congresswoman donna edwards. it's time for a daily poll your chance to tell us what you think here's today's question now the republicans know they can play a hostage taker and win what or who will be the next pick your choices are eight f.a.a. inspectors who will be held hostage without a handler stripped of their rights to unionize or be the eighteen cent federal gasoline tax at least from construction projects the u.s. and is set to expire in september unless congress passes me with a slate or see both and throw the middle class on the floor in the second round of cuts in the deal for good measure i got to tell marva dot com let us know what you think the pole be up until tomorrow morning. after the break it's our midweek lonely liberal rumble so what to my panelists heather servo and daniel helper had to say about the balance that ideal in the g.o.p. shutdown of the f.a.a. . let's not be given that we had an apartheid regime right. i think from a beautiful sunday well. we never got to the shows the birds can

congresswoman donna edwards. it's time for a daily poll your chance to tell us what you think here's the day's question now the republicans know they can play a hostage taker and to win what or who will be the next victim your choices are eight f.a.a. inspectors who will be held hostage without pay until his trip to the rights to unionize or be the eighteen cent federal gasoline tax it leaves to fund construction projects new as it is set to expire in september and us congress passes the legislation or see both and throw the middle class on the floor of the second rounds of cuts and the best deal for the good measure i've got to tell marva dot com let us know what you think the whole be open till tomorrow morning. after the break it's our midweek lonely liberal rumble so much to my panelists heather servo and then you'll help her have to say about the balance that i deal in the g.o.p. shutdown of the f.a.a. . let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right. i think. beat up on the well. we never got over t

let's bring in conwoman donna edwards, democrat from maryland.ongresswoman thanks for joining me. >> thank you, good to be with us, reverend al. >> what do you think about these republican priorities? >> well, they're just completely misplaced. on the one hand they say we don't want to race taxes on anyone except when it comes to raising a payroll tax, sticking american people with $1,000 bill at the end of the year, because they don't want to protect and look out for people who work for a living, but they are unapol y unapologetic when it comes to protecting tax breaks -- >> let me show this graphic. if we don't have this, with the payroll tax cut, you get a benefit of $1.28 for every dollar. with the bush tax cuts, you get only $31 cents in value for every declare. it doesn't even make mathematical sense in terms of the economic benefits to the country if you compare the tax cuts. how do they even try to stand on the floor in front of people like you and justified this in the congress? >> well, they really can't. it's why they're showing up at

thank you congresswoman donna edwards. thanks you for your time this evening. >> thank you reverend al. >>> make no mistake about it, to some it just seems personal. >> domestic terrorists, shoot, president obama would be wanting to pal around with us, wouldn't he? he didn't have a problem palling out with bill when he back in the day when he kicked off his political career in bill airs apartment. >> joining me now is sirius radio. also with me, washington post dana millbank. thanks for being here tonight. bill, given all these personal attacks, i mean very personal, vicious attacked on the president, could this get to the point where it is actually influencing the policy of washington or do you think it is already at the stage that tm is doing that? >> i think it is already badly influenced the policy and politics in washington. first out, we have to remind everybody that this story has been so discredited for so long. it has as much validity as the birth certificate story. for sarah palin to bring it back, as michele bac

speakers include donna edwards and jonathon gate park. if that is live at 12:00 p.m. on c-span. monday on c-span3 discussion on guns is on college campuses. we will hear from state and local politicians and college professors and students. this event is hosted by the second amendment foundation. you cannot -- watch it live at 12:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> it might not surprise you that we think good things come in twos. >> you can watch live events at c-span.org. >> or you can see them whenever you want at the c-span video library. >> the c-span2 has nonfiction books every week on tv. >> listen to us on your iphone. >> are on your blackberry. if >> is washington your way with this c-span. >> this week on news makers, tensions in sudan and somalia. two reporters here to help with questions. sean and howard. howard, first question. >> eight groups are rather critical of the world response to somalia and the broader humanitarian crisis in the horn of africa. they say the indicators have been out there for months, if not longer. was this a preventable crisis? >> i think to some

representative donna edwards, a member of the science, space and technology committee. >> this week on "the communicators," two legislators discuss congress' role when it comes to cybersecurity issues. representative mac thornberry is the chair of the house republican cybersecurity task force, and democratic representative jim langevin is co-founder of the house cybersecurity caucus. >> host: and this is c-span's "communicators" program. we're continuing our series on cybersecurity and cyber threats to the united states. this week the congressional response to cybersecurity. joining us is representative mac thornberry who serves as chair of the house republican task force on cybersecurity. congressman thornberry, thank you for being here. jennifer martinez of politico is our guest reporter. congressman, what in your view are the cybersecurity needs of the u.s. to defend against, and do you think that the white house plan introduced in may addresses those needs? >> guest: well, the country faces a wide spectrum of threats in cyberspace be all the way from vandalism and petty crime to mo

speakers include democratic congresswoman donna edwards of maryland and "washington post" columnist jonathanaypart. live coverage begins at 12:00 noon eastern. later a debate on mandatory voting. some nations including australia and mexico have laws requiringcies zens to vote. it's hosted by the ralph nader center of responsive law. 6:00 p.m. eastern. 22 navy seals were killed over the weekend when their helicopter was shot down in afghanistan. you can find out the life and training of the navy seals and the seal team that killed osama bin laden tonight on c-span, special operations commander eric olson is interviewed by abc news foreign correspondent martha raddatz. that's tonight at 8:00 eastern. security on new york stock exchange plunged this morning in reaction to the u.s. credit downgrade. shares lost over 200 points within the first minute of the market's opening. follow the trend begun by arab shan markets over the weekend after the u.s. credit rating was lowered on friday. we get details on what the credit rating change means from this morning's "washington journal." /congress. >> "

. >>> joining me now, is congresswoman donna edwards, democrat from maryland and bob shrum, from new york university. >> congresswoman, this is outrageous. you have the front-runner, the day he is getting ready to debate. they are going tonight, the republican candidates it debate, saying that rather than deal with people talking about corporations must be treated as what they are and be taxed for what they are, he says, oh, no, they're people. you have senator demint accusing the obama administration of being anti-american and anti-socialist. and this is all in the wake of this s&p downgrading, saying brinkmanship caused the downgrading of america. this is outrageous. >> well, i have to tell you. i mean, it is actually really shocking. i don't know who the republican candidates and senator demint of talking about. but american people actually understand that real people go out to the grocery store and are paying more for their groceries. real people want to find work in this really bad economy. real people are concerned about their retirement security. real people are concerned abou

. >>> congressman donna edwards is a democrat from maryland and represents an area around the nation'scongressman, thank you for coming in. i know very busy and hectic day. let's start with hurricane irene. what are you hearing from your constituents? what do they want to know and what are you trying to help them find out or figure out? >> not quite yet. people say we don't do weather here in washington. but we've had three blizzards, an earthquake and now a hurricane just in the last two years. so a bad rap. i think our governor martin o'malley has declared a state of emergency. people are preparing on the coastline of maryland. and here in the washington, d.c. area, in the metropolitan area we've got a lot of trees. and very often when we get these kind of storms, like we did with isabel, it causes power outages. i think people are preparing for that. i know i'm cleaning my gutters out, making sure that i'm ready and that the house doesn't get any kind of water damage. >> now, luke mentioned the martin luther king memorial dedication was set for sunday. it's been postponed indefinite

speakers include maryland democratic congresswoman donna edwards'. hosted by the center for american progress, this is about 90 minutes. >> thank you for joining us today. today i'm very pleased to welcome you to this event. this is a new program which aims to grow diversity. it is part of our effort to create a stronger progressive moment that is more reflective of our changing nation. ofay's panel is a series events to help understand the voting population veered we've had panels on women voters, latino voters, asian-americans and pacific island voters, and today we have and as someone not to discuss the african-american vote. with us is donna edwards' year results maryland's fourth congressional district which includes portions of prince george in montgomery county. she is the first african- american woman to represent maryland in the u.s. house of representatives. she serves on the committees of transportation and infrastructure, science and technology, and on the human rights and bench -- commission. she is a member of the progressive caucus and

and donna edwards. one of the members who works in prince georges county. roscoe bartlett, one of the brightest science minds we have in the house of representatives. a scientist to brings that sensitivity to congress and has been a strong spokesperson on energy and environmental policy on the republican side. and andy harris who is the newest member of our delegation lives in baltimore county but represents the western shore and the western part of the shore. i have worked with congressman harris on some of the chesapeake bay issues. we have different views. our voting records are different. we do -- we try to work together to try to represent the people of maryland. >> i want to make a suggestion the reason there is a low turnout and the rise of the tea party is the respect with which congress has been held. i wonder if this is due to the fact that some of the congressmen were more concerned about the party then there are about people or more concerned about getting reelected than they are about the good of the country. [applause] >> i agree with you, you

speakers include maryland congresswoman donna edwards and "washington post" columnist jonathan capeheartat noon eastern tomorrow on c-span. >> i'm not for changing the system just so we can feel good by having voter turnout which may ultimately approximate what they have in australia, which is about 97%. the fact is, voter turnout per se doesn't mean much in terms of the health of the democracy. some of the most vicious dictatorships in the world get voter turnout of 95% to 99% when they hold elections. >> voting is a responsibility and if for whatever reason -- i'm uninformed, hasn't had the time, so on -- i should not be coerced to make a decision which is life and death for many people. >> monday and tuesday on c-span, ralph nader and

of the congressional black caucus, congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas and congresswoman donna edwardsd on behalf of our entire congressional black caucus, we thank you. first of all, i want to say to the organizers, all that is planned to happen this weekend, sometimes god has another plan. i know that it can get kind of discouraging when you lay out plans, but the fact is that sometimes god will create a situation that will make it even better the next time around. and so i'm looking forward to the celebration. but i also came to not just to thank all these awesome, beautiful women. i told someone, i'm so glad i am a black man in america. i don't know what to do. when i saw and i see all these wonderful african-american women and women in this audience and i think about all that you have done. so often unseen, unnoted, unappreciated. folks like rosa parks, dorothy, ella baker and countless others, i cannot help but think about my own mother, a former share cropper, got a sixth grade education but raised her children to do great things. and i think about a woman named bonita jackson m

representative donna edwards who co-chairs the democratic congressional campaign committee project called red to blue. the event airs live at noon eastern on our companion network, c-span. >>> next, a university of north texas psychology professor discusses what he calls the misperceptions and false beliefs of miranda rights and the role of the media in public perception. this event hosted by the american psychological association is about 50 minutes. >> good afternoon. my name is ron resh, i'm from simon frazier university, and it's my pleasure to introduce the recipient of the 2011 award for distinguished contributions to research and public policy, richard rogers. dick, as he's known to his friends and colleagues, has a distinguished record of contributions to forensic psychology, but it's probably worth noting that he started out on quite a different path. as his first intended career would have been as an english teacher. somewhere, though, along the way -- and fortunately for us -- he became enamored with psychology, and he eventually found his way into graduate school at utah state

speakers include congresswoman donna edwards and washington poet columnest johnathan kay part. right here on c-span. executive directors for both the nfl and nba players union took up discussion. the nba locked out its players on july 1, and on tuesday filed a claim against the players union for unfair labor practices. the nfl recently ended their lockout by ratifying a new collect i have bargaining agreement. the national bar association hosted this 90-minute event. >> ok. before we get started, want to let everybody know that initially, myself and mr. hunter and mr. smith. we'll stand and then be in the confident of the chairs. so on behalf of the national bar association i want to welcome everybody to the executive director's forum. we all know sports plays a major role in american society. we all look forward to sunday during football season, and we look forward to -- during the week and on the weekend when the nba season comes. the sports industry naturally developed into a multibillion -dollar industry. and two of the biggest sports are football and basketball. and the tw

. >> following the panel congresswoman donna edwards a member of the science space and technology committee addressed the forum for about 10 minutes. >> good morning. and i apologize i was running late this morning but i understand that administrator bolden was here and he said we're friends. he's right. it is so exciting to be here and, dr. abdalati, i'm going to leave another tweet, and it is this, a nation is only as strong as its investments in technology in the future. and i believe that. and i think that nasa is at the core of that investment. i've had a couple of experiences just in the last two weeks that have, i thought, nothing to do with being here today. and i'm going to share them with you. the first was, out at a home in university park not very far from here at college park. and i was there with our lieutenant governor, anthony brown, and we were looking at some investments that the state and the federal government made through stimulus funding to improve the efficiency of older homes. and there was a crew of four -- four men working on this home to improve its energy efficie

speakers include maryland congresswoman donna edwards and a washington post congress -- not washington post -- washington post columnist. officials said u.s. customs and border protection said we are moving toward satisfactory control of the border and that the declining number of apprehensions of illegal migrants along the u.s.-mexico border indicates a growing success in u.s. security missions. these remarks were made at the center for american progress. he is joined by the head of immigration and naturalization service during the clinton administration. >> for the next hour or so, i will be moderating the conversation between our highly distinguished panelists. the last 30 minutes, i will open up to questions from all of you. keep your questions ready. we will pass the microphone around. the subject of our discussion today is the most recent chapter in what is a rich and storied history at our southern border. for the last 18 years it has undergone what can only be described as a dramatic transformation. we are fortunate to be joined today by two people who can tell the story of tha

after bolden's remarks a speech from donna edwards of maryland. the remarks run about 35 minutes. >> good morning, and welcome to the university of maryland college park, the alumni center here in college park, maryland, for today's nasa future forum. it's the first of 2011 for nasa, and we're excited to have you here in the audience and the audience live on nasa television. we're streaming on nasa tv at www.nasa.gov/ntv. for those of you on the social media, we'll take questions from twitter followers today. you can follow today's program on hash tag pound nasa future or ask questions on our technology account @nasa technologies. we'll discuss our role in nasa in the role of the economy of the nation. our first panel is starting off with leaders from nasa followed by panels on innovation, technology, education, and the future. i want to welcome our host today, dr. pat o'shea, vice president of research here at the university of maryland. pat? [applause] >> friends, colleagues, distinguished guests, i am delighted to welcome you on behalf of the u

speakers include maryland democratic congresswoman donna edwards and jonathan capehart. about 90 minutes. >> today in washington, and you know, because i represent a congressional district right outside the city here, i always love august. the traffic is so much better, and i get to go to things and hear a lot of really wonderful interesting panels and events, and so i appreciate being here. the topic today is really fascinating one, and i want to share with you my perspective as someone who represents maryland's 4th congressional district comprising the two counties right outside of washington, d.c., and i want to tell you about those two counties because i think that they mirror what is happening in metropolitan areas, what's happening all across the country. prince george's county is a majority african-american county by population. we have had really strong growth over this last decade like many counties among our his panic and latino populations. month come rights act county also bordering the district of columbia is now a majority county. maryland like many states