c-span, which turned the camera on our democratic process. he has now written a book called "sundays at eight: 25 years of stories from c-span's q&a and booknotes." us,re glad you have joined our rare conversation with c-span founder "booknotes --brian lamb, coming up. ♪ ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ c-span,s the founder of brian lamb is truly a television visionary. nights at 8:00 :00, he has maintained a unique oasis, hosting an in-depth conversation with authors and thought leaders, and he has written about those now in a text, appropriately called "sundays at eight: 25 years of stories from c-span's q&a and booknotes. been honored have to sit with you on that set once i am finally, friend, after all of these years glad to have you on this set. river road, canal road, main street. tavis: you beat me to it. take that, hoosiers. i wentent to purdue, and to indiana, so we are not even going to have that conversation tonight for those who know the rivalry between these two schools, but i am glad to have on this program. there are millions of americans who feel this way, and i want to talk abo

it has paralyzed [inaudible] >> george miller tonight at 8:00 on c-span q&a. wait until the thing shows up, you have waited too long. when it shows up, it is better and less expensive. in the case of our navigation example, we have companies like tom-tom and magellan and they knew the smartphone was starting to take off. they understood it was possible that somebody, google, apple, could launch a navigation app, but they said, we do not see any threat yet and we will wait. off he did respond, it took . you had millions of people saying, this is better and cheaper. this is worse than more expensive. which one will i choose? lookingrs need to start much earlier into the lifecycle of new technology and recognize that even before or as a product, there will be a lot of experiments going on. things like kickstart her and all sorts of other crowd funding platforms allow you to see how people are playing with new technologies. that is the moment you should get worried. >> monday on the communicators. 8:00 on c-span 2. >> president theodore roosevelt -- a generation h

find out why on c-span's "q&a." >> on the next "washington journal" former republican congressman tom davis talksñr about the tea party of 2014. associated press reporter alicia caldwell will examine the resources of the washington border. we'll take the calls on facebook and twitter . "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. s and senate are in session for business. the house gavels tuesday at noon. for what to expect in both chambers we talk to a capitol hill reporter. >> billy house is the national journal congressional leadership correspondent. house republicans will hold leadership holding elections to replace eric cantor. are there any other challenges. >> on thursday the conference will vote. >> how about the race for house majority whip. who are the candidates? >> right now there are three candidates. there's a group about 177 conservative members. which gives a heavy lift into the race. there's a late entry from indiana. he is said to be may be eyeing the chairmanship. >> house and senate scheduled to debate spending bills. do you expect congress to get all 1

. >> investigative reporter cheryl atkinson's son in a c-span's "q&a." >> we return now to our live coverage of the civil war institute summer conference from gettysburg college. we are waiting for our final nelson ofegan kate brown university, who will focus on the confederate burning of chambersburg pennsylvania. >> good afternoon. i am peter karmanos, jr. di

find out why on c-span "q&a." >> one day after his primary loss in virginia, house majority leader eric cantor officially announced he will be stepped down from his leadership role at the end of july. he was defeated by david brat. >> good afternoon. first of all, i just want to talk a little bit about what happened last night and then going forward. you know, growing up in the jewish faith, i grew up, went to hebrew school, read a lot in the old testament and you learn a lot about individual setbacks. but you also read and you learned that each setback is an opportunity and that there's always optimism for the future. and while i may have had a -- suffered a personal setback last night, i couldn't be more optimistic about the future of this country. i'm honored that i've had the privilege to serve and represent the people of virginia's seventh district. people often lament what is wrong with this town, but i want to remind you of what's right. i've had the honor to serve with so many very distinguished colleagues. these are the people who fly across the country every single week, tryin

c-span, which turned the camera on our democratic process. he has now written a book called "sundays at eight: 25 years of stories from c-span's q&a and booknotes." us,re glad you have joined our rare conversation with c-span founder "booknotes --brian lamb, coming up. ♪

george miller tonight on c-span's q&a. tuesday, simon and schuster was releasing hillary clinton's latest book "hard choices." thetv was in new york at book publisher office to talk to some of the people involved in the production of the book. >> i have been totally involved through all of the books actually. publisher, butl i have been involved in the process. we tried to persuade her to publish a book and it came to take a village. help there trying to convince her to do so. i'm not the editor. it is not my course rank. i watch over the application and help get it all organized. i made sure things are on track. sure that all of our best people are working on it. >> we are publishing "hard choices." it is her fourth book with us. i was editor of the book. i am overseeing all aspects. i'm working closely with all of the people at the company will stop >. >> as the editor, are there a lot of act and forth e-mails? try to givease, and as much attention to secretary clinton's book as i had to all of the other authors be publi

. >> the changing face of network news and her career tonight at 8:00 on c-span q&a. >> book tv continues with an interview from our college series. one professor sat down with book tv to discuss her books. it sure looks up the role that religion and the church played in helping migrants survive the difficult journey to the north. this is about 30 minutes. >> this is a cross. and it is a cross on top of a mountain, and the mountain is situated along the u.s.-mexico border. it is symbolic of the many migrants who have died in their attempts to cross the border into the united states doing so without papers, without authorization. as we know from -- as you may know and the media has told us, the number of migrant fatalities are increasing, and i think this year there were 400. it's basically taken from the words of migrants who often described their successful journey as a miracle. >> how did those 400 die? >> causes range from being killed by a smuggler to suffocating in the back of a car to pick trixie asian to drowning many died in the desert not being able to reach food or water and get

miller,essman george sunday night at 8:00, on c-span's "q&a." >> in the weekly address, president obama talked about the importance of higher education and student loan refinancing. florida representative jeff miller has the republican address. he talks about the nation's veterans and recommends changes to the department of veterans affairs. >> hi, everybody. this is commencement season come a time for graduates and their families to celebrate one of the greatest achievements in a young person's life. but for many graduates, it also means feeling trapped, by a whole lot of student loan debt. we have to do more to lift that burden. a 21st century economy, the surest pathway into the middle class is some form of higher education. forunemployment rate workers with a bachelor degree is 3.3%, about half of what it is for high school graduates. a typical graduate of a four-year college runs $15,000 more per year than somebody with just a high school diploma. neverime when college has been more important, it has also never been more expensive. that's why since i took office, i have worked to m

sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >> this week, "the wall street journal" held its annual c.f.o. network conference in washington, d.c. to discuss some of the challenges in today's economic and business climate. next a conversation with oregon senator way man. he talked about a range of financial issuings currently being addressed by congress. this is 30 minutes. >> two interesting factoids about the senator before we start. i got to know him a long time go >> you became chairman of the senate finance committee. he's been in charge of the committee since sneb so you can't blame him totally for everything that hadn't gotten done in washington. only partially. but you deal with a huge agenda on senate finance. let me start with the topic that everybody loves to hate, which s taxes. some say there ought to be a broad tax reform of the system yet nothing ever seems to happen. tell me your plan to make it happen. you and your colleague senator hatch announced a plan last week. what's in the works? >> our people deserve a tax code that gives all americans the opportunity to get ahead a

. >> congressman george miller, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >> on a lonely, windswept pointnorthern shore of france, the air is soft, but 40 years ago at this moment, the air was dense with smoke and the cries of men, and the air was filled with the crack of rifle fire and the roar of cannon. at dawn on the morning of the , 225 rangers, 1944 jumped off the british landing craft and ran to the bottom of these cliffs. their mission was one of the most difficult and daring in the invasion, to climb these sheer and desolate cliffs and take out the enemy guns. the allies had been told that some of the mightiest of these guns were here and that they would be trained on the beaches to stop the allied advance. the rangers looked up and saw the eminently -- the enemy soldiers shooting down at them with machine guns and throwing grenades and the american rangers began to climb. >> this began, american history tv will mark the 70th anniversary of the d-day invasion of normandy. this morning at 10:30 a.m. eastern, watch this year's commemoration from the world war ii memorial in washing

reallytion apart and is paralyzed the institution. >> congressman george miller, night at 8:00 op c-span's q and a. c-span's new book, sundays at lewis.includes michael >> we are living through a traumatic period and it is not over. it's sort of the beginning rather than the end. real structural problems. yes, we're going -- not an economic forecaster. but everything i read suggests with going to be living unusually high levels of unemployment, a lot of pain from indebtedness, whether a quarter of the country is on saw on tv. i it's not a great depression. repricing exactly what happened in the 30's. but it's a version of it. of our conversation with michael lewis and in c-span's sundays at eight. now available for a father's day favorite book seller. weekend on book tv, live coverage of the chicago tribune row lit fest. saturday's authors include cal thomas on solutions for a america, scroaf ellis on his book, revolutionary barbaraer inlike, living with a wild god. tribunely fest, live this weekend on c-span 2, book tv, television for serious readers. >> earlier on "washington tallal," we d

miller,essman george sunday night at 8:00 on c-span q&a. >> for over 35 years, c-span 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 cove

c-span. annex, -- next, q&a with a lisa myers. and david cameron taking questions from members of the house of commons. a reporter roundtable on news of the week. >> for over 35 years, c-span brings public affairs even directly to you put you in the room. all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago. hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> this week on "q&a," our guest is emmy award winning journalist and investigative reporter lisa myers, who discusses her career, state of media and her further plans. she recently left nbc news after more than 30 years at the network. >> lisa myers, over 30 years with nbc news, how would you define journalism today? >> think journalism is at its best is holding powerful people

c-span 2. >> tonight on c-span, "q&a" with investigative reporter sharyl atkisson.ter that prime minster questions. after that a look at muslim group who make up the population in iraq. >> this week on "q&a" our guest is emmy award winning sharyl atkisson. who discusses her career state of the media and her future plans. she left cñs news after more than 20 years with the network. >> sharyl atkisson, one of the cbs reporters. we talked five years ago. now you're three months passed being with cbs. tell uj why you left. >> primarily because i just wasn't a market for what i think i do best after i was doing, which is good investigative reporting preferably

find out why sunday night at eight on c-span's q. and a. >> you are watching booktv on c-span2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. booktv, television for serious readers. .. >> as well as a panel discussion on book selling and publishing from bookexpo be america, the publishing industry's annual trade show in new york city. for more information on this weekend's television schedule, visit us online at booktv.org. >> cal thomas appeared at the 2014 chicago tribune printers row lit fest to talk about his book, "what works." mr. thomas spoke with kristin mcqueary, and he also took questions from the audience. this is about 45 minutes, next on booktv. [applause] >> thank you all for coming. about six weeks ago i received an e-mail in my in box asking io i would like to interview cal thomas, and, of course, i immediately said yes.iate in my 20s i disagreed with him very, very much, and of course d did. but i kept reading 1w4 wren you read cal, you find yourself thinking about something that he wrote. that is the imprint of

c-span, "q&a"on with author daniel schulman talk about the koch brothers.after that, prime minister's questions at the house of commons. and later, the congressional ceremony for israeli president. ♪ is week on q & a our guest d daniel. daniel shul man, authors of sons of wichita. a lot of people associate the coke brothers.

sunday on c-span's "q&a." >> up next barry posen. the director of the m.i.t. securities studies program on the use of military forps and the use for restraint. this is part of a conference hosted by the american conservative. it's just over an hour. >> he is the author of several works, the military doctrine nd most recently his -- making the case for restraint as an american interest in 2007 and expanded in those arguments in his new book which main points he will be presenting to us today. laying out the strategy professor posen calls -- and lays out the grand strategy of rep straint intended to replace it and then makes match of this new strategy with the appropriate military means necessary to carry it out. anyone interested in foreign policy will welcome it. i'm glad to welcome professor posen. [applause] >> i have to get used to showbiz, the life. well, i want to thank the organizers for inviting me. thanks for the nice introduction. thank you-all for coming out. it will come as no surprise to you, like many people in this town, i'm flogging a book. it's

tonight, c-span q&a with sharyl. he was the keynote speaker at this year's iowa democratic convention in des moines. >> please join me in welcoming the governor of the great state of maryland, martin o'malley. >> thank you. thank you. [applause] thank you, iowa. thank you very, very much. i want to begin by thanking you for your indulgence and watching that little introductory video and my apologies to those who thought were you settling in for the next episode of "the wire." [laughter] it's wonderful to be here in des moines, to be with so many grea friends in iowa. i turn to your neighbor and tell them iowa is moving forward. go ahead. do it. turn to your other neighbor and tell them we need a fresh start. you guys have one of the most outstanding democratic parties in the united states of america. and thank you, scott brennan, for your great work. [applause] scott does an outstanding job as your chair. and scott, i want to thank you for your leadership. i think that you understand better than most that in order fo

. >> investigative reporter cheryl atkinson's son in a c-span's "q&a." >> we return now to our live coverage of the civil war institute summer conference from gettysburg college. we are waiting for our final nelson ofegan kate brown university, who will focus on the confederate burning of chambersburg pennsylvania. >> good afternoon. i am peter karmanos, jr. director of the civil institute here at gettysburg college. it is my pleasure to welcome nelson.kate she is a writer, historian, and cultural critic. she has taught at multiple in situations like cal state fullerton, harvard, and most recently at brown university. she is now based in lincoln, massachusetts. she writes regularly for the "new york times union blog, for isvil war times," and she the author of a very important book called "ruined nations." she has a piece in "weirding the war." she brings a much-needed cultural perspective to the study of civil war, the marriage between military history and cultural history. it has been a long time coming. i think she is at the very forefront of that scholarship, and you will get to see her

. >> the changing face of network news and her career tonight at 8:00 on c-span q&a. >> book tv continues with an interview from our college series. one professor sat down with book tv to discuss her books. it sure looks up the role that religion and the church played in helping migrants survive the difficult journey to the north. this is about 30 minutes.

on c-span's q&a. [applause] >> thanks for much for that for a kind introduction.of you for your patience in advance. i woke up this morning quite more nervous than i usually am when i am going to be giving a talk. i noticed that a number of you are teachers, is that right? thank you. i appreciate that. i will just look at kevin. kevin is a teacher, in addition to blogging. so, you're used to being in front of unruly crowds and you may have some experience with a particularly nerve-racking speaking engagement. one of those where you're not quite sure if the subject matter of your talk fits with the events at hand, and then you learn, i don't know, maybe that c-span is going to broadcast your event live because live television still happens, apparently. but if you have done any public speaking, you also know that moment when a sense of real calm settles over you. i know that pete knows that because i have watched him speak beautifully in the last couple of days. i just want you to know that that is not happening to me right now. and so, without further ado, approxim

miller,essman george sunday night at 8:00 on c-span q&a. >> for over 35 years, c-span 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 public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> supreme court justice and avid baseball from samuel alito took part in a recent discussion on baseball at the university club of washington. the other speakers included usa today sports caused -- columnist christine brennan and you -- all of them spoke about the sport's place in american society. this is a little over an hour. >> good afternoon. as belle allen used to greet his audiences, hello, everyone, and how nice to see you. how wonderful it is to see you and wonderful to welcome you to the luncheon on the subject of baseball, ameri

should sharyl attkisson on the changing face of network news and her crew sunday night at eight on c-span's q&a. spent you are watching c-span2 2 -- television for serious readers. here are a few of the programs to watch for on booktv this weekend. ..

eastern on c-span. news , "q & a" with fox anchor and author bret baier. then another chance to see the discussion about the defense and foreign policy goals of president obama. >> for over 35 years, c-span brings public affairs events to washington putting you in the news and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the house. we're c-span created by the cable industry 35 years ago and brought to you as a >> this week on q&a, our guest s bret baier. >> bret, in your new book, you tell about a little girl.

eastern on c-span. >> q&a, with investigative reporter lisa myers talking about her career and the state of today's media. foreign affairs hearing on afghan reconstruction efforts with special inspector general >> this week on "q&a" other uest is emmy award winning journalist and investigative reporter lisa myers who iscusses her year, state of media and her further plans. news aftery left nbc more than 30 years at the network. myers, over 30 years with nbc news, how would you today?journalism guest: i think journalism is

find out why sunday night at eight on c-span's q&a. >> around the talks between the u.s.nd iran began this week in geneva with the aim of reaching a deal on iran's nuclear program. at a house foreign affairs committee hearing, witnesses talked about iran's compliance with the current interim agreement and what else the international dignity can do to keep iran from building a nuclear weapon. this hearing is two hours 45 minutes. >> this hearing will come to order. we will take, ask all the members here to take theirmbers seats. this morning we are focused on iran's efforts to acquire athisg nuclear weapons capability and how to stop it.bility international negotiations over iran's nuclear program are coming down to the wire. indeed, an urgent push is going on as we speak. and with the urt bush is going on as we speak senior administration official sitting with the iranians today in geneva as being critical differences that remain. with the enrichment capability, a technology key to developing a nuclear weapon. the every and stated desire is to increase from the roughly 19

. >> congressman george miller tonight at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >> this morning on woverl, jennifer duffy will discuss the mid term elections and the battle for control of the u.s. senate. then jonathan allen talks about hillary clinton's new memwoir hard choices. and then the status of prisoners at guantanamo bay after the release of five prisoners in exchange for captured sergeant bowe bergdahl. and we'll take your calls and you can join the conversation. "washington journal" is next. ♪ good morning. it is june 8, 2014 on the sunday morning on capitol hill. we have a three-hour washington journal program for you where we will discuss the 2014 senate races, hillary clinton's new book, and the prison camp at guantÁnamo bay cuba. we are focusing on the department of veterans affairs in the out wake of veterans seeking treatment. members of the house have announced plans for overhauling the be -- overhauling the v.a.. we are asking viewers if you have lost trust in the vap it up if the answer is yes, what can the v.a. due to restore that trust? phone lines are open -- you can also catch up

sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q & a. >> c-span 2 providing live coverage of the u.s. senate floor proceedings and key public policy events, and every weekend, booktv, now for 15 years the only division network devoted to nonfiction books and authors, c-span2, create by the cable tv industry and brought to you as a public service by your local cable and satellite provider. >> at the faith and freedom coalition conference, newly elected house majority liter kevin mccarthy talked about what he homes to accomplish as part of the republican leadership. also appearing at the conference, former presidential candidates rick santorum, herman cain, and congresswoman michelle bachmann, and new jersey governor chris christie. this is an hour and 40 minutes. >> thank you very much. very kind. yesterday was a big day. i got elected majority leader. you got to understand where i come from. i'm the grandson of a cattle rancher, the son of a firefighter, i had the opportunity to run for majority leader, only in america do we have this. [applause] but i want to start the way i started

. >> george miller, sunday night at eight on c-span's q&a.-- some intelligence assessments have warned that al qaeda and other terrorist groups are beginning to resurface. the american enterprise institute hosted an hour and a half foreign-policy discussion this week looking at the u.s. battle against al qaeda. >> thank you, everyone, for joining us today. thank you. thank you for joining us here today. we will start the event now. you on like to welcome this beautiful afternoon for an that is cosponsored with the foreign-policy research institute. i'm thankful that they are here a visitingve brought scholar. analyst and i've been working on al qaeda for the past five years. i am hoping this will be a very interesting discussion. both of whose work i admire very much. et their views on the al qaeda challenge. mary just joined us and she is publishing a sequel to her book, "knowing the enemy" next year. she just published a report called "getting it right." it is available outside. he is a senior fellow at foreign-policy institute. his work is

should sharyl attkisson on the changing face of network news and her crew sunday night at eight on c-span's q&a. spent you are watching c-span2 2 -- television for serious readers. here are a few of the programs to watch for on booktv this weekend. .. for more information about this weekend's television scandal visit us online at booktv.org. matthew kroenig is next on booktv. he says it is critical for the u.s. to take action against iran and its nuclear program and argues on the worst kind of diplomacy but the west should be willing to take military action if iran does not comply with the agreement it signed in november of last year. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> good evening. i and the international program director for the world fair council of washington d.c.. the world affairs to a program, in 2013 and accord was signed in geneva, switzerland, the u.n. security council, germany and iran. the agreement was a preliminary one that would set the path for more comprehensive deal on iran's program and ambitions. both sides seemed entrenched in their respective positions. however diplomacy

journalist cheryl atkinson on the changing face of network news and her career, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's qgovernor martin o'malley. he was a keynote speaker at this year's iowa democratic convention in des moines. the state traditionally holds the nation's first presidential caucuses. his speech is just under 30 minutes. please join me in welcoming governor o'malley! [applause] >> thank you. thank you, iowa. thank you. thank you very, very much. i want to begin by thanking you for your indulgence and watching that little introductory video and my apologies to those who thought you were settling in for the next episode of "the wire." \[laughter] it's wonderful to be here in des moines, to be with so many great friends in iowa. turn to your neighbor and tell them iowa is moving forward. go ahead. do it. turn to your other neighbor and tell them we need a fresh start. you guys have one of the most outstanding democratic parties in the united states of america. and thank you, scott brennan, for your great work. [applause] scott does an outstanding job as your chair. and scott, i want to thank

. >> emmy award-winning journalist cheryl atkinson -- sharyl attkisson tonight 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> coming up this morning on "washington journal, christian" science monitor respondent anna mulrine reviews u.s. options in iraq. offers aley telhami history of the sunnis, shia, and kurds. and later john kingston discusses the impact the unrest in iraq can have on the global u.s. supply and u.s. gas prices. we will taking your comments and calls on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" is next. ♪ good morning. secretary of state john kerry in egypt today as he embarks on a series of meetings if leaders in the middle east and europe. the topic is iraq. a new nbc news wall street journal poll gives the president approval rating since taking office in handling foreign policy. this is the subject of a white house summit tomorrow in washington. congress is back in session this week. some statewide races including oklahoma

. >> congressman george miller, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >>> c-span's new book sundays at eight including financial journalist gretchen morgenson. >> what role should the government play in subsidizing finance? we want to talk about it and the populace agrees it's something we should subsidize, then put it on the balance sheet and make it clear and make it evident, and make everybody aware of how much it's costing. but when you deliver it through these third party enterprises, fannie mae and freddie mac, when you deliver the subsidy through a public company with private shareholders and executives who can extract a lot of that subsidy for themselves, that is not a very good way of subsidizing homeownership. >> read more with gretchen morgenson and other featured interviews from our book notes and q&a programs from public affairs books, now available for a father's day gift at your favorite book seller. >>> michael lind, policy director at the new america foundation recently wrote a cover story for the journal national interest where he argues for revamped policies on immig

c-span. >> next, q&a with sharyl atk isson. and then david cameron taking questions from british parliament. >> for over 35 years, sees and brings even directly to you print eu and in the room at congressional hearings and white house events and offering complete gavel to gavel coverage. all a public service. we are c-span. brontË is a public service by your local provider. -- brought to you as a public service by your local provider. >> this week on "q&a" our guest is emmy award winning sharyl atkisson. who discusses her career state of the media and her future plans. she left cbs news after more than 20 years with the network. >> sharyl atkisson, one of the cbs reporters. we talked five years ago. now you're three months passed being with cbs. tell us why you left. >> primarily because i just wasn't a market for what i think i do best after i was doing, which is good investigative reporting preferably on topics that were underserved and also on topics people don't want to touch because they get push back or blow back. i like

find out why sunday at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> the idea behind 250 and 250 is behind the idea of telling era by era, we would absolutely missed vitally important things, so instead of trying to do that and failing, we decided what if we just gave snapshots of st. louis history that would give people a glimpse of all the diverse things that have happened here and they could use their imaginations to kind of fell and the rest, so we chose 50 people, 50 places, 50 moments, 50 images, and 50 objects, and try to choose the most diverse selection we possibly could. we are standing in the 50 objects section of the exhibit right now, and this is what most people would call the real history. this is where the object is right in front of you. brewing is such a huge part of st. louis' history. it is an amazing story with lots of different maria's, and the most famous became anheuser-busch, and in the era of anheuser-busch talking about millions of barrels produced each year, we think they are producing so much beer, this is from an arrow when things were a little bit simpler, and it is fun to show

. >> daniel showmen sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span q&a. >> next, a discussion on health insurance rates following the health care laws implementation and what can be expected in 2015. among the speakers is an adviser to the massachusetts and federal health care plans. this was hosted by the alliance for health reform. it is an hour-and-a-half. >> those of you are still looking for seats, look for a staff member to help guide you toward the ones that are still open. good afternoon. my name is ed howard with the alliance for health reform. let me get away from the microphone. and i want to welcome you on behalf of senator blonde, rockefeller, our board of directors to this program on health insurance rates, including the market forces and regulatory structures that affect them. every few days it seems we read about insurance rates for 2015 being proposed in one state or another. even though it seems that we just got through the open enrollment a few weeks ago, insurers are already piling their proposed rates fell mostly with the state insurance departments for the coming year. we wi

find out why sunday night at 8:00, on c-span's q&a. >> for over 35 years c-span 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 a a public service of private industry. we're c-span created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in h.d., like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> next, house majority leader eric cantor, his loss in the recent primary and what the influence of the tea party might be in the midterms. this is from "washington journal." it's 40 minutes. matt kibbe of s , it is looking like kevin mccarthy is going to be the majority leader. yeah, it is interesting, the republicans have a tendency to pick the next guy in line, particularly when it comes to leadership races. it is such an inside game that anybody within the web structure has a competitive advantage. i think labrador will give them a run f

and has really paralyzed the institution. >> congressman george miller, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "qa." >> on thursday, the one-year anniversary of the first story published on the edward snowden leaks about the nsa. the senate intelligence committee considered house passed bill that would limit how the nsa gathers and uses data. witnesses, including representatives of the nsa, the fbi, and verizon. it's three hours. >> the committee will come to order. i want quickly to set the ground rules for this hearing. the first thing is any discussion at all, i will clear this room immediately. please, everybody know that. this is a serious discussion, a serious subject. witnesses deserve to be heard and members deserve to be able to ask their questions, select the first inkling of a demonstration, we will clear the room and come back when the room is cleared. so, today, we meet to receive testimony and discuss the legislation passed by the house of representatives on may 22 two reform the foreign intelligence surveillance act. that legislation, which is called the usa freedom act, was approv

wichita" on c-span's "q&a."the status ofn on same-sex marriage and whether there will be another challenge in the courts from "washington journal"." this is 40 minutes. host: and thursday marked one year since the supreme court ruled portions of the defense of marriage act unconstitutional. here to discuss the current status of same-sex marriage in the united states is brian brown, president of the national organization for marriage. and sarah warbelow, what is the most significant development on this issue since a year ago thursday? >> you know, there are many ways which same-sex couple are ecognized. host: the most significant development since a year ago thursday. guest: well, i think it's the total misapplication of the windsor decision by state judges, essentially having judges in the federal courts and state judges decide that their view of marriage is better than the voters and that's the descent of paul kelly noted in the at the present time circuit, judges acting as "philosopher kings" deciding that the

>> no. >> you can watch that entire q and a interview in the coming c-span. next, the pentagon spokesman briefing reporters on military iraq.ions concerning after that, another chance to see a house ways and means committee hearing on the theist'stion of alleged targeting of kive groups. and live at 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on "washington journal." >> this weekend, american history tv is live from the gettysburg college civil war institutes. this morning starting at 8:45 eastern you'll hear historian on robert e.hael lee, followed by arizona state simpson,y professor and later historian megan kate ofson on the burning chambersburg, this weekend on american history tv on c-span 3. for over 35 years c-span brings public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting new the room at hearings, whowlt event, briefings and conferences, and offering complete gavel to gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought to you as a public your local cable or

sheryl at kissson on the changing face of network news and her career, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q percent a. >> now you can keep in touch with current events using any phone. call 202-626-8888, to hear congressional coverage, public affairs forums and washington journal, and listen to a recap at 5:00 p.m. eastern on washington today and hear audio of the five networks sunday public affairs programs. c-span radio on audio now. call 202-626-8888. long distances or phone charges mail apply. >> at the faith and freedom coalition conference, newly elected house majority leader kevin mccarthy talked about what he hoped to accomplish as part of the republican leadership. also appearing at the conference, form are presidential candidates santorum, herman cain, and new jersey governor chris christie. this is an hour and 40 minutes. >> thank you very much. very kind. yesterday was big day. i got elected majority leader. got to understand where i come from. i'm the grandson of a cattle rancher, the son of a firefighter, and i had the opportunity to run for majority leader. only in america do

. >> congressman george miller sunday night at 8:00 on c-span q&a. >> the week in the senate ended on of a bipartisan know with an agreement between bernie sanders and john mccain veterans health care. we are joined by the editor-in-chief for roll call. as this bill possibly comes to the senate floor next week, what has been the reaction so far and what potential obstacles lie ahead both in the senate and in the house? >> well, senator mccain is obviously a decorated war veteran and someone who has a lot of respect on capitol hill and in the veterans community. his blessing on this legislation does give it a fairly clear path going forward, but there is not any smooth, 100%, this is going to president obama's desk at any point. the house would like to see chairman jesse miller, republican from florida, write his legislation, and take a look at some serious investigations as to what has happened, and that could slow it down and making it to the president. in addition, they would like to make some sort of allowance for veterans to get private health care while they are waiting for care.

sunday night an c-span's q and a. >> next president obama awards the medal of honor to kyle carpenter who was severely injured in afghanistan in november 2010. lance corporal carpenter is the youngest recipient of the medal of honor. this is 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and medal recipient corporal yle carpenter. ♪ >> if you would, please pray with me. this hty god, we pause at historic event to ask for your presence at this place. as we give honor to one who demonstrated the virtues on which this nation was founded, we would be reminded again of your grace that has allowed this country its freedoms that so many like corporal kyle carpenter have sk cry ficed to defend. we would ask you hear our gratitude, through the love of his gracious family and the support of his countless friend and mentors. know of our deep appreciation for this marine's faithfulness. that when faced that day with the crewsable of self-preservation or self-sacrifice he responded with valor to safe guard the life of his friend. and now as the nation's highest award for s

find out why sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q & a. >>> next, consumer financial protection bureau director, richard cordray outlines his agency's agenda and accomplishment to date. cordray testified on the agency's semiannual report before the senate banking, housing and urban affairs committee. senator timothy johnson chairs the committee. senator mike crapo serves as the ranking member. this runs just under 90 minutes. >>> i call this hearing to order. director cordray, welcome back to the committee. today we continue our regular oversight of the cfpb, and three years since the cfpb opened its doors, it has had a noticeable impact in nearly every aspect of the consumer's experience with the financial system from student loans to credit cards, mortgages, education, debt collection, credit records. the bureau has conducted extensive outreach to both industry and consumers and has proven itself to be a careful regulator in many cases over industries that previously had no federal supervision. importantly, the cfpb has also proven itself up to the task congress set out for it which is to pro

writes "sons of wichita" author daniel shulman tonight at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> this morning, a reporters roundtable with the news of the week with paul waldman and weekly standard writer michael warren. then a discussion on the supreme court ruling on presidential recess appointments with chris later, eric olson from the woodrow wilson center talks about why so many unaccompanied minors are crossing the border into the u.s. and as always, we will figure calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. " is next.n journal ♪ good morning. on capitol hill, the flag made that half-staff in memory of howard baker, the tennessee republican who died last thursday. is spending much of his week in washington, d.c., on wednesday he will be meeting with leading economist to discuss job creation and economic growth. we are going to begin on that topic, one of the headlines from the wall street journal, the u.s. economy shrinks by the most in the last five years. this question -- what is the best way to create jobs?

find out why sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> president obama talked today about the increasing violence in iraq earlier. this is from "usa today." president obama saying that iraq needs "more help as it battles insurgents threatening to attack baghdad." he is considering various options. "i don't rule out anything because we do have a stake in making sure that these jihadists are not getting a permanent foothold in either iraq or syria, for that matter," president obama said in the oval office. iraq among the topics today in the white house briefing with jay carney. >> all right. i have know this is confusing. i am not an oakland a's fan. but i'm wearing this because 12-you, t t -- bethesda chevy chase completed an undefeated season by winning the championship and i want to congratulate my son's team and all the players and the coach, ernie brooks, who is a great, great guy. so here's to the bcca's. and that is the only announcement i have at the top. can i give this to you? so i'll go right to your questions. except to say that president, as you know, does have an event at 2:00. we're

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