andrew wheeler and donald d ump cannot stop that progress.hey can slow it down and make it more difficult, but it is not something they can stop. amy: and then you have andrew wheeler recently finalizing the epa's first new regulation to start rolling back the standards protecting waterways from toxic coal ash. >> yes. thatmericans are not aware one of the largest sources of pollution in this country is toxic water pollution from coal-fired power plants, which the coal ash left behind in power plants includes very nasty substances like mercury and arsenic and lead. it is stored in these unlined, holes in the ground in over 1000 communities across this country. safeguardsno federal for how it was disposed of until obama came into office. another item on the wish list of the coal industry for trump was to remove those coal ash safeguards. that is something that scott pruitt also did. he managed to get the first over the finish line rollback of those coal ash standards. with the good news is, we actually won a court victory yesterday in the sier

i would encourage president trump to nominate andrew wheeler to the administrator of the. mr. wheeler is qualified for the position. he spent 25 years working in environmental policy and served as a career employee of the agency, a staffer on capitol hill, a consultant in the private sector, and now in a leadership role at the epa. i believe andrew wheeler would make an excellent administrator of the envirnt

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i would encourage president from to nominate andrew wheeler to the administrator of the environmental protection agency. mister wheeler is very qualified for that position he spent over 25 years working in environmental policy and in that time he has served as a career employee at agency, as a staffer on hill and as a consultant in the private sector and now in a leadership role epa. i believe andrew wheeler would make excellent this figure of the environmental protection agency. with that, i call this hearing to order. the committee will hear only on the environmental protection agency's work to protect the air we breathe and the communities we call and it's my pleasure to welcome back to the committee andrew wheeler in his new role as acting administrator of the epa. first, as you know the way this committee works, sometimes there are rollcall votes. i understand i call the hotel so there will be members coming and going during the hearing process so i appreciate your indulgence as we come in and out. mister wheeler has served on this committee in a number of capacities, most recent

hearing as acting head of the epa, and some democrats seemed so thrilled at the mere fact that andrew wheeler that they went the extra mile to try to make him feelomfortable. just take democratic senator, tom carper who came bearing gifts while noting t differences between wheeler and pruitt's preferred beverages. >> "washington post" noted that we were trading an administrator was known for quote, "sipping organic juice infused with kale." for an acting administrator who collects coca-cola milia. and what that said, mr. wheeler ve something to present to you today as we begin this hearing to add to your collection. something that my staff found for sale in, of all places, the senate cafeteria. i thought you might like to have it. it's a bottle of coca-cola.ct itlly has the word wheeler on it. [ light laughter ] i don't know if you have some special deal. something in your life we don't know about, andrew. but this is very interting. t this is your bottle. >> seth: man, it does not take much to impress setors. [ laughter ] "it's a sody-p with your name it!" [ laughter ] uiso, the fact that sc

i would encourage president trump to nominate andrew wheeler to the administrator of the. environmental protection agency. mr. wheeler is qualified for the position. he spent 25 years working in environmental policy and served as a career employee of the agency, a staffer on capitol hill, a consultant in the private sector, and now in a leadership role at the epa. i believe andrew wheeler would make an excellent administrator of the environmental protection agency. with that i call this hearing to order. today the committee will hear testimony on the environmental protection agency work to protect the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the communities we call home. it is my pleasure to welcome back to the committee andrew wheeler in his new role as acting administrator of the epa. as you know, the way this committee works is sometimes there are roll call. i understand there are five rollcall votes starting at 11:00 this morning. there will be members coming and going during the hearing process. i appreciate your indulgence as we come in and out. mr. wheeler has served

about two hours. >> before we begin today's hearing, i want to thank acting epa administrator andrew wheeler for making it a priority to come to testify before the committee today. i have been very impressed with how he has started his tenure. as acting administrator, mr. wheeler has emphasized transparency. while omitting policies that protect the environment and allow america's economy to grow. i would encourage president trump to nominate andrew wheeler thee administrator of environmental protection agency. mr. wheeler is very qualified for the position. he spent 25 years working in environmental policy, and in that time, he served as a career employee of the agency, a staffer on capitol hill, a consultant in the private sector, and now in a leadership role at the epa. i believe andrew wheeler would make an excellent administrator of the environmental protection agency. with that, i call this hearing to order. today, the committee will hear testimony on the environmental protection agency's work to protect the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the communities we call home. it is my

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andrew wheeler signed a plan to allow increased greenhouse gas emissions from coal fired power plants the plan cynically titled the affordable clean energy rule rolls back president obama's clean power plan and delegate power to reget to various states to regulate coal states of course are expected to go easy on coal under the trump plan allowing a net increase of the emissions that are quickly changing our world for the worse but technical analysis behind the rule shows that an additional fourteen hundred people will actually perish will die by twenty thirty if the plan is adopted group seeking to keep the planet viable for human beings wouldn't that be nice as the beach boys thing hope to use the two thousand and seven supreme court case that ordered e.p.a. to regulate greenhouse gases as their legal tool to block the trump administration's plans in court and there's also politics of energy regarding climate change in australia as conservative prime minister malcolm turnbull today abandoned modest climate and energy plans after intense pressure from the right wing of his party speci

also tonight, testimony from acting epa administrator andrew wheeler on his agency's future priorities. it is the first time that mr. wheeler will take part in a hearing following scott pruitt's resignation. he spoke before the senate environment and public work's committee which starts at 9:30 eastern on c-span. ♪ c-span's "washington journal" live every day. coming up thursday morning, the andn league's mark moriel the politico the fence reporter talks about national defense spending. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live 7:00 a.m. eastern. at 9:15 eastern, watch our profile interview with larry kudlow, director of the national economic council and senior economic adviser to president trump. believer that under the right policies which provide economic opportunity and incentives, we can grow the american economy at least added to store a great. ii, more orwar less, i will say 1950's to the year 2000, we grew through .5% a afterfter -- 3.5% a year inflation and i see no reason why we cannot replicate that with proper policies. night.y kudlow, friday >> a lot of people fe

tonight, testimony from active epa administrator andrew wheeler. it is the first time he will take part of the hearing following scott pruitt's resignation. spoke before the senate environment and public courts committee and that starts at 9:30 eastern on c-span. ♪ journal""washington live every day with policy issues that impact you. coming up thursday morning, the s mark moriel, and a political defense writer. c-span'so watch "washington journal" 7:00 a.m. eastern every morning. join the discussion. citiesekend, the c-span tour takes you to new mexico help of our comcast cable partners, we will explore the history of las crcuces. saturday at 12:00 noon eastern. explores theat impact of the project on new mexico. the cold war and the atomic west. h --hen often brought to new mexico, he changed this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure, and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. ewsthen author martha andr discusses the role of western frontier women. andsisit the white s missile museum

andrew wheeler testifies in front of the senate. later hearing about nasa's explanation of the solar system. on c-span2, the senate continues work on a federal spending bill for 2019. you can watch all of our live programming online or at the free c-span radio app. yesterday, the trump administration zero-tolerance policy along the mexico border was the focus of a senate judiciary committee hearing. it has resulted in the separation of some migrant families seeking asylum in the u.s.. officials from immigration and customs enforcement, health and human services, and customs and border control briefed members on the efforts. we have that for you in its entirety and it runs about three hours and 20 minutes.

andrew wheeler signed a plan to allow increased greenhouse gas emissions from coal fired power plants the plan cynically titled the affordable clean energy rule rolled back president obama's clean power plan and delegate power to reget to various states to regulate coal states of course are expected to go easy on coal under the trump plan allowing a net increase of the emissions that are quickly changing our world for the worse but technical analysis behind the rule shows that an additional fourteen hundred people will actually perish will die by twenty thirty if the plan is adopted group seeking to keep the planet viable for human beings wouldn't that be nice as the beach boys thing hope to use the two thousand and seven supreme court case that ordered e.p.a. . to regulate greenhouse gases as their legal tool to block the trumpet ministrations plant in court and there's also politics of energy regarding climate change in australia as conservative prime minister malcolm turnbull today abandoned modest climate and energy plans after intense pressure from the right wing of his party spe

administrator andrew wheeler at the senate hearing today discussed exemptions to admissions rules for small refineries. and california's auto emissions regulations. this hearing of the senate

live on wednesday, andrew wheeler, the acting administrator of the epa testifies the weather senate and -- before the senate committee. nasa'sreviewing exploration of the solar system on cease then -- solar system. you can also watch all of our live programming online or at the free c-span radio app. joining us is martin smith. out,s a new documentary taking a look at childhood separation at the border. mr. smith, good morning. >> good morning. >> where does your documentary come in? >> we are on the current timeline. in time and look at the previous administration's immigrationeal with policy that worked. a lot of the infrastructure in terms of family detention centers was done under the obama administration. they didn't consider separating children, which is an interesting part of the documentary. they did not consider it along, but it came to the table and they considered it. we have policy discussions with obama and former trump administration. the chief of ice. we look at both policy and the family. them young children who we interview as well about the consequences for them, for b

andrew wheeler signed a plan to allow increased greenhouse gas emissions from coal fired power plants the plan cynically titled the affordable clean energy rule rolls back president obama's clean power plan and delegate power to reget to various states to regulate coal states of course are expected to go easy on coal under the trump plan allowing a net increase of the emissions that are quickly changing our world for the worse but technical analysis behind the rule shows that an additional fourteen hundred people will actually perish will die by twenty thirty if the plan is adopted group seeking to keep the planet viable for human beings wouldn't that be nice as the beach boys thing hope to use the two thousand and seven supreme court case that ordered e.p.a. to regulate greenhouse gases as their legal tool to block the trump administration's plans in court and there's also politics of energy regarding climate change in australia as conservative prime minister malcolm turnbull today abandoned modest climate and energy plans after intense pressure. from the right wing of his party spec

get what you want ♪ but if you try something ♪ will you try something ♪ >> live on wednesday, andrew wheeler testifies before the environment of public works committee at 10:30 a.m. on eastern. we are hearing on nasa's exploration of the solar system are 2:30 on c-span2 and the senate continues work on a $152 billion package of spending bills for 2019. you can watch all our live programming online or at the free c-span radio apps. ..

also tonight, testimony from acting epa administrator andrew wheeler. it is the first time that he will take part in a hearing since taking over the epa following scott pruitt in july. that starts at 9:30 eastern on c-span. this sunday on oral histories, we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman pat schroeder. >> when i first got elected, i was in this really idealistic mode, this is wonderful, how ith longer do you think that will be until almost half of the house is female? i asked somebody what they saw and they said probably 300 years. [laughter] because this is very incremental. very incremental. >> in the weeks ahead, we will hear from sue myrick, helen bentley, barbara kennelly, and lynn woolsey. atch world histories, sunday 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. q&a,nday night on congressional historian spre -- congressional historians. >> one of the questions that i do people ask all the time, is this the most uncivil time in history. >> if you are going to pick another period, the years lea

this is a proposal signed by andrew wheeler who once worked as a coal industry lobbyist and it now putsn the hands of the states to decide emission standards and set them for coal fired power plants. states would have the right to forego regulating these coal plants and their emissions. let's go to dr. sanjay gupta for more. obviously there are reasons why there are limits on how much is emitted into the air. what does this mean for the average american. >> and the united states is known for clean air. you go places around the world and you often can't count on big cities having clean air. people think about greenhouse gases and climate change and weather-related events. the public health community, you're talking about particulates. air pollution is small particulates that you can't see, they're about one-thirtieth the sides of a hair. we know what that does to the body now, the impact that it can have on the body particularly to people who have underlying illness, specifically heart and lung disease. those are people who will be the most adversely impacted by this no non-fatal heart a

temporarily blocked the plane in 2016 after dozens of states filed legal challenges and today andrew wheelered the replacement saying he would, quote, empower states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide modern, reliable affordable energy for all americans. the president speaking in a state known for its coal production. >> i am getting rid of some of these ridiculous rules and regulations which are killing our companies, states and jobs. today we announced our new clean energy proposal that will help our coal-fired power plants and save consumers, you, me, everybody, billions and billions of dollars. >> reporter: trump's administration touts this, we can expect a lot of suits to be filed was built around that very premise. cleaner air, better public health, more jobs. the trump administration delivers none of that. >> will mean more emissions of carbon dioxide and arsenic and will impact the health of american families. >> critics point out analysis of the plan, they acknowledge increased emissions could cause 1400 premature deaths by 2030. >> is the coal industry making a come bac

andrew wheeler testifies at a senate hearing. at the governor's assist nation in santa fe, new mexico, john selfcheck spoke about driving cars and how they might change transportation and land use. it is interviewed by brian sandoval. just under an hour. off ourited to kick meeting with a session dedicated to the theme of my chair osseous initiative -- ahead of the curve innovation governors. i look forward to engaging all of you in a conversation how we governors camp hair our states -- can prepare our states. andas really been my honor one of the most humbling experiences of my life to serve past year chair this and explore with you the topic of technology innovation. i stand here today confident that the fourth industrial revolution is truly upon us. thanks to your engagement and your staff anticipation, we are better prepared to attack the policy, work orders, communication, cyber and other challenges that go with our move to a more connected digital world. as i promised at the summer meeting last year, we are well on our way

once again, donald trump and acting administrator andrew wheeler, just like his predecessor, disgracedpa scott pruitt will jeopardize public health. the trump administration's own analysis found the common sense clean power plan to cut carbon pollution from clean power plants this could have prevent 4,500 premature deaths per year by 2030 let's put up the coal producing stalts. the president's arguments and those who support him say this is about jobs and employ people and every limit and this impacts the income in these communities. so that you say what? >> we say that the clean power plant is common sense. it gives states tremendous flexibility. there was a really extensive period and analysis by the obama administration, including receiving more than 8 million public comments in support of this rule. and so what this really is about is the trump administration, once again, their pattern of indica catering to -- >> i haven't heard you address the jobs. what he is selling he is getting people back to work in wyoming and states we just listed. >> the thing about the clean power plant i

acting epa administrator andrew wheeler said the u.s. needs a single standard for fuel efficiency for cars and trucks. united nations under previous rules condemned president comes rhetoric against the media. in a joint statement, u.n. special rapporteurs at the inter-american commission on human rights david kaye and edison lanza said of trump -- "these attacks run counter to the country's obligations to respect press freedom and international human rights law. we are especially concerned that these attacks increase the risk of journalists being targeted with violence." their warning came as trump continued to assail the media. this is trump speaking at a campaign rally in wilkes-barre, pennsylvania, thursday evening. pres. trump: there has never been, and even these people back here, these horrible, her rent us people -- horrendous people, said it looks like the academy awards there are so many. have you ever seen this? but they can make anything bad disisgustininge the news. amy: trump's attacks came as his daughter, senior white hous

sure to tune into the daily briefing tomorrow, we will have the first national interview with andrew wheeler since he became active epa administrator. as a "wall street journal" reports, the president is expected to announce a rollback of restrictions on a coal burning power plants. imagine never meeting her parents until well into your adult life? more than a dozen people had that experience today. and the pope addresses the world's billion plus catholics about the latest allegations of sexual abuse in the church. how the pontiff is responding to international outrage. >> i would like the pope to take away their rights to be a priest, to not cover it up, to have them be prosecuted the same as anyone else would be prosecuted. ♪ do you need the most trusted battery in your wireless mouse? maybe not. maybe you can trust that during your fantasy draft, the computer won't autodraft a kicker in the 7th round. or... you could just trust duracell. this wi-fi is fast. i know! i know! i know! i know! when did brian move back in? brian's back? he doesn't get my room. he's only going to be here for lik

andrew wheeler knows how the process works. i think he's a much more stable human being. think he's working more with the agency than before. so -- >> but why would he want to do this? >> asbestos is just not -- >> -- the american people are saying bring that asbestos back to the party? >> why are they rolling back on anything? americans die from airborne related causes and we know tailpipe emissions are the major cause of that and yet we're rolling back the tailpipe emission standards. we're doing things that make no sense except for individual industries. that's where they're being done because they go to the bottom line of some industries. even though the majority of the big companies want to do things right and they are moving forward. but you've got outliers and they're the ones taking advantage and they seem to have the president's ear. >> well, president trump does like the chemical industry. he is close with dow chemical. the one who put together the ceo counsel criminals for him. today, the courts have a lot of power here. we've seen a federal court order the epa

. >> acting epa administrator andrew wheeler is referring to the administration's affordable clean energyproach to energy regulation and a sweeping rejection of obama's clean power plan which was finalized in 2015 and saw to cut admissions at 2:30 2% below 2005 levels by 2030. in 2016, the supreme court blocked the plans enforcement after several energy producing states suited. the trump administration's proposal would give individual states more authority to make their own plans regulating greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. critics believe the new rule if enacted would have dire environmental and health consequences. independent vermont senator bernie sanders accused the president of actively destroying the planet, a brace and special interest handout said democratic minority leader nancy pelosi of california. >> this dirty power plan is king cole corporate welfare propping over the doors to aging polluting power plants at the expense of the public health. >> proponents point to the overly burdensome nature of the previous administration's approach to energy which in

the acting epa administrator andrew wheeler on a briefing call with reporters says, this quote, radicallan would have doubled energy costs and that would have hit minorities and low income families the hardest. >> an important part of what we're doing here, getting us back in our lane. we believe the cpp went beyond epa's legal authority and in some very fundamental and important ways. it is noteworthy that the u.s. supreme court issued the first-ever stay of an administrative regulation pending judicial review. the court was concerned that epa was, was, going far beyond its authority. reporter: it isn't official yet, there is 60-day review beard. it is already getting blow back from democrats on the hill. minority leader nancy pelosi saying the trump administration disdain pour clean air and water to drink know es knows no bound. this threatens their security and well being for decade to come. the epa is pushing back on the idea this new rule lets power plants go rogue or opt out entirely of limiting and scaling back these emissions but the epa disagrees. they're saying this puts power

andrew wheeler, the current acting administrator of the environmental protection agency, is a former coal industry lobbyist. president trump met with federal immigration agents at the white house tuesday where he introduced a hispanic border patrol agent by saying "he speaks perfect english." pres. trump: come here. i want to ask you a question. come here. you are not nervous, right? he speaks perfect english. amy: in afghananistan, police sy the taliban haveve fired rococks at the preresidential palacece e afghan president ashraf ghani was delivering his holiday message for the muslim celebrations of eid al-adha today. one rocket landed near the presidential palace, while a u.s.d hit near the embassy and nato compound. no fatalities have been reported. the afghan military responded with a heavy bombing campaign. the attacks come after the afghan president offered a three-month conditional ceasefire with the taliban, slated to take effect today. in m more news frorom afghanist, up to 2 million people are at risk of running out of food within the next six months as a historic drought

in a phone call with reporters this morning, andrew wheeler, the acting environmental protection agency administrator, said the new rule would lead to more affordable energy bills for consumers. he also called the efforts from the obama administration an "overreach," of e.p.a.'s authority. >> alcindor: the trump rule would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by around one percent, compared to no regulation. but that's a big difference from the benefits president obama cited when he rolled out his plan in 2015. >> with this clean power plan, by 2030, carbon pollution from our power plants will be 32 percent lower than it was a decade ago. we will reduce premature deaths from power plant emissions by nearly 90%. and thanks to this plan, there will be 90,000 fewer asthma attacks among our children each year. >> alcindor: but the obama-era rule has always drawn fire from the coal industry, and in many communities that have traditionally relied on coal to provide jobs and to support the local economy. here in the coal state of west viginia, where president trump will hold a rally tonight, we tal

obama's plan in 2016 after dozens of states filed legal challenges, and today, epa administrator andrew wheelerannounced a replacement said it would "empower states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide modern, reliable, affordable energy for all americans." tonight the president speaking in a state known for its coal production, praise the move. >> i'm getting rid of some of these ridiculous rules and regulations which are killing our companies, states, and jobs. yesterday we announced our new affordable clean energy proposal that will help our coal-fired power plants and save consumers, you, me, everybody, billions and billions of dollars. >> while jump right's administration tout this is a punch back against the war on goal, we can expect lawsuits to be filed as a proposal will go through public notice and comment. mike brey these lawsuits were left leaning states and environmental groups will be just like the ones challenging the obama administration so this is headed for the courts and getting plenty of criticism with a group of democratic senators railing against the plan today.

tonight, testimony from andrew wheeler on his agency priorities. he spoke before the senate works committee. nominee brett kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span. c-span.ve on watch anytime on c-span.org. listen with the free c-span app. tomorrow morning, remarks from ivanka trump on current workforce issues00. she will speak at an event00000 hosted by axial00000000000000000000000. 000000000000000000000 a hearing examines the current role of the north atlantic treaty000000 organization000000. we will hear from richard it is hosted by the senate foreign relations committee. where found out that many of the narratives introduce in the 2016 election were not both american origin. afterwards,ght on former cia intelligence officer destroybook the plot to democracy. bythese were techniques used russia which could not keep pace with the news media world. it is only when social media came to the height of its power. the ability to affect people inside your channel or feed and they would you the

intensity, in california, the environmental protection agency now under the former coal lobbyist andrew wheeler, who has replace the corrupt scott pruitt who you really helped to tank, certainly, your organization, the sierra club, by exposing a lot of what he was doing, the epa announced last week it will freeze obama euro fuel efficiency standards at 2020 levels in the latest blow by the trump administration against efforts to curb catastrophic climate change. can you talk about what it is wheeler is doing? >> many add one were to what you said. freeze thel try to u.s. auto efficiency at current levels or at 20200 levels. we will fight them. and dozens of other groups will fight them as well both in the courts and in the market -- marketplace. one of the best things the obama administration did on climate change, probably the best thing the admininistration did on climate change, was to work with the auto industry, work with states across the country, to work with unions to increase the fuel efficiencncy and increase n acceleration toward electric vehicles so that we could save money at the p

andrew wheeler from first day he started to, you know, roll back overregulation, it all takes time.lot of corruption and deep state and bad science and all sorts of bad things going on in epa. it's going to take time to unwind, i think mr. trump will need a second term. [laughter] stuart: we are making progress, i think you won fans with that comment. steven malloy, we will read your book. >> thanks, stuart. stuart: the bank of england has raised interest rates for only the second time in a decade, ashley, why should i care? ashley: well, that's a good question, it's interesting, it just shows you they have gone to half a percent to three quarters of a percent which has caused a huge stink in the uk, the housing market especially in london is hurting, household spending is very erratic in the uk, now you are going to raise rates, let's be honest it's up half percent to three quarters of a percent. i will say, though, many people in the uk, more than most have what they call variable tracker mortgages, arms you call them in the united states. stuart: they move monthly. ashley: they d

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andrew wheeler testifies at a senate hearing. at the governor's assist nation in santa fe, new mexico, john selfcheck spoke about driving cars and how they might change transportation and land use. it is interviewed by brian sandoval. just under an hour. off ourited to kick meeting with a session dedicated to the theme of my chair osseous initiative -- ahead of the curve innovation governors. i look forward to engaging all of you in a conversation how we governors camp hair our

this is timothy writing andrew wheeler, the acting administrator on the environmental protection agencyn monday signed a proposal to scrap environmental proposals on -- regulations on power plants. the move is the first under the president to detail how it will regulate the power sector of carbon emissions that contribute .o climate change in the plan recommends a menu of updated designs to let coal fire plants -- mandate costly technological overhaul that coal plants. the clean power plant was designed to produce greenhouse gas in the fight of climate change. "the entire obama administration plan was centered around doing away with coal." you can read more of that in "the wall street journal." to the president's praise of i.c.e and customs and border patrol, independent line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i tend to agree with your last .aller completely i think i.c.e. and border patrol are essential to our country in it would be insane to disband that. i don't even understand that. i just think it would create more lawlessness. i think they need to build the wall. i think they

visit ncicap.org] an hour, up in half active environmental protection agency administrator andrew wheelerstify on capitol hill for the first time since becoming the new epa administrator. scott pruitt left the agency early in july. that hearing of the senate environment and public works committee scheduled for 10:30 a.m. eastern live on c-span. this afternoon, the associate nasa administrator for the science mission director is among the witnesses at a senate commerce and science subcommittee hearing. that is that 2:30 p.m. eastern, also live on c-span. sunday night on "q&a," congressional historians. >> one of the questions that i hear people ask all the time, is this the most uncivil time in history? >> certainly the years leading to the civil war, when a house amber came over and caned member because he disagreed with what he said and a lot of senators cheered on the house member. >> the shooting of alexander hamilton -- he was shot by the sitting vice president o

live on wednesday, andrew wheeler, the acting administrator of the epa testifies the weather senate and -- before the senate committee. nasa'sreviewing exploration of the solar system on cease then -- solar system. you can also watch all of our live programming online or at the free c-span radio app. >>