. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," amy chozick.alks about her career in journalism prior to joining "the times." brian: amy chozick, how would you describe your beat at "the new york times?" amy: i have the hillary beat.

brian: amy chozick, reporter for the new york times. thank you for joining us. thanks so much for having me. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> for free transcripts or to give us your comments about his program, visit us at qanda.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. week'sou enjoyed it this human day interview, here are some other programs you might like. about theson talking editor of the new york times. photographer doug mills talking about the challenges of being the white house photographer. you cannot watch these any time or search our entire video library at c-span.org. hillam c-span's capitol producer. i usually covered the legislations. in the other key events on capitol hill. where committed to covering the hearings gavel-two-gavel. we have covered all of the hearings by the select committee on benghazi. this is one of the next in the series we have covered. i got there

brian: amy chozick, reporter for the new york times. thank you for joining us. hanks so much for having me. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ announcer: for free transcripts or to give us your comments about his program, visit us at qanda.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. >> if you enjoyed this week's interview, here are some other programs you might like. jill abramson talking about the -- being the first editor of the new york times. award-winning photographer doug mills talking about the challenges of being the white house photographer. you can watch these at any time or search our entire video library at c-span.org. >> next, live at 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on washington journal. then the house gavels in with general speeches. >> all persons having business before the honorable justice of the united states. have not seen a court to overturn a law was passed by con

this week on "q&a," amy chozick. she talks about her career in journalism prior to joining "the times." brian: how would you describe your beat in "the new york times? " amy: i have the hillary beat. people think, you cover one person? but it is the entire universe from the foundation, to the donors, to the super pac's. it is a giant world. i just be a business reporters are think of it as covering a sprawling corporation. brian: when did you first get this beats? -- this beat? amy: summer of 2013. i am glad i started so early because i had time before the chaos of the presidential campaign to really think about my subject, to get to know the world outside breaking news -- outside the crush of breaking news. richardack in 2013, burke, who used to be at "the t moran, werearolyn talking about this beat. >> hillary clinton left the state department think she wants a normal life. there she was in chicago giving a policy speech, how normal is that? >> is not a normal life for a westchester grandmother to the. -- to be. bi

this week on "q&a," amy chozick. she talks about her career in journalism prior to joining "the times." brian: how would you describe your beat in "the new york times? " amy: i have the hillary beat. people think, you cover one person? but it is the entire universe om

. >> tonight on "q&a," "new york times" political reporter amy chozick compares what it is like now compared to 2008. >> i was a lot younger. i was not a traveling person i was not in a senior role. i got to know the people who traveled with her and i felt like i got to know her pretty well because she would come back and talk to us. i didn't haveme the same that i had now. whether that is a function of being in the times are in a more senior role. >> we have not seen a court overturn a law that was passed by congress, on an economic issue like health care, since lochner. >> the case in lochner is whether majority rule can take away your life and liberty without due process, and the court ruled no. i think it is a wonderful decision. >> this week, we look at lochner v. new york. in 19 80 -- 1895 they pass the bake shop act, restricting the working dave to 10 hours per day. joseph lochner violated the law and was fined $50. refusing to pay, he took his case all the way to the supreme court. is one of thet most controversial decisions in supreme court history. randy barnett at georgetown unive

and a recent campaign event with carly fiorina in south carolina. , amy chose it on -- amy chozick ons. swain: our guest on "newsmakers" this week is congressman peter defazio. the committee this week successfully passed out a bipartisan piece of legislation, a six-year highway funding bill. he is here to tell us more about it. let me introduce our to reporters. heather caygle covers transportation for "politico," and billy house is with "bloomberg." ms. caygle: yesterday you guys did something you haven't done in a long time, and that is passed a long-term bipartisan highway and transit bill, but no one has said how is it going to be funded yet. where do you go from here? rep. defazio: well, that is not the jurisdiction of our committee, and that is something the republican leadership is

at 11:00 p.m., another chance to see "q&a" with amy chozick. >> on wednesday, members of parliament questioned british prime minister david cameron on domestic issues, including the steel industry, recent tax credit cuts, and security for people with disabilities. this is just over 35 minutes. >> order. questions for the prime minister. alan jones. >> question one. this morning, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings today. >> i would like to thank the prime minister. an expensive public consultation. the government retail sector champion describes our current sunday trading laws as a workable compromise. most people seem satisfied most of the time. does the prime minister agree with him? mr. cameron: i don't agree. i think there is a strong case for change. that weit is a change should allow local authorities to decide. that is why we will put it in front of the house in the evolution bill. let me give the honorable lady at the house two examples of where i think the current situation worse. you have these rest