you can see live coverage of that event at 8:25 eastern on c-span and the two at barack on broadway at the new amsterdam theater. wisconsin voters go to the polls tomorrow to decide whether to remove governor scott walker. he is facing a recall election two years into his term and is challenged by the democratic mayor of milwaukee, tom barrett. they debated last week and you can watch that tomorrow morning at 6:00 eastern on c-span. >> the ftc is primarily an enforcement agency and brought many good cases in the consumer privacy area, and has reached settlements with a lot of companies, google, facebook, about some of the privacy promises they made to consumers. >> i think self regulation is a tool that can be much more responsive to changes in the marketplace. in a quicker way than regulation or certainly than passing laws can be. >> tonight, a look at the federal trade commission's enforcement role in dealing with privacy on the internet with republican commissioner maureen olhausen and julie brill. the communicators at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. >> the president has a hard time selli

eastern on c-span. also tonight, defense secretary lee on panetta testifies before senate appropriation sub committee on the defense department's 2013 budget request. the house appropriations committee has already passed that bill, and it provides $3 billion more than president obama's request. the measure has yet to make it to the house floor. to see this hearing at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. tomorrow, british prime minister david cameron testifies before a panel, examinening the relationship between the press and politicians. all this week, the inquiries for testimony from senior politicians, including former prime ministers john major and gordon brown. it concludes tomorrow with comments from prime minister cameron. to see it live starting at 5:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. kansas, chicago, and washington. this weekend on booktv. follow david on his journey, walking in a president's footsteps. sunday, starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern, a video record of his travels, and then live at 7:30, david takes your

c-span networks. coming up in a few minutes, a discussion on the financial situation in europe and greece. the atlantic council hosts that event live at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. a little later, president obama speaks to the national association of elected latino officials. that's the same group challenger mitt romney addressed yesterday. you can watch that live at 1:15 eastern also on c-span. later today, we'll have a look at women in government, business, and media. this comes from the claire booth lewis foundation. and later tonight, a debate between republican candidates running for the u.s. senate in texas. they are vying for the domination. you can watch that live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> this is c-span 3, with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs on our websites. you can join in on the conversation on social media sites. >>> the social security trustees thursday said congress needs to pass legislation shoring up the program's finances some time in the next five years. the

that's at 5:00 eastern time on c-span. president obama is getting a little help from bill clinton at a trio of campaign fund raisers in new york this evening. they'll speak at a private home and then headline a gala at the waldorf astoria hotel. you can see live coverage at 8:25 eastern on c-span. and the two will end the night at an event dubbed barack on broadway at the new amsterdam theater. >>> wisconsin voters go to the polls tomorrow to decide whether to remove republican governor scott walker from office. he's facing a recall election two years into his term, and he's being challenged by the democratic mayor of milwaukee, tom barrett. they debated last week, and you can watch that debate tomorrow morning at 6:00 eastern on c-span. >>> the ftc is primarily an enforcement agency, and has brought many, many good cases in the consumer privacy area. and has reached settlements with a lot of companies, google, facebook, about some of the promises -- privacy promises they made to consumers. >> i think self regulation is a

c-span will have live coverage. house speaker john boehner is the keynote speaker with entertainment by wayne brady. live coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> this is c-span 3 with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites. and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> the comptroller of the currency says jpmorgan's $2 bill plus trading loss was due to an inadequate risk management issue within the bank's chief investment office. thomas curry's comments came during a hearing on implementation of the dod frank regulatory law. jpmorgan's president jamie dimon is expected to testify before the same committee next wednesday on june 13th. this hearing is about two hours and 15 minutes. >>> this hearing is called to order. >> when jpmorgan announced it has lost millions of dollars in a large trade reportedly designed to reduce the firm's risk, it reminds us that no financial institution is immune from bad judgment. while the jpmorgan trading loss does no

watch at 1:00 eastern on c-span. the u.s. senate gavels in at 2:00 eastern, senators resume debate on pay discrimination. watch on c-span 2. the house returns tomorrow to work on more spending for the next budget year. the house is live on c-span. the atlantic council on europe's financial crisis. the ceo of deutsche bank will discuss european action so far and his thoughts for the future outlook in europe. that's at 5:00 eastern on c-span. >> this is c-span 3 with politics and public affairs programming flout the week, and every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs. join in the conversation on social media sites. >> the recent review shows that the veterans affairs department has been overpaying for prosthetics. the report says the department spent $2 million more than necessary last year. a house veterans affair subcommittee questioned officials about the overpayments and plans to have contractors take over some of the buying. the the

see him tonight at 8:30 eastern on c-span. alsoly on annetta and general martin dempsey testify before senate appropriations subcommittee on the defense department's 2013 budget request. the house appropriations committee has already passed that bill, and it provides $3 billion more than president obama's request. the measure has yet to make it to the house floor. you can see this hearing at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. >>> nancy pelosi began her career in the u.s. house in 1987. >> mr. speaker, as you know, eight years ago this month, the soviet union invaded afghanistan. to no one's surprise, the occupation of afghanistan has turned into a bloody war with no vicktors. a group of human rights lawyers from the united states, britain, sweden and mal at that documents countless acts of terror perpetrated against the afghan people. >> 25 years later, the current house minority leader and former speaker was honored on the house floor by republican and democratic leaders. watch the tributes or any part of her career in the house onlin

that's tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> on friday, fla. -- former florida governor, jeb bush said he supported the efforts to rescue the financial industry in 2008 but was not in favor of the obama's administration's aid to auto companies. in his testimony, he rejected the grover norquist pledge which called on lawmakers to oppose all tax increases. the hearing addresses role in the economy and includes testimony from henry waxman. this is about two and half hours. >> the meeting will come to order. welcome to the house committee hearing on the growing cronyism in washington and the barriers to upward mobility. americans still live in the most prosperous and dynamic entry in the world. our free enterprise system has lifted millions from the grips of poverty. it has increasingly -- it is increasingly challenged by washington post the misguided policies. both parties have pursue deficit driven spending aimed at favored companies, tax credits for the well-connected, and barriers that stack the deck against the average citizen. success is too often determined not by the quality of ser

c-span 2 will have results tonight starting at sock eastern. >>> and here on c-span 3 we'll be live tonight at 8:50 with a discussion between warren buffett, the head of berkshire hathaway and david rubenstein, the founder of the carlisle group, on the current state of the economy. >>> tomorrow the senate banking committee looks into financial industry regulations. members are focusing on the rules being written by the securities and exchange commission to implement the dodd/frank law. the hearing will also examine the $2 billion trading loss at jpmorgan chase. can you see live coverage tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern here on c-span 3. >>> and thursday we'll bring you live coverage as federal reserve chair ben bernanke gives his economic outlook report to congress. the joint economic committee hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> this is c-span 3, with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites, and can you join in

see live coverage at 1:00 eastern on c-span. >>> the u.s. senate gavels in at 2:00 eastern today. senators resume debate on pay discrimination and a judicial nomination. that's live on c pan 2. and the house returns tomorrow to work on more spending for next budget year. see the house live on c-span. >>> the atlantic council holds a discussion today on europe's financial crisis and how to get out of it. the ceo of deutsche bank will talk act european action so far and his thoughts for the economic outlook in europe. that's at 5:00 eastern on c-span. >>> the president they think, what they think about their lives. >> this past week, the "national journal" focused on the 2012 presidential discussion. watch the discussions online at the c-span video library. >>> former egyptian president hosni mubarak recently received a life imprison m sentence for the killing of protesters during demonstrations against his administration last year. currently, a presidential election is being held to replace him. the results of the first round of voting have been announced, and a runoff election is s

eastern on c-span. we have more campaign coverage this week end. our road to the white house program features the obama for america campaign and their political and media strategy. campaign strategist david axelrod and campaign strategist ben labolt, and the effort to target key voters in battleground states. also the day-to-day political operations and the social media and a tour of the chicago headquarters. that's sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. this past march witnesses on capitol hill said the federal government needs to put more resources into traumatic brain injury treatment and research. the house energy and commerce subcommittee health also heard from government officials who described efforts to coordinate tbi programs across various agencies. the centers for disease control and prevention says 1.7 million americans sustain a traumatic brain injury every year. this is just under 90 minutes. >> subcommittee will come to order. the chair recognizes himself for five minutes for an opening s

eastern on c-span. we have more campaign coverage coming your way this weekend. our road to the white house program features a look at the obama for america campaign and their media strategy. campaign strategists david axle rod participants. they talk about operation vote, the effort to target key voters in battleground states. also a look at the day-to-day political operations, their use of social media, and a tour of the chicago headquarters. that's sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> this weekend on american history tv, harvard professor john staufr on the civil war and the movement to end slavery. >> it's one of the fascinating aspects of the abolitionists is that when lincoln gives his inaugural, the abolitionists are still a minority. they are still despised. what transforms abolitionists into respected critics of the american scene is fort sumter. >> lectures and history, saturday night at 8:00 eastern. also more from our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost but changed political history. the contenders and a look at eugene

eastern here on c-span. coming of tomorrow on newsmaker, pat roberts discusses the $969 billion farm bill being debated in the senate. the bill would replace the long time program of subsidies to farmers with crop insurance and a program that would protect farmers if their income from crops falls too low. >> they are often referred to as the conscious of the congress. -- conscience of the congress. after having worked there almost two years, i cannot think of a better name. >> executive director and counsel to the congressional black caucus. >> is designed to ensure that members of the congress who are african american can come together on issues plaguing the community at large, issues that may be plaguing their districts of the confined commonalities. the come together to find legislative solutions, a legislative proposal to advance the cause of people who do not have a voice. >> more on sunday at 8 eastern on c-span. >> transportation secretary ray lahood announced a new national initiative this week calle

you can see that live starting at 1:40 eastern on c-span. a little bit later today we'll have a look at women in business, government and media. this comes to us from the conservative women's group and the clare booth foundation. tonight it's a debate between republican candidates running for u.s. senate in texas. ted cruz and david dewhurst are vying for the nomination and you can see that live at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> if all of us decide at the same time we'll tighten our belts and spend less, guess what? what happens is we all end up poor because all of our spending falls at the same time. and remember, this is the kind of stuff that we're supposed to know, and this is stuff that we've known since the 1930s and because they think i've got too much debt and it's self-defeating. >> who's going to tell them the truth? we have to tell them the truth. if we don'ttel them the truth then our country fails and we must succeed in this and we will succeed in this. we will reach them through the media and through politics and through pop cultur

eastern on c-span 3. tomorrow, jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon testifies before the house financial services committee about the recent $2 billion trading loss. the committee will look at the consequences of the trading loss on the u.s. economy. that's live tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. recently, senate finance committee chairman max baucus said reforming the tax code could raise revenue and reduce the federal deficit. he emphasized that the tax code is an important driver of energy policy. because of the ongoing presidential campaign, he suggested that tax reform will have to wait until after the november presidential elections. this is about two hours. >>> we come to order. the writer hunter thompson once wrote, anything worth doing is worth doing right. i couldn't agree more. our country is at a pivotal moment in energy policy. it's important redo it -- we do it right. there have never been so many important energy options. they're worth doing and worth doing right. thankfully, we're makin

that's at 5:00 eastern on c-span. president barack obama is getting a little help from former president bill clinton at a trio of campaign fund-raisers in new york tonight. they'll speak at a high dollar fund-raiser at a private home, then headline a gala at the waldorf-astoria hotel. you can watch live coverage of that at 8:25 eastern on c-span. and they will end the night at an event dubbed barack on broadway. and ben bernanke gives his annual report this week. we'll have live coverage on c-span3. >>> over the past four years pulitzer prize winning author david maraniss has been researching and writing his tenth book "barack obama the story." the research included speaking with his relatives in kenya and discovering his ancestry on the shores of lake victoria. he also toured the jofer gins of his mother's family. the book comes out on june 19th but book tv will give you an early look with exclusive pictures and video including our trip to kenya as we traveled with the author in january of 2010. join us sunday, june

join us live with your calls sunday, july 1 at noon eastern on book-tv on c-span 2. the house comes in this morning at 10:00 eastern for members' speeches. this afternoon, debate on a land and water research bill and run barbara won a special election in arizona will be sworn in today. -- and ron barber will be sworn in today. we will hear from charlie "today edit o'clock 30 eastern. on c-span 3, the ceo of j.p. morgan it is, jamie dimon, will testify about the company's recent trading losses from the house the financial-services committee at 9:30 eastern. last week, president obama announced a new immigration policy. coming up next, we'll talk to texas congresswoman sheila texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee

eastern on c-span. this weekend, the united kingdom celebrates the 60th anniversary of queen elisabeth's succession to the throne. we will show her diamond jubilation ceremony that took place in march. france marmite at 9:00 here on c-span. -- join us tomorrow night at 9:00 here on c-span. president obama and first lady michelle obama presented the presidential medal of freedom to 16 recipients last week. this is about 35 minutes. >> ladies and johnson, the president of the united states. -- ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. everybody, please have a seat, and welcome to the white house. it is an extraordinary pleasure to be here with all of you to present this year's medals of freedom. and i have to say, just looking around the room, this is a packed house, which is a testament to how cool this group is. everybody wanted to check them out. this is the highest civilian honor this country can bestow, which is ironic, because nobody sets

eastern on c-span. >> when did clean energy become a dirty word? what is wrong with clean energy? you can believe what you want about our existing energy sources, but why couldn't you also believe there's an opportunity for clean energy? >> we need to create demand the next five to 10 years to offset all the advantages that fossil fuels have had. i think it is clearly happening on a state-by-state basis. >> roughly to the below times as much energy is consumed in mobility as it is heating our homes and offices. again, north america is the only continent where we do not have widespread vehicles off of the assembly line. there is still a ton of people out there who honestly believe cars or trucks are more likely to burst into flames in a trucker crashed. >> this was all part of a next- generation energy forum. watch their conversations online at the c-span video library. >> also on thursday, president obama called on congress again to extend a low interest rates on student loans. current rates are set to

c-span 2 will have results tonight starting at 9:00 eastern. here on c-span 3, we'll be live tonight at 8:50 with the discussion between warren buffett, the head of berkshire hathaway and david rubenstein, the cofounder of the carlisle group. a major investment company. that discussion on the current state of the economy. >> tomorrow, the senate banking committee looks into financial industry regulations. members are focusing on the rules by written by the securities and exchange commission to implement the dodd-frank law. the hearing will examine the $2 billion trading loss at jpmorgan chase. you can see live coverage tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern here on c-span 3. thursday we'll bring you live coverage as ben bernanke gives his annual economic outlook to congress. it begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> well, over the past four years, david maraniss has been researching and writing his book, and he's traveled the globe and spoke with the president's relative ofs in kenya. he toured the family homes in kansas to find the origins of his mother'

you can see his testimony don't at 8:00 eastern on c-span. on c-span 2, a campaign rally for president obama in cleveland. he talked about the u.s. economy and why he disagrees with the republican vision. ohio is considered a swing state with 18 electoral votes up for grabs. you can see the president's comments at 8:00 p.m. eastern. right here on c-span 3, a discussion on medicare payments to physicians. health insurance executives called the affordable care act necessary and said no matter what the supreme court decides, changes are already under way and unstoppable. the senate finance committee held that and you can see it at 8:00 tonight here on c-span 3. . >> the story behind the star spangled banner and the invasion and burning of washington, d.c. on american history tv. mark the bicentennial of the start of the war of 1812, from ft. mchenry, the cite which francis scott key would see through the rocket's red glare. live saturday at 11:00 a.m. eastern. also this weekend, more from our series on key political figure which is ran for presi

eastern on c-span. wisconsin governor scott walker was in washington d.c. thursday. he discussed a wide range of topics with the christian science monitor's dave cook and other political reporters. talking about the precedent for a race, he said mitt romney needs to establish a clear vision and bold economic plan to win votes. this is an hour. this is an hour.

live coverage starts tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >>> mr. down this wall! >> sunday night at 9:00 eastern and pacific, on american history tv, mark the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan's 1987 speech from the brandenburg gate in west germany. also this weekend on c-span 3, our series, "the contenders," 14 key political figures who ran for president and lost, but changed political history. this sunday at 7:30, james blaine, american history tv, this weekend on c-span 3. >>> the house homeland security subcommittee on transportation security held a hearing today on tsa improvement in security and customer service. chairman mike rogers of alabama says the department is bloated. and administrator john pistol testified about steps taken to make the agency more efficient. this is about an hour, twenty five minutes. [ banging gavel ] >> this hearing of the committee of homeland security subcommittee on transportation security will come to order. the subcommittee is meeting today to examine efforts to fix its poor customer service reputatio

c-span2. >>> and tomorrow night it's the radio and television correspondents dinner. house speaker john boehner and actor and comedian wayne brady are the featured speakers. live coverage is at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> now a senate panel looks at the employment of veterans by federal government contractors. we'll hear from veterans organizations and government contractors. this senate homeland security subcommittee is 1:45. >>> this hearing of the subcommittee on contracting oversight of the senate committee on homeland security and government affairs will come to order. i am happy today to be discussing a subject that i think every american should be concerned about, and that is the employment of our veterans. the hearing today, we're going to talk about an alarming trend in the employment of the best that america has. service in the active duty military or the national guard has historically been an advantage in seek employment. recruiters for the military promise that service could lead to careers. yet after more than a decade of war, we are seeing something very different, that the men and women who have served so honorably in iraq and afghanistan are facing unprecedented challenges in find

she will be ready for your calls starting at noon eastern, on c- span to. -- 2. this weekend, the united kingdom celebrates the 60th anniversary of queen elizabeth's succession to the throne. c-span will show her address to parliament. the ceremony took place in march, and included speeches by speakers of the house of lords and the house of commons. join us tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. eastern. president obama and first lady michelle obama presented the presidential medal of freedom to 13 recipients last week. honorees this year include former secretary of state madeleine albright, former astronaut john glenn, and musician bob dylan. this is about 35 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. everybody, please have a seat, and welcome to the white house. it is an extraordinary pleasure to be here with all of you to present this year's medals of freedom. and i have to say, just looking around the room, this is a packed house, which is a testament to how cool this group is. everybody wanted to check

tune in and call, tweet, or e-mail "washington journal" live at 9:15 eastern on c-span. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke is on capitol hill this week. he's testifying before the joint economic committee. he's expected to address may's job growth and the unemployment rate. join us live on thursday at 10:00 eastern here on c-span3. >>> finally on a personal note, michelle and i are gratefulful to the entire bush family for their guidance during our transition. i will always remember the gathering you hosted for all the living former presidents before i took office. your kind words of encouragement plus you also left me a really good tv sports package. [ laughter ] i use it. >> last week portraits of former president george w. bush and first lady laura bush were unveiled at the white house. it was their first visit since leaving office. >> as fred mentioned in 1814 dolly madison famously saved this portrait of the first george w. now, michelle, if anything happe happens, there's your man. >> watch the entire event online at the c-span video library. >>> federal communi

c-span.org. she'll take your phone calls wednesday morning at 9:15 eastern on c-span. >>> sunday, award winning author and historian david pietrusza is our guest on "book tv." his passion for u.s. presidents and the great american pastime, baseball, has resulted in a dozen books including "1920," the year of the six presidents. "1960: lbj vs. jfk vs. nixon." joins live with your calls, e-mails and tweets for david pietrusza, sunday, noon eastern, book tv's "depth" on c-span2. >>> veterans affairs department estimate ps 18 veterans commit suicide every day. at a recent conference on military suicide, head of the mental health services administration and health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius spoke about suicide prevention efforts. >> veterans administration and all the parts of the military working on issues that we care a lot about at samsa. we are very interested in the issue of suicide nationwide and in preventing that issue. and i want to take just a minute to sort of set a larger context. i suspect after three days or two days at a conference like this, you may have heard much of th

eastern on c-span 3. now the contenders, our 14-week series of those who ran for president and lost but changed history. we feature william jennings bryan, a three-time presidential candidate. this 90-minute program recorded at brian's home in lincoln, nebraska. each sunday at this time through labor day weekend, watch "the contenders" here on american history tv on c-span3. good evening, welcome to the third installment of c-span's "the contender" series. tonight we look at the life, legacy, and times of william jennings bryan. a three-time presidential nominee from nebraska. what better way to introduce him than hearing from him. here's a portion of the speech he delivered at the democratic national convention back in 1896. referred to as the cross of gold speech. it was the first run for the white house at age 36. >> we do not come as aggressors. our war is not a war of conflict. we're fighting in defense of our homes, our families, and posterity. we have petitions and our petitions have been sworn. we

eastern on c-span. and from this year's national cable and telecommunications association convention, we'll bring you panels on the film and music distribution with the ceos of comcast. . a discussion on cable news and innovation in the industry. and the 2012 presidential campaign with msnbc host chris matthews, john king, and maria salin salinas. that's tomorrow, saturday on c-span. >>> each sunday evening at 7:30 now through labor day weekend, american history tv features the contenders, 14 key political figures who ran for president and lost but changed political history. this sunday the great compromiser, henry clay. >> his famous comment, i would rather be right than be president still speaks to us. it's a call to people all across whatever we're doing. whether we're in politics, it's to do the right thing. he also said in a sense that politicians need to remember their country and sacrifice for the kocountry. that's still something we need to remember as well. >> also this weekend, we'll feature t

live coverage starts tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> sunday night at 9:00 eastern and pacific on american history tv, mark the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan's 1987 speech from the brandenburg gate in west germany. also this weekend on c-span 3, our series "the contenders," 14 key political figures who ran for president and lost but changed political history this sunday at 7:30, james blaine, american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >>> the senate environment and public works subcommittee on clear air and nuclear safety convened a hearing on nuclear waste management today to review recommendations of the president's commission on america's nuclear future. the 15-member commission was created in 2010 to review federal policies managing nuclear fuel. this is just over two hours. >> hearing come to order this morning. welcome one and all. general, professor peterson, ladies and gentlemen, we appreciate the efforts of all of our witnesses to be here today. if you'll pass on our very best t

eastern on c-span. tomorrow on "newsmakers," sec enforcement officer robert khuzami on efforts to prevent another wall street crisis and ways to prevent waste and fraud and abuse. "news makers" phares sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> each sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. now through labor day weekend, and "america history tv" features 14 key political figures who ran for president and lost, but change the country. >> i think the right to be president still speaks to people everywhere today. in a sense, politicians need to limit the sacrifices for the country. that is something that we need to remember as well. >> also, we will feature the history of wichita as part of our visit to the largest city in kansas. that is this weekend on c-span3. this weekend, the 16th anniversary of queen elizabeth's succession to the throne. it to our mike will be for diamond jubilee commemoration. the ceremony took place in march and included speeches by the house of lords and the house of commons.

c-span will carry that. law of the sea treaty governs how nations use international waters. again that's 2:30 eastern on c-span. until we see president obama at that campaign event in ohio we'll bring you a discussion on what both the presidentened mitt romney propose to promote the economy and stimulate jobs. it's from this morning's washington journal. >> we want to welcome back john engler, the president of the business round table. >> great to join you this morning. >> yesterday mitt romney talking about jobs in the economy. what was his message? >> i thought it was a strong message. we had the president in march. we brought governor romney in this june. he laid out a critique of the economic data. governor romney talked about i want to bring certainty and get the government on the side of job creators. people that want to opportunities for americans to go back to work. i thought that was something that throughout his remarks you could see the heads nodding. today in the country there's such risk and uncertainty as a result of the tax laws which are uncertain regulatory policy, which is a priorit

she'll be ready for calls, tweets and e-mails starting at noon eastern on c-span 2. >> next on american history tv, dani daniel shafr steen discusses the complexity of life. >> good evening, everyone. good to be back here. my home away from home. lovely new room. we're going to start -- what's the matter? [ laughter ] >> we're going to start by taking a little trip back in ti time. we're going to a day in april in 1922. on the mall in washington somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 people have gathered for the dedication of the lincoln memorial. there are parades, survivors from the civil war, people drove, they walked. there was an air of festivity throughout the town. as you know at the time you may not know in this history, washington is itself also in addition to be in the seat of the country, washington is the seat of the black elite of america. the black people who served in reconstruction governments in the south were driven out after the collapse of reconstruction, and many of them retreated to washington, d.c. we have there a pbs pinch back of lieutenant-governor of louisiana w

eastern on c-span. >>> tune in to c-span 3 for the faith and freedom coalition conference. it's the largest get out to vote effort featuring evangelicals, conservatives, and tea partiers. gingrich and mitch mcconnell and glenn beck and many others. that's live at 9:00 a.m. friday on c-span 3. >> this is c-span 3, with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week. and american history tv, get our schedules and see past programs at our websites. and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> next, defense secretary leon panetta said automatic defense budget cuts set for next year would be a disaster and would mean reductions in health care for veterans. this hearing is about two hours.

live coverage starts tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> sunday night at 9:00 eastern and pacific, american history tv, mark the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan's 1987 speech from the brandenburg gate in west germany. our series the contenders. 14 key political figures who ran for president and lost. but changed political history. this sunday at 7:30. james blaine. american history tv. this weekend on c-span 3. >> chairman ben bernanke said the federal reserve is prepared to take further steps to lift the u.s. economy if it weakens but he did not signal any imminent action. in testimony before a congressional panel today, chairman bernanke said the european debt crisis poses significant risks to the u.s. financial markets and that t best way to prevent europe from dragging down the u.s. is for congress to take action. i will show you a portion of the q&a from today's hearing with chairman bernanke now. >> i continue to work with the bipartisan group of senators. there's something like 45 of us d

eastern. live on c-span2 and tomorrow night, it's the radio and television correspondents dinner. house speaker john boehner and wayne brady are the featured speakers, live coverage is at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. now cybersecurity threats to financial industry. the importance of information sharing between the public and private financial sectors this hearing is two hours. >>> my goodness. formality, please sit. so, today's hearing, called to order, today's hearing entitled, cyber threats to capitol markets and corporate accounts and i appreciate the entire panel being with us today, look forward to a interesting, allbeit at times somewhat technical hearing. so, i look forward to the entire testimony of the witnesses and the questions that will follow. at this time, we will move to opening statements. and i yield myself three minutes or four minutes. >> you and again, we are talking about cyber attacks today and the threat of cyber attacks against our economic interest as we learn from the panel and those that visited our office in the media, issued as a growing concern from here on the committee. a better understanding of the potential dangers that cyber criminaling will pose to us will help

c-span2, a form of housing issues. that's live from the national housing conference at 9 a.m. eastern. and on c-spanents host a conference on suicide prevention. live coverage starts in an hour at 8 eastern. and later this hour, npr business senator marilyn geewax and jim tankersley discuss what's ahead for u.s. financial markets.

on the other c-span networks, the atlantic council holds a hearing on europe's financial crisis and how to get out of it. the ceo of deutsch bank will share his thoughts at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. president obama is getting a little help from former president bill clinton at fund-raisers in new york. they will speak at a private home and then headline a gala at the wall dor if historical hotel. the two will end the night at an event dubbed barack on broadway. wisconsin voters go to the polls tomorrow to decide whether to remove scott walker from office. he's facing a recall election two years into his term and he's being challenged by the democratic governor. >>> over the past four years, david maraniss has been researching and writing his tenth book, barack obama, the story. speaking with the president's relatives in kenya and discovering his african an seft tree on the shores of lake victoria. he toured the family's homes and sites in kansas. that comes out in bookstores on june 19th but book tv will give you exclusive look, including our trip to kenya as we traveled with the author in january 2010. join us on sunday, june 17th, at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. later, at

c-span3. >>> and the annual radio television correspondents' dinner is tomorrow night. house speaker john boehner and emmy award-winning comedian wayne brapdy the featured speakers. live coverage underway tomorrow at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >>> mr. gorbachev, chatear down this wall. >> sunday night on american history tv, mark the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan's 1987 speech from the brandenburg gate in west germany. also this weekend on c-span3, our series the contenders. 14 key political figures who ran for president and lost, but changed political history. this sunday at 7:30, james blaine, american history tv, this weekend on c-span3. >>> remarks now from commerce secretary bryson on the ocean's role and the u.s. economy. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to the 12th annual capitol hill ocean week. it's wonderful to see many familiar faces. it's equally wonderful to see many unfamiliar faces. capitol hill ocean week has grown over the years. i want to invote those joining us for the first time. my name is jason patless, president of the foundation. to kick off the month, president barack obama officially declared june at national oceans month the other day and as he seems to do year in and year out h

eastern on c-span. . >> this weekenda after words, katie paf english details fast and furious. >> this was kept from not only the american people, but the mexican people as well. there hundreds of faceless, innocent mexican citizens who have been murdered as a result of this. the only thing that we knew outside of the government program was that guns from american gun dealers were going into mexico and causing all these problems with the cartel when really the government was sanctioning the sales and sending them to mexico. >> she is interviewed by the national journal of white house correspond ept. sunday night at 9:00, this weekend on c-span 2. >> next a discussion on youth environmental activism. this is from the common wealth club of california in san francisco. you will hear from a college student who stood up and disputed a united nations conference in south africa in december and another student who filed suit against california and the united states, holding the governments responsible for protecting the atmosphere for future generations. from march, this panel runs an hour and

eastern here on speech then -- here on c- span. this weekend, the united kingdom and celebrates the anniversary of queen elizabeth. tonight, to conceal her address to parliament as part of her a diamond jubilee commencement. it included speeches by the house of lords and house of commons. join us this evening at 9:00 eastern here on c-span. >> sunday, -- >> i think the problem is people see him as the friendly man, which she was, but there is another side of him that wanted to be the best. he was obsessed with ratings. he was probably the fiercest competitor i have ever written about. i have written about generals and presidents and his desire to be the best was very pronounced. >> the new biography of longtime cbs news anchor walter cronkite tonight at 8:00 eastern. >> osama bin laden was no longer in control of cockeyed in 2010. -- al qaeda in 2010. the author of the report analyzed the past and future of al qaeda at the new american foundation. this is about an hour-and-a- half. when you get a chance to talk to her about al qaed

eastern on c-span 3. >> we are in an incredibly important era for the future growth of the software and the future of american countries for which they matter and there is only one element for what the u.s. does will need to take account of what's happening internationally and have to break down barriers where we see them exist and also find a balance that wows innovation. >> alliance president and ceo on the industry's next steps, fighting online piracy and improving cyber security. the communicators on c-span 2. >> senate foreign relations committee john kerry continued his push for the u.s. to join the law of the sea treaty by holding a pair of hearings. the un law of the sea treaty governs how they use international party waters. they heard from drums who opposes the u.s. joining the treaty and former deputy secretary of state for the treaty. this is just over two hours. >> may the hearing come to order. i am sorry we are late. at the out set, let me say that i apologize that we are back in the smaller hearing room. we tried a month ago to reserve for this afternoon. somebody else h

join us live with your calls, e-mails, and tweets sunday july 1st at noon eastern on c-span 2. >>> you're watching american history tv. on c-span 3. every weekend we visit historic sites, museums, and college classrooms as leading professors and historians reveal america's past and watch our series on the 150th anniversary of the civil war with debates and interviews

eastern on c-span. on wednesday, jpmorgan chase ceo jamie diamond testifies before the banking committee about the two billion trading loss. live coverage on c-span and c-span radio. house financial services committee will hold the hearing on the public policy implications of the trading loss on tuesday, june 19th. live on c-span 3 and c-span radio. david maraniss visited places bike kenya and kansas to examine the president's family tree. book tv will give a preview including the trip to kenya with the author in january 2010. join us at 6:00 p.m. eastern and later at 7:30, your phone calls e-mails and tweets for david maraniss on book tv. >> a house subcommittee renewed the 2008 fisa amendment acts to spy on foreign nationals. a former homeland adviser to and an official at the aclu are among the witnesses. last month the supreme court agreed to hear a legal challenge to the law in the next turn. the law itself sunsets at the end of the year. . >> the subcommittee will be in order. they examine the fis

tomorrow at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >>> the b-52, everyone thinks back to vietnam, think linebacker operations. they think of the history of the b-52. cold war. so there's a different kind of power associated with the oppo bombers. >> two friends, union and confederate, who knew each other prior to the civil war, who fought against each other at the battle of pea ridge in 1862 and here they are at age 100 sitting on the porch talking about the old days. >> we have one to the east. marked 901. the date to the west marked 903 and they really reflect, or reference the moment of the bomb, which was at 9:02. >> watch for the travels of c-span's local consent vehicles the first weekend of every month on book tv and american history tv and look for the history and literary culture of our next stop in jefferson city, missouri, the weekend of june 30th and july 1st on c-span2 and c-span3. >>> attorney general eric holder testified this morning before the house judiciary committee. it was the annual oversight hearing where members questions the attorney general about a number of department operations. h

eastern. and you can see it live on our companion network c-span. >>> kenya, indonesia, hawaii, kansas, chicago, and washington. this weekend on book tv, follow david on his journey walking in a president's footsteps. for barack obama the story. sunday starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern, a video record of his travels. then live at 7:30 he takes your calls and questions. also this weekend on afterwards, conservative commentator blames liberals for an ongoing war on ideas using the tyranny of cliches. >> american politics have been distorded by this idea that the further you move away from the left the closer you get to bad things. one of the bad things is fashist, another one is racist, homophobic, sexist. the best working definition is a conservative who's winning an argument. >> that's sunday night at 9:00 on book tv. this weekend on c-span2. >>> the story behind the star spangled banner. the invasion and burning of washington, d.c. this weekend on american history tv, mark the bicentennial of the start of the war of 1812 from fort mchenry the site which francis scott key could see through the rock

eastern on c-span. >>> ask everyone to move to the center. >>> coming up next, the state department looks at the evolution of u.s. human rights policy. this year's the 35th anniversary of the bureau of democracy human rights and labor. to mark the occasion, they brought together senior diplomats who served in the bureau including thomas pickering. the highest for a diplomat at the state department. this panel is an hour. welcome everyone to the second panel. i have a lot to live up to. it was fabulous first conversation. my name is kyle gibson. i'm with newsweek as it says here. i'm also the executive producer and managing editor of a gathering called women in the world which is now had three years. now lincoln center which examines global issues through the prism of narratives about the lives of women and girls around the world. what we've discovered this last year at lincoln center with when we were sold out is that human rights has become the issue of our summit over the course of three days. i feel passionately about these issues and i'm delighted to be here. i'm also from centuries a

you can watch live coverage beginning at 10:00 am eastern over on c-span. >> more on the frontiers of development panel including the former president of ireland and the head of the united nations development program. this is about one hour and 20 minutes. >> good morning everyone. i i'm honored to be here and to be participating on this conference on the future of development in the 21st century. at a time when the world is growing complex and more and more interconnected we know that it is more critical than ever to pay attention to the needs of every country. this morning we are so fortunate to have with us three current and two former heads of state all women who play or have played instrumental roles in leading their countries over key hurdles of development. of the 197 countries in the world only 8 today are lead by women. to have three of them together is a great opportunity for all of us here this morning. each one of them as you can imagine,

eastern here on c- span. >> it is an enforcement agency. they have many good cases. they have red