when black elk awoke, the fever was gone.er, he danced a vision for his tribe in a grand reenactment of the knowledge he was given calling on horses and riders to assemble in the formation he had witnessed during his fever dream. as the horse nation had danced in the spirit world, so too did it dance ons earth. in harmony and connection and might and about 10 years later, it would dance again, as hoofs thundered across the greasy grass where all visions white and red were converging. what comes next in our american tale of the wild horse is the battle of the little big horn. the indian wars by then, by 1876, had reached their peak and the tribes were fully mounted and ready to take on the cavalry, which of course had been moving west to accompany settlers and make these -- the new -- move the indians off of their territory and make the land ready for, you know, all of the new arrivals. by the time -- well, at the time that black elk was having his vision about horses, the civil war had concluded. 1.5 million horses and mules

that understood biology and understands the birds of migratory pattern and mating habits of deer and elk and antelope, and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a" at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. you can listen on ex-im satellite radio -- xm satellite radio. >> secretary clinton looks at the human trafficking report. this is a couple of minutes. >> we are delighted to have some key members of congress who have worked on this important issue for a number of years. this is the first time we have introduced the report in this way, because we want to demonstrate that this truly is a partnership between the state department and the congress. if it were not for the congress, would would not have the legislation, the follow-up, out reach that these members have been doing. i am very grateful they can take time out of their very busy schedules to be here with us. you will hear from two of them in a moment. let me introduce carolyn from new york. then from maryland. -- ben from maryland. one person from texas and another from new jersey. one person from florida. i think that is all of the members who a

he thought of eradicating walls because he wanted to save the antelope and caribou, deer and elk. the first book published by president as president ever was theatre roosevelt called "to the deer family." she wrote about all the deer populations america using charts of where they live and how to get back. today we have so many deer in the country that it's not a problem. but 100 years ago they were dying out. we almost did not have any. the same as with the birds dying. we used to have the carolina parakeet. the about south carolina and georgia they're all over, these beautiful parakeets. they are extinct. imagine the passenger pigeon. voting goes on. you have to go to the bahamas to see them. roosevelt wanted to save all these. he felt that added to the charm of american life. that in many ways he looked up with frederick jackson turner frontier ideas and believed what made the american what was was the wilderness areas. he felt we would lose our character if we lost it. when did you write the first chapter? >> i started writing my prologue four years ago on pelican island in flo

use ways to eradicate wolves because he was mainly wanting to save the antelope, caribou, deer and elk. a factoid, brian, because you do presidential history so much. the first book published by a president as president ever was theodore roosevelt's book, a byline by a president as it was in the white house was t.r.'s book called "the deer family." he wrote about all of the deer populations in america using charts of where they lived and how to get back. today we have so many deer in the country, it's not a problem. 100 years they were dying out. we almost didn't have deer. he was seeing the birds dying. we used to have the carolina parakeet. if you read about south carolina and georgia during the revolutionary war, they were all over, these beautiful carolina parakeets. they were an extinct species. i mentioned the passenger pigeon. flamingos gone from america. you have to go to bahamas to save them. roosevelt wanted to save them because he felt that added to the charm of american life that in many ways he hooked up with frederick jackson turner's frontier thesis and believed what mad

politician of his day who understood biology and bird migratory patterns and mating habits of the deer and elk and antelopes, and did something. >> wilderness warrior. or download the c-span podcast. >> now tributes to michael martin, who addressed members for the final time. his last day is sunday, june 24th. he had to step down after an expense scanned appeared he is the first speaker of the house to be forced out 16¢ 95. british prime minister - gorham brown -- gordon brown spoke. >> order. one of the things of the speaker moving on is a signature. i can inform the house that in the past few weeks, i save several hundred bottles of -- dare the chancellor will be pleased to know that some bottles are fetching as much as 150 lbs. on ebay. i wanted to help the chancellor to stimulate the economy and was surprised i could do that in such a way. i give tribute to my staff. no speaker could ask for a better and more dedicated staff. thank you for giving me first class support. the expertise is plain to see. i also think the members of the chairman's panel for working nights and days. so i want to

understood biology and understood the birds, migratory patterns, and understood it mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on cue and egg, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior, sunday night at eight on c-span. or listen on xm satellite radio or download this c-span podcast. >> now a house hearing on business practices that made insurance companies to cancel or deny health insurance, will hear the stories of people whose individual policies were canceled while they were dealing with serious medical conditions. followed by a panel of health insurance executives. partis tupac of michigan chairs the subcommittee on oversight, this is about three hours. >> the hearing will come to order. today we have a hearing entitled termination of individual health policies by insurance companies. the chairman, the ranking member and chairman emeritus will have five minutes for opening statement and other members will be recognized for three minutes. before we begin i'm going to ask unanimous consent the contents of our document binder be ente

there they are, on the walls and ceilings of caves, bison, elk, horses, seagulls, women, men, they were born thousands upon thousands of years ago but they are born in new every time someone who looks at them. how could our ancestors of long ago. so intently? how could a man who fought with his bear hands create images so filled with grace? how did he manage to draw those fleeing lines that take to the stone and earth? how could he -- or was it she? well, this question and came from a conversation i had in santa fe at a marvelous museum of popular art, the three visiting the museum and then we were talking about the so-called prehistoric gods. perhaps the artists were women and that's why ii felt this is a good story that deserves to be written and later on i went on fighting and writing for me implies ten, 12, 15 times the same story and cutting and cutting until the moment which i think i feel, think that the words that are there deserve to exist or they try to be. >> host: that story affected me a lot because i've always been fascinated by the cave paintings, and to me what struck me

of his day to absorb the darwin, understood biology, understood birds and meeting habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." next, commencement addresses by anthony kennedy, elana kagan, and leah ward sears. this is at stanford university last sunday. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. president, my fellow students, citizens of the world that my seat to come ever closer to the idea and reality of a rule of law, and especially graduates in the graduating class of 2009. thank you very much for inviting me to participate in your commencement. i suppose there are a number of witnesses where i have become a willing accomplice. each of you has your own story, a unique story of your years at stanford. that story is bound up with your pants, your family is, at your loved ones who have sustained you hear. you have already thanked them on a platform, and the entire nation thanks them, again, for sending you here to one of the great universities. thank you very much

the first debate during the year of if they continue during four years, then at the time of elks when such debates are seen, you won't see an explosive excitement or commotion. everything will be all the ideas will be exchanged, all the arguments will be made in the course of time. these are the positive aspects of these televised

only politician of the day that absorbed darwin and bird migrating patterns and understood deer and elk. >> sunday on "q & a",. >> "washington journal" continues. >> on this thursday morning we are pleased to welcome columnist, george will. >> glad to be here. >> there is so much and i talk about your column, on sundays and thursday, and the topic today is tobacco. and why did you choose it and what is your point? >> i have written it over the years, because we're trying to deal with a product that's legal and deadly if used as to be used. it's curious, we are regulating the truthful communication about information of a legal product. it raises all kinds of problems. it seems to me one of the great successes of government. that half the population 50% woke up and lit a cigarette, and that's a good thing now it's 25%. and there are many tremendous public health benefits. and what got my attention, congress powering the food and drug administration to regulate tobacco. and the president said it's changed, it's not how washington used to work. it's exactly how washington used to work. the

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 in the country. i want to mention some points -- wherever they are in the country. there is one thing i want to address. the candidates, activists, and those who have been active in the process of election, as well, and also, i have something to tell the leaders of world arrogance in the western countries, some of the western countries, of

agree to an extent, to the extent that china does have great interests in iran and the more iran pushes elk western countries such as with the french company total, that the chinese will gain footholds. western countries will be cautious because of that and at the same time in competition with china. and with russia. host: iran is a country of 70 million people. guest: 70% are under 25 years old. host: guest: well, yes, i appreciate your mentioning the significance of the young people in iran and the media the seems to be damned if it does, damned if it does not who has not been paying much attention to them lately. as of last week they have been mainly focused on ahmadinejad and reflecting his views. this young population wants so much and having been deprived so much has many idealistic views. it has the same drive and motivation that the obama supporters have and the same idealistic views and some of them might be actualized and some, unfortunately, will not be. host: about six minutes left in our discussion with azar. caller: good morning, and thank you. i would like to let the professo

his stake to made dark when into it's understood biology, and understood mating habits of a deer and elk and antelope. >> the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior. sunday night at 8 or listen at xmsatellite radio or download c- span podcast. >> we are talking about health care reform. can you get us up to speed on the status? >> the senate finance committee has been wrestling with how health-care reform, and the public plan option. they are looking at a variety of things. yesterday, there were documents that circulated, looking at a sample as -- of eight medicaid expansion. -- of a medicaid expansion. perhaps some tax credit that will help people for their coverage. they are looking at what the cost of the bill is. they want to get it under a trillion dollars. also in the senate, the health committee has started their mark up of their bill. it is very contentious. it has republicans offering tons of amendments to the bill. chris dodd has been handling things. he is trying to get consensus on that panel, but that could go till the end of the week. in the house, r

you can get elk sausage what type of requirements that we place and where do we stop? has anybody thought about it? as we as a committee the to have better definition as to who is in and who is out? total silence. >> congressmen at the risk of your wrath come i just don't think through safety is something that is determined by scale or size of company. i run a train association has very small number several be extremely challenged to comply with this regulation we also have big members but after the last summer outbreak we also found some of the issues and places people were getting sick were the very smallest restaurants we have got to have a system that will take care of ... >> there is a difference between food-processing and food handling. the people of pure love to talk of the foodborne pathogens and sicknesses predominantly deals with the handling of through. right? not so much always the processing of a manufacturing facility. most feel they are being used as a scapegoat when it is the other hand going. everybody here in the audience we probably have gotten sick

politician of his day that understood biology and birds migratory pattern and mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. sunday on "q&a" douglas brinkley talked about the wilderness warrior. president obama has announced a number of changes to the financial regulatory system. the the plan would dismantle large financial companies and for the first time into was regulations on certain types of transactions. this is 20 minutes. >> i administration has an extraordinary response to a historic economic crisis. we have taken action to repair our economy and working hard to build a new foundation for sustained economic growth. this will not be easy. this recession is not the result of one failure but many. many of the toughest challenges we face are the product of a cascade of mistakes and missed opportunities which took place of the course of decades. that is why we are seeking to build an energy economy that creates new jobs and lessen our dependence on foreign oil. system that instilled in each generation certain ideas of innovation. the american medical association,

the only politician of his day that absorbed darwin and biology and the bird's patterns and deer and elk. >> sunday on "q & a" the first of douglas brinkley, the wilderness warrior. >> friday president obama took part on a white house townhall meeting of father hood and responsible responsibility, and several talked about their experiences as fathers and their outreach. >> good afternoon and welcome to the white house. thank you so much for coming today, for this conversation on fatherhood and personal responsibility, it's good to be here to talk about something so close to the president's heart. i am chief of staff of government affairs, and i have been working with the president as a paralegal back in chicago and as a chief council in the senate and i know how much fatherhood means. he's a dad and he views that as the most important job he has. but he was also a son that grew up without a father in his own life, know of the impact. and it's something that i shared. my father left before i was born, but i was lucky to be adopted by the man who married my mother. and i a dad myself. i ha

dickies politician who understood bird migratory patterns and understood mating habits of deer and elk and antelope, and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a" the first of two hours would douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span, or listen on satellite radio r.d. spent -- download the c- span podcast. >> a discussion now on iran, general motors, healthcare, and other political news with syndicated columnist george will. he was a guest this week on "washington journal" for about an hour. morning we are pleased to welcome columnist, george will. >> glad to be here. >> there is so much and i talk about your column, on sundays and thursday, and the topic today is tobacco. and why did you choose it and what is your point? >> i have written it over the years, because we're trying to deal with a product that's legal and deadly if used as to be used. it's curious, we are regulating the truthful communication about information of a legal product. it raises all kinds of problems. it seems to me one of the great successes of government. that half the population

politician of the day that could absorb darwin, biology, and migratory patterns, the mating habits of deer, elkand antelope and he actually did something. ho>> sunday, "wilderness warrior." tonight at 8:00, on c-span. >> coming up, more nonfiction authors and books bond." -- books on." john talbot exposes myths about the recession and what it will take to recover. james richards on why he thinks that capitalism will protect the environment. also this weekend, the end of overeating. americans, a program to buy junk food, can control their eating habits. writers, artists, from the garden of eden to today. recounting the history of the world through 600 short stories. columbia university professor, john dinges. our website has the entire schedule, and great new features, including streaming video, with simple ways to share your programs. >> the sec should be a model for transparency, openness, and fairness. >> monday, on," president obama's -- monday, on "the communicators," what the sec wouldn't look like under a new chairman. monday night, "the communicators." >> "washington journal" continues.

observed the when and understood biology and understood migratory patterns and mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a". the first two hours with dou glas brinkley. download the c-span podcast. >> leaders talk about the protests in tehran following last week's presidential election. they spoke after the house voted to pass a resolution in support of the iranian dissidents. this is 20 minutes. >> thank you very much for being here with us. i am so honored to represent a district that knows about the lack of freedom, knows about the lack of human rights and constantly fights for getting those universally accepted human rights respected in my native homeland of cumin. iran should be no exception. how honored i am havto be here h a long line of heroes speaking on behalf of the iranian people who feel they have no voice. they're being listened to internationally. the people have been denied their most basic human rights and civil liberties by an oppressive iranian regime which uses a sham process and candidates handpicked by the ruling apparatus. r

understood biology and understood birds migratory patterns and understood mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on q&a the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. >> and update on the health committee markup of health care reform legislation. the session gets underway today 10:30 eastern. we will have a live coverage on seat under c-span3. you can watch that on line c-span.org. here on c-span2 dabbling in shortly. members opened the day with an hour of general speeches before returning to legislative business. senators will begin debate on a bill apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of african americans. with a vote on that to follow. the senate isn't expected to proceed to the $106 billion war spending bill which passed out in the house on tuesday. most of that legislation is to fund the wars in iraq and afghanistan to the end of september. a vote lightly untrimmed likely later today. legislation promoting u.s. tourism to foreigners. that bill would create a nonprofit corporation to attract traveled from abroad while provid

politician of his day that had absorbed darwin, biology, birds' migratory patterns, mating habits of deer, elk, and did something. >> the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior. listen on xm satellite radio or download the cspan podcast. >> a discussion about julius jenachowskiy. they held a confirmation hearing in which they addressed the expansion of broadband in the u.s.. media ownership rules, and the so-called fairness doctrine. >> the senate commerce committee held nomination hearings on that -- joining us to talk about that this week, and refined byrd of broadbandcensus.org. before review the hearing itself, give us a little background on julius. >> the guy has been everywhere. he has been at the sec, and the private sector, -- fcc, the private sector, he has been a venture capitalist right here in washington which was a d.c. based startup. he is a tech and ciliary to the obama campaign. -- consider the very -- consigliari. >> given his background, what we know about him now? where do you think he will take the fcc?

absorbed darwin and understood biology and birds migratory patterns, and mating habits of deer and elk, and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c- span, or listen on xm satellite radio. >> the senate judiciary committee held a hearing on june 16 to discuss the rates phone companies charge for text messaging. witnesses include representatives of verizon and at&t as well as consumer representatives. this hearing was chaired by the summer consumer rights subcommittee. it is -- chaired by the consumer rights subcommittee. it is just under 90 minutes. >> good afternoon. this hearing will come to order. today we will be examining the state of competition in the cell phone industry. the enormous growth in the use of self phones means that maintaining competition in this industry is more important than ever. -- the growth in the use of cell phones means of maintaining competition is more important ever. cell phone is unable instantaneous communication for millions where ever they are located, whether at work, hom

to absorb darwin and understood biology and bird's migratory patterns and meeting habits of deer and elk antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on q and amp, the first of 24 hours with dauing las brinkley for two hours of wilderness warrior. >> every weekend the book cd has the latest books and authors on c-span2, childbirth, golds, visionaries, garden of eden to today. there is a collection of 600 short stories. he talks with john dinkas. afterward, it airs sunday night at 9:00 eastern. john talbot exposes the myths about the recession and what it will take to recover. and jay richards on why he thinks [inaudible] is the best way to end poverty. >> the end of overeating. f.d.a. commissioner david kessler says americans can control their eating habits. much more books and author this weekend on book tv. the website has the entire schedule and great new features including streaming video. archives that are easy to search and simple ways to share your favorite programs. booktv.org. >> "washington journal" continues. >> nelson smith is the president and ceo of the national alliance

politician of the day who understood biology and the migratory patterns of birds and mating habits of dee r, elkantelope and actually did something. >> the first of two hours with this doctor tonight at 8:00 p.m.. you can listen on c-span radio or download podcast. >> coming up, more non-fiction authors and books throughout the weekend with books on the economy, a former investment banker john talbott exposes myths concerning the recession and what it will take to recover, and jay richards and what it will take to ease poverty and help the environment. also, concerning overeating. david kessler explains how americans program by too much sugar, salt, and junk can control their eating habits. afterwards, from the garden of eden until today -- this author recounts the history of the world through a collection of 600 short stories. he speaks with columbia professor john dinges. our website has the entire schedule and great features including streaming video and easy to search archives in simple ways to share your favorite programs. booktv.org. >> the sec should be a model for fairness. monday, on th

absorbed darwin and understood biology, understood birds migratory patterns, understood mating habits of elk and antelope, and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a," the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior," tonight at 8:00 on c-span, or listen on satellite radio, or download the c-span podcast.

politician who understood biology and understood birds, migratory patterns, mating habits of deer and elk, and actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "the wilderness a warrior." you can download the pdcast, -- podcast, too. >> how is c-span funded? >> i have no clue. >> government grants? >> advertising for products. >> public money, i'm sure. >> my taxes? >> 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. no government mandate, no government money. >> now senators durbin, gregg and talk about the measure that would provide rebates for consumers to trade in vehicles with low gas mileage for more fuel-efficient cars. from earlier today, this is about 20 minutes. mr. durbin: mr. president, i know there is controversy involved in the so called i know there is controversy involved in this proposal. let's be honest about where we are in america today. we have seen the largest decline in automobile sales and 50 years. sales are down 29%. plummeting auto sales have reduced production and it has had a ripple effect across the

who absorbed darwin and understood biology and birds, migratory patterns and mating habits of deer, elk and antelope and did something. >> sunday on q&a the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior." on c-span or listen on x. satellite radio or download the c-span pod cost. >> tuesday the democratic leadership council held an event honoring their retiring c.e.o. speakers include bill clinton, steny hoyer and bruce reed. this lasts about an hour and a half. >> ladies and gentlemen, lab buy daniels. >> oh god, creature of universe upon universe, we are here this evening no honor, thank and recognize a friend, a patriot, a lead leader, a lover of our country. in this moment, dear god, as we should in all moments, we recognize your presence in the work of our hands, your light and the clarity we attain, your spirit and the wisdom we achi e achieve, your inspiration and the good that we seek to do. we ask for your continued guidance and blessing even as we know that we often merit them n not. we thank you for our many gifts. this evening we thank you for al and enginee

politician of his day at has enlisted biology and birds migratory patterns and mating habits of a deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> the first of two hours on the wilderness warrior. download the podcast. >> how is c-span funded? >> donations? >> from the federal government? >> grants. >> maybe from in government funding. >> viewers. >> how is c-span funded? america's cable companies created it c-span as a private initiative. no government mandate, no government monday. >> as congress is taking up health care reform a discussion on health care the topic on today's washington journal. about 35 minutes. >> joining us now to talk about health care reform. can you catch is up to speed on what is the status of this and the prospects? >>guest: the finance committee, whether or not to have an employer mandate and what many people are referring to as of public plan option. looking at a variety of things that had some documents that suggested from the finance committee. it is an ongoing process. people having to pay a little bit more for their coverage than they had envisioned. su

understood biology and understood that birds had migratory patterns and the mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. he is a president who in his young days shot buffalo and then he's the president to created wichita mountains in oklahoma, the reserves before buffalo and one in montana. >> if one of the things you see in this center are stuffed animals. >> taxidermy was big. roosevelt was trained in the art of taxidermy. as a young boy is teacher in new york was a man named john bell who had been a student of audubon. there's a link to john james audubon and roosevelt. young teddy roosevelt had asthma. he was very sickly. from eight years old onward he was obsessed with birds. he created his own roosevelt museum, brian. he had -- theater roosevelt's father was a founder of the american museum of natural history in new york. young teddy became a bird lover. the first document we have of him as a young boy was about birds. the last article he wrote before his death at age 60 was about to birds. i'm not saying he just liked them. he was one of the world's expert

understood biology and understood birds' migratory patterns and understood mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and did something. >> sunday on "q&a," the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "the wilderness warrior" tonight on c-span or on xm satellite radio or down load the podcast. >> on monday, president obama delivered his most detailed speech to date on health care. the president spoke before the american medical association in chicago a group that opposed the clinton administration's health care plan. this is just over an hour. >> the house will come to order. it's my privilege to introduce dr. nancy h. neilsen, president of the american medical association. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. see, i've watched the president, he goes thank you, thank you, and you sit down. good morning,ern. it's a great, great honor and privilege for us to welcome back home to chicago the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] the president will be coming in in just a second. just a couple of words to him. mr. president, we appreciate that you've taken the time out o

and understood biology in understood migratory patterns and understood mating habits of the year and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on q&a the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on a wilderness warrior. sunday night at eight on c-span, or listen on xm satellite retial or download the c-span's podcast. >>> topics at today's white house briefing include u.s. policy towards iran following the nation's presidential election, legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system and yesterday's senate resolution apologizing for slavery. press secretary robert gabus speaks with reporters for a little under an hour. >> good afternoon. let me take ten seconds to get organized. let me quickly go through a week ahead for the planning. the president will spend the weekend in washington and has no scheduled public events. monday the president will sign the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act in the rose garden. tuesday the president will meet with the president of chile at the white house. on wednesday the president will hold a town hall meeting -- telha

absorbed darwin and understood biology and migratory habits of birds and mating habits of a deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior." that is tonight at 8:00 on c- span, or listen on satellite radio, or download the c-span podcast. >> this week on the prime minister's questions, prime minister gordon brown discusses public spending and proposed parliamentary changes. nicolet criticizes the regulatory role in the financial crisis. this is the last session for speaker michael martin, who resigned today, june 21 come in the wake of issues. that is tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. now, and reporters roundtable on the news of the week from "washington journal." this is just over 35 minutes. communicators." >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome jon- christopher bua, white house correspondent for british television. tony blankley is here for the summer. [laughter] what is next for iran? guest: this is a moment where the years of history are changing. where it will go into high ge

. -- mating habits of deer and elk. >> that's tonight at 8:00 on c- span. you can listen on xm satellite radio or download the podcast. >> this week on "prime minister's questions," gordon brown discusses northern island and proposed parliamentary changes. the government's role is criticized in the financial crisis and this is the last session for speaker michael martin who does -- to resign today in the wake of issues over mp expenses. 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

the day who understood biology and understood birds migratory patterns, and mating habits of deer and elk and antelope, and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a", the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span, or download the c-span podcast. >> obama has announced a number of proposed changes to the financial regulatory system. the plan would create a way to dismantle large financial companies and, for the first time, impose regulations on certain types of transactions. this is 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much. please, everybody be seated. since taking office, my administration has mounted what i think has to be acknowledged as an extraordinary response to a historic economic crisis. even as we take decisive action to repair the damage to our economy, we are working hard to build a new foundation with sustained economic growth. this will not be easy. we know that this recession is not the result of one failure but of many. many of the toughest challenges we face are the product of a cascade of mistakes and missed opportunities which took pl

understood biology and understood birds'migratory patterns and understood 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 on a wilderness warrior. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span, or download the c-span podcast. >> president obama was the featured speaker at last night's radio and tv correspondents association dinner. this year's event was held at the washington d.c. convention center. it lasts about 15 minutes. [applause] thank you very much. thank you so much. thanks to all of you. please, everybody, have a seat. before i get started, as the father of two girls, can i just say how incredibly impressive those three young ladies were. [applause] that would be proud -- dad would be proud. to heather and all the others who have made this evening possible, thank you so much. it is wonderful to be here. i want to express my appreciation for the opportunity to tell jokes that are not funny enough for me to use when we did this five weeks ago. [laughter] -- [laughter] what ever. the jokes may not be as good,

they would commission articles and roosevelt would write them -- see, this one's on elk. these are great old books that roosevelt got very involved in bringing out these boone and crockett club books. it was about gentleman hunters. they were working to save animals to shoot animals. people have problems with that some today. but it was the hunters of america that really form the early conservation movement. it was done by field and forest magazine, and what became "field and stream" magazine, but all those sporting journals that started putting that you've got to have bag limits, you've got to put a fish back if it has eggs, you've got to not shoot a doe. we take this for granted now. but roosevelt was -- and george byrd grenel, at a ohio university, he proofread my chapters on grenel, because he's the other important figure in my book. grenel was the american authority on game. >> last couple questions. who pays for all your travel, all these sites, and all this research done? is that part of what the publisher promises you? >> yeah, they give you an advance and then i

darwin and who had biology and birds' migratory patterns and understood mating patterns of deer and elk and antelope valley and actually dig something. >> sunday on q & a, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> now a senate transportation subcommittee holds the second in a series of hearings on aviation safety. we'll hear about the circumstances surrounding the crash of flight 3407 in buffalo, new york. senator byron dorgan chairs this two-hour hearing. >> we'll call the hearing to order. this is the hearing of the subcommittee, the senate commerce committee, cassette in aviation. i want to thank all of you for joining us today to talk about the importance of the issue of aviation safety. this is the second hearing that we have held this month to discuss the subject of aviation safety with a particular focus of the safety of regional carriers. in this hearing we will receive testimony from representatives of the nation's network carriers and regional carriers fro

understood biology and understood birds' migratory patterns and understood mating habits of dear and elk and antelope and actually did something. he is the president who in his young days shot a buffalo and he is the president who created wichita mountains in oklahoma reserve for buffalo and one up in montana. >> one of the things you see throughout this center are stuffed animals. >> well, tax determiney -- roosevelt was trained in the arm of taxidermy. his teacher in new york was john bell who had been an audubon student. there was a linkage between them and young t.r. had asthma. he was very sickly. really from 8 years old on wards, he was obsessed with birds. he created his own roosevelt museum, brian. his father, theodore roosevelt's father was the founder of the american museum of enroll history in new york and young t.r. just became a bird lover. his first document we have of t.r. as a young boy is about birds and the last article he wrote before his death at age 60 was about birds and i'm not saying he just liked birds. he was one of the world's experts on coloration and variatio

mobile county, 16.5, and elk heart county, 17.4. and i'm supposed to go back to my district and say that government employees are going to get paid parental leave when they're looking at how they get unemployment and how they ever get a job -- would the gentleman yield me another minute? mr. issa: i yield an additional one minute to the gentleman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. souder: generosity and kindness to families is important. but we also have to ball answer, is this going to be -- balance, is this going to be mandated in the private sector. do we have the money to do this. and lastly, is this the time to while millions of people are laid off, where others don't know how they are going to pay their house payment, how they're go to go pay their basic health care to say we in the federal government are going to be generous with our employees and give them paid parental leave with their tax money? i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: thank you, madam speak

understood biology and understood bird migratory patterns and understood meeting habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional directorate. with information on house and senate members, cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors, plus district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses. $16.95, on line at cs -- c- span.org/products or call 1-877- on-c-span. bamako washington journal" continues. we are host: continue with our conversation on health care reform from -- with earl blumen hour, democrat from oregon. arlen to reference "the new york times." health care reforms moment arrives, again. talking about the convergence of politics and economics at this point, which the white house budget director peter orszag called a remarkable moment did the right, students of history realize they are only now enterin

you can get elk sausage. i mean, what kind of requirements are we going to be placing and where are we going to stop? do we as a committee need to have better definition as to what -- who's in and who's out? total silence. yes. >> congressman, at the risk of your wrath, i just don't think food safety that is something that is determined by scale and the size of company. i run a trade association that has very small members that are going to be extremely challenged to comply with this regulation. and we have big numbers and in some of the places where people were getting sick were the very smallest restaurants. and we've got to be able to have a system that takes care of -- >> well, a difference between food processing and food handling, right? >> yes, sir. >> so the people up here's on this dais like to talk about these food borne pathogens and it predominantly of the handling of food not of the processing of food at a manufacturing facility. they are being used as a scapegoat when, in fact, it's other handli

absorbed darwin and understood biology, birds, migratory patterns, and the mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on a "q&a," the first of sonntag hours on douglas brick -- with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen to axe and satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional director repaired 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. $16.95, online at c-span.org /products or call 1-877-on-c- span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by james hackett, president and ceo of anadarko petroleum corp. to talk about an injured reform, climate change, and economy. first let us talk about an injury reform going on on capitol hill. what is your take on a business perspective on the reform bill and what it will do? guest: first, it is a very important topic. i am glad we are debating it. we tend to make policy based on

understood biology and understood the bird migratory patterns and understood mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on kube and a, the first of two hours with the douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior. sunday night at eight on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> earlier today the chairman of several key house committees discussed their drafts of legislation to overhaul the nation's health care systems. speakers included representatives george miller of education and we will show you this now, it is about 40 minutes. >> today i'm honored to be joined with chairman charles rangel of the ways and means committee, chairman waxman of the energy and commerce committee, chairman john dingell and are respected the subcommittee chairs, pete stark from the ways and means committee, frank alone from energy and commerce, and rob andrews of the education and labor committee. president -- today marks a historic moment in america's urgent quest to fix our broken health insurance system. for the past six months are three comm