joining us first is representative bob latta, republic of ohio. i want to start with what the house did just very recently, and that was reauthorizing the satellite television extension and localism act. what is that, first of all? >> guest: every five years that has to be reauthorized. what that is is, again, what it is, it's for satellite. folks out there who get their tv from satellite, we had to get this thing done by the end of year. if we didn't, we have about 1.5 million americans who would not be receiving television anymore. it was very important, that was the overall part of what the act was for, we wanted to get it done, but there were certain titles in the legislation that dealt with integration band that the fcc had imposed several years back which said that they had to, if a cable company had a settop box, they had to have -- they couldn't have overing in there -- everything in there, they had to have a cable card in there which added to the cost. probably about a billion dollars being passed on to consumers. we said, you know, we sh

. >> republican representative bob latta from ohio. brian higgins, and colorado republican cory gardner. monday night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span2. american history tv, an interview from the 2014 organization of american historians annual meeting. we sat down with several historians to discuss their work and find out what motivates their research. this year's conference was held in atlanta. about 2000 historians attended. the first urgency of now. lyndon johnson, congress, and the battle for the great society. let me ask you about the johnson recording. hundreds of hours of these phone conversations. how much of a gift are they for you and other historians? it is terrific material. you really get a flavor for how lyndon johnson tried to lobby and put together legislation. it allows you to hear the people he is working with, and how they tried to put pressure on the white house. that we don'tate have that after richard nixon. we are taking another look at president johnson and his great society program, and the voti

. >> host: bob latta, thanks for your time. joining us now is someone we don't normally talk to. this is congressman brian higgins, democrat from new york. congressman higgins, you introduced a bill about the sports blackout rule. what is that rule? >> the blackout rule allows the nfl to not broadcast in a local area football games that are not sold out and the fcc voted to end the government support for the blackout rule that has been in effect since 1975. the reason for that is the economic of the nfl has changed. 70% of construction in the stadiums is financed by taxpayers. and the audio and visual technology has changed at home. and stadiums like buffalo, which is the second smallest market in the league, has the capacity in their stadium of 73,000 yet the league average is 67,000. and things like luxury seating, advertising in accordance with the selective bargaining units and the team are revenue obtained by the teams exclusively. so we believe the blackout rule is obsolete and doesn't serve the purchase anymore. why would a team not want their team exposed, their product a

. >> republican representative bob latta from ohio, new york democratic representative brian higgins and colorado republican representative cory gardener, monday night at 8:00 eastern ton the communicators on c-span2. >> on july 26th, 1947, president truman signed a national security act. it established the national security council. the cia, and the secretary of defense. next, author and professor andrew bacevich discusses his book, "washington rules." and argues national security strategies have essentially remained the same since president truman was in office. he is a west point graduate and vietnam war veteran and answered questions about american conflicts since world war ii. this event is from the boulder bookstore in boulder, colorado. it is about an hour. [applause] . >> i'm grateful for the opportunity to speak with you this evening and thank you for turning out in such impressive numbers. i'm on day 15 of this tour. homeward bound, minneapolis, chicago, still to come, back to boston. my blazer is ready to disintegrate, at this point. my second stop on the way -- this is a

. >> republican representative bob latta from ohio. new york democratic representative brian higgins, and colorado republican representative cory gardner monday night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators." >> next, stories from three army veteran to serve on the front lines during world war ii. they reflect on their experiences as part of the d-day invasion of nazi occupied france. this is one of several events hosted by the dwight d eisenhower presidential library and museum to mark the 70th anniversary of d day. it is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> well, good afternoon. and welcome to the eisenhower presidential library and museum and boyhood home for our panel on life on the battlefield. our second panel this year. i am kim reads the deputy director. i would like to start with this wuote -- i am tim reeves. i want to start with this quote. it was the war in perspective. it is by john keegan who wrote the second world war is the largest single event in human history. fought across six of the world seven continents and all of the o

. >> republican representative bob latta, new york republican damage -- and cory gardner tonight at 8e communicators." >> while congress is in recess for the month, watch programs from american history tv in prime time. tonight, a look at watergate. supreme court oral argument from the case in 1974. at issue, whether or not president nixon could claim executive privilege over the recordings sought by the watergate prosecutor. that is tonight on c-span three. on c-span2, book tv in prime time starting at 8:30 with books on the middle east. "the new arabs." "taking david into goliath how the world turned against israel>" -- israel." earlier today, african leaders met in washington, d.c., to talk about the impact of african growth and opportunity act on trade and investment. several people made remarks, including the world bank president and the secretary of state. they spoke for about 45 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. , my name isegates mike frohman. i serve as the u.s. trade representative kirk year it on behalf of president obama asked trade representative. -- i serve as the u.s

so it puts people on a level plays field when it comes to those -- >> bob latta from ohio. new york democratic representative d. and cory gardner, tonight at. >>> the senate judiciary committee recently held a hear on the women's health protection act, a bill that prohicks laws restricting women's access to abortion services. senator richard blumenthal, from connecticut, women members of the u.s. house and senate, doctors and -- with -- and the bill's proposed action, with provided remarks. this is just over two hours. >> welcome. thank you for joining us today. thank you to our witnesses, thanks to our ranking member senator grassley and most especially to senator leahy, the chairman of the judiciary for giving me this privilege of chairing this hear. we are convened today to hear testimony regarding the women's health protection act, removing barriers to constitutionally protected reproductive rights. our first panel consists of a number of our checks who have positions and views on this issue. as well as my check, senator baldwin from the senate, who is my co-sponsor in

. >> republican representative bob latta from ohio, new york democratic representative brian higgins,nd colorado representative corti -- cory gardner, tonight on c-span two. c-spanover 35 years, brings public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences, and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a service to private industry. created 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch as in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us next in our studio in new york, jason riley, now up with his second book :alled, "please stop helping us how liberals make it harder for blacks to succeed." thank you for joining us on washington journal. what motivated you to write the book? the book because i think that a lot of the efforts to help black underclass have not been working. in many cases, they have been doing more harm than good. i thought the 50th anniversa