eastern on c-span. paul will hold a "we are the future"rally. our live coverage begins at noon. after that we will preview this year's republican convention in tampa, florida. we will be live from the tampa bay forum with a look ahead at the convention scheduled and more. join us live at 5:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. in today's comment coverage begins on this year's republican convention in tampa. your front row seat to the conventions. presidential speeches by henry cabot lodge in 1960. 0. now henry cabot lodge. he accepted this after leaving his position of ambassador to the united nations. he was the running mate of richard nixon. >> fellow delegates, fellow americans, you have given a great honor on me. i am conscious of my limitations. it is an honor. many men are more deserving than i. i thank you. it will compel me to expend every ounce of energy that i have in this campaign. during the past few days when i could not be here, i have watched the proceedings on television as often as i could. i

national press club about the relationship between american nuns and the vatican live at 1:00 eastern here on c-span. until then, a conversation in this morning's washington journal . host: what is wrong with the presidency? guest: we are not targeting this president or any other individual who has held the office rather the structure of the presidency and the executive branch. we think it could stand for some reforms as congress can. we come at this not necessarily from the left or right. we want to see government functioning more effectively than it currently does. that means many things. in particular, it means getting

live coverage begins at 12:15 eastern on c-span 2. tomorrow, the center for american progress is discussing corporate money and the influence on the courts. our live coverage begins at noon eastern on c-span 3. >> monday night on c-span 2, executives talk about the impact and future of american technology around the world. >> one of the fascinating things about the

eastern on c-span. >> i think our job is not to ask questions. >> julia goldman first covered in 2007. obama >> it is trying to get answers out of him. that is how i approach my job. i am not looking to catch when it jay carney does the press briefing, i am not looking to catch jim. it is really just trying to get information. >> more sunday it 8:00 on q&a. >> the first man to walk on the moon, neil armstrong, has died. a family member says the former astronaut's died after complications from cardiovascular procedure. they landed on the moon july 20, 1969. as he stepped onto the lunar surface, he said "that is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." he was 82 years old. he and jean cernan testified in 2010 before the senate on the future of space flight. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> all right. the panel will be seated, please. and the press will finish with their obligations. [laughter] a want to welcome -- i want to welcome -- i want order in this hearing room. and jake, you will enforce it. somebody turn the lights back on. or maybe not. maybe we can keep th

eastern on c-span 2. coming up today on c-span, "washington journal" is live from capitol hill. 00 a.m. eastern, the u.s. house is in a pro forma session. no legislative business will be conducted. following the house, we go live to the national press club for a discussion on the future of energy development in the gulf of mexico. this morning, virginia congressman bobby scott on virginia's importance on campaign 2012 and the presidential and its contingent senate race. then the national association of manufacturers talks about the latest unemployment numbers and later, the director of the bureau of economic analysis discusses how national economic growth is measured and alternative ways economists

"washington journal"live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> watch coverage of the republican and democratic conventions. live on c-span. your front proceed to the conventions. next, rick santorum at the young america's foundation news conference. a discussion about the airline security. rick santorum at the young america's foundation annual 1900 -- he comment on a wide range of topics such as same-sex marriage, welfare reform, and the pro-life movement. this is an hour and 10 minutes. >> can we have your attention please? she was at central washington, she was very active after- school. she also launched an aftershock from campus. she will be starting at a junior year say -- >> thank you. lucky that that it has given me this opportunity. i am thankful for the foundation for giving this opportunity. it is committed to ensuring that an increasing number of young americans get to know the value of the independent freedom, a strong national defense, traditional values. the foundation introduces thousands of young americans to these principles. you can learn more about the foundation by visiting

watch clip and share c-span videos with the c-span video library at c-span.org /videolibrary. >> join us for live coverage of his campaign fund-raiser at 4:30 p.m. eastern onpan. mitt romney and his vice- presidential running mate to paul ryan will campaign in north carolina tomorrow. join us for live coverage of their campaign stop in wisconsin tomorrow at 7:00 eastern on c- span. >> the idea we are in this together. regardless of who we are where we come from or how much money we have, at each of us counts. that by working together to create opportunity and a good life for all, all of us are enriched, not just in economic terms but as citizens and human beings. >> my opponent will not rule out raising taxes, but i will and the congress will push me to raise taxes and i will say no. they will push and i will say no. i will say to them read my lips, no new taxes. >> c-span has aired every minute of every major party convention since 1984. this year watch the republican and democratic conventions live starting august 27. >> paul ryan spoke last year at the economic club in chicago about his proposal to overhaul medicare. he also talked about the u.s. econom

eastern on c-span. c-span of the republican convention starts this week with the democrats following september 4th. every minute every speech live on c-span, c-span radio and online at c-span.org. monday will only see a quick call to order and recess for the day. speakers tuesday night will include ann romney and chris christie and congressman paul ryan delivering his vice presidential acceptance speech. thursday florida marco rubio will introduce mitt romney. use our online convention hub to watch convention feeds, add your comments and connect with other viewers. texas representative and 2012 presidential candidate ron paul called or supporters to push phone government reform. me held a rally in tampa, florida today. it was called, the we are the neutrally. it was held at the university of south florida. congressman paul's remarks is about an hour. ♪[music] >> thank you very much. ♪[music] thank you everybody. thank you. that's very nice. thank you very much. is there anything left for me to say? this

eastern on c-span. >> tonight on "q&a" -- walter pinkus talks about his various jobs as a journalist, and his criticism of the defense department. >> and they build a facility. and it's goots separate rooms for everybody. he wants to vienna the program for future generations. this is about 35 minutes. >> and now, ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure and a privilege to introduce to you, united states congressman from the state of wisconsin, and the next vice president of the united states, ladies and gentlemen, congressman paul ryan. >> hey, everybody. hey, everybody, how are you? oh, wow. i want to introduce to you my mom. this is my mom, betty. she's why i'm here. she and her grand kids are why i'm here. say hi to my mom, betty. thanks, mom. have a seat, mom. friends, we have a big choice to make. this is no ordinary election. it's not an ordinary time. we have a choice. we can stay on the path we are on, the one president obama has put us on. it's a nation deeper in debt. it's a nation further in doubt. it's a nation in decline. or we can elect a leader, a leader who will make th

newsmakers sunday at 10:00 and 6:00 eastern on c-span. >> the political parties are holding their platform hearing in advance of the summer conventions with democrats voting on their final recommendations and detroit followed by mid august. coverage of the party conventions begins august 10 with a reform party in philadelphia. the democratic national convention live from charlotte, north carolina monday september 3. >> a discussion on the role of a 18-29 year-old voters from today's washington journal. this is under 30 minutes. >> you are charged with getting people up to vote. how is it different then the dnc and rnc who want to see them at the polls. it >> i guess the dissension i would make is to have groups that are partisan and political and reach out to the political base of each party and do a pretty good job of it. we are focused on key principles. opportunity. the advancement of that freedom and smaller government. we sweep up a lot of people. independents and republicans. people the have not made up their mind yet. host: what is a millennial voter and where did they stand in 2012

eastern on c-span. >> today, the congressional budget office releases its budget and economic outlook report. the cbo director will tech -- make remarks and take questions from reporters live starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> from time to time, i watch the proceedings in the house and the senate floor. a look at people of interest that i have cspan on my ipod so i can check their schedules. sometimes if the timing is right, i can get the live feed from the floor of the house or the senate and once that for five or 10 minutes. >> bernie davis watches c-span on comcast. cspan was greeted by america's cable companies in 1975 and was brought to as a public service by your television provider. >> president obama is on a two- day campaign trip with stops in ohio and nevada. mr. obama held a rally at the community college in reno. his remarks for an education financing. he criticized republican presidential candidate mitt romney for the amount parents have to borrow for their children's education. >> hello, reno. [applause] hello. it is good to be back in nevada. [applause]

eastern on c-span. joe biden campaigning today in danville, virginia, say voters have a stark choice when it comes to taxes and spending. see his comments tonight at endicott p.m. eastern on c-span. -- at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> i started as a copy boy on "the new york times." >> walter pincus talks about his experience as a journalist and his criticism of the defense department spending parties. >> if you spent $4 million on an elementary school, somebody would raise questions. >> the heritage foundation held a discussion today on the impact of budget cuts on the u.s. national guard. sequestration goes into effect in january and will trigger an automatic additional $500 billion in spending cuts. this is an hour and a half. >> good morning. welcome to the heritage foundation. we welcome those who join us on these occasions on our website. we're pleased to welcome those joining us via c-span this morning. we ask everyone to make sure that your cell phones have been turned off. we will post the program

on c-span.org. we will pick it up at noon eastern here on c-span. the republican convention. you, we will have that tomorrow. -- the republican convention preview, we will have that tomorrow on c-span. in his weekly address, president obama defended his of ministries and plans for the future of medicare. he talked about how the health care bill improved benefits. he criticized the republican the voucher program. rand pual talked about america's greatness and the agenda for limited government, reducing the deficit, and creating jobs. >> over the last few weeks, there has been a lot of talk about medicare with accusations and misinformation. i want to step back and share with you some actual facts and news about the program. this week, we found out that thanks to the health care long past, nearly 5.4 million seniors with medicare have saved over $4 billion on prescription drugs. that is an average of more than $700 per person. this year alone, 18 million seniors with medicare have taken advantage of preventive care benefits that now come at no extra cost. that is progress. it m

eastern on c- span. >> congressman pete sessions, from texas, and chair of the republican national campaignee. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> also joining us, our guest reporters are josh kraushaar, executive editor for "hotline," and charlie mahtesian, national politics editor for "politico." thank you for being with us. let's begin with a series of ads which you are taking aim at the president in some key races trying to tag the democrats. let me ask you about paul ryan and the budget plan. is that something you expect from the other side, from the democrats moving ahead? >> well, in fact we do believe that what the president and his record have accomplished have been not just real problems for job employers, for job creation, but also a tremendous impact on main street america where people are losing their jobs, where big government is making decisions that we are trying to learn about. players are holding off decisions about employment. -- employers are holding off decisions about employment. we're looking at the fact that many of our democratic colleagues voted for the o

eastern on c-span. also tomorrow night -- begins at 12:55 p.m. eastern on c-span.morrow night, focusing on his approach to government spending at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> emmet bondurant argued that the filibuster is unconstitutional. he is suing to have abolished. the american constitution society posted his talk about the history of the senate filibuster. this is an hour and 20 minutes. the american constitutional society was founded in 2001 as one of the leading progressive legal organizations, consisting of more than 200 lawyers and law student chapters in 47 states and the district of columbia. we regret -- rapidly growing network of lawyers, law students, scholars, judges, policymakers, and other concerned individuals who work for positive change by shipping the public debate on important legal and constitutional issues. by bringing together powerful ideas and passionate and taunted people, acs makes a difference in the constitutional, legal, and public policy debates that shaped our democracy. for more information, please visit www.acslaw.org, or feel free to s

eastern on c-span. >> i know there are those who criticize me for saying complexities, and i do. some issues are not all that simple. saying there are weapons of mass destruction -- discretion does not make it so. saying we can fight a war on the cheap does not make it so. proclaiming mission accomplished certainly does not make it so. >> three days after september 11, i stood where americans died in the ruins of the twin towers. workers in hard hats were shouting to me, what ever it takes. a fellow grabbed me by the arm and said do not let me down. i wake up every morning thinking about how to protect our country. i will never relent in defending america, whenever it takes. >> c-span has aired every minute of every major convention since 1984 and our countdown continues with a week to go and tell our live coverage of the republican and democrat conventions on c- span and online at c-span.org all starting on monday with chris christie. and also senator john mccain and former governor jeb bush. other spe

"washington journal is live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. 7:00 eastern on c-span. >>

new head of the nuclear regulatory commission speaks at any event hosted by energy daily on c-span 2 at 10:00 easternhe heritage foundation hosts a discussion on the role of the defense department in a domestic disaster. in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls live on "washington journal." vice president joe biden will speak at a campaign event this morning in danville, va.. at noon, the cato institute coats the discussion on income and equality and live it 2:00 p.m., there will be a pentagon briefing by leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, martin dempsey. in about 45 minutes, michael mcdonald from george mason university will discuss voting in this year's election. we will have a visiting scholar at the american enterprise institute to take your questions about his plan to privatize the postal service

eastern on c-span. former minnesota gov.pcounty is among those being mentioned as a potential running mate. he was on the campaign trail and in north carolina last saturday. he spoke with parents at the polar ice house. this is 40 minutes. >> thank you. thank you for taking the time to be here. >> nice to see you. >> you are all dressed up. >> how are you? thank you for being part of this. >> good to see you. hockey players? >> 1 a. >> thank you for coming out. >> hello. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> thank you for being here. i know you could be doing many other things. we appreciate you being here. i am here on behalf of the romney campaign making sure that we travel the country and meet firsthand with people will have concerns and ideas about how we can get america on a better track forward. these are valuable discussions. as less of an opportunity for me to talk and more of an opportunity for you to talk. and we can engage in a little informal dialogue. i might start with a view -- a few very brief comments. g

have every minute and every speech from the conventions live on c-span and our campaign website, c- span.org/campaign 2012. >> 11:00 eastern the national guard. at 8:45, a discussion about the u.s. at the center for strategic studies. the center for american progress looks at the housing crisis and how the presidential candidates will adjust the problem. live coverage begins at 10:00 eastern. up next on "washington journal," we will talk about the wall street perspective on the republican ticket and the federal budget. also, we will talk about vice- presidential candidate paul ryan's proposal for medicare and medicaid and we will discuss the bloomberg article

association for medicare security and safety will be on c-span 2 beginning with a paddle on enhancing security and focusing on high risk to travelers. at 8:45 eastern on c-span 3, the education department office of safe and healthy student's offers a program on school discipline. in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls live on "washington journal." the head of the consumer product safety commission is that the national press club this morning live at 10:00 eastern. then the american constitution at 8:eastern the evening schedule begins with a panel on iraq with three former u.s. ambassadors. in 45 minutes, we will talk with former maryland representative tom mcmillen about bipartisan plans to reform congress. plans to reform congress.

eastern on c-span. >> we have to be really clear about the very many ways that we own ourselves. and that we own our history and that we make decisions that our history is phenomenal, vital and special. >> the former president of bennett college, julian malveaux writes about the history and your tweets of the author of her book, in-depth on c-span 2's book tv. this weekend on american history tv, was the turning point of the gettiesburg -- >> was it robert e. lee's emergence of the suffield commander marked a decisive moment that profoundly shaped the larger direction -- >> university of virginia professor on the battles that drove the union army away from the confederate capital. sunday, more from the contenders, a series that looks at key political figures that ran and lost and changed political history. >> i will remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. >> this week's arizona senator barry goldwater, the presidential candidate that lost to l.b.j., on c-span three. >> in remarks a campaign stop yesterday, president obama criticized mitt romney's tax plan

on c-span come up speeches from a potential republican vice presidential candidates. the house budget committee chairman, paul ryan and south dakota senator, john. that starts at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies by your television provider. >> the former eastern afghanistan regional commander talked about progress in the war and the planned 2014 u.s. military drawdown. lieutenant general daniel spoke. this is about one hour and 15 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> our guest today is a lieutenant general dan allyn and the moderator is the general jack keene, u.s. army retired and acting chief of staff of the army. he currently serves as chairman of the board of directors and with that, i will hand over to him. >> thank you. we have some friends in the group here. general sullivan. we're surrounded by good friends and were you? the national treasurer back there. probably the best intel dive met in my life. welcome, everybody. our president is in afghanistan a cent -- is in afghanistan or she has been spending the last few years. they just arrived

you can watch a live 2:00 eastern on c-span. up next, more speeches from tonight's convention in tampa. newt gingrich, jeb bush, and kerry healey. turn tothe democrats' hold a convention. on tuesday delegates will vote on the platform. it will hear from former president jimmy carter, the san antonio mayor julian castro, and first lady michelle obama. on wednesday, elizabeth warren, former president bill clinton, and the roll call of states. on wednesday it wraps up with speeches from joe biden and president barack obama. you can watch gavel-to-gavel coverage of the democratic national convention live from charlotte, north carolina here on c-span. >> during the republican and democratic conventions, we are asking middle and high school students to send a message to the president as part of the documentary competition. students will answer the question "what is the most important issue the president should consider in 2013. there is $50,000 and total price is available. the student can video competition is open to students grades

eastern on c-span. wednesday the congressional budget office releases its report. ions from reporters. you can see that live at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> sometimes i watch the proceedings of the house and the senate floor and interviews with people, and i have the c-span app so i can check the schedule. if the timing is right, i can get a live feed from the floor of the house or senate and have them watch out for five or 10 minutes for some conversation. davis watches c- span. brought to you as a service by your cable provider. >> the republican national convention begins august 27. the platform committee met for a second day to drive its position on topics such as foreign policy, health care, and education. this focuses on health and education issues. >> i hope the chocolate hit the spot, and glad you are back. we have one last section on how the families, education, and crime -- on healthy families, education, and crime. >> you got your chocolate, and now we are ready to rock and roll and get through this last section and delivered to the american people th

eastern on c- span. >> "washington journal" media series will continue. nson,ll talk to guy be amanda terkel on wednesday. "washington journal" the serious this week on c-span. >> mitt romney and his vice- presidential running mate will hold a town hall meeting tomorrow in new hampshire. this is mitt romney's 100 town hall since running for president in the first time paul ryan has been here since 2010. our live coverage begins tomorrow morning at 10:35 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> tonight, walter pincus talks about his various jobs as a journalist, his views on extravagant u.s. spending overseas, and his criticism of the budget department priorities. >> it was about 40 people. they had it for everybody. he spent $4 million on an elementary school, that someone would ask questions. >> more with walter pincus tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> the independent institute held its alcohol, tobacco and firearms party at a sporting club in colorado. they aim to train activists in educate policymakers about personal liberties and economic freedom. this is one ho

eastern on c-span. >> all this week on c-span2, q&a on u.s. military.today, an interview with ward carroll, editor of military.com, a website provides information and support to current and former service members and their families. he talks about military issues and the cost of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. that's at 7 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. this weekend on american history tv, 75 years since the amelia earhart's failed attempt to circumnavigate the globe. former u.s. air force flight surgeon and aircraft crash investigator, shares his findings on her life and disappearance. also this weekend, more from the contenders. our series that looks at key political figures who ran for president and lost the changed political history. >> i draw the line in the dust and possibly ghana before the seed of tyranny, and i say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever. >> this sunday, former alabama governor george wallace. american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> which is more important? well -- wealth or honor? >> on or spent

eastern on c-span. the newly chosen vice- presidential candidate for the republican ticket will be campaigning in wisconsin with stops in north carolina before heading to waukesha. we will bring you that tonight live at 7:00 p.m. eastern. next, a look at the israeli- palestinian conflict with retired admiral william fallon. he said the middle east needs u.s. leadership and it has geopolitical importance. he served as the commander of central command until 2008 and he resigned following an article in "esquire." this is just over one hour. >> it is my great pleasure to welcome to dartmouth and introduce to you admiral william fallon. he has spent more than 40 years serving in the united states military. he began his career as a naval aviator and served in a variety of positions and eventually command positions culminating first in his position as combatant commander of the united states pacific command, the positions responsible for all u.s. military forces and plans in the entirety of asia. he was subseq

tomorrow at 5:15 eastern here on c-span. more of mitt romney's choice for his vice presidential running mate, republican budget committee chairman paul ryan by visiting the c-span video library. mr. ryan has nearly 400 appearances in the video library. these include his speeches from the house floor, at the 2004 republican national convention and hearings he chaired as budget committee chairman. watch, clip and share c-span videos your way with the c-span video library at c-span.org/videolibrary. >> frank donatelli is chairman ofgopac and is here to talk to us about the running mate paul ryan and what message this sends to the republican party, the gop. >> guest: thank you very much. host: what was going through your mind when you heard about the announcement? >> my reaction is first the campaign, which should be about the future of america will be focused on the issues to matter and that we should be discussing. we have a trillion dollars deficit, we've had $4 trillion deficits in a row, we've had virtually no unemployment

eastern on c-span. >> i started as a copy boy in "the new york times." i was in a training program after i got out of the army for "the wall street journal." >> this sunday, on c-span's "q&a," "washington post" columnist walter pincus talks about his various jobs as a journalist, his views on extravagant u.s. spending overseas, and his criticism of the defense department's budget priorities. >> and they built a $4 million facility for the band, which is about 40 people. it had separate rooms for everybody. if you had spent $4 million on an elementary school, i bet somebody would raise questions. >> more with columnist walter pincus sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> which is more important -- wealth or honor? the economy, stupid. it is the kind of nation we are. whether we possess the determination to deal with many questions including economic questions but not limited to them. all things do not flow from guelph or poverty. i know this firsthand and so did you -- all things don't flow from wealth or poverty. >> we have the lowest combined rates o

eastern on c-span. >> in nine days, watch gavel-to- gavel coverage of the democratic and republican conventions live on c-span, your friend wrote seats to the conventions. and next, a geo technology specialist from google. then paul ryan campaigning in florida earlier today, followed by president obama at a campaign rally in new hampshire. >> next we will hear about visualizing and presenting data to better understand global issues like climate change. posted by the aspen ideas festival, this is an hour and 10 minutes. >> good afternoon and thank you for coming. welcome to the panel on visualizing our future through the lens of big data. i assume if you took the time to come here after lunch you are a big data freak like me. it is my new passion. i really got the winning card in the moderator sweepstakes. i got the chance to meet with three amazing guys who are doing phenomenal stuff. they will show you some really great data visualizations that will blow your mind. before we jump into that, i think -- first i want to let you know who they are. then we will do a lightning round about what is bi

in-depth at noon eastern on c-span 2 booktv. every weekend on c-span2 booktv, our afterwords program feature authors of the latest non-fiction books interviewed by their peers. this weekend donald and james share their opinions with fox news only list. on how the foundation of america's middle class have been disdismantle by washington and wreath. it airs every saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern and sundays at 9:00 p.m. and midnight. >>> now from the virginia festival of book. stefanie duetch and daniel talk about fighting for siflg rights through education and war. it's about an hour. >> good afternoon. welcome to the virginia festival of books sponsored by virginia foundation for the humidities. the. panel is caughted fight the for civil right through ocean and war. i'm pleased to welcome you here this afternoon. i'll be moderating today which features two authors. stefanie duetch who are here to talk about about the books on the schools and the airmen. a few program notes to begin, first i'd like to point out that c-span is filmin

eastern on c-span here n. correct tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2, we will take you inside the presidential campaign process. the first with fred davis as he talks with his experiences and compares them with this campaign. >> if i am advising its, he's not going to win because of excitement. i would look for somebody who did bring some excitement. sarah palin brought excitement to john mccain. chris christie would bring excitement to mitt romney. i doubt that happens. >> after that, at daniel discusses his time but doing -- behind the obama campaign. >> the barack obama campaign millioned over 200 billion pieces of information. it is housed and becomes the foundation from which the campaign can go back and coordinate its field for 2012. >> two different perspectives all starting tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> sunday, look for our interview with andrew. in his new release is "hitler land." what i had no idea about my predecessors in berlin. i had not spent a lot of time thinking about what it wou

he conceded friday starting at 8:00 eastern here on c-span-- friday startingit at 8:00 eastern europen. mr. pawlenty was on the campaign trail in north carolina last saturday. he spoke with parents at the polar ice house. this is 40 minutes. >> how you doing? thank you for taking the time to be here. appreciate it. good to see you. thank you for coming. [laughter] how are you? thank you for being part of this. good to se you. got some kids here? right over there? hockey players? good to see you. good to meet you. it is an honor to be here. thank you for taking time out of your busy weekend. i know it is a beautiful summer day and you can be lots of different places with your time with civic and other commitments that you have to be preachy being a part of the round table here today. the point of this is i am here on behalf of the romney for president campaign, to make sure we travel the country and meet firsthand the people will have concerns and ideas about how we can get america on better track and on a better path forward. these are valuable discussions for us. it is less of an opp

eastern on c-span. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from stamford, conn., david walker, former comptroller general for many years in the government accountability office and now he is the founder of the comeback america initiative. what is this new initiative your sponsoring? guest: i found it in october 2010. it is about the facts, the truth, and the tough choices about what we need to do to put our federal, state, and local government finances in order. we are nonpartisan, non-video logical and we're focusing on solutions -- non-ideological. host: what is your burden barometer? guest: it is a new innovation we have come up with. people are familiar with the national debt clock brought out in the late 1980's. it had $2.70 trillion and now it is approaching $16 trillion. while that is a shocking number, and understates the problem. when you look at the financial statements of the u.s. government, the total liabilities and dumbfounded policies are about $70 trillion. it is going up $10 million a minute. the federal fina

. >> live today on the c-span networks, president obama begins a three-day bus tour of iowa bank. we bring you his rally on c- span attwell 20 5:00 p.m. eastern. then on c-span2, the alliance for health reform holds a discussion on electronic how the records. and that on c-span 3, the center for american progress talks about corporate influence on state and local courts. republican presidential candidate mitt romney and his running mate u.s. congressman paul ryan will each campaign in different parts of the country later today. mr. ryan will campaign in iowa by while the former government -- governance the florida and will also bring you the live campaign stop what senator marco rubio later today at 5:15 p.m. eastern later on c-span -- here on c-span. coming up on "washington journal," a look at congressional campaigns around the country. our guest this political boss in national all of its editor charles mahetesian. and the president and ceo of the national been this route will talk about how health-care law can in that the

eastern on c-span. watched gavel-to-gavel coverage of the republican and democratic conventions live on c-span, your front row seat. coming up next, "q&a" with "the washington post" columnist walter pincus. followed by secretary of state hillary clinton on

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you can see all his remarks tonight starting at 8:00 eastern on c-span. we will be back here when the republican platform committee resumes their meeting, expected in about 20 minutes from now. when the committee returns, they will debate the party's position on foreign policy issues. bill kriston was on this morning's "washington journal." host: 20 us this morning, thank you for coming in. for peace today, why ryan matters. -- your piece today, "why ryan matters." guest: more because of what they said about the presidential nominee. reagan, when he took president bush in 1980, it was a sign of strength and confidence on reagan's part. when the clinton picked gore in 1992, that reinforced the message that it was a new kind of democrat. in this pick, romney showed strength, that he wanted to present the voters with a clear choice and picked someone young. the republican ticket is john byrd then the obama ticket, and now it looks more like a cause that a campaign. before it was a tough campaign with a couple people in boston helping romney to get over the hu

our live coverage begins and tomorrow morning at 1035 eastern here on c-span. >> watching gavel-to-gavel coverage life here on c-span. coming up next, newsmakers with republican national committee platform marsha blackburn. later, walter pincus. >> our guest this week is congresswoman marsha blackburn who represents tennessee's 10th district. thank you. to get started, give us an outline of the rnc platform. >> from what we are hearing, jobs in the economy and government reform. we have a web site set up. we have had thousands of individuals on that website from individuals giving us their input it. item #1 is jobs and the economy. i think we all would have expected that. >> could you provide this detail on what the plan would be? i know the republican party has accused president obama very hard for unemployment. he is also receiving criticism for not coming up with a concrete alternative. can you tell us what the economic platform will look like? >> i think what you're going to see is a basic awareness that we do not create the jobs. the private sector creates those jobs. it is governme

eastern here on c- span. >> which is more important? well, our honor. it is a kind of nation we are. we deal with economic questions, but we are not limited through them. i know this first hand, and so you do. >> look at what has happened. we have the lowest rate in home mortgages in 28 years. look at what has happened. 10 million new jobs. 10 million workers getting the wages they deserve with the minimum wage law. >> c-span has aired every minute of every major party conventions since 1984. we are on the countdown to this year's conventions. it cannot coverage of the democratic and republican national conventions -- you cane democratic and republican national conventions on c-span. >> the former co-chair of the bombing campaign, obama campaign, arturf the davis, and pete synder, defended the paul ryan budget proposal. president obama's health care law -- this is about 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. welcome to the number one battleground state in the country, virginia -- not north carolina. [applause] yes today i spent the day in southwest virginia. --

weekend, join book tv, american history tv and c-span's local content vehicles from louisville, kentucky, saturday at noon eastern, literary life with book tv on c-span 2. biographer john david dike and mitch mcconnell and author jason ganus. sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, three weeks of farmington plantation in 1841 would be key on shaping abraham lincoln's views on slavery. tour that plantation today. take a look back at the belle of louisville. once a month c-span's local content vehicles explore the history and literary life in cities across america. this week on louisville on c-span 2 and 3. >> next presidential account mitt romney delivers remarks in warsaw, poland. his trip began last week in london and he travelted to israel that last weekend before arriving in poland. this is 15 minutes. >> thank you very much for that very warm welcome to this great city. it has been a pri for me to meet with -- privilege for me to meet with the president and prime minister and foreign minister and former president. it is an honor to be in this place also. this is a nation with an extraordinary heritage that is crafting a remarka

eastern on c-span. live pictures now from florida. mitt romney and paul ryan wrapping up their business after this week's convention. both expected to attend a rally at the regional airport in lakeland, florida. we are planning to bring that to you live as it gets under way. right now your phone calls on the final night of the republican convention from today's washington journal. host: here's the wall street journal headline -- in the washington post this morning -- and in the "washington times -- the new york times -- and from the newseum -- and the baltimore sun -- part of that is reflected in the headline this morning from usa today -- here is look. [video clip] >> every family wanted this to be a time when they could get ahead a little, put aside a little more for college, do more for the elderly mother now living alone, or give more to their church or other charity. every small business wanted these to be their best years ever, when they could hire more, do more for those who stuck with them through the hard times, open a new st

eastern, here on c-span. new york city mayor michael bloomberg and news corporation chairman rupert murdoch recently gave their insights on immigration policy. >> what would you like mitt romney to do on immigration? and what would you like barack obama to do or say? >> either one, i would love them to say they are going to change the whole system, at least as a beginning. >> get these high graduates in. absolutely. as for the so-called illegal -- according to the law, as long as they learn english, make them legal. they will pay taxes. that are hard working people. why mitt romney does not do it, i have no idea, because they are natural republicans. [laughter] they are catholics. they are family people. >> minority groups, for some reason, although they seem to be in the democratic party, they seem to be more conservative and have republican social values on choice, on gay-rights come on public schools. and republicans are walking away from latino communities. about as dumb a strategy as any political party

eastern here on c-span. >> is the idea that we are in this together, that regardless of who we are orre we come from, or how much money we have, each of us counts, and that by working together to create opportunity and a good life for all, all of us are enriched, not just in economic terms, but as citizens and as human beings. [applause] >> my opponent will not rule out raising taxes, but i will. the congress will push me to raise taxes and i will say no. they will push and i will say no. they will push again and i will say to them, read my lips, no new taxes. [applause] >> c-span has aired every minute of every major party conventions since 1980 for. -- 1984. >> house budget committee paul ryan spoke last year at the economic club of chicago about his proposal to overhaul medicare. he also talked about the u.s. economy, the federal budget, and the national debt. this is about an hour. [applause] >> thank you. look at this crowd. apparently the ryan named as simple a around here. it is very nice to -- the ryan name has some people around here. i am a packer fan. i assume most of you a

join us for live coverage at 12:25 eastern on c-span. >> at the idea that we are in this together.egardless of who we are or where we come from, each of us counts. by working together, to create opportunity and a good life for all, all of us are enriched as citizens and as human beings. >> my opponent will not rule out raising taxes, but i will. they will push and i will say no. read my lips, no new taxes. >> c-span has aired every minute of every party convention since 1984. watch the national conventions live on c-span starting august 27. >> mitt romney and his newly announced running mate paul ryan continued their campaign tour today in wisconsin. they attended a homecoming rally. this is about 40 minutes. >> just like everybody in this crowd, everybody here tonight, i can promise you we are not here tonight because we are worried about the future of the republican party. we are here tonight together because we are concerned about the future of america. i happen to believe that we are in the battle for freedom. this same battle back founded this country, at the same battles that

live coverage of the nasa briefing coming up at noon eastern on c-span. a discussion on the u.s.redit downgrade one year ago and its impact from today's "washington journal." host: take us back to one year ago yesterday when the u.s. credit rating was dropped down a notch. take us back to that time and the drama that led up to it. guest: not exactly a surprise when it came out on august 5th, but we had a prolonged debt ceiling debate. both of us remember that not very fondly. the s&p came out just after president obama and congress had agreed to raise the debt limit and then the s&p down the agreement was not sufficient to put this country on a strong fiscal footing. it was as much a verdict of the condemnation of the nation's politics, the ugly debt ceiling fight we had had and the ineffectiveness of our leaders in washington. relative to other countries, they felt that the u.s. could not solve its fiscal problems. there was a lot of debate and mayhem in the days and months after the downgrade. in terms of the market impact, it has essentially been a non- events. host: was that

eastern on c-span. >> on wednesday, the house approved a bill to extend all the bush-era tax cuts for another year. the vote was 256-171. 19 democrats voting for the extension and one republican against. the vote came after the gop defeated the democratic alternative passed by the senate last week, which would extend tax cuts to households that make under $250,000 annually. here is a portion of the floor debate on the republican proposal. it is about 20 minutes. mr. camp: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 8, the job prevention and recession prevention act. in doing so i and my fellow republican house colleagues have made an important choice, the choice to focus on job creation. unfortunately, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who oppose this important piece of legislation have made a different choice. the choice to focus on tax hikes that destroy jobs. the job prevention and recession prevention act stops the tax hike we face at the end of the year and provides a one-year extension of the low tax policies originally enacted in 2001 and 2003 and then extended agai

join us for live coverage at 10:00 eastern on c-span.esident obama attends a campaign rally in the afternoon. our live coverage begins at 2:00 eastern. >> i started as a copy boy in the new york times. i was in a training program after i got out of the army for the wall street journal. >> this sunday, walter pincus talks about his various jobs as a journalist, his views on extravagant spending overseas. >> they built a $4 million facility for the bandit, which is about 40 people. -- the band which is about 40 people. if he spent $4 million on an elementary school i bet people would raise questions. >> sunday night at 8:00 on c- ."an's "q%a >> panelists discuss the consequences of increased exports from the country this year and the outlook for the international oil industry. this is just under two hours. >> good morning. good afternoon. it is already 3:00. thank you some much for joining us today for a panel on iraq and the oil sector. i want to thank our distinguished panelists for taking time off from their busy work schedules or perha

he can watch a portion of that meeting tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. c-span, created by cable companies in 1979, brought to you by a public service. next, a portion of today's white house briefing with jay carney. he answered several questions on the defection of the syrian prime minister, and the shootings at the temple in wisconsin. this is about 25 minutes. >> i have one quick announcement. the president concluded a call with the prime minister of spain. they discussed economic conditions in the eurozone, and we will have a further read out later today of that call. with that, i will go to your questions. >> i am wondering if the u.s. was able to confirm the confection of the syrian prime minister and other officials there, and also if he could give me an assessment of what the impact the defections are having on the syrian government. that does not necessarily seem to translate into [unintelligible] >> we have no reason to doubt the report about the defections of the prime minister or other members of the government. the head of the syrian governmen