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we will have coveraged of all f that as on c-span. follow along on c-span.org, on our free video mobile app c-span now app it will have coverage of the remains of thee late president as they make their way from georgia to washington. he will lie in state here in washington next week. we will see the public as well as dignitaries coming through the nation's capital to pay their respects. you can watch it all on c-span. sue in grand rapids, michigan,,, and independent. your message to lawmakers. >> caller: well, first of all your gast just said egregious trump agenda. so i guess we know what his axios agenda really is. former democrat. and he want to say it has been horrible the last four years, and i'm all for president trump's agenda to protect this nation of ours from enemies that are even internal as well as external. i guess what i want to say is i don't like the leverage that can be had by the big money over all of the representatives of our come supposed to represent the people but, in fact, are not. i want to see marjorie taylor

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eastern on c-span 3. you can also watch on the free c-an now video app or online at c-span.org. and more now from tulsi gabbard in her own words, president trump's pick to be director of national intelligence spoke at the 2024 cpac conference having left the democratic party at that point. she discussed election fraud, government overreach and democrats attempting to remove president trump from voting ballots. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome four-term congresswoman and author of her new book, for love of country, tulsi gabbard. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you. >> thank you so much. aloha. it's wonderful to see you all here again at such a critical time some new attack. now for democratic elite in washington who are doing all that they possibly can to keep us the american people from a very simple thing, wanting to choose who we want to be the very next president. and it is clear through their actions they have no respect for us and they have no respect for our fundamental rights of citizens of the democratic republic. they are so terrified that we the people may make what they think

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"washington journal" join the conversation live on friday morning on c-span, c-span now our free mobile app or on c-span. org. in the waning days of the 118th congress, several representatives and senators are retiring. among those in the senate who are leaving include michigan democrat debbie stabenow. we'll show you her final speech now. know i'd get laryngitis. i want to thank chuck for his comments this morning and for being a dear friend. today is bittersweet for me stand here on the floor of the united states senate making my last speech, my last major speech. so many of my staff from michigan have traveled to be here as well as staff members who have worked for me in d.c. over the years. i am truly overwhelmed that over 100 michigan and d.c. staff are here in the gallery and on the floor. and family and friend who are not able to fly in today are watching on c-span. as we come back for thanksgiving, i am filled with so much gratitude and respect as i think back over my years of public service. and i'm thinking about the incredible number of people who have supported me and contri

we will be covering that live on c-span.o just following up from previous points in the previous hour. the are here with you to talk about immigration and in particular h-1b visas. would you been in the news quite a bit because some dispute in the republican party. what is an h-1b visa. guest: it is a guestworker visa, a temporary allowing skilled will former -- skilled workers in the united states temporarily. it's initially valid for three years, to be renewed once but if you're sponsored for a green card or permanent residence status in the united states you can extend it indefinitely until you are able to obtain a green card through the green card process. that is really the main gateway for skilled foreign workers to get a foot in the door into the u.s. labor market and start their careers in the united states. host: how do somebody qualify for one of these visas and how long does that process take get it? guest: you have to have a bachelors degree in a specialty field. you have to be paid the prevailing wage for your a

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on c-span. you can continue watching the state funeral of former president jimmy carter on c-span 2. we will continue to take your calls. we will go to justin in massachusetts, democrat. caller: my regards to the carter family. he was a great man. my main reason is when obama was in north carolina, i called and got a secretary and i told her all our battleships, cruise ships have machinery technology to turn salt water into fresh water. why don't we put them out by california entrant beat fresh water and send the pipes in like watering the grass? you have all the letters in the world there. and she said -- most of the people have insurance. without the trees we are dead and she said, can i give that to obama to use? and i said sure. i with them a letter and nothing came of it. every year, fire, fire, fire. put them out in the ocean and pump the water in and turn it into fresh water and water of the places that need it. host: the los angeles times is saying that it is one of the most destructive f

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live coverage on c-span.orth carolina governor josh stein's inauguration ceremony was scheduled for tomorrow. it has apparently been canceled due to inclement weather. his inaugural address is still scheduled to happen tomorrow and you can watch it live on c-span. here is a look at his swearing-in and remarks he made afterwards, which took place on new year's day. the public should take note we have had two nash county guys lead this thing off. [laughter] madam justice, secretary of state, rabbi, thank you. i'm grateful for my family, my wife and people who have stood by me every step of the way. i'm grateful for my staff. i have my chief of staff here. there are so many of them who helped out every day. members of our cabinet, people who have worked so hard to make north carolina a better place. and with the help of many people here in this room, we have made great progress on our mission to make a north carolina where people are healthier and better educated, with more opportunities to put money in their po

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we will be covering that here on c-span. we will have the make america great again rally happening to celebrate trump's victory, and that will be at the capitol one arena in washington, d.c.. you can watch it live here on c-span at 3:00 p.m. eastern. it will also be on c-span now, our free mobile video app. we are looking for your thoughts this -- our number for (202)-748-8920 . republicans, (202)-748-8921. independents, (202)-748-8922. -- let's start with doug on our line for independents. caller: how are you today? host: turn down the volume on your tv. caller: how is that? host: that's good, go ahead. caller: i'm talking about the inauguration of president trump tomorrow. is the united states really ashamed of itself right now? a convicted felon taking the most office -- most important office in the world and the guys totally a disgrace when he was the president the first time and he is going to take as much for him and his millionaire and billionaire buddies as he can over the next four years. all he does is named call pe

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eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. .org. host: bart jansen joins us now. i would like to start on the january 6. at this point, is there anyone convicted of some crime related to january 6 that has not had their sentence pardoned or commuted by president trump? guest: i think that is right, the work of the pardon was very broad, basically pardoning anyone with any actions on january 6 at the capital, with the exception of the 14 commutations, and he said he may review those and come back and pardon them. host: what is the difference? guest: pardon his full release from the charges and any punishment stemmed from them, commutation is shortening a sentence. all the people in prison are in the midst of being released. host: we have heard about the january 6 investigations, one of the biggest in justice department history, are there any pieces still pending or are all of those wiped away? guest: as i understand, all of those charges are being wiped ou

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i appreciate your coverage on c-span. thank you. >> host: joseph in reading, pennsylvania. >> caller: yes, ma'am. >> host: go ahead. >> caller: he was a man of faith, a man of service, served the country, incredible, what he accomplished on the nuclear submarine has led us incredibly here through decades. he may not be remembered well as a president but we need to look at his life as a whole and this man stands as a model for children today and young adults. we live in such a vile political landscape, the integrity is that he stood for as a model for generations to come. god bless president carter and thank you, c-span, for your ongoing service to our community and great country, thank you. >> host: former president jimmy carter was on our c-span program "after words" in 2010. he was talking about his book white house diary. here's a clip where he talks about the iranian hostage crisis. >> with the iranian hostage crisis, they eventually all came home, do you ever hear from any of them? >> quite often. when i go on a book

we are simulcasting on c-span one and c-span 2 and when the senate gavels and later this morning we will show you that coverage as well budget noon we will break off on c-span one with coverage of the house, minute by minute and our cameras will be in the chamber for that speaker vote over on c-span2 you will be able to watch our coverage of the senate. we are at c-span headquarters joining us, here he is right now with what you need to know about the speaker vote. >> something you need to know his math. if mike johnson will win another term as speaker of the house because the current makeup of the house and that not too far parity between the 219 republicans who are going to be serving at the 215 democrats, that is one vacancy because matt gaetz resigned in november. because of those numbers speaker johnson can only lose one vote and retain speakership. if he loses more than that, his job or future job could be in jeopardy. one person has spoken out directly saying he will not vote for the speaker, representative tom massey of kentucky, the republican from that state said several times

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watch c-span's live coverage of the funeral services for former president jimmy carter on the c-span networks, c-span now or online at c-span.org. former president jimmy carter will lie in state here in the u.s. capitol rotunda until his remains are moved to washington national cathedral tomorrow morning. a funeral service there will be live on the c-span networks. president joe biden will eulogize the 39th president and president-elect donald trump will also attend the service. when asked about mr. carter at a news conference yesterday, from said i liked him as a man, i disagreed with his policies.

and tulsi gabbard did not come on c-span one or 2 -- host: her hearing was on c-span as well yesterdayon c-span2 i believe. caller: i seen robert kennedy, and i watched patel, and the democrats, every time they asked a question, the nominees have to think about their answer. they don't give them much time to answer. they jump on them right away. president trump picked these three people, and i think they have qualifications. they do a heckuva job. you have to get new blood in here and change things. the last thing i wanted to say, like me, i had to get a back operation, i don't care what color skin or whatever, i would like the best qualified person in surgery operating on me. if they have to get the best qualified people to be an air traffic controller, that is what they have to do. you cannot go by nationality are you have to go by the best qualified people. that's the way i see it. that is so important. a republican caller talking about the tenants back-and-forth exchanges that we saw on capitol hill yesterday. he was one of them before the senate health committee, the ranking membe

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eastern on c-span.:00 then on ay, mr. kennedy returns to capitol hill to take questions senate health committee. that's live at 10:00 a.m. eastec-span3. you can also watch both hearings on c-span now, our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org.

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we will host those on c-span now, our free mobile video app, and later in our schedule. president biden will give his farewell address to the nation tonight live at 8:00 eastern on c-span. here on c-span3, just waiting for the secretary of state confirmation hearing to get underway.

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you can watch on the c-span now app or online on c-span.org. with the swearing in of the congress tomorrow, a number of members will be leaving office including democrat senator ben cardin who was chair of the foreign relations committee. he is retiring after more than 35 years serving both chambers in congress. senator cardin spoke to c-span about his experience serving on capitol hill. that, mr. president, i yield the floor. >> senator, you are retiring after three terms in the senate. why is now a good time to leave? sen. cardin: i am not retiring. i am just not running for reelection. it would be 18 years in the senate, a total of 58 years consecutively in -- in elected office so i wanted to make the decision under my terms. it is a decision that is made eight years before the end of the next term that you would be serving and i thought it was the right thing to do. i have accomplished a great deal of what i set out to do. there's always more mountains you like to climb but it is the right time to take the seat. >> explain why you have to d

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we will be covering that here on c-span. will have the make america great again rally happening to celebrate trump's victory in the election at the capital one arena in washington, d.c.. you can watch it live on c-span at 3:00 p.m. eastern. it will also be on our free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. we are looking for your thoughts on the cease-fire in gaza as well as trump's inauguration. our for democrats, (202) 748-8000. for republicans, (202) 748-8001. for independents, (202) 748-8002 . let's start with doug in ohio on our line for independents. caller: good morning. how are you today? host: good. can you turn down the volume on your tv? caller: yes. ok. how is that? host: it is good. go ahead. caller: i am talking about the inauguration of president trump tomorrow. is the united states ashamed of itself right now? it convicted felon taking the office of the most important man in the world and the guy is totally a disgrace when he was president the first time and he is going to take as much for him and his mill