tuesday, 10:00 eastern, gina raimondo testifies before the senate commerce committee. wednesday at 3:00 p.m. eastern, former white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough nominated for secretary of veterans affairs testifies before the senate veterans affairs committee. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span, ondemand at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> tonight on q and a, a discussion about development rollout of the polio vaccine. the university of california berkeley historian. >> vaccine was developed and approved for market use. it took a few hours after the test results came out. they had to scramble to ensure that everybody who needed the vaccine was able to get access to the vaccine. a plan was in the works for at least a year before the vaccine was approved for market. >> the history a d

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confirmation hearings tuesday at 10:00 eastern, gina raimondo testifies before the senate committee and wednesday former white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough nominated for secretary of veterans affairs testified -- testifies before this veteran -- senate veterans affairs committee. listen on the c-span radio app. >> next, the director of the white house economic council previous president biden's economic orders aimed at helping american families struggling to read the covid-19 pandemic. he spoke with reporters for about 25 minutes.

hearings, tuesday at 10:00 eastern, rhode island governor gina raimondo, commerce secretary nominee testifies before the commerce committee and wednesday former white house chief of staff dennis emma nominated for secretary of veterans affairs testifies before the senate veterans affairs committee. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span, on c-span, on-demand at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> earlier today, simone sanders, spokesperson for vice president kamala harris spoke with reporters outside the white house. >> what is the vice prede

tuesday, gina raimondo, commerce secretary nominee testifies before the senate commerce committee and wednesday at three :00 p.m. eastern, the former white house chief of staff denis mcdonough, nominated for secretary of veterans affairs testifies before the veteran affairs committee. watch confirmation hearings on demand, at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> next, a panel discussion on foreign affairs in the world economy. this is hosted by the chicago council on global affairs. ♪ affairs and the u.s. economy. >> welcome. -- was the chief c before we gete note the council is an independent, nonprofit organization takes no institutional positions. views expressed are their own kelley o'hara -- their own. we will have a 30 minute discussion and then we will be taking questions. simply enter at your browser. you will be able to submit a vote for a question there. i would like to welcome our panelists. ian bremmer is the president and founder of the eurasia group. each year, eurasia group offers an evaluation. zanny minton beddoes, and ivo daalder, welcome all and to

eastern on c-span, the confirmation hearing for gina raimondo tilde become the next, -- to become thet comer secretary. on c-span2, for discussion on the covid-19 response with dr. fauci. i did :00 p.m. eastern on american history tv -- at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, a look at the first african-american awarded a navy cross for his efforts in helping the wounded after the pearl harbor attack, dori miller. -- dorie miller. nominees are on capitol hill this week for confirmation hearings. hearings once at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. jennifer granholm, the energy secretary nominee. linda thomas-greenfield, nominated for un ambassador. and at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, the former obama white house chief of staff, denis mcdonough, nominated for secretary of veterans affairs. thursday, at 10 a clock a.m. eastern come on c-span, one hearing for two nominees, marcia fudge for secretary of housing and urban development, and cecilia rouse, nominated for chair, council of economic advisors. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span and c-span3, on demand at c-span.org, or l

announcer: biden nominees, gina raimondo and denis mcdonough, will be on capitol hill next week for their confirmation hearings. tuesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, gina raimondo, commerce secretary nominee, testifies before the senate commerce committee. wednesday at 3:00 p.m. eastern, former white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough, monai did for secretary of veterans affairs, testifies before the senate affairs committee. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span, on demand that c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app -- at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. ♪ announcer: next, a conversation about the impact of former president trump on the republican party and potential 2024 gop presidential candidates. michael barone is a senior political analyst for the washington examiner. he was interviewed by hudson institute fellow, walter russell mead, for just under one hour. walter: hello, everybody. it is both a pleasure and a privilege to be here this morning, with probably the greatest living student of american political parties and most interesting analyst

tuesday, gina raimondo, commerce secretary nominee testifies before the senate commerce committee andwednesday at three :00 p.m. eastern, the former white house chief of staff denis mcdonough, nominated for secretary of veterans affairs testifies before the veteran affairs committee. watch confirmation hearings on demand, at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>

gina raimondo testifies before the senate commerce committee. wednesday at 3:00 p.m. eastern, former white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough, nominated for secretary of veterans affairs, testifies before the committee. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span, on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app.

rhode island governor gina raimondo, commerce secretary nominee, testifies before the senate commerce committee. wednesday at 3 p.m. eastern, former white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough nominated for chief of -- secretary of veterans affairs testifies before the veterans affairs committee. watch live on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> next, a conversation about the impacts of former president truck on the republican party and potential 2024 gop presidential candidates. michael barone is a senior political analyst for the washington examiner. he was interviewed by hudson institute fellow walter russell mead for just under one hour. walter: hello, everybody. it is both a pleasure and a privilege to be here this morning with probably the greatest living student of american political parties and, most interesting analyst of american politics. some of you, i'm sure, no of michael barone because of his pioneering work of cofounder of the all the neck of american politics -- almanac of american politics. a book that has been close to a bible for american

. >> biden nominees gina raimondo and dennis will be on capitol hill next week for their confirmation hearings. tuesday at 10:00 eastern, rhode island governor gina raimondo, commerce secretary nominee testifies before the secretary commerce committee and weans day -- wednesday at 3:00 eastern, denis mcdonough nominated for secretary of veterans affairs testifies before the senate veterans affairs committee. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span, on at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> the topic now immigration and the biden administration, our guest is sabrina rodriguez of politico. >> thank for having me. >> here is a headline to one of your recent pieces, biden's plan to outdo obama, undo trump's immigration legacy has begun. the president has started putting out some executive orders, we know there is legislation, give us a broad overview of what the new president wants to do in the area of immigration. guest: there is a lot that has happened in a short amount of time, we are talking democrats, republicans, immigrant advocates are saying day one for biden w

. >> biden nominees, gina raimondo and others, will be confirmed next week. wednesday at 3:00 p.m. eastern, former white house chief of staff, denis mcdonough, nominated for secretary of veterans affairs testifies before the senate veterans affairs committee. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span come on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> on her's first full day in office, president biden signed a series of executive orders as part of his strategy for combating the coronavirus. the president also warned of a rising death toll. saying things are going to continue to get worse before they get better. biden: hey, dr.. good to see. good afternoon. before i begin today's announcement, let me take a few president biden: good afternoon. before i begin today's announcement, let me take a few moments to thank all the law enforcement folks for all they did, the military personnel from all across the federal, state, and local agencies that secured yesterday's inaugural activities. and a special thanks to members of the national guard from around the coun

eastern, rhode island governor gina raimondo, commerce secretary nominee, testifies before the senate commerce committee and wednesday at three p.m. eastern, former white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough nominated for secretary of veterans affairs testifies before the senate veterans affairs committee. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span, on demand at www.c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. ♪ ♪ >> an historic victory has dramatically unfolded at the university of michigan. scientists usher in a new medical age with a monumental report that proves the vaccine against polio proves to be a success. sensational a day of triumph for the developer of the vaccine. he arrives with the head of the national foundation for infantile paralysis. hundreds of reporters and scientists from all over the nation gather for the announcement. proudly on hand are the people who received the first injections. the chief and value order pronounces the vaccine test up to 90% effective. >> this gigantic experiment is symbolic of the equally great foundation, both scientific and philant

tuesday on c-span, gina raimondo , with three hearings wednesday at nine: 30 a.m.astern on c-span, former michigan governor , the energy secretary nominee, at 10:00 a.m. on c-span3, a retired ambassador nominated for you and ambassador, and at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, the former obama chief of staff nominated for secretary of veterans affairs. on thursday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, one hearing for two nominees, secretary of housing and urban development and the nominee for the council of economic advisors. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span and c-span3, on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. announcer: california governor gavin newsom gave an update on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. the governor announced he is ending regional stay-at-home orders and with increased icu capabilities. he also spoke about the state vaccine distribution strategies. this is one hour.

gina raimondo testifies before the senate commerce committee. wednesday at 3:00 p.m. eastern, former white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough, nominated for secretary of veterans affairs, testifies before the committee. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span, on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> next, intelligence and security experts discuss the threat of domestic terrorism, including the attack on the capitol earlier this month. held by the atlantic council, this is a little more than an hour. >> good morning, and welcome to today's virtual event, hosted by the atlantic council. i would like to welcome all of those who are watching us live on c-span. i would like to begin by thanking the scowcroft center's forward defense practice for collaborating with our initiative -- middle east security initiative. my name is william wechsler. i have worked on counterterrorism issues in government and out ever since the mid-1990's. today, however, i worry deeply that the u.s. is at risk of moving into a new phase of this problem set, in whic

on c-span, the confirmation of gina raimondo to become the next commerce secretary. the u.s. conference of mayors holds a discussion on the covid response. and on american history tv, look at the life of world war ii euro -- hero dorie miller, the first african-american awarded the navy cross. ♪ >> c-span's "washington journal ." every day, we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day, and we discussed policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, we talk about the biden administration's manufacturing agenda with scott paul, alliance for american manufacturing president. and a discussion on president biden's energy secretary nominee jennifer granholm with leslie clark. and be sure to join in with your calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. >> biden cabinet nominees are on capitol hill this week for the confirmation hearings. three hearings. wednesday at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span, energy secretary nominee jennifer granholm. at 10:00 a.m. on c-span 3, the nominee for u.n. ambassador. at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, former white house c

will be on capitol hill next week for their confirmation hearings tuesday at 10:00 eastern, gina raimondo testifies before the senate committee and wednesday former white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough nominated for secretary of veterans affairs testified -- testifies before this veteran -- senate veterans affairs committee. listen on the c-span radio app. >> next, the director of the white house economic council previous president biden's economic orders aimed at helping american families struggling to read the covid-19 pandemic. he spoke with reporters for about 25 minutes. jen: good afternoon, everyone. happy friday. today we are joined by the national economic director, brian deese, who will highlight some key aspects of the executive orders the president jen: good afternoon, everyone. happy friday. today we are joined by the national economic director, brian deese, who will highlight some key aspects of the executive orders the president is issuing today related to the economy and underline their impact on american families and workers. brian is kind enough to take a few quest

joe biden's pick for commerce secretary gina raimondo is pledging to respond to policies that hurt american and review trump era strategy, but declined to be specific. her comments echo those of other biden officials. >> china has clearly behaved in ways that are anticompetitive, dumping cheap steel and aluminum into america, which hurts american workers and hurts the ability of our companies to compete. should i be confirmed, i plan to be very aggressive in helping americans compete against the unfair practices of china. haslinda: clashes erupted at the famous red fort in new delhi as protests against india's new agricultural laws escalated. reformers had permission to rally, but rising tensions a triggered passions and the firing of teargas. the home ministry suspended mobile internet services in parts of delhi with several subway stations closed. the government has proposed more talks moving forward. in vietnam, the country's choosing new leaders and laying out a new five-year plan and says closer ties with the u.s. are more important for growth and to counter the rise of china. the cong

he also introduced some of his economic team, including connecticut governor gina raimondo and mayoralsh to head up the labor department. pres.-elect biden: good afternoon. before i begin, let me just say two things. one, when this is all over, i'll take questions when we should finish today's announcements. but let me begin by expressing my deep sympathy for the family of capitol officer sicknick, who has died in the line of duty. our sympathies and our concerns go out for his family. and the people responsible should be held accountable. and they will be. but today, today i am pleased to announce the latest members of our economic team. and with their announcement, i am proud to announce we have finished naming our cabinet. saving the best for last here. 24 outstanding women and men who will get our country moving again and who are going to restore trust in our government again, and all of whom are ready on day one to do their job. this is a cabinet that i've promised you and have fulfilled that promise that looks like america. it taps into the full range of talent we have in our n

gina. said josephine raimondo. our families summered together year after year. and i heard of the governor's remarkable -- she attended my high school which she excelled. by the way, that's also senator toomey piece high school. upon gran weighs, she was awarded one of the most prestigious scholarships of the world, a rode scholarship. and she entered a law degree at yale university. after clerkship she turned her formidable talents to business. in her finance and investment work collects learned about business and innovation from small start-ups to large corporations to bring that wealth of experience, practical experience through the department of commerce. in 2010, she was elected the general treasury of the state of rhode island. she hammered out practical solutions. in 2014, she was elect the first woman to serve as governor of the state of rhode island. she was re-elected in 2018. as governor, she has led with extraordinary distinction. in the wake of the pandemic, she rallied the people of rhode island with straight talk and quickly established outstandin

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commerce secretary pick gina raimondo is another. hurt moderate stance on beijing has been noted.ne tai, a fluent mandarin speaker who wants to confront china over its trade practices. joe biden is said to want unity among western powers amid concerns beijing could divide them instead by offering preferential market access. he could have a tough time convincing traditional allies. the eu is the latest to reach its own investment deal with china. for its part, beijing says the plan is to ease tensions. the foreign minister is calling for dialogue to restart and high-ranking diplomats will reportedly be sent to washington to explore areas for cooperation. if u.s. restrictions are not repealed, beijing is ready. new rules mean the government can prohibit the application of foreign rules to its companies, including those issued by the u.s. joe biden says he is not planning any immediate moves, aside perhaps that the -- used by trump against china are still on the table. francine: those are some of the things to watch out for in the coming months as joe biden takes over the u.s. presid

tuesday at 10:00 a.m., gina raimondo testifies before the senate from mondo and at 3:00 p.m. eastern, former white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough, nominated for secretary of foreign affairs, testifies before the senate veteran affairs committee. watch on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> next, a white house press briefing with press secretary jen psaki. she talks about the expected impeachment trial of former president trump and u.s. relations with ally. -- with allies. this is 40 minutes. ms. psaki: everyone, happy friday. i have a couple of things at the top you have been asking about. first, we applaud the senate's strong bipartisan confirmation of lloyd austin, who has been breaking barriers all his life as the first black secretary of defense in our history. secretary austen's conversation is a major benefit to national security. he is going to hit the ground running leading the pentagon. he will be sworn in today, but sworn in more officially -- not more officially, i should say, but sworn in more ceremoniously monday by the vice presi

commerce secretary gina raimondo is another.and mouthpiece global times notes a moderate stance on beijing in the past. and trade rep nominee whose a fluent mandarin speaker and was to confront china over trade practices. joe biden wants unity among western powers amid concern beijing could divide them by providing preferential market access. he could have a tough time convincing traditional allies. the eu is the latest to reach its own investment deal with china. beijing says the plan is to ease tensions. the foreign minister is calling for dialogue to restart. and high-ranking diplomats will reportedly be sent to washington to export areas for cooperation. if u.s. restrictions are not repealed, beijing is ready. new rules mean the government can prohibit the application of foreign rules to its companies, including those issued by the united states. joe biden says he's not planning any immediate moves. a sign perhaps of the tools used by trump against china are still on the table. haidi: let's discuss president trump's legacy a

. >> >> i think gina raimondo is dancing around the question because before she was the governor of rhode a venture capitalist. i think she understands the massive wrenching economic changes going to take to get to their goals of zero net emission of drizzly systems. moving most americans into electric cars, the green energy future president biden was talking about. they are talking about incentives. the fact is most people don't drive electric cars. about 3% of worldwide vehicle sales. 2% in the u.s. navy. tesla gets a lot of hypo people aren't choosing that option. >> maria: [laughs] right, that such a great point. your reaction, assess the tax bite and the impact. >> we've been following this lynn biden was vice president. he and obama promised they would never raise taxes on anyone who earned less than $250,000. they tax people with health savings account. obama penalty on 5 million american households. now biden is bragging about a $200 tax on people who own rifles, talking about a gasoline tax, energy tax, carbon tax. he's all overtaxing middle income people. he just skates right pa

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gina raimondo as commerce secretary and alejandra mayorkas for homeland security secretary.e won committee approval, moving closer to confirmation. the senate worked on its own business. minority leader mitch mcconnell dropped his demand that democrats guarantee they would keep the filibuster, which gives both parties power on most votes. this after two democratic senators stressed they would not vote to dismantle it. sen. mcconnell: we have a higher calling than endless partisan escalation. we placed our trust in the institution itself in a common desire to do the right thing. i am grateful that has been reciprocated by at least a pair of our colleagues across the aisle. lisa: all sides expect an agreement allowing the senate to fully function. sen. schumer: i am glad we are able to get the senate up and running. my only regret is that it took so long because we have a great deal to accomplish over the next weeks and months. lisa: last night house members delivered the article of impeachment to the senate. senators were sworn in as jurors today for the second impeachment tr

elizabeth: the commerce secretary gina raimondo, tax hikes on middle class to pay for climate change.re talking about gas tax hikes. talking about taxes on number of miles you travel in your car. let's listen to the biden administration's climate envoy, john kerry. he was asked about the biden agenda killing oil and gas jobs. listen to his explanation, watch. >> they could be the people who go to work to make the solar panels. i think workers are going to see that with the efforts of the biden administration they're going to have much better set of choices and frankly it will create more jobs. elizabeth: okay. let's show the scroll of the obama administration green energy failures. we have been here before 10 years ago, trying to plow government taxpayer dollars toward green companies that belly-flopped. so time and again, what is your take on this hans, what john kerry said? because he is getting heavily criticized coming off as elitist, your reaction? >> well, he should being heavily criticized for this. all of these increases in taxes will hit the middle class which already has bee

tuesday at 10:00 a.m., gina raimondo testifies before the senate from mondo and at 3:00 p.m., former white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough, nominated for secretary of foreign affairs, testifies before the senate veteran affairs committee. watch on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> next, a white house press briefing with press secretary jen psaki. she talks about the expected impeachment trial of former president trump and u.s. relations with ally. -- with allies. this is 40 minutes. ms. psaki: everyone, happy friday. i have a couple of things at the top

tuesday, gina raimondo testifies before the senate commerce committee. wednesday at 3:00 p.m. eastern, former white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough, nominate for secretary of veterans affairs testifies before the senate veterans affairs committee. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span, on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> yesterday the director of the national economic council addressed the mayor's winter meeting. he talked about president biden's economic relief plan. republicans, democrats and independents from cities of all sizes calling on congress to pass the plan immediately so the president can sign the bill into law and provide state and local governments with the funds and flexibility necessary for us to continue providing the services to the american people. we are joined by two senior white house officials who will play key roles in filling the partnership with the biden administration. first, julie rodriguez chavez, director of the white house office of intergovernmental affairs. you have been fantastic with us. the team wor

in other cabinet news, biden has selected rhode island governor gina raimondo as commerce secretary. the revolving door project said the choice was profoundly troubling, tweeting -- "raimondo has a record of promoting fracking and cuts to public assistance programs, selling public pensions to wall street, and grossly mishandling rhode island's covid-19 outbreak." and isabel guzman has been nominated to head the u.s. small business administration. she previously served in the same agency under obama and is currently the director of california's office of the small business advocate. guzman is the first latina named to a cabinet-level post by biden. she'll be involved in overseeing the implementation of the paycheck protection program, a key part of the pandemic stimulus plan. meanwhile, two members of trump's cabinet have resigned in protest of wednesday's failed coup attempt at the u.s. capitol. transportation secretary elaine chao said in a statement she was deeply troubled by the insurrection. education secretary betsy devos called the events unconscionable and said they were a "in

. >> woodruff: the newshour also confirmed that rhode island governor gina raimondo is the choice forcommerce secretary, and boston mayor marty walsh, for the post of labor secretary. publisher simon and schuster has cancelled a book deal with republican senator josh hawley. he faced criti challenging the 2020 election results last night in congress over unproven allegations of voter fraud. the company called his actions a "dangerous threat" to demoacy. his book, "the tyranny of big tech" was to bnepublished in in afghanistan, fresh violence23 killed at leasivilians and security troops today, despite plans to resume peace talks. the attacks included a suicide car bomb in uruzgan province, an apparent air strike in helmand province, and inunduz, an assault on an army checkpoint.e urt system in iraq has issued an arrest warrant for president trump, for murder. iranian general qassem soleimani and an iraqi militia commander in a u.s. drone strike near baghdad, last year. largely a symbolic step.d back in this country, boeing has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a federal criminal pro

for secretary of commerce, i nominate governor gina raimondo of rhode island, a daughter of a working class family who knows what it's like when jobs are shipped over a period he is making comments about the economy as well as going to introduce a couple of new cabinet members including the commerce secretary and the small business administration administrator. let's bring in fox news contributor jason chaffetz and byron york. this actually segues into something we were going to talk about and it's the fact that now -- let me start with you. you were there i believe when president obama had the majority and there was a liberal agenda that was on the table and now joe biden has that, what do you think they will do with it? how far do you think they will try to push that? >> i was there, i was elected the same time as barack obama, the democrats of the house and senate and the presidency and they went on an incredibly liberal agenda. i don't think they'll be able to help themselves. i think they will lurch to the far left route through the budget reconciliation process, they really have

for secretary of commerce, i nom nay governor gina raimondo from rhode island, a daughter of a working-class family, who knows what it's like when parents' factory jobs are shipped overseas. she never took her parents' sacrifices for granted. she always remembered where she became from. she created jobs on main street and brought businesses back from the edge. she became a state treasurer, who invested in local communities and took on financial predators, and today she's one of the most effective forward-thinking governors in the united states of america, the first woman to ever lead the ocean state. she created an innovative loan program that helped women and minority owned businesses and access to capital that wasn't always available to them. she's worked with employers to design skill training programs so local workers would be equipped to take the good paying jobs in their own communities. she's put rhode island on the path to achieving 100% renewable energy, and she'll be a key player to helping position the united states as a global leader in the clean energy economy. she knows what he

committees continued moving through a stack of other cabinet nominees-- rhode island governor gina raimondo as commerce secretary, and alejandro mayorkas', nominated for homeland security secretary. he won committee approval, moving him closer to confirmation. the senate also worked on its own mission-critical business. minority leader senator mitch mcconnell dropped his demand that democrats guarantee they would keep the filibuster rule, which gives both parties power on most votes. this after two democratic senators, joe manchin of west virginia and kyrsten sinema of arizona, stressed they would not vote to dismantle it. >> we ve a higher calling than endless partisan escalation. we placed our trust in the institution itself and a common desire to do the right thing. i'm grateful that's been reciprocated by at least a pair of our colleagues across the aisle. >> reporter: now all sides expect an agreement allowing the new 50-50 senate to fully function. majority leader senator chuck schumer. >> i'm glad we're finally able to get the senate up and running. my only regret is that it took so

president elect joe biden announced his final picks for his economic team, rhode island governor gina raimondo. >>i am excited to get to work on a national scale to help realize the vision. the president elect and vice president elect. >>in boston mayor marty walsh from georgia stitches scranton wilmington to west, virginia and all across this great nation. your home and your high with the working people with these 2 picks biden says he's fulfilled his promise for a diverse cabinet with the qualifications to help the country's economy bounce back from the pandemic. >>millions of americans are still hurting. >>through no fault of their own. we lost another 140,000 jobs. the first negative jobs report so high to the pandemic in the spring. >>if the senate approves these nominations walsh would act as the new labor secretary and rim would become commerce secretary. >>now we have the opportunity to power back in the hands of working people all across this country. >>it's a vision for rebuilding american manufacturing and bringing back jobs to america from overseas. >>biden says he will work with t

additional members of of that including the commerce second gina raimondo, marty walsh. this is the posture the biden team wants to be clear on. let's talk about what 50 votes in the senate means. it means joe biden can do an awful lot by a process known as reconciliation. there's talk of limiting the filibuster but biden can get a major package that could include a number of initiatives in one major piece of legislation. there's a real test of his working relationships with republicans coming in the very near future. and that has to do with confirmation of his cabinet. look back to 2009. president obama had seven cabinet level officials confirmed by the senate on inauguration day. four years ago, president trump had his homeland security and his defense secretary confirmed by the senate on inauguration day. and he had a majority of his cabinet have confirmation hearings before inauguration day. look for the biden team to be raising the importance of getting confirmation hearings under way soon for the full cabinet before inauguration day, even when republicans still hav

president elect joe biden announced his final picks for his economic team, rhode island governor gina raimondoam excited to get to work on a national scale to help realize the vision. the president elect and vice president elect. >>in boston mayor marty walsh from georgia stitches scranton wilmington to west, virginia and all across this great nation. your home and your high with the working people with these 2 picks biden says he's fulfilled his promise for a diverse cabinet with the qualifications to help the country's economy bounce back from the pandemic. >>millions of americans are still hurting. >>through no fault of their own. we lost another 140,000 jobs. the first negative jobs report so highs in the pandemic in the spring. >>if the senate approves these nominations walsh would act as the new labor secretary and rima know would become commerce secretary. >>now we have the opportunity to put power. back in the hands of working people all across this country. >>it's a vision for rebuilding american manufacturing and bringing back jobs to america from overseas. >>biden says he will work

the confirmation hearing for rhode island governor gina raimondo to become the next commerce secretary. the u.s. conference of mayors hold a discussion on the covid-19 response with dr. anthony fauci. and a look at the life of world war ii hero dorie miller for his help with the wounded after the pearl harbor attack. >> c-span's washington journal. every day, we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day. and we discussed policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, we talk about the biden administration's manufacturing agenda with the alliance for manufacturing president scott paul. and a preview of the confirmation hearing for president biden's energy secretary nominee jennifer granholm. and the administration's policy agenda with news reporter leslie clark. watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7 a.m. eastern on wednesday morning. going the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. >> biden cabinet nominees are on capitol hill for their confirmation hearings. on c-span, jennifer granholm, energy secretary nominee

. >> rhode island governor gina raimondo testified before the senate commerce committee about her nomination to be commerce secretary. she answered questions on 5g technology and broadband, china trade tariffs, climate energy sector and jobs and the 2020 census. this hearing is two hours, 25 minutes.

eastern, gina raimondo testifies in front of the senate commerce committee. and dennis mcdonagh, nominated for secretary of veterans affairs, testifies before the senate veterans affairs committee. watch live on c-span, on at at c-span.org, or on the c-span radio app. >> earlier today, simone sanders -- >> one last time before we address him as mr. secretary, a very active member of america's conference of mayors when he was mayor of south bend, indiana. he brought compassion and integrity to the discussion of the issues facing america's cities, and through the conference of mayors, he led a special task force on innovation on automation. he was a good friend to a lot of mayors and one of our best innovators and established a national profile with a groundbreaking presidential campaign. he will soon bring his massive skills and perspective to the work of the united states department of transportation. his leadership is critical because there is a great deal of work ahead for our country. the secretary designate has already spoken forcefully on the need for co

back to capitol hill and this hearing room where president biden's nominee for commerce secretary gina raimondo before a senate committee. we will keep an ear for any news as we watch some of the other movement happening today on the president's cabinet picks. >>> we have a final vote in less than two hours to confirm tony blinken as secretary of state. nbc's leanne canned well is on capitol hill. there is a committee vote on the head of the homeland security division. leigh ann, talk about what we can expect today. >> reporter: hallie, biden's cabinet is slowly but surely being put into place. after tony blinken is confirmed could be secretary of state in just a couple hours which he is well expected to do biden will have four big cabinet secretaries in place regarding national security and the cabinet secretaries who will help to implement the biden agenda. before that was janet yellen who was confirmed last night to be treasury secretary, last week was avril haines to be director of national intelligence and lloyd austin to be the defense secretary. one thing that's notable, hallie, is that

eastern, rhode island governor gina raimondo, commerce secretary nominee, testifies before the senate commerce committee and wednesday at three p.m. eastern, former white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough nominated for secretary of veterans affairs testifies before the senate veterans affairs committee. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span, on demand at www.c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app.

president elect joe biden announced his final picks for his economic team, rhode island governor gina raimondo. >>i am excited to get to work on a national scale to help realize the vision. the president elect and vice president elect. >>in boston mayor marty walsh from georgia stitches scranton wilmington to west, virginia and all across this great nation. your home and your high with the working people with these 2 picks biden says he's fulfilled his promise for a diverse cabinet with the qualifications to help the country's economy bounce back from the pandemic. >>millions of americans are still hurting. >>through no fault of their own. we lost another 140,000 jobs. the first negative jobs report so highs in the pandemic in the spring. >>if the senate approves these nominations walsh would act as the new labor secretary and rima know would become commerce secretary. >>now we have the opportunity to put power. back in the hands of working people all across this country. >>it's a vision for rebuilding american manufacturing and bringing back jobs to america from overseas. >>biden says he will

for secretary of commerce, i nominate governor gina raimondo of rhode island, daughter of a working-class family who knows what it's like when her parents' factory job overseas. she never took her parents' sacrifices for granted. she always remembered where she came from. she became a successful entre nous or who brothers this is backed. she became a state treasurer, invested in local communities, and took on financial predators. and today, she's one of the most effective forward thinking governors in the united states of america, the first woman to ever lead the ocean state. she created an innovative loan program that helped minority owned and women-owned businesses access the capital they need, but wasn't always available to them. she worked with employers to design skilled training programs so the local workers would be equipped to take the good paying jobs in their own communities. she's put rhode island on the path to achieving 100% renewable energy. and she'll be a key player in helping position the united states as a global leader in the 21st century clean energy economy. and she k