. >> that is what is unique about alaska, and certainly about juneau. once you get here, you are very happy you use whatever mode to get here. it is a beautiful city. >> we appreciate your hospitality. governor walker, can you help us understand the significance of the alaska pipeline and the energy industry to the state of alaska? we are a resource state, for the pipeline has 20% of our nation's oil at one time. to ourbeen crucial economy since the mid-1970's. >> does it preclude you from having a state income or sales tax because of the revenue generated from a pipe line? the income tax, that was the beginning of the oil revenues coming in. alaskans have been very fortunate to be able to live off the resources in our great state for a long time. we've been very fortunate in that regard. we have other resources. of course, our natural gas up in the north is a very large opportunity for alaska and asia. reporter: governor walker, you just signed the state budget in alaska. there is a pretty substantial cut in funding, and your unemployment rate is high.

38 on the 50 state capitals to her today we are inth the 49th state of the union capital city of juneau alaska governor walker is joining us on the c-span bus. governor walker i understand you cannot get there from here you cannot drive there? >> 82% of the communities you cannot drive to and that is certainly true about you know alaska once get here you are happy you use that boat to get here. >> we appreciate your hospitality. governor walker help us to understand the significance of the alaska pipeline and the energy industry to the state of alaska? >> we are a resource state so this oil pipeline at some point has provided 20% of the nation's oil coming from alaska data. of time so it is very critical to the alaskan economy and has been since the mid- 70s. >> does it preclude you from having as state income tax or sales tax from the revenue generated from that pipeline? >> when i was taking the vow of the income tax so alaskans have been very fortunate to live off the resources of our great state for a long time. we have been very fortunate in that regard we do have other resources l

it is in juneau alaska asking folks what is the most important i think theska? >> most important issue is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having a lot of oil money coming in and as a result of lawyer oil prices we are not getting the revenue we are used to. there are other revenue streams that he to happen and doesn't seem to be happening very fast. people are worried about incrementing taxes but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis and a lot of aerial is -- areas and one is the opioid crosses -- crisis. people are not living their lives in a way they are happy with so they end up getting destitute and turning to self-medication. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger. we were at 40% of child hunger, we went down and now we are going way back up. we have to stop giving all of our money to the oil companies and start sending it -- spending it on children for the future. here isur big issues the tourism industry. it is a huge chunk of the economy. it is growing by leaps and bounds. promo

top in is on its 38th juneau, alaska, asking what is the most important issue in alaska?> what i think is the most important issue facing alaska is , we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having a lot of oil money come in, and as a result of lower oil prices we aren't getting that revenue that we are used to. other revenue streams that need to happen but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. there are political reasons why people are worried about implementing taxes, but without additional revenue coming in, alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas. one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. goes down,r economy the more and more people get upset and aren't living their lives in a way they are happy with, so they end up getting destitute and turning to self-medicating, and that is a big crisis. >> the most important issues child hunger and taking care of children. it is all linked to poverty. debt -- 40% of child hunger, food insecurity with children in the state of years ago. went down and now we are going way back up to we have to s

>> this week the c-span bus traveled to juneau, alaska, as part of our 50 capitals tour with the help of our cable partner g.c.i. it continues the trip across alaska by ferry to the city of paynes ahead of our stop in fairbanks. be sure to join us july 21 and 22nd when we'll feature our visit to alaska. watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> senator charles grassley of iowa is the chairman of the very important senate judiciary committee and he's our guest on c-span "newsmakers" this week and joining me is bob cusack, editor of "the hill" and will be joined later by alanna shore of "politico." on this thursday afternoon, the house is still in progress on the immigration legislation. just with your many years watching this town, what is your view of what this city -- with your many years watching this town, what is your view of what this city and country went through regarding immigration policy? where are we going to end up? sen. grassley: a lot of journalists can turn things around quickly. there is a good chance, at least in the senate, we a

the bus is on the 38th stop in juneau, alaska asking folks what is most important. >> what i think isrtant now is we are in the middle of the budget crisis. we are used to having a lot of oil money come in and as a result of lower oil prices, we are not getting that revenue we are used to. there are other resident streams that need to happen, but it is not happening very fast. there are political reasons why people are afraid or scared of implementing taxes that without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crises in a lot of areas. one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more the economy goes down, the more people get upset and are not living their lives in a way that they are happy until they end up getting destitute and turning to self-medicating and that is a big crisis as well. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. it is all linked to poverty. hunger at 47th in child a few years ago. we went down, now we are going way back up. we have to stop giving all our money to the oil companies and start spending

conversations] >> this past week with the help of our cable partners, gci, the c-span bus travel to juneaulaska. continued to our next stop in fairbanks. >> c-span is valuable for alaskans, for most of us it is the only way to see our delegation hard at work in washington. proud to carry c-span for a number of reasons, especially for their emphasis on education. from lesson plans to handouts to timely videos and educator conferences, the c-span classroom program offers so many resources to teachers and adds a great deal of value to today's classrooms. bank for being part of -- thanks for being part of this. andeard stories from people it was a nice trip from what i heard and i understand, i have given it a few times myself and it is an awesome trip and we are so glad that your bus came here and use it as a tool to bring fairbanks nationwide. >> what i appreciate is it is 40 years old, much little -- older than me. not i appreciate, it is partisan. -- you watch the sparring that takes place, you watch her delegations talk back and forth, it is extremely informative and very educational. one

c-span bus is traveling across the country on our 50 .apitals tour it stopped in juneau, alaska, asking folks what is the most important issue in alaska. >> what i think is the most important issue facing alaska right now is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. there are other revenue streams that need to happen, but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast, and i think there's political reasons people are worried about implementing taxes . without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing crisis in a lot of areas. the more our economy goes down, the more people get upset and their lives moving away they are not happy with, and the more they get to self-medicating, and i think that is a problem, too. >> i think child hunger and lack of medicine. it's all linked to poverty. food insecurity for children in the state. we went down, and now we are going way back up. we have to stop giving all our money to the oil companies and start spending it on children for the future. >> [indiscernible] industry. it's a huge part of the economy, growing by leaps and bounds. thee very co

. >> the c-span buses in alaska this week for the 30th stop on our 50 capitals tour in juneau.here's morning, alaska governor will be our guest during washington journal starting at 7:45 eastern. >> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television company and today we continue to bring you unfolded coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington dc -- washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is rt by your cable or satellite provider. by yourought to you cable or satellite provider. >> congress secretariat wilbur ross defended the administration's hearings. he testified before the senate finance committee. members from both parties voiced their concerns over tariff and the potential impact on constituents and the economy.

i am an opponent of the capital staying in juneau. it moved once.ery as methods of communication that they can watch live throughout the state gavel-to-gavel. we've caught up with technology to allow people to access that way. alaska airlines has a contiguous there that is cheaper to come down during the sessions. has done a lotau of work in helping people be a part of this community. everyone feels welcome. as far as i'm concerned, it will stay this way. reporter: bill walker is the governor of alaska, running for reelection this year. he is an independent. thank you for joining us. we also want to thank our cable partners in alaska, host: be sure to tune in the weekend of july 21 and 22nd as we air more programming from our trip to alaska. texas democratic congressman vicente gonzalez joins us. part of his congressional district runs along the border in mcallen, texas, which has become a flashpoint in the debate. your reaction to the president's executive order. guest: i am happy to see him take some action and it is unfortunate he took so long. s

they are stopping in juneau alaska asking folks what the most important issue is. >> i think the mostthat were in the middle of the budget crisis. as a result of lower oil prices we aren't getting that oil revenue. there are other things that are happening but are not happening very fast. people are worried about implementing taxes. the more our economy goes down, the more people get upset and aren't living there lives in a way that they're happy with and they're turning to self-medicating. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. we went down in our going way back up. we have to stop giving all our money to the well companies and start spending it on children for the future. >> one of our big issues here in the state is the industry and it's a big chunk of our economy and growing by leaps about. we want to promote juneau at a statewide level for tourism and visitor industry is such a bright spot in our economy. >> as far as i can see, i've been here a week in alaska and one of the big social service issues that i see here is homelessness and tr

all these big fish like some scientists need a wolf in juneau which is appropriate out throwing them into rain already. gotten and it won't recover already made state of ninety percent of the sharks out of gotten and canned they race up to levels where they used to be very very. much up to date. all the treasures that you have around. virgil these are p. and we already could see that happening here in the atlantic in front of the west coast. of africa. where used to be tons and tons so fish big size and now we have seen these fishermen. in their nets you don't see very small tiny fish that would never be already interest for a normal fisherman so i didn't expect to see too asian to be so bad. to. eat. eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat. eat something that. cannot meet my simple human consumption so we're just not the species that they were definitely not years so they tell me. you saw this really big deal because he started to move everybody was surprised in this moment because no one expected there was really like i want to say here i have a chinese fisherman came and took seal. sword

it is in juneau, alaska, asking folks what the most important issue is. >> we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we're used to having a lot of money come in. also, with lower oil prices we are not getting the revenue we are used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen but it does not seem to be happening pretty fast. i think there are political reasons. revenueout additional coming in, alaskans are facing a lot of crises. one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more the economy goes down, the more people are upset and are not living the lives and way they are happy within the end of heading destitute and turning to self-medicating. that is a big crisis, too. >> i think the biggest crisis is child hunger. poverty. we were at 30% of child hunger. we went down and now we are going way back up. we have to stop giving all of our money to the oil companies and spending it on children for the future. issues isour biggest an industry growing by leaps and bounds. issuesconcerned about like terrorism and visitors industries. from what i've been hearing, one of the

the bus is on its 38 stop in juneau, alaska asking folks what's most important issue in alexa. >> what i think is the most important issue facing alaska right now is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having money come in and as a result of more oil prices we are not getting that revenue that we are used to so there are other revenues that need to happen but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there is political reasons why people are afraid or worried about incrementing taxes but without additional revenue coming in the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in areas and one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down the more and more people get upset and aren't living their life in a way that they are happy with until the end up getting destitute and turning to self [inaudible] and that is a big crisis , too. >> i think the most important issue is hunger and take care of children. installing to poverty and there was an we were at 40% of child hunger and food insecurity for children in the state a few years ago and we went

. >> this week, the c-span bus travel to juneau, alaska as part of our 50 capitals tour with our cable partners gci. is traveling ahead of our stop in fairbanks. c-span,aska weekend on c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. interested in american history tv. visit our website, history.an.org/ schedule,ew our archival programs, and more. www.c-span.org/history. at there back live gettysburg college of those living you for the civil war institute annual summer conference. a discussion of union spy a lisbeth van loo. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. >> good afternoon, everyone.

it stopped in juneau, alaska. >> what i think is the most pornts issue facing alaska right now, we're in the middle of a budget crisis. we're used to having a lot of oil money come in. as a result of lower oil prices, we are -- we aren't getting that revenue we're used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there's political reasons why people are afraid, or wereried about implementing taxes. but without additional rev ewe coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas. one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down, the more and more people get upset and aren't living their livesed in the way they're happy with so they end up getting kind of destitute and turning to self-medicating and that's a crisis too. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. it's all linked to poverty. there was, we were at 40% of child hunger, you know. food insecurity for children in the state a few years ago. we went down and now we're going way ba

it is on its of 38 stop in juneau, alaska, asking folks what is the most important issue? we aremost important is in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having oil money come in. result of lower prices, we are not getting that revenue. there are other revenue streams that need to happen but it does not seem to be happening fast. there are political reasons why people are worried about implementing taxes. without additional revenue, the alaskans are facing crisis in a lot of areas and one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our a economy goes down, the more our people get upset and ruining their lives. they end up getting destitute and turning to self-medicating. >> the most important issue is child hunger. this links to poverty. we were at 40% of child hunger security a few years ago. we went down and now we are going back up. we have to stop giving our money to the oil companies and spending it on children for the future. one of ourbig -- >> big issues is a huge chunk of our economy and it is growing. we are concerned about the oh at ato promote j

this past week with the help of our cable partners gci, the c-span bus traveled to juneau and haines alaska. as part of our 50 capitals to her the bus continues a trip across alaska to her next stop in fairbanks. c-span programming is especially valuable for alaskans but for most of us it's the only way to get to your delegation hard at work in washington. gci is proud to carry c-span for a number of reasons, especially for their emphasis on education. from lesson plans and handouts to timely teachable videos and educator conferences, the c-span classroom program offers so many resources to teachers. >> thank you for being part of it. thank you for bringing your awesome bus to fairbanks. the tour of that was incredible. i heard stories of driving up the alcan from the folks who were on the bus but it was a nice trip from what i heard. i've driven it a few times myself and it is an awesome trip and were so glad your bus came here and you're using it as a tool to bring fairbanks nationwide. >> what i appreciate about c-span, it's 40 years old, is much older than me, but what i apprecia

we are in juneau, alaska. programminge partners has visited alaska for the first time in years. a big shout out to c-span. [applause] for decades, gci has offered c-span2 our customers because we network as an unfiltered media resource, and we support c-span's effort to educate the nation on politics, history, and current events. gci and the cable companies around the nation make c-span possible. there is no government mandate, no public funding, no advertising. c-span is truly a public service , wholly funded by fees paid by gci and other companies. c-span calls itself cable's gift to america. , thanks to our long-standing special partnership with c-span's 50 capitals tour, we get to showcase our state, the largest in the nation, to the rest of the country via c-span. they are here, finally. think at this. >> we are ecstatic. it is a huge deal for us to get a chance to showcase nationwide and just to have the idea somebody will take it back, we are open for business. be sure to join us july 21 and 22nd when we will feature our visit to alaska. watch on c-span.org or listen on t

the bus is in juneau, alaska, asking folks with the most important issue is in alaska? >> i think the most important issue right now is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having a lot of oil money, in. -- come in. and we are not getting that revenue that we are used to now, so there are other things that need to happen, but it does not seem to be happening very fast and i think there are political reasons why people are worried about implementing taxes. but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas, one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more the economy goes down, the more you more people get upset and are not living their lives in a way that they are happy with, so the end up getting destitute and attorney to self-medicating, and that is a big crisis too. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children, it is all linked to poverty. there was, we were at 40% of child hunger. in the state a two years ago. it went down, now we are going way back up. we ne

we are in juneau. >> we are thrilled that c-span, one of the long time programming partners has chosen to visit alaska for the first time in 22 years. so, big shout out to c-span. [applause] offereddes, gci has c-span2 our customers because we believe in the network mission to open unfiltered, trusted media resource. gci probably supports c-span's effort to inform the nation on policy, politics, history, and current events. gci and the cable companies around the nation make c-span possible. there is no government mandate, no public funding, no advertising. c-span is truly a public service through holy funded by gci and other companies. c-span kindly calls itself cables gift to america. and now, thanks to our long-standing russell ,artnership with c-span's bus we get to showcase our state, the largest in the nation, by the way. to the rest of the country via c-span. well, they are here. finally. think the nest. >> we are ecstatic. it is a huge deal for us. our a chance to showcase city nationwide. and just to have the idea that someone wants to come in and sample what we have to offer h

. >> this week, the c-span bus traveled to juneau alaska. it continues the trip to the city of haynes, ahead of our stop in fairbanks. be sure to join us. watch alaska weekend on c-span. or listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds. c-span was created as a public service by cable television companies. unfilteredring you coverage of congress. the supreme court. policy events in washington dc. it is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider.

all these big fish like some scientists in juneau which is appropriate out there in the mini to rain on already ninety percent of god and it won't recover already some estimates say that ninety percent of the sharks out of god. and can they raise up to the levels where they used to be very very. much up to date. all the treasures of the year around them are on the verge of these are period really really good see that have pretty. lousy front of the worst. of our food there were used to be. and now we have you see these fishermen. in there you can see very small tiny fish that would never be already interest for the normal flu sure that's what i do expect to see duration of the resold. if it's not meant to be then they have to you cannot be my student no human concepts and so we were tossing back the speeches that they were definitely not years so they tell me in the now that. you saw this really big deal in the corner he started to move everybody was surprised in this moment because no one expected it was really like i want to say here here i have a chinese fisherman came and took se

the bus son its 38th stop in juneau, alaska asking folks what's the most important issue in alaska. >> and what i think is the most important issue facing alaska right now, we are in the middle of a bunch of crisis. we're used to having a lot of oil money come in and as a result of lower oil prices we aren't getting that revenue that we're used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen. but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there are political reasons why people are afraid or worried about implementing taxes. but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in ra lot of areas and one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down, the more and more people get upset and aren't living their lives in a way they're happy they end up they end up gettin destitute and turning to self-medicating and that's a big crisis too. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. it is all linked to poverty. there was -- we will have 40% of child hunger, food and security for chil

all these big fish like some scientists in juneau which is a top put out to many to rain on already ninety percent of it are gone and it won't recover already made state of ninety percent off the sharks out of cotton and can they raise up to the levels where they used to be very very. much up to date. all the treasure of the around. virgil these are peary. have pretty. good front of the west of. where used to be. and now we have seen these fishermen. in there you'll see a very small fish that will never be already interest for the normal that's what i do expect the situation to resort. to eat. eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat . these are some of the species that they have talked to cannot meet my stand for human consumption so we were tossing back the species that they were definitely not geared to so they gathered in the fish. you saw this really big deal in the corners he started to move everybody was surprised in this moment because no one expected there was really like i want to say here here i have a chinese fisherman came and took seal and. sure it overboard taken from the water s

juneau, alaska. >> what i think is the most important issue facing alaska now is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we're used to having a lot of oil money come in. as a result of lower oil prices we are not getting that revenue that we're used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there are political reasons why people are worried about impolicemening taxes but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskaans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas and one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down the more people are getting upset and are not living the lives that they are happy with and getting destitute and turning to self-medicaiding and that is a big crisis too. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. we were at 40% of child hunger. food insecurity for children. now we're going way back up. we have to stop giving all of our money to the oil companies and start spending it on children for the future. >> one of our big issues

. >> this week, this is the unbiased travel to juneau, alaska, as part of our cable television tour. we stopped in the city of maine ahead of our stop in fairbanks. on c-span,a weekend c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. now, to a house hearing on using satellite for commerce and national security. we will hear testimony. this is about two hours and 20 minutes.

it is on its 38th stop in juneau, alaska, asking folks what is the most important issue in alaska?at i think is the most important issue facing alaska right now is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having a lot of oil money come in and as a result of lower oil prices, we are not getting that revenue, there are other revenue streams that need to happen, but it does not seem to be happening very fast and i think there are political reasons people are afraid about implementing taxes. without an additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas and one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down, the more and more people get upset and aren't using their lives in a way they are happy with and end at getting destitute and turning to self medicating and that is a crisis. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. it is all linked to poverty. 40% of child hunger food insecurity for children into state a few years ago. we went down and now we have gone way back up.

. >> this week the c-span bus traveled to juneau, alaska, as part of our 50 capitals tour with the help of our cable partner g.c.i. it continues the trip across alaska by ferry to the city of paynes ahead of our stop in fairbanks. be sure to join us july 21 and 22nd when we'll feature our visit to alaska. watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> senator charles grassley of iowa is the chairman of the very important senate judiciary committee and he's our guest on c-span "newsmakers" this week and joining me is bob cusack, editor of "the hill" and will be joined later by alanna shore of "politico." on this thursday afternoon, the house is still in progress on the immigration legislation.

traveled to juneau alaska. it continues the trip to the city of haynes, ahead of our stop in fairbanks. be sure to join us. watch alaska weekend on c-span. or listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds. c-span was created as a public service by cable television companies. unfilteredring you coverage of congress. the supreme court. policy events in washington dc. it is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> republican federal communications commission commissioner michael o'rielly. now that regulation has ended, what is next? >> consumers should know their experience they have had before the rules and during the rules, they are having now, is not going to change. as itgoing to maintain has been before. we are trying to figure out and have our conversations with the u.s. congress to see if they want to legislate. we are watching the market closely and see what moves and practices are being implemented. we should experience don't change in consumer behavior. hands?t out of the

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we are very concerned about the ability to promote juneau and promote the state at a nationwide level since the tourism is a bright spot in our economy. >> as far as i can see from what i've been here a week in alaska, and one of the big social service issues i see here in alaska is homelessness and trying to combat it seems to be a real issue with the city since a lot of them are not seeking help but the ones hat are seem to be moving from place-to-place, looking for different type of aid they can get. one big issue is homelessness and how to combat it and fight it here in this state. >> i'm the executive director of the alaska council or madders and our most important thing in alaska is to get a long-term sustainable fiscal plan in place for our state, which has ongoing revenue outside of our nonrenewable resources, and really primarily because we need to stabilize education across the state. our educators need to feel that they their funding which is a constitutional duty in alaska, is style they can stabilize the schools and i think for all of us is to educate our students and the

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> the c-span buses traveling across the country on our 50 capitals tour, the buses on its stop in juneaualaska, asking what is the most issue -- the mostska important issue facing alaska? oile are used to money coming in and as a result of lower oil prices we are not getting that revenue. there are other revenue streams but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there are political reasons why people are afraid of implementing taxes, but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis and a lot of areas. one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more power economy goes down, the more people get upset and aren't living their lives in a way they are happy with, so they and up getting destitute and turning to self-medication. that is a big crisis. the most important issue is child hunger and taking care of children. it is linked to poverty. >> we are going way back up. we have to stop giving all our money to oil companies and start spending this on children and the future. is ae of our big issues huge chunk of our economy. we are very concer

we are in juneau, alaska for the next stop on the 50 capital store. walker is our guest during washington journal starting at 7:45 eastern. congressman gonzales talks border security and u.s. immigration policy. steve king talks about child separations. watch c-span's washington journal 7:00 eastern this morning. >> republican congressman steve russell of oklahoma spoke on the house floor about the history of immigration in the u.s. in the current debate on the issue. the house takes up 2 immigration and borderity secur bills today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. professor at hillsdale college made an interesting observation in his study immigration and the american family. "america's immigration problem is not with immigrants, but with americans. 'n order for the founders policies to be effective, americans must return to justice. if america is not based on those principles, it is likely other nations. an asylumf america as becomes incoherent. if we except feudal obligation in its modern incarnation, birthright citizenship, the idea of government by cons

the bus is on its 30th stop in juneau, alaska asking what is the most important issue in alaska?re in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having oil money come in and as a result of lower prices, we are not getting back revenue we are used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen but it does not seem to be happening very fast. there are political reasons. without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing crises in areas and one is the substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down, the more people are upset and are not living their lives in a way they are happy with so they end up getting destitute and turning to self-medicating. >> i think the most important issue is child hunger. it is linked to poverty. hunger -- 40% out child hunger. we are going way back up. we have to stop giving our money to the oil companies and start spending it on children. >> it is a chunk of economy. --are concerned about promote the state at an issue wide level. .t is a spot in our economy >> it seems to be an issue. a lot of them are not actively seeking

coming up thursday morning, we are in juneau, alaska for the next stop on the c-span bus 50's capitals four. an alaskan governor bill walker is our guest starting at seven: 40 5 a.m. eastern. and texas democratic congressman discusses border security at u.s. immigration policy. iowa republican congressman steve king talks about child separation. he sure to watch c-span's "washington journal." live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. look at the u.s. response to russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. if former state department official testified that other u.s. adversaries like china may emulate russia's efforts to influence u.s. elections. this committee hearing is chaired by senator richard of north carolina. >> i call this into order. i would like to not only welcome our witnesses, i would like to apologize to our witnesses for the hour delay. unfortunately neither the vice-chairman or i have control on the schedule for a vote. we had a couple who snuck in on us and it may not be the last time today, but i will do everything i can to navigate us th

. >> this week the c-span bus traveled to juneau, alaska, as part of our 50 capitol tour with help of her cable partners gci. the bus continues the trip across alaska to the city of haynes ahead of our stop in fairbanks. be sure to join is july 21 and 20 seconds when we will feature a visit to alaska. watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> next, foreign-policy experts discuss the future of north korea's nuclear program after the recent summit in singapore between president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. from the carnegie endowment for international peace, this is an hour and a half. >> so good morning, everyone. thanks for coming out. my name is toby dalton. on the codirector of the nuclear policy program here at the carnegie endowment. it's my pleasure to welcome you this morning. thanks to all of you who might otherwise

this week, the c-span bus traveled to juneau, alaska as part of our 50 capitals tour with the help of our cable partners. ahead of our stop in fairbanks. be sure to join us on july 21 and july 22 when we will feature our visit to alaska. watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> this week, the supreme court ruled that police should have gotten the warrant before obtaining records to show where cell phone users have been. , chief justicen john roberts joined in the majority decision. the oral argument, which involved a string of robberies of radioshack in michigan and ohio was heard in november. this is about one hour, 25 minutes. minutes. >> we will hear argument this morning on case 16402, carpenter vs. u.s. before we commence i would like to advise council i will provide an additional 10 minutes for argument time. i don't think you will have trouble filling it. >> at issue in this case is the government's warrantless collection of 127 days of the petitioner's cell site location information, revealing his locations, movements, and associations

juneau,to promote especially since tourism in the industry is such a bright spot in our economy. one ofar as i can see, the big service issues i see in alaska is homelessness. trying to combat it seems to be a big issue. a of them are not actively seeking help. -- lot of them are not actively seeking help. the ones that are seem to be moving from place to place. >> i am the executive director of the alaskan council. the most important thing in alaska is to get a long-term plan in place for our state. this has an ongoing revenue outside of our nonrenewable resources. primarily, we need to stabilize education across the state. theirors need to feel funding, a constitutional duty in alaska is stable. and can stabilize schools, most importantly for all of us, we want to educate our students. the best way to do that is a stable school. 22nd.n us july 21 and watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, and listen on the free c-span radio app. meeting,abinet president trump called on congress to pass the border security and immigration reform law. from the white house, this is happening

announcer: this week the c-span alaska,el to juneau, with the help of our cable partner. bus continues its trip across alaska by fairy ahead of our stop in fairbanks. join us when we will feature our visit to alaska. watch alaska visit on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on our free c-span radio app. from wilburtimony ross. this hearing is two hours and 20 minutes.

we are concerned about the ability to promote juneau and the -- especially since tourism is a bright spot in the economy. >> i have been here one week in alaska. one of the big social service issues i see is homelessness. trying to combat it seems to be a big issue in the city, since a lot of them are not actively seeking help. the ones that are seem to be moving from place to place, looking for whatever different type aid they can get. it seems one of the big issues is homelessness and how we should combat it here in the states. >> i am the executive director of the alaskan council of administrators. perspective, the most important thing for alaska's to get a long-term, sustainable fiscal plan in place. outside of our nonrenewable resources and stabilize need to education across the state. our educators need to feel that their funding, which is a constitutional duty in alaska, is stable. i think what is most important for all of us is to educate our way to doand the best that is a stable school. us july 21to join and 22nd when we feature alaska on alaska weekend. centennialarks the

this week, the c-span bus traveled to juneau, alaska as part of our 50 capitals tour. the bus continues the trip across alaska by ferry. july 21 andoin us 22nd when we will feature our visit to alaska. watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. officials testified servicese armed committee hearing on military technology and the policies for sharing such information with international and commercial partners.

migration policy the spanish prime minister spoke about the external donation and i spoke about the in juneau dimension and in this spirit we will have through the talks in the coming days. terrorises calling on the world not to abandon the united nations agency for palestinian refugees who are going to zation says it's facing a quarter of a billion dollar shortfall and may soon cut emergency assistance the u.s. slashed its funding by more than half in january more than five million refugees in the middle east rely on that agency for education food and health services navy divers say reentered a flooded cave in northern thailand to search for a missing football team live pictures here at were of that operation is underway twelve boys and their coach when exploring on saturday when rising water from a heavy rainstorm blocked their only exit rescuers are confident they're alive prayers are being held for the safe return of those teenagers those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera and sad story next keep it or. roger voted one wins reelection with greater power thanks to a ch

we are in juneau with help of our cable partner gci. >> we are thrilled that c-span, one of long time programming partners, has chosen to visit alaska for the first time in 22 years as part of its 50 capitals tour. big shout out to c-span. [applause] for decades gci is offered c-span c-span to customers because we believe in the network mission to opened unfiltered trusted media resource, gzip probably support c-span's effort to help inform and educate the nation on policy, politics, history and current events. gci and the cable companies run the nation make c-span possible. those no government mandate, no public funding, no advertising. c-span is truly a public service is wholly funded by gci other companies. c-span, the calls itself cables gift to america. and now thanks our long-standing special partnership with c-span's buses nationwide 50 capital store we get to showcase our state, the largest in the nation by the way, to the rest of the country via c-span. well, they are here, finally. thank goodness. >> we are ecstatic. it is a huge deal for us. it gives us a chance to showcase

we're in juneau with the help of gci. >> we're thrilled that cspan, one of f the long time programming partners, has chosen to visit alaska trt first time in 22 years. as part of its tour. so big shoutout to span. so for decades, gci has offered cspan to our customers because we believe in the network mission to open to unfiltered trusteded media resource and gci proudly supports cspan's effort to help inform and educate the nation on policy, politics, history and current events. now gci and the cable companies around the nation make cspan possible. there's no government mandate, no public funding. no advertising. cspan is truly a public service funded through fees paid by gci and other companies. it calls itself cable's gift to america and now, thanks to our long standing partnership with pan's buses nationwide 50 capitals tour, weo showcase our state, the largest in the nation pi the way. to the rest of the country via cspan. well, they're here. finally. thank goodness. >> we're ecstatic. it is a huge deal for us. it gives a chance to be a city nationwide and just to have the idea th

the bus is on its 38th stop in juneau, alaska. >> what i think is the most important issue facing alaska in the middle of a budget crisis. we're used to having a lot of oil money come in. as a result of lower oil prices we are not getting that revenue that we're used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there are political reasons why people are worried about impolicemening taxes but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskaans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas and one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more our economy goes down the more people are getting upset and are not living the lives that they are happy with and getting destitute and turning to self-medicaiding and that is a big crisis too. >> i think the most important is