watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. tonight, it is my honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. >> mr. president, i am grateful to you and i am humbled by your confidence in the. >> brett kavanaugh of the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit is president trump's nominee for the supreme court. >> i am pleased with the nominee chosen and after talking to him yesterday morning, i look forward to supporting his nomination and doing whatever i can to ensure his bipartisan confirmation. vanaugh ise ka confirmed, women's ability to make decisions about their bodies, the quality of our air, and much more will be at risk. anybody whothink of was more qualified to serve as the next associate justice of the supreme court. >> follow the confirmation process on c-span, through congress as judge kavanagh meets with key senators, the confirmation hearings, and the vote. watch live on c-span, anytime on c-span.org or listen with the free

or inhumane groups in the world. rape, ando is kill, control. this on c-span, c-span.org and the free c-span radio app. president donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court, filling the vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch seen of him live on c-span or c-span.org or listen on the a.e c-span radio app today, vice president mike pence spoke to the u.s. immigration and customs authorities. he told them that ice has the full support of the trump administration despite calls by some to abolish it. homeland security secretary kiersten nielsen introduces the vice president. [applause] hello.elsen: i would like to start by saying .appy belated fourth of july i help everybody had opportunity to take time with their families. i would like to take the activity to thank the great men and women of ice. as we celebrate independence and went to thank you and your families for your service to our country in keeping our communities and country secure. it is also my privilege to welcome our acting director of ice. he has about 30 years of experience within our family and within law en

swearing-in, all on c-span, c-span.org, or the free c-span radio app. announcer: supreme court chief justice john roberts recently spoke about justice anthony kennedy's retirement at a federal judicial conference of the fourth circuit in west virginia. he also talked about the work environment among the justices and the idea of having cameras in the courtroom. [applause] >> thank you so much for once again coming to the fourth circuit judicial conference and honoring us with your presence. delighted that you are our circuit justice and we are always pleased to see you on this occasion. there has been some news lately. [laughter] thought i would simply open by asking you for a few words about justice kennedy. experience,my own when i served with a colleague for a number of years on the court of appeals and have gotten to know that person and agreed and disagreed, you go through a lot with them. when they left the court, i really felt a deep sense of loss , as if this man or woman could not be replaced. i know you and justice kennedy closely and cordially

eastern on c-span or c-span doi.org or lis on the c-span app. >>> the mass incarceration held a council at the eastern state penitentiary. it was said to be the most expensive prison in the world. it includes the first assistant district attorney and juvenile justice administrator. >> good evening and welcome to eastern state penitentiary, historic site. i'm shawn kelly, the senior vice president here at eastern state. welcome. i want to welcome our friend from the world affairs council, hayley christy and craig snider. thank you for coming to eastern state. i'm going to tell

watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span .org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> iowa republican senator chuck grassley is the chair of the judiciary committee. he spoke recently at heritage foundation about the role of congressional oversight and what he sees as an increasing shift in the balance of power from the legislative to the executive branch. he also discusses whistleblowers in congressional oversight and calls for stronger protections for those who share information about potential overreach or abuse. this is 45 minutes.

eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. ♪ c-span's "washington journallive every day with news and policy issues that impact you. tuesday morning, former advisor ben rhodes discusses significant political and policy decisions of the obama administration. and marjorie dan filter talks about president trump's supreme court nominee and pro-life agenda. research watch "washington journal" live tuesday morning. join the discussion. thursday we will hear from the fbi's former senior official for the counterintelligence division. he will testify on department of justice actions surrounding the 2016 presidential election and the clinton email investigation. online coverage begins at 10:00 eastern on c-span3. at can tune in online c-span.org or use the free radio app. steve: are there any names that have been

follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings and the vote. watch live on c-span. watch any time on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. : amy >>> army harder is r at our table this morning, energy and climate change reporter for axios here in washington to talk about climate changes. amy, i want to begin with our visit to alaska and we spoke with john wolf, chief scientist for the international arctic research center. here's what he had to say about climate change and the impact it could have on alaska. them and its impact on >> a new state would be one where there is essentially no ice on the arctic ocean during the warm season and that season of no ice would actually

c-span3. >> brett kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span. watch live on c-span, anytime at c-span.org, or listen with the c-span radio app. tv,ext, on american history we hear from a panel of scholars war brides and the children. this is cohosted by the japanese american national museum and the usc shin so itoh center -- usc center for japanese religions and culture. >> ok. a brief history of why we started this. my name is frederick. frederick --is frederick douglass cloyd. was a war bride of the second wave, meaning she married my father during the korean war or shortly thereafter, as opposed to the first wave born after the war in the 40's.

announcer: follow the confirmation process on c-span through congress, as he judge senators.meets with watch any time on c-span.org, live on c-span, or listen at the free c-span radio app. >> connecticut senator richard blumenthal stated his opposition to president trump's u.s. supreme court justice nominee, judge breyer kavanaugh. not white house did release a weekly address from president trump. hello, i amhal: senator richard blumenthal, proud to represent connecticut. we are at a historic turning point for our country. . of june, supreme court justice anthony kennedy announced his retirement and barely a week later, president trump nominated a replacement, judge brett kavanaugh. now, the senate itself is also at a crossroads. it is our constitutional responsibility with the support of our constituents to consider the next justice of the united states supreme court, the highest court in the land, a branch of government that will shape the law and culture of this country for generations to come. all of us will have to answer to history. ordinarily, presidents make every effort to persuade us that their nominees will sit on the basi

watch "alaska weekend" on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >>> leaders started with a bilateral nato breakfast meeting in brussels where president trump repeated his criticism of germany's contribution to nato. >> good morning, everybody. a lot of good people here. surprising. >> mr. president, which country do you want to spend more on nato in particular? >> take a look at the chart. it is public and many countries are not paying what they should, and frankly many countries owe us a tremendous amount of money from many years back where they're delinquent, as far as i'm concerned, because the united states has had to pay for them. so if you go back 10 or 20 years, just add it all up. it's massive amounts of money that the united states has paid and stepped up like nobody. this has gone on for decades, by the way, this has gone on through many presidents, but no president brings it up like i bring it up. something has to be done and the secretary general has been working on it very hard this year. since our last meeting, commitments have been made for over $40 billion

c-span. the senate confirmation hearings, the vote and the swearing-in. watch live on c-span. watch anytime on c-span.org, oristen with the free c-span radio app. announcer: c-span's "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, former advisor ben rhodes discusses significant political and policy decisions of the obama administration. then -- talks about president trump's supreme court nominee and pro-life advocates' agenda. be sure to watch "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern this morning. join the discussion. announcer: c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. after the resignation of british foreign secretary boris johnson, prime minister theresa may delivered a statement to the members of the house of commons on her gov

watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> in 1998, the academy award-winning world war ii fil "saving private ryan" was released in theaters. if our trade the d-day invasion of normandy and the mission to find a soldier behind enemy lines. american history tv, at a national world war ii museum symposium to mark the 20th anniversary of the film's release, historians explore and contrast other d-day films and talk about the directors process of creating them. this runs an hour and 40 minutes. because 20re today years ago an amazing film about the second world war came to the screen. thisnk all of us can agree has to be one of the top world war ii movies ever made. fascinating, compelling, powerful, realistic, riveting. an amazing film. here we are one day after the 74th anniversary of d-day to talk about that wonderful film, "saving private ryan" that really capture the horrible events, the necessary that horrible events on the beaches of normandy on 6 june, 1944. the film changed the way the nation look at the war movie. retegan to

watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> now to capitol hill for a look at alzheimer's research. marcia gay harden joint federal and state officials testifying before the senate special committee on aging last month. her mother beverly was diagnosed with the disease in 2007. this hearing runs about one hour 45 minutes. the committee will come to order. good afternoon everybody. welcome to all the advocates and families from all across america. we are absolutely delighted to have you here. i want to explain a little bit why i'm the only one starting the hearing right now. as luck would have it, unfortunately, to roll call votes have just been scheduled and one has just started. in all of my time in the senate, in 21 years, i have never missed a roll call vote and most of my colleagues are over voting right now, but i'm going to start the hearing, give my opening statement, then we will do a recess so that i can go vote and then when we come back senator casey, ranking member will give his statement. i apologize for this interrupted approach to t

eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app the c-span bus is traveling acrosshe country on our 50 capitals to her that the bus stopped in fairbank alaska asking folks what's the most important issue in alaska. >> the issue that's most important to me as the environment. this is the number one fishing port in the nation and as you can imagine, with environment of changes in my community, that industry has the potential to be wiped out. >> i'm running for governor of alaska. i was born and raised in the state of alaska in petersburg, there were platform issues that were needing to take care of in the state, one is abortion, one of the budget plans and one is protecting the dividend and giving the money back to people. from a legislative action that took place two years ago and one come this year. i want to give it all back with interest, i think it's the right of the people to have them be able to keep the resources of the land and the shareholders of the state. thank you very much. >> one thing that's been on my mind lately is the children suffering throughout t

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watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >>> ft. worth's cultural district hosts an annual stock show and rodeo. you can find several museums in this part of the city. right now, we'll visit the cowgirl museum and hall of fame and learn about several women who have made contributions to the american west. >> you know, oftentimes the history of the west is a very male mythic how the west was won. this is the only institution in the united states that honors those women who came west, and who made a difference, and are still making a difference. oftentimes our name cowgirl misleads women. so the different types of women are really very broad. for example, we talk about ranchers and entertainers, we talk about artists. we also talk about competitors. so it's very much a broad brush of those women who came out west and who made a difference. i'm standing inside of our hitting the gallery. this is brand new for us. there is no other gallery like this in the united states. it examines those women who are in traveling wild west shows. and

watch on c-span or c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. ware the chief act tue testifies to lay-ups about the program's solve ensy and long-term projections. this house ways and means subcommittee hearing is about an hour and 15 minutes.

follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings and the vote. watch live on c-span, anytime on c-span.org, or listen anytime with the free c-span radio app. earlier today, senate minority leader chuck schumer called on republicans to release all documents from supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's time in the white house while serving under president george w. bush. he was joined by democrats and legal experts during this hearing. morning to one and all on a beautiful summer's morning in washington dc. i had a joke, but i will skip it. it relates to d.c., but another time. i want to thank my dear colleague, our ranking member, outstanding leader on so many of these issues, ranking member -- hopefully chair soon enough -- you are underestimating us, you press people. ranking member of the judiciary committee, mr. richard durbin. also longtime judiciary committee member -- you are. no, i said no. i said, longtime member of judiciary committee. >> [applause] the leadership: conference on civil rights, alliance for justice, and people for the american way. thank you all for joining us. we have

watch "alaska weekend" on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >>> we're outside of cafe dumonde in the french quarter. they're known for serving a hickory coffee but that's just one ingredient. we learn about the history and flavors of new orleans food. >> food here takes a much larger piece than it does anywhere else. we live to eat in new orleans. you can stand on the street corner and you'll hear somebody walking down the street talking about what they had to eat yesterday, what they're going to have for dinner, how they cooked those ducks that they just shot at the hunting camp. we are a city obsessed with food. one of the greatest confusions about the food of new orleans, is it creole or cajun? what is it? well, originally, you see, creole and cajun food were two completely different kinds of cuisines. cajun food was big-pot cooking. it was done by the cajun people over in southwest louisiana. creole food or the word creole itself comes from the hispanic word which means native. so the first creoles were the first native offspring of the french and spanish sett

follow the story on c-span from president trump nominating a replacement to senate confirmation hearings to the swearing-in all on c-span. c-span.org, oron the free c-span radio app. president trump will announce his choice for the supreme court monday night at not cot p.m. eastern. we'll have live coverage of the president's remarks and we will get viewer reaction. we'll take a look at the nominee. now a portion of today's "washington journal" and a look at president trump's second supreme court nomination and the impact it could have on the court. the president is expected to make that announcement monday night. > he is their senior columnist to talk about the supreme court nomination and the process. good morning. guest: good morning. host: i'll show you the headline, trump will get his supreme court picks, and democrats will get their revenge. why are you so certain? guest: obviously republicans control the senate and the presidency, it's hard to stop a president from getting his pick. i also think the underrated aspect

c-span, through congress as judge kavanaugh meets with key senators. the senate confirmation hearings and the vote. watch live on c-span. watch any time on c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> a short time ago, president trump gathered with house republicans to talk about making tax cuts permanent. before that, the president talked about his meeting yesterday with russian president putin. >> thank you, everybody. yesterday i returned from a trip from europe where i met with leaders from across the region to seek a more peaceful future for the united states. we're working hard with our allies. we're going to have peace. that's what what we want and that's what we're going to v i say peace through strength. >> the secretary was fantastic as you know, he reported that they never had an increase like this in their history and nato was actually going down as opposed to going up. and i increased it by my meeting last year $44 billion and this year we'll be over -- it will be hundreds of billions of dollars over the coming years. there's grate spira great spirit have before and they were not paying bills on time and now they're doing that.

follow the story on c-span, from president trump nominating a replacement, the senate confirmation hearings, to the swearing-in, all on c-span, c-span.org, orree c-span radio app. announcer: supreme court chief justice john roberts recently spoke about justice anthony kennedy's retirement at a federal judicial conference of the fourth circuit in west virginia. he also talked about the work environment among the justices and the idea of having cameras in the courtroom. [applause]

watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span .org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> iowa republican senator chuck grassley is the chair of the judiciary committee. he spoke recently at heritage foundation about the role of congressional oversight and what he sees as an increasing shift in the balance of power from the legislative to the executive branch. he also discusses whistleblowers in congressional oversight and calls for stronger protections for those who share information about potential overreach or abuse. this is 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations]lc >> good afternoon. welcome to the heritage foundation. we welcome those who are joining us on our heritage .org website and on all of these occasions for our in-house guess we would ask that our mobile devices have been silenced or turned off and for those watching online welcome to send questions now or in the future by e-mailing speaker at heritage .org. welcoming our guest and leading our program this afternoon is john malcolm from the vice president for institutional government and his director of the center for legal and

watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite divider -- provider. >> on today's ""washington journal," a holster talked about a new poll -- pollster talked about a new poll on america's faith in democracy. >> let's start with a poll from the democracy project, a joint effort, a bipartisan effort of the george w -- . their surveyl, showing democracy getting weaker. generally speaking, they find, would you mostly describe america's system of democracy these days as getting weaker or stronger? showing 67% of those surveyed find it getting weaker. ,lso taking a look at that poll a similar question on the status of democracy. they say generally speaking, would you mostly describe america's wisdom of democracy

confirmation hearings, to the swearing-in, all on c-span, c-span.org, or listen of the free c-span radio app. c-span recently sat down with white house press secretary sarah sanders to talk about the job interactions with the media, and the president's communication style. she talked about her initial reaction to being asked to leave a virginia restaurant last month while with her family. from the white house, this is 20 minutes. >> sarah sanders, as you approach the one-year mark, what is the biggest challenge? sarah sanders: being away from my family, that is the hardest thing, the job is 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and never stops. that is tough, i have three young kids and a husband who still like me, a good thing. they want to be around me more often than i get to be there. for me that is the hardest part of the job. >> in terms of how you prepare, what is the process right now? sarah sanders: a number of things that play into the prep process. certainly the most important is talking directly to the president and being able to do my best to accurately reflect his thinking on

follow the story on c-span from trump nominating a replacement, senate confirmation hearings, the swearing in, all on c-span, c-span.org orthe organization of american historians annual meeting in sacramento, california, where we spoke with historian carolee klimchock, about the role of coach drivers during the gilded age. she explores how relations between coach drivers and their passengers resulted in public scandals. this is about 15 minutes. klimchock, anee independent scholar, living in today, anyour panel interesting title. romance, reverence and renegades, scandal as gilded age history. so explain what this is all about. , it was writing different scandals. one of them that

c-span leading to the senate confirmation hearings and the vote. watch live on c-span, watch anytime on www.c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. up next, former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush sit down for an interview at the clinton presidential center in little rock, arkansas. they discuss immigration, education and u.s. foreign aid -- toeviate policy alleviate disease. [applause] good afternoon. that was good. just last year, i remember being right there. i was working at one of the most prominent financial institutions in the world having not long ago been permitted to a new world

follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings and the vote. watch live on c-span, watch anytime on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> as part of our year-long 50 capital store, the c-span bus made the journey to juneau, alaska, capital of the 49th state. this weekend on book tv in american history tv, we will feature our stops across alaska, showing the states and natural beauty, history, and literary culture. >> now, as part of c-span's alaska weekend, an interview with senator lisa murkowski. she talks about her home state, her role as chair of the natural resources committee and her thoughts on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. this is just under 30 minutes. lisa murkowski of alaska, there are not too many third-generation alaskans around, is there? sen. murkowski: it's getting to the more and more. we are contributing with a fourth-generation. we have boys who are staying in the state. it is something i am proud of. i love my state, and i love my family's history there appeared >> what brought -- there. >> what brought your grandparents there? sen. murkowski:

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watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. this weekend on the presidency we hear from architecture professors and white house historians about the design history of the white house. and what changes the future may hold. here's a preview. >> looking forward 100 years from now, will the white house what will it be like? it will still have big collections, it will still house a president and her husband or whoever that may be. >> but what can you imagine how close to today's model would be a white house in the future. cast forward and give a prediction even on any of the treasured homes and the artwork that defines them all. lydia? >> i suspect that the white house will probably look pretty much the way it does today. there may be renovations and modernizations. don't you think that abraham lincoln would still step up. >> you know washington, so except for the porches, the secret service and in my 40 years with it, the secret service all of those people exert themselves in keeping it looking the same. and looking prim and well-ke

eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> next, massachusetts senator elizabeth warren speaks to the american civil liberties union and its membership conference in washington. she's introduced by aclu president susan herman. ♪ >> good afternoon, everybody. thank you. very nice response. it is my great honor to be introducing our next speaker today, the persistent senator elizabeth warren. as much of you know, mitch mcconnell and republican colleagues did scope warren about attorney general jeff sessions on the senator. what senator mcconnell said at the time were the dismissive words, she was warned. she was given an explanation. nevertheless, i'm all thinking you want to say the next three words with me, nevertheless, she persisted. senator warren did persist and she read kor ret that scott king's letter to millions of people on facebook and mitch mcconnell's smug victory lap turned into a meme. how many of you have seen that meme and tweets? how many of you have seen it on the t-shirts? how many of you have the t-shirt? there you go. how many of you

senate confirmation hearings, the swearing in, all on c-span, c-span.org or listen on this free c-span radio app. up next "american history tv" was at the organization of american historians annual meeting in sacramento, california, where we spoke with historian carolee klimchock, about the role of coach drivers during the gilded age. she explores how relations between coach drivers and their passengers resulted in public scandals. this is about 15 minutes. klimchock, anee independent scholar, living in today, anyour panel interesting title. romance, reverence and renegades, scandal as gilded age history. so explain what this is all about. , it was writing different scandals. one of them that corrected -- connected well to mine was one that had to do with a reverend scandal area mine was heiresses and coachmen, but it is not just -- we were like, why study scandals? what do we see? it is not just what you think of the moment of immorality or something people are outraged by. but actually i sort of think of scandal more like something we can look at historically, were -- where people ar

on c-span, from president trump nominating a replacement, to the senate confirmation hearings and swearing in, all on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span's "washington journal." live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up, olivia goldman discusses her report on how the trump administration's immigration policy is affecting immigrant children and families. talks aboutl ferrin the debate over raising minimum wage and his belief that increasing it could have unintended consequences for workers. watch "washington journal," live at 7 a.m. eastern this morning. >> on washington journal for the fourth of july we asked viewers some questions from the u.s. citizenship test. the segment is half an hour. and if you want to try one of the questions they asked for the citizenship test, let us know and we will ask and you can play right along. one of the cooler front pages we saw this morning comes from the baxter bulletin and arkansas and mobile,line almost free 10 things to know about the declaration of independence. this is part of the usa today network published here. longt

c-span's q and a. >> president donald trump will announce his nominee for the filling thet, vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span or c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. a hearing examines the state of alzheimer's research and the economic toll of the disease. we hear from federal and state officials, as well as actress -- marcia gayn harden, who shares her experiences with a mother who suffered from the disease. colleagues are voting right now but i'm going to start the hearing coming give my opening statement, and then we will do a recess so i can go vote. and when we come back, senator casey, the ranking member, will give his statement. i apologize for this interrupted approach to the hearing, but you just never know when votes are going to be scheduled. infectiousgo, diseases such as pneumonia and tuberculosis accounted for almost half of all deaths. today because of advancements in public health, we can treat and prevent what once were among the most deadly diseases in our country. saves lives, and it has proven over the past century to extends lives -- to extend lives as well. public health has ad

c-span. the senate confirmation hearings, the vote, and the swearing-in. watch anytime on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. c-span's washington journal, life everyday with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up tuesday morning, former adviser ben rhodes discusses significant political and policy decisions of the obama administration. discuss -- trump's supreme court nominee and the advocates pro-life agenda. be sure to join c-span for discussion. >> the center for american progress held a rally outside this in court following president trump's announcement that he is nominating judge brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. several senators spoke including bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, and cory booker. >> thank you so much for being here. justiceere to fight for , for equality, for health care, for choice. i want to turn it over to the president and ceo of the center for american progress. what have we learned tonight? trump has nominated an

eastern on c-span or c-span doi.org or lis on the c-span app. >>> the mass incarceration held a council at the eastern state penitentiary. it was said to be the most expensive prison in the world. it includes the first assistant district attorney and juvenile justice administrator. >> good evening and welcome to eastern state penitentiary, historic site. i'm shawn kelly, the senior vice president here at eastern state. welcome. i want to welcome our friend from the world affairs council, hayley christy and craig snider. thank you for coming to eastern state. i'm going to tell you a quick history about this building and a little about what we're doing today. eastern state penitentiary was built on farmland outside philadelphia. it opened in 1829 when this was farmland. it was built with the belief that people are inherently good and if kept in solitary confinement, they would look into their hearts and they would become penitent. this is the world's first penitentiary designed to build remorse. that made them build copies around the world. there are three particularly in europe, asia, an

c-span, and the vote. much anye on c-span, time on c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. earlier, the house debated and passed a bill that would repeal the 2.3% medical device tax imposed in the 2010 health care law. we will show you that debate now. pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. paulsen: mr. speaker and members, today the house will vote on h.r. 184 protect the medical innovation act which ll repeal the medical excise task. the medical device industry is an american success story employing 400,000 people. in minnesota alone, more than 35,000 people are employed at almost 700 companies. mostly small companies you have never heard of of. many started by a doctor, engineer or entrepreneur, in the garage or back yard with an idea to help save someone's life. 0% of all medical device companies have less than 50 employees and 93% have less than 500 employees. and the jobs they provide are good rewarding jobs that pay above-average salaries. america is a net exporter in medical devices. but back in 2013, the affordable care act imposed a new 2.3 excise tax on all

watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the -span radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 197, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> up next, an american history tv exclusive. our cities tour visits new orleans, louisiana. to learn more about its unique history and literary life. for seven years now we've traveled to u.s. cities bringing the literary scene and historic sites to our viewers. and you can watch more of our visits at c-span.org/citiestour. >> we're in the french quarter here in new orleans. today we're going to be visiting the historic new orleans collection to learn about the origins of this city

c-span through congress as judge kavanagh meets with key senators. the senate confirmation hearings, and the boat. watch live on c-span. watch anytime on c-span.org. or listen with the c-span radio app. ♪ c-span's washington journal, live every day with new and policy issues that impact you. coming up saturday morning, we will look at the ongoing trades between the united states and canada, china, and execute -- and mexico. reviews talksonal about redefining what disability means. he looks at available programs for the communities. c-span's washington journal, life beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern saturday morning. join the discussion. >> the app industry is now 10 years old and there are nearly 4 million apps to choose from. morgan reed is the executive director of the dc-based app association he is our guest this week. how do apps work into coming occasion? the app economy is out $990 billion. the way to think about it is, it is not just that you play when you are bored on the bus, or you want to -- you want a st

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eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> the c-span bus is travelingcross the country on the 50 capitals tour. the bus stopped in fairbanks, alaska, asking folks what's the most important issue in alaska? >> well, the issue that's most important to me is the environment. dutch harbor is the number one fishing port in the nation in terms of volume and we rely heavily on the seafood industry and with environmental changes in my community that industry has the potential to be wiped out. >> i'm running for governor of alaska. i was born and raised in the state of alaska. i have three platform issues that we're needing to take care of in this state. one is abortion. one is the budget plan and one is protecting the permanent fund dividend and giving the money back to the people from the legislative action that took place two years ago and the one coming this year. i want to give it all back with interest. i think it's the right of the people to have and be able to keep the resources that belongs to the shareholders of this state. thank you very much. >> one

follow the story on c-span from president trump nominating a replacement, senate confirmation hearings to swearing in, on c-span. c-span.org or listen on c-span radio app. monday, chuck grassley spoke at the heritage foundation about the role about the national oversight and an increasing shift in governing power from the legislative to the executive branch. this is 45 minutes. sen. grassley: good afternoon, welcome to the heritage lairmanon and our louis auditorium. for our in-house guests we ask that last courtesy check that our mobile devices have been silenced or turned off. for those watching online you're welcome to send questions now or at any time in the future simply e-mails, speaker at heritage.org. welcoming our guest and leading our program this afternoon is john malcolm. mr. malcolm serves as vice president for our institute for constitutional government. he is also the ed gilbertson and sherry gilbertson senior legal fellow. please join me in welcoming john malcolm. john. john: thank you everyone. and welcome to heritage. we are here to discuss an important topic which is the role the congressional oversight pla

c-span. the senate confirmation hearings, though, and the swearing-and. watch live on c-span. watch anytime on c-span.org. or, listen with the free c-span trumpapp. >> president nominated judge brett kavanaugh to replace retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy. judge kavanaugh is a former law clerk to justice kennedy. the judges wife, children, and parents joined him at the white house for the public announcement. [applause] pres. trump: my fellow americans, tonight i speak to you from the east room of the white house regarding one of the most profound responsibilities of the president of the united states, and that is the selection of a supreme court justice. i have often heard that, other than matters of war and peace, this is the most important decision a president will make. the supreme court is entrusted with the safeguarding of the crown jewel of our republic, the constitution of the united states. twelve days ago, justice anthony kennedy informed me of his decision to take senior status on the supreme court, opening a new vacancy. for more than four decades, justice kennedy served our nation wi

watch a alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television company. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. next, author and msnbc host on his newly updated book. initially published in 1983 which chronicles the 1975 police shooting of an unarmed black man in boston. from washington journal, this is about an hour. " continues. host: in 1983, lawrence a book andublished the msnbc host joins us now after the book was reissued in paperback last week. why did you think now was the time to revisit this story? problem of police use with deadly force has continued in the four decades since i started studying it. the very first thing i ever wrote was the op-ed he's in the new york times. 1970 nine about the problems involving police use of deadly force. the

watch live on c-span, watch anytime on c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. president bill clinton and george w. bush sat down for an interview earlier this month and little rock, that is next on c-span. we look at the relationship between the arts and the states economies. pompeo talkd mike about u.s. investment in asia. >> former president bill clinton and george w. bush is set down for an interview at the clinton presidential center to talk about a range of topics am a including immigration and u.s. foreign aid. they look at get their careers and talked about lessons they have learned from their political defeats. this event was organized by the clinton foundation and was part of a ceremony recognizing members of the presidential leadership scholars program area and

watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds dali. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> next "the weekly standard"'s editor-in-chief stephen hays discusses the osama bin laden files and america's approach to counterterrorism during the obama and trump administrations. this is part of "the weekly standard"'s annual political summit in colorado springs. it is just under an hour. >> i would like to introduce two gentlemen heror

watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. and now the state of free speech at colleges and universities. participants explore issues such as whether so-called hate speech is protected by the first amendment. the trump administration's role in fostering free speech. and who should pay for security costs associated with speakers. the speakers include a former student leader at the university of texas austin and the chancellor of the university of austin. this event was co-hosted by the association for land grant universities and the fund for american studies. >> good morning. thank you for joining us this morning. i'm roger reed, president of the fund for american studies. you can learn more about our organization at teaching freedom.org. it's a pleasure for us to be co-sponsoring with the association of public and land grant universities. this important discussion of the state of the first amendment at public universities. we have brought together a panel of people with the range of perspectives on the topic that is squarely at

watch saturday and sunday on the c-span network, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. warner, theark intelligence committee's vice rubioand senator marco lead member of the community, took part in a discussion earlier today on russia's interference in that 2016 election. they were followed by a panel about broader efforts. posted by the atlantic council, this one's about one hour and 50 minutes. [indiscernible]

hill.ors on capitol follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the confirmation hearings and the vote. watch live on c-span. time on c-span.org or listen to the free c-span radio app. what's live on friday. on c-span, we'll continue our at the opoid crisis. elijah -- then foreign policy analysts panel pate in a discussion on u.s. relations with syria and iran. on then at 2:00 an update the u.s. north korea nuclear talks from the rem as control association. on c-span 2 the head of the u.s. customs and border protection ill talk about agency operations and challenges at the border. that begins at 9:30 eastern. coming up on this morning's liveington journal", we're in baltimore, maryland to look at the opoid epidemic and how and state agencies work with city residents who are opoids.d to we'll talk with baltimore city department of health of the oner about some addiction health challenges. then the head of