a pretty substantial cut in funding, and your unemployment rate is high. what is going on economically there? gov. walker: our economy was tied almost solely to oil. almost 90% of our revenue came from oil. with the price dropped from always $100 a barrel to $26 a barrel come up we had to make some changes. it is an adjustment we have

alaska right now is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. there are other revenue streams that need to happen, but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast, and i think there's political reasons people are worried about implementing taxes . without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing crisis in a lot of areas. the more our economy goes down, the more people get upset and their lives moving away they are not happy with, and the more they get to self-medicating, and i think that is a problem, too. >> i think child hunger and lack of medicine. it's all linked to poverty. food insecurity for children in the state. we went down, and now we are going way back up. we have to stop giving all our money to the oil companies and start spending it on children for the future. >> [indiscernible] industry. it's a huge part of the economy, growing by leaps and bounds. thee very concerned about ability to grow the state at any kind of large level. , one ofr as i can see the big social service issues i see in alaska is homelessness. it seems

that's an elective position in alaska. almost 20% of our population are alaska natives. she was one of the youngest cochairs ever in that incredibly important organization. she was the chair of the arctic economic conference. she has also served in leadership positions at her alaska native regional corporation, the national congress of american indians, and she is ready to lead an organization that needs to be led, needs leadership. so she's clearly qualified. and, mr. president, sometimes there can be confusion in terms of the laws that this body passes. well, in 1971 the congress of the united states and the president of the united states signed the alaska native claim settlement act, what we call ancsa back home. as senator murkowski mentioned this set up not reservation systems like we have in the lower 48 but a very innovative approach to alaska native claims for their lands. 44 million acres of state and federal land went to the possession and ownership of the first people's of alaska. very innovative. and we created, this body created alaska regional corporations,

and one of the big social service issues i see here in alaska is trying to combat what needs to be a real issue the city sense a lot of them are actively seeking help but the ones that are seem to be moving from place to place looking for the different type eight they can get but it seems like one of the big issues is that homelessness and how we can combat it and find it in the states. >> i'm the executive director [inaudible] and from our perspective the most important thing in alaska is to get a long-term sustainable plan in place for our state which has ongoing revenue and outside of our nonrenewable resources and primarily because we need to stabilize education across the state. our educators need to feel that their funding which is the constitutional duty in alaska is a stable so they can legislate schools and most important for all of us is to educate our students and the best way to do that is a stable school. >> be sure to join us july 21 and 22 when we feature our visit alaska. watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span .org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> at this h

top in is on its 38th juneau, alaska, asking what is the most important issue in alaska?> what i think is the most important issue facing alaska is , we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having a lot of oil money come in, and as a result of lower oil prices we aren't getting that revenue that we are used to. other revenue streams that need to happen but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. there are political reasons why people are worried about implementing taxes, but without additional revenue coming in, alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas. one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. goes down,r economy the more and more people get upset and aren't living their lives in a way they are happy with, so they end up getting destitute and turning to self-medicating, and that is a big crisis. >> the most important issues child hunger and taking care of children. it is all linked to poverty. debt -- 40% of child hunger, food insecurity with children in the state of years ago. went down and now we are going way back up to we have to s

the bus is on its 38th stop in juneau, alaska, asking folks what's the most important issue in alaska. >> and what i think is the most important issue facing alaska right now is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we're used to having a lot of oil money come in. as a result of lower oil prices, we aren't getting that revenue we are used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there's political reasons why people are afraid, worried about implementing taxes but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas. one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down, the more and more people get upset and aren't living their lives in a way that they're happy with and so they end up getting kind of destitute and turning to self-medicating and that's a big crisis too. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. it's all linked to poverty. there was -- we were at 40% of child hunger. you know, food insecurity fo

it stopped in juneau, alaska. >> what i think is the most pornts issue facing alaska right now, we're in the middle of a budget crisis. we're used to having a lot of oil money come in. as a result of lower oil prices, we are -- we aren't getting that revenue we're used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there's political reasons why people are afraid, or wereried about implementing taxes. but without additional rev ewe coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas. one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down, the more and more people get upset and aren't living their livesed in the way they're happy with so they end up getting kind of destitute and turning to self-medicating and that's a crisis too. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. it's all linked to poverty. there was, we were at 40% of child hunger, you know. food insecurity for children in the state a few years ago. we went down and now we're going way ba

the bus is in juneau, alaska, asking folks with the most important issue is in alaska? >> i think the most important issue right now is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having a lot of oil money, in. -- come in. and we are not getting that revenue that we are used to now, so there are other things that need to happen, but it does not seem to be happening very fast and i think there are political reasons why people are worried about implementing taxes. but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas, one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more the economy goes down, the more you more people get upset and are not living their lives in a way that they are happy with, so the end up getting destitute and attorney to self-medicating, and that is a big crisis too. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children, it is all linked to poverty. there was, we were at 40% of child hunger. in the state a two years ago. it went down, now we are going way back up. we ne

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their q&a session was taped. >> when did you get into alaska? '90 some time. >> i started talking to him about his life, where he grew up, where he went to school. how he got up into alaska. >> reporter: so you didn't jump right in and say, we know you killed this girl. >> no, just try to get some rapport with him. basically smoked and joked for a while. you get to travel the state quite a bit? >> a little bit. i went up to denali a couple of times with friends from the military. >> found out he's fifth degree black belt martial arts, ranked number ten in a fighting competition. >> reporter: wow. he liked to brawl in bars he said. carried weapons in his car, nun chucks. >> he loved the adventure. >> reporter: he was married at the time of bonnie's murder but later got divorced. >> that's the worse thing i ever screwed up in my life, that marriage there. >> reporter: told you all this? he had to wonder why an alaska state trooper would fly all those miles just to talk to him. he didn't show it. he was civil. answered all the questions. >> just li

the bus is on its 38th stop in juno, alaska, asking folks what's the most important issue in alaska. >> what i think is the most important issue facing alaska right now is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we're used to having a lot of oil money come in, and as a result of lower oil prices we aren't getting that revenue that we're used to, so there are other revenue streams that need to happen, but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast, and i think there's political reasons why people are afraid or are worried aboutism meanti implemes and without additional revenues alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of area and one is the opioid and substance abuse econom abuse issue. the more our economy goes down the more and more unhappy people are with their lives and are self-medicating and that's a big crisis too. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and it's all linked to poverty. there was -- we were at 40% of child hunger, you know, including security for children in the state a few years ago. we went down and now we're going way back up. we have to stop

it's on its 38th stop in juneau, alaska asking what's the most important issue in alaska. >> what i thinkthe most important issue facing alaska right now is we're in the midst of a budget crisis. as a result of lower oil prices we're not getting the revenue we're used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen. it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there's political reasons why people are afraid or worried about implementing taxes. but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crises in a lot of areas. one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down, the more and more people get upset and aren't living their lives in a way they're happy wi with, they get desperate and turn to self medication. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. it's all linked to poverty. we were at 40% of child hunger in the state a few years ago. we went down and now we're going way back up. we have to stop giving all our money to the oil companies and start spending it on children. >> one of

to the state of alaska?e are a resource state, for the pipeline has 20% of our nation's oil at one time. to ourbeen crucial economy since the mid-1970's. >> does it preclude you from having a state income or sales tax because of the revenue generated from a pipe line? the income tax, that was the beginning of the oil revenues coming in. alaskans have been very fortunate to be able to live off the resources in our great state for a long time. we've been very fortunate in that regard. we have other resources. of course, our natural gas up in the north is a very large opportunity for alaska and asia. reporter: governor walker, you just signed the state budget in alaska. there is a pretty substantial cut in funding, and your unemployment rate is high. what is going on economically there? gov. walker: our economy was tied almost solely to oil. almost 90% of our revenue came from oil. with the price dropped from always $100 a barrel to $26 a barrel come up we had to make some changes. it is an adjustment we have l

when we feature the visit to alaska. alaska weekend on c spab, c-span.org and listen to the app manhattan institute senior fellow oren cass his study "overheated: how flawed analyses overestimate the costs of climate change." served as a domestic policy advisor to mick romney's 2012 presidential campaign. this is about 45 minutes. your i could have attention, please. thank you. thanks very much, very much for coming today. i'm brian colon anderson, the editor of city journal. [ clapping ] >> it's my great

be sure to join us july 20 first and 22nd will be will feature our visit to alaska. .oin alaska weekend on c-span next, a confirmation hearing for a number of ambassadorships. we will hear from the president's and -- nominees. 1.5 hours.ut good afternoon. this hearing of the senate foreign relations committee will come to order. .oday we gather mr. run of good wednesday the u.s. ambassador to belgium, miss [indiscernible]

bus travels tour juno, alaska. as part of our tour. the buzz continues the trip across alaska. ahead of our stop at fairfax. join us as we feature our journey to alaska. listen on the c-span radio app. >> now, former first lady, laura bush, talks about conservation and protecting nature. followed by a panel discussion by landscape architects who are also designing the grounds of the obama residential center in chicago. dallas, thish in is just under an hour. [applause] >> hello and good evening and welcome to our inaugural form on leadership and our very first studio 43. the studio 43 conversations are part of our ongoing transformation in foundation series. a discussion of forces that will transform our lives over the next 50 years. and reinforcing those concepts that bind us together as citizens. so to that end, this conversation will check in with within -- which is foundational and conservation. in a few moments, we will hear from a distinguished group of experts as they discuss this important and timely topic. our panel today includes james farmer, the prolific farmer of -

traveled to juneau alaska. it continues the trip to the city of haynes, ahead of our stop in fairbanks. be sure to join us. watch alaska weekend on c-span. or listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds. c-span was created as a public service by cable television companies. unfilteredring you coverage of congress. the supreme court. policy events in washington dc. it is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> republican federal communications commission commissioner michael o'rielly. now that regulation has ended, what is next? >> consumers should know their experience they have had before the rules and during the rules, they are having now, is not going to change. as itgoing to maintain has been before. we are trying to figure out and have our conversations with the u.s. congress to see if they want to legislate. we are watching the market closely and see what moves and practices are being implemented. we should experience don't change in consumer behavior. hands?t out of the

issues.e my 22join us july 21 and july when we will feature our visit to alaska, watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. mexico's presidential ahead of the election, threey 1. presidential debates were held in the country. second debate was from may 20 in tijuana in front of a live studio audience. this 40-minute portion included responses from the four leading candidates on mexico's relationship with the u.s. on immigration and trade policy. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

we will feature our visit to alaska, watch alaska weekend on c-span. , or listen on the c-span radio app. >> senator charles grassley of iowa, the chairman of the judiciary committee. oining me is bob q sac -- kusak. the house isrted, still in progress. with your many years watching this town, what is your view of what this city and country went through regarding immigration policy? where are we going to end up? of journalists can turn things around quickly. there is a good chance, at least in the senate, we could next -- we are going to work on basis to get a bill passed. children separated from their parents. there are things that demand you cannot hold children in housing, detention with their parents. there is more that can be done. i think there is a good chance. there was a bipartisan discussion of this. some differences of opinion. certainty we ought to get some legislation passed. we approve of what the president did but i would call that a short-term solution. the solution has to be legislative. we are elected to legislate. you bring certainty with legislative action. levera

as part of our 50 capitals to her the bus continues a trip across alaska to her next stop in fairbanks. c-span programming is especially valuable for alaskans but for most of us it's the only way to get to your delegation hard at work in washington. gci is proud to carry c-span for a number of reasons, especially for their emphasis on education. from lesson plans and handouts to timely teachable videos and educator conferences, the c-span classroom program offers so many resources to teachers. >> thank you for being part of it. thank you for bringing your awesome bus to fairbanks. the tour of that was incredible. i heard stories of driving up the alcan from the folks who were on the bus but it was a nice trip from what i heard. i've driven it a few times myself and it is an awesome trip and were so glad your bus came here and you're using it as a tool to bring fairbanks nationwide. >> what i appreciate about c-span, it's 40 years old, is much older than me, but what i appreciate, that's a joke by the way. what i appreciate about c-span is that is not partisan. you watch the spine that

yuck of alaska -- young of alaska. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 918, the gentleman from alaska, mr. young, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from alaska. mr. young: thank you, mr. chairman, for recognizing me to discuss this revived young american 49. i appreciate chairman shuster and rank -- amendment 49. i appreciate chairman shuster and ranking member defazio's help, the staff they have given us for the assistance to get this amendment to the floor. this amendment requires the secretary to conduct an assessment of dams classified as class 3 under the dam safety action classification of the corps of engineers. once the assessment is complete, this amendment requires the secretary to provide a report to congress describing two things. what will happen to local communities should the corps take up control -- give up the control of dam versus what will happen if the corps continues to maintain the dam. this amendment will show the importance of accurate de

it is on its 38th stop in juneau, alaska, asking folks what is the most important issue in alaska?at i think is the most important issue facing alaska right now is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having a lot of oil money come in and as a result of lower oil prices, we are not getting that revenue, there are other revenue streams that need to happen, but it does not seem to be happening very fast and i think there are political reasons people are afraid about implementing taxes. without an additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas and one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down, the more and more people get upset and aren't using their lives in a way they are happy with and end at getting destitute and turning to self medicating and that is a crisis. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. it is all linked to poverty. 40% of child hunger food insecurity for children into state a few years ago. we went down and now we have gone way back up.

raised in fairbanks alaska. important issue to me is the laws in our society. i think that the nation built on immigrants and diversity -- we are finding it hard to embrace our differences as a good thing. and that is creating a great divide, and greater conflicts then we really need at the moment. we should be focusing our problem-solving skills and something more important -- not how we are different because our differences make us great. >> the most important issues to be our policy, typically in the united states we have a misconception among a lot of the public that we are fight -- following -- falling behind. it is important to me and for the public to understand, and for the federal government to actually work harder on making policy a bigger issue than it currently is perceived as. >> i am a dentist and fair big. i have been here since 1976. i came up here from michigan. i went to school at the university of michigan. dental health is, of course, a very important issue here in the states. whether it is i

we are in juneau, alaska. programminge partners has visited alaska for the first time in years. a big shout out to c-span. [applause] for decades, gci has offered c-span2 our customers because we network as an unfiltered media resource, and we support c-span's effort to educate the nation on politics, history, and current events. gci and the cable companies around the nation make c-span possible. there is no government mandate, no public funding, no advertising. c-span is truly a public service , wholly funded by fees paid by gci and other companies. c-span calls itself cable's gift to america. , thanks to our long-standing special partnership with c-span's 50 capitals tour, we get to showcase our state, the largest in the nation, to the rest of the country via c-span. they are here, finally. think at this. >> we are ecstatic. it is a huge deal for us to get a chance to showcase nationwide and just to have the idea somebody will take it back, we are open for business. be sure to join us july 21 and 22nd when we will feature our visit to alaska. watch on c-span.org or listen on t

, asking what is the most important issue in alaska? most important issue facing alaska is, we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having a lot of oil money come in, and as a result of lower oil prices we are not getting that revenue that we are used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen, but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there is political reasons why people are worried about implementing taxes, but without any additional revenue alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas, and one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down, the more our people get upset and aren't living their lives in a way they are happy with and they end up getting destitute and turning to self-medicating, and that is a big crisis. >> the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. it is all linked to poverty. at 40 percent of child hunger, food insecurity for children in the state a few years ago, we went down and now we are going way back up the r

, watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org o listen with the free c-span radio app. >> friday, theonversation with the chief justice the united states, john roberts from the judicial conference of the fourth circuit, live friday at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> fbi director christopher wray and deputy attorney general rod rosenstein testified thursday before the house judiciary committee about actions taken by the fbi and the justice department during the 2015

c-span bus is in alaska this week for the 38th stop of our 50 capitals tour. we are in juneau. >> we are thrilled that c-span, one of the long time programming partners has chosen to visit alaska for the first time in 22 years. so, big shout out to c-span. [applause] offereddes, gci has c-span2 our customers because we believe in the network mission to open unfiltered, trusted media resource. gci probably supports c-span's effort to inform the nation on policy, politics, history, and current events. gci and the cable companies around the nation make c-span possible. there is no government mandate, no public funding, no advertising. c-span is truly a public service through holy funded by gci and other companies. c-span kindly calls itself cables gift to america. and now, thanks to our long-standing russell ,artnership with c-span's bus we get to showcase our state, the largest in the nation, by the way. to the rest of the country via c-span. well, they are here. finally. think the nest. >> we are ecstatic. it is a huge deal for us. our a chance to showcase city

i have into rural parts of alaska that use one portion of the fund. i have seen the needs they have in these very remote villages, what they can do with a cart that provides service and information back to the hospital, making sure they don't have to put people on an airplane to travel to seattle or anchorage for something that could have been addressed locally. i have seen advances in telemedicine. we will increase the budget at some point this year, because spending has been less than what demand has been. we are trying to figure out how to do that thoughtfully, because those dollars come from consumers, from everybody who pays their telephone bill today, whether it is wireline or wireless, those dollars are taken from them. we try to be good stewards of those dollars. we will increase the fund, but we need to make sure it is done thoughtfully, and how it interacts with the other programs we operate today. >> that speaks a little bit to the 5g issue. where are we? commissioner o'rielly: as a nation, we are doing fairly well. as a regulator, i feel c

the bus is on the 38th stop in juneau, alaska, asking folks the most important issue in alaska. >> what i think is the most important issue facing alaska is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having a lot of eye money come in, and as a result of lower oil prices, we are -- aren't getting that revenue so other revenue streams need to happen but doesn't seem to be happening very fast and there's political reasons why people are afraid or worried about implementing taxes, how -- but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas and one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down the more and more people get upset and not living their lives in a way they're happy with and end up getting kind of destitute and turning to self-medicating. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. all linked to poverty. there was -- we were at 40% of child hunger, food insecurities for children in the state, and we went down and now we're going way back up. we have to stop g

we want to make sure you don't move everything to alaska. >> that's right. we still don't have a hospital so i don't think that's going to happen. >> secretary tillis won't let me move everything. >> that's right. >> anyway, this morning there were 93 va jobs on the va federal jobs for west virginia. we have full time primary care physicians needed in different countries, psychiatrist, social work coordinator at clarksburg and registered nurses. we'll submit everything for you. and we brought there to your predecessors before. what plan do you have in recruiting, especially in rural areas, whether it be alaska, west virginia, rural north carolina, or nevada, all of our states, montana, georgia, what's your plan to basically get more people involved in helping us in the va with expertise? >> yes, sir. i would go back to experience i had with secretary tillis when the ribbon was cut on the new va center in my hometown. one thing that the director asked senator tillis is one size job process does not fit va. fayetteville, north carolina has very different needs

important issue facing alaska is that were in the middle of the budget crisis.e aren't getting that oil revenue. there are other things that are happening but are not happening very fast. people are worried about implementing taxes. the more our economy goes down, the more people get upset and aren't living there lives in a way that they're happy with and they're turning to self-medicating. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. we went down in our going way back up. we have to stop giving all our money to the well companies and start spending it on children for the future. >> one of our big issues here in the state is the industry and it's a big chunk of our economy and growing by leaps about. we want to promote juneau at a statewide level for tourism and visitor industry is such a bright spot in our economy. >> as far as i can see, i've been here a week in alaska and one of the big social service issues that i see here is homelessness and trying to combat it is a real issue since a lot of them aren't actually seeking h

watch of alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, and listen on the c-span radio app. shortly, the u.s. house will gavel in at noon eastern for general speeches, legislative business happening at 2:00 and most of the week will be spent on the defense spending bill. members are also expected to vote on whether to go to conference with of the senate to work on a bill authorizing fornse spending and policy the next fiscal year and it is possible the house will bring up a vote on immigration and border security legislation. you can follow the house live right here on c-span. the senate is back at work at 3:00 p.m. where they will resume debate on a spending package for water and energy, military construction, and the v.a. fornal passage vote set 5:30 will be followed by another vote on whether to begin debate on the farm bill. you can see live coverage of the senate on c-span 2. while we wait for the house, look at the week ahead in washington. joining us in a roundtable discussion about topics happening in congress in washington dc -- washington, d.c. is a reporter. also

the bus son its 38th stop in juneau, alaska asking folks what's the most important issue in alaska. >> and what i think is the most important issue facing alaska right now, we are in the middle of a bunch of crisis. we're used to having a lot of oil money come in and as a result of lower oil prices we aren't getting that revenue that we're used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen. but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there are political reasons why people are afraid or worried about implementing taxes. but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in ra lot of areas and one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down, the more and more people get upset and aren't living their lives in a way they're happy they end up they end up gettin destitute and turning to self-medicating and that's a big crisis too. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. it is all linked to poverty. there was -- we will have 40% of child hunger, food and security for chil

in fairbanks, alaska. the most important issue to me is the walls our society seems to be building up. i think for a nation built on immigrants and the diversity, we are finding that hard to embrace our differences. divides.reating great moment.s we need at the we should be focusing on , nothing more important how we are different. it is our differences that make it great to read >> the greatest issue for me, we have a misconception amongst the public we are falling behind. that is not the case. it is important for me, for the public to understand and our federal government to work harder making arctic policy a bigger issue. >> i am a dentist in fairbanks. i have been here since 1976. i came appear from michigan where i want to school. importantlth is an issue, whether in the cities, rural communities. especially out in the bush where there is no access. in the state have volunteered, we finished a mission of mercy. days, the private sector, the biggest burden. a lot is donated by local dentists. public he

, asking what is the most issue -- the mostska important issue facing alaska?ile are used to money coming in and as a result of lower oil prices we are not getting that revenue. there are other revenue streams but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there are political reasons why people are afraid of implementing taxes, but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis and a lot of areas. one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more power economy goes down, the more people get upset and aren't living their lives in a way they are happy with, so they and up getting destitute and turning to self-medication. that is a big crisis. the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. it is linked to poverty. >> we are going way back up. we have to stop giving all our money to oil companies and start spending this on children and the future. is ae of our big issues huge chunk of our economy. we are very concerned about the juno at a promote nationwide level. it is such a bright spot in our eco

it is on its 38 stop in juneau, alaska, asking, what is the most important issue in alaska? >> what i think is the most important issue in alaska right now is we're in the middle of a budget crisis. we're used to having a lot of oil money coming in, and as a result of the oil prices, we aren't getting the revenue we are used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen. it doesn't seem to be happening very fast, and there are political reasons why people aren't implementing taxes. but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas. one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more the economy goes down, the more people get upset and aren't living their lives in a way they are happy with, so they end up getting destitute and turning to self-medicating. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. it is all linked to poverty. hunger,at 40% of child food insecurity. we went down and now we are going way back up. we have to start giving all of her money to children for the future

be sure to join us july 21 and 22nd when we'll feature our visit to alaska. watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> senator charles grassley of iowa is the chairman of the very important senate judiciary committee and he's our guest on c-span "newsmakers" this week and joining me is bob cusack, editor of "the hill" and will be joined later by alanna shore of "politico." on this thursday afternoon, the house is still in progress on the immigration legislation.

the state of alaska has been early adopters in the use of drones. interior is using drones across management functions including to monitor ongoing volcanic eruptions in a white. we can and should do -- in hawaii. we can end should do more. -- we can and should do more. hopefully this will be an area we will be able to make bipartisan progress. after that we need to look to pportunities to increase efficiency and wildfire operations at the federal level. they have long coordinated through the national interagency fire center by collaboration and a could still improve procurement, budget information technology and human capital. one program to focus on is aviation services. still do not understand why forest service and interior forest service and interior have their separate programs. efficiency and wildfire i have also said over and over hat wildfire is not just a budget problem. it is a management problem. meaning, we must actively manage our forests. in alaska we have seen the benefits of up to investments and hazarded areas before fires start. i

for alaska.for most of u this is the only y to get to see delegations hard at work in washington. we are a proud carrier of c-span for a number of reasons especially for their emphasis on education. from lesson plans and handouts to timely teachable videos and educator conferences, the c-span classroom program offers so many resources to teachers and adds a great value to today's classrooms. thank you for being part of this and bringing your awesome bus to fairbanks. the tour of that was incredible. i heard stories of driving up the camp from thcamp from the ft the bus here and do things baseball and the way coming to alaska with a nice trip from what i heard, and i understand. i've driven it a few times myself and it is an awesome trip and we here and using it as a tool to bring fairbanks nationwide. >> what i appreciate on c-span is, it is much older than me -- that's a joke by the way. [laughter] what i appreciate about c-span is that it isn't a partisan. you watch what takes place. you watch

the bus stopped in alaska, asking folks what's the most important issue in alaska? >> i was born and raised in fairbanks, alaska, and i believe the most important issue to me is the walls that our society seems to be building up. i think that for a nation built on immigrants and diversity, we are finding it hard to embrace our differences as a good thing and that's creating great divides and greater conflicts than we really need at the moment. we should be focusing our problem solving skills on something more important, not how we are different. our differences make us great. >> the most important issue to me is our policy, particularly in the united states, we have a misconception among a lot of the public that we are falling behind. that's not the case. and it's important for the public to government to make arctic policy a bigger issue than it is perceived. >> i'm a dentist here in fairbanks. i've been here since 1976. i came up here from michigan, where i went to school at the university of michigan. dental health is of course a very, very important issue here i

juneau, alaska. >> what i think is the most important issue facing alaska now is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we're used to having a lot of oil money come in. as a result of lower oil prices we are not getting that revenue that we're used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there are political reasons why people are worried about impolicemening taxes but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskaans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas and one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down the more people are getting upset and are not living the lives that they are happy with and getting destitute and turning to self-medicaiding and that is a big crisis too. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. we were at 40% of child hunger. food insecurity for children. now we're going way back up. we have to stop giving all of our money to the oil companies and start spending it on children for the future. >> one of our big issues

join us when we will feature our visit to alaska.ch alaska visit on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on our free c-span radio app. from wilburtimony ross. this hearing is two hours and 20 minutes.

us july 21to join and 22nd when we feature alaska on alaska weekend. centennialarks the of u.s. participation in world war i. next on american artifacts, in the second of a two-part program, library of congress curator ryan rap continues his tour of the exhibit "echoes of the great war," american experiences in world war i. this part examines the u.s. effort overseas and looks at how were transformed america and the world. the first section was about the debate concerning america's noninvolvement and later involvement in the war. the second section is about, once we declare war, what does it mean for citizens whether they be soldiers going overseas african americans and emigrants stateside trying to contribute to the war. what did it mean to be a citizen in a nation involved in world war i? what did you owe the nation? what did the nation oh you? how did the government navigate armying a segregated filled with immigrants and african-americans, as well as how to incorporate women into ?his effort what were the experiences overseas of soldiers and mercenaries who went to fight the

the bus stopped in fairbanks, alaska, asking folks, what's the most important issue in alaska? >> i was born and raised in fairbanks, alaska. and the most important issue to me is the walls of our society eem to be building up. i think that for the nation built on immigrants and diversity, we are finding it hard to embrace our differences as a good thing and that's creating great divides and greater conflict than we really need at the moment. we should be focusing our problem-solving skills on something more important, not how we are different, because our differences make us great. >> the most important issue to me is our -- [inaudible] -- particularly in the united states. we have a misconception amongst a lot of the public that we're not ng behind but that's the case. it's important for the public to understand and for our federal government to actually work harder on making arctic policy a bigger issue than it is currently perceived. >> i'm a dentist here in fairbanks. i've been here since 1976. i came up here from michigan, where i went to school at the university of michi

be sure to join us july 21 and 22nd when we will feature our visit to alaska.hat alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. capital. >> welcome to alaska, stop number 38 on our 50 states capitals tour. today we are in the 49th state in the union, and the capital juneau.june oh -- of governor walker, i understand that you can't drive there from

you have a petition from the state of alaska that asks for that exemption. from the road in the tongass. last time you were here, we had a conversation about about this and the for service plan. can you give me and up -- update on the status of the petition and when the for service might act on the petition? >> thank you senator. absolutely. secretary purdue and governor walker spoke on friday, this past friday. they agreed to pursue state specific roadless rule to address the concerns as swiftly as possible. of the tongass national forest. and the access for timber, energy development and many other forms of access on the tongass. we are working closely with the state to align the resources to get started. the for service has identified funding and actually the resources and people in staffing and expertise to get started and we are in close contact with the state and will be glad to keep you up-to-date. >> i appreciate that. perhaps what we might want to do is schedule a meeting with yourself and the secretary to see what is available to further discuss --

the bus stop in fairbanks alaska asking folks what is the most important issue in alaska. i was born and raised in fairbanks alaska. i knew the most important issue to me is the walls that are society seems to be bringing up. we are finding it hard to embrace our differences and that's a good thing. and that's creating great divide and greater conflicts than we really need at the moment. we should be focusing our problem-solving skills on more important not how we are different because it's our differences that make us great we are falling behind. is not simply the case. and it's important to me for the federal government to make that policy. i am a dentist here in fairbank. i've been here since 1976. i came appear from michigan where i went to school at the university of michigan. dental health is of course a very important issue here. whether it's in the cities where there is no access to care facility. they have volunteered. created thousands of people free of charge the private sector of course the biggest burden. a lot of the treatment here. and the government facilit