the c-span networks today. join us tonight at 8:00 for speeches from the recent world economic forum from davos switzerland. topic, the global economy on c-span. c-span2 at 8:00, book tv focus. tonight the focus is on african-american lives, and here on c-span3 at 8:00, american history tv examining the lives and times of george washington. >>> at the 1968 olympic games, john carlos and tommy smith raised their fists in the black power are salute. >> they said black power. they intimidated so many people. white people in particular, by using that phrase. black power. because when they use that word or that phrase black power, it made many people think that black power meant destruction. blow up the statue of liberty or ground zero. destroying america. there wasn't anything about destroying america. it was about rebuilding america and having an america to have a new paradigm in terms of how we could truly be with each and every one of us doing that pledge going to elementary school and junior high school about th

you can follow our coverage of political events as well as results on the c-span networks and online at c-span.org. >>> president obama is in washington state today to talk about jobs and exports at the boeing plant in everett. the white house says boeing has seen a 45% increase in exports since 2006, and president obama says he has a plan to help other companies do the same. you can watch that live coming up shortly on our companion network c-span. >>> we have a country where millions of innocent people have had to go to prison. they have put bars on their own windows and bars on their own doors because we have abandoned their neighborhoods to crime. now, i can't live with that. our neighborhoods should be safe, the children should be able to play in the streets. and you and i can fix that together. >> as candidates campaigned for president this quleer year, we looked back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to c-span.org/thecontenders to see video of those who had a lasting impact on mary khan politics. >> i believe the destiny of america is always safer in the hands of th

the ng a's winter meeting live saturday, sunday, and monday on our companion network c-span. join us later for more from american history tv. the focus is george washington and his lasting impact on american life. historian richard nor on the smith lectures on the first president from washington's home in mt. vernon, virginia. american history tv gets under way tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span 3. >>> at the 1968 olympic games john carlos and tommy smith raised their fists in the black power salute. >> this is black power. they intimidated so many people, white people in particular, by using that phrase, black power, because when they use that word or that phrase black power it made many people think that black power meant destruction. blowing up the statue of liberty or ground zero, destroying america. it wasn't anything about destroying america. it was about rebuilding america and having america to have a new paradigm in terms of how we can truly be with eachnd every one did their pledge when we were going to elementary school and junior high school about the land of t

live result coverage tonight on the networks, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> governor bobby jindal scheduled to reveal his proposal for balancing the state budget for next fiscal year-to-date, a budget $900 million in the red. in three port bossier now mostly cloudy and 37 at the airport, 38 at barksdale and 38 in minden. you're listening to shreveport bossier news and radio. >>> this weekend book tv and american history tv explore culture of shreveport, louisiana, saturday at noon eastern on book tv c-span 2, overnight gary joiner on louisiana's failure from one damn blunder from beginning to end, red river campaign. 260,000 books of the collection housed at the shreveport archives, then a walking tour of shreveport and bossier city. american history on c-span3 sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern from barksdale air force base a look at the base's role on 911 plus the history of b-52 boomer. visit founding fathers auto collection. pioneer heritage center medical treatment and medicine during the civil war. three support, louisiana, this weekend on c-span 2 and 3. >>> there are millions of decent ame

live sunday, monday on our companion network c-span. join us later from more american history tv. the focus is historian richard norton smith lectures on the first president from his home in mt. vernon, virginia. american history tv gets under way tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span3. >> tonight on c-span, from this year's world economic forum, see the heads of the world bank and international monetary fund along with other global leaders as they talk about the future of the world economy. >> no one is immune in the current situation. it's not just a eurozone crisis. it's a crisis that could have collateral effects, spillover effects around the world. and you know, we'll hear from others, but what i have seen and what we have seen in numbers and in forecasts is that no country is immune and everybody has an interest in making sure that this crisis is resolved adequately. >> i have been in public service most of it involved in public finance for over four decades. let me share with you, i've never been as scared

you can see live coverage of the senate on our network c-span 2. the house is gathering in, they will be debating a bill on changing water distribution in california. ben bernanke is making his way into the room. this hearing are -- will come to order. we meet to hear the semiannual report to the conduct of monetary policy and the state of t the economy opening statements are limited to the ranking chair and chair and ranking minority member of the sub committee on domestic monetary policy and technology, for a period of eight minutes on each side without objection, all members' written statements will be made a part of the record, for purposes of opening statement i recognize myself for five minutes. in my opening statement today i'm going to avoid making any since i do not have a crystal ball, nor do you, mr. chairman. instead, i'm going to address two subjects. the need for long-term entitlement reform, and the federal reserves dual mandate, for the last three years we have operated in a low interest rate environment. which is artificially lower

starting 8:00 eastern c-span todd family brothers and sisters of first laid mary todd lincoln beginning at 8:00 eastern on c-span3. coming up live this weekend on our companion network c-span national governor association 2012 meeting in our nation's capital. coverage under way 10:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow with an opening news conference and later discussions on economies. our coverage will continue sunday on education and childhood hunger as well as homeland security and role of the national guard. live coverage of the annual governor's winter meeting this weekend on c-span. at the 1968 olympic games john carlos and tommy smith raised their fist in the black power salute. >> they said black power. they intimidated so many people, white people in particular by using that phrase, black power. because when they use that word or that phrase plaque power, it made many people think black power meant destruction, blowing up the statue of liberty or ground zero, destroying america. it wasn't anything about destroying america. it was about rebuilding america. having america have a new paradigm in how we can truly be what each and every one did the pledge in elementary school

was born free ♪ >>> we'll have live coverage of the rick santorum rally over in our companion network c-spangeorgia and ron paul in georgia. live coverage of all four candidates tomorrow and the michigan and arizona primaries. we will cover the 59 total delegates and bring you the results starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> coming up in mash much, washington state hosts with the super tuesday contests. caucuses in alaska, idaho and ohio. a reminder, you can go back and watch all of our coverage online and do a search of the candidates issues. you can read what the campaigns and political reporters and people like you are saying on facebook and twitter. all at our web site c-span.org/campaign2012. >>> coming up next on c-span 3, the british house of commons holds the hearing on the international drug policy. a senate hearing here in washington looking at preventive treatments to help with pain. and later, the launch of the ten-year campaign to double the number of women in congress. >>> louisiana governor bobby jindal is revealing his proposal for the fiscal budget. a budget of $900 million in

come in tonight, you can see speeches from the candidates on our campaign network, or companion network c-span. the campaign moves to arizona and michigan for primaries on february 2 8th, and then washington state's caucuses on mard 3rd. super tuesday is march 6th with primaries and caucuses in 11 states. yo

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and live this weekend on our companion network c-span the national governor's association 2012 winter meeting being held here in washington. our coverage gets under way at 10:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow with an opening news conference. later in the day, a couple of breakout sessions looking at state economies. and our coverage continues on sunday, with a look at education and childhood hunger, as well as homeland security, and the role of the national guard. live coverage of the annual national governor's association winter meeting this weekend on c-span. >> it is our cause to dispel the foggy which avoids hard decisions in the delusion that a world of conflict will somehow mysteriously resolve itself in to a world of harmony. if we just don't rock the boat, or irritate the forces of aggression, and this is holewash. >> as candidates campaign for president this year we look back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to our website, c-span.org/thecontenders to see video of the contenders who had a lasting impact on american politics. >> this is also the time to turn away from exce

you can see live coverage of that vote in the house right now on our compannian network, c-span. >>> about a ten-minute break for votes here in the house. while we wait, a look at the payroll tax cut extension and your phone calls from this morning's "washington journal." >> let's get to some calls. redwood valley, california, is up first. this is rose lynn who is a democrat. good morning. >> caller: yes, good morning. i'd like to say that everyone talks about this as a middle class tax cut. but what it is is it reduces social security income funding and will add to the national deficit by about $100 billion. and if each person says, well, you know, we're going to have $40 or $60 or more to spend each month, how wonderful this is, but this is undermining social security because this is a withholding tax that is taken out on all of our paychecks. and we undermine this in 2011 and once again, we're undermining this in 2012 or going to. and this reduction is increasing the national deficit, but it's underfunding social security. and i really feel that saying that we're going to take the

george stephanopoulos. >> your five sunday tv networks replayed on c-span radio. noon eastern, nbc's "meet the press." abc's this week. cbs' face the nation. the top issues, key political leaders, brought to you as a public service by c-span and the networks. replay of the sunday tv networks talk shows. >>> welcome back. this is "washington today." republicans politics, first on the issue of senator olympia snowe, news tonight that she's not running for re-election. she's confident that she would have won, but she's frustrated by the atmosphere >>> christian science monitor pointing out that rising gas price prices, improving economic data make it more difficult in a head-on assault on the administration's economic policies but gas prices, well that's fair game and today on capitol hill, a number of senators including matt blunt of missouri taking aim at gas line prices now averaging between 3.50 and $5 in many parts of the country. in california, it's now close to or exceeding $5 a gallon. >> this gas issue at home when i was at home, one was a person who i didn't

key political figures and journalist round tables brought to you as a public service by the networks and c-span. replays of the sunday network tv talk shows sundays starting at noon eastern on c-span radio. >> wcsp fm washington. around the country on channel 119. >> the actions you take in the short run whether they be infrastructure or education or tax reform or whatever they may be, i hope that they are considered wisely chosen. it's important that we keep in mind the necessity of making fiscal policy sustainable. so you need to think about those things together, i think. >> the comments of the fed chair ben bernanke throwing cold water on the improving economic outlook today saying further significant declines in unemployment aren't likely without stronger economic growth. welcome to hour two of "washington today" on c-span radio. thank you very much for being with us. at the white house the president hosted more than a hundred veterans of the iraq war commemorative of the more than million who served in iraq for the last nine years. a way to pay tribute to the troops. we'll talk about thos

." >>> get notified about what is on the c-span networks with the c-span alert into the inbox directly. you can get updates on floor hearings, and policies, and plus the capitol spotlight news story of the day and trivia and also alerts from book tv and history tv weekend programming and sign up for all of the c-span alerts at cspan.org. >>> and welcome back to washington. you will see a photograph of the president after a tour of a plant in milwaukee. and the state has ten electoral votes, and key state, but the president traveling there to talk about the jobs and the economy, and the factory is a facility with 100 jobs that returned from china back to the usa with the president standing in front of a stack of metal crates that had made in the usa stickers around, and the white house using this as a background to tout job growth and especially jobs overseas now returning to the united states. >> we have to seize the moment of opportunity, and we can't let it slip away. we have an opportunity to create new american jobs manufacturing and put that back where it needs to be. one place to

you can follow coverage of political events as well as results on the c-span networks and online at c-span.org. >>> now online at the c-span video library, speeches from last weekend's conservative political action conference. >> we must outsmart the liberals! we must outsmart the stupid people that are trying to ruin measuring! >> it's about one country united under god. we aren't red americans, we're not blue americans, we're red, white, and blue and president obama, we are through with you! >> around the last table, they can get along and come at our throat as long as we're foolish enough to raise taxes and throw money in the center of the table, and then they can get along like the scene in the movie after the bank robbery, one for you, one for you, one for you, and they're all happy. >> search for "cpac," and you can click videos and share them at c-span.org/videolibrary. >>> earlier this week, energy secretary steven chu outlined the president's 2013 budget request for the energy department. the president's request is just over $27 billion. and that's less than last year's spending. the

the defense budget announcement will start at 2:00 and that's going to be on our companion network, c-spa c-spanoing to return to ge's forum on u.s. manufacturing and competitiveness in about an hour they're taking a break now. it's going to be at 12:45 eastern and at 1:00, the keynote address from former mississippi governor hail will barbour. until then we're going to take a look at a discussion from the event earlier this morning with federal, state and local perspectives on manufacturing. you'll hear from ohio senator rob portman, colorado governor john hickenlooper and the mayor of louisville, kentucky. >> my pleasure to kick off the panel how we're recharging manufacturing in the united states. in 2009, ge announced plans to invest a billion dollars in the appliance business. transform all the projects that we make and how we make them by 2014. aside from the size of this investment, it's a big number for an appliance business. aside from the number, the biggest news is where we're making the investment. right here in u.s. factories and the process creating 1300 new u.s. jobs. these new in

you can follow coverage of political events as well as results on the c-span networks and online at c-span.org. >>> we have a country where millions of innocent people have had to go to prison. they have put bars on their own windows and bars on their own doors because we have abandoned their neighborhoods to crime. now, i can't live with that. our neighborhoods should be safe. the children should be able to play in the streets. and you and i can fix that together. >> as candidates campaign for president this year, we look back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to our website, c-span.org/thecontenders to see video of the contenders who had a lasting impact on american politics. >> and i believe that the destiny of america is always safer in the hands of the people than in the conference rooms of any elite. so let us give our -- let us give our country the chance to elect a government that will see and speak the truth, for this is a time for the truth in the life of this country. >> c-span.org/thecontenders. >>> next a panel on job creation through innovation. this is hosted by the

can you following coverage of political events as well as results on the c-span networks and online at c-span.o c-span.org/campaign2012. with two weeks until next round of primaries, where are the republican presidential candidates today? mitt romney is in new york for a fund-raiser at the waldorf astoria. rick santorum is in idaho hoeding a rally in coeur d'alene. newt gingrich in california for a fund-raiser. ron paul doesn't have any public events today. his next

really make a commitment to getting outside the beltway to produce programming for all of the c-span networks. >> watch our local content vehicles' next stop in shreveport, louisiana, the first weekend in march on c-span 2's book tv and book tv on c-span 3. >> american history tv usually shown on the weekend on c-span 3 will continue this week in prime time. our focus on tuesday night is black history month. at 8:00 eastern with the ground breaking of the new smithsonian event of african culture and history taking place on the national mall, the museum's founding director takes us through the storage facility to see some of the artifacts that will be on display. at 8:30 the relationship between martin luther king jr. and his mentors,

follow the candidates at rallies, town hall meetings and other events on the c-span networks and our website at campaign 2012. >> i have a new america where freedom is for all. without regard to race or belief or economic conditions. i need a new america that attacks the ancient idea that men can solve their differences by killing each other. >> as candidates campaign for president, we look at 14 men who ran and lost. go to c-span.org/the contenters to see video who had a lasting impact on american politics. >> the politics of the radical liberal left offer one solution to the problems that confront us. they politell us again and agaid again we should spent our way out of trouble and into a better tomorrow. >> c-span.org/the contenders. this is c-span 3 with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and american history tv, 48 hours of people and events telling the american story. get our schedules and see past programs at our website and join in the conversation on these social media sites. earlier today, president obama hosted the second white house science fair c

and by the way, we are covering cabinet secretaries all week on the c-span networks and you can check it out on our website at c-span.org, including as we heard earlier the transportation secretary ray lahood and cat lien sebelius. this is "washington today" on c-span radio. congressional negotiators trying to work out the final agreement of a $150 billion measure that would extend a cut in the payroll taxes over the next ten months. it would also deal with extending jobless benefits for those people still out of work. there's a story on this at "the washington post" website, washingtonpost.com, and dealing with the so-called doc fix, now final passage according to the "washington post" is expected by friday. speaker john boehner speaking to reporters earlier about this proposed agreement. >> on payroll, all along and as late as last week you insisted that the payroll tax extension must be paid for. so what does the about-face say? >> we were not going to allow the democrats to continue to play political games and raise taxes on working americans. and so we made a decision to bring th

you can follow coverage of political events as well as results on the c-span networks and online at . contention, spirited disagreement and i believe considerable hot argume let any by that. you have given here in this hall a moving and dramatic proof os differ close ranks and move forward for the nation's well-being shoulder to shoulder. >> as candidates campaign for president this year, we look back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to our website, c-span.org/thecontenders to see video of the contenders who had a lasting impact on american politics. >> and what about you? are you now out of debt? do you have a comfortable backlog in the bank? are you paying less for the things that you buy or more? do you really think things can't be better? of course they can. working together, we can and will make them better. >> c-span.org/thecontenders. >>> starting shortly, we'll bring you testimony from homeland security secretary janet napolitano on the budget for the homeland security budget for 2013. right now, though, a discussion on funding for community colleges.ntinues. >> c

also, we will have a congressional reaction to the budget throughout the day on the c-span networks. once again, president obama will make remarks about his budget in about an hour here on c-span. until then, a conversation with douglas holz-aiken from today's "washington journal." >> we're back with the former budget director from 2004-2005. you are prominently displayed this morning. here is your quote. by expectations could not be lower. that is on the front page of " the washington times" this morning. what do you mean? guest: my concern is this, the first budget he put out show the you was going into the debt spiral. it was at the point where we were borrowing to pay interest on previous borrowing. it is the kind of thing where world credit markets they just work it. that was in the midst of the crisis. we said it is a crisis, we have to do this. the next year put out a budget that did the exact same thing. and so he appointed a commission, his own fiscal reform commission, which came forward with a set of proposals that i thought made a lot of sense, the fundamental problem was

we'll have the candidates plus your phone calls on the c-span networks tonight. the senate has been debating a bill that pays for bridges, roads and transit programs for a couple of weeks. while negotiations have continued off the floor on what amendments will be allowed to the bill. today majority leader harry reid and republican leader mitch mcconnell spoke about it on the senate floor. >> i sfoek wipoke with the pres last evening at an hour set aside at the request of prior and alexander. a good debate took place on the senate floor. senator prior and snore alexander are exemplary in trying to work things out. they are good legislators because they understand that no side gets their way. i've been here a long time, and i've been fortunate to get a piece of legislation passed that i sponsored and worked toward, but i've never, ever had a piece of legislation that i introduced that wound up with that piece of legislation. always, there are changes. that's the legislative process. and that's what senator pryor and senator alexander talked about yesterday evening.

we'll also have it in the entirety tonight on the c-span networks. in just a bit, we'll bring you live coverage of a hearing looking at a bill that is designed to force approval of the keystone xl poil pipeline running from canada to texas. that hearing is in recess at the moment. we'll take you there live once they resume. until then, a discussion on congressional earmarks from today's "washington journal." >> some used earmarks droekt millions of dollars to federal money to projects that are near properties they own. it starts off like this. the u.s. senator from alabama directed $100 million to renovate downtown. the congressman from georgia secured $6.3 million in taxpayer funds to replenish the beach, 900 feet from his island vacation cottage. representative from michigankede lane to a bridge within walking distance of her home. 33 members of congress have districted more $300 million in earmarks, another spending provisions to dozens of public projects that are next to or at least within two miles of the lawmakers own property according to a "w

ten states and follow them at campaign rallies and town hall meetings and other events on the c-span networks and our website at c-span.org/campaign 2012. >> my friends knew america where freedom is made real for all without regard to race or belief or economic condition. i mean a new america that ever lastingly attacks the ancient idea that men can solve their differences by killing each other. >> as candidates campaign for president this year, we look back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to c-span.org/the contenders to see those who had a lasting impact. >> the prophets of the radical liberal left offer one solution to the problems which confront us. they tell us again and again and again we should spend our way out of trouble and spend our way into a better tomorrow. >> c-span.org/the contenders. republicans and democrats this congress continue to disagree on how to pay for the extension of a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits that expire at the end of this month. they approved a short-term extension in december, but couldn't come to an agreement. they return to freezi

we'll leave it at this point and let you know about upcoming programs on the c-span networks.t 5:30 eastern, a look at the future of the u.s. space program with remarks from florida senator marco rubio calling for space exploration. sherrod brown talks about the success of orbiting the earth. newt gingrich calling for a u.s. colony on the moon, and at six eastern, stewart powell talks on the plans for nasa and what republican candidates say about the space agency. at 6:40, nasa administrator charles bolden out lines the administration's budget proposal for his agency. a look at u.s. space policy starts at 5:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> number one, no one is immune in the current situation. it's not just a euro crisis, but one that could have spillover effects around the world, and, you know, we'll hear from others, but what i have seen and what we see in numbers and in forecasts is that no country is immune and everybody has an interest in making sure this crisis is resolved. >> i have been in public service, most of which involved in public finance over four decades. l

primetime tonight on the c-span network, here on c-span a discussion on the world economic forum fromooktv prime time. it begins at 7:00 eastern. and his book, the emergency stay. america's support -- america's pursuit of rigid at all costs. for the next round of presidential primaries is next tuesday. arizona and michigan. and this morning, on of a " washington journal they talked about the role of abortion and women's rights and the 2012 campaign cycle. we will show you as much as we can until mitt romney begins at about 11:50. >> eleanor is the president of the foundation. let's get into it right away. i want to show our viewers what the former pennsylvania senator rick santorum had to say at a campaign event outside of town -- columbus ohio. [video clip] >> what to do not know is there require free prenatal testing. why? because it saves money. why? because free prenatal testing and support more abortions and therefore less care that has to be done. because we called the ranks of the disabled in our society. host: what is your reaction to hearing that? guest: i am alarmed. he is a

and by the way we'll have live coverage of the president's toast this evening on c-span networks. >>> let's turn to presidential politics. mitt romney may have won ugly in michigan, by reporting of politico, but his narrow victory will be tempered by mounting criticism of his candidacy even though his resilience is about to be tested against some bigger prizes next tuesday's super tuesday. michigan a must-win state for mitt romney. the state where he was born and raised and he won by three or four percentage points although when you look at the delegate count it will be split seven shashlly down the middle between mitt romney and rics. and today, a democrat from michigan and former governor jennifer grandhome, also from michigan, people are wondering whether or not it might have been better for rick santorum to win michigan in terms of democrats looking at this race from the outside? >> you have a question on the line from abc news. >> caller: can you hear me? >> yes. >> caller: thanks for taking my question. i'm just wondering, for the governor and senator, mitt romney's win last nig

his state of the commonwealth address, one of a number of state addresses we are getting on the c-span networks. you can check them out at our website at c-span.org. here's something every household needs to have, especially if you have young children. joey hewitty had it at the white house earlier today. in case you missed it, here's what happened. >> okay, here we go. >> press this button right here and go this way so it doesn't hit that person close to you. >> yeah, i think that's good. >> oh! oh. let's go look at the marshmallows. >> well, if you're wondering, it was a marshmallow. it shot up 176 feet in the air. imagine being in a state dining room, the elegant state dining room in which joey used the marshmallow and shot the wall. don't do that at home. well, it was an impromptu moment but part of a more serious day in which the president talked about science and education. he announced a plan for $80 million for new research and development, part of the department of education competition to support math and science teacher preparation programs around the country. here's more from the pr

. >>> also today on the c-span networks, remarks by president and ceo of the federal reserve bank of dallas. he'll give his economic outlook and talk about the challenges and limitations of monetary policy in a world of global competition. hosted by the institute of international finance, the forum begins live at 12:30 p.m. eastern over on c-span3. >>> for more or resources in the presidential race, use c-span's campaign 2012 web site to watch videos of the candidates on the campaign trail, see what the candidates have said on issues important to you, and read the latest from candidates, political reporters and people like you from social media sites at c-span.org/campaign 2012. >>> now, iowa's governor terry branstad speaks to his general assembly on the condition of the state. he talks about his budget, the state of the economy, job creation and the importance of education in developing job skills for the future. from des moines, this 30-minute event is courtesy of iowa public television. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. [applause] >> madam lieutenant governor, mr. president, mr

eastern on our companion network c-span. >> one of the trick is things that run this book me was thinking through the way the particular the international human rights context, rights were both straddled as a moral imperative and aspirational ideal, and more practical and formal mandate. >> on afterwards from distributing food to the poor in india to sex trafficking in japan, richard thompson ford defined human rights and how well-meaning western forms can be to increase that. also this week in the booktv, saturday at 7 p.m. >> at the 1960 olympic games, john carlos and tommy smith raised their fists in the black power salute. >> this is black power. they intimidated so many people, white people in particular, by using that phrase, black power. because when they use that word or that phrase black power, it made many people think that black power meant destruction. the statue of liberty or ground zero, destroying america. wasn't anything about destroying america. it was not rebuilding america and having an american to have a new paradigm in terms of how we can truly be what each and everyo

several live events to tell you about today from our companion network, c-span 3. this includes lis a jackson testifying at 10:00 a.m. eastern, -- lisa jackson testifying a 10:00 a.m. eastern, and then hillary clinton will take questions about her parts of the budget from members of the foreign relations committee. the securities and exchange commission chairman mary schapiro on her implementation of new financial regulations. this event is a little more than half an hour. good >> good morning. i am very happy to welcome all of you to washington for sec speaks 2012. i am particularly honored to once again served as the co- chair along with my friend and colleague, the director of the division of corporation finance. one of our principal jobs is time keeping, so to get us off to a good start, let's move to the program. the conference covers to days, and we will be presenting a number of panels from various offices to discuss issues, developments, trends, regulations in the work over the past year. we have invited commentators from the industry and academia to give t

tune in for further information on when those will air and on what networks and other platforms here on c-span. >> i like to call today's hearing to order. this is a hearing on the fy 2013 budget request for epa, we only have one witness today. and that is the honorable lisa jackson, who is the administrator of epa, and ms. bennett is there to provide additional information if she needs it, which she probably won't. we are delighted to have you here as well, i'm recognize myself for three minutes for the purposes of an opening statement. this is a joint hearing of the sub committees of the energy and commerce committee. i think it's important that we have this hearing because in washington it seems like we do become unsensitive to dollar amounts. when we go home and attend civic clubs and have town hall meetings, people get upset about the many dollars that are being spent in washington, d.c., president obama's fy '13 budget request is for $3.7 trillion dollars and there's new programs and initiatives in that. we will be focused only on the budget of epa. and the epafy '13 budget request is 8$

the conference that secretary merrill and i are involved in our state public affairs network which is analogous to c-span and needless to say it's a great vehicle for people to become better informed about their government. they are interested in doing in coming and doing a presentation to us, it's a national association of public affairs networks and interested in partnerships, perhaps with the secretary of states, around the country and wanted to know if you were interested in doing it? i could arrange for the full conference or voter participation committee. >> we will take that information in and make it as part of our discussion planning. >> i don't know whether it would be more realistic to wait until they are back from the winter conference. >> we can yes, lieutenant governor? >> in alaska we will have to send out a voter card to every voter in the state with the redistricting that is happening. so, we are in the process of redesigning the voter card and i would be interested in suggestions from other secretaries on how that works in your state, we are going to try to tie it to a mobile app so it

captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> looking at primetime tonight on the c-span network, here on c-span, a discussion from the world economic forum of the role of women in government and business. cheryl sandberg -- sheryl san gerber dissipates. this begins at 7 eastern -- 7:00 eastern with author david unger on c-span2. this weekend on c-span, live coverage of the national government association meeting here in washington starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on saturday. this is what governor heineman and governor -- the governor of delaware. at 11:00, the discussion of growing state economies. at 3:00, efforts to encourage entrepreneurship in states. all this weekend on c-span. at the 1968 olympic games, john carlos raised his fist in the black power salute. >> this is black power. intimidated some many people by using that phrase. but power. when they use a -- black power. when they use that phrase, many people think that black power of destruction. blowing up the statue of liberty. ground zero. destroying america. there was nothing about destroying america. i t was about r

conference that secretary merrill and i are involved with our state public affairs network, which is analogous to c-span, which is filming us today. needless to say, it's a tremendous vehicle for the public becoming better informed about their government. they're interested in coming and doing a presentation to us, actually the national association, a public affairs networks, and interested in i think with parngships with the secretary of states around the country. ptded to know if you'd be interested in doing it. i could arrange for the voter participation committee or the full conference. >>. >> we should take na information and make it as part of the discussion planning -- or plans for the tabloid. >> i don't know p if it's more realistic to wait for the conference in puerto rico. >> washington in the winter, puerto rico in the summer. we can see. lieutenant-governor. >> in alaska we will have to t send out a voter card to every voter in the state with the redistricting that's happening. so we're in the process of redesigning the voter card, and i'd be interested in suggestions from other secretaries

networks in just a couple of minutes. thanks -- getting under way on the c-span network in just a couple of minutes. ks to our callers. caller: good morning, c-span. all of my listeners who are listening that it suddenly cable, make sure you call and say that you want c-span free. you all do this and help me. we all need c-span 3. my next comment is -- i want to talk about pat buchanan and what obama just did pat buchanan. pat buchanan wrote a book - wrote a book. pat buchanan has written thousands of books, best-seller. and didn't nobody -- nobody but obama, after 10 years, has pat buchanan fired fro mmsnbc because he wrote a book. they will try to spin it all the other ways they want to. pat buchanan coming in america, got fired for writing a book -- pat buchanan, in america, got fired for writing a book. you have to wake up some independents -- wake up, independents. he is muslim. get your head out of your backside. he got pat i am upset host: we appreciate your comment about cspan. we will have live coverage tomorrow morning of "washington journal" 7:00 a.m. eastern time and among your our guests

don't normally do programming and get outside the beltway to produce programming throughout the c-span network. >> what our low -- our local content the ago in shreveport louisiana. >> we have a country will -- where millions of innocent people have had to go to prison. they put bars on their own windows and doors because we have abandoned their neighborhoods to crime. i cannot live with that. our neighborhoods should be saved. the children should be able to play in the streets. >> as candidates campaigned for president this year, we look back at 14 man who ran for the office and lost. go to our website c-span.org to see video of the contenders who had a lasting impact. >> the destiny of america is always in the hands of the people than in the conference rooms of the elite. let us get our country a chance to elect a government that will speak the truth. it is time for the troops in the life of this country. >> president obama released his 2013 budget on monday. the plan projects a deficit of $1.30 trillion this year. it aims to lower it to $29 billion by 2013. the white house acting budget dir

defense budget announcement will start at 2:00 eastern and that is going to be on our companion network, c-span. looks like folks are starting to take the podium here at the manufacture you ares discussion. >> i want to give you a couple ground rules for the lunch. we're going to have about 15 or 20 minutes for you to enjoy lunch. then governor haley barbour will be making remarks. if you, you will find on your tables some little cards and during the, during the governor's presentation you may write down any question that you might have. we'll come around and pick those up. and governor barbour will take questions after his remarks. so enjoy your lunch. thank you. ♪ [inaudible conversations] >> we're going to come back to the forum on competitiveness and manufacturing. they're taking a few more minutes to fill out questions for the keynote speaker, former mississippi governor haley barbour who we should see 15 minutes, 20 minutes or so. take the stage a few minutes past 1:00 eastern time. while we wait for things to get underway here at the mellon auditorium in washington, d.c. we'll look at so

you can watch live house coverage over on our companion network, c-span. and the senate is back at 2:00 eastern after an hour of morning business. they're going to be considering a measure authorizing nearly $16 billion annually for federal aviation programs through 2015. and they'll hold a final vote on that faa conference report at 5:30. a 60-vote threshold has been set before it can be sent to the president's desk and you can watch gavel to gavel coverage right here on c-span2. >> this past week house and senate lawmakers continued negotiations to extend the payroll tax cut for workers. they'll continue their work on tuesday with a fourth public meeting. the cuts expire at the end of the month and all sides agree it should be extended. the talks are focused on how to pay for it. >> i don't hear a fundamental disagreement in the philosophy that if people get a ged that enhances their lives and enhances the ability for them to get a job down the road. i don't hear a disagreement with that. i hear an excuse as to why not to do it but rather the fundamental

the live coverage picks up at 7:30 eastern on our companion network c-span 3. >> this is a seven-whatolar panel with a little battery pack. you can charge your iphone, a cellphone, all that stuff directly. >> would you see here, you are seeing and area that has 165 million, each of which conceit with a small piece of dna. >> the technology is using two cameras, one that looks out, one that looks at the ice. -- eyes. >> tonight on "the communicators," a fifth and final look at this year's computer electronics show. 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> president obama called on state governors to invest more in education today at a white house meeting with the national governors association. he warned governors that the out- educating us today will out-compete us tomorrow. his remarks are about 25 minutes. >> to the members of the president's cabinet at the white house staff, i want to tell you how much we governors appreciate your being here. we look forward to these meetings, because all of you, as well as the president and vice- president, in the same spirit as we do, which is that at wh

really make a commitment to getting outside the beltway to produce programming for all the c-span networks. >> watch our necks stop at shreveport louisiana the first weekend of march. on c-span3. washington journal continues. host: we are back with matthew kroenig. u.s. tensions with iran is our topic. if you go to the litany of headlines we have seen, iran leaders offered to resume u.n. security talks but then the proposal comes one day after the leaders claimed new progress in creating nuclear fuel rods. and then the unveiling and you see the headlines over the weekend. a return to nuclear program. iran wants the u.s. and syria. what does iran what? guest: we think ultimately that iran's strategic objectives continue to exist at the state. they want to exist. they also see themselves as one of the rightful dominant powers in the middle east. we think that is whether goals to be a player in the region. we think that they think by acquiring nuclear weapons they could achieve both of those goals. also, to be able to project power in the region and be a more dominant state. that said, they a

q&a programs are also available podcasts.s p >> our quick look across the networks today. here on c-spant 10:00 a.m. eastern, former state attorney eliot spitzer talk about federal government could -- prosecutions in the wake of the two dozen a branch of crisis. at c-span2 on at 9:00 eastern, we are live in d.c. at the closing session of the national governors' association clockmee. on c-span3 tonight at 7:30, live coverage for a rally for rick santorum. he will be in michigan. in just one moment, the "washington journal." the former senator has been in town this week in participating in the meetings which wrap up today. at 8:00 eastern, we will speak with kenneth goldstein about the latest technologies in customized political advertising and the collection of a voter inrm

you can follow that on our companion network c-span.in ohio, this is just and on our republican line. welcome. >> caller: hello. i'll be happy to pay for viagra if i need but i don't know what the hell that point means. anyway, the present is such a disingenuous man, that it's kind of stunning listening to him talk about free health care. and, where does this concept of free come from? who is paying for this health care? if such nonsense. and for him to backtrack, you know, it is all calculated country plan on doing this from the get-go anyway. he likes to agitate people and pretend he is such a calm, rational human being. it's just not the case. >> host: thanks for your comments. here is aiming in bridgeport, connecticut, on the democrats line. go ahead. >> caller: i am calling to praise barack obama for the decision he has made. it benefits all women. and i believe that the choice should be in the woman for what they decide to do. although there is something, you know, i feel it is better for the government to pay for that, than to pa

two live primary results coverage tonight on the c-span networks. >> this particular phone only brings in a serious crisis. it is in the hand of a man who has proven himself responsible? vote for president johnson on november 3rd. bush and dukakis on crime. bush supports the death penalty for first-degree murder. dukakis not only opposes the death penalty but allowed first-degree murderers to have weekend passes from prison. one was willie horton. >> the accusation john kerry made against the veterans who served in vietnam was devastating. >> randomly shot at civilians. >> recalled point to an average commercial or two or three or four but on average negative commercials are more likely to be factually correct and negative commercial farm more likely to talk about the issue is. >> will 2012 go down as the most negative campaign cycle in history? in america foundation discusses the current and past political campaigns and their impact on american culture. watch this on line at the c-span video library. watch and clip and share. it is what you want when you want. >> even a person who is

stay with us for continuing campaign coverage here on the c- span network. conway, south carolina. juanita, independent. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span again. i have been -- i voted for president obama. and i wish there had been more progress, especially with the employment part of it. but the republicans have not put up any candidate that i could support. newt gingrich, as a long time christian, i do not think he is morally fit to lead our country. as far as mitt romney goes -- here again, it is one set of rules for us, the rich, and another set of rules for the rest of the country. i love this country, he says, but my voice will not go out and put their lives on the line for this country so none of his five healthy sons served in the military. i am kind of surprised at the reaction to him in south carolina. we have lost a lot of young people in iraq and afghanistan conflicts. i just see so much hypocrisy there. i do not think they have the interest of the country as a whole at heart. at least president obama, whatever mistakes he may have made, he did care something ab

now, i want to thank, in fact, we all have to thank wpfw and the pacifica network, your message of -- i want to thank c-spanooktv for letting me do it electronic wall, that's fresh. and i very much want to thank terry kester, the raucous, caucusing cari kester. don't miss issue. a real journalist journalist vernon avery brown. let's give it up for vernon avery brown. and my special guest tonight, our friends of the congo, thank you for being here. [applause] because we are going to talk about some of the enemies of the congo. and also greenpeace as i've invited them here tonight go and thanks for the submarine, really, they got me a suddenly. but guys, you better put it back before someone notices it's missing. [laughter] now, oh, i have to warn you. my bosses at bbc television got a call last week about "vultures' picnic." a call from pole vaulter, paul the vulture singer. i didn't name the vulture. they call themselves vultures, with a smile. paul the vulture is with about 4 billion bucks so he had someone make the call for him. knuckle drag recalls up and says, to my bosses, before making a film with bbc