one of the reasons i am so excited about you bringing cory gardner to the ballot is that you cannot seeory and not smile. he is always smiling. -- hi, obamacare stinks. yes, it does. to success iss making sure that our candidates are likable. that our candidates are armed with the right message. we know what we are standing against. we are standing against spending money we do not have, buying things we cannot afford, and the rest of the world seems to be unimpressed. when you have a $600 billion annual deficit in may see even for us to stand strong against the challenges that the left are bringing to our country. that is the easy part. we have to answer the question, what are we for? as we answer that question, i believe that we will start winning elections everywhere. but cousins standing up and saying, no, is good. it takes us through october. the election is in november. for us to get through november, we have to have a positive policy agenda that attracts a diverse a group of voters to take a second look at the grand old party and start thinking of it as a great opportunity party.

next up is cory gardner, a republican of colorado and the member of the energy and commerce committee. congressman, gardner, you have not been on the show before. if you could talk about your philosophy when it comes to telecommunication this year. >> guest: this is an amazing world. i can remember the first bag phone. and i grew up on a farm and we used bricks phones and now talk about i-phones and snap chat and the changes we have seen and the delivery of video into places we never imagined we could have is incredible. and i am wondering how we can spur the innovation and make sure consumers have access to what they are demanding. >> host: what are some of the ways? >> guest: i worked on deregulating the video providers in terms of getting video to the consumer and making sure it isn't too heavy handed in one party when it comes to protecting people's ability to get paid. >> host: you have a bill the next generation tv market act. what is that? >> host: >> guest: it gives people level footing when it comes to negotiate with broadcast and the providers and people delivering that medi

brian higgins and cory gardner, tonight at 8:00. >> e-house energy and commerce subcommittee held that meeting on thursday. the next open enrollment period starts on november 15.

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

months, you guys and gals will have an opportunity to send help to the united states senate via cory gardner. cory's cousins, are clapping to him. we need cory gthank you. are going to succeed in 2014, we have to hold onto the 45 we have. i have colorado on the map. we need 51. a realre going to have shot, will want to improve the likelihood of virus success, we leave the house and senate on the same page using reconciliation and a budgetary opportunities to push the agenda to the president's desk and make them say yes or no to things like the keystone pipeline and taxes. we want to figure out how to tackle the issues coming our way. it takes a majority in the senate and the house and with your help, this is a key state. won by the conservatives. we need your help. by doing so, we will return pathca to the brightest forward with the best opportunities for success and we will see more kids like me rising up not to be senators but to be ceos and presidents and their communities. god bless you. united states of america. [applause] >> former bush/cheney advisor rafer reid addressed the9 in a den

mark udall is making a big deal about cory gardner's support. why is this plane bigger in colorado and not so much in so the other states you mentioned earlier. >> i think what you have in colorado -- i grew up in montana so i came up with that western mentality with a good libertarian bent. what you are seeing with senator mark udall is a clear contrast on women's health care. it is a very clear contrast. if this is notn played in north carolina or georgia or kentucky? it is in different ways. further on access to birth control and limiting access to birth control than the hobby lobby decision did. these are important issues. we are about winning elections. we know that our candidates are the ones. they stand up for women's rights. they want to be talking about and hearing from their leaders andt economic opportunities a fair shot for a future that is going to be good for their families. health care is a huge piece of economic opportunity. they're going to hear that conversation play out. have talked about women candidates and getting women vot

up, we want to introduce you to cory gardner, a republican of colorado. congressman, we have not had you on here before. if you could talk generally about your philosophy when it comes to telecommunications. world wes an amazing are in today. i can remember the first phone my friends had in high school. we used business bands to communicate, and brick phones. talking about the technology we have, whether it is an iphone, snap chat, the changes we have a remarkable. my philosophy is how can we continue to spur innovation? how can we get out of the way of that innovation and make sure that consumers in this country have access to the innovation that they are demanding? what are the ways to get out? >> some of the ways we have introduced, i have worked on deregulating providers to get video to the consumer, to make sure it is not too heavy handed in one party or the other when it comes to negotiations over what can be carried. making sure we are protecting people's ability to get paid for what they are doing and making sure we don't have regulations that are

tom cotton now running against democratic senator mark pryor and cory gardner trying to unseat mark udall"huffington post" reported this week that iowa republican senate candidate joni ernst was also there. the event didn't get much press conference because there weren't reporters on site. sam stein obtained recordings that showed the power and financial reach of the koch political network. >> as tom mentioned earlier, the first time i was introduced to this group a year ago, august, in new mexico and i was not [ inaudible ] . >> cotton went further at describing the influence of the koch political arm. >> sam stein points out that, quote, cory gardner told attendees his race would likely be described by the presence of third party money, an obvious pitch for generosity from the well-heeled crowd. coordination between donors of the money and the campaigns who benefit from that money simply does not exist, that it's a non-issue. do we believe that's really the case? here to discuss the influence of the koch brothers heading into critically important midterm elections we have bill scher and

can see what they are doing at this time setting the stage for cory gardner to come in.hey give him a solid month or two to raise his own money and set up his campaign infrastructure but by the time he's ready to deploy ads, those groups start pulling their ads down. this goes across party but what we have seen over the last two election cycles is the evolution of how groups and candidates who are not working together, they are keeping each other in the loop as best as possible. >> what are the biggest risks that these outside groups opposed to the candidates they support? major concernen on the candidate side of things that these outside groups will go off on their own and open up new lines of attack and on some level, undercut the candidates they are trying to support our it is what you have seen him try to tighten how they work together. aidesample, campaign treated out a link that said important information for new link was -- that senator jeanne shaheen who is running for reelection to her website. like a script attacking scott brown, the challenger. there was no re

months, you guys and gals will have an opportunity to send help to the united states senate via cory gardner. we have to have, cory's cousins are clapping to him. we need cory gardner. if we are going to succeed in 2014, we have to hold onto the 45 we have. i have colorado on the map. we need 51. if we are going to have a real shot, will want to improve the likelihood of of success, we leave the house and senate on the same page using reconciliation and a budgetary opportunities to push the agenda to the president's desk and make them say yes or no to things like the keystone pipeline and taxes. we want to figure out how to tackle the issues coming our way. it takes a majority in the senate and the house and with your help, this is a key state. the west was won by the conservatives. we need your help. by doing so, we will return america to the brightest path forward with the best opportunities for success and we will see more kids like me rising up not to be senators but to be ceos and presidents in their communities. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> forme

in colorado senate race republican candidate cory gardner is now using obamacare in his latest attack add. 's trying to unseat mark udahl. >> when mark udahl voted for obamacare he promised if we liked our healthcare plan we could keep it. i got a letter that my family's plan was canceled. 35,000 coloradoans had their plans canceled. >> colorado already crucial, and with ads like that, democrats are in a tough fight. finally back to presidential politics. texas governor rick perry is preparing for a 2016 presidential run, there he was making appearance at the iowa state fair. he tried to fried bacon and he was charged up at a heckle free crowd. according to a reporter, when an event moderator thanked perry as he came off the stage, perry said, you're welcome. i'm awesome. we begged for the video if one exists. stay tune. >> all right, david, thank you. coming up. protests in missouri over the shooting death of a black teenager. one father who lost his son said it's a string of punishment to black young men in our country. >> this is a working nickel mine. it's also a cutting edge part

. >>> mark udall is attacking cory gardner, against women's rights. >> congressman gardner just doesn't get it. >> abortion a felony? in case of rape and inmuch set ? >> elane chow is now attack grimes. >> have you ever noticed how some liberals feel entitled to speak on behalf of all women as if every woman agrees with barack obama? >> in washington state a republican group is accusing jeff murkley of fiscal irresponsibility. >> senator murkley voted to raise the budget wasting more of our money about. >> joining us today is al jazeera contributor ire michael shore. welcome. >> it's a thursday election, which i don't know that i remember a thursday election. these are primaries, these are ugly races and of course this is when the primary challenges happen. yes we're in kentucky, mitch mcconnell, a lot of money going into that race. the dejarlais race and the race to unseat lamar alexander. this is the last stand of the tea party in these elections not surprising at all they are putting a lot of money into those ugly ads. >> if the tea party loses, the tea party will have gone zero for

in colorado, the democrat is up against cory gardner with an ad on social media. >> they have said theyre going to take their gun away no matter what the economy. >> let's be clear. this is because of obama. >> there are wedge issues normal in politics. there are good wedges and bad. their way of separating people from constituencies. democrats don't seem afraid of gay rights anymore. certainly not birth control. they like it. >> the numbers have shiftded. as you go younger in the electorate where the turnout is a challenge those issues become more popular. it's a turn out strategy but also who sounds reasonable. the personhood amendments would make abortion, if you actually passed it would make it illegal in the first ten weeks of pregnancy. just -- >> how would personhood work if four of five times the egg doesn't attach to the uterine wall. ares they persons if it doesn't begin development? >> that's a question for ed gilespie. republicans have campaigned and defended it. that's a medical question. the fact is at whatever point the person is formed, and the attachment occurs they are

i am looking forward to you all sending be great cory gardner to join me in the united states senate.e is a good man. we need some help in the united states senate. everybody realize that? everybody realizes that. a few minutesd talking about how we can make sure in 2014 we take back the majority in the senate and in 2016 we have an opportunity to make sure there is a republican in the white house. we need a republican in the white house. challengenk about the nation, i go back to the song "amazing grace." anyone know that song? i like that song a lot. i once was lost, but now i am found. see. blind, but now i i think the lord. he saves my soul. like me.aves a soul that is my story. i am not sure if it is your story, but it certainly is my story. theink about how amazing good lord is, how amazing america is, and how the combination of a strong god and an amazing nation makes a guy like me even tougher. that is the story of the grand old party. it is the story of the great opportunity party. let me share my story with you and explain how the conservative principles made me tough. my pa

and cory gardner is using obamacare in his latest attack ad. he's trying to unseat senator mark udahl. >> he promised us if we liked our healthcare plan we could keep it. we know how that worked out. i got a letter saying my family's plan was canceled. 335,000 coloradoans had their plans canceled, too. keep an eye on colorado it will be crucial to determine which party controls u.s. senate. and they are in a tough fight. >>> back to presidential politics. text republican governor rick perry at the iowa state fair considering a 2016 presidential run. yesterday he ate fried bay done and he spoke to a friendly and enthusiastic crowd. according to a reporter when perry walked off that stage an event moderator thanked him and perry said you're welcome. i'm awesome. it does not appear any video exists, darn. still 2016 slogan has been born. rick perry, he's awesome. >> david, appreciate it. scientists who study the origins of the universe often look for answers in its tiniest components. we're talking about sub atomic particles. they're also looking

new york democratic representative brian higgins, and colorado republican representative cory gardner monday night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators." >> next, stories from three army veteran to serve on the front lines during world war ii. they reflect on their experiences as part of the d-day invasion of nazi occupied france. this is one of several events hosted by the dwight d eisenhower presidential library and museum to mark the 70th anniversary of d day. it is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> well, good afternoon. and welcome to the eisenhower presidential library and museum and boyhood home for our panel on life on the battlefield. our second panel this year. i am kim reads the deputy director. i would like to start with this wuote -- i am tim reeves. i want to start with this quote. it was the war in perspective. it is by john keegan who wrote the second world war is the largest single event in human history. fought across six of the world seven continents and all of the oceans. it killed 50 million human beings, left hundreds of millions wounded in mind or body and materi

. >> new york democratic represented ryan hagans and colorado republican represented of cory gardner tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span two. since before the civil war, people have been gathering at fancy farm in kentucky for community meetings and the event has turned into a made to meet politician. this weekend was the fancy farm picnic and senator rand paul who was considering a presidential run in 2016 was there. this was held on the grounds of saint jerome catholic church in fancy farm, kentucky. they held five minutes speeches and came to us courtesy of kentucky educational television. >> thank you. silenceave a moment of for a poll him? once was a woman from kentucky who thought in politics should be lucky. so she flew to l.a. for a hollywood bash and came home and a flash with buckets of cash. to liberals she whispers cold makes you sick. in kentucky she claims cold makes us sick. to the liberals she sells her hate the same ones who kentucky coal. true, onewe know is thing we know is guaranteed, she cast her first vote for harry reid. grimes reald pledge

one of the reasons i am so excited about you bringing cory gardner to the ballot is that you cannot seeory and not smile. he is always smiling. i mean, cory says, hi, obamacare stinks. yes, it does. one of the keys to success is making sure that our candidates are likable. that our candidates are armed with the right message. we know what we are standing against. we are standing against spending money we do not have, buying things we cannot afford, and the rest of the world seems to be unimpressed. when you have a $600 billion annual deficit in may see even usit makes it easy for to stand strong against the challenges that the left are bringing to our country. that is the easy part. we have to answer the question, what are we for? as we answer that question, i believe that we will start winning elections everywhere. because standing up and saying, no, is good. it takes us through october. the election is in november. for us to get through november, we have to have a positive policy agenda that attracts a diverse a group of voters to take a second look at the grand old party and start th

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

. >> republican representative bob higgins,m ohio, brian and representative cory gardner tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span 2. recesse congress is in for the next month, you can watch programs from american history tv in prime time. a look at watergate 40 years on and a supreme court oral argument from 1974. an issue whether or not president nixon to claim executive rutledge over the watergate recordings that were being sought by the prosecutor. is "book tv" in prime time. larry diamond and mark plattner discuss their book "democratization and authoritative -- authoritarianism in the arab world. years, c-span brings public affairs offense from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences. in offering complete apple to gavel coverage of the u.s. house all as a public service of private industry. there c-span, created by 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

brian higgins and cory gardner, tonight at 8:00. >> e-house energy and commerce subcommittee held that meeting on thursday. the next open enrollment period starts on november 15. the here and focused on whether the government's website will be ready and happy ministrations handling inconsistencies and health care applications. this portion is one hour and 40 minutes. our last appeared before us october to testify on behalf of one of the contractors who build healthcare.gov. our own going concern about the of is one of the reasons we are holding this hearing today. exactly one year ago today, members of this committee member we heard from the administrator who told us healthcare.gov will be ready october 1. we were told would work and later we found out that was not quite the same thing. the contractors told us the same thing. our reviews of the website were brushed aside. the rollout of the affordable care act it was an unmitigated disaster. we hope to hear from you candidly and honestly about how things are progressing. his new role comes at an opportune time. we will hear from willia

and cory gardner, tonight at. >>> the senate judiciary committee recently held a hear on the women's health protection act, a bill that prohicks laws restricting women's access to abortion services. senator richard blumenthal, from connecticut, women members of the u.s. house and senate, doctors and -- with -- and the bill's proposed action, with provided remarks. this is just over two hours. >> welcome. thank you for joining us today. thank you to our witnesses, thanks to our ranking member senator grassley and most especially to senator leahy, the chairman of the judiciary for giving me this privilege of chairing this hear. we are convened today to hear testimony regarding the women's health protection act, removing barriers to constitutionally protected reproductive rights. our first panel consists of a number of our checks who have positions and views on this issue. as well as my check, senator baldwin from the senate, who is my co-sponsor in the measure that's not pending before the senate and has been a leader for a long time in this area. we have support from more than 30 of o

new york representative brian higgins and colorado representative cory gardner tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on cspan 2. >>> cdc chief called the mishandling of live anthrax by his agency unacceptable and that it showed a lax culture of safety. he recently testified before the house energy and commerce committee on capitol hill on the centers for disease control mishandling of biological agents that could have potentially exposed dozens of staff members to deadly viruses. this is 2:40. >>> good morning. the subcommittee of oversight and investigation today examines the centers for disease control anthrax incident last month. that potentially exposed cdc members to live anthrax because safety procedures were not followed. last friday the cdc director announced the findings of their own internal reviews. like anthrax, the department of agriculture's investigation revealed more disturbing details. during the inspection cdc workers could not locate some of their anthrax samples. it took more than a week for inspectors to track it down that are in cdc's custody. the agricul

the latest polling shows him tied with cory gardner. the latest ad has the koch brothers.as wondering what you think of the race. guest: it is highly competitive. this is one of those purpleish states that has not been clearly categorized as republican which it used to be or democratic which it has been in recent years partly because of the growth of the hispanic vote and young people have been voting in large numbers in colorado. midterm election. you're going to lose 20 points of turnout at a minimum. who doesn't turn out? you lose a lot of minorities and young people. the electorate is more conservative and whiter. it is older and that tends to favor republican candidates. democrats are trying to counteract that with the programs they have developed during president obama's to elections. i would say this about the colorado race. this should go down to the wire. you have two strong candidates with records to defend with votes in congress that will be controversial to one side or the other. race isrnatorial tighter than they expected. i would have a surprise to see both r

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

some of it is going to be problematic for republicans, like cory gardner in colorado had to vote againstyou're going to have this play a lot of different ways. the bottom line is if the president issues an executive order that has some sweeping prospect, it is going to be this political vortex right before midterm election. and how it plays across the country i think is going to be varied. >> absolutely, because if he amnetizes 5000000 people, that's going to stir people up, particularly on the right. >> one way or another. >> bret baier, watch his show at 6:00 p.m. eastern time each and every weekday right here on the fox news channel. thank you. >> thank you. >>> on other stories making head lines, we'll turn to heather nauert. >> good morning. a story out of midwest this morning. i grew up in the midwest, algae there can be a real problem in the lakes in the summer time in particular. this is causing a huge water crisis in toledo, ohio. overnight new tests revealing the drinking water there is still contaminated with analogy toxin. it is coming from lake erie and it feeds off of sewag