and birds migratory patterns. -- to understand darwin and biology. and he actually did something. >> the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilbert s. warriors. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c- span, for download the c-span podcast. >> senate judiciary committee chairman, patrick leahy on supreme court nominee, judge sonia sotomayor. her confirmation hearing will begin july 13. this is about 35 minutes. let's hear at the university of the district of columbia. i am also a privilege to serve as the president of the leadership conference on civil rights. for those of you who don't know, the leadership conference is the nation's premier civil and human rights coalition with over 200 national organizations working to build an america as good as its ideals. today the introduction of this year is a lecturer is a very special honor for me. there are few individuals, and i can honestly say without fear of contradiction, and even fewer in congress who exemplify the integrity, the passion and commitment to building and america that we all want to live

there was an incredibly informed writing about the biology, the ecosystem of the badlands. he knew more about the badlands than any person alive 100 years ago. i fell in love with that particular american landscape. i was teaching at hofstra university with the late jon gabel, a professor to died of cancer, john and i posted a presidential conference. i was co-chair on theater roosevelt. i had papers coming in from everywhere. john helped me realize there had never been a book written on theater roosevelt on conservation. there was an diversity pres forum of a little bit of notes. i had a great opening there. i realized that between the civil war, the emancipation proclamation, and the second -- the first world war, roosevelt using the white house to promote conference erasicons, involvement with the audubon society, saving birds, and the u.s. fish and wildlife in the national monument, it's changed america. anybody opens up an atlas, there is america. you see all of that green. roosevelt was there. he put aside almost 240 million acres of wild america. as people are talkin

the in-between was an incredibly informed writing by the biology, the ecosystem as we call it today of the badlands. roosevelt knew more about the badlands than any persona live 100 years ago. i fell in love with that particular american landscape. i was teaching at hofstra university with the late john gable who died unfortunately of cancer. we co-hosted a hofstra presidential conference. i was co-chair on theodore roosevelt. i had papers coming in from all over. i started realizing and john gable helped me realize this that had never been a book written on t.r. and conservation, t.r. on the wilderness of any magnitude. there was a little bit of note so i had this great opening. i started realizing that between the civil war, the emancipation proclamation of lincoln and world war i with woodrow wilson, roosevelt using the white house to promote conservation and nature and what he called the strenuous life to save birds, his involvement with the audubon society and the eventual creation of u.s. fish and wild life and our national monuments, it's changed machine. in this summer anyone o

and understood biology. >> sunday on a "q&a." the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "the wilderness warrior." also, download the cspan podcast. >> how c-span funded? >> from the federal government? >> grants and stuff like that. >> from sponsors? >> it might get some government funding. >> of yours? >> 30 years ago, america oppose the cable companies created -- america's cable companies created c-span as a public- service. >> in the house, members supported a resolution supporting the iranian people and the protests surrounding the presidential elections. the resolution passed 405-1. next, a portion of the debate. >> house resolution 560, expressing support for all relation -- iranian citizens to embrace the values of civil liberties and the rule of law. >> pursuant to rule, the gentleman from california and the gentleman from florida will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. >> mr. speaker, every day since iran's election, the streets have been filled with demonstrators. each day

>> this is where biologies are trained. it's the head qurter for u.s. fish and wild life. here on the side, all the pictures of caraboo in alaska. what interests me is writing the book like willederness warrior is roosevelt is really the father of u.s. fish and wild life. it's roosevelt that realized that the federal government has an obligation to save speesies, birds, animals, plants and trees. the president has an obligation to make sure we put aside those >> i was really interested in him. i had a program called magic bus. i brought kids across the country. he wrote this incredible book. one i particularly like called the willederness hunter. >> i started realizing that from the civil war and world war one, roosevelt use the white house to promote conservation and nature the support to save birds. the eventual creation of fish and wild life, it's changed america. this summer, if anybody opens the atlas, you see all that green. you are look at roosevelt monday ue meants. he put aside 240 acres of wild america. now as people are talking about environmental ix and green m

he was the only politician of his day who understood biology and bird migratory patterns and mating habits of the deer and elk and antelopes, and did something. >> wilderness warrior. or download the c-span podcast. >> now tributes to michael martin, who addressed members for the final time. his last day is sunday, june 24th. he had to step down after an expense scanned appeared he is the first speaker of the house to be forced out 16¢ 95. british prime minister - gorham brown -- gordon brown spoke. >> order. one of the things of the speaker moving on is a signature. i can inform the house that in the past few weeks, i save several hundred bottles of -- dare the chancellor will be pleased to know that some bottles are fetching as much as 150 lbs. on ebay. i wanted to help the chancellor to stimulate the economy and was surprised i could do that in such a way. i give tribute to my staff. no speaker could ask for a better and more dedicated staff. thank you for giving me first class support. the expertise is plain to see. i also think the members of the chairman's panel for working nights an

figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day to absorb darwin and understood biology and understood the birds, migratory patterns, and understood it mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on cue and egg, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior, sunday night at eight on c-span. or listen on xm satellite radio or download this c-span podcast. >> now a house hearing on business practices that made insurance companies to cancel or deny health insurance, will hear the stories of people whose individual policies were canceled while they were dealing with serious medical conditions. followed by a panel of health insurance executives. partis tupac of michigan chairs the subcommittee on oversight, this is about three hours. >> the hearing will come to order. today we have a hearing entitled termination of individual health policies by insurance companies. the chairman, the ranking member and chairman emeritus will have five minutes for opening statement and other members will be recognized for three minutes.

becoming the key figure to understand, the only politician of his day to absorb the darwin, understood biology, understood birds and meeting habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." next, commencement addresses by anthony kennedy, elana kagan, and leah ward sears. this is at stanford university last sunday. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. president, my fellow students, citizens of the world that my seat to come ever closer to the idea and reality of a rule of law, and especially graduates in the graduating class of 2009. thank you very much for inviting me to participate in your commencement. i suppose there are a number of witnesses where i have become a willing accomplice. each of you has your own story, a unique story of your years at stanford. that story is bound up with your pants, your family is, at your loved ones who have sustained you hear. you have already thanked them on a platform, and the entire nation thanks them, again, for sending you here

. >> johnny: a terrific young man too, biology man in college. >> rob: very smart. >> johnny: hernandezs out. foul territory, two out. >> rob: i think he hit the catcher with his back swing. check it out. he may have hurt his hand on this play. watch him come back. no. slips out of his hand. i think the bat hits hanigan's hand. you don't make a lot of friends when you do that to the catcher. >> johnny: two quick nationals retired. they are getting the start at 2 2nd. didn't play last night. went 73, couple of home runs. >> rob: one of the things i like about aaron harang. he might not have overpowering stuff, he attacks the strike zone and works quickly, keeps the defense involved and throws a lot of strikes. >> johnny: line drive to left. base hit. that will bring up the catcher josh bard with jesus on the shelf. cut fastball right there. >> rob: 05, 06, 07, 56 walks with 234. you want to talk about consistent and throwing strikes, aaron harang is your guy. kind of a no nonsense guy. >> johnny: 30 years old. he knows i can't overmatch you. i'll stay out here 7, 8 innings almost every t

he was the only politician of this say that understood biology and understands the birds of migratory pattern and mating habits of deer and elk and antelope, and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a" at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. you can listen on ex-im satellite radio -- xm satellite radio. >> secretary clinton looks at the human trafficking report. this is a couple of minutes. >> we are delighted to have some key members of congress who have worked on this important issue for a number of years. this is the first time we have introduced the report in this way, because we want to demonstrate that this truly is a partnership between the state department and the congress. if it were not for the congress, would would not have the legislation, the follow-up, out reach that these members have been doing. i am very grateful they can take time out of their very busy schedules to be here with us. you will hear from two of them in a moment. let me introduce carolyn from new york. then from maryland. -- ben from maryland. one person from texas and another from new jersey. one person from florida

he was the only politician of his stake to made dark when into it's understood biology, and understood mating habits of a deer and elk and antelope. >> the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior. sunday night at 8 or listen at xmsatellite radio or download c- span podcast. >> we are talking about health care reform. can you get us up to speed on the status? >> the senate finance committee has been wrestling with how health-care reform, and the public plan option. they are looking at a variety of things. yesterday, there were documents that circulated, looking at a sample as -- of eight medicaid expansion. -- of a medicaid expansion. perhaps some tax credit that will help people for their coverage. they are looking at what the cost of the bill is. they want to get it under a trillion dollars. also in the senate, the health committee has started their mark up of their bill. it is very contentious. it has republicans offering tons of amendments to the bill. chris dodd has been handling things. he is trying to get consensus on that panel, but that could go till the

to understand because he was the only politician of his day that i absorbed darwin and understood biology and understood bird migratory patterns and mating habits of different animals. he actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. you can download the puck past. >> now, courtesy of iran's state-run press tv, ayatollah khamenei on results of last friday's election in iran. these are his first public remarks since the election delivered during friday prayers. this is about an hour 15 minutes. >> i recommend the respective brothers and sisters who have attended the prayers here. i recommend them all to refrain from evil. what i am going to raise in this sermon is the issue of the election. which is the topic of the day in our country for the time being. there are three issues i want to address, three different groups. the first one is, i address the general public wherever they are in the country. i would like to mention some points here at this point to you, respected people. there is one thing i want to address, the poli

talking about green movements and roosevelt was the only politician of his day that absorbed darwin and biology and the bird's patterns and deer and elk. >> sunday on "q & a" the first of douglas brinkley, the wilderness warrior. >> friday president obama took part on a white house townhall meeting of father hood and responsible responsibility, and several talked about their experiences as fathers and their outreach. >> good afternoon and welcome to the white house. thank you so much for coming today, for this conversation on fatherhood and personal responsibility, it's good to be here to talk about something so close to the president's heart. i am chief of staff of government affairs, and i have been working with the president as a paralegal back in chicago and as a chief council in the senate and i know how much fatherhood means. he's a dad and he views that as the most important job he has. but he was also a son that grew up without a father in his own life, know of the impact. and it's something that i shared. my father left before i was born, but i was lucky to be adopted by the man who ma

he was the only politician of the day that could absorb darwin, biology, and migratory patterns, theating habits of deer, elk, and antelope and he actually did something. ho>> sunday, "wilderness warrior." tonight at 8:00, on c-span. >> coming up, more nonfiction authors and books bond." -- books on." john talbot exposes myths about the recession and what it will take to recover. james richards on why he thinks that capitalism will protect the environment. also this weekend, the end of overeating. americans, a program to buy junk food, can control their eating habits. writers, artists, from the garden of eden to today. recounting the history of the world through 600 short stories. columbia university professor, john dinges. our website has the entire schedule, and great new features, including streaming video, with simple ways to share your programs. >> the sec should be a model for transparency, openness, and fairness. >> monday, on," president obama's -- monday, on "the communicators," what the sec wouldn't look like under a new chairman. monday night, "the communicators." >> "wash

becoming the key figure to understand that he was the only politician of his day that understood biology and birds migratory pattern and mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. sunday on "q&a" douglas brinkley talked about the wilderness warrior. president obama has announced a number of changes to the financial regulatory system. the the plan would dismantle large financial companies and for the first time into was regulations on certain types of transactions. this is 20 minutes. >> i administration has an extraordinary response to a historic economic crisis. we have taken action to repair our economy and working hard to build a new foundation for sustained economic growth. this will not be easy. this recession is not the result of one failure but many. many of the toughest challenges we face are the product of a cascade of mistakes and missed opportunities which took place of the course of decades. that is why we are seeking to build an energy economy that creates new jobs and lessen our dependence on foreign oil. system that instilled in each generation

he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology, understood birds migratory patterns, understood mating habits of elk and antelope, and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a," the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior," tonight at 8:00 on c-span, or listen on satellite radio, or download the c-span podcast.

. >> i teach conservation biology. i spent most of my time teaching a course called poetry inside out. inside the jail and also of the juvenile detention facility and outside in my honors course. we have this public conversations that last entire semester's. >> professor at university of arizona. his book is living with fire. >> i had no desire to do it. that was the condition in which i agree to take this on. >> coming up next book tv presents after words. an hour-long program where we invite guests to come interview authors. this week tierney cahill discusses her book. the story of her improbable campaign for u.s. representative on a dare from her sixth christians. with only $7,000 in the campaign staff of 12 year olds to won the 2000 democratic primary in nevada's second district. she discusses her book with district of columbia delegate eleanor holmes norton. >> well, welcome to c-span. ms. cahill, welcome to washington. >> they do so much. >> this is the book. "ms. cahill

roosevelt is becoming the key figure because he was the only politician of the day who understood biologynd the migratory patterns of birds and mating habits of dee r, elk, antelope and actually did something. >> the first of two hours with this doctor tonight at 8:00 p.m.. you can listen on c-span radio or download podcast. >> coming up, more non-fiction authors and books throughout the weekend with books on the economy, a former investment banker john talbott exposes myths concerning the recession and what it will take to recover, and jay richards and what it will take to ease poverty and help the environment. also, concerning overeating. david kessler explains how americans program by too much sugar, salt, and junk can control their eating habits. afterwards, from the garden of eden until today -- this author recounts the history of the world through a collection of 600 short stories. he speaks with columbia professor john dinges. our website has the entire schedule and great features including streaming video and easy to search archives in simple ways to share your favorite programs.

key figure to understand that he was the only politician of his day to absorb darwin and understood biology bird's migratory patterns and meeting habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on q and amp, the first of 24 hours with dauing las brinkley for two hours of wilderness warrior. >> every weekend the book cd has the latest books and authors on c-span2, childbirth, golds, visionaries, garden of eden to today. there is a collection of 600 short stories. he talks with john dinkas. afterward, it airs sunday night at 9:00 eastern. john talbot exposes the myths about the recession and what it will take to recover. and jay richards on why he thinks [inaudible] is the best way to end poverty. >> the end of overeating. f.d.a. commissioner david kessler says americans can control their eating habits. much more books and author this weekend on book tv. the website has the entire schedule and great new features including streaming video. archives that are easy to search and simple ways to share your favorite programs. booktv.org. >> "washington journal" continues. >

he was the only politician who understood biology and understood birds, migratory patterns, mating habits of deer and elk, and actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "the wilderness a warrior." you can download the pdcast, -- podcast, too. >> how is c-span funded? >> i have no clue. >> government grants? >> advertising for products. >> public money, i'm sure. >> my taxes? >> 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. no government mandate, no government money. >> now senators durbin, gregg and talk about the measure that would provide rebates for consumers to trade in vehicles with low gas mileage for more fuel-efficient cars. from earlier today, this is about 20 minutes. mr. durbin: mr. president, i know there is controversy involved in the so called i know there is controversy involved in this proposal. let's be honest about where we are in america today. we have seen the largest decline in automobile sales and 50 years. sales are down 29%. plummeting auto sales have reduced production and it has had a ripple e

figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology and birds, migratory patterns and mating habits of deer, elk and antelope and did something. >> sunday on q&a the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior." on c-span or listen on x. satellite radio or download the c-span pod cost. >> tuesday the democratic leadership council held an event honoring their retiring c.e.o. speakers include bill clinton, steny hoyer and bruce reed. this lasts about an hour and a half. >> ladies and gentlemen, lab buy daniels. >> oh god, creature of universe upon universe, we are here this evening no honor, thank and recognize a friend, a patriot, a lead leader, a lover of our country. in this moment, dear god, as we should in all moments, we recognize your presence in the work of our hands, your light and the clarity we attain, your spirit and the wisdom we achi e achieve, your inspiration and the good that we seek to do. we ask for your continued guidance and blessing even as we know that we often merit them n not. we thank you for

that's a reflection of the fact that the cutting edge of the economy is becoming more biology-based. that includes computers, the internet, satellites, most of the rest of the i.t. revolution that finally exploded in the late '90s in a tech bubble but also much else. civilian aircraft, advanced machine tools, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and a lot more. the crucial role of the state in economic development should be kept in mind when we read these days dire warnings about government intervention in the financial system after private management has once again driven it to ruins. at this time an unusually severe crisis and one that harms the rich, not just the poor so it merits concern. it's also worth recalling that large state intervention of the economy is nothing new. on the contrary, it's always been a central factor in economic development. there's no time to review it here. but the history is quite instructive. these state-guided modes of economic development require considerable deceit in a society where the public can't be controlled by force. so people can't be told that t

the figure to understand because he was the only politician who observed the when and understood biology and understood migratory patterns and mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a". the first two hours with dou glas brinkley. download the c-span podcast. >> leaders talk about the protests in tehran following last week's presidential election. they spoke after the house voted to pass a resolution in support of the iranian dissidents. this is 20 minutes. >> thank you very much for being here with us. i am so honored to represent a district that knows about the lack of freedom, knows about the lack of human rights and constantly fights for getting those universally accepted human rights respected in my native homeland of cumin. iran should be no exception. how honored i am havto be here h a long line of heroes speaking on behalf of the iranian people who feel they have no voice. they're being listened to internationally. the people have been denied their most basic human rights and civil liberties by an oppressive iranian regime which uses

understand because he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and who was understood biology and understood birds migratory patterns and understood mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on q&a the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. >> and update on the health committee markup of health care reform legislation. the session gets underway today 10:30 eastern. we will have a live coverage on seat under c-span3. you can watch that on line c-span.org. here on c-span2 dabbling in shortly. members opened the day with an hour of general speeches before returning to legislative business. senators will begin debate on a bill apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of african americans. with a vote on that to follow. the senate isn't expected to proceed to the $106 billion war spending bill which passed out in the house on tuesday. most of that legislation is to fund the wars in iraq and afghanistan to the end of september. a vote lightly untrimmed likely later today. legislation promoting u.s. tourism to foreigners. that b

he was the only politician of his day that had absorbed darwin, biology, birds' migratory patterns, mating habits of deer, elk, and did something. >> the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior. listen on xm satellite radio or download the cspan podcast. >> a discussion about julius jenachowskiy. they held a confirmation hearing in which they addressed the expansion of broadband in the u.s.. media ownership rules, and the so-called fairness doctrine. >> the senate commerce committee held nomination hearings on that -- joining us to talk about that this week, and refined byrd of broadbandcensus.org. before review the hearing itself, give us a little background on julius. >> the guy has been everywhere. he has been at the sec, and the private sector, -- fcc, the private sector, he has been a venture capitalist right here in washington which was a d.c. based startup. he is a tech and ciliary to the obama campaign. -- consider the very -- consigliari. >> given his background, what we know about him now? where do you think he will take the fcc?

figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology and birds migratory patterns, and mating habits of deer and elk, and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c- span, or listen on xm satellite radio. >> the senate judiciary committee held a hearing on june 16 to discuss the rates phone companies charge for text messaging. witnesses include representatives of verizon and at&t as well as consumer representatives. this hearing was chaired by the summer consumer rights subcommittee. it is -- chaired by the consumer rights subcommittee. it is just under 90 minutes. >> good afternoon. this hearing will come to order. today we will be examining the state of competition in the cell phone industry. the enormous growth in the use of self phones means that maintaining competition in this industry is more important than ever. -- the growth in the use of cell phones means of maintaining competition is more important ever. cell phone is unable instantaneous communicatio

figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology in understood migratory patterns and understood mating habits of the year and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on q&a the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on a wilderness warrior. sunday night at eight on c-span, or listen on xm satellite retial or download the c-span's podcast. >>> topics at today's white house briefing include u.s. policy towards iran following the nation's presidential election, legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system and yesterday's senate resolution apologizing for slavery. press secretary robert gabus speaks with reporters for a little under an hour. >> good afternoon. let me take ten seconds to get organized. let me quickly go through a week ahead for the planning. the president will spend the weekend in washington and has no scheduled public events. monday the president will sign the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act in the rose garden. tuesday the president will meet with the president of chile at

he was the only to a politician of his day who understood biology and birds and their migratory patterns and mating patterns and actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior" tonight. you can listen on xm or download the podcast. >> president obama announced a host of proposed changes to the financial regulatory system on wednesday. it would create a new system to dismantle large troubled companies and impose legislation on certain types of transactions. this is about 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you, thank you very much. please, everyone, be seated. thank you very much. since taking office my administration has mounted what i think has to be acknowledged as an extraordinary response to a historic economic crisis. but even as we take decisive action to repair the damage to our economy we're working hard to build a new foundation for sustained economic growth. this will not be easy. we know that this recession is not the result of one failure, but of many. many of the

he was still a politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology and migratory habits of birds and mating habits of a deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior." that is tonight at 8:00 on c- span, or listen on satellite radio, or download the c-span podcast. >> this week on the prime minister's questions, prime minister gordon brown discusses public spending and proposed parliamentary changes. nicolet criticizes the regulatory role in the financial crisis. this is the last session for speaker michael martin, who resigned today, june 21 come in the wake of issues. that is tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. now, and reporters roundtable on the news of the week from "washington journal." this is just over 35 minutes. communicators." >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome jon- christopher bua, white house correspondent for british television. tony blankley is here for the summer. [laughter] what is next for iran? guest: this is a moment where the years of histor

figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day to absorb our one and lenders to biology and understood birds migratory patterns and mating habits of the year and help and antelope. -- mating habits of deer and elk. >> that's tonight at 8:00 on c- span. you can listen on xm satellite radio or download the podcast. >> this week on "prime minister's questions," gordon brown discusses northern island and proposed parliamentary changes. the government's role is criticized in the financial crisis and this is the last session for speaker michael martin who does -- to resign today in the wake of issues over mp expenses. that's at 9:00 eastern on c- span. >> on friday, hundreds of hispanic clergy and community leaders gathered for the annual hispanic breakfast. among the speakers was the house minority whip, eric cantor, gov. and. this is about 30 minutes. >> good morning. thank you for all the great work you do to strengthen our community and enriched the lives of so many in america. you don't merely represent this principle of hope in name or words, you live by it and live by e

understand, because he was the only politician of his day who had absorbed darwin and understood biology and understood birds' migratory patterns and understood mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and did something. >> sunday on "q&a," the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "the wilderness warrior" tonight on c-span or on xm satellite radio or down load the podcast. >> on monday, president obama delivered his most detailed speech to date on health care. the president spoke before the american medical association in chicago a group that opposed the clinton administration's health care plan. this is just over an hour. >> the house will come to order. it's my privilege to introduce dr. nancy h. neilsen, president of the american medical association. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. see, i've watched the president, he goes thank you, thank you, and you sit down. good morning,ern. it's a great, great honor and privilege for us to welcome back home to chicago the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] the president will be coming in in just a second. just a

understand, because he was the only politician of his day who had absorbed the are when and who understood biology and understood birds'migratory patterns and understood the mating patterns of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a" the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on a wilderness warrior. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span, or download the c-span podcast. >> president obama was the featured speaker at last night's radio and tv correspondents association dinner. this year's event was held at the washington d.c. convention center. it lasts about 15 minutes. [applause] thank you very much. thank you so much. thanks to all of you. please, everybody, have a seat. before i get started, as the father of two girls, can i just say how incredibly impressive those three young ladies were. [applause] that would be proud -- dad would be proud. to heather and all the others who have made this evening possible, thank you so much. it is wonderful to be here. i want to express my appreciation for the opportunity to tell jokes that are not funny enough for me to use when we

and agreed movement, what has evolved is -- he was the only politician of the day who understood biology and understood birds migratory patterns, and mating habits of deer and elk and antelope, and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a", the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span, or download the c-span podcast. >> obama has announced a number of proposed changes to the financial regulatory system. the plan would create a way to dismantle large financial companies and, for the first time, impose regulations on certain types of transactions. this is 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much. please, everybody be seated. since taking office, my administration has mounted what i think has to be acknowledged as an extraordinary response to a historic economic crisis. even as we take decisive action to repair the damage to our economy, we are working hard to build a new foundation with sustained economic growth. this will not be easy. we know that this recession is not the result of one failure but of many. many of the toughest challenges we face are

the only politician of his day at has enlisted biology and birds migratory patterns and mating habits of a deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> the first of two hours on the wilderness warrior. download the podcast. >> how is c-span funded? >> donations? >> from the federal government? >> grants. >> maybe from in government funding. >> viewers. >> how is c-span funded? america's cable companies created it c-span as a private initiative. no government mandate, no government monday. >> as congress is taking up health care reform a discussion on health care the topic on today's washington journal. about 35 minutes. >> joining us now to talk about health care reform. can you catch is up to speed on what is the status of this and the prospects? >>guest: the finance committee, whether or not to have an employer mandate and what many people are referring to as of public plan option. looking at a variety of things that had some documents that suggested from the finance committee. it is an ongoing process. people having to pay a little bit more for their coverage than they

figure to understand 'cause he was the only politician of his day who could absorb darwin and who had biology and birds' migratory patterns and understood mating patterns of deer and elk and antelope valley and actually dig something. >> sunday on q & a, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> now a senate transportation subcommittee holds the second in a series of hearings on aviation safety. we'll hear about the circumstances surrounding the crash of flight 3407 in buffalo, new york. senator byron dorgan chairs this two-hour hearing. >> we'll call the hearing to order. this is the hearing of the subcommittee, the senate commerce committee, cassette in aviation. i want to thank all of you for joining us today to talk about the importance of the issue of aviation safety. this is the second hearing that we have held this month to discuss the subject of aviation safety with a particular focus of the safety of regional carriers. in this hearing we will receive testimony fr

of course, it across the hall or go to another building and go into the biology department canyon or the science department you find out that these characteristics are hardwired and part of the genome, the genetic structure. you know, the attitude that a higher education is you said this already, david. there is no dialogue. it is not like it ever invite a debate. have a women's studies professor come in and debate whether they are are a political party or not. it's not want to happen. anyway, i know it is so gloomy, isn't it? [laughter] we have a resilience country here. i think americans are a very resilient people. you never know where the term is going to, or how it is going to come here and but i thank you can pretty well count on it coming and i think that americans, we are not germans. we have a deep-rooted individualistic mentality and there will be rebellions and the rebellions will also come from within zaid the ranks of these leftists there and these are indistinct trans. there certainly is a move away from the liberal arts. there would not be english literature and if it

to understand because he was the only politician of his day that the board darwin and understood biology and understood bird migratory patterns and understood meeting habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional directorate. with information on house and senate members, cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors, plus district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses. $16.95, on line at cs -- c- span.org/products or call 1-877- on-c-span. bamako washington journal" continues. we are host: continue with our conversation on health care reform from -- with earl blumen hour, democrat from oregon. arlen to reference "the new york times." health care reforms moment arrives, again. talking about the convergence of politics and economics at this point, which the white house budget director peter orszag called a r

tony and his team were also chosen for the task of naming the top 100 biology and medical journals established in the 100 years of the s.l.a.'s existence. please join me in congratulating tony and his colleagues for this great honor. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah rise? mr. chaffetz: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. chaffetz: america lost one of its quiet, humble heroes on friday. major george e. whalen, utah's sole surviving world war ii medal of honor recipient. he was at the battle of iwo jima. he refused to leave the battlefield. he saved countless lives through his heroic efforts despite his own injuries. the selfless act typifies the men and women of the greatest generation. unfortunately, we are losing these heroes. he received the medal of honor from president harry truman in 1945 in recognition of his heroism during the tide turning battle. he served in korea, vietnam and was a 14-yea

to understand because he was the only politician of his day who had observed darwin and understood biology and understood the bird migratory patterns and understood mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on kube and a, the first of two hours with the douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior. sunday night at eight on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> earlier today the chairman of several key house committees discussed their drafts of legislation to overhaul the nation's health care systems. speakers included representatives george miller of education and we will show you this now, it is about 40 minutes. >> today i'm honored to be joined with chairman charles rangel of the ways and means committee, chairman waxman of the energy and commerce committee, chairman john dingell and are respected the subcommittee chairs, pete stark from the ways and means committee, frank alone from energy and commerce, and rob andrews of the education and labor committee. president -- today marks a historic moment in america's urgent

figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology, birds, migratory patterns, and the mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on a "q&a," the first of sonntag hours on douglas brick -- with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen to axe and satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional director repaired with information on house and senate members, the cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors, plus district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses. $16.95, online at c-span.org /products or call 1-877-on-c- span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by james hackett, president and ceo of anadarko petroleum corp. to talk about an injured reform, climate change, and economy. first let us talk about an injury reform going on on capitol hill. what is your take on a business perspective on the reform bill and what it will do? guest: first, it is a very important top

history that the university required you to take, which i thought was -- you know, i wanted to take biology and anatomy and embryology. but they forced you to take a history course, so i just willy-nilly signed up for one. i walked in, and the professor -- his name was william b. hesseltine -- had been talking about three minutes, and i wasn't a pre-med anymore. i was a history major. after that lecture i went up to him, and i said, "i want to do what you do for a living. how do i go about doing that?" c-span: why did he impress you? >> guest: oh, he was a great lecturer. he was a great teacher of writing. he was not really a very good writer himself. i continued at the university for my ph.d., and he was a real bear on writing. he would come down on you so hard. we used to go in an see him and say, "but dr. hesseltine, look at this book you've done. it's not all that good. how can you be demanding so much of us?" and he would smile and say, "you've got a better teacher than i had." he had, at one time in a seminar, harry williams, ken standt, dick current, frank friedel and three other men