eastern on c-span. >> on tuesday, carte goodwin was sworn in to follow the late senator byrd. he will be the youngest man in the senate. he has said he will not run for the seat. here is the swearing in. death of the late senator robert c. byrd of west virginia. the certificate, the chair is advised, is in the form suggested by the senate. if there be no objection, the reading of the certificate will be waived and it will be printed in full in the record. if the senator-designee will now present hself at the desk, the chair will administer the oath of office. the vice president: please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, mrgoodwin: i solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; the vice president: that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the

camping 2010 coverage on c-span. -- campaign 2010 coverage is on c-span. >>n this week's edition of "the communicators," -this was held in los angeles of may -- in may of this year. shall city on the internet is a common concern for attorneys general across -- child safety on the internet is a common concern for the attorneys general across united states. we talk about online safety in light of rapidly-changing technology. >> general counsel, we talked about the incredible technology -- general gensler, we talked about the incredible technology here. kids are quick to adapt. the technology is moving really quickly. how do you keep up with the opportunities and threats that are faced by young people who you are charged to protect? >> you are right. the technology is literally and physically light years ahead of law enforcement, regulators, and investigators, in terms of what we can do in identifying the people who are causing threats to children on the internet. the whole idea of the internet, in terms of the insidious peter, is that it is shrouded in anony

eastern on c-span. >> tomorrow on "washington journal" an associated press correspondent reviews secretary clinton's week-long trip to south asia. a discussion on race relations in politics. the former naacp president. raven brooks from net roots nation describes how on-line media sites are used to promote the progressive agenda. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this weekend, former new york times public editor clark hoyt on the changing newspaper industry. >> a word about some of the standards and maintaining journalistic integrity as we move from one media world to another. >> sunday night on "q and a." >> this week on "the communicators," the proposal by the fcc for an emergency communications network. we are joined by a representative of public safety communications officials and the former s.e.c. chief engineer. -- fcc chief engineer. >> discussion of public safety and whether part of the spectrum could be dedicated to part of emergency communications. we are joined by the

eastern on c-span. at 10:00 p.m., a debate among four democratic candidates running in rhode island's first house district debate to replace patrick kennedy. that begins tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >> they are the towering figures and they are all different. they have their different talents. they have their different dangers. >> this weekend, biographer robert service, and his trilogy of books on russian leaders, lenin, stalin, and, most recently, leon trotsky. learn about their relationship and roles in developing their form of communism. robert service, sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> this week on "the communicators," two viewpoint on a legal decision that rejected the fcc's policy on broadcast indecency. attorney carter phillips represented fox television stations. patrick trueman filed a friend- of-the-court brief for focus on the family and family research county -- council. >> from the u.s. second circuit court of appeals decision this week, we now hold that the fcc's policy on indecency vi

on c-span 2, interviewed by ralph nader on his new book, "lies the government told you." >> this week, on "the communicators," of mine safety and safety issues in europe. tonight on c-span 2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: a live view of the main ballroom at the meeting in boston, the 102nd annual meeting. the coverage today includes the comments of alan simpson and erskine bowles, cochairs of fiscal responsibility forums. the topic is the federal budget deficits, the risks and impact facing states around the country. live coverage gets under way at 9:30 eastern here on c-span and c-span radio. jill lewis is covering the story, thank you so much for being with us. guest: thank you for having me. host: you have been posting some of the headlines from the meeting. what are they? guest: some of them are policy oriented. governors are here to talk about their challenges with fiscal situations, layoffs, talking about homeland security, health, and medicaid. the political headline is the new head of the governors' association is in the thick of a lot of political intrigue right no

eastern here on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> tomorrow on c-span, a kansas senate republican primary debate. some of the topics, tax policy, arizona's immigrate law and prosecuting suspected terrorists in military trinals. that is 8:30 p.m. around on c-span. also tomorrow, president obama speaks at a campaign fundraiser for missouri state democratic candidate robin cardin hand. also, republican candidate, congressman roy blount talks with businessmen in lebanon, missouri about the economy and jobs. that is at 9:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> for a snapshot of washington and the 111th congress, the c-span congressional directory, a reference guide to every member of the house and senate, the cabinet, supreme court justices and state depoffers at your fingertips. order on line at c-span.org/store. >> now a discussion on conservative women in politics and feminism with national review's katherine lopez. following her remarks, she took questions from the audience, the eve

that is happening live on c-span at 3:00 p.m.. later, she plans to tour ground zero. >> we will have more british programming coming up tomorrow on the c-span networks with " prime minister's questions." david cameron takes questions from his party and the opposition with live coverage starting at 7:00 eastern on c- span2. >> c-span, our public affairs content is available on television, radio and on line. you can conneet with us on twitter, facebook and youtubb. you can sign up for e-mail that c-span.org -- e-mail at c- span.org. >> will spill efforts continue on the gulf of mexico. here is a look at grand isle, state park. >>

on c-span more and 1200 times. along with speeches on the floor and congressional hearings, watch a profile of the senator and a book notes review of the history of the senate. on the c-span video library. washington your way. >> one of the best quotes about money in politics, water finding a whole. but he writes about political action committees and their influence on congress and won a pulitzer prize for his reporting on tom delay and jack abram off. we will talk to the national investigative correspondent for "the washington post." >> sunday, your questions for syndicated radio talk-show host bill bennett, live on book tv's "in-depth." the first drug czar is the author of more than 20 books for adults and children cared join the discussion on american history, education, and politics. three hours with bill bennett, sunday part of book tv's three- day holiday weekend on c-span2. did the whole schedule on booktv.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: join me in welcoming congressman kevin brady, a republican

that is to 9 on c-span2. c-spans now available in 100 million homes bringing new politics, history, and a nonfiction book secreted by american cable companies. >> the civic judiciary committee returns this week to vote on the nomination of the land taken as the newest supreme court justice. -- the nomination of elena kagan as the newest supreme court. learn more in c-span's newest book, "the supreme court," providing unique insight on the court available in hardcover and as an e-book. host: joining us from new york is steven brill, author of the cover story on last week's edition of "time" magazine. why this is the biggest bargain in town. welcome to the program, sir. guest: good morning. host: who is a lobbyist and why are they so necessary for government operations these days? guest: lobbyists are people who, originally according to the founding fathers they said in the first amendment the have a right to petition their government. now they are a professional class, often well trained or former congressman or cong

campaign 2010 coverage on c- span. >> this weekend on "after words," andrew napolitano on the behavior of the bush and obama administrations, interviewed by ralph nader. nonfiction books all weekend on c-span 2. check the entire booktv schedule at booktv.org. >> the national governor's association summer meeting is underway in boston. tomorrow's topic is the federal budget and national debt. allen simpson and the former clinton chief of staff co-chair the commission. live coverage sunday morning at 9:30 eastern on c-span. next, two former solicitors general from the clinton and bush administrations on the most important supreme court decisions this term, including the citizens united and chicago hearings. this is just under 1:20. >> welcome. writing about journalism, not describing the elena kagen hearings, but he could have been. we will try to make today's discussions more interesting. a couple of reminders. if you would please turn off your cell phones or silence them. for those out there, it is speaker@heritage.org. the moderator for our first panel has been a scholar here at the h

watch live coverage on c-span 3 and on c-span.org. learn more about the supreme court in c-span's latest book, providing unique insight about the court. available in hardcover and as an ebook. >> monday, a discussion on attitudes affecting u.s.-china relations. the woodrow wilson center host speakers from panels on the u.s.-china university. >> by a vote of 60 to 39, the senate approved the financial regulations bill on thursday. they decided to tighten regulation practices and expand consumer protection. prior to that vote, the senate had the vote to end a bit on the bill. ranking member, richard shelby, took the floor to discuss the bill. this is just under 30 minutes. on the dodd-frank regulation conference report which is now before the senate. madam president, nearly two years ago, the financial crisis exposed massive deficiencies in the structure and the culture of our financial regulatory system. years of technological advances, product development, and the advent of global capital markets rendered the system ill-suited to achie

live at 9:30 on c-span two and on c-span three the first public meeting of the national commission on the bp deep water horizon and offshore drilling. the establishment by president barack obama will hear from the status of clean up operations and spill's economic impact on the gulf coast. from new orleans that live at 10:00 eastern on c-span three. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 201c mr. ram os the author often books including a country for all. immigrant manifesto. >> i have a twit another count and when you say where to you live. mostly in miami but either i'm mostly on the air doing news casting and television program or on the air traveling all around the world. my family. they live in mexico city. i have very good friends all over the united states, my doubter is right now in paris. my girlfriend in los angeles. i don't have a home. maybe - maybe my only home was where i was born in mexico city, and it's the house where i lived for almost 20 years and i still remember the address and the phone number. and that's the only time in my life where i've felt at hom

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live coverage here on c-span. >> we're waiting at the start on the events of the 20 anniversary of the americans with disability act. senator tom harkin is the moderator of the event. the first discussion underway in just a moment. we expect to appear from the house majority leader, steny colliehoyer. the first panel will look back at the history of the disability bill amends. the second panel looking bulwarks, and we do expect to get this underway in just a moment. live coverage here on c-span. >> it looks as if it will be a moment before things get under way for the americans with disabilities act discussion. the house will dabble in at 12:30. we do expect this even to run until noon. the house of scheduled to start at 12:30. there will be a number of legal affairs in consumer protection affairs as well as three spending bills. the senate will turn to a campaign finance disclosure. they may take up a small pack of small business provisions. the senate coming in at 3:00. no roll-call votes expected. the house and at 12:30 this afternoon. >> we appear to be a moment away from the start

eastern on c-span. . >> i worry about journalistic integrity. >> that is sunday evening. this weekend on "book tv, sunday at 1:00, the reading festival. authors talk about their books on fdr, his policy, and his legacy. after that, a new book about coming to the united states and a life she left behind. that is on c-span2. for the complete schedule, go to booktv.org. >> the senate judiciary committee voted tuesday to approve elena kagan's supreme court nomination. the nomination is pending before the full senate. some democrats have called for the vote be taken before the august recess. here are some of the senator's remarks and the vote by the judiciary committee. we begin with chairman pat leahy and ranking member jeff sessions. this is about one hour. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> good morning. i would note before we start, at the end of this hearing, we were all trying to rearrange things so many of us, both parties, could attend the funeral of the longest-serving member of the united

coming up today on the c-span networks. s morning, house majority leader stanley weir would talk about the economy and job creation. he will be at the american enterprise the two. you can see that live on c-span starting at 11:15 eastern. also discussion on how the stimulus package is affecting private spending. that is also at the american enterprise institute. coverage of that starts at 12:30 p.m. eastern and you can see that -- see that on c-span freak. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from the capital of pennsylvania is gov. ed rendell, a democrat, from harrisburg. i just want to read a little bit from "the new york times" this morning about something that happened in the senate last night. it said the senate rejected a house version of an emergency spending bill that also contain billions of dollars for domestic programs, including $10 billion to help states and local school districts avert teacher layoffs. what is the impact in pennsylvania? guest: a double impact. not only that money but the money the

here on c- span. -- that is at 8:30 p.m. here on c-span. also tonight, barack obama speaks. republican candidate for congress talks in missouri about the economy and jobs. that is at 9:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> sees them is not available in over 100 million homes bringing you a direct link to public affairs, politics, history, and a nonfiction books. >> next, house minority leader talks about abortion rights at a national right to life convention. also, remarks from the republican nominee for pennsylvania gov. and pennsylvania representative tim murphy. from pittsburgh, this is about one hour ago -- one hour. >> welcome to this session of the annual national right to life convention. this year, we are faced with great challenges but we also have greater opportunity. the threats to unborn children's lives have never been greater and yet there is an awakening across this country about the humanity of unborn children. they see the ultrasound and they know what abortion does to an unborn child. this session is about what people are doing to protect unborn children and to

campaign 2010 coverage on c- span. >> the senate judiciary committee returns next week to vote on the nomination of elena kagan as the newest supreme court justice. learn more about the nation's highest court in c-span's latest book, "the supreme court: canid conversations with supreme court's both sitting in retired." >> the senate returns from july 4 recess next week to pile of work. that includes the financial regulatory overhaul and renewal of jobless benefits. plus, additional funding for fiscal year 2010. the bill also contains additional disaster spending with other domestic spending proposals. the senate judiciary committee could vote tuesday on elena kagan's nomination to the supreme court. any panel member can request a one week delay. committee approval would move forward to the senate. live coverage when the senate returns tuesday on c-span2. reworking national flood insurance program coverage. live coverage occurs tuesday on c-span. the summer meeting is underway in boston. we are bringing you live coverage throughout the weekend. tomorrow's topic is the federal budget an

eastern tonight on c-span. by lee, at 10:00 p.m., the debate among for democratic candidates running in rhode island's first house district to replace the retiring patrick kennedy. it all begins tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there are the towering figures. and they are all different. they have their different talents. they have their different dangers. >> this weekend, biographer robert service on his trilogy of books on russian leaders, lenin, stalin, and most recently, leon trotsky. learn about their relationship and roles in developing their form of communism. robert service, sunday night on c-span q&a. >> former cuban president fidel castro, rarely seen in public since 2006, was interviewed on cuban national tv on monday. and the public affairs show roundtable, he criticized u.s.- release policy and warned that tensions between iran and the u.s. could result in a nuclear war. mr. castro, now 83, did not mention the 52 political prisoners the cuban government recently promised to release. so far

on c-span's "q & a." host: dr. ward koh is on your screen, he is the assistant secretary of health and human services and he's here to talk about the national hiv/aids strategy announced by the president and the white house. dr. koh, how many people in america have aids? >> we have over one million people in this country infected and some 56,000 people infected every year. that's one person infected every 923456 had 23456 1/2 minutes. that's too much. host: about 1.1 million people have aids. >> h.i.v. guest: h.i.v. host: in the states. guest: right. host: how do you define h.i.v. and aids? guest: h.i.v. means you're infected and you have the virus. aids means you have various accompanying illnesses or aids-defining illness of the 1.1 million h.i.v. up effected people about 400,000 have aids. host: how -- is h.i.v. a death sentence still? guest: absolutely not. the good news, peter, is we've made so much progress recipe treatment and so many people are living healthy, productive lives who are h.i.v. above or who hav

eastern on c-span. sunday, your questions for syndicated radio talk-show host bill bennett: "but tb." -- "book tv." three hours with bill bennett on sunday. that is on c-span to. >> stewart udall, the secretary of the interior under presidents kennedy and johnson, died in march at 90 years old. his family, including his son and nephew, organized a memorial service. from santa fe, new mexico, this portion is one hour 25 minutes. >> okay, folks. we are ready to get going here today. we are ready to get going. we are starting on time as that has requested. first of all, happy father's day. let's have all of those fathers stand up. we have a lot of fathers here. [applause] happy father's day. dennis udall, my brother, and i will be your masters of ceremony today. you will see him on a regular basis. family and friends have gathered today to celebrate our father's life and legacy. i already have a lot of tears with many of you. let's remember, we have the celebration side. there will also be a lot of crying w

we will take a look at that. >> on c-span 2 night, the and ceo of massey energy talks about the -- on c-span tonight, the ceo of massey energy talks about the company. >> as the senate prepares to debate the energy bill, find out about previous bills with c-span is video library. look up a bill with our new bill search feature and what congressional hearings and previous debates on the house and senate floor. it is all on line and free. it is washington norway. -- washington your way >> are content is available -- washington norway. -- keith pipewashington your wa. >> content is available as podcast and nine tins. >> this ceo of massey energy. this is about an hour. >> on behalf of our members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker and attendees of today's event. i would also like to welcome our c-span and public radio audiences. after the speech concludes, i will ask as many audience questions as time permits. i would like to introduce our head table guests. from your right, rodgers robert benjamin sunlansarlan, morkiver, dana wolbank, thomas cook, andrew schneider, maryland

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bill currently in congress with steven brill, and as always, your calls, e-mails, and tweets, here on c-span. >> this week, on-line safety and the cable industry in europe. monday night on c-span

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that is next here on c-span. . . the spots that the groups are releasing today and talk with you about your thoughts on public campaign financing. that is really what they are arguing. the loss has 157 co-sponsors they are proposing. -- the law has 157 co-sponsors they are proposing. there is a tally of how the cost of a lectionary in the united states has changed of the past decade. what i have highlighted on this page are presidential election cycles. let's look at the ones not highlighted. back in 1998, total spent was $1.6 billion. in 2006 $2.8 billion. if you use a widget, there is a tally of the cost of the 2010 election so far and it keeps changing. you can see that on the bottom left of the screen. it is in the neighborhood of $2.4 billion so far, the cost of a campaign 2010. let's show you this advertisement that they are releasing today in washington, d.c., to argue for public financing of campaigns. >> pp destroys the gulf, we pay the price. -- bp destroys the gulf, we pay the price. congress is putting spe

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a weekend filled with non- fiction books on c-span to. for the complete schedule, go to booktv.org. >> sees that, our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online, and sign up for our e-mails at c-span.org. >> this year marks the 20th anniversary of the americans with disabilities act. this hearing concludes steny hoyer, who played key role in getting the bill through the 1990's. this is just over two and a half hours. we call this meeting to order. we have four palace. i will begin with an opening statement. this hearing back member is the 20th anniversary of the american with disabilities act of 1990. heralded at its signing as an emancipation proclamation for people with disabilities, but the goals are lofty, and it is what has made this nation great. through broad nondiscrimination directives, and requirements of reasonable modifications, the ada has transformed our world. some of those are visible with wider doors, designated parking spots, and with today's hearing, closed captioning. the statement is also happ

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eastern time, here on c-span. now a conversation on white house strategy on national hiv aids policy. koh is on your screen, he is the assistant secretary of health and human services and he's here to talk about the national hiv/aids strategy announced by the president and the white house. dr. koh, how many people in america have aids? >> we have over one million people in this country infected and some 56,000 people infected every year. that's one person infected every 923456 had 23456 1/2 minutes. that's too much. host: about 1.1 million people have aids. >> h.i.v. guest: h.i.v. host: in the states. guest: right. host: how do you define h.i.v. and aids? guest: h.i.v. means you're infected and you have the virus. aids means you have various accompanying illnesses or aids-defining illness of the 1.1 million h.i.v. up effected people about 400,000 have aids. host: how -- is h.i.v. a death sentence still? guest: absolutely not. the good news, peter, is we've made so much progress recipe treatment and so many people a

that is tonight on c-span 2. this weekend on a book-tv, the unconstitutional behavior of the bush and obama administration adlai's the government told you. he is interviewed by ralph nader. nonfiction books all this weekend on c-span 2. check the entire schedule at booked tv.org/ defense secretary said he is recommending a janemaddi regionjames maddis to replace the general petraeus. he also defends the new pentagon policy for officials to seek clearance before speaking with reporters and certain issues. this is half an hour. >> i am pleased to announce that i recommended to the president that he and james maddis who currently heads joint forces command as one of our outstanding combat leaders and strategic thinkers bringing an essential mix of experience, judgment, and perspective to this important post. he has served and commanded at all levels and has held a number of key leadership positions. this includes battalion commander in the first gulf war, leading the first conventional ground forces inserted into afg

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watts live coverage on c-span 3 and on c-span.org and learn more about the nation's highest court in c-span's latest book "the supreme court." candid conversations with all the justices, active and retired, providing unique insight into the court. available on hardcover and as e- book. >> "washington journal" continues. host: with us now is editor and blogger for atlantic business council, daniel indiviglio, talking about small business and jobs. pointing to "the new york times" that says small business lending is down but reason still include experts. what is your sense about small business lending and why it is still down? guest: probably several reasons. the three main ones. first is less demand. businesses are not seeing consumers coming to their stores as much as they did before the recession. as a result they have less need for lending capacity to two -- to do things like investment because they are not as convinced people are coming back. that is one major reason -- reason. the other is business doing badly in a recession and as a result, banks are not as willing to lend to bus

. >> tomorrow, on c-span, a kansas senate republican primary debate. licy, a arizonas immigration law, and prosecuting suspected terrorist in military tribunals. that is that a 30 p.m. eastern, here on c-span. also tomorrow, president obama speaks at a campaign fund- raiser for the missouri state democratic candidate. also republican candidate congressman roy blount talks about the economy and jobs. that is that 9:30 p.m. eastern, here on c-span. >> c-span is now available in more than 100 million homes, bringing you a direct link to public affairs, politics, history, all as a public service, created by america's cable companies vicariate >> now, remarks from the national governors' association chairman, jim douglas of vermont on how states have coped during the recession. this is about half an hour. >> good morning, everyone. thank you all for coming. he gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this kick off press conference of the national governors' association summer meeting and to welcome my colleagues and their staff and families and our guests t

eastern here on c-span. so on sunday, the closing section of the national governor's association annual meetings. on sunday they will focus on the federal budget deficit. live here on c-span. >> c-span, our public affairs content is available on radio, online, and you can get us on facebook or twitter, and get e-mails at c-span.org. >> now a discussion of the economic recovery process on the "washington journal.">> neil irwin covers economics on the washington post, and wrote an article, world economic recovery driven by global imbalances. what do you mean? guest: things were out of whack, with china and other nations saving too much and we had similar imbalances in europe. and a lot of people thought once this recession arrived and those imbalances would get right and end up in a more sustainable place. but is what happening is different, old patterns are coming back and various are going back. and in the u.s. that means steep rise in consumption and a lot of trends back to using debt and fuel and that delay

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that is all tonight on c-span. >> they are the towering figures. they are different. they have their different talents. they have their different dangers. >> this weekend, robert service on his trio of books on the lenin, stalin, and most recently, leon trotsky. learn about their relationship and their roles in developing their forms of communism. >> the federal communications commission held a public forum this week to hear comments on the proposed merger between the comcast cable co. and nbc universal. a panel of university academics focused on changes in on-line video distribution as well as what what happened with internet content. consumer programming choices and prices. this portion of the form, held in chicago is about 55 minutes. >> good afternoon. thank you all for coming out today. thank you to our coast, the northwestern university law school for this venue. i have always left the hearings knowing a lot more about the subject than i did when i came in. i get to hear directly from the folks that are on the receiving end of what media produces and what washin

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can watch all of the confirmation hearings and the time as well as video of her other appearances on c-span. all that and more at c- span.org/kagan. today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. that is followed by live coverage of the house and debate on unemployment compensation. in about 45 minutes, we will talk with cones

that is tonight on c-span. 10:00, it debate among democratic candidates running in the first house district of rhode island. it begins tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> they are towering figures and they are all different. they have different dangers. >> this weekend, a trilogy of books on russian leaders. learn about their relationship and the role in developing their form of communism. sunday night on c-span q&a. >> now a discussion on the situation in haiti. it has been six months since an earthquake killed hundreds of thousands of people and caused billions of dollars in damage. one speaker led a u.s. relief efforts in haiti. and the haitian ambassador is also present. this is one hour and 25 minutes. today. my name is joe hagaman willson foreman three on behalf of myself and the program we have decided to co-sponsor in an event with our trusty, henrietta fore who is quick to do the heavy lifting and hard work today but i wanted to welcome you. our panelists, whose names appear and you have their biogra

like cows coverage will be on c- span. -- live house coverage will be on c-span. also, a look on the arizona immigration law. yesterday, a district judge blocked part of law. blocked part of law.