join mark levin on c-span 2. >>> up next, author and historian byron price describes the history of the cattle dwriechlt because of the rigorous nature of the job, men only participated in a few drive. he is the director of the charles m russell center for the study of art of the american west at the university of oklahoma. this event was hosted by the cherokee strip regional heritag. >> tonight, professor byron price is going to tell us about exploration in the cattle drive era, 1865 and 1893. professor price currently holds the charles m russell memorial chair and is director of the charles m. russell sent ter university of oklahoma. he is also director of the university of oklahoma press. he is also director of the university of oklahoma press. he graduated from the united states military academy at west point in 1970. he earned an m.a. in museum science at the texas tech university in 1977. we'll have to forgive him that s

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your questions for christina hoff sommers and join mark levin. next, author and historiany aii allen smith discusses the battle of new orleans in 1812. and he gives a detailed account of the battle. he argues that the navy's involvement was crucial to an american victory that was overshadowed by jackson's role in the battle this took place in anapolis, maryland. >> i'm the chair of the history department and it's my great pleasure to introduce tonight's

looking ahead to the new year on in depth, join radio talk show host mark levin in depth. first sunday of every month on c-span 2. >>> each week, american history tv sits in on a lecture with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch the classes here every saturday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern and sunday at 1:00 p.m. arizona state university professor donald chritchlow discussing 1970s republican revival. the gop brand was weakened to the point where some political observers wondereded if the party would survive. but by the end of the decade, spurred on by phyllis schlaffley, a new coalition made

for tonight's big picture politics panel are chris deaton managing editor of red alert politics mark levine progressive commentator and host of the inside scoop radio show and bob parks member of the black leadership network and project twenty one and senior video producer for m r c t.v. thank you all for joining me so you heard my rant off the top here about mitch mcconnell does the fact that he's in this what looks to be going to be a close election and we're not talking about a primary republican primary right now the polling showing a close election with a democrat does that change the way he operates in the senate over the next year until the election the sort of you chris well i mean i i'm not entirely sure about that because i think you know senate is kind of status quo at this point i think everybody is kind of on lockdown but it's been anything but status quo the last five years with with the filibusters i mean we saw that charge in the way the filibuster has been used in the previous two hundred years or so of the nation versus where it's been pretty i mean if you go back to you k

for tonight's big picture politics panel are chris deaton managing editor of red alert politics mark levine progressive commentator and host of the inside scoop radio show and bob parks member of the black leadership network and project twenty one and senior video producer for m r c t.v. thank you all for joining me so you heard my rant off the top here about mitch mcconnell does the fact that he's in this what looks to be going to be a close election and we're not talking about a primary republican primary right now the polling showing a close election with a democrat does that change the way he operates in the senate over the next year to the election the sort of you chris well i mean i i'm not entirely sure about that because i think you know senate is kind of status quo at this point i think everybody is kind of on lockdown but it's been anything but set of the last five years with the filibusters i mean we saw that charge in the way the filibuster has been used in the previous two hundred years or so of the nation versus where it's been pretty i mean if you go back to you know the days

looking ahead to the new year join radio talk show host mark levin january 1. book tv in depth the first sunday of every month on c-span 2. >>> all weekend american history tv is featuring ann arbor, michigan, home to the university of oh michigan. the school was moved from detroit to ann arbor in 1837 and fuels most of the city's economy. hosted by our comcast cable partners, c-span's local content vehicles recently visited many sites show casing the city's history. learn more about ann arbor all weekend here on american history tv. >>> this is the story of willow run, one of the ford farms that virtually overnight became the largest aircraft plant that was ever built. a story that now can be told in full. [ bell ringing ] >> we are presently in what's known as hangar one at willow run airport. we are in bay eight. if you look out at a 45-degree angle from here we see the two doors where the bombers would come off the assembly line after they were built. there are a lot of stories that lead up to the building of the factory. with the war in europe turning hot

district 18 and allow me to introduce my other colleagues - apologizes assembly members himself mark levine the tenth district and assemblyman from the 22 district and from the 19 and assembly member from the 25th (clapping) >> now mayor brown made a very i think prospective statement when he talked about the bay area wanted a bridge that expresses the daring the human innut and symbols the splendor of oakland and the ante bay. as the other speakers who stood before you this is what we're inaugurateing today. the other thing i recall that's been mentioned. my first memory was the 57 quake that was centered if san mateo. and, of course, i've lived through every other quake including the 89 and i'll tell you what a huge relieve for me to know that i and everyone else who uses the bridge will no longer have to be in the fear of their lives. now we can drive across that with the assurance we're not risking our lives. we thank everyone who built it today and we're so glad that quake didn't happen yet. i think we're all proud it is a span that will withstand centuries and will be with us so long

looking ahead to the new year on in-depth, join radio talk show host mark levin, book tv in depth, the first sunday of every month, on c-span 2. >>> next, the political career of eleanor roosevelt, with insight from her granddaughter, tracy roosevelt. first lady from 1933 to 1945, eleanor roosevelt became a key player, an advocate for women and civil rights and president kennedy appointed her to chair a special commission on the status of women. this event was hosted by the radcliffe institute for advanced study at harvard and the john f. kennedy presidential library. it's about half an hour. >> hi. >> hi. >> it's a pleasure to be here today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the report issued by the presidential commission on the status of women and it's an honor to be here not at the kennedy library but with the kennedy library and with its wonderful volunteers today. beyond that, for me, it's an honor to have a conversation with professor black who really knows so much about my great grandmother eleanor roosevelt and can tell us more of the official side of her work for women. for

mark levine of the political commentator who prides itself on winning the washington post in the loop presidential election contests for correctly predicting be liked or a vote for all fifty states and the twenty twelve election. it says these poets are unreliable. polls three years out lots of fun for pundits did lots of fun the people speculate the mean nothing. for instance three years before the two thousand eve election in the sitting president george w bush had his second term lament the polls of republican rudy giuliani going head to head of a democrat who reclaimed the lead those candidates became their party's nominee and three gears up for the two thousand for election polls told us our core or tell the request and it would be the democratic challenger to incumbent george w box but john kerry ended up being their nominee and planning garden even run while we are about a thousand days away from election day. chris christie has been christened by the poles of the republican nominee. are you still celebrating of landslide victory over barbara bowen island in new jersey governor

neither of them have even announced if they're going to run but apparently the race has started mark levine is a political commentator who prides himself on winning the washington post in the loop presidential election contest for correctly predicting the electoral vote for all fifty states and the two thousand and twelve election he says these polls are unreliable polls three years out are lots of fun for pundits there are lots of thunder people to speculate they mean nothing for instance three years before the two thousand and eight election when the sitting president george w. bush had his second term limit the polls had republican rudy giuliani going head to head with democrat hillary clinton neither of those candidates became their party's nominee and three years before the two thousand and four election poll of told us out gore or hillary clinton would be the democratic challenger to incumbent george w. bush but john kerry ended up being their nominee and blending gore didn't even run while we are about a thousand days away from election day chris christie has been christened by the p

and looking ahead to the new year, join radio talk show host mark levin january 5th. the first sunday of every month on c-span2. >> think of the information that fab has on over a billion people. they know your political preference, sexual preference, who your friends are, what you like, what your dog's name, is all these sorts of things. in fact, one security analyst said if the government had asked you directly for that sort of information, it would have taken money, it would have taken lawyers and might have even taken guns to get you to cough up the information. we routinely do so on social networks. we also don't think the fact that or google searches are tracked. and so i also write mystery books. so my google searches, if the fbi chose to look at them, would be very incriminating. i'm looking at, you know, different rape rape drudate rapy mysteries. so people think they're engaged in secret activity not knowing as if there was another eyeball on the other end keeping track of the things that you do. >> i know who you are and i saw what you did author lary andre

joint radio talk show host mark levin on c-span2.up next, a discussion of nato's priorities and challenges. that is followed by a senate homeland security meeting. both chambers of congress will gavel back into session on monday. the house returns at noon eased her for general speeches. will be held after 6:30 p.m. eastern time. p.m. onte returns at 2 a bill to improve oversight. u.s.he nomination of a circuit court judge. senators may vote to he can work on an authorization bill for defense programs. you can watch live coverage on c-span. the senate is on c-span two. here's is some insight from a capitol hill reporter. phone, he will tell us what is ahead for congress this week. an updateso give us on possible congressional action regarding iran. hi and thank you for joining us. monday.e returns on tuesday they are scheduled to begin debate on energy security. can you tell us about the details? >> it looks like the house is look at a number of members -- measures that would expand access to domestic energy production. and the moveme

looking ahead to the new year, join mark levin january 5. in-depth, the first sunday of every month on c-span2. >> every weekend since 1998, book to be has brought you the -- non--fiction authors. > the fact that such women exist, it is not the way i would do it. i took 20 of maternity leave. i feel like that is the growing number -- that is the kind of woman that there can be space for. the fact that there are some stay-at-home dads and do not entirely live in portland, oregon, that is ok, too. >> the only national television network devoted exclusively to non-fiction books. throughout the fall walked -- marking 15 years of c-span two. welcoming the changes taking place in cuba. doing more to protect human rights. withdiscuss u.s. relations latin america, climate change, and trade. his remarks at the organization meeting forstates about 30 minutes. thank you. >> mr. secretary general, thank you very much. thank you for a wonderful welcome on this beautiful fall day, as pretty as it gets and one that is quickly prompting all of us to ask why

looking ahead to the new year on in depth, join radio talk show host mark levin in depth. first sunday of every month on c-span 2. >>> each week, american history tv sits in on a lecture with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch the classes here every saturday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern and sunday at 1:00 p.m. arizona state university professor donald chritchlow discussing 1970s republican revival. the gop brand was weakened to the point where some political observers wondereded if the party would survive. but by the end of the decade, spurred on by phyllis schlaffley, a new coalition made up of conservatives and helped elect ronald reagan. this class is an hour and ten minutes. >> today we're going to continue our saga through conservatism and the republican party. and specifically what we're going to look at today is the revival of the republican party after the debacle of the nixon administration and watergate. you'll recall from previous lectures that republicans were down. many thought the republican party was going the way of the whig party. o

but right wing radio host mark levine took it one step further. >> let me tell you something, folks,infrey has no idea. oh, i know she's black. but she has no idea, no idea. most of us have no idea what it's like to live in a country that really is brutally racist. >> right wing radio host levin thinks oprah has no idea about racism? a black woman born in rural mississippi during the '50s has no idea about race, but apparently he does? that's laughable, even by the right's standards. joining me now are joy reed and eric bollart. why is the right so outraged about oprah's comments about race? >> it's a rorschach test. and i think what bothers the right about what oprah said is the same thing that bothered them when barack obama talked about trayvon martin. the right expects african-americans who have been successful to essentially be christmas ornaments. to shine brightly and affirm the awesomeness of america and that's it and to never talk about it because it will make people on the right feel badly. you know this very well, the state where oprah went fwprah w from, mississippi, is t

and join mark levin on january 5th. book tv "in depth" the first sunday of every month on c-span2. >>> next on american history tv, we hear from two world war ii veterans about their experience in the pacific theater who both fought in the battle of iwajima. they both spoke in washington, d.c. this is about an hour. >>> hello, good morning, everybody, and thank you all for being here. i am honored to be given this opportunity to introduce these fine gentlemen and be among these great military war heroes. first i would like to introduce mr. donald mates, a marine corps veteran of guam and iwajima. during the battle of iwajima, he and his eight-man patrol team came across heavy assault from the japanese and unfortunately his close friend and platoon mate was killed. during the attack, mr. mayes was wounded and has undergone numerous procedures for more than 30 years. but through this all, he has still found time to help the american veterans committee and the world war ii veterans committee start the james trumble iii sch

your questions for christina hoff sommers and join mark levin. next, author and historiany aii allen smith discusses the battle of new orleans in 1812. and he gives a detailed account of the battle. he argues that the navy's involvement was crucial to an american victory that was overshadowed by jackson's role in the battle this took place in anapolis, maryland. >> i'm the chair of the history department and it's my great pleasure to introduce tonight's speaker, dr. gene smith. the chair of naval heritage that will be giving the second mcmullen power lecture of the navy and battle of new orleans. the mcmullen c-power lecture by the class of 1957 chair of naval herita heritage was introduced in 2011, to serve as the address at the naval history symposium, made possible by estates of bill daniel and the late dr. mcmullen. this honors dr. mcmullen by impressing the power of c-power on history. inside joke. tonight's speaker, dr. gene allen smith is a seventh distinguished naval historian to hold the chair of naval heritage in the naval michigan's hi

obama and joe biden go there, versus rand paul, and marco rubio, and mark levin and this whole cast ofracters from the right wing of the republican party, i think people have a very clear sense of the kind of direction that both candidates want to lead in, and that's why terry mcauliffe is winning this race. >> connie, you made an interesting point the start of this segment. you said to the effect that terry mcauliffe isn't -- i don't want to put words in your mouth. say the perfect democrat. i guess you could say he's a centrist democrat. will the liberals in the state, and there are -- there is a liberal base in virginia, will they come out and supporter re mcauliffe? >> if they care about the issues we hold dear, they will. i was pleased to see that hillary clinton was there, because a lot of women, as you know, in this country, particularly progressive women, are watching hillary's every move right now. and i think this bodes well for terry mcauliffe that she showed up and i think it bodes well for her future candidacy, should she decide to run for president to have terry mcauliffe

and join mark levin on january 5th. book tv "in depth" the first sunday of every month on c-span2. >>> next on american history tv, we hear from two world war ii veterans about their experience in the pacific theater who both fought in the battle of iwajima. they both spoke in washington, d.c. this is about an hour. >>> hello, good morning, everybody, and thank you all for being here. i am honored to be given this opportunity to introduce these fine gentlemen and be among these great military war heroes. first i would like to introduce mr. donald mates, a marine corp

and look for other guests, including this feminism critic, christina hoff sommers and mark levine. >> this fall, booktv is marking the 15th anniversary and we look back at 2007. they have a legacy of ashes and the history of the cia. and this was given to angela roberts for the history of the english-speaking peoples since 1900. she recounted her family's immigration to the united states on booktv. >> it was difficult to register an emotional voicebox, but uncle frank said he thought he was caught up in something he had no way of understanding and it is not true, they can put you in prison, you have a visa and you have papers. did you tell them how long we had been coming here. uncle frank asked uncle joseph to put the officer on the phone again and he is going to call, the officer said. he can't, heat 81 years old, he is an old man. uncle frank been asked if he could speak to my uncle one last time. cbp officers said we are to have a translator for him and hung up. at 11:00 p.m., but uncle was given chips and soda and again in 1145, he signed a form saying that his personal property

culture have let her to be led -- .abeled as anti-feminist hear from christina hoff sommers. 5 >>mark levine on january five days after the assassination of president kennedy, resident lyndon johnson addressed a joint session of congress. remarks, objute talks about carrying out the work and the wishes of his predecessor. >> members of the congress, i had the high privilege and personal honor of presenting to the president of the united states. >> mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the house, members of the senate, my fellow americans. all i have i would have given gladly not to be standing here today. the greatest leader of our time has been struck down by the foulest deed of our time. today john fitzgerald kennedy lives on in the immortal words and works that he left behind. he lives on in the mind and memories of mankind. he lives on in the hearts of his countrymen. no words are sad enough to express our sense of loss. no words are strong enough to express our determination to continue the forward thrust of america that he began. the dream of conquering the vastness of space -- the dr

looking ahead to the nguyen -- the new year, join radio talk show host mark levin. >> the director of the consumer financial protection bureau testified before the senate banking committee. he talked about the agency's his agenda and regulatory practices. this is an hour and a half. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] of the consumer financial protection bureau. we see the chairman of the committee, tim johnson. >> director cordray, welcome back to the committee. and congratulations on your senate confirmation. we're here today to our regular oversight of the cpb giving this committee another opportunity to review the important work of the agency to protect consumers and empower them to make responsible financial decisions, promote competition and especialnable ao financial services for all americans. the cfpb has made good progress in fulfilling its mission. it's undertaken critical analysis of the most common financial products in a consumer's life including mortgages, student loans, credit cards and deposi

looking ahead to the new year, join mark levin january 5. >> in the next hour, supreme court justicelena kagan. she will talk about the workings of the nation's highest court. she gave a lecture at the university of alabama law school. >> i have to get used to that title. we appreciate your service in this role. i are welcoming justice kagan to the university of alabama. we are honored by your presence. i want to give you first a few vital statistics about our speaker. she was born in new york city. she received her a.b. from princeton. then she went to oxford where she was awarded a masters of philosophy. then she got a jd from harvard law school. clerkedw school, she for a judge in the united states court of appeals. then she clerked for justice marshall. then she became a law professor at the university of chicago. she went from there to serve at president clinton's administration in several roles. teachingwent back to at harvard. she was subsequently named as dean of harvard law school. she was the first female dean of the law school there. in 2009, president obama nominated her

questions live for three hours at noon eastern, and looking ahead to the new year on "in-depth," join mark levin january 5th. booktv's "in-depth," the first sunday of every month on c-span2. >> next, a hearing on a bill requiring greater disclosure of surveillance programs offered by the nsa. one of the witnesses from google said the bill is needed to restore global confidence in his firm and others which have been harmed by corporations that were with the nsa. this is a little more than an hour and a half. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> okay. you ready? >> yep. >> this hearing will come to order. welcome to the senate judiciary sub committee on privacy, technology, and the law. the subject of the hearing is the surveillance transparency act of 2013. i'm proud to say that two weeks ago i reintroduced this bill with the support of my friend and colleague senator dean heller of nevada who will be hearing from in just a moment. this bill is urgently necessary. americans understand that we need to give due wait to privacy on the one hand and national security on the other, bu

looking ahead to the new year on in depth join we are talked to host mark levine and with it. booktv's "in depth" the first sunday of every month on c-spa c-span2. >> harvard kennedy school of government hosted a discussion in september about rick died in the history of the effects of digital technology on journalism. we hear from john huey, one of the projects researchers and the from and to of "time" magazine.. this is about one hour 20 minutes. >> thank you, alex. and maybe a metaphor too farhan raising the veil on riptides. but i'll do my best. first of all i want to thank some people. also want to thank alex jonesmot for making the shortest in fellowship the best possible destination for a journalist saeking sanctuary, perspectivekg reinvigoration and greatirationt company. i think i'm speaking for both of my co-authors when i say that. u it's just a great place. r makino smoothly. nancy palmer, janel sims. it feels like a home away from home and all three of us are happy to be home. to explain riptide ever so briefly. three world where he executives watch up on the shore

three hours beginning at noon eastern, and looking ahead to the new year, join radio talk show host mark levinit's the first sunday of every month on c-span2. >> the senate special committee on aging held a hearing this month on transportation options for senior citizens. the committee lookedded at the retiring baby boom generation and need for alternatives to cars as they are less able to drive. this is an hour 20 minutes. >> my dear friend, senator collins, but suggesting this hearing today on the need for safe and reliable transportation options for seniors. it's obviously a crucial topic to seniors in order to be able to get around and enhance their quality of life. the lack of dependable transportation clearly affects a senior's quality of their lives. if they don't have it, they can't go to the grocery store smghts they can't get to the doctor's apaintment. they cannot connect with their friends. get to the doctor's appointment. they cannot connect with their friends. having access to transportation helps many older americans remain independent and self-sufficient. two very important thi

and join radio talk show host mark levin january 5th.ooktv's "in depth" the first sunday of every month on c-span2. >> on your screen is a familiar face, ray suarez, former senior correspondent for pbs' "newshour" ask now withal jazeera. when did you make the move? >> just a couple of days ago. my first day on the air over there was november 11th and so far so good? >> host: why the move? >> guest: it was time. you've been at a place for a while, and you've done everything you can do there, and there were new opportunities and some great chances for advancement atal ya sear rah america, and it's a start-up with everything that implies, fresh, energetic, forward-looking. it's really, really fun, and my staff keeps me young because everybody's like 27 years old. >> host: this is booktv, so we want to talk to you about this, "500-year legacy that shaped the nation: latino americans." what smackerred you toly -- sparked you the write this? >> guest: the publishers approached me, and pbs was about to launch a big documentary series on the sam

looking ahead to the new year, join mark levin january 5. booktv.org's in-depth, the first sunday of every month, on c-span2. >> up next, biographer, the former reporter talking about presidential history, political controversy, and some of the most memorable moments in american culture. the winner of the outstanding author award from the american society and journalists and authors, authors of nine nonfiction books including nancy reagan, and her 2013 release, "let freedom ring: iconic images of the march on washington." >> host: how did you get into the unauthorized biography business? >> guest: with both feet. with both feet. into the unauthod biography business?her forthe >> i was a researcher forlefthep the editorial page years and wo years ago to and when i left the post i thought it would be absolutely wonderful at that time i went to d i th editorial-pageou conferences and provided research and if not this would be a great t way to live the rest of youred t life like going to school every day than i realizedaske t bright teen article

. >> host: barista e-mails and i would like to hear his position on mark levin and citizens for self-governance there call for a convention of the states. >> guest: i like mark abad and as far as his constitutional amendments, i haven't read his book yet. i'm looking forward to it. i agree wholeheartedly as far as the convention it's a great idea i would love to see happen. the chance of it happening are pretty slim but hopefully we can have a movement to do that because the constitution largely by the supreme court now has a structural defects that need correcting. the original constitution had a significantly lesser structural defect than the current constitution but that's because the original actually meant what it said as opposed to what this up in court as. >> host: you can see that he blurbed a must read. he will be a guest on the show in january 2014. atlantic city new jersey, good afternoon. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. it's nice to be able to speak to you. i tell you, you are so encouraging as young as you are. ima black woman christian conservative. i am now 44 and i'm gr

year,g ahead to the new markng mark within -- join levin. first ladies continues tomorrow night with a look at the life and legacy of lady bird johnson. that, a conversation with the former first lady's daughter. she shared some of the personal memories of her mother. >> your mom is a bigger than life character to a lot of people who have written about her. when they do rankings of first ladies, she is in the first five or 10 in terms of influence. can you tell me what she was like as a mom? >> mother was so organized. she did not show a lot of emotion. that was so unlike my father. my father was always on. she was a calming influence to all of us. she was my best friend. we had a special relationship, so i would say, i'm telling you this, not as my mother but as my best friend. when your mother, and i am an expert now that i have three almost perfect daughter's, a mother has to say "eat your spinach." you need to go to bed and clean your room. where is a best friend, you can say, i am so madly in love with joe. next week, when it's no longe

sunday december 1st on "in depth" fort christina hovey sooers and looking ahead join mark levin. book tv in depth on c-span 2. >> feminist gloria steinem spoke today at the national press club about the future of the women's rights movement. this is an hour. >> our guest made it as a high pourer woman when she discovered it was far too narrow to accommodate her. gloria is the face of the feminist movement dubbed "the leading icon of american feminism" in "time" magazine and solidified her legacy by co-founding ""m"ms." magazine. miss steinem celebrated the hag's 40th anniversary right here at the national press club last year. she said then it was the right place to do it since she was also the first woman to appear as a national press club luncheon speaker. after women were admitted in 1971. [ applause ] she received a men a tie as a thank you. she's in town this week to receive the presidential medal of freedom from president obama. [ applause ] ms. steinem is a granddaughter as a suffragist and worked as a journalist in the 1960s after living here in washington during high sch

looking ahead to the new year on "in depth" join mark levin january 5th, the first sunday of every month on cspan. >>> to a white house summit on business investment. panelists talked about ways the u.s. can attract foreign investment with the ceos of walmart and black rock as well as national economic council director gene sperling. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >>> good morning, everyone. secretary lew, thank you so much for your very excellent remarks. i want to thank both for their leadership. they have been outstanding for the subject matter we have before us these next two days. i know their insights, particularly as it applies to the business community, are very valuable to all of us that are joining us today. we are off to a great start that promises to be a great conference with a packed agenda. thanks to all of you who have come great distances to be with us today. i am very pleased to announce our first panel, which is entitled "why select the usa, perspectives on investing and operating in the united states." this is going to be a very informative and valuable discuss

and join radio talkshow host mark levin january 5 on c-span2. continues.rnal" host: joining us from boston is jon kingsdale, former executive director for the commonwealth health insurance connector authority, also director of weekly consulting group. thank you for letting us. for our final segment we are taking a look at it -- insurance exchanges, especially what is being done in massachusetts and comparing them with the u.s.. can you talk about your role in the exchanges that the massachusetts level? guest: sure. we and act the legislation that was in some regard to the template for the affordable care act accu 2006 under governor romney and a democratic legislature, and a key agency in implementing that reform was the massachusetts health connector, which was an independent -- semi-independent authority i was appointed to run and reported to a board of directors that was ofointed in part constitutional officers and in part appointees to the board. host: looking at the level that you had in massachusetts, comparing it to what is being done nationwide, ca

join radio talkshow host, mark levin. depth." middle or high school student, our student what is the know most important issue congress should address next year. the deadline is january 20. get more info at studentcannot work. ntcam.org. we offer complete gavel-to- -- gavel-to-gavel coverage of the house. c-span, graded by the tv cable industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. now, you can watch us in hd. journal"ngton continues. want to welcome ginger gibson. our topic is minimum wage and efforts to raise it. reporter, isional there anything going on in congress to raise the minimum wage? guest: there are some discussions in the senate. it would raise the minimum wage from seven -- $7.25 to $10 and $.10 -- $10.10. those discussions in the senate, backed by democrats, appeared to be growing. there is support to vote on a bill by year's and. end. the big question will be what will happen in the house. host: what will happen in the house? is there effort to push this? they're trying to press republicans saying

. >> reporter: three democrats voted with republicans yesterday, carl levin of michigan, joe manchin of west virginia and mark pryor of arkansas. levin expressed concern this could lead to more changes in the senate. >> when the precedent is set, that a majority of this body can change the rules at will, which is what majority did today, if it can be changed on judges, or on other nominees, this precedent is going to be used, i fear, to change the rules on consideration of legislation. >> reporter: for now the obama administration will get federal judges approved more quickly. if there is need for cabinet shuffle, it will be easier to appoint new people to the posts. at some points when democrats are out of power, republican leaders are warning they will regret this move. patti ann? jenna: mike emanuel, live in washington, thanks. jon: while the filibuster rule change in the senate might be a political win for president obama, at least in the short term, not much else seems to be going his way. two new polls now show his approval rating sinking to a new low. according to a cnn-orc poll, just 41% of americans

looking ahead, join radio talk show host mark loven on january 5. levinon january 5. >> "washington journal" is next. president obama pardons the national turkey in a ceremony at the white house. in 45 minutes, the aviation reporter for "usa today" talks about the effect of airline mergers on holiday travel. amtrak ridership heading into the thanksgiving holiday. yahoo! motors gives an update on the u.s. auto industry. host: good morning. a live view of the u.s. capitol as the rain continues in the east. with congress and recess this week for the thanksgiving holiday, it is a getaway wednesday as millions toward planes, trains, and drive to your destination. of the busieste travel days of the year. we want to focus on the terminals, the roads and the rail lines but carry freight and passengers. this question, is america's transportation infrastructure up to 21st-century first cent

senator carl levin is expected to oppose him and possibly senator mark pryor. the majority of the caucus is with him for this reason. we talked a lot in recent months about the gridlock in washington and how unhappy americans are with their congress. this mood is not going to take the temperature down in washington. it will make things more acrimonious even if it does push the obama nominations through more quickly. >> let's listen in again to what senator reid said a few moments ago on the senate floor. take a listen. >> the need for change is so, so very obvious. it's clearly visible. it's manifest we have to do something to change things. in the history of our country some 230-plus years there have been 168 filibusters of executive and judicial nominations. half of them have occurred during the obama administration. >> jimmy, you know, at the 11th hour in july they were able to hammer out a deal to avoid the so-called nuclear option. we know that senator john mccain was in harry reid's office yesterday in an attempt to broker a compromise at the 11th hour th

it limits the minorities party's ability to confirm -- senators carl levin of michigan mark pryor of art joe manchin makkah west virginia were the only demo rats to vote against the rules change. you can see more about what happened in the senate today on the filibuster rules change on our companion network c-span tonight. at just after 8:00 eastern we will take her calls about it on c-span. at her weekly news conference house democratic leader nancy pelosi called on republicans to pass a budget before turning in the house for a year. this is a little more than a half an hour. >> good morning. i have invited some special guests to our weekly and because of the pressing business mr. hoyer is only going to be with us at the start, so i want him to start. >> thank you very much leader. many of you heard me say but you know us well there are eight legislative days left in 2013 according to the republican majority schedule. two of those days of course her days in which we come in at 6:30 so that there is not much time to do the work of the american people. however republicans seem content

joe of west virginia, mark of arkansas, and senator carl levin of michigan. int's here from lois pennsylvania. >> thank you for taking my call. i just want to say back in 2005, the now president, barack obama, the vice president, and harry this.were all against they were on the senate floor saying how terrible this would be to happen. they'd -- they now turn around and do exactly what they said was terrible in 2005 because now it suits what they want to do. is intolerance. they are not doing what is good for our country. they want to change things so they can rule without any opposition from anybody else. >> i do not know if we have posted that video of then senator obama speaking on the senate floor but you can find that in our library. i know we have posted a lot of today's date -- debate from the senate floor right there. a link to some of the documents where the information was released by the majority leader's office shortly after the vote today, 52-48, changing the filibuster rules on judicial nominations, except supreme court and executive nominations.

as i've said before, that -- thank my friend and my colleague, the chairman, carl levin, for his leadership in marking up this bill. it's always been difficult. in most cases, we agree with each other. we happen to be looking at an amendment now where we disagree. but often i've always considered the ndna bill as the most important bill in congress everyee. it contains authorizations that support our men and women serving in harm's way, all the way into afghanistan and around the world. it supports the training of our service members, the maintenance and modernization of their equipment. it authorizes research and development, that's r&d, efforts that will ensure we maintain technological superiority over our enemies and can defeat the threats of tomorrow. but, most importantly, it provides for the pay and the benefits of the brave men and women who have made their sacrifices and are putting their lives at risk for our benefit. however, it is important to note this year -- and this has not happened before in nigh memory -- that the bill provides all of these vitally important efforts, only as they red