mr. arone: if you think about the data this week, it has been good -- national association of housing builders, the jobs numbers, jokes, jobless claims -- soon we will be chatting about whether the fed should raise rates again. so, in your view, there is some economic, fundamental reason as to why we saw such a quick rally back -- there is a fundamental reason for that? mr. arone: well, certainly the market seems to -- it is this instead where the market, for a while now, has been saying to the fed you will not raise rates four times, and the fed is coming around, saying we're not going to raise rates four times. we will raise rates two times, and the market has been predicting economic growth, inflation -- the other items, that the fed was too optimistic. now the fed is coming around to the market. i do not know about you, but i like when i am proving -- proven right, and the market feels like it was proven right, and it is charging higher. betty: there are two sides to that -- the market was

. >> mr. aronsclosed along with regal that the government was looking into anti-competitive practices with film clearance and keeping out smaller competitors. do you believe that investigation has to conclude before you're allowed to buy carmike? >> i certainly wouldn't use the word collusion. you're describing an industry practice that goes back decades, across all studios, across all theater chains. amc is happy in a clearance environment, we're happy in a nonclearance environment. the justice department would like to rewrite the rules. we think we would thrive no matter how the rules changed. to your specific question, i think the antitrust review with carmike and amc is separate from the clearance discussion which is also underway. >> you're a dealmaker, you're from apollo, you sold, i think, this business to the chinese originally before you skipped to starwood to sell it to marriott. >> go ahead, sorry. >> you carry on. >>> was at apollo, i was focused on apollo's cruise industry, not involve

aron: thank you so much. host: let me turn to our reporters. let's begin with the president making this announcement this past week of his pick to the supreme court. what happens next? mr. bravin: formally, he sent a document to senate and it's up to the senate to schedule a hearing. host: but he did say he would meet with them after the break. mr. bravin: if he can meet with the goal in criminals, you might be able to meet with merrick garland also. host: what do you think? from someard republicans who are for reelection who will say i will meet with him. do you think the pressure on groups likees from alliance on justice and others? ms. kim: i think it depends on what we see independent voters do in their home state. as a mobilizing issue for basis of both parties. you have liberals saying we have to give him a hearing. a release depends on whether they feel they might lose the election on this issue and new hampshire hasn't felt that yet. if they do start to feel that , then they might start to see it but i think they're counting on the fact this is an important issue but not when the voters actually vote on. mr. bravin: willsure the leadership let them distinguish

aron: thank you so much. host: let me turn to our reporters. let's begin with the president making this announcement this past week of his pick to the supreme court. what happens next? mr. bravin: formally, he sent a document to the senate and it's up to the senate to schedule a hearing. host: but he did say he would meet with them after the break. mr. bravin: if he can meet with criminals, he might be able to meet with merrick garland also. host: what do you think? we have heard from some republicans who are for reelection who will say "i will meet with him." do you think the pressure on them increases from groups like alliance on justice and others? ms. kim: i think it depends on what we see independent voters do in their home state as a mobilizing issue for basis of both parties. you have liberals saying we have to give him a hearing. a release depends on whether they feel they might lose the election on this issue and new hampshire hasn't felt that yet. if they do start to feel that pressure, then they might start to see it but i think they're counting on the fact this is an important issue but not when the voters actually vote on. mr. bravin: they can't control wa

aron: thank you so much. host: let me turn to our reporters. let's begin with the president making this announcement this past week of his pick to the supreme court. what happens next? mr bravin: formally, he sent a document to the senate and it's up to the senate to schedule a hearing. host: but he did say he would meet with them after the break. mr. bravin: if he can meet with criminals, he might be able to meet with merrick garland also. host: what do you think? we have heard from some republicans who are for reelection who will say "i will meet with him." do you think the pressure on them increases from groups like alliance on justice and others? ms. kim: i think it depends on what we see independent voters do in their home state as a mobilizing issue for basis of both parties. you have liberals saying we have to give him a hearing. a release depends on whether they feel they might lose the election on this issue and new hampshire hasn't felt that yet. if they do start to feel that pressure, then they might start to see it but i think they're counting on the fact this is an important issue but not when the voters actually vote on. mr. bravin: they can't control was

mr. director, to respond promptly. all members will have five days to submit materials for inclusion in the record. this hearing stands adjourned. >> on news makers, nan aron president of the alliance for justice talks about the debate over president obama's nomination of judge merrick garland to the supreme court. news makers af 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> book tv is in primetime on c-span 2 starting monday night at 8:30 eastern. each night will feature a series of programs on topics ranging from politics and education to medical care and national security. plus, encore presentations from recent book festivals. tune in for book tv in primetime, all next week on c-span 2. go to book tv.org for the complete schedule. >>> now a discussion on the status of the investigation into the e-mails sent to and from hillary clinton's personal server during tenure as secretary of state. from washington journal, this is about