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eastern on c-span. president-elect biden received his second dose of the oronavirus vaccine monday at cristiana hospital in new wash, dware. he spoke on about the house efforts on impeachment. and he wanted accountability for those who "engaged in sedition at the u.s. capitol." >> appreciate it. >> mr. president-elect, do you still have confidence in your co rid team that they will be able to vaccinate 50 million americans in the first 100 days? >> i do. let me make a couple of brief statements. number one, my number one -- they is getting vacks vaccine in people's arms as rapidly as we can. and we're working on that program now. i'll be meeting on a zoom call with my team a little later this afternoon. and i put together which i'll be announcing in 30 days laying out the plan the cost of how i want to proceed, the cost of what we have to do to be able to get the entire covid operation up and unning, 3,000, 4,000 is just beyond the pail. it's just wrong. and we can do a lot to change it. number one, it'

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listen at c-span or c-span org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> sundays night on q&a, a discussion of presidential inaugural addresses from j.f.k. to the upcoming address of president-elects joe biden with the former speech writer for president barack obama and john mccontinue, former senior speech writer for president george w. bush. >> inaugural speeches have a sense of where the new president plans to take the country. speaking of j.f.k.'s inaugural, there was a feeling of freshness, of newness, of turn urn -- turning the page on an older generation and turning to a new one. so this is going to be an opportunity for president biden for what we thinks the tone of this moment ought to be. >> the best ones, the most effective ones are the ones in which the new president points forward and really talks about his jedged. not necessarily in great specificity because you don't have the time for that. >> presidential inaugural addresses. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. you're watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. it was created by america's cable television

watch the confirmation hearings on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app app. -- c-span radio app. ♪ you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was greeted by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these companies, who provide c-span2 viewers as a public service. -- to viewers as a public service. of our video inside the rotunda of the u.s. capitol and the statute of the reverend martin luther king jr. this was shot as part of our 2006 documentary, "the capitol," that will air today on c-span. you can find online as well at c-span.org. we will spend the next half-hour asking you about what the founders with think of our republic. (202)-748-8000 is the line to call for those of you who are democrat. (202)-748-8001 for republicans enter independent and others, (202)-748-8002. it is the 35th observance of the martin luther king holiday. a couple of tweets and comments from lawmakers. senator of south dakota with his tweet and a shot of the monument in washington. "today we honor the life of dr. martin luther ki

watch, beginning on c-span, c-span .org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> monday british prime minister boris johnson addressed the nation on the pandemic and announced the new nationwide lockdown in england following the surge of cases of the new strain of covid-19. >> since the pandemic began last year the whole united kingdom has been engaged in a great national effort to fight covid and there is no doubt that inviting the old variant of the virus our collected efforts are working and would have continued to work but we now have a new variant of the virus being both frustrating and alarming to see the speed with which the new variant is spreading. our scientists have confirmed this new variances between 50 and 70% more transmissible and that means much, much more likely to catch the virus than to pass it on. as i speak to tonight our hospitals are on the more pressure from covid than at any time since the start of the pandemic and in england alone the number of covid patients in hospitals has increased by nearly a third in the last week to almost 27000 and that number is 40% higher t

watch live coverage on c-span. also what the news briefing, the white house press secretary will answer questions about the health care policies at 230 time eastern desk at 2:30 eastern on c-span. -- at 2:30 eastern on c-span. the mississippi governor gave an update on his plans to raise teacher pay and eliminate the state income tax. he also talked about covid vaccine distribution. >> thank you lieutenant governor bozeman and speaker gun for working with us in these unusual times. to make unusual circumstances. i appreciate your work. to the members of the legislature. and other public servants who would normally be here with us. i wish we could all be here together. we all know that norma has not been in the cards in 2020. nor so far in 2021 question -- 2021. you will be able to carry out your work despite these challenges. i am grateful for your service. i am more grateful for your friendship. i am proud to be joined today. by my beautiful wife who has been the study hand that i have needed during this tumultuou

and fellow c-span viewers. i talked to you last month, if you recall, and i said we were headed for a civil war. well, we are in the midst of it. i'm going to tell you, i'm a first generation ghetto child from detroit. i'm 81 years old and i can see, yesterday was an abomination on this country. without a trial, congress can impeach a president on nothing more than what they perceived as a speech. now that speech that president trump gave could be taken anyway you want to take it. you heard what you wanted to hear. they heard what they wanted to hear. i'm reminded of the merchant of venice, who demanded his pound of flesh. at least he just wanted a pound. these democrats in congress, along with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, they want everything. they are going to take this country to oblivion. i can see it as plain as the nose on my face. what they did yesterday was not bring this country together, but intentionally rend it, to tear it apart, to make it as communist as it can be. we have no representation. it

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eastern here on c-span. at 4:00 p.m. we will take you to arizona to hear from governor doug ducey with his state of the state also live here on c-span. atd coverage as well online c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. ♪ c-span, yourtching unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today we are brought to you by these companies who provide c-span2 viewers as a public service. >> the votes for president the united states are as follows. joseph r biden junior of the state of delaware has received 306 votes. donald j. trump of the state of florida received 232 votes. >> with the votes in the 2020 presidential election now counted and confirmed by congress, attention turns to the inauguration of the 46th president of the united states. on january 20, joe biden and, harris take the oath of office harris take the oath of office. our coverage begins at 7:00 am on january 20. orch live on c-span.org listen free with the c-span radio app. >> the u.s. house met th

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watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span, on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> coming up tonight on c-span, energy secretary nominees jennifer granholm testifies at her confirmation hearing. then president biden signs executive orders on environmental policy and climate change. after that, the first by an white house coronavirus response briefing. they'd are, raman's -- response -- later, response by jerome powell. >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television company in 1979. today, brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span2 viewers as a public service. >> energy secretary nominee and former michigan governor jennifer granholm testified at her confirmation hearing. senars

live coverage on c-span, c-span.org and the free c-span radio app. for ourwith c-span continuing coverage of the transition of power as president-elect joe biden moves closer to the presidency. with electoral college votes cast from states across the country, join us january 6, live at 1:00 p.m. eastern for the joint session of congress to count the votes and declare the winner for president and vice president. on january 20, the inauguration of the 46th president of the united states. live coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern. from the statehouse to congress to the white house, watch it live on c-span, on the go at c-span.org or listen using the free c-span radio app. ♪ yourre watching c-span, unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies that provide c-span to viewers as a public service. ♪ >> california congresswoman nancy pelosi was reelected as speaker of the house during the opening session of the 117th congress. democrats now control

every weekend on c-span 3. >> you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. explore our nation's past. created by america's cable television companies. today it is brought to you by these company that's bring programs as a public service. >> my trip abroad is a short newsreel style film narrated by the former first lady. she talks about her trip to sweden, norway, finland, denmark, holland, france, and england to observe post world war ii rebuilding efforts. >> few presidents in the united states have shown as much interest at franklin roosevelt. an interest deeply shared by his well-travelled wife, eleanor. mrs. roosevelt is not only a noted traveler, but also a successful journalist who likes to see things for herself and whose column, my day, has been read for 14 years by readers in nearly 100 papers. they have been following on special interests with important trips through europe. there was a large crowd on hand including the crown prince and princess. the primary reason for my trip to eur

eastern on c-span, c-span .org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> montana governor delivered his inaugural address where he talked about the coronavirus pandemic physical response ability and the economy. this runs about 15 minutes. >> please, raise your right ha hand. repeat after me. i do solemnly swear. >> do solemnly swear. >> that i will support. >> that i will support. >> protect. >> protect. >> to vent. >> and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> constitution of the united states. >> and the constitution of the state of montana. >> and the constitution of the state of montana. >> and that i will discharge the duties of my office. >> and i will discharge the duties of my office. >> with fidelity. >> with fidelity. >> so how we got. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you for being here today. to my wife susan are two sons that are here, our daughter and our entire family it was your love and encouragement and support are the sole reasons i can stand here today and from the bottom of my he

watch live on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> next, a conversation about the impacts of former president truck on the republican party and potential 2024 gop presidential candidates. michael barone is a senior political analyst for the washington examiner. he was interviewed by hudson institute fellow walter russell mead for just under one hour. walter: hello, everybody. it is both a pleasure and a privilege to be here this morning with probably the greatest living student of american political parties and, most interesting analyst of american politics. some of you, i'm sure, no of michael barone because of his pioneering work of cofounder of the all the neck of american politics -- almanac of american politics. a book that has been close to a bible for american politics is there can be for decades now. he is also one of the most interesting students of the republican party in particular. and given the dramatic events of the last couple of months, it's the republican party we will be talking about today. so, let me just ask to kick things off -- what is th

follow all the on c-span, c-span.org and the c-span radio app. the first hearings include national intelligence admiral hayes, homeland security, state antony blinken. treasury, janet yellen. defense, lloyd austin. watch the confirmation hearings on c-span, on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. court >>. "washington journal continues host: brendan buck has served more than a decade on capitol hill, talking about the split on president trump's second impeachment. what was the more important factor this week, the number of house republicans who joined democrats to vote for impeachment, or who came out and joined those numbers? guest: the take away for me is there weren't any, and i know some people look at this and say, how where there not more than 10? some cannot believe there are any at all. having been working in that house republican conference for so long, i can't tell you how big of a switch it is that there is now a willingness to cross the president in not small ways, but the biggest way you can possibly cross a presi

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watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span and c-span3, on at c-span.org, or visit on the c-span radio app. >> during his state of the state address, hawaii governor david ige talked about how the covid-19 pandemic has affected the state's revenue. he also discusses increasing housing, employment benefits. gov. ige: thank you, speaker, president, and members of the legislature, and everyone who is joining us virtually today. good morning, and aloha. 12 months ago we met in the house chambers planning for what we thought would be a very bright and promising year. state revenues were at a high of $8 million. our unemployment rate was the lowest in the nation. and we had our best credit rating ever from the bond market. literally overnight, our expectations were crushed by the coronavirus pandemic. with your help, hawaii moved quickly. on february 28, the hawaii state laboratory was among the first in the nation to begin testing for the coronavirus. on march 20 five, we implemented a statewide stay-at-home order. on march 26, we imposed a 14 day quarantine for travelers. again, one

watch it all on c-span, on the go at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. ♪ freshman in00 70th congress. fully for our republican. house minority leader -- 44 are republican. house minority leader kevin mccarthy organized a photo opportunity with them on the steps of the u.s. capitol. [cameras shuttering] >> very good. i would like to have -- yup. [chatter] [laughter] >> if i could have you two

c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by television companies. we are brought to viewers as a public service. henry olson is a senior fellow at the ethics and public policy center. he has written books about conservatism, the republican party. mr. olson, how will last week's events and the final days of the trump presidency shape where the republican party goes from here? affect thes going to republican party very much. there has been a simmering civil war within the party over multiple issues.

live coverage on c-span, c-span.org and the free c-span radio app.tay with c-span for our continuing coverage of the transition of power, as president-elect joe biden moves closer to the presidency. with the electoral college votes cast from states across the country, join us on january 6, live at 1:00 p.m. eastern, with a joint session of congress to count the votes and declared the winner for president and vice president. finally, at noon on january 20, the inauguration of the 46th president of the united states. our live coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern. from the statehouse to congress to the white house, watch it all live on c-span, on the go at c-span.org or listen using the free c-span radio app. washington journal continues. is a seniorreynolds fellow at the working institution. she studies congress with a focus on how congressional rules and procedures impact governance. the major action on the house floor today will be a vote on the house rules package for the 117th congress. what should people know about how democrats want to run the ho

eastern and again at midnight on c-span. -- c-span, on demand at c-span.org, or on the c-span radio appjournal" continues. host: we are back and want to hear from you, your top public policy issue for the biden administration. regular lines are open. we are waiting to hear from you. before we get into that, we have to report news from the world of media. at larry king, the longtime cnn host two became an icon through his radio and television show has died. here is the story they came from cnn this morning. larry king, the longtime cnn host two became an icon through his interviews with countless newsmakers and his sensibilities has died. he was 87. his son chance confirmed his death saturday morning. king hosted larry king live on cnn for over 25 years. he interviewed presidential candidates, celebrities, athletes, movie stars, and everyday people. he retired in 2010 after taping more than 6000 episodes of the show. once again, that is larry king, who unfortunately passed this morning at the age of 87. once again, we want to hear from you on what your top public policy issues are for th

c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. ♪ >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view ofovernment. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by the television companies, who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. ♪ >> president biden signed executive orders related to climate change and science policy wednesday, and announced he is directing the federal government to suspend new oil and gas leases on public lands. the president also spoke about the appointments of special presidential envoy for climate john kerry and white house climate advisor gina mccarthy. [indiscernible conversations] president biden: good afternoon, everybody. i know the press has had a long session with the team here about what we are going to be talking about today and this afternoon. ,let me just start by saying i cannot tell you how much i appreciate the three people standing next to me here for what they agreed to do to help. particularly my best buddy, john kerry. asking a former secretary of state to come back and do this, i know i

c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today we're brought to you by these television companies as a public service. >> here's a look at our primetime schedule. starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, the confirmation hearing for pete buttigieg to become the next transportation secretary. at 9:00 p.m. on c-span2, another nomination hearing. -- for the new homeland security secretary. and at 8:00 eastern on c-span3, it's american history tv, with historians looking at the role and reception of ethnic and immigrant troops during the civil war. >> c-span's "washington journal" every day we're taking your calls, live on the air, on the news of the day. and we'll discuss policy issues him that pact you. coming up friday morning, a discussion about the biden administration's plans to reform immigration policy. with political reporter. then we'll talk about the biden administration climate and environment policies. watch c-span's "washington journal," live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. and be sure to join the discussion with y

every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span 3 created by america's television companies, and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >> this is washington, the capitol of a great nation, a city of magnificent buildings, of historic monuments visited by thousands who come to pay homage at the shrines dedicated to the nation's great. to george washington, thomas jefferson, abraham lincoln. a city where beneath the classic dome of the capitol a nation's lawmakers meet. a city where young and old pause for one glorious sun drenched day in january to greet a man about to take the highest office of the land, to watch the pageantry and color of a memberable event and share in that proud moment when a president is inaugurated. for months there has been intensive preparations for this great day. hundreds of workmen sawed and hammered and painted to make ready the stands to accommodate the expected thousands. at last the great m

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watch live at noon eastern on c-span or listen on the free c-span radio a.m. >> the united states supremert heard three oral arguments this unique dfment week. listen to all three at c-span/supreme court. fan v. sanchez, a case on the detention of non-u.s. citizens and bond hearings while they await transportation. they also heard a case concerning a go college -- georgia college's civil suit against the school -- school and the f.t.c. on injuxes and

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c-span,g up tonight on c-span shares the story of the various immigrant groups from several americans. then, a discussion on shakespeare's influence on the american founders and our constitutional values. after that, dr. anthony fauci provides an update on the coronavirus pandemic. ♪ you're watching c-span, you're on f

watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span, on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radiopp. >> house speaker nancy pelosi holds a press briefing thursday to talk about the legislative agenda. watch live at 10:45 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> do you solemnly swear that all things pertaining to the trial in the impeachment of donald john trump, former president of the united states, now pending, you do impartial justice according to the constitutional law so help you god. >> with senators sworn in as jurors, arguments of the impeachment trial of former president donald trump are said to begin tuesday, february 9, on whether the former president should be convicted on incitement of insurrection. watch the senate impeachment trial live on tuesday, favoring ninth at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> newly confirmed secretary of state antony blinken held a press briefing with reporters at the state department earlier today. here's that now. >>

watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span come on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> on her's first full day in office, president biden signed a series of executive orders as part of his strategy for combating the coronavirus. the president also warned of a rising death toll. saying things are going to continue to get worse before they get better. biden: hey, dr.. good to see. good afternoon. before i begin today's announcement, let me take a few president biden: good afternoon. before i begin today's announcement, let me take a few moments to thank all the law enforcement folks for all they did, the military personnel from all across the federal, state, and local agencies that secured yesterday's inaugural activities. and a special thanks to members of the national guard from around the country. it was an unprecedented situation that hopefully will never have to be renewed again. and everyone handled it with the most professionalism and duty and honor that can be expected. as president and commander-in-chief, i always revere their service and that of th

you can follow it on c-span and c-span radio. and at c-span.org. frank, kentucky, on the independent line. caller: thank you for taking my call. my comment is of course the georgia runoff is important. for biden. if democrats get the seats, he could put forward his agenda, which i think is a good agenda. he is saying deal with the covid virus. it is a shame in the first place, unimaginable. then of course, very happy that he wants to deal with climate change. that is something that seems to always be put on the back burner. social justice is another important issue to me. me that that race in america is still very much an issue. i think everybody will probably agree for different reasons. when they are talking -- pundits are talking about a threat to our democracy, you have to still really look at the history and it was never really a country where everybody had equal rights to begin with. the ideal that all men were created equal was something that was just an ideal. we are still in the process of living up to it and i hope one day we will. in 202

biden administration, and follow all hearings on c-span, c-span.org, and the c-span radio app. the first hearings include national intelligence, homeland security, state, treasury, defense -- watch the confirmation hearings on c-span, on c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. during our weekly briefing, house speaker nancy pelosi announced today that she found the person to review capital security -- capitol security after last week's attack. she also answered questions about timing of a senate trial after the house voted to impeach president trump this week. rep. pelosi: good morning. -- speaker pelosi: good morning. while we celebrate martin luther king day monday, today is dr. martin luther king's birthday. as we observe it, it is important to remember his words, all of them so appropriate at one time or another. today i remember him saying, true peace is not merely the absence of tension. it is the presence of justice. i particularly am drawn to that phrase because it is one of my favorites that i have in my office from pope paul the sixth. he said if you want peace

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follow it live here on c-span. live to the house floor. those adversaries both foreign and domestic. outside these walls and perhaps sow these chambers, who -- the acrimony and journey of this experiment in democracy is perilous in demanding fraught with anger and discontent, but wise rulers still seek you. so help us god to find you in the midst of us. so help us god to see your gracious plan even in the events of these days. so help us god to serve you and this nation with godleyness and dignity. we lay before you the gift of our hopes, our dreams, and liberation and our debates that you would be revealed and exalted among the people. we pray these things and strength of your holy name. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 5-a, 1-a of house resolution 8, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from kansas,. -- kansas. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisibl

live coverage on c-span, c-span .org and the free c-span radio app. >> the senior fellow at brookings institution and study congress at the oak is on how congressional rules and procedures impact governance and molly reynolds is a major action on house for today will be a vote on house rules package for the hundred 17th congress. what should people know about how democrats want to run the house of the 100 17th. >> it's great to be here and thank you for having me.

watch live on c-span, c-span.org, or listen with free c-span radio app. over the next four hours, we will show you some of what unfolded on the house and senate joint as congress met in session to count the electoral votes of the election. the process began in the house, with votes being counted in alphabetical order state-by-state. here we will see the first couple of states votes reported before the results of arizona's were protested. as this was happening, president trump was finishing remarks outside the white house, encouraging protesters to march to the capitol. madamege speaker -- speaker, the vice president and the united states senate. [applause] rep. pelosi: as the house comes to order for this important, historic reading, remember that each side have 11 members allowed to be present on the floor. others may be in the gallery. guidance of the attending physician and the sergeant at arms. the gentleman on the republican side of the aisle will please adhere to social distancing and agreed to what we have, 11 members on each side. responsibilities

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