eastern on c- span. -- 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> nancy reagan, nancy pelosi, and michelle obama were on hand in the capital for ceremonies to unveil a new statue of ronald reagan. we will surely that night at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. ♪ >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." sonia sotomayor spent much of the week visiting capitol hill. we follow her as she meets members of the judiciary committee and leadership. she began her first visit on tuesday with senate majority leader harry reid. >> thank you very much. when we finish here, we will go in another room and have an in- depth conversation. i want everyone to understand, we have a whole package year. academically, we have princeton, yale law school, the editor of the law review. that is very impressive. if that were not enough, her background is very significant. as a trial lawyer, i'm very impressed. a prosecutor, a trial judge for many years, and then an appellate judge. we could not have anyone more qualified. i think your life story is so compel

eastern on c-span. this week on c-span's "newsmakers," jon kyl talks about what is on the senate's agenda. >> there's a lot of reading involved here, and i was reading some very troubling things last night about her views toward international law, in effect saying that you could interpret united states's constitution by looking to see what public opinion is in europe. public opinion in europe has nothing whatsoever to do with what our constitution means. if that is really her point of view, that is very troubling. i could not vote for a judge who believed that. she has said it on several occasions. i'm going to have to ask her, what you mean by that? people talk about a filibuster, understand that republicans could not filibuster this nomination on our own. there are not enough of us. and by the way, none of us are talking about filibuster. it is all in response to questions by the media, which are fair, but we're not proposing this. it would be very difficult to pull off any way unless the jet -- unless

eastern on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> conservation was dealing with a certain things. >> douglas brinkley were talking about the conservation movement in the early days. >> he believed in hunting. he did not believe in hunting so you would make a species extinct. he cared about butterflies, wild flowers. he wanted to make sure we had a place for that in modern society. >> sunday "q&a" on the wilderness warrior, roosevelt. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can listen to it on radio or on the computer. our web site is c-span.org. >> how is c-span funded? >> publicly funded. >> donations. >> government? >> c-span gets funding through the taxes. >> federal funding. >> i do not know. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no government mandate or money. >> this weeks, and addresses also focused on the energy bill.

eastern on c-span. >> on newsmakers, arizona senator john kyl, the minority whip, discusses healthcare issues and the senate agenda. newsmakers sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> a look at conservative leadership with remarks from rebekah hagelin from a conference at the clare boothe luce policy institute in washington. it's about 30 minutes. >> hello. my name is avila molina. i'm a summer intern with the clare boothe luce policy institute. our next speaker is a syndicated columnist, political commentator and acclaimed author. she's been married for almost 25 years and is the proud mother of three children. she served as the heritage foundation -- is currently their senior communications fell low. she has worked in public relations for the septemberer for judicial studies and director of communication of concerned women for america. she also found her own consult will business and was vice-president of communications at well net daily.com. she's been a strong conservative voice for many years advocating a pro-family message and challenging a molly bankrupt society

eastern on c-span. >> tomorrow, on washington journal, michael ettlinger and john lott this test the obama administration. make them guttman set interrelations. washington journal, lives at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. this week, on c-span is newsmakers, senate minority whip jon kyl discusses issues on the senate agenda. including confirmation hearings. >> i was reading last night. there is a lot of reading involved. i was reading some very troubling things last night about her views towards international law. she said you could interpret the united states constitution by looking to see what public opinion is in your. public opinion in europe has nothing whatsoever to do with what our constitution means. if that is really her point of view, that is very troubling. i could not vote for a judge who believe that. she has said it on several occasions. i will have to ask her what she meant by that. when people talk about a filibuster, understand that republicans could not filibuster this nomination on our own. even if we wanted to prove that none of us are talking about filibuster's.

listen saturday morning at 10 eastern on c-span radio in the washington baltimore area at 90.1 fm. on line at c-span radio.org. and nationwide on xm satellite channel 132. >> the congressional tri-caucus announced this week of legislation dealing with the issue of health care disparities. the tri-caucus is made up of members of the black, hispanic and asian pacific american caucus is. this is about 45 minutes. >> good morning, and thank you all for being here. some of us may have to leave for markup, but we will make your statement and we will be coming and going as schedules permit. but i'm barbara lee. i represent the ninth congressional district of california, also the chair of the congressional black caucus. and i stand here before you today as a very proud, original cosponsor of the health equity and accountability act of 2009 with my colleagues who have worked on this bill for many, many years. honkers woman christensen, this year will lead not only the efforts of the congressional black caucus but the congressional tri-caucus in terms of our health disparity elimination effor

eastern on c-span. this week on "newsmakers," some of the issues on the senate's agenda, including health care and preparing for the confirmation hearings for a sonia sotomayor. >> there was a lot of reading involved, and i was reading troubling things about her views toward international law, saying you can interpret the united states constitution by looking to see what public opinion is in europe. public opinion in europe has nothing whatsoever to do with what our constitution means. if that is really her point of view, that is very troubling. i could not vote for a judge who believed that. she set it on several occasions. i am going to have to ask for, what do you mean by that? when people talk about a filibuster, republicans probably can filibuster this nomination on our own. they are not enough of us. none of us are talking about a filibuster. it is all in response to questions from the media. we are not proposing this. as you point out, it would be very difficult for us to pull off unless the democ

eastern on c-span. >> here is our present policy. we are ready, anxious, willing, and eager to stop the bombing, just as we are eager to stop the war. >> telephone conversations from the final months of lyndon johnson's presidency. listen saturday morning at 10:00 eastern on c-span radio in washington baltimore area at 90 .1 fm. now a portion of a discussion on minorities and health care disparities. we'll hear from a number of doctors studying the issue, looking specifically at heart disease and hypertension. the u.s. commission on civil rights posts this event. it is almost two hours. >> i would like to ask everyone with cell phones to put their funds on vibrate -- put their phones on vibrate. bear with me. i welcome everyone to this briefing on health care disparities. this project is examining why despite the continued advances in health care and technology racial and ethnic minorities continue to have more disease, disability, and premature death than nine minorities. we will examine hypertension. experts will present informatio

eastern on c-span 3. here on c-span2 we are ready for the senate's live seven coverage zero is here on c-span 2. mr. dorgan: just prior to lunch we had a vote on a cloture petition. the vote was 90-3. it was not some significant piece of public policy that will shake the earth. it was a vote on the question of whether we could actually proceed to something called "the travel promotion act." for those that don't know how the senate works, you have to have a motion to proceed. norm lail, a motion to proceed on a bill like that would be done by unanimous consent and take just a nanosecond, no problem. a motion to proceed approved, proceed then to the bill, have a debate on the bill, and en this vote on the bill. but this is something called the travel promotion act, which i'll describe. it's bipartisan. i have authored it along with senator john ensign, a republican from nevada. the two of us, along with many, many other cosponsors -- republicans and democrats in the senate -- have believed this is an importa

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eastern on c-span. coming up next on news makers, labor secretary talks about the latest in a normal situation didn't senator john ensign and then former vice-president dick cheney answers questions on a number of topics including the american national security. >> tonight, on "q&a," mitch daniels. q&a, at a p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> how does he spend funded? >> taxpayers? >> i don't really know. >> from public television. >> it donations. >> i do not know where the funds come from. >> how c-span funded? 30

eastern on c-span. >> conservation and the beginning of the 20th century was a battle. just like now on land issues. this historian on teddy roosevelt and his leading role in the early days of the conservation movement. >> he was not where you call a holistic. he believed in hunting. he did not believe in hunting so that you would make a species extinct. yes, he cared about butterflies, wild flowers. he wanted to make sure we have a place for that in modern society. >> tonight, part two would douglas brinkley. that will be at 8:00 p.m. on c- span. or you can listen on xm satellite radio. or listen on podcast. >> this week on prime minister's questions, the fate of british hostages in iraq and a house inquiry. he also in his questions about government spending and u.k. jobs. we will then show you the ceremony to welcome the new speaker, john, who presided over his first questions time since being elected. that is tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern. on thursday, republican senators were appointed to new leadership positions. this follows the leadership resignation of nevada sena

negotiators are trying to agree on a bill allocating almost $100 billion for additional iraq and afghanistan war spending. 6:30 p.m. eastern here on c- span. the senate continues work on the tobacco regulations with a procedural vote today at 53:30. live senate coverage on c-span2. >> there is time to get your copy of the congressional directorate. with information on house and senate members, cabinet, supreme court justices, and the governors. plus, district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses.

on the c-span network. you can listen on c-span radio and find more online that c- span.org. later today, you can watch a house hearing of publicly traded companies at 12:30 eastern time on our companion or, c-span2. later, and admiral speaking on the atlantic council. u.s. pacific commander includes conversation on the north korean missile testing at 5:30 eastern on c-span. >> file sharing has wreaked havoc on our business. >> tonight on "the communicators" copyright policy with the chairman of universal music publishing group. >> one of the goal is to have the isp's take more responsibility of the service they are providing and make sure they're not just providing an entree into intellectual property for free. >> the chairman of universal music publishing group tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> now more from this morning's "washington journal." peter brooks is a national security fellow at the heritage foundation, there is a report looking at the commission of prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. this commission was put together in 2008. guest: i am not a member of this commission. it is -- headed by

eastern on c-span. >> this week on c-span's "newsmakers," senate minority whip jon kyl discusses some of the issues on the senate agenda including health care and preparing for the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. >> i was reading last night -- there is a lot of reading involved here. i was reading some very troubling things last night about her views toward international law. in effect saying that you can interpret the united states constitution by looking to see what public opinion is in europe. well, public opinion in europe has nothing whatsoever to do with what our constitution means. if that's really her point of view, that's very troubling. i mean, i would -- i could not vote for a judge who believed that. she said it on several occasions. i'm going to have to ask her what do you mean by that? when people talk about a filibuster, understand that republicans probably couldn't filibuster this nomination on our own. there aren't enough of us. so even if we wanted to. by the way, none of us are talking about filibuster. it's all in response to questi

eastern on c-span. >> and now, the federal communications commission holds a conference on the digital television transition which took place on friday. all rebroadcast television signals are digital, requiring a converter box. this is about 10 minutes. >> are we ready to go? >> good afternoon. i am from the federal communications commission. this is a historic day here at the fcc. it is a historic day or around the country as we transition from analog to digital television. it strikes me as kind of the end of the dinosaur age and the beginning of the digital age. there are a lot of benefits that millions of american consumers are beginning to enjoy today. i think that we will find that this is good for consumers and good for the country. the transition is far from over. we are in the midst of it. there will be some dislocation as we have said over the period of the past several months. we are hard at work what teams in the field. we have a call center. it is a lifeline for consumers that are experiencing problems. we will keep moving ahead and make this transition complete. everybody

house of commons is in session, we air prime minister's questions live on c-span2 again on sunday evening on c-span at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific after originally on c-span2 at 7:00 a.m. you can also find links on our website. >> next, the hispanic prayer breakfast. after that, and reporters roundtable on the political news of the week, and then a house hearing on the policies of health insurance companies. >> iran's former crown prince, an advocate for civil disobedience against the clerical regime, discuss the secular, parliamentary, and political systems in iran. live coverage from the national press club begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the s e c should be an motto for transparency, openness, and fairness. -- the sec should be a model. >> "the communicators" on c- span2. monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. on friday, hundreds of hispanic clergy and community leaders gathered for the annual prayer breakfast. among the speakers, house minority whip eric cantor, pennsylvania gov. ed rendell, and homeland security secretary janet napolitano. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> good morning. reverend, th

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on c- span. -- tan 30 a.m. eastern on c- span. on booktv, the midwest's largest literary event. saturday starting at 11 eastern and drop the day. panels and others on the economy, globalization and the american worker, homosexual rights, former illinois gov. robb book which, -- gov. plight of iof illinois. and last sunday come in depth, univ. vilma professed professor and former weather underground member. he will take your calls as well as questions from the audience. for complete schedule, go online to booktv.org. >> there's still time to get your copy of cspan22009 congressional directory, with information on house and senate members, and the nation's governors, plus the district maps and how to contact caucuses and committees. it is $16.95, online or call the number on the screen. >> and now a house hearing on the fiscal year 2010 budget, such as navy seals and are the rangers. adam smith chairs the subcommittee on terrorism and unconventional threats. the hearing is about one hour. >> i have an opening statement that i have written. i will submit it for the record. i just b

eastern on c-span. >> the federal communications commission held a news conference on thursday on the digital television transition. on june 12, all broadcast signals will be digital. this is about 20 minutes. >> the e-mail is dtvcountdown @fcc.gov. you can direct your questions to me or the commissioners. please identify your name and affiliation for the benefit of the people who are watching this on the web. who would like to ask the first question? >> a question on the 35 stations that will go dark after june 12, do we know who they are? what company? which company is -- going bankrupt. >> we do have them permission. some of it is indicated on our master list, but for everybody's convenience, we will be doing is posting a full list of the 35. >> i do not think we need to go through it here. >> no, we will not. i just wanted to know -- wanted you to know that we would be posted net. >> 18 of those stations are owned by a single company that is going into bankruptcy and the rest are going dark for technical reasons? >> 18 of them have financial reasons. 17 of those are one particular

eastern on c-span 3. >> how is c-span funded? >> i have no clue. >> maybe some government grants. >> i would say donations. >> advertising for products. >> public money, i'm sure. >> by taxes. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. as a private business initiative, no government mandate, no government money. >> now israeli prime minister netanyahu calls on palestinian leaders to prestart peace negotiations without preconditions. he made the call on sunday during a major policy speech. he also said palestinians must recognize israel as a jewish state. this is about 30 minutes. >> honored guests, citizens of the state of israel. peace has always been the desire of our nation. our prophets gave the world a vision of peace. we greet one another with wishes of peace and our prayers conclude with the word "peace." we are gathered here this evening in an institution named for two pioneers of peace, anwar sadat and began and share in their vision. 2 1/2 months ago, i took the o

and next we will have may employment numbers, live coverage begins at 9:30 eastern on c-span 2. >> now a portion of the rally marking the 20th anniversary of tiananmen square. hundreds were killed with this being held on the western lawn. >> i am ready. thank you for that lovely music on this cloudy day. i would like to welcome you to the 20th anniversary of the tiananmen square movement. we are here to remember the brave and honor the fallen. but we are also here to call for truth, because that's the soft underbelly of tyranny, and truth is the powerful sword of freedom. and to bring invocation and truth to our work, i would like to call reverend bob to give an invocation. bob. >> let's pray. [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] [praying in foreign language] [praying in foreign language] [praying in foreign language] >> dear heavenly father, today on this special occasion, we come to you with praise and worship in one accord. it's you, our father in heaven, that wipes our tears as we confess our sins. we have g

on ayatollah khomeini, the supreme leader of iran. he'll speak about the results of iran's presidential election. that's at 6:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span at 7:00 it's washington journal. we'll discuss the capitol hill wrangling over healthcare with mary agnes carrie of kaiser health news and congressman earl plume enaur -- washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> charles he answer, the president of the chicago federal reserve talks act the economy at the chicago press club on monday. he's been with the fed since 1991, became its president in september 2007. this is 45 minutes. >> thank you, diane. that was a very warm introduction and i truly appreciate it. thanks to corinna for inviting me to speak to the executives club. i have spoken to this group before. this is a tremendous turnout and i'm delighted to be here. when diane asked me to speak i didn't hesitate to accept the invitation. i think it's very important for federal reserve policymakers to use every opportunity to help people understand our actions during these very difficult times. just over two weeks ago fed chairman ben bernanke was the comme

eastern on c-span. coming up on c-span can', and tn quickly addresses from president obama. coming up after that, on america and the courts, the judge sotomayor speaks with six of the judiciary committee. >> how is he spent funded? >> baidoa nations? >> taxpayers? " i don't know. >> donations. >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> it is a private business initiative. no government money. but up next, a portion of a rally marking 25th anniversary -- the 20th anniversary of the tenements where protests. this took place some glass lot -- on the west lawn. it's about 50 minutes. of communism memorial foundation. this is a wonderful monument on mass avenue that silently every day as we drive by pays tribute to the millions and million victims of communist tyranny. dr. edwards. >> thank you, jim. and good morning, ladies and gentlemen. like karl, i am so honored to be here and to stand where those heroes of tiananmen square stood. six years ago, i lectured in beijing and shanghai at the invitation of the chinese communist government. and my subject was american conservati

it starts at 7 eastern on c- span. >> up next, remarks from chief justice john roberts, all but a speech from earlier this month. later, a former bush administration justice department official talks about her nomination to the supreme court. >> on tomorrow's washington journal, we will talk to retired lieutenant colonel john nagl.. after that, the president for the center talks about the situation and honduras later in the program, the end of the supreme court term. washington journal begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern. later, what is ahead for to run. max, a conversation with u.s. supreme court john roberts. he is joined by harvey wilkinson, a federal judge serving on the fourth circuit court of appeals. this is part of the judicial conference. it is a low " -- a low over 30 minutes. >> could we have you take your seats, please? >> good morning, we have a very special program this morning. chief justice marshall worried that the supreme court's role in the trial apartheid -- in the tripartite government, one from each justice as was the custom at the time. he felt that the court should speak

tomorrow on "washington journal" a political roundtable of faiz shakir. >> "washington journal" is live at 7 a.m. eastern, here on c-span. >> how is c-span funded? >> publicly funded. >> donations maybe, i have no idea. >> government. >> c-span gets its funding through taxes. >> sort of a federal funding. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, american cable companies created it as a public service of the a private initiative. >> the prime minister has been caught red-handed. and if he believes in transparency and honesty and truth in public life. he would get up and say, i am sorry, i got it wrong, i gave the wrong figures, here the right ones. now do it. >> now from london, prime minister's questions from the british how the of commons. this week john birduron is speaking since been elected on monday. and later gordon brown answers questions on the iraq war and government spending plans. . rebuild gaza city. >> questions to the prime minister, patrick hall. >> may i welcome you to your first prime minister's questions as speaker of the house. >> mr. speaker, before listing my engagements i'm sure the whole house will

eastern. on c-span 3, health care legislation. live coverage from the senate health committee begins at camp a.m. eastern. >> now, president obama signs a bill expanding the food and drug the administration's authority to regulate the sale and marketing of tobacco products this is about 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president and vice president of united states [applause] -- of the united states. [applause] óóóóóóóóóóóqo >> please, have a seat. i am thrilled to be here for what is an extraordinary accomplishment by this congress, the bill we are about to sign into law. i would like to acknowledge a few of our special guests. first off, we have the crew from the campaign for tobacco free kids. [applause] we have our fda commissioner, dr. peggy. we have our cdc director, and we have some extraordinary members of congress here on stage, senator dodd, senator bourbon, senator harkin, representative waxman, rep christiansen, and rep platz, all who did a big part to move this legislation forward. [applause] i want to thank all

eastern on c-span. >> july 4 weekend of book tv, to discover an unfamiliar side of our nation's first president as we are live from the mount vernon estate with john ferling on the ascent of george washington. join us, sunday, july fit at noon on c-span's directv. the entertainment includes arthur and actor john hodgman who is perhaps known as his work as a correspondent on, a central. -- on comedy central. >> please direct your attention to the screen. >> he's barack obama. he has come to save the day. ♪ ♪ >> there, we got a situation. >> pirates. >>♪ >[laughter] [applause] thank you for evan and great. they are here with us along with members of the team. a stand-up. thank you, there are dvd's on your table. please enjoy your first course 3 will be back in just a minute. -- we will be back in just a minute. >> one of the longstanding traditions of our association is to toast our special guest. so, please stand and join me in the executive committee in that tradition. >> to the president. we're very honored to have you with us tonight. thank you. please be seated. >> he had the most

eastern here on c-span. -- it starts live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. oday aussies been3 -- today on c-span3 they will take a look at how to prevent polio around the world. that begins at 1:30 p.m. eastern. now israeli prime minister netanyahu, palestinian leaders to start peace negotiations without peace preconditions. he made the speech sunday. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] inutes. [applause] >> honored guests, citizens of

c-span.org. or you can what other recent programming by clicking on " america and the courts." join us for more at 7:00 p.m. eastern on saturday, on c-span. >> if president obama earlier this week delivered a speech from cairo, egypt. we will show you at 10:30 eastern on sunday, on c-span. >> our party needs a lot of work. >> sunday, mitch daniels on revitalizing the gop. >> look inward, think about how it can speak more meaningfully to the problems of today, to the americans of today, to the young people. maybe i can be a part of that. you did not have to be a candidate to do that. >> sunday night on c-span. also on satellite radio, or download the podcast. >> tonight, on booktv, dispatches from the war room. advising bill

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that's at 9:00 eastern on c- span. >> on friday, hundreds of hispanic clergy and community leaders gathered for the annual hispanic breakfast. among the speakers was the house minority whip, eric cantor, gov. and. this is about 30 minutes. >> good morning. thank you for all the great work you do to strengthen our community and enriched the lives of so many in america. you don't merely represent this principle of hope in name or words, you live by it and live by example. the faith-based community in this country, throughout our land sheds light where all too often there is darkness. ever the proud virginian, i stand here and join you as heirs to the traditions set forth by the colonists who came ashore in jamestown and began its settlement in 16 07, through an unfailing commitment to face and concern for one another, these colonists banded together and worked hard toward a better future. they planted the seeds of tolerance that have inspired millions to come to our shores in search of the american dream. 400 years later, that dream is alive and well. the evidence is all around us. for we are

listen today at 10:00 eastern on c-span radio at 90 .1 fm in the washington area and nationwide on xmtellite channel 132. washington journal continues. host: susan, when you hear about these bills pertain together tobacco industry, what is the feeling you get here? guest: we are talking about new regulations for an entire industry. we are talking about a whole set of companies they will have to look over. host: this was specifically dealing with tobacco. guest: it is specifically tobacco products. i know there are concerns out there. it deal was tobacco once in the manufacturer'sá÷ hands. it will give them new powers over marketing, advertising claims. host: specifically and looking at the marketing, what is being done? why was this legislation enacted by congress? guest: members of congress have been talking about children and preventing children and teens from smoking. they have marketing restriction that's would limit advertising directed at children and any publication that has a large teen or child audience. it would limit vending sales in places where children are and try to pre

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"washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span is 2009 congressional directory, with information on house and senate members, the cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors, plus district maps, and how to contact committees and caucuses. it is $16.95. >> today marks the 60th anniversary of d-day. president obama was in normandy, france to attend a memorial ceremony. joining him was french president nicolas sarkozy. this is just over an hour. >> president obama, your royal highness, prime minister rao, prime minister harbor, presidents are cozy, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. -- president sarkozy. -- president sarkozy. it is our privilege to it is our privilege to welcome all the illustrious visitors joining us today. we extend a special welcome to the d-day and world war ii veterans and family members in attendance to honor us all with their presence. [applause] today we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the d-day landings that took place in the early morning hours of june 6, 1944.

on climate change and energy. we will bring that to you live and that is scheduled for 1:15 eastern, here on c-span. today you can watch a house hearing on regulating executive pay at publicly-traded companies. that is it 12:30 eastern time on our companion network, cspan 2. later, admiral timothy keating, speaking at the atlantic council, talking about north korea's most recent missile testing. we will have live coverage at 5:30 eastern, here on c-span. >> file-sharing has wreaked havoc on our business. >> tonight, digital music, the internet, and copyright policy with the chairman of universal public -- universal music publishing group. >> we want companies to take more responsibility for providing music. >> he is the chairman of universal music publishing group, tonight at 8:00 p.m., on "the communicators." >> next, a look at 30 years of close-up television on c-span. we will hear from current and former associates of the show, including joe garrity. the guests will take questions from students and teachers of the close-up academy. this is one hour. >> hi, i am from western the sake >> i am your h

on c-span review, and online at c-span.org. you can also watch a house hearing on regulating executive pay a publicly traded companies. that is coming up at 12:30 eastern time on c-span to repair it right now on c-span 2, you can see a live discussion on u.s.-india relations from the american enterprise institution. later on today, admiral timothy teaching speaking at the atlantic council. this will include north korea's most recent missile testing. live coverage of that will be at 5:30 eastern, here on c-span. now all look at some of this morning's washington journal. >> faiz shakir is the editor of a local newspaper. we're talking about congress wrapping up and the influence of media on politics. there's a front-page story in the on the roll call pokey about the gop and their plans of the fourth of july recess. how effective are parties at getting their message through to the public, particularly through july 4 recess? guest: it requires gas -- grassroots work. people need to amplify your message. if your focus on a d.c. message, advertising in "roll- call" or "the washington post," many of these groups are hoping their messages are bombarding both t

that's on c-span 3 and 8:00 eastern. at 9:00 eastern on c-span 2, a discussion on the future of healthcare. panelists include robert reishauer, and mark mclen lon, former head of medicare and medicaid. >> as this year's supreme court term comes to an end, hear chief justice roberts talk about the court's work. then a panel of experienced court watchers, including linda greenhouse, jan crawford greenburg and ted olsen review the decisions handed down this past year. live coverage on chinese span saturday morning at 9:00 eastern. >> now president obama on the energy bill that's scheduled in the house tomorrow. the bill would cap greenhouse gas emissions and establish a market for emissions credit. this is five minutes. >> hey, guys. good afternoon. right now the house of representatives is moving towards a vote of historic proportions on a piece of legislation that will open the door to a new clean energy economy. for more than three decades we talked about our dependence on foreign oil. and for more than three decades, we'

. >> tomorrow, on washington journal, faiz shakir and kyle trygstad and peter brooks and then gerald herbert. washington journal is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> tomorrow, on c-span2, a look at india relations with the obama administration. that begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2. >> how is c-span funded? >> publicly funded? >> donations may be? i have no idea. >> government? >> it gets its funding through taxes. >> public funding quantum marquis may be, i don't know. >> it is a private business initiative. no government mandate, no government money. >> , up next, president obama signs a bill that expands the food and drug administration's authority to regulate tobacco products. this is just over 10 minutes.

eastern on a bill to reauthorize and state programs through 2010 that includes u.s. peacekeeping and legislation to increase aid to pakistan. live on c-span. the senate is back in session today at 2:00 p.m. and they will continue work on regulating tobacco products, a vote on that it expected this afternoon. and congress may vote on a conference report for spending bill. the house is expected to vote on the measure first, followed by the senate. senators could also debatable to increase the number of foreign tourists visiting the u.s. the senate will be live on c- span to. with a federally mandated transition to digital television coming next week, we will get a status report on how the fcc has prepared viewers for the change. we will have a panel discussion at 8:00 eastern on c-span t2. >> there is still time to get your 2009 c-span u.s. congressional directory with cabinet members, supreme court justices, district maps and how to contact districts and caucuses. it is $16.95. .

eastern on c-span. >> july 4 weekend on book tv, discover an unfamiliar sight of our nation's first president, as we are all live from george washington's mount vernon estate with john ferling. join our conversation sunday, july 5, live on "in depth." >> staff members from the white house and various federal agencies discuss how legal change can be achieved in today's policy environment. >> good evening. i am the president and the center for american progress. on behalf of the american constitution society, i would like to welcome all of you to tonight's plenary panel which is entitled the levers of change, help progress is made in today's policy environment. i would also like to extend a special thanks to all of our panelists who have been generous enough to donate their vital time to participate in this discussion. we have several members of the administration up here, and given the pace of the new administration, i think spending a friday evening doing anything but being in a catatonic state is really an heroic effort. i know that the panel will be lively, in just by way of one housekeepin

eastern on c-span. >> our party needs a lot of work. >> sunday, on c-span q and 8. mitch daniels on revitalizing the gop. >> we need to look inwardly, and think about how it can speak more meaningfully to the problems of today, and to the americans of today. the young people say maybe i can be a part of that. >> with other mitch daniels, sunday night on c-span. also on ex-im radio, or download the c-span podcast. >> a confirmation hearing for the top position in afghanistan. the nominee is general stanley mcchrystal. carl levin of michigan is the chair of the senate armed services committee, this last two hours 40 minutes. good morning. the committee meets this morning to consider three military nominations, admiral james stavridis, lieutenant general douglas fraser, nominated to be general and 6 ft. admiral star vitas -- admiral stavridis. and lieutenant general stanley mcchrystal, nominated to be general and commander of nato international security assistance force and commander u.s. forces afghanistan. on behalf of the committee, we would like to thank each one o

eastern on c-span. >> people do not want to think about roosevelt conservation as a policy as much as a passion. he put aside many acres of wild america, so now, as people are talking about environmentalism and green movements, roosevelt is becoming the key figure to understand. he is the -- he was the only politician of his day who had absorbed darwin and understood the migratory patterns of birds and the mating patterns of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a," the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. you can also listen on a xm satellite radio, or download the podcast -- you can listen on xm satellite radio. >> now, the ayatollah khamenei on the election. this is about one hour 15 minutes. >> [speaking foreign language] in this, i recommended all, the brothers and sisters attended, i recommend them all to piety and to refrain from evil. what i am going to raise in this sermon is the issue of the election. this is the topic of the day. i want to address three separate groups. the first is, i want to address the general public, where they are i

eastern on c-span radio in the washington, baltimore area. you can also watch online. d nationwide on xm satellite on 132. >> how is he's been funded? >> private donations? >> i do not know. >> donations? >> i do not know. >> federally? >> contributions. >> 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no government mandate or money. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is michigan republican fred upton to talk about the auto industry. let's get your reaction to the chrysler-fiat deal. guest: there was a choice. you're either going to liquidate chrysler and everything would go, gone. or you try to find a suitor in the federal government would not be the sole source here. they found fiat which was literally the only company on the global willing to come in and partner with chrysler. it looks like that will happen and it is a good thing, not only for all the chrysler workers, but it is good for the country. it had to happen and sets the stage for gm. there is no partner for gm, but our hope is tha

we'll replay the president's speech in its entirety sunday morning at 10:30 eastern on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning copyright national cable satellite corp.2009] >> up next, a portion of a rally marking the 20th anniversary of the tiananmen square protest in beijing, china. hundreds were killed in the government crackdown that followed. we'll hear from house speaker nancy pelosi at this event taking place on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol. it's about 50 minutes. >> we're very pleased to bring to the podium now dr. lee edwards who is chairman of the victims of communism memorial foundation. this is a wonderful monument on mass avenue that silently every day as we drive by pays tribute to the millions and million victims of communist tyranny. dr. edwards. >> thank you, jim. and good morning, ladies and gentlemen. like karl, i am so honored to be here and to stand where those heroes of tiananmen square stood. six years ago, i lectured in beijing and shanghai at the invitation of the chinese communist government. and my subject was

eastern on c- span. >> people don't want to think as roosevelt's conservation as a policy as much as a passion. he set aside almost 240 million acres of wild land. as people are talking about environmentalism, roosevelt is becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day that i absorbed darwin and understood biology and understood bird migratory patterns and mating habits of different animals. he actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. you can download the puck past. >> now, courtesy of iran's state-run press tv, ayatollah khamenei on results of last friday's election in iran. these are his first public remarks since the election delivered during friday prayers. this is about an hour 15 minutes. >> i recommend the respective brothers and sisters who have attended the prayers here. i recommend them all to refrain from evil. what i am going to raise in this sermon is the issue of the election. which is the topic of the day in our country for the time being. there are three issues

eastern on c-span and we will show it to you again at 10:00 p.m. eastern here on booktv. >> booksellers convention at the center in new york city, he was stacy lewis the director from city lights booksellers san francisco. would you have coming out this fall? >> will come of this fall we have a couple books coming out from angela davis. we have a collection of essays. it is our first book that has been published in about four years that covers the emcee is particularly interested in, racism, sexism, the prison industrial complex and particularly interesting but we are publishing with angela is a new edition of the narrative of the life of frederick douglass and american slave which contains douglas's narrative as well as essays by davis that were part of a course that she todd at the ucla in the 70's. so, it really brings to life that essay and we will also include a new as they ridden by heard this year, so we are hoping that people who have read the narrative before take a look at this but as it is going to be enriched by the new and old work. we

eastern on c-span. >> in his weekly online address, president obama proposed $315 billion if savings to pay for his health care initiative, including reducing government spending on prescription drugs, he's followed by indiana representative mike pence, chair of the republican conference who talks about his party's energy plan that calls for more oil and gas drilling and investments in alternative and renewable energy sources. >> last week i spoke to you about my commitment to work with congress to pass health care reform. today, i would like to talk about how that effort is essential to restoring fiscal responsibility. this much is clear, the status quo is unsustainable for families, businesses, and government. america spends nearly 50% more per person on health care than any other country. health care premiums have doubled over the last decade. deductibles and out of pocket costs have sky rocketed and many with preexisting conditions are denied coverage. more and more americans are being priced out of the care they need. these are also hurting business, and some big businesses are a

eastern on c-span radio in the washington, baltimore area. also online. d nationwide on xm satellite, channel 132. >> how is sues been funded? >> private donations. >> from public television? >> i do not know where the money comes from. >> contributions from donors. >> 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no government mandate or money. "washington journal" continues. host: we are back in talking about how you pay for health care. we want to hear from our viewers. today in the paper there is a special section on health care, asking relevant members of congress to talk about the debate that will be ongoing throughout the summer. in an editorial co-authored by bacchus and senator kennedy of massachusetts, the talk about the benefits of reform. they say that they cannot come soon enough. if we fail to reform it, the cost of health insurance will eat up half the family budget within just seven years. spending on government interiint programs could double by 2010. they talk about coverage for