soledad: jeffrey rosen, nice to see you. i'm looking forward to a wonky conversation. prof. sen: it's going to be constitutional heaven. citizens should tune in. soledad: words never said before, "constitutional heaven." >> coming up, millions of americans in between jobs, afraid they will lose their health care. i'm goingtions are, to pay a lot of money for cobra, or i'm going to drop my coverage. >> what is stopping congress from cutting those costs? later, red state, blue state. how drawing the district lines on your map kills the balance of power. they broadcast of their bipartisan road trip on facebook live. >> we can disasasaeeable. >> what these -- during their 36-hour drive. americanthe ahca, health care act, which was introduced last week in the house as a replacement for obamacare, is struggling, as moderate republicans join conservative members in voicing their opposition. the aarp has come out to say the impact on older americans could be "devastating" as they are hit with skyrocketing premiums without tax credits. there has been criticism that the highest earners

soledad: jeffrey rosen, nice to see you. i'm looking forward to a wonky conversation. prof. sen: it's going to be constitutional heaven. citizens should tune in. soledad: words never said before, "constitutional heaven." >> coming up, millions of americans in between jobs, afraid they will lose their health care. i'm goingtions are, to pay a lot of money for cobra, or i'm going to drop my coverage. >> wt spping congress from cutting those costs? later, red stateblue state. how drawing the district lines on your map kills the balance of power. they broadcast of their bipartisan road trip on facebook live. eeable. >> what these -- during their 36-hour drive. americanthe ahca, health care act, which was introduced last week in the house as a replacement for obamacare, is struggling, as moderate republicans join conservative members in voicing their opposition. the aarp has come out to say the impact on older americans could be "devastating" as they are hit with skyrocketing premiums without tax credits. there has been criticism that the highest earners would receive large tax cu

the central intelligence agency, noah francisco, solicitor general at the department of justice, jeffrey rosen, john j. sullivan, general counsel of the department of defense, member of the federal communications commission and tony sike jr. the assistant secretary at the department of treasury. expect further announcement as the week goes on. on to the events of the day this morning after receiving his daily intelligence briefing the president met with lorraine powell jobs the founder and president of emerson collective an organization dedicated to removing the barriers that unfortunately prevent some in the world from achieving their full potential. they discussed education and immigration policy, which are two of the areas that emerson collective focuses on. then the president held a strategic affairs launch focused on infrastructure with leaders in the private sector. infrastructure used to be a point of american pride, but now an overbearing ineffective regular system can keep projects in limbo for years. the president has already started removing the regulatory road blocks that have been

. >> at 6:30, the national constitution center's president and ceo jeffrey rosen and historians talk about prohibition, the reasons for the movement, and its repeal. >> they had a year to kind of reorient, and, of course, amazingly because of the way the amendment was written, you could purchase as much alcohol as you wanted in that year before and you could store it. so they did very good sales leading up to prohibition. and a lot of basements became very full. >> and at 8:00, on the presidency, former nixon administration officials discussing the 37th president's post white house years. >> he said it in that -- in the east room speech, it is only a beginning always that this was -- that this whole post presidential period is an exemplar of the nixon resilience and spirit and discipline and dedication and patriotism. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> monday night on the communicators, we visit the state of the net conference and speak with matt lira, senior adviser to kevin mccarthy, and lee ordif, co-founder of cyberreason, about how companies

jeffrey rosen and historians talk about prohibition, the reasons for the movement, and its repeal. kind ofhey had to reorients, and of course amazingly, because of the way the amendment was written, you could purchase as much alcohol as he wanted in that year before, and you could store it. so there were very good sales leading up to prohibition, and a lot of basements became very full. at 8:00, former nixon administration officials discussed the post-white house years. >> he said it, is only a beginning always. that this whole postpresidential period is an exemplar of the dedication,ence, and patriotism. >> for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. announcer: the united states entered world war i on april 6, 1917, when congress voted to declare war on germany. the conflict was already in its third year. more than 4 million american men and women would eventually serve ni

. >> at 6:30, the national constitution centers president and ceo jeffrey rosen and historians talk about prohibition, the reasons for the movement and its repeal. >> but they had a year to kind of reorient. and of course amazingly because of the way the amendment was written, you could purchase as much alcohol as you wanted in that year before and you could store it. they did very good sales leading up to prohibition and a lot of basements became very full. >> 8:00, form ir nixon officials discussing the post white house years. >> he said it in that east room speech, it's only a beginning always but this was -- this whole post presidential period is an exem particular of the nixon resilience and discipline and dedication and patriotism. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>. >> the national association for business economics held their annual policy conference in washington, d.c. this portion offers a presentation by neil cakashkari and former secretary during the george w. bush and obama administrations and compared current financial industry conditions to

. >> at 6:30, the national constitution center's president and ceo, jeffrey rosen, and historians talk about prohibition, the reasons for the movement, and its repeal. >> but they had a year to kind of reorient. and of course, amazingly, because of the way the amendment was written, you could purchase as much alcohol as you wanted in that year before and you could store it. so they did very good sales leading up to prohibition. and lot of basements became very full. >> and at 8:00, on the presidency, former nixon administration official discussing the 36th president's post-white house years. >> he said it in that east room speech. it's only a beginning always. that this was -- that this whole post-presidential period is an exampleler of the nixon resilience and spirit and discipline and dedication and patriotism. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> the house ener

jeffrey rosen arc noted author and supreme court expert that we've interviewed many times in the past. jeffrey, you wrote for the atlantic that judge gorsuch was a jeffersonian for the supreme court. for those who are lay people is don't know the minimeaning of that, what did you mean? >> jefferson favored individual rights and states rights and wanted to check extreme presidential and congressional authority. and in that sense he was different than hamilton, the rap star of the moment, who favored a broad federal government and a strong executive. justice scalia was more of a hamiltonian, and ihink tt judge gorsuch is differe in being more willing to check the prident and more willing to defend states' rights than scalia was. that's why i drew that contrast. >> because you have written about the court so many years in so many venues, a question we keep asking, perhaps to keep things interesting, what is the chance that this nominee could be a surprise to the president who nominated him along the lines of a brennan or a suitor? >> i don't think that elie involve to a brennan or a suit

jeffrey rosen praised you for your independence. so, let's start with my first question. i would like to have you describe, in any way you want to, what judicial independence means and specifically tell us whether you would have any trouble ruling against a president who appointed you? >> i'm sorry. i said that's a softball, mr. chairman. i have no difficulty ruling against or for any party other than based on what the law and the facts and the particular case require. i'm heartened by the support i have received from people who recognize that there's no such ings a republican judge or a democratic jud. we just have judges in this country. when i think of what judicial independence means, i think of byron white. that's who i think of. i think of his fierce, rugged, independence. he did his -- he said i have a job. people asked him what his judicial philosophy was. i'll give the same answer. i decide cases. it's a pretty good philosophy for a judge. i listen to the arguments made, i read the briefs put to me, i listen to my colleagues carefully and i listen to the lawyers

fairness and impartiality that is a keystone of being a judge, end of quote, and legal commentator jeffrey rosen similarly praised you for your independence. so let's start with my first question, i would like to have you describe in any way you want to what judicial independence means and specifically tell us whether you would have any trouble ruling against a president who appointed you? >> [ inaudible ]? >> turn your microphone on. >> sorry. that's a softball, mr. chairman. i am heartened by the support i have received from people who recognize that there's no such thing as a republican judge or a democratic judge. we just have judges. when i think about what judicial independence means, i think of byro tphfrpblgt whin w think of his fierce independence, and he said i have a job, and people asked what his judicial philosophy was, and i give the same answer. i decide cases. it's a pretty good philosophy for a judge. i listen to the arguments made, and i read the briefs that are put to me. i listen to my colleagues carefully, and i listen to the lawyers in the well, and this experience has remi

jeffrey rosen, deputy secretary of transportation. john j.ullivan, general counsel, department of defense. and tony sague jr. the assistant secretary at the department of treasury. on to the events of the day, this morning, after receiving his daily intelligence briefing the president made with the founder and president of emerson collective. an organization dedicated to removing the barriers that, unfortunately, prevent some in the world from achieving their full potential. they discussed education and immigration policy, which are two of the areas that emerson collective focuses on. then the president held a lunch focused on infrastructure with leaders in the private sector. infrastructure used to be a point of american pride. now an ineffective system keeps projects in limbo for years. the regulatory roadblocks have been removed through his executive actions. as the president has said many times, strong public/private partnerships will be key to revitalizing our country's ruined roads, crumbling bridge and out dated airports. the governmen

appoint to several cabinet posts, noah francisco solicitor general at the department of justice, jeffrey rosenputy secretary of transportation, john jay sullivan, general council department of defense, member of the federal communications commission, tony, the assistant secretary for public affairs and department of treasury. checking further announcements as the week goes on. now onto the events of the day, this morning after receiving his daily intelligence briefing, the president met with lorraine powell, the founder and president of emerson collective, an organization dedicated to removing the barriers that unfortunately prevent some of the road from achieving their full potential. they discussed education and immigration policy, which are two of the areas emerson collective focuses on. then the president held a strategic affairs lunch focused on infrastructure with leaders in the private sector. the infrastructure used to be a point of american pride, but now an overbearing, and effective regulatory system key projects keeps them in limbo for years. the president has already started remov

and legal commentator jeffrey rosen, similar praised you for your independence. so let's start with my first questi question. describe what judicial independence means and specifically tell us whether you'd have trouble ruling against a president who appointed you. >> that's a softball, mr. chairman. i have no difficulty ruling for or against any party, based on what the laws and facts in the particular case require. and i'm heartened by the support i have received from people who recognize that there's no such thing as a republican judge or democratic judge. we just have judges in this country. when i think of what judicial independence means, i think of byron white. that's who i think of. i think of his fierce, rugged independence. he did this, he said, i have a job. people asked what his judicial philosophy was. i give the same answer. i decide cases. it's a pretty good philosophy for a judge. i listen to the arguments made. i read the briefs that are put to me. i listen to my colleagues carefully. and i listen to the lawyers in the well. this experience has r

. >>> and sunday jeffrey rosen and historians will talk about prohibition and the reasons for the movement and the repeal. >> and they had year to come to reorient, and amazingly, because of the way that the amendment was written, you could purchase as much alcohol as the year before, and then you could store it. so they did very good sales leading up to prohibition, and a lot of the basements become very full. >> at 8:00 on the presidency. former nixon administration officials discussing the 37th president's post white house years. j >> he said it in the east room speech, it is always a beginning, always, and that this whole post presidential period is an exemplar of nixon resilience and spirit and dedication and patriotism. >> for the complete american history tv schedule, go to cspan.org. >> saturday, book tv is live from the 23rd annual virginia festival of the book in charlottesville. our programming panel will include a discussion on english language with arthur rubin who has written "going to hell in a hand basket." and that is followed by the ar of this" nagasaki." >> and then at 2

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. >> at 6:30, the national constitution center's president and ceo jeffrey rosen and historians talk about prohibition, the reasons for the movement and its repeal. >> they had a year to kind of reorient. and, of course, amazingly, because of the way the amendment was written, you could purchase as much alcohol as you wanted, in that year before, and you could store it. so they did very good sales leading up to prohibition. and a lot of basements became very full. >> and at 8:00 on the presidency, former nixon administration officials discussing the 37th president's post-white house years. >> he said it in the east room speech. it's only a beginning always. that this was -- this whole post-presidential period is an exemplar of the nixon resilience and spirit and discipline and dedication and patriotism. >> for our complete "american history tv" schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> saturday, book tv is live from the 23rd annual virginia festival of the book in charlottesville. our programming schedule includes a panel discussion on the english language with allen metcalf, author from "ski

. >> at 6:30, the national constitution center's president jeffrey rosen. >> they had a year to reorient. of the waybecause the amendment was written, you could practice -- purchase as the alcohol as he wanted in year before and store it. so they did very good sales leading up to prohibition. and a lot of basements became very full. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, former nixon of measures and officials discussing the post-white house years. >> he said it in the eastern speech. it is only a beginning always, that this whole postpresidential period is an exemplar of the nixon resilience and spirits and dedication and patriotism. for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. sunday night on "q&a," a conversation with thomas sowel l. >> unlike today's left, i never felt that i had to avoid speaking with people with different views or thought. during all of my years as a boss, i have read everything across the political spectrum. i have a book i first read when i was an undergraduate at harvard. i treasure that book. i could tell you even then. i understood there were reasons

jeffrey rosen and historians talk about prohibition, the reasons for the movement, and its repeal. >> they had a year to reorient. amazingly because of the way the amendment was written, you could purchase as much alcohol as you wanted in that year before. and you could store it. so, they did very good sales leading up to prohibition. and a lot of basements became very full. nixon8:00, former administration officials discovering the post-white house years. >> he said it is only a beginning always, that this whole post-presidential period is an exemplar of the nixon resilience, spirit, and discipline, and dedication, and patriotism. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> each week, "reel america" brings you archival films that provide context for today's public affairs issues. >> the aleutian islands are situated in the north pacific island forming a chain which extends 1200 miles west-southwest from alaska toward siberia to form the southern boundary of the bering sea. the aleutians comprise four constituteslands and part of the territory of alaska, usa