that is on "q&a." tomorrow on "washington journal," and reporter for the wires, michael crittenden. dave mccurdy talks about general motors, and stephen after -- steven aftergood. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. former vice president dick cheney was at the national press club to present the actual ford foundation journalism awards. he also answered questions from audience members. this lasts about 35 minutes. >> the first question, you were working to get information declassified from the obama administration. how is that going? [laughter] >> well, the debate is over a set of memos that were produced by intelligence agencies, the cia, that talked about what we achieved through the interrogations program of high- value detainees, and i would not ordinarily be leading the charge to declassify classified information. otherwise, they would not call me darth vader for nothing. [laughter] but once the administration released the legal memos that gave the opinions that were used to guide the interrogations program, they had given away the store, in a sense, the t

. >> next week on "q&a," our guest will be the president of hillsdale college in michigan. coming up next, live. your calls and commoms on washington journal. live at 12:30 eastern, the u.s. house of representatives will begin their day with general speeches. . .

. >> sunday on "q and a," mitch daniels on the gop. >> we have to think about how to speak more meing-- meaningfully to the problems and the young people of today. you don't have to be a candidate. >> q and a on c-span, also on xm radio or download the podcst. -- podcast. >> now i house hearing on the military operations unit, including the navy seals. this is about one hour. >> members come in as we proceed. i would like to get started on time. it is a pleasure to see you and we appreciate what you do for the country. i have an opening statement that i have written, then i will submit for the record. i want to say how important this is to the national security of our nation, and how much we appreciate the job that you and all of the people under you have done in protecting the national security all over the world in many places, some of them which are well known like iraq and afghanistan, others that people are not aware of that are just as important the approach that you have brought is invaluable. your the best that targeting individual terrorists, capturing and killing them. this

. >> hills dale college president larry arnn sunday night at 8:00 on c span q and a or listen on xm satellite raid yes or podcast. >> how's c span fundd? >> private donations? >> taxes? >> i don't really know. >> from public television? >> donations. >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> federally? >> contributions from donors. >> how's c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. a private business initiative. no government mandate. no government money.

. >> the president of bills fell college, tonight at 8 on "q &a" on c-span. >> this week on "prime minister's questions" prime minister gordon brown discusses reform in the british parliament in the wake of misuse of expense accounts of by some of its members. he also talks about housing, including mortgage loans and funding for new construction and the government's policies on job retention. that's "prime minister's questions" tonight at 9:00 eastern. >> now, the israeli prime minister, benjamin and not -- benjamin netanyahu called on palestinian leaders to restart peace negotiations without preconditions. he made this call during a major policy speech and said palestinians must recognize israel as a jewish state. this is 30 minutes. [applause] >> honored guests, citizens of the state of israel, peace has always been the desire of our nation. our prophets gave the world the vision of peace, we greet one another with wishes of peace and our prayers conclude with the word peace. we are gathered here this evening in an institution named for two pioneers of peace, menachem begin and anwar sadat.

. >> sunday on "q ann a" sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio. . >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." next, commencement addresses by anthony kennedy, elana kagan, and leah ward sears. this is at stanford university last sunday. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. president, my fellow students, citizens of the world that my seat to come ever closer to the idea and reality of a rule of law, and especially graduates in the graduating class of 2009. thank you very much for inviting me to participate in your commencement. i suppose there are a number of witnesses where i have become a willing accomplice. each of you has your own story, a unique story of your years at stanford. that story is bound up with your pants, your family is, at your loved ones who have sustained you hear. you have already thanked them on a platform, and the entire nation thanks them, again, for sending you here to one of the great universities. thank you very much. [applause] your story has already been bound up with the idea of freedom, and freedom must always be a part

"q & a" next sunday at 8 p.m. eastern, here on c-span. coming up, british prime minister, gordon brown, speaks of the fate of iraq. later a look at highlights of newly elected speaker of the house of commons and lords. tomorrow on "washington journal" a political roundtable of faiz shakir. >> "washington journal" is live at 7 a.m. eastern, here on c-span. >> how is c-span funded? >> publicly funded. >> donations maybe, i have no idea. >> government. >> c-span gets its funding through taxes. >> sort of a federal funding. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, american cable companies created it as a public service of the a private initiative. >> the prime minister has been caught red-handed. and if he believes in transparency and honesty and truth in public life. he would get up and say, i am sorry, i got it wrong, i gave the wrong figures, here the right ones. now do it. >> now from london, prime minister's questions from the british how the of commons. this week john birduron is speaking since been elected on monday. and later gordon bro

. >> sunday on "q & a",. >> "washington journal" continues. >> on this thursday morning we are pleased to welcome columnist, george will. >> glad to be here. >> there is so much and i talk about your column, on sundays and thursday, and the topic today is tobacco. and why did you choose it and what is your point? >> i have written it over the years, because we're trying to deal with a product that's legal and deadly if used as to be used. it's curious, we are regulating the truthful communication about information of a legal product. it raises all kinds of problems. it seems to me one of the great successes of government. that half the population 50% woke up and lit a cigarette, and that's a good thing now it's 25%. and there are many tremendous public health benefits. and what got my attention, congress powering the food and drug administration to regulate tobacco. and the president said it's changed, it's not how washington used to work. it's exactly how washington used to work. the bill was supported by phillip morris, why? because they know that by restricting advertising, it restr

i believe you had her on "q &a" one evening. we cannot put them on trial because the information we got was elicited by torture which is not illegal to use as evidence. obama came in with this great idea that he would be able to process these people. they cannot be processed because if they are what happens to them will be revealed. then they will not be able to be held accountable because illegal tactics were used to get the information from them. host: the underlying question is how much he should work for congress to implement his policies, and how much should he use executive authority as the bush administration did? caller: this is a can of worms that will have to be opened, so i don't think he should use executive authority. i was watching last night about some of the nazi trust which did not take place until 20 years after the event. this will be a slow boiling pot, but it must come to a boil. host: this is a twitter from texas -- from kentucky. next to lafayette, indiana. caller: yes, sir, i am a vietnam vet. these bleed

. >> sunday on "q&a" at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. you can listen on ex-im satellite radio -- xm satellite radio. >> secretary clinton looks at the human trafficking report. this is a couple of minutes. >> we are delighted to have some key members of congress who have worked on this important issue for a number of years. this is the first time we have introduced the report in this way, because we want to demonstrate that this truly is a partnership between the state department and the congress. if it were not for the congress, would would not have the legislation, the follow-up, out reach that these members have been doing. i am very grateful they can take time out of their very busy schedules to be here with us. you will hear from two of them in a moment. let me introduce carolyn from new york. then from maryland. -- ben from maryland. one person from texas and another from new jersey. one person from florida. i think that is all of the members who are here with us. the may be some others who will come later. i will be introducing so

. >> sunday on "q&a," the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. you can also listen on a xm satellite radio, or download the podcast -- you can listen on xm satellite radio. >> now, the ayatollah khamenei on the election. this is about one hour 15 minutes. >> [speaking foreign language] in this, i recommended all, the brothers and sisters attended, i recommend them all to piety and to refrain from evil. what i am going to raise in this sermon is the issue of the election. this is the topic of the day. i want to address three separate groups. the first is, i want to address the general public, where they are in the country. i want to mention some points -- wherever they are in the country. there is one thing i want to address. the candidates, activists, and those who have been active in the process of election, as well, and also, i have something to tell the leaders of world arrogance in the western countries, some of the western countries, of course. and those leaders of some of the media that they are running. the first point, which i am addressin

. >> tonight on "q&a" on douglas berkeley -- douglas brinkley. tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. you can listen on ex-im's satellite radio. -- xm satellite radio. .

. >> sunday on "q&a" the first of two hours would douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span, or listen on satellite radio r.d. spent -- download the c- span podcast. >> a discussion now on iran, general motors, healthcare, and other political news with syndicated columnist george will. he was a guest this week on "washington journal" for about an hour. morning we are pleased to welcome columnist, george will. >> glad to be here. >> there is so much and i talk about your column, on sundays and thursday, and the topic today is tobacco. and why did you choose it and what is your point? >> i have written it over the years, because we're trying to deal with a product that's legal and deadly if used as to be used. it's curious, we are regulating the truthful communication about information of a legal product. it raises all kinds of problems. it seems to me one of the great successes of government. that half the population 50% woke up and lit a cigarette, and that's a good thing now it's 25%. and there are many tremendous public health benefits. and w

. >> next week on "q&a" our guest will be larry arnn, president of hillsdale college. >> prime minister gordon brown with the british house of commons is next. then a couple of forums looking at the future of conservative politics. after that, another chance to see "q&a" with indiana governor mitch daniels. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," michael crittenden discusses the obama administration's approach to

at a sunday on -- >> sunday on q & a on c-span. or listen on c-span satellite radio. download the c-span podcast and what part one of our interview with douglas brinkley on c- span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to recommend -- we want to welcome representative rick boucher. the issue of captain trade is in the news, but briefly explain what that is about -- the issue of cat and trade is in the news, but be fully explain what that is about . guest: they would receive emission allowances, they could trade those on the market. they could purchase offsets for entities where the emissions could be reduced at perhaps a lower price, and it relies on the market to achieve maximum flexibility. host: will this result in higher taxes? guest: no. it is not a tax. it is purely a regulatory program, and the market will be relied upon to drive investment to the place where the emission reduction can be taken the most economically. host: so who pays for it? guest: well, inevitably, a control program, if it is effective, will carry some increase in energy price

later on "q&a" larry arnn, not accepting state and federal funding. >> tomorrow on c-span 3 a look at efforts to prevent polio around the world and a look at efforts in developing vaccines. the world health organization is the host of this event and you can see it live at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> how is c-span funded? >> i have no clue. >> maybe some government grants. >> i would say donations. >> advertising for products. >> public money, i'm sure. >> by taxes. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. as a private business initiative, no government mandate, no government money. >> now israeli prime minister netanyahu calls on palestinian leaders to prestart peace negotiations without preconditions. he made the call on sunday during a major policy speech. he also said palestinians must recognize israel as a jewish state. this is about 30 minutes. >> honored guests, citizens of the state of israel. peace has always been the desire of our nation. our prophets gave the world a vision of peace. we greet one another with w

. >> sunday on q&a, part two on the wilderness warrior, thee theodore roosevelt and the crusade for america. download the c-span podcast and watch part one of our interview with douglas brinkley at c-span.org. host: joining us from new york to talk about the future of american capitalism is joseph stiglitz, and he has an article in the july issue of "vanity fair" magazine called "wall street's toxic message." when the current crisis is over, the reputation of american-tile scap capitalism will have taken a beating, because of what washington practices and what it preaches. disillusioned developing nations may turn their backs on free markets warning nobel laureate joseph stiglitz. what is the message of this article and request do you say that wall street is accepted ing? >> the problem is the way that we manage capitalism american-style is very different from the way we have been telling other countries to behave, an and let's go back to the crisis in east asia a little over a decade ago. at that time, we said very explicitly, aze interest rates, cut back extend tours, get your deficit dow

. >> sunday on "q & a" the first of douglas brinkley, the wilderness warrior. >> friday president obama took part on a white house townhall meeting of father hood and responsible responsibility, and several talked about their experiences as fathers and their outreach. >> good afternoon and welcome to the white house. thank you so much for coming today, for this conversation on fatherhood and personal responsibility, it's good to be here to talk about something so close to the president's heart. i am chief of staff of government affairs, and i have been working with the president as a paralegal back in chicago and as a chief council in the senate and i know how much fatherhood means. he's a dad and he views that as the most important job he has. but he was also a son that grew up without a father in his own life, know of the impact. and it's something that i shared. my father left before i was born, but i was lucky to be adopted by the man who married my mother. and i a dad myself. i have a teenage son what we are working to guide and i have a son that has autism, and i have a young daug

. >> sunday night at 8 on "q&a" or listen on c-span radio, on xm satellite radio, or download the podcast>> joining us, nancy ognanovich. how did they work out a key differences on the war spending bill? >> the chairman of the appropriations committee said that this conference report was not going to pass in the house if it went forward with the senate -- senate amendment that would ban the release of photographs dealing with prisoner abuse. they needed democratic support to make up for the loss of republicans in the house. in the end, it was agreed that the senate amendment that blocked the photos would not be in the final conference report. to get there, president obama had to get involved and he said he is still going to do everything he can to block the release of those photographs but it is likely that will happen by an executive order and lawmakers will be looking for it next week. >> with the president getting involved, he got into the conversation the other night. >> last night, that is right. talking with senate democrats who are concerned about whether this bill could survive on

. >> next week on "q&a" the first in a two-part series on a new book on teddy roosevelt and his involvement in the early days of the conservative movement. archemorus accompany the book's author to shepherd's town, west virginia -- our cameras of company the book's author. >> you are watching c-span, a public service provided by the nation's cable industry. up next on prime minister's questions, british prime minister gordon brown on his proposal to reform british parliament. then remarks from benjamin netanyahu on establishing a palestinian state. later, former house speaker newt gingrich at the 2009 annual congressional gop fund-raising dinner. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," and look at the fiscal policy with bruce stokes. then a discussion on financial markets and institutions with bill mattingly. later, a look at the new program secured flight, which checks passengers names against the terrorist watch list. "washington journal," live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> let me be clear, mr. speaker, about what we think of electoral reform. we want to keep the existing system. we support

. >> sunday on q&a the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior." on c-span or listen on x. satellite radio or download the c-span pod cost. >> tuesday the democratic leadership council held an event honoring their retiring c.e.o. speakers include bill clinton, steny hoyer and bruce reed. this lasts about an hour and a half. >> ladies and gentlemen, lab buy daniels. >> oh god, creature of universe upon universe, we are here this evening no honor, thank and recognize a friend, a patriot, a lead leader, a lover of our country. in this moment, dear god, as we should in all moments, we recognize your presence in the work of our hands, your light and the clarity we attain, your spirit and the wisdom we achi e achieve, your inspiration and the good that we seek to do. we ask for your continued guidance and blessing even as we know that we often merit them n not. we thank you for our many gifts. this evening we thank you for al and engineer fro ginger ginger others that are not here this evening. our tradition teaches that at 5 years old the person should

. >> tonight on "q&a" part two of this special. tonight at 8 on c-span.ou can listen on the radio. you can go online and watch it as well. that -- that is on the internet at c-span.org. >> how is c-span funded? >> donations? i have no idea. >> public funding? maybe, i do not know. >> analyses been funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created since then as a public service, a private business initiative. the government mandate or money. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are talking about the u.s. economy. peter morrissey \ ici is an ecos professor. how was the economy doing? guest: it is in serious conditions but the statements of the obama administration. it will take a long time to clean up the mess he inherited. not all the issues that got us into this mess have been adequately addressed. i expected the american economy to grow at a sub standard level for the next few years. we will pull out, but we will not be growing at our potential. we will be growing at 2.5% as opposed to 3.5%. that is significant. the labor force grows at a per

. >> sunday on "q&a," the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior," tonight at 8:00 on c-span, or listen on satellite radio, or download the c-span podcast.

. >> sunday on q&a the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. >> and update on the health committee markup of health care reform legislation. the session gets underway today 10:30 eastern. we will have a live coverage on seat under c-span3. you can watch that on line c-span.org. here on c-span2 dabbling in shortly. members opened the day with an hour of general speeches before returning to legislative business. senators will begin debate on a bill apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of african americans. with a vote on that to follow. the senate isn't expected to proceed to the $106 billion war spending bill which passed out in the house on tuesday. most of that legislation is to fund the wars in iraq and afghanistan to the end of september. a vote lightly untrimmed likely later today. legislation promoting u.s. tourism to foreigners. that bill would create a nonprofit corporation to attract traveled from abroad while providing foreigners information about entry requirements and documentation. now to the senate here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate wi

next week on"q&a" our guests larry arnn. >> up next, prime minister gordon brown. after that a couple of forms and the future of conservative politics. and the minnesota, the oral argument between coleman and franken. tomorrow on "washington journal"

. >> sunday on "q&a, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c- span, or listen on xm satellite radio. >> the senate judiciary committee held a hearing on june 16 to discuss the rates phone companies charge for text messaging. witnesses include representatives of verizon and at&t as well as consumer representatives. this hearing was chaired by the summer consumer rights subcommittee. it is -- chaired by the consumer rights subcommittee. it is just under 90 minutes. >> good afternoon. this hearing will come to order. today we will be examining the state of competition in the cell phone industry. the enormous growth in the use of self phones means that maintaining competition in this industry is more important than ever. -- the growth in the use of cell phones means of maintaining competition is more important ever. cell phone is unable instantaneous communication for millions where ever they are located, whether at work, home, in their car or anywhere in between. many americans have discarded traditional landline funds and depend entirely on t

sunday on "q&a" douglas brinkley talked about the wilderness warrior. president obama has announced a number of changes to the financial regulatory system. the the plan would dismantle large financial companies and for the first time into was regulations on certain types of transactions. this is 20 minutes. >> i administration has an extraordinary response to a historic economic crisis. we have taken action to repair our economy and working hard to build a new foundation for sustained economic growth. this will not be easy. this recession is not the result of one failure but many. many of the toughest challenges we face are the product of a cascade of mistakes and missed opportunities which took place of the course of decades. that is why we are seeking to build an energy economy that creates new jobs and lessen our dependence on foreign oil. system that instilled in each generation certain ideas of innovation. the american medical association, we want to reform our health-care system so we can remain healthy and competitive. this new foundation also re

. >> tonight, on "q&a," mitch daniels. q&a, at a p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> how does he spend funded? >> taxpayers? >> i don't really know. >> from public television. >> it donations. >> i do not know where the funds come from. >> how c-span funded? 30

. >> sunday on q & a. part two with douglas brinkley on the wilderness warrior, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio. download the c-span pod cast and watch part one of our interview with douglas bringly at c-span.org. >> now republican senators on supreme court nominee judge sonia sotomayor. they are members of the senate judiciary committee scheduled to hold ore confirmation hearing on july 13. from the u.s. capital, this is 20 minutes. >> good afternoon, it's good to be with you. we thought we'd share a few thoughts about the sotomayor nomination. i think judge sotomayor deserves fair treatment. and we're going to ensure that that happens. the nomination to the supreme court always raises quite a number of important questions, and some of those questions have been discussed in recent days. i think it's quite appropriate that senators who have concerns, who want to or who are concerned about matters that they come to the floor and raise those before the hearing even. it gives the

. >> sunday on "q & a" douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio. >> ahead of president obama's town hall meeting on health care today, americans for tax reform and the media reform center hosted this discussion on health care. critics of the president's plan, senator jim demint and congressman tom price took part. this is about an hour and a half. >> i want to welcome you today to a discussion of how to improve health care in the united states without raising tax, without reducing people's choices and leaving people free to make their own decisions and work directly with their doctors. we have a congressman and senator both who have ino vative legislation to this effect and to a panel of expert who is have worked on this issue forees. as you know a major american corporation is making a rather sizable contribution to the obama campaign for government control of health care by giving them free air time over at abc. we thought since an infomercial is being financed that we would offer to

. >> sunday on q and amp, the first of 24 hours with dauing las brinkley for two hours of wilderness ior. >> every weekend the book cd has the latest books and authors on c-span2, childbirth, golds, visionaries, garden of eden to today. there is a collection of 600 short stories. he talks with john dinkas. afterward, it airs sunday night at 9:00 eastern. john talbot exposes the myths about the recession and what it will take to recover. and jay richards on why he thinks [inaudible] is the best way to end poverty. >> the end of overeating. f.d.a. commissioner david kessler says americans can control their eating habits. much more books and author this weekend on book tv. the website has the entire schedule and great new features including streaming video. archives that are easy to search and simple ways to share your favorite programs. booktv.org. >> "washington journal" continues. >> nelson smith is the president and ceo of the national alliance for public charter schools. first up, what is a charter school? why have the populations grown over the last couple of years? guest: that is

. >> sunday on q&a the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on a wilderness warrior. sunday night at eight on c-span, or listen on xm satellite retial or download the c-span's podcast. >>> topics at today's white house briefing include u.s. policy towards iran following the nation's presidential election, legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system and yesterday's senate resolution apologizing for slavery. press secretary robert gabus speaks with reporters for a little under an hour. >> good afternoon. let me take ten seconds to get organized. let me quickly go through a week ahead for the planning. the president will spend the weekend in washington and has no scheduled public events. monday the president will sign the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act in the rose garden. tuesday the president will meet with the president of chile at the white house. on wednesday the president will hold a town hall meeting -- telhami in here at the white house in the east room on health care which will be broadcast on abc during primetime. on thursday the p

. >> sunday on "q&a," the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "the wilderness warrior" tonight on c-span or on xm satellite radio or down load the podcast. >> on monday, president obama delivered his most detailed speech to date on health care. the president spoke before the american medical association in chicago a group that opposed the clinton administration's health care plan. this is just over an hour. >> the house will come to order. it's my privilege to introduce dr. nancy h. neilsen, president of the american medical association. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. see, i've watched the president, he goes thank you, thank you, and you sit down. good morning,ern. it's a great, great honor and privilege for us to welcome back home to chicago the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] the president will be coming in in just a second. just a couple of words to him. mr. president, we appreciate that you've taken the time out of a busy schedule to join us and we're grateful for your efforts to make the path toward health system reform as open and inclusive a

. >> sunday on "q&a" the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on a wilderness warrior. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span, or download the c-span podcast. >> president obama was the featured speaker at last night's radio and tv correspondents association dinner. this year's event was held at the washington d.c. convention center. it lasts about 15 minutes. [applause] thank you very much. thank you so much. thanks to all of you. please, everybody, have a seat. before i get started, as the father of two girls, can i just say how incredibly impressive those three young ladies were. [applause] that would be proud -- dad would be proud. to heather and all the others who have made this evening possible, thank you so much. it is wonderful to be here. i want to express my appreciation for the opportunity to tell jokes that are not funny enough for me to use when we did this five weeks ago. [laughter] -- [laughter] what ever. the jokes may not be as good, but neither is the guest list. [laughter] [applause] i am just joking. for me, there is no contest. why bother hanging out when c

and then on "q and a," larry arnn, president of hillsdale college in michigan on not accepting state or federal funding. and later on prime minister's questions, british prime minister gordon brown on his proposal to reform british parliament. >> tomorrow, a look at efforts to prevent polio around the world and lessons that can be applied toward developing other vaccines. the world health organization is the host of this event. you can see it live at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. former speaker of the house newt gingrich was among the featured speakers at the annual g.o.p. fundraising dinner held last monday here in washington. his remarks are just under an hour. >> thank you all very, very much. and i'm going to thank mcconnell and john baner for inviting me on behalf of the two committees. i want to thank john corner and pete s for having been such gracious hosts. i also want to thank governor pay lynn and todd for coming tonight and for being part of this -- governor palin. [cheers and applause] >> i came in with sarah and todd. we came to the bottom of the steps over here. john

. >> tonight on "q&a" indiana republican governor mitch daniels. ime minister gordon brown on the resignations of cabinet members.

. >> tonight on "q&a," part two with douglas brinkley on the wilderness warrior. theodore roosevelt. tonight on c-span or listen on x.m. satellite radio. watch part one of our interview with douglas prink lee at pan span.org. >> this week on "prim minister's" questions, gordon brown discusses an upcoming house inquiry on the war. he also discusses the economy and u.k. jobs. following that, we'll show you the ceremony to welcome their new speaker. "prime minister's questions" tonight at 9:00 eastern here on c-span. >> americans for tax reform. they discussed what they see as the disadvantages to president obama's health care plan. this lasts about an hour and a half. >> i want to welcome you today to a discussion of how to improve health care in the united states without raising taxes, without reducing people's choices, and leaving people free to make their own decisions and work directly with their doctors. we have a congressman and innovative legislation to this effect. and then a panel of experts who have worked on this issue for years. as you know, a major amer

one q&a. or listen on c-span radio, xm- radio, or doubleclick podcasts. the government appointed commission on wartime contract ing -- a hearing on government contract and in iraq and afghanistan. a final report is due in 2010. first, remarks from john tierney, chair of the oversight committee on national security. this is one hour 40 minutes. >> the quorum being present the subcommittee on national security on wartime contract income interim findings and path for relook come tort. finance consent only the chairman and ranking member of the said committee be allowed to make opening statements and without objection sword. eyes finance consent the hearing record be kept open for five business days of members will be allowed to submit a written statement for the record. without objection, so ordered. good morning. i want to thank all of you for being with us here today. as i promised you, you were there and i am here, but i did have to restrain mr. shays on that. so today the subcommittee on national security and foreign affairs is going to continue its sobe

. >> sunday on "q&a", the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span, or download the c-span podcast. >> obama has announced a number of proposed changes to the financial regulatory system. the plan would create a way to dismantle large financial companies and, for the first time, impose regulations on certain types of transactions. this is 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much. please, everybody be seated. since taking office, my administration has mounted what i think has to be acknowledged as an extraordinary response to a historic economic crisis. even as we take decisive action to repair the damage to our economy, we are working hard to build a new foundation with sustained economic growth. this will not be easy. we know that this recession is not the result of one failure but of many. many of the toughest challenges we face are the product of a cascade of mistakes and missed opportunities which took place over the course of decades. that is why as part of this new foundation, we are seeking to build an energy

satellite corp. 2009] >> a discussion now on conservatism with mitch daniels, who is our guest this week on "q&a." this portion of the says it is about 40 minutes. -- this portion of the session is about 40 minutes. we need to think the long term. if we do believe we are right and that the policies that are being pursued by the congress and the administration are going to be disastrous, we should hope first of all and be first of all that that is a case we can make to the public and, second, but that is a case that becomes evident over time. that is our political power changes hands. that is certainly a depressing moments, but as concerts is, we very often thrive on depression. [laughter] >> i will give you one. i think one of the most illuminating books was the decline of nations, in which the point was made that the society which has grown the most rapidly are those recovering from real disaster, a national disaster, war, that sort of thing. why? because old institutions get swept away, and more rapidly than anyone would have expected, new sprouts, up, and i think about that year. new people

." >> tonight on "q&a", governor mitch daniels. he was reelected in 2008. before that he was director of the office of management and budget under president george of the bush and a senior advisor to president reagan. "q&a" at 8:00 eastern here on c- span. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," michael crittenden, dave mccurdy talks about federal assistance to the of industry and general motors, and stephen aftergood looks at the possibility of a center to speed up the classification of government documents. >> how is c-span funded? >> private donations. >> i do not really know. >> from public television. >> donations. >> i do not know where the money counts from. >> contributions from donors. >> 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no government mandate, no government money. >> nevada senator john ensign was in iowa last week to talk about the future of the republican party. he also covers the economy, health care, and president obama supreme court nominee during this 50-minute speech. it

. >> sunday on "q&a". the first two hours with dou glas brinkley. download the c-span podcast. >> leaders talk about the protests in tehran following last week's presidential election. they spoke after the house voted to pass a resolution in support of the iranian dissidents. this is 20 minutes. >> thank you very much for being here with us. i am so honored to represent a district that knows about the lack of freedom, knows about the lack of human rights and constantly fights for getting those universally accepted human rights respected in my native homeland of cumin. iran should be no exception. how honored i am havto be here h a long line of heroes speaking on behalf of the iranian people who feel they have no voice. they're being listened to internationally. the people have been denied their most basic human rights and civil liberties by an oppressive iranian regime which uses a sham process and candidates handpicked by the ruling apparatus. real reform and democracy were never an option. the regime relies on so-called elections to provide them w

. >> tonight on "q and a," part 2 on the wilderness warrior, teddy roosevelt and the crusade for america tonight at 8:00 on c-span or tonight at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite. >> following prime minister's questions we'll show you the ceremony to welcome the new speaker. the questions tonight at 9:00 eastern here on c-span. >> house g.o.p. conference chairman mike pence is our guest and we'll talk about the republican agenda and other issues that are being confronted in the house of represti

. >> next week on "q&a," author walter kirn. his book is a mem water of his time at princeton in the 1980's. "q&a," sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> coming up next, british prime minister gordon brown talk about the fate of hostages in iraq and an upcoming house inquiry on the iraq war. then a look at highlights from the newly elected house ceremony . then a documentary on free speech. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," a political round table with faiz shakeer and kyle trykstad. then peter brookes of the heritage foundation. a little later, a role the census plays in redrawing districts with gerald herbert. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> how is c-span funded? >> publicly funded. >> donations maybe? i have no idea. >> government? >> c-span gets its funding through taxes. >> federal funding? >> sort of a public funding thing. >> maybe. i don't know. >> how is c-span

. >> sunday on q & a, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> now a senate transportation subcommittee holds the second in a series of hearings on aviation safety. we'll hear about the circumstances surrounding the crash of flight 3407 in buffalo, new york. senator byron dorgan chairs this two-hour hearing. >> we'll call the hearing to order. this is the hearing of the subcommittee, the senate commerce committee, cassette in aviation. i want to thank all of you for joining us today to talk about the importance of the issue of aviation safety. this is the second hearing that we have held this month to discuss the subject of aviation safety with a particular focus of the safety of regional carriers. in this hearing we will receive testimony from representatives of the nation's network carriers and regional carriers from the air transport association and from the regional airline association respectively. we'll also hear from the airline pilots association and from

. >> sunday on q&a prior two of douglas brinkley on the wilderness warrier, theodore roosevelt in a crusade for america. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio, del mugged c-span podcasting watch part one of our interview with douglas brinkley at c-span.org. >> rath remarks now from the president of the washington nationals baseball team, stan kasten. we talked about the process of developing the team which came to washington in 2005. from the national press club, this lasts about an hour. >> my name is donna leinwand and i'm a reporter with "usa today," and the president of the national press club. we are the world's leading professional organization for journalists and are committed to a future of journalism by providing informative programming, journalism education and fostering a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press club, please visit our web site at www.press.org. on behalf of our 3,500 members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker and a guest in the audience today. i would also like to welcome those of you for watching us

. >> larry arnn, president of hillsdale college, on "q&a." host: our guest, rush ponnuru -- rahm-ponnuamesh ponnuru. >> people will also say that the deficit and the debt are skyrocketing, and that is the reason why we cannot afford to do health reform. i just want to repeat, the single biggest problem we have in terms of the debt and the deficit is health care. is medicare and medicaid. that is -- when you hear all these projections about all these trillions of dollars and red ink got out as far as the eye can see, almost all of that is because of the increase in medicare and medicaid costs that are going up much faster than inflation. host: what is your reaction to the president's speech yesterday? guest: there is no question that health care expenses are a big driver of federal debt and federal deficits, but i think what he said is true but it is misleading because his plans and the plans being circulated on capitol hill by his allies, do not have much in the way of cost control. it is hard to come up with an example of a country that has

>> this week on "q&a" our guest is indiana republican governor mitch daniels. >> governor daniels of indiana, what is the toughest part about your job? >> at the moment, it is worrying about folks who are out of work are vulnerable to that, with our states being hit suddenly hard. we are trying to make sure we are doing right by them while protecting taxpayers at the same time. the difficulty of the job and its chores shifts from year to year, sometimes month to month. >> what was the best training for the job? >> the best training i had was trying to learn how to help other people do their best work in large numbers, manage or lead a complex organization to results, and keep an eye on every dollar. i would say by far that was the best preparation i had. >> you ran an ad i want to show in your campaign. i will ask you about it when we get back. >> whatever your outlook on news. this is the last time you have to watch me in an ad like this. the only office i would ever run for or ever will. i have no ambition other than the one we started with, to tackle indiana's problems head on and

cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> this weekend on "q&a," government daniels. that is sunday at 8:00 p.m. and here is a look at some of our weekend programming. this weekend, on c-span2 "book tv," the largest literary event. saturday, starting at 11:00 eastern and throughout the day, panels and offers on the economy, globalization and the american worker, homosexual rights, former illinois gov. rod blagojevich, the mob and counterfeiting, and a look at the graphic adaptation of some works. later, on "afterwords," tony blair, nelson mandela, and others. he is interviewed by someone from the bush-cheney white house. and then, bill ayers, the university of illinois professor and former weather underground member. he talks against white supremacy, and he will take your calls as well as questions from the audience. for a complete schedule of this weekend's schedule, fox online to booktv.org -- go on line. >> how is c-span funded? >> i do not know. >> from public television? >> i do not know where the money comes from. >> contributions from do