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first, taking a look at a new .ook on c-span joining us is emmanuel touhey. guest: it is our eighth collection here. it is to share the stories c-span has covered over the years. and sunday evening program became it q and 15 years later. the stories that have been told are worth ringing from the screen to the printed page. what stories are you telling here? guest: there is a step in breath but have not been in previous books. we have five sections in the book beginning with stories. we have american history. have media and society, money and politics in post 9-11 america. the book formed its and shape itself. the books themselves and stories are kind of a reflection of the times and that in breath of book notes and to a day over the years. lex what is the format of the book and how did it come together? > guest: you have one guest for one hour and you go through an in-depth discussion and on whether it is up public policy issue or what have you. what we did is we took out the questions. they are there to facilitate answers. they fade away at a certain point.
first, taking a look at a new .ook on c-span joining us is emmanuel touhey. guest: it is our eighth collection here. it is to share the stories c-span has covered over the years. and sunday evening program became it q and 15 years later. the stories that have been told are worth ringing from the screen to the printed page. what stories are you telling here? guest: there is a step in breath but have not been in previous books. we have five sections in the book beginning with stories. we have...
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emmanuel touhey why do a book like this? >> guest: is our eighth collection of stories here at c-span and the main reason to do the book is to share the stories that c-span is covered over the years. the sunday evening program which airs at 8:00 started with booknotes 25 years ago and became q&a 15 years later. the stories have been told over the years are worth bringing to the printed page. >> host: what is in the book "sundays at eight"? what stories are you telling? >> guest: there aren't number of different sections. we have five sections in the book beginning with stories and then we have american history. we have media and society. we have money in politics and then we have post-9/11 america. the chapters themselves, the book kind of formed itself and shaped itself and the books themselves are kind of a reflection of the times and the depth and breadth of booknotes and q&a over the years. >> host: what's the format of the book and how did it come together? >> guest: as you know with booknotes and q&a it's basically a q
emmanuel touhey why do a book like this? >> guest: is our eighth collection of stories here at c-span and the main reason to do the book is to share the stories that c-span is covered over the years. the sunday evening program which airs at 8:00 started with booknotes 25 years ago and became q&a 15 years later. the stories have been told over the years are worth bringing to the printed page. >> host: what is in the book "sundays at eight"? what stories are you telling?...
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emmanuel touhey, thank you. the book is " sundays at eight." now we want to turn our attention to what is happening at the fcc. the technology reporter for the hill joins us to talk about a new proposal for net neutrality. beginning with what is net neutrality. guest: the idea that internet traffic should be treated the same. if you are visiting netflix and the comcast survivor, you expect it to load the same way a different website with loads. the fcc is in charge of making sure the internet works the way we expect it to work. i have net neutrality rules in prohibit internet providers like comcast or at&t from slowing or blocking access to certain websites. in january they were struck down by federal court. they were tasked with what they thought legally appropriate. host: what are they now saying they would like to propose? guest: the fcc chairman has decided he will move forward with the roadmap to court laid havey allowing what we been calling internet fast lanes, the shorthand term we have been reverting to. the idea that netflix could go
emmanuel touhey, thank you. the book is " sundays at eight." now we want to turn our attention to what is happening at the fcc. the technology reporter for the hill joins us to talk about a new proposal for net neutrality. beginning with what is net neutrality. guest: the idea that internet traffic should be treated the same. if you are visiting netflix and the comcast survivor, you expect it to load the same way a different website with loads. the fcc is in charge of making sure the...
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emmanuel touhey, >> the senate today blocked further consideration of bill that would have raised the federal minimum hourly rate from $7.25 to $10.10 in our over 30 months. the vote was 54-42. the votes needed to move ahead with the bill. senator bob corker was the only republican who voted for the measure. all present democrats also supported the bill. here is some of the debate leading up to that vote. up to e minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: mr. president, i mr. casey: mr. president, i >> mr. president, i rise this morning to talk about the matter before us, which is the minimum wage. today the senate will vote on cloture and the motion, the legislation that we are considering which would increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour of the course of three years. we don't know what the result will be today, but we are working to get as much support as possible because getting passed this first hurdle, of course, is essential to getting that bill passed, to getting americans who are working harder a fair shot at some economic security that they may not ha
emmanuel touhey, >> the senate today blocked further consideration of bill that would have raised the federal minimum hourly rate from $7.25 to $10.10 in our over 30 months. the vote was 54-42. the votes needed to move ahead with the bill. senator bob corker was the only republican who voted for the measure. all present democrats also supported the bill. here is some of the debate leading up to that vote. up to e minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: mr. president,...
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emmanuel touhey, books on the next washington journal, a discussion of suicide prevention. iraq was ambassador to for held talks about the elections and the stability since the withdrawal of u.s. troops. later, the spotlight on magazines features a recent article looking at the safety cigarettes. of e-g you can join me conversation -- join the conversation on this book and twitter. john kerryf state spoke about the situation in ukraine and the importance of transatlantic relationships at an event hosted by the atlantic council. commemorates nato's 65th anniversary. his remarks or 20 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. we are enormously delighted to have secretary kerry here who has been such a great friend for years already. ready. secretary, as the administration grapples with what was called the most serious challenge to the international system since the end of the cold war, your presence here is a powerful message. it is also a testament that uf cap the promised you have made when you accepted the atlantic council global citizenship award. weould like to say that anti
emmanuel touhey, books on the next washington journal, a discussion of suicide prevention. iraq was ambassador to for held talks about the elections and the stability since the withdrawal of u.s. troops. later, the spotlight on magazines features a recent article looking at the safety cigarettes. of e-g you can join me conversation -- join the conversation on this book and twitter. john kerryf state spoke about the situation in ukraine and the importance of transatlantic relationships at an...