"q & a" with angela rye followed by question time. than a campaign event with an romney, wife of mr. romney. then michelle obama in virginia. ," this week, often "q & a angela rye discusses her career in politics, at the history of the caucus and the goals for this term. >> when did you decide to become an activist? >> i did not think i had a choice. i was born and raised in a family with five other activists in seattle. i think my first protest was when i was 2 years old. i do not recall it. it was an anti-apartheid protest. >> with eric? >> seattle. he was a major activist on that issue. >> why does he take such an active role? >> i think he cannot help but. he cares deeply about charity and right. my mother spent her career in higher education. she ran boards on affirmative action also. >> what was your early life in seattle like? >> it was an amazing experience for me. i had always been around ever scrips of people. we have a very rich -- around the different types of people. we have a very rich melting pot. native been around ind

when do we see angela rye excited about an issue or upset about something? >> i am on my good behavior right now. i'm a very passionate person. >> how do we know? >> we see it at work. calleden nonprofit i.m.p.a.c.t. you see it there. one of our directors always talks about is being very loud and passionate. i am passionate of just about everything. >> number-one passion? >> making a difference. the name is i.m.p.a.c.t. and we want to make a difference. i came to washington, d.c. and helps in making this. it would only help one client. i came to the nation's capital where that happens. >> give me an example. you have just been elected president. you can change things. give us specifics. >> a lot of it is that he has done exactly what we needed to happen. we did health care. job access. resolving the economic crisis. these are some they things i would have hope to be a part of in the same situation. >> you were on the homeland security. why did you do that? >> when the democrats took over in 2007, i was asked to talk to mr. thompson. it was a fascinating poli

. >> executive director and general council of the congressional black caucus angela rye on the role of today's caucus. >> it's designed to ensure that members of congress who are african-american can come together on issues that are playinging the community at large. issues that may be plaguing their districts. but really coming together to discuss legislative discussions, proposals to advance the people that don't have a voice. >> more with angela rye sunday at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c heef span. >>> the senate foreign relations committee held a confirmation hearing today for the president's nominee to be ambassador to iraq. the nominee is brett mcgurk who served under president's obama and george w. bush. the committee also considered ambassador nominations for sri lanka. >>> good morning. the senate foreign relations committee meets to discuss the president's nominees of ambassador to the following countries -- iraq, sri lanka, the maldivess and tajikistan. i want to thank you for discussing challenges in these countries and obviously to discuss each nominee's work as well a

. >> executive direct or and general counsel of the black caucus, angela rye on the role of the black caucus. >> it is designed to make sure members of congress, who are african-american, can come together on issues plaguing the community at-large, issues that maying plaguing their districts where they can find commonality, to discuss legislative solutions, proposals to advance the causes of people who don't have a voice. >> more with angela rye on c-span. >>> coming up thursday morning on c-span3, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. he testifies before the joint economic committee about the economic outlook and the fed's efforts to improve the economy. that's live at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span3. under the president's health care laws states are supposed to set up health insurance exchanges where consumers and employers can buy health insurance plans. maryland and virginia's state health secretaries recently spoke in washington about designing their insurance exchanges. also at the event were representatives of the insurance industry, a consumer group and cds. >> what's up w

. >> executive director and general counsel of the congressional black caucus, angela rye, on the role of today's caucus. >> it is designed to ensure that members of congress, who are african-american, can come together on issues that are plaguing the community at large, issues that may be plaguing their districts where they can find commonality but really come together to discuss legislative solutions, legislative proposals to advance the causes of people that don't have a voice. >> more with angela rye tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span. >>> the b-52, you know, everyone thinks back to vietnam. they think linebacker operations. they think of the history of the b 52, cold war, so there's a -- a different kind of power associated with the b-52 as opposed to other long range bombers. >> these are two friends, union an confederate, who knew each other prior to the civil war works fought against each other at the battle of p. ridge in 1862 and here they are at age 100 sitting on the porch talking about the old days. >> we have one to the east that is marked 901. the gate to the

. >> executive director and general council of the executive black caucus, angela rye. >> it is designed to ensure that members of congress who are african-americans can come together on issues plaguing them at large, issues plaguing their district, to come together to discuss legislative solutions to advance the causes of people that don't have a voice. >> more with angela rye, tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span. >> the b-52, everyone think back to vietnam. they think linebacker operations, they think of the history of the b-52. cold war. so there's a different kind of power associated with the b-52 as opposed to other long range bombers. >> these are two friends, union and confederates, who knew each other prior to the civil war and fought against each other at the battle of pea ridge in 1862. here they are at age 100, sitting on the porch talking about the old days. >> we had one to the east is marked 901. the gate to the west is marked 903. and they really reflect or reference the moment of the bomb, which was at 9:02. >> watch for the travels of c-span's local content veh

. >> executive director and general counsel of the congressional black caucus, angela rye on the role of today's caucus. >> it is designed to ensure that members of congress who are african-american can come together on issues that are plaguing the community at large, issues that may be plaguing their districts where they can find commonality, but really come together to discuss legislative solutions, legislative proposals to advance the causes of people that don't have a voice. >> more with angela rye, sunday at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span. >>> up next on c-span3, a hearing on the hiring of veterans by federal government contractors. then a look at cyberthreats to financial markets. and later, a discussion on european debt and the future of the euro. >>> tomorrow, a house ways and means panel will look at and evaluate the expiring federal tax provisions. the tax director of the government accountability office will testify. that begins at 9:30 a.m. eastern, live on c-span2. >>> and tomorrow night it's the radio and television correspondents dinner. house speaker john boehner a

. -- angela rye. >> joining us on "newsmakers" is the chair of the committee. thank you for being with us. >> yes, sir. joining us here with the questioning, contributing editor of the national journal, thank you for joining us. senator stabenow, let me begin with you. you have indicated this is not your father's farm bill. what is in this legislation and what is the difference? >> this is very different. i am so proud to be partnering in this effort with senator pat roberts. this really is a partnership with us. what we have done, rather than protecting programs with what are the principles, what are the goals, production agriculture, conservation, energy and so on, and we have taken a look at everything in the farm bill. we have made some important decisions about reform. we're not going to pay farmers anymore when they're not having a good year or four things they do not grow -- crops they do not grow. we want it to this and the marketplace. not the government telling folks what to plan and what the press ought to be, but the marketplace. we will be right in

the executive director of the general black caucus, angela rye on the role of today's black caucus. >> it's designed to ensure the members can come together on issues plaguing the community at large. issues that may be plaguing the their districts, where they can find commonality to really come together to discuss legislative solutions. legislative proposals to advance the causes of people that don't have a voice. >> more with angela rooi, sunday at 8:00 eastern and pacific, on c-span. our last panel from the 2012 cable show. this last discussion was on the future of television. cnn's piers morgan moderated the discussion with executives for time warner, cox communication, news corporation and netflix. from the annual gathering from the national cable and telecommunications association, this is a half hour. >> welcome, everyone to this panel. the theme of this is whose viewer is it? although, people have said to me, you should be calling it now whose user is it? that's certainly an interesting question for the panel. let me start with you, gentlemen, mainly because you're my boss. and

. >> more with angela rye, sunday, on cspan. the senate banking committee wednesday held a hearing on jp morgan's trading loss of at least $2 billion. the comptroller told the committee that jp morgan had inadequate risk management controls. also testifying were officials from the treasury department, the federal reserve, the fdic and the consumer financial protection bur roecheau, the he is 2:15. this hearing is part of the committee's continued oversight of the implementation of the wall street reform act and it is also an opportunity to discuss whether bank regulators, the implications of the massive trading loss recently announced by jp morgan chase, one of our nation's largest banks. with a bank of jp morgan's solid reputation announces that it has lost millions of dollars and a large trade, designed to reduce the firm's risk it reminds us that no financial institution is immune from bad judgment. while the j.p., morgan trading laws does not appear to have caused systemic problems it is a clear reminder that wall street con

more with angela rye sunday at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. our final test, steve bell will talk about jobs and the economy and what will happen if sequestration goes into effect. this town gets wrapped around big words and used them like everyone understands. defined sequestration. guest: across the board cuts. host: wire we talking about this? -- why are we talking about this? guest: in 1985 the said we need to have process, and that is the first time i heard the word sequestration as across the board cuts. we have been signed into law by president reagan, but that was the first and only significant sequestration, so for 25 years it has been dormant. host: is a useful to study what happened to the economy after the first round of cuts? guest: probably not. we're in the middle of the recovery and not have the same problems. the united states was a superpower, so this is different. host: i am guessing that people watch this not work watch congress closely, but sequestration is discussed because of what sequence of events? guest: in 2011, the n

. >> executive director and general counsel of the congressional black caucus, angela rye on the role of today's caucus. >> it is designed to ensure that members of congress that who are african-american can come together on issues that are playing the community at large, issues that are playing their district to final commonality. they are here to discuss proposals to advance the causes of people that don't have a voice. >> more with angela rye sunday at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span. >> now house speaker john boehner holds a briefing he warn negotiators working on a compromise on the house and senate versions to the highway bill that they need to reach agreement by june 309 or he will back a six month or more extension of a existing highway and transit programs. >> the weekly alligator feeding. good morning, everyone. last week's job numbers were more evidence that president obama's economic policies are standing in the way of real economic growth and standing in the way of creating more jobs in our country. unemployment has been higher than 8% for 40 consecutive months. family

together on issues that may be plaguing their district and the community at large. >> more with angela ryeonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span. >> mr. gorbachev. tear down this wall. >> tonight at 9:00 eastern and pacific on american history tv, mark the 2 with 59 anniversary of ronald regan's speech from the brandenburg gate in west germany. also our series, the contenders, 14 key political figures that ran for president but lost and changed american history. then republican candidate james blaine this weekend on c-span three. >> the b-5 the. everybody think back to vietnam and think of lain operation, they think of the history of the b-52, cold war. so there's a different kind of power associated with the b-52 as opposed to other long range bombers. >> these are two friends who knew each other prior to the civil war and fought against each other in 1862, and here they are at age 100 sitting on the porch talking about the old days. >> we have one another the gate marked 9:01. and this one marked 9:03. this references the moment of the bomb which was at 9:02. >> every month on book

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. >> executive director of the congressional black caucus r, blackye, on the role of today -- angela rye on the role of the congressional black caucus. we can come together where they can find commonality. we can find legislative solutions to advance the cause of people that do not have a voice. >> more with her tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >> this

heart of the people spent executive director and general counsel of the congressional black caucus, angela rye, on the role of today's caucus. >> it is dying to ensure the that members of congress were african-americans on issues that are plaguing the community at large, where they can find, now the. to come together to discuss legislation, legislative proposals to advance the causes of people that don't have a voice. >> more with angela rye sunday at eight eastern and pacific on c-span. >> the senate is about to gavel in. lawmakers will continue work on farm subsidies, food stamps and conservation programs policy. majority leader reid has indicated this it could spend several weeks on the five you bill. the number of amendments expected, the current farm bill expires at the end of september. and now here on c-span2 live coverage of the u.s. senate. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. lord, you reign in robust majesty, and we face our labors with joy in knowing that you are always with u

. >> executive director and congressional director of the black caucus, angela rye. >> they can the community at la. issues that may be plaguing their districts where they can find commonality. legislative solutions, legislative proposals to advance the causes of people. >> more tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. >> u.s. debt will nearly double the size of the entire economy by 2037 dallas congress raises taxes or enact major spending cuts. that is according to the -- nonpartisan congressional budget office which released the budget outlook this week . acbo director testified this week where republicans and democrats disagreed as to the best way to reduce the growing debt while supporting the economy. this is just under two hours. >> welcome to the budget committee. the purpose of this hearing is to review the long-term budget outlook which cbo recently released. by nojoined today stranger to this committee, douglas elmendorf, director the congressional budget office. thank you for testifying today and for the work your team has done in this report. the report is sobering, an

. >> angela rye on the role of today's caucus. >> it is designed to make sure the gun together on issues plaguing the community at large, their district. really come together to discuss it dancing the causes of people who do not have a voice. >> more with angela rye 8:00 eastern. >> now, the radio correspondent dinner. john boehner and comedian, actor, singer wayne brady. [cheers and applause] >> put your hands together for your rtca executive committee members. [applause] a graduate of yale university, weighing in at a balk and a quarter from c-span the ben o'connel. a graduate from sarah lawrence college, the beautiful and funny libby casey. from penn state university, producer for the else is there a network, also known as mr. president, jeff. from the university of washington, a producer for cbs news, her awesome ness, jill jackson. from indiana university of pennsylvania, a camera guy for a fox news and 2012 rtca chairman, john wallace. from north carolina state university, multimedia and journalist for cbs forleigh ann caldwell. from montreal, canada, reporting live -- todd. finall

solutions and proposals to advance the causes of people that do not have a voice. >> more with angela ryeday at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. >> president obama called claims of the white house was involved in making national security information offensive and wrong and said his it administration has zero tolerance for leaking classified information and will investigate the release of drone and cyber attacks on terrorism information. the president spoke on the state of the u.s. economy, urging congress to pass the remaining parts of the american jobs that. this is about 30 minutes. >> morning. -- good morning. i just want to say a few words about the economy, and then i will take some of your questions. today, we are fighting back from the deepest economic crisis since the great depression. after losing jobs for 25 months in a row, our businesses have created jobs for 27 months in a row, 4.3 million new jobs in all. the fact is job growth in this recovery has been stronger than in the one following the last recession one decade ago, but the whole we have to fill is much deeper

. >> more with angela rye son ed a dish and pacific on c-span. >> a witness from "bloomberg news" said it may go to court to stop a labeled -- labor department plan. what are the reasons for the proposed changes is to prevent stock traders from getting jobs numbers before everyone else. this portion of the house oversight committee hearing is two hours. >> good morning. the oversight committee will come to order. we on the oversight committee exists to secure to fundamental principles. first, americans have a right to know the money washington takes from them is well spent. and second, americans deserve an efficient, effective government that works for them. our duty on the oversight and government reform committee is to protect these rights. our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers because of taxpayers have a right to know what they get from their government. we will work tirelessly in partnership with citizen watchdogs to deliver the facts to the american people and bring genuine reform to the federal bureaucracy. when president obama took office, he p

. >> angela rye on the role of the caucus. >> it is designed to ensure that members of congress who areican-american can come together on issues that are plaguing the community at large. issues that may be plaguing the district's. toy're coming together discuss legislative proposals to a dense the causes of people that do not have a voice. >> more with in rye sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the b-52, everyone thinks back to vietnam. they think of the history of the b-52, cold war. there is a different kind of power associated with the b-52 as opposed to other bombers. >> these are two friends to know each other prior to the civil war. they fought against each other at the battle in 1862. >> we have one to the east. the gate to the west is 903. they really reflect or reference the moment of the bomb. >> watch for the travel of the local content vehicles on "book tv" and "american history tv" and look for our next stop in jefferson, -- jefferson city, missouri. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is loretta sanchez, who was on the joint economic committee. wh

. >> executive director and general counsel of the congressional black caucus, angela rye on the role of today's caucus. >> it is time to ensure that members of congress who are african-american can come together on issues that are plaguing the community at large, issues that may be plaguing district where they can find commonality. to really come together and discuss legislative solutions, legislative proposals to advance the cause of people that don't have a voice. >> more with angela rye sunday at 8 p.m. asian and pacific on c-span. >> yesterday, attorney general eric holder was asked about the government's fast and furious operation aimed at arresting members of drug cartels. committee republicans said that leaked wiretap show senior officials knew the operation involved a tactic known as gun walking where smugglers are allowed to move guns across the border with mexico. the attorney general said the documents contained no reference to gun walking. his test was part of the annual congressional oversight hearing during which he also responded to questions about the department enfor

. >> more with angela rye at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> earlier this week, labor department officialsestified on proposed rule changes governing early media access to monthly jobs report. currently, news organizations and others are allowed to see the report half an hour ahead of time. testimony include a labor department concerns that early access to data in the monthly reports can allow for unfair market manipulation. it also looked at the issue of quantifying green jobs and representative beryl eisa accused the labor department of inflating those numbers. this portion of the hearing is about one hour. >> good morning. the oversight committee will come to order. we on the oversight committee exists to security of fundamental principles. first, americans have a right to know the money washington takes from them is well spent. second, americans deserve an efficient, and effective government that works for them. our duty on the oversight and government reform committee is to protect these rights. our sole responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers because taxpayers h

. >> executive director and general council of the congressional black caucus angela rye on the role of today's caucus. >> it's designed to ensure that members of congress who are african-american can come together on issues that are playinging the community at large. issues that may be plaguing their districts. but really coming together to discuss legislative discussions,