another person i am impressed with is jon kyl. unfortunately, i think jon kyl is not ambitious enough. he has been hesitant politician. i do not think he would personally run for office. adding that is a shame. i think he would do a great job. host: tom from michigan, good morning. caller: rush limbaugh the stakes for the conservative party. mitt romney is level by to see ron. host: david in denver, what do you think? caller: i have a few comments. i think is pretty clear that -- i'm a moderate republican. my family always has been. the right ring republican party has been speaking too often. i saw newt gingrich yesterday at that dinner. i would say that ye-- it is very scary, some of the things that he says. he is a very smart man. just disrespecting the world mainly because this is a globalized economy. we have to be cautious of that. host: tyrrone is joining us. guestcaller: i feel and lookingr is the republican party spokesperson, as he is setting forth the ideals and the agendas of the republican party. host: leanne in ohio,

. >> centre jon kyl at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> and now, the federal communications commission holds a conference on the digital television transition which took place on friday. all rebroadcast television signals are digital, requiring a converter box. this is about 10 minutes. >> are we ready to go? >> good afternoon. i am from the federal communications commission. this is a historic day here at the fcc. it is a historic day or around the country as we transition from analog to digital television. it strikes me as kind of the end of the dinosaur age and the beginning of the digital age. there are a lot of benefits that millions of american consumers are beginning to enjoy today. i think that we will find that this is good for consumers and good for the country. the transition is far from over. we are in the midst of it. there will be some dislocation as we have said over the period of the past several months. we are hard at work what teams in the field. we have a call center. it is a lifeline for consumers

. >> today on c-span's "newsmakers," senate minority whipe jon kiln -- jon kyl discusses pre35euring for the hearing of supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. >> i was reading troubling things about her views to international laws, saying you could interpret the united states constitution by looking to see what public opinion is in europe. public opinion in europe has nothing whatsoever to do with what our constitution means. if that's really her point of view, that's very troubling. i mean, i would -- i could not vote for a judge who believed that. she said it on several occasions. i'm going to have to ask her, what do you mean by that? when people talk about a filibuster, understand republicans probably couldn't filibuster this nomination on our own, there aren't enough of us. even if we wanted to. and none of us are talk act filibuster, it's all in response to the media. we're not proposing this. as you point out, it would be difficult for us to pull off anyway unless democrats joined in. >> newsmakers," with senator jon kyl, today at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the government

this week, on c-span is newsmakers, senate minority whip jon kyl discusses issues on the senate agenda. including confirmation hearings. >> i was reading last night. there is a lot of reading involved. i was reading some very troubling things last night about her views towards international law. she said you could interpret the united states constitution by looking to see what public opinion is in your. public opinion in europe has nothing whatsoever to do with what our constitution means. if that is really her point of view, that is very troubling. i could not vote for a judge who believe that. she has said it on several occasions. i will have to ask her what she meant by that. when people talk about a filibuster, understand that republicans could not filibuster this nomination on our own. even if we wanted to prove that none of us are talking about filibuster's. is all of response to the media. we are not opposing this. it would be difficult for us to pull off unless the democrats joined us. >> news makers with senator jon kyl. sundays at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> the gov

yesterday my colleague from arizona, the senate republican whip, jon kyl, spoke about the problems with our health care system. i'm glad that he agreed that there are problems to address. but i need to clarify at least in my view some of the things he said. now, democrats in congress are committed to working with president obama to ensure that americans can keep the health care they have, if that is their choice. yesterday senator kyl from arizona said and i quote -- "if you're an employee of a small business, for example, when your insurance contract runs out and those contracts are usually one year or two years, the bottom line is even though you may like it at the end of the next year when the contract runs out, you don't get to keep it." close quote. that's just not accurate. and i have to say that senator kyl is saying something that doesn't reflect the position of the president nor any democrat i know in congress. we believe, and we stand by this, that if you like your current health insurance plan, you'll be able to keep it. plain and simple. straightforward. senator kyl alluded

this week on c-span's "newsmakers," jon kyl talks about what is on the senate's agenda. >> there's a lot of reading involved here, and i was reading some very troubling things last night about her views toward international law, in effect saying that you could interpret united states's constitution by looking to see what public opinion is in europe. public opinion in europe has nothing whatsoever to do with what our constitution means. if that is really her point of view, that is very troubling. i could not vote for a judge who believed that. she has said it on several occasions. i'm going to have to ask her, what you mean by that? people talk about a filibuster, understand that republicans could not filibuster this nomination on our own. there are not enough of us. and by the way, none of us are talking about filibuster. it is all in response to questions by the media, which are fair, but we're not proposing this. it would be very difficult to pull off any way unless the jet -- unless the democrats joined in. >> that is sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the go

host: you will be able to see the entire interview with senator jon kyl later on this morning after this program, at 10:00 a.m. on c-span. we are going to continue our discussion of spending by the obama administration, especially with regards to health and other areas right after this break. we will be right back. ♪ >> the government funding of direct aid to colleges and students is aid late 1960's thing that has grown rapidly since then. >> today, not even government- backed student loans at hillside cut -- hillsdale college are accepted. >> we have a lawyer in town that tries to keep the government from giving us money. he said there would be no use in trying to read the paper work. >> tonight, at 8:00, on c-span's "q&a." >> more nonfiction books with author's later today on c-span 2's "book tv." joel rosenberg takes you inside the revolution. this is followed by a look at what is next for the economy. a discussion on taxes and the end of prosperity. later, "foreclosure nation." housing and where it is headed. afterwards, how do you run for congress with only $7,000 in your sixth grad

yet the president yesterday did say something similar, and jon kyl and mitch mcconnell did say that obama endorsed their approach. host: pennsylvania, martin, on our independent line. caller: what the president is trying to do with his health care plan, that is not the problem. the problem with the people in washington, d.c., is that they are bought and paid for by the medical companies just like the oil companies. with the medical companies, there was a man on your show the other day that he did right on the head -- we should be suing the people letting these medical companies get away with reaping the public for what they charge and what they charge us for because their prices are way high and this country. the same medications in canada from the same company are cheap. this is what i am saying. until we stop these lobbyists, the special interest

senate minority whip jon kyl discusses the issues on the senate goes the agenda, including health care and preparing for the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. >> there is a lot of reading involved here. i was reading some very troubling things last night about her views towards international law. she says you could interpret the and that it states constitution by looking to see what public opinion is in europe. public opinion in europe has nothing whatsoever to do with what our constitution means. if that is really her point of view, that is very troubling. i could not vote for a judge who believed that. she has said it on several occasions. i am going to have to ask her, what you mean by that? when people talk about a filibuster, understand that the republicans could probably not filibuster this nomination on our own. there are not enough of this. none of us are talking about filibustering, it is only in response to questions from the media. we are not proposing this. it would be very difficult for us to pull off any way. >> "newsmakers." sunday at 10:00

. >> "newsmakers" with senator jon kyl here on c-span. >> nor nonfiction box and authors through the weekend on cable-satellite public affairs network's book tv. how the followers of jihad, jefferson, and jesus are battling to dominate the middle east and transform the world. followed by a look at what's next for the economy. later, foreclosure nation. florida real estate attorney on the housing crunch and where it's headed. on "after words," how do you run for congress with $7,000 and your sixth grade students managing the campaign? tierney cahill gave it a shot. every weekend is filled with books and authors on book tv. >> up next from this morning's "washington journal," a discussion on internet taxation. this is about 40 minutes. satellite channel 32. >> "washington journal" continues. >> our final segment of the morning featured patrick burn of over stock.com. how much does your business rely on the internet? >> well, 100 percent. we're pure play we call. there's no brick and mortar star. all internet. >> as far as business, how much traffic do you generate and what's your reven

this week on "newsmakers," we talked to senator jon kyl from arizona. that is sunday at 10:00 and at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional directory with information on house and senate members, the cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors. it is $16.95 online at cspan.org/products. >> the government funding of colleges and their students really is a late 1950's and early 1960's thing that has grown very rapidly since then. >> today, not even government- backed student loans are permitted at hillsdale college. >> we have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from giving us money. he said there was not in use in title for funding. -- and use -- any use in title iv funding. >> today, bank of america ceo ken lewis was here on capitol hill testifying about his company's merger with financial services firm merrill lynch. committee members questioned mr. lewis about recently uncovered e-mail's suggesting that bank of america may have been unduly pressured into th

and other senators, including republicans jon kyl and tom coburn, have support voice with the f.b.i.'s actions to sever ties with care. i stand with the f.b.i.'s former chief of counterterrorism who has stated, quote, care, its leaders and its activities has effectively gave aid to international terrorist groups, end of quote. and perhaps most importantly, i stand with thousands of american muslims for woman care does not speak. in june, 2007, "the washington times" published a report which analyzed care's documents and found that care's membership has declined by 90% since 9/11. jasser of the american islamic forum tore for democracy said, this is the untold story in the myth that care represents the american muslim population. they only represent their membership and donors, end of quote. in 1999, the islamic supreme council of america, isca, sheik cobani spoke at a state department open forum on islamic extremism and came under public attack by several organizations, including care. in an open letter isca says the organizations of attacking cobani, among them, care, quote, have not

we will hear from jeff sessions, minority leader mitch mcconnell, and minority whip jon kyl. >> for the sake of my colleagues, i want to talk about the time of the hearing of the sotomayor -- judge sotomayor nomination. i talked with the distinguished ranking member last week on the schedule, and i would note the concerns he raised. but i am announcing today that the senate judiciary committee will hold a confirmation hearing on the nomination of judge sonia sotomayor to associate justice of the united states supreme court on july 13. it is a reasonable schedule. it will be the middle of next month. it is in line with past experience that will allow for several more weeks for committee members to prepare for the hearing -- and several more weeks that i had held the hearing this month. there is no reason to

we talked to senator jon kyl of arizona. we look at the nomination of judge sonia sotomayer. the government funding of college is direct aid to colleges and their students really is a late 1950's, early 1960's thing that has grown very rapidly since then. >> today, not even government-backed student loans permitted. >> title four of the higher education act is 400-roughly pages long. if we have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from giving us money and i asked him to send me a title four, he said i wouldn't be able to read it. >> larry srnn sunday night at 8:00. download the c-span cod cast. >> how is c-span funded? >> private donations? >> taxpayers? >> i don't really know. >> from public television. >> donations. >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> federal aid? >> contributions from donors. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. a private business initiative. no government mandate. no government money. >> bank of america c.e.o. kenneth lewis testified at a house hearing today that l

. >> this week on c-span's "newsmakers," senate minority whip jon kyl discusses some of the issues on the senate agenda including health care and preparing for the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. >> i was reading last night -- there is a lot of reading involved here. i was reading some very troubling things last night about her views toward international law. in effect saying that you can interpret the united states constitution by looking to see what public opinion is in europe. well, public opinion in europe has nothing whatsoever to do with what our constitution means. if that's really her point of view, that's very troubling. i mean, i would -- i could not vote for a judge who believed that. she said it on several occasions. i'm going to have to ask her what do you mean by that? when people talk about a filibuster, understand that republicans probably couldn't filibuster this nomination on our own. there aren't enough of us. so even if we wanted to. by the way, none of us are talking about filibuster. it's all in response to questions from the medi

jon kyl had and agenda on the senate floor, you get into the weeds on this and you bunch of acronym acronyms and whatever else so nobody pays any traengs. i can tell you that every time that has popped out of the woodwork it has been manage that came out of the hew, you remember joe califano and all of that, we had a wonderful seg suggestion from hew, no medicare bill would be paid unless was reviewed every 24 hours by three doctors. under cost containment. sounds pretty good. now my boss said, my lord, we can't do that i said be for it, maybe they'll give us the doctors. now that's kind of thing that has happened down through theiers. now when my amendment comes up, i'm going to give some specifics and some of my conversation with kerry weems who used to be, i don't know if he's still around, the head of cms. what worries me is that okay, i am delighted to learn from my distinguished colleague and my very good friend that we have set up a new agency, if you will, to do this kind of research. i'm not sure that we have the people or the expertise to do it, but yet they contract out to nih, fi

some, such as republican senator john kyl of arizona, -- jon kyl of arizona, and chuck shumer of new york, voiced their support of the bureau's decision which was a step further than my initial letter. but they, too, desire to, quote, understand the situation more fully as senators kyl and shumer wrote. when i received response from the f.b.i. on march 9, only one of the 10 questions i posed was unanswered which prompted me to send a second letter restating the original questions and pressing the f.b.i. for a timely and detailed response. i submit a copy of that letter for the record. days after my second letter care launched a public attack against me claiming in a march 12 press release that i abused my office by seeking to pressure the f.b.i. to produce negative information about the organization. those assertions are patently untrue and would not even warrant a response. were it not that they were symptom attic or i believe a larger pattern of intimidation undertaken by care. intimidation which is of great consequence given the national security matters at stake. as my letter to

copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> joining us on c-span's "newsmakers" is senator jon kyl. . >> the american people do not want the prison closed by 2-1. by 3-1 did not want prisoners in their states. the first question the president had to figure out after announcing he would close it is will he move people from the prison and release them into the united states? i gather they made the decision not to do that. that's a good thing. the remaining question is what you do with those you are going to hold? he's going to have to find some place in the u.s. that will be a prison facility that will hold those people. >> do you think that will be politically palatable at all? >> it will be politically troublesome. the fbi director testified to the house of representatives that there are big problems associated with bringing those prisoners to the united states. people talk about super max facilities that are -- there are 13 or 15 of them in the country. there are 13,000 beds available and 20,000 prisoners. they are already pretty crowded. if i were the president, i would not have