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we thank those of you watching on c-span. we will be back after this. >> separating the truth from the fiction. welcome to all of you listening and watching on c-span. those of you in new orleans and listening, to not forget, we podcast all of our shows. i want to thank our earlier guests. churning is now is the vice president of communications for the louisiana restaurant association. welcome. i wanted to bring you on the program because i have expressed that new orleans is open for business. this is a tragedy that is happening. but the louisiana department of wildlife and fisheries, when you look at our hospitals division, they are making sure that louisiana seafood is safe to eat and being very proactive and closing areas that may even have the slightest opportunity to have i will throw it to you now. talk about louisiana seafood. talk about how safe it is and why people should not fear eating louisiana seafood. >> this time around with this situation louisiana faces, on very impressed at the state's response, the wildlife

eastern on c-span. after that, live coverage of president obama's news conference as he leaves the summit in canada. those start sunday at 6:00 eastern, also on c-span. >> next, a supreme court nominee elena kagan and associate justice antonin scalia on campaign finance. >> these expenditures would corrupt the federal system. congress has a self interest. we are suspicious of congressional action in the first amendment area precisely because we are -- at least i am. i doubt that one can expect a body of incumbents to draw election restrictions that do not favor incumbents. is that excessively cynical of me? i do not think so. >> i think justice scalia is wrong. in fact, corporate and union money go overwhelmingly to incumbents. this may be the single most self-denying thing congress has ever done. if you look at the last election cycle and look at corporate tax money and ask for it goes, it goes 10 times more to incumbents and challengers. in the prior election cycle, even more than that, and for an obvi

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"washington journal," live every morring on c-span. bp's ceo will be on capitol hill this week to testify before a house energy and commerce subcommittee. we will bring you live coverage thursday on c-span 3 and that c- span.org. having visited the gulf region for the fourth time since april, oil spill from the oval office. he makes his decision tomorrow. >> good evening. as we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. at home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every american. abroad, our brave men and women in uniform are taking the fight to al qaeda wherever it exists. it to buy, i have returned from a trip from the gulf coast to talk to about a battle that is assaulting our shores and our citizens. on april 20, an explosion ripped through the deep water horizon -- about 3,000 milee off the coast of louisiana. 17 others were injured. a mile beneath the surface of the ocean, oil began spewing in the water. because there has never been a leak this size at this depth

welcome to those of you watching on c-span. istening on a and 690, don't forget we podcast each and every one of our shows. i want to thank our previous guests for joining us in our last segment. joining us now is the vice president of communications for the louisiana restaurant association. welcome. how are you? >> i am hanging in there. >> i wanted to bring you into the program because, as i have expressed, new orleans is open for business and, look, this is a tragedy happening on our coastline. hospital department, they are making sure that louisiana seafood is safe to eat. they are being proactive, closing areas that may have the slightest opportunity to have oil going to the areas, long before the oil comes in. they have been very proactive agencies. talk a little bit about louisiana seafood and about how safe it is. tell us why people around the country should not be your eating louisiana seafood. >> this time around, with this kind of situation that louisiana faces, i am very impressed with the state boasts a response tha

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starting at 9:00 we will have live coverage of that on c-span 3. ining us on the phone, roxanne coming to us from "of the hill." -- from "the hill." what do you expect to come out of today's hearing? caller: good to be with you. i would expect more of the same line of questioning and concerned, but the senate hearing this morning and later on in the house. the main areas of concern are the 2011 deadlines to start withdrawing troops from afghanistan and a date to study the conditions in afghanistan. both democrats and republicans are starting to become significantly concerned with u.s. strategy in afghanistan and are going to ask a lot of questions

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. >> here is what is ahead on c- span. ould and bernstein will talk about watergate, and then leigh touhy and william lowry, one of the first african- american graduates -- and then bial, runner of the [inaudible] join us when we welcome the north korea policy coordinator, wendy sherman. then, tucker and griswold talk about the free-trade agreement. and then gordano of the bankruptcy institute joins us. also, a look at the city of new orleans in the wake of the oil spill in the gulf of new mexico. the coverage gets underway at 1:00 eastern on c-span 2. is government broken? the brookings institution will have a panel discussion tomorrow and they will look at current challenges and talk about the ways to strengthen democracy. this will be under way at 1:00 eastern, on c-span. >> this weekend, and noted feminist author -- he has written or contributed to more than 20 books of liberal education and sexism, and legal justice. join us on "in depth" on c-span 2. >> woodward and bernstein talk about watergate and the state of jour

eastern on c-span. with the confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee an elena kagan coming up later this month, this sunday, c-span takes you inside the supreme courr to see public spaces and rarely seen places. hear from the justices as they describe the court, the building and its history. that is this sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern, on c-span. >> thursday, bp ceo tunny hayward is scceddled to testify on capitol hill. testify on capitol hill. that will be live at 10:00 a.m. perspectives on an effort by the fcc to regulate broadband services. our guests are walter mccormick and kathy sloan. >> well, as the federal communications commission moves closer to reclassifying broadband as a telecommunications service, we are joined by two guests who will be discussing hat. walter mccormick is the presideet andcaeo -- and ceo of the telecommunications group. >> we represent the nation puts a broadband service providers. we provide service in urban areas -- nation's broadband service providers. areas and urb

the coverage on c-span will be live on c-span 3. we would join the conference in progress. it will be around 11:00 a.m. republican line, kansas. caller: with all of the bills that have come up in recent years, there are things that congress agreed with. it is such a big bill that you do not get any progress made, because everything is not agreed on. can the bill be strong -- smaller still you can agree on certain points and it can go through? guest: that is an excellent question. that is how the majority wants to do it. this bill is 1500 pages. on thursday we began our hearing. when it got to make, i asked for a show of hands of anyone who has read all of the pages. nobody raised their hands that they read the bill. host: have you read it? guest: i have read the sections we are dealing with. if you have not read it, how can you say it is a great thing? host: the conference committee will deal with corporate governance? is that the first issue on the agenda? guest: i believe cell along with executive compensation. the funding mechanism for the sec. there were all of these fa

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those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. host: among the events we're covering today, progressives with the campaign for america's future " in their political conference in washington. this morning, they're talking about the midterm elections. on c-span2, that is the topic at the carnegie endowment for international peace. this afternoon, senator richard lugar will hold a news conference to talk about his proposal. we will have the news conference on c-span3. >> tonight, efforts to expand broadband in oregon and how expansion would affect all rural states. also, the recent restructuring announcement of time warner and what it means to cable customers. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from our studios in new york, andrew mccarthy, contributing editor with "and national review" and author of the new book, "the grand jihad: how islam and the left sabotage america." andrew mccarthy, you had written previously in your previous book about threats from islamic jihad. why did you return to the topic in this book? g

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general patraeus has been on c-span more than 40 times. tch his appearances on-line any time at the c-span video library. washington, your way. >> starting mob day, watch the confirmation hearing for supreme court hearing linda kagan. live and see replays every night at 9:00 eastern on c-span two. to learn more about the highest court read the supreme court. can candid conversations. available in hard cover auzion ane-book. "washington journal" continues. host: now joining us here is quin hillyer. senior editorial write wear the washington times. we're talking about elana kagan confirmation hearings beginning on monday. in fact the washington times has a two thirds after page editorial this morning. the case against kagan. mr. hillyer, it seems, before we get into the specifics, it seems that not a lot of people have paid attention to this supreme court nominees. that affair statement? >> i think that's fair with the oil spill in the gulf and everything going on in afghanistan. this just hasn't made it to the top of the news. next week, it

that is on c-span 2. on this morning's "washington journal," it represented a from the center for american progress will discuss the bp oil spill. after that, a new york university press up -- professor. later, an update on a tax package that congress has been working on. "washington journal" each morning on c-span. later on c-span 2, warren buffett testifies before the financial crisis inquiry. he will talk about the reliability of credit rating agencies. live coverage begins at 8:30 eastern. attorney general are colder confirmed -- attorney-general eric holder confirmed there has been criminal activity in the oil spill. this is about 10 minutes. >> the president reiterated that the primary task is to stop the leak and help the people in the region get back on their feet and continue to their normal lives. as we have said all along, we must also ensure that anyone found responsible for the oil spill is held accountable. that means enforcing the appropriate settled and, if warranted, criminal authorities t

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see their testimony saturday morning on c-span. this weekend on c-span2's "booktv," a discussion of the autobiography which chronicles a violent and corrupt -- one of the most violent and corrupt places on earth. a vietnam veteran talk about the novel that took him 30 years to publish which follows soldiers through vietnam. on that schedule on booktv.org. join us on twitter. an update on the state of iraqi security forces with a lieutenant general for advising and training in iraq. he also commands the nato training mission in that country. he briefed reporters at the pentagon about timeline for iraq forces to take full responsibility for their internal security. he also talked about the u.s. troop withdrawal. this is about 25 minutes. >> is my privilege to introduce the general. he began his tour in october of last year. this is our first opportunity to have him back into the briefing room in this particular capacity. obviously, he is such a crucial element of the iraqi mission. we appriate you taking the time to come and give us a

those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> the fcc to mr. alks about read-classifying some broadband services. tonight on c-span2. >> clarence thomas on the prospect of a new justice. >> you're bringing in a family member and it changes the whole family. it is different today than what it was when i first got here. i have to it met, you gogrow very fond of the court. >> with the confirmation hearing on june 28, here more about the land's highest court. and the book, pages of candid conversations, providing unique in said. available in hardcover and as an e-book. >> see what your member of congress said. searched the congressional chronicle at the video library. and for a snapshot of all members, the congressional directory available on the website. host: michael is the editor at large of the "atlantic wire" here to talk about the politics of the day. i want to start with president obama's management of the tools bill and get your thoughts. guest: i see you have a column here this morning. one of his clients was [inaudible] -- one of his point

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c-span2 at this point. but on our website, c-span.org, you can watch all of this live at our c-span supreme court hearing hub it is all right there at c- span.org, so if you got a computer, you can watch elena kagan at your desk or on your wireless. go ahead and start dialing in. we want to show you one piece of video. this is elena kagan and justice scalia talking about the citizens united case. 3 corrupt the federal system. >> self interest -- we are suspicious of congressional action in the first amendment area precise ists -- precisely because -- at least i'm -- i doubt that one can expect a body of incumbents to draw elections restrictions that cannot favor incumbents. now, is that excessively cynical of me? i don't think so. >> i think justice scalia is wrong. in fact, corporate and union money go overwhelmingly to incumbents. this may be the single cells the ninth thing congress has done. if you look -- self -- if you ask for the money goes, it comes 10 times more to incumbents than challengers. in the prior election cycle, even more than that. for an obvious reason. when corporations play in the poli

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eastern on the c-span networks. e of our tv channels, pending the house and senate schedule, but also at c-span.org. good morning, virginia. caller: i have a question that has never been asked and i have never seen it anywhere, having some panel people on discussing the amount of pollution and he that comes our of any given jet engine -- comes out of any given jet engine, it would be interesting to see how much heat is being generated by the aircraft. that is the only comment i have this morning. thank you. host: 1 other programming note, tony alward, the bp -- tony kaye word, the bp head of the company, this hearing will take place thursday at 10:00 a.m. eastern time, also on c-span3. a broad look at the events this week that we are covering. yesterday and today, the president was in the gulf. today, the oil executives testified, and bp executives meet with the president of the white house on wednesday. and then thursday, the bp ceo tony in worhayword will meet wie president. hello, rick, good morning. caller: do yo

live on c-span radio, c-span3, and online at c-span.org. the naval blockade of goncalo will remain in force -- and force. foods will be allowed in. new government figures out on the economy -- consumer prices fell for the second straight month. the labor department is reporting that the consumer price index, the government's most closely watched barometer, dropped to 0.2% in may. it is the biggest decline since last december. the number of people filing new claims jumped unexpectedly last week after three straight declines. it is another sign that hiring remains weak. . it is the highest level in a month. finally, the u.s. trade deficit rose to the highest point in more than a year, as rising global oil prices and a rebounding economy pushed up imports sharply. those are some of the latest headlines. now, "washington journal" continues. host: that picture on your screen is of a crowd gathered because the ceo of bp is scheduled to testify before the house subcommittee. we will have live coverage of it on c-span3, on our radio station and also

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we will bring you live coverage of that here on c-span. congress returns today from its week-long memorial day recess. the senate gavels in today. they will vote on nominations at 5:30 eastern. live coverage on the c-span2 channel. later this week, letting the fha raise mortgage rates. president obama is making his first high school graduation speech as president in southwest michigan this evening. he will speak to kalamazoo's central high school students. the event is not open to the public, and hundreds of people do have tickets. we will have live coverage here on c-span. it gets under way at 7:00 eastern on c-span. a look now at helicopters loading sandbags in venice, louisiana. the bags will be used to block passes between the barrier islands in an effort to present this bill from reaching the coast. the man who is overseeing the government's response says the cap on the damaged oilwell is not keeping up to 462,000 gallons of oil per day from leaking into the gulf. thad allen said the spill response involves thousands of individuals. .

that is at 12:45 eastern on c- span. president obama spoke at carnegie-mellon university earlier this week on the economic recovery impact on the economy. he cited an estimated 720,000 2012 from tax credits and loan guarantees and economic stimulus. carnegie-mellon economist, allen meltzer, responded to the speech, saying that stimulus spending has done little to reduce unemployment and that long-term unemployment has not been this high in 60 years. watch the president's remarks nd read allen meltzer's response, as well as a statement from house minority leader john boehner, on our website. >> pulitzer prize winners today on booktv prime-time ad. david hoffman on the final decade of the cold war, t.j. miles on cornelius vanderbilt, and liaquat ahmed on what led to the economic collapse and great depression. today on c-span2. >> attorney general eric holder is expected to start his remarks in the next 10 minutes or so. until then, of your comments and phone calls from today's "washington journal." as you can see, attorney

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general david petraeus has been on c-span more than 40 times. watches hearings on line at any time on the c-span video library. it is washington your way. >> c-span recently joined members of an environmental group on a visit to grand bayou, louisiana, and a village of native american fishermen. one fisherman gave a tour of oil polluted marsh areas. >> this is the grand bayou village. we have been in this region for centuries upon centuries making our homes and having a life peer in this region. we are native american. we have lived in this region, as i said before, forever. we have seen over a period of time the changes that at come to the environment. some of it is natural, but the majority of it has been human induced. we have managed to adapt and adjust our way of living in order to remain here. we are facing a situation right now with the gulf disaster and the oil and the dispersants used to sink that oil. we are facing something we had never faced before, the unknown. we have no idea how this will impact our communities and the marine life

the house is live here on c-span and the senate on c-span2. the white house has called afghanistan commander, general stanley mcchrystal, to washington, d.c. to explain comments in an upcoming "rolllng stone" article. senator john kerry urged everyone to stay cool and calm and not let the comments interfere with the mission in afghanistan. his comments are about two minutes. we are going to be showing you those remarks from senator kerry a little bit later. right now we're live at the white house where president obama has just finished meeting with health insurance scomblecktiffs and state insuranceeccmmissioners. he's expected to talk about the ongoing effort to implement the health care law passed by congress earlier this year. associated press writing that today at this event here at the white house president obama will talk about consumer safeguards, announcing a patient bill of rights, including guaranteed coverage for children. also, a ban on lifetime coverage limits. more than 100 million people are enrolled in plans that currently impo

you are watching live coverage on c-span. >> general petraeus appears to be doing very well, and we will make a decision as to whether to proceed in hopefully a few minutes. he is eating and has enough water to drink coming in here this morning. he appears to be doing much better. again, we will make a decision hopefully in a few minutes as to whether we are going to proceed this morning or not. until then we will stand in recess. >> we are looking live at the senate armed services committee. the hearing in recess now. they were hearing from general david petraeus, who took ill to read the word is from senator carl levin, who announced just a short while ago that he seems to be ok, and they are deciding how to continue the meeting. the hearings about the upcoming military campaign in the southern city of kandahar, traditionally a stronghold for the taliban. again, the committee is in recess. you see senator joe lieberman on your screen and now with senator lindsey graham. senators remaining in the room while they wait for a ge

eastern on c-span. the new british prime minister and conservative party leader david cameron fields questions from members of parliament as the head of the coalition government. sunday night at 9:00 on c-span. next, remarks from the ceo of the national rifle association. he spoke last month on his support for arizona's new immigration law and issues related to gun control. from his organization's annual meeting in charlotte, north carolina, this is 35 minutes. [laughter] [applause] >> are you ready to speak out for freedom? do you want to make a difference for the future of your country? it is great to be back here in charlotte with some of the most active, energized nra members and gun owners anywhere in the united states of america. with your help and support you have achieved what a lot of other people wish they could do for their causes that they believe in. my right to keep and bear arms -- as we sit here this morning, it is stronger and more relevant and more widely exercised, and it is growing st

those are some of the latest headlines on c-span reappear >> here is a volatile, emotional depressive young man. >> take a new look his tour of america. this is his new book. this is sunday on q&a. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is here with us to talk about financial legislation. what are you hearing from your constituents. you represent new jersey. many people that work on wall street, what are they saying to you about this legislation? guest: they are concerned about spending in general. the first topic that always comes up at the town hall meetings is this. they say let's not have more spending over there, which means no more bailout. stop bailing out wall street and everybody else. make sure you do not pass a bill that perpetuates it. host: does this legislation continue to do that? guest: absolutely. you had to the discussion in the senate a few weeks ago before we went on break with the $50 billion fund in their. -- there. when they pulled this out and they said we ended the bailout, well, no. if you look in the bill, there are still lots of language that gi

on c-span. >> this weekend on "in depth" a feminist law professor has -pcontributed to more than 20 booksiberal education, ethics, and other topics. this is, a book tv program. it is on c-span2. >> we have three new ec's ban books for you. each has a unique contemporary perspective. it has something about lincoln, the highest court, and the lives of the president's. you can order this on our web site. this may be a great gift idea for father's day. >> "washington journal" continues. >> we are joined regarding reports of a second ship that reaching as far as the gaza, but forces are taking over. what is the latest? caller: it has been intercepted without incident. they have worked at an agreement with the israeli former minister it saying that it would go directly. this may have been intercepted with the israelis say they will offload all of the material after a thorough inspection. host: what is the message as far as repeated ships going there? what does it mean if it keeps on going there? caller: it is clear there are people, activist who are intent on breaking it in providing humanitari

it is live on c-span every day starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> a couple of live events to tell you about on our companion network c-span2. an arizona state university forum on education. here on c-span, attorney general eric holder is speaks at the 30th annual convention of the american arab anti- discrimination committee. >> the new british prime minister and party leader david cameron to field questions from members of parliament in this first prime minister's questions at the head of the coalition of government. that sunday night at 9:00 on c- span. >> c-span, are content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and you too. -- youtube. >> a preeti now on the gulf of mexico oil spill with incident commander that allen. he spoke with reporters for about 30 minutes. >> he may begin your conference. good morning. we just cut the riser pipe off of the package. they had to use the sheer cutters, which are the ones they did to use the other pipes yesterday. the other saw we are atte

on c-span more than 1200 times. appeared on c-span more than 1200 times per all online at the c-span video library. washington, your way. >> sunday, your question for syndicated radio talk-show host bill bennett live on book tv's "in depth." he is the author of more than 20 books for adults and children. join the discussion on american history, education, and politics. three hours with bill bennett, sunday on c-span2. get the whole schedule at booktv.org. >> for a snapshot of washington and the 111th congress, the c- span congressional directory, a reference guide to the house and senate, the cabinet, supreme court justices and state senators all at your fingertips. >> "washington journal" continues. host: senator mark begich, democrat of alaska. here is the headline in "the new york times." white house energy session changes no mines. what happens? guest: you had a bipartisan group. a lot of discussion about the current legislation people have on airlines as well as pending legislation. it was a good discussion veer

on c-span3. you can follow the hearings on c-span radio and c-span.org. watch replays of the day's testimony at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. as you follow the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee elena kagan, you can learn more on one. we have set up a website where you can watch hearings, see the previous appearances on the c- span network, and you documents related to the hearing. that is that c-span.orgk. agan. you can follow the hearings on twitter and join the conversation using your facebook account. c-span -- bringing you direct access to the kagan confirmation hearings. >> is the internet communications are something of? a look at the fcc's aperture reclassify the internet. of what the communicator's" on c-span2. kidded said majority leader harry reid was campaigning in his home state of nevada on saturday. he is running for reelection this year against nevada state representative sharron angle. his remarks are 25 minutes. >> first of all, what the thing? -- what do you think? we're very happy to be here, are we? [applause] i did have t

sunday night at 9:00 on c-span. >> president obama traveled to louisiana yesterday to talk with residents and officials about the government's response to the gulf coast oil spill. he gives his weekly address from there and discusses the effect of the spill on the livelihood of those who live in the region. following him, you will hear the gop address from republican national committee member michael steele, who calls for an investigation into reported job offers by the white house to democratic primary candidates. >> i am speaking to you from louisiana, one of the first places to feel the devastation brought by the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. i was here at the bait shop. i met with a group of local residents and small business owners. this is the time of year when an oyster fisher normally aren't a lot of his income. but his oyster bed has likely been destroyed by the spill. jerry vegas has a similar story. he quit the eighth grade to become a shrimper with his grandfather. he works long, grueling days to earn enough money to support himself year round. today, the waters where he sp

candidates running for the republican nomination for governor of south carolina debate tonight at 7:00 on c- span. is government broken? that is the focus of a panel discussion today hosted by the brookings institution. live coverage gets underway at 1:00 on a companion network c- span-2. >> david cameron field questions from members of parliament in his first prime minister's questions as the head of a coalition government. >> public television's ray suarez recently talked about race in america. the correspondent talked about his experiences. from durham, n.c., this is about 55 minutes. [applause] >> for the record, i am not a lawyer. i am not a political scientist. i am not a social lot -- sociologist. as a reporter, i am a member of the craft that is expected to be bits of all of these things and after the fact, usually judged to have died badly. i am flattered to be asked to be at this conference after a career that auks -- are so great period of tremendous change in the united states. i had been given an unusual access to people at their best and there worse. as they talk themselves into bei

eastern on c-span3, c-span radio and c-span.org. we continue our look at related supreme-court programming now, with a discussion on c-span posing alleged -- newly published book, "the supreme court: a c-span book featuring the justices in their own words ." it is based on interviews with current and former justices. this is an hour and 40 minutes. >> honorable, the chief justice and the supreme -- and the justices of the supreme court of the united states. >> something is going on of the capital and in the white house and we need to understand how important is to our system of government. >> this is the highest court in the land and the framers created it after studying great lot givers in history -- lawgivers in history. >> the government concedes the destruction in these proceedings. >> we do not make a lot to decide who we want to win. we decide who wins and a lot that people have adopted. >> -- under the law that people have adopted. >> he would be surprised at the high level of congeniality. >> there are four a of the nine that

eastern on c-span. >> in his weekly online address this week, president obama criticizes congressional republicans for blocking legislation on a variety of issues, including the extension of unemployment benefits, tax credits for first-time homebuyers, and over 100 nominations for federal positions. he is followed by the mississippi center with about bridgette with the republican address -- followed by the mississippi senator. >> at this moment, our nation is facing a host of different challenges. we are required to meet those challenges right now. what we need is a willingness in washington to but the public's interest first, a willingness to score fewer political points so we can start solving more problems. that is why i was disappointed this week to see a dreary and familiar politics get in our wake of moving forward. in the united states senate, we have legislation that would boost our economic recovery in help americans who have been affected by the worst recession in generations. we have surly made progress since we were losing 750,000 jobs per month are on the time i took offic

watch the hearings live beginning at 12:30 eastern on c- span3, c-span radio, and c- span.org. watch each today's -- day's reair at 9 eastern on c-span 2. >> in his weekly address, president obama outlined some of the provisions in the financial regulation bill passed on friday. it includes the creation of an agency to oversee mortgages, credit-card agreements, and other financial products. he is followed by the gop weekly address delivered by house budget committee senior republican paul ryan, who criticize democrats for failing )jjip @ >> i am traveling to toronto to meet members of the g-20. i hope we can build on the progress we made at last year's g-20 summits by coordinating our global, financial reform efforts to make sure a crisis like the one for which we're still recovering never happens again. we have made great progress towards passing such reform here at home. as i speak, we're on the cusp of enacting the toughest financial records since the great depression. i have to tell you why these are so important. we're still digging ourselves out of an economic crisis that

eastern on c-span. tonight, senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell talk about unemployment benefits. then a house oversight committee on preventing mortgage foreclosures. and a panel at the center of progress discusses how insurance rolls will be implemented. >> this weekend, on both tv, alex heard on the beginnings of the civil rights movement. an author writes about being held captive. sarah alison has an inside account of rupert murdoch's purchase of the wall street journal. find the entire weekend schedule at boat tv.org. more than 35 viewers -- 35,000 viewers already have. >> c-span is now available in over 100 million homes, bringing you a direct link to public affairs. it is created by america's cable company. >> on thursday, an effort to extend the eligibility of unemployment benefits failed in the senate. here is some of the discussion on the issue before and after the vote from republican leader mitch mcconnell and majority leader harry reid. this is 50 minutes. senate will be in order.

on c-span. nato secretary general told reporters in brussels that a handover to security could start at the end of the year but defense secretary robert gates who also talked to reporters after the meeting in brussels said the nato counterinsurgence as i considered a taliban strong hold needs more time to succeed. this is about 40 minutes. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, the secretary general will make an opening statement and then we have time for questions. >> thank you for coming. considering the that i am competing with the opening ceremonies of the world cup, let me say i really respect your commitment to journalism. [laughter] >> the main item this morning was the meeting on afghanistan. where general mccrystal briefed us on the progress of operations. his assessment was very straight forward, the new strategy is working. it is delivering the different results. but the taliban are resisting every step of the way. so the going is tough for our soldiers and for the afghan people. wh