p.m. on c- span. or you can listen on xm satellite radio. or listen on podcast. >> this week on prime minister's questions, the fate of british hostages in iraq and a house inquiry. he also in his questions about government spending and u.k. jobs. we will then show you the ceremony to welcome the new speaker, john, who presided over his first questions time since being elected. that is tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern. on thursday, republican senators were appointed to new leadership positions. this follows the leadership resignation of nevada senator john ensign for allegations of an extramarital affair. thune will be policy chair and senator murkowski will replace him as senator conference by share. the announcement came at a news conference in the capital. >> good afternoon, a one to introduce you to our two newly elected officials. we're pleased to welcome them to the team. they were already there in a sense. senator tune was vice chair and she was by my department at the leadership table. we have now made these changes and doned i'm happy t

the presiding officer: the senate is adjourned until june 8, monday, at 2:00 p.m. c-span, created in 1979 by the cable television industry. but, with no commercials, how is c-span funded? >> federal funding for c-span? >> from donors and stuff like that? >> donations. >> the government? >> i think there's some congressional appropriations. >> from cable providers. >> that's right. america's cable companies have been providing c-span programming for 30 years commercial free as a public service. >> next, senate republicans hold a briefing on the general motors and chrysler bankruptcy proceedings. we will hear about a bill that would transfer stock in the two auto companies directly from the government to taxpayers. from capitol hill earlier today, this is 25 minutes. >> lamar alexander, with me, senator kyl is going to join the senate humans. he is coming from the finance committee. we are introducing today the auto stock for every taxpayer act to require the treasury to distribute to individual taxpayers all the stock in the new gm and chrysler within one year following th

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> people do not want to think as the conservation as a policy as much as a passion. he put aside 240 million acres of wild america. now as people are talking about environmentalism and green movements, roosevelt is becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day to absorb dar went and who understood biology and birds migratory patterns. -- to understand darwin and biology. and he actually did something. >> the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilbert s. warriors. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c- span, for download the c-span podcast. >> senate judiciary committee chairman, patrick leahy on supreme court nominee, judge sonia sotomayor. her confirmation hearing will begin july 13. this is about 35 minutes. let's hear at the university of the district of columbia. i am also a privilege to serve as the president of the leadership conference on civil rights. for those of you who don't know, the leadership conference is the nation's premier civil and human rights coalition with over 200 national organizations working to build

p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> tomorrow on "washington jounral, a look at iran and the debate. and tom davis talks about health care and republican politics. later, a look at the cover story in "harper's magazine," brock hoover obama, the best and brightest blow it again. -- barack hoover obama. >> people don't want to think that says as a policy as much of a passion. he put aside to under $40 million -- 240 million acres of wild america. now as people are talking about environmentalism, roosevelt is becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology and birds migratory patterns, and mating habits of deer and elk, and actually did something. >> 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

p.m. eastern here on c- span. the senate continues work on the tobacco regulations with a procedural vote today at 53:30. live senate coverage on c-span2. >> there is time to get your copy of the congressional directorate. with information on house and senate members, cabinet, supreme court justices, and the governors. plus, district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses.

p.m. on c-span. back to the phones and discussion regarding how congress should handle healthcare. we go to cleveland on the phone for democrats. go ahead. good moverpbing morning. i would like to comment on the second gentleman that called first all regarding the statement that he made about paying for healthcare for people that don't take care of their bodies. as a professional, i would like to say that people who take care of their bodies also get ill. i have provided healthcare for 30 years. i am the at point that i have wanted to leave it and get out of it. the things i have seen have b horrible. they really have in the 30 year time that i have been a participant. the profitting in the system that has so much of the cost overpadded to where if we can deal with these people who help to create this problem, a lot of the costs could possibly go down over time to where maybe people can a forward a single payer system. i'm not sure if that is the answer. i do know that the things i have seen with my own eyes has been very pain fum to me. in the "washington post," prime minister bro

c-span 3. and later we will see dennis blair of national intelligence director, at 8:45 p.m. on c-span 2. now a conversation about federal assistance for the u.s. auto industry, from today's washington journal, this runs 35 minutes. >> currently we have the president and c.e.o. of the auto industry manufacturers, we have the story about chrysler sale has one last hurdle. what can you tell us about what these dealers have tried to do, appealed to the supreme court? >> the pension funds in indiana have gone to the supreme court. that's out of the bankruptcy decision. there was a hearing last week in the senate that dealt with impending closure of the dealer network. there are two separate issues there. and i assume you are talking about the senate approach? >> yeah. >> well, the hearing there, obviously dealers are very vital and important part of the industry and part of the family. and it's really difficult seeing some of these choices that particularly chrysler and g.m. are having to make with their restructuring through the bankruptcy process. but at the end the day, both companies will

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the government funding of college, direct aid to colleges and students is really a late 1950's, early 1960's thing that has grown since then. >> today, not even government- backed student loans aren't permitted. >> title for of higher education act are roughly 400 pages long. we have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from giving us money. i once asked him to send me title for. he said i would not be able to read it. >> the president of hillsdale college, larry arnn, sunday at 8:00 p.m., or listen on c-span radio or xm satellite radio or download the podcast. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >>." this is c-span's "america and the courts." sonia sotomayor of broker ankle monday at authority airport but continue to meet with senators on capitol hill. earlier, she milk with -- spoke with senators grassley and fine gold. >> i just walk on the judge to my office. i congratulated her. i think it is quite an honor to have a president nominate you to any particular position

p.m. eastern on c-span 3. here on c-span2 we are ready for the senate's live seven coverage zero is here on c-span 2. mr. dorgan: just prior to lunch we had a vote on a cloture petition. the vote was 90-3. it was not some significant piece of public policy that will shake the earth. it was a vote on the question of whether we could actually proceed to something called "the travel promotion act." for those that don't know how the senate works, you have to have a motion to proceed. norm lail, a motion to proceed on a bill like that would be done by unanimous consent and take just a nanosecond, no problem. a motion to proceed approved, proceed then to the bill, have a debate on the bill, and en this vote on the bill. but this is something called the travel promotion act, which i'll describe. it's bipartisan. i have authored it along with senator john ensign, a republican from nevada. the two of us, along with many, many other cosponsors -- republicans and democrats in the senate -- have believed this is an import

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

p.m. on c-span and title " q&a. " you can watch part one of our interview with douglas brinkley on c-span.org . .

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p.m. on c-span. also, more regarding the discussion on health care. there are several different pieces of legislation that are currently being discussed on capitol hill. and if you want to look at some of the differences between the house bill that was introduced yesterday and the senate finance bill, you can find that in the chart in the "washington post." and you can also see the coverage of the markup of the bill that was going through senate health education labor and pensions committee. that's been going on for this past week and will go on next week. and you'll be able to see coverage of that on c-span. you can get the exact details on our web site. back to the phones. stewart on our line for independents. caller: how are you doing today? i'm that retired chief master sergeant from the air force that a e-mails you every day. i spent 30-some years in the air force, and when you had the last guest on, i kind of squirmed. i'm not religious but i also remember the sodm and ga morea story. but aside from that, i roomed with a homo sexual that i had n

p.m. -- 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> conservation was dealing with a certain things. >> douglas brinkley were talking about the conservation movement in the early days. >> he believed in hunting. he did not believe in hunting so you would make a species extinct. he cared about butterflies, wild flowers. he wanted to make sure we had a place for that in modern society. >> sunday "q&a" on the wilderness warrior, roosevelt. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can listen to it on radio or on the computer. our web site is c-span.org. >> how is c-span funded? >> publicly funded. >> donations. >> government? >> c-span gets funding through the taxes. >> federal funding. >> i do not know. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no government mandate or money. >> this weeks, and addresses also focused on the energy bill.

p.m. eastern on c-span to. -- c-span 2. legislative work starts at 2:00 p.m. eastern. along the inspector general overstanding -- overseeing more spending and limiting the impact of four lawsuits against u.s. journalists. now, i look at conservative leadership with the senior communications fellow at the heritage foundation. this is about half an hour. >> >> cumming caution was one of the smartest things that i did. returning after graduated in hitting the pavement looking for that first job was very critical. you see behind me 3 statements with the clare booth institute. i would like to add focus on changing lives. we will talk about how each when you can impact your culture and her country's future. many times when we're at this age and are high -- in our lives, we felt uncertain about what are calling as -- our calling is. you're calling is to make a difference in the lives of people that are around you. when you do so, you are impacting the culture around here and the country at large. when the issues to focus on today is the notion of heroes. i have done a lot of

c-span 2 wednesday morning at 2k7 a.m. -- 7:00 a.m. eastern and 4:00 pacific and sunday nights 9:00 p.m. you can visit c-span.org to watch past sessions of prime minister questions and find hillary clinton links to the websites -- and find links to the websites of the house of commons and prime minister. >> tonight on c-span, remarks from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on establishing a palestinian state. and former house speaker newt gingrich at the annual g.o.p. fundraising dinner. 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 initiat

p.m. eastern on c- span. -- 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> nancy reagan, nancy pelosi, and michelle obama were on hand in the capital for ceremonies to unveil a new statue of ronald reagan. we will surely that night at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. ♪ >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." sonia sotomayor spent much of the week visiting capitol hill. we follow her as she meets members of the judiciary committee and leadership. she began her first visit on tuesday with senate majority leader harry reid. >> thank you very much. when we finish here, we will go in another room and have an in- depth conversation. i want everyone to understand, we have a whole package year. academically, we have princeton, yale law school, the editor of the law review. that is very impressive. if that were not enough, her background is very significant. as a trial lawyer, i'm very impressed. a prosecutor, a trial judge for many years, and then an appellate judge. we could not have anyone more qualified. i think your life story is so compe

p.m. 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

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p.m. eastern on c-span. >> july 4 weekend of book tv, to discover an unfamiliar side of our nation's first president as we are live from the mount vernon estate with john ferling on the ascent of george washington. join us, sunday, july fit at noon on c-span's directv. the entertainment includes arthur and actor john hodgman who is perhaps known as his work as a correspondent on, a central. -- on comedy central. >> please direct your attention to the screen. >> he's barack obama. he has come to save the day. ♪ ♪ >> there, we got a situation. >> pirates. >>♪ >[laughter] [applause] thank you for evan and great. they are here with us along with members of the team. a stand-up. thank you, there are dvd's on your table. please enjoy your first course 3 will be back in just a minute. -- we will be back in just a minute. >> one of the longstanding traditions of our association is to toast our special guest. so, please stand and join me in the executive committee in that tradition. >> to the president. we're very honored to have you with us tonight. thank you. please be seated. >> he had the most

p.m. eastern on c-span. coming up on c-span can', and tn quickly addresses from president obama. coming up after that, on america and the courts, the judge sotomayor speaks with six of the judiciary committee. >> how is he spent funded? >> baidoa nations? >> taxpayers? " i don't know. >> donations. >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> it is a private business initiative. no government money. but up next, a portion of a rally marking 25th anniversary -- the 20th anniversary of the tenements where protests. this took place some glass lot -- on the west lawn. it's about 50 minutes. of communism memorial foundation. this is a wonderful monument on mass avenue that silently every day as we drive by pays tribute to the millions and million victims of communist tyranny. dr. edwards. >> thank you, jim. and good morning, ladies and gentlemen. like karl, i am so honored to be here and to stand where those heroes of tiananmen square stood. six years ago, i lectured in beijing and shanghai at the invitation of the chinese communist government. and my subject was american conservati

we will have live coverage of his speeches at 8:30 p.m., also on c-span 2. >> authors and journalists who cover the white house on the constitutional roles of the president and congress, including the relationship between the branches of government. this is hosted by washington & lee university. it runs about one hour and 45 minutes. >> i hope you are enjoying your meal. i think it is time to start the program. i will do that with great pleasure by introducing professor connally. he has been with us since 1986. he has a ph.d. in american government from the university of virginia. he has a master's degree in philosophy from boston college. before beginning his academic career, he worked for the connecticut general assembly and as a legislative assistant on capitol hill. in 1991 and 1992, he was a guest scholar at the brookings institution. he has published numerous scholarly articles. he has also been a political commentator for news outlets like "washington post,""new york times,"and abc news. he authored a book about republicans as minorities in the house. he has been a faculty advi

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> in his weekly online address, president obama proposed $315 billion if savings to pay for his health care initiative, including reducing government spending on prescription drugs, he's followed by indiana representative mike pence, chair of the republican conference who talks about his party's energy plan that calls for more oil and gas drilling and investments in alternative and renewable energy sources. >> last week i spoke to you about my commitment to work with congress to pass health care reform. today, i would like to talk about how that effort is essential to restoring fiscal responsibility. this much is clear, the status quo is unsustainable for families, businesses, and government. america spends nearly 50% more per person on health care than any other country. health care premiums have doubled over the last decade. deductibles and out of pocket costs have sky rocketed and many with preexisting conditions are denied coverage. more and more americans are being priced out of the care they need. these are also hurting business, and some big businesses are

c-span's "newsmakers" program. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> watch "newsmakers" again with labor secretary hilda solis later today at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. up next, president obama's remarks on the middle east. the past week, general motors filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. coming up, a statement from president obama on general motor's future along with the remarks from the company's c.e.o. e on c-span. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you so much. the afternoon. i am honored to be in the timeless city of cairo. i am being hosted by two remarkable restitutions. for over 1000 years, this us stood as a beacon of islamic light. for over a century, cairo university has been a source of aesops advancement. together represent the common between position of progress. i thank you for your hospitality and the hospitality of the people of egypt. i am also proud to carry with me the good will of the american people and a greeting of peace to muslim committees in my

c-span. >> on newsmakers, arizona senator john kyl, the minority whip, discusses healthcare issues and the senate agenda. newsmakers sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> a look at conservative leadership with remarks from rebekah hagelin from a conference at the clare boothe luce policy institute in washington. it's about 30 minutes. >> hello. my name is avila molina. i'm a summer intern with the clare boothe luce policy institute. our next speaker is a syndicated columnist, political commentator and acclaimed author. she's been married for almost 25 years and is the proud mother of three children. she served as the heritage foundation -- is currently their senior communications fell low. she has worked in public relations for the septemberer for judicial studies and director of communication of concerned women for america. she also found her own consult will business and was vice-president of communications at well net daily.com. she's been a strong conservative voice for many years advocating a pro-family message and challenging a molly bankrupt society. she's written two books on the the very subject "home invasion, protectin

. >> more from the british house of commons can be seen on c- span2, and each sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] coming next, the future of conservative politics. after that, "q&a" with governor mitch daniels from indiana, and after that, prime minister gordon brown. there is the federally mandated transition to digital television coming next week, and we will get a staff report on how the fcc has prepared people for the change with weta -- weta's manager and others. "the communicators" on c-span2. a meeting was held last week in washington, and they discussed the obama administration. now, a portion of their discussion on strategies for a political comeback. this is 45 minutes. , at the same time we see repeated momus with the nomination of judge sotomayor. think about this panel, and thinking about where will future attacks come from, what will we see from the right and how to fight it, we laid out some ideas as to what it will look like. the story about obama's responsibility for

p.m. eastern on c-span 3. how is c-span funded? >> i have no clue. >> a government grant?> the nation's, advertising for products. >> public money. >> taxes. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, private business initiative, no government mandate, no government money. >> now political and health policy analysts discuss proposed legislation to restructure the industry and the changes needed in the mental-health field. this event was part of a conference hosted by the group mental-health america. [applause] >> on behalf of the panel i want to thank mental-health of america for inviting us. this is a massively timely subject, particularly in view of the last panel. this fits with where all of us want to focus our time a

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> july 4 weekend on book tv, discover an unfamiliar sight of our nation's first president, as we are all live from george washington's mount vernon estate with john ferling. join our conversation sunday, july 5, live on "in depth." >> staff members from the white house and various federal agencies discuss how legal change can be achieved in today's policy environment. >> good evening. i am the president and the center for american progress. on behalf of the american constitution society, i would like to welcome all of you to tonight's plenary panel which is entitled the levers of change, help progress is made in today's policy environment. i would also like to extend a special thanks to all of our panelists who have been generous enough to donate their vital time to participate in this discussion. we have several members of the administration up here, and given the pace of the new administration, i think spending a friday evening doing anything but being in a catatonic state is really an heroic effort. i know that the panel will be lively, in just by way of one housekeepin

that begins at about 8:30 p.m., also on c-span 2. the former cia director michael hayden gave a speech at the institute of world politics. it is a graduate school focusing on international affairs. he talks about the importance of a foreign policy vocation. >> it was less difficult putting on my battle uniform than this. you are very kind. everything you said about janine was true. i know you are an honest man. i know you are in washington. clearly, your remarks about me were not rendered under oath. graduates, family, and friends of graduates, it is an honor for me to be here among you. not just to be here to recognize your achievements, but it is an honor that you have asked me to be included in such company, to be included in your company. let me tell you why i think that. by going through this program, by earning an accepting this decree, you have made a decision. did you have opted to enter a vocation. -- you have opted to enter a vacation. it is not a job or a task. it is a vocation. janine and i went to officiate at the commis

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional directory with information on house and senate members, the cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors. it is $16.95 online at cspan.org/products. >> the government funding of colleges and their students really is a late 1950's and early 1960's thing that has grown very rapidly since then. >> today, not even government- backed student loans are permitted at hillsdale college. >> we have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from giving us money. he said there was not in use in title for funding. -- and use -- any use in title iv funding. >> today, bank of america ceo ken lewis was here on capitol hill testifying about his company's merger with financial services firm merrill lynch. committee members questioned mr. lewis about recently uncovered e-mail's suggesting that bank of america may have been unduly pressured into the merger by the federal government. this hearing of the house oversight and government reform committee is just under three hours. >> thank you al

p.m. eastern on c-span. . >> it has not been scored because the legislative language is not complete. let me give you an example. i am quite sure, there will be a subsidy for small business. that could run billions of dollars. i doubt if the bill itself will go over a billion dollars a year. $100 billion a year. >> you have a generous subsidy program for [inaudible] >> we have a range. this is a plan that defines how we are going to get affordable, quality medical care to every american. the numbers i can tell you we have had is an outline, and there is a lot of change, it provides a 95% of americans coverage, up to 97%, which is what i am hoping for. i am not being coy, is just that all these things interact. until we agree on the final legislative language, we cannot get a final price. if you want to say 100 billion, then i say a hundred. i'm not going to fight with you. but we do not know yet. after we get hearings next week, we will know the ability to dial up or dial down. if we to save money, can we cut the small-business exemption? maybe, i do not know politically whether we ca

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> of the government funding of colleges, directed to colleges that their students, really is the late 1950's, early 1960's thing that has grown very rapidly since then. >> hillsdale college has never accepted government funding. today, not even government- backed student loans are permitted. >> title 4 of the higher education act is over 400 pages long. we have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from giving us money. i once asked him to send me the title form, and he said there is no use, i would not be able to read it. >> said it added a clock on c- span's "usa." listen on c-span radio, xm satellite radio, or download the pdcast. >> a look now at the publishing industry with catherine weymouth. this is about 40 minutes. . >> a good morning. hello, hello. good morning. my name is rebecca zimmerman. i am principle of "mind over machines. we're a strategy consulting firm based here in the d.c. metro area. i want to extend a welcome to all of you. i think we have about 250 attendees. welcome to our inaugural event. i am honored to be the chairperso

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there is still time to get your copy of the 2009 congressional directories with information on house and senate members, the supreme court justices and the nation's governors. it is $16.95 on line. or you can call 1-877-on-c span. >> we will hear from several of dealers about the restructuring plans that include thousands of dealers closing. this is a little over four hours. >> as you can see, there is a lot of interest in this hearing today and i expect that members that are not on the hearing -- on the committee will be coming in and out. we will try to hold a tight rein on time and statements and questions. as i said, there is a lot of interest in this oversight hearing. this hearing is entitled "gm chrysler and dealership closures." other members of the subcommittee will be recognized with 3 minute statements. i will begin. through their vehicle manufacturing and cat us suppliers and a vast dealer network, the automobile industry has created millions of jobs. with the recent global financial collapse, most of the auto industry has been brought to its knees. i

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 mccain was there very gracious,ly welcoming us. i have to tell you. despite every effort of the elite media to prop up joe biden and pretend he actually knows what he's doing, i felt looking at john mccain and sarah pail lynn this country would have been amazingly better off had they been in the white house. [cheers and applause] >> i also want to say that i think on behalf of both

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> people do not want to think of roosevelt's conservation as a policy as much as a passion. he put aside 240, almost to uttered 40 million acres of wild america -- almost 240 million acres. roosevelt is becoming the key figure to understand, because he was the only politician of his day who had absorbed the are when and who understood biology and understood birds'migratory patterns and understood the mating patterns of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> 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 wou

p.m. eastern on c-span. today, patrick leahy talked- about dozen nomination of judge sotomayer to the supreme court and the confirmation hearing. senator leahy is introduced by the president of the leadership conference of civil rights. this is 35 minutes. [applause] >> good morning. it is indeed a good morning. i am privileged to be the professor of public interest kalashnikov year at the university of the district of columbia -- of public interest here at the university of the district of columbia. for those of you who do not know, the leadership conference is the premier civil and human rights coalition with over 200 national organizations working to build an america as good as its ideas, so today, the introduction of this year's lecturer is a very special honor for me. there are few individuals, and i can honestly say without fear of contradiction, even fewer in congress who exemplify his integrity, his passion, and commitment to building an america where that we all want to live in. ted kennedy is one.

p.m. eastern here on c-span. the house approved additional spending for military operation in iraq and afghanistan. the bill also includes funding for the cash for clunkers. that is giving discounts for american to trade in their cars for more fuel-efficient vehicles. this is about one hour. the chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. obey: i yield myself one minute the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. m@@@@@@áwa%", we have to make time for the military authorization bill. the gentleman from wisconsin deserves to be heard. the speaker is not going to miss much. the gentleman may proceed. as i was about to say, i think we should get on with it. the sooner we get on with it, the sooner we can get on with this year's business. >> members please take a conversation off the floor. >> thank you. i am very pleased that we are returning to rhetoric -- regular order. i must confess that i have been disappointed at the turn this on a product has taken in recent days as compared to where we and o

p.m. eastern on c-span. earlier today the supreme court released its opinion in the connecticut firefighters case. it involved a promotion exam for firefighters that was rejected because very few minorities would receive promotions under it. a group of white firefighters wanted the exam abandoned. supreme court sided with the white firefighters, overturning a lower-court ruling that had been endorsed by the supreme court nominee sotomayor. tonight at 8 eastern, you can hear a portion of the oral argument from the case that took place in december of 2007. >> from a conference on u.s. indian relations, defense and security issues including india and pakistan nuclear programs. it runs one hour 5 minutes. >> good morning. thank you for coming to the american enterprise institute and welcome to our program on the future of indian relations. i am gary schmidt, a resident scholar sure -- scholar here and i run the program on advanced strategic studies. i will be moderating. or the first panel today, which we'll be

p.m. eastern, here on c-span. >> people don't want to think of roosevelt's conservation as a policy as much as a passion. he put almost 240 million acres of wild america. now as people are talking about the environmentalism and green movements, roosevelt is becoming the key figure to understand, because he was the only politician of his day who understood biology and birds's and deer and elk and actually did something. >> 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

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

p.m. eastern here on c-span. quite how c-span funded? >> publicly funded. >> donations may be? >> government? >> it gets it through federal funding. >> public funding. >> i do not know. >> 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative. there is no government mandate or money. >> the democratic emetic the of condors address the united states general assembly to do days after being forcibly removed from office. this speech happened shortly after passage of a resolution. it is about 50 minutes. let's allow like to invite him to address the assembly. -- i would like to invite him to address the assembly. >> president of the general assembly, ambassadors, representatives of countries to the united nations, distinguished special guests chancellor of honduras, ministers who accompanied us here today, ministers from oliver countries reap, distinguished minister of venezuela, of ecuador, distinguished friend margaret kelly, director of the general assembly. the resolution and that the united nations has just adopted unanimously

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the government funding of colleges, direct aid to colleges and their students is a late 1950's, early 1960's thing that has grown rapidly since then. >> hillsdale college never accepted goth funding and today, not even government-backed student lobes are admitted. >> title 4 of the higher education act is 400, roughly, pages long. we have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from trying to give us money and i asked him to send me title 4, he said there wasn't any kwluse, i wouldn't be able to read it. >> hillsdale college president larry arnn tonight at 8:00 on c spn's "q&a," or listen on c-span radio oar download the c-span podcast. >> this week on prime minister's question, gordon brown discusses reforms in the parliament in the wake of misuse of expense accounts, and he discusses mortgage loans and funding for new discussion. prime minister's

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> national intelligence director dennis blair discusses the intelligence community and his trip to afghanistan, pakistan, and singapore. this is just under one hour. >> thank you ellen. eight is good to be here this evening. their way to many friends in the audience for me to tell my usual stories. you have either heard them before or know that they are wrong, so i will have to make it up here as i go along. but, it is a pleasure to be here with all of you who have been friends of longstanding and come together as a group to support u.s. intelligence. let me start by thanking for the truly and press the devitt alliance of movers and shakers in the intelligence and national security communities. there's certainly no form quite like it, government come industry, academia to share this commitment to meeting the challenges of our times. it was an honor for me to be seated with some of the founders of this organization at the table here earlier this evening. so i would like to talk about three subject tonight. first, i will update you on some of the areas of concern we a

. >> you have been watching bbc news night here on c-span carry you can see the program again tonight at 9:05 p.m. eastern on our companion network c-span 2. president obama held a news conference in germany today. later, they visited the buchenwald concentration camp. here is the rest of the trip schedule, france with stops in paris and normandie where he will observe the 65th anniversary of d-day. his speech to the muslim world in cairo--- cairo, egypt will be shown again this sunday. we have more now on the president's speech and a trip from this morning's "washington journal." . i want to begin with this treat that gives us an account. it says "we will never solve their problems. the u.s. should get out of other people's business. there are enough problems at home to worry about." how do you respond to that? guest: at least a philosophy of the speech yesterday was extraordinary in so many different ways. one of goes -- one of them goes to the heart of the issue you just raised. you have the president of the united states who travels to the muslim world to deliver a speech. almost as if that p

is in session, we air prime minister's questions live on c-span2 again on sunday evening on c-span at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific after originally on c-span2 at 7:00 a.m. you can also find links on our website. >> next, the hispanic prayer breakfast. after that, and reporters roundtable on the political news of the week, and then a house hearing on the policies of health insurance companies. >> iran's former crown prince, an advocate for civil disobedience against the clerical regime, discuss the secular, parliamentary, and political systems in iran. live coverage from the national press club begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the s e c should be an motto for transparency, openness, and fairness. -- the sec should be a model. >> "the communicators" on c- span2. monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. on friday, hundreds of hispanic clergy and community leaders gathered for the annual prayer breakfast. among the speakers, house minority whip eric cantor, pennsylvania gov. ed rendell, and homeland security secretary janet napolitano. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> good morning. rev

p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> tomorrow on "washington journal", and look on iran. former congressman tom davis talks about health care and republican politics. later, a look at the cover story @

p.m. eastern here on c- span. hearings on judge sonia sotomayor's nominations began june 16.ow a look on talks about the supreme court nominee highlighting her qualifications. this is a little over 40 minutes. ms. klobuchar: mr. president, i'll be joined on the floor today by some of my fellow women senators to talk about the president's nominee for the supreme court. i will note that some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle came to the floor yesterday to, as one news report described it "kickoff their campaign" against her. so we want to take this opportunity to get the facts out, to correct any miscon exceptions, and to set the -- miscon exceptions, and to set the record straight. the supreme court hearing for judge sonia sotomayor will begin july 13 but my consideration will not begin then. i began considering her the day she was announced because as a member of the judiciary committee i want to learn as much as i can about president obama's choice to fill one of the most important jobs in our country. even though there are many questions that will be asked and

p.m. eastern, here on c-span. >> people don't want to think of roosevelt's conservation as a policy as much as a passion. he put aside 240, almost 240 million acres of wild america. so now as people are talking about environmentalism and read movements -- green movements, roosevelt is coming dickies politician who understood bird migratory patterns and understood mating habits of deer and elk and antelope, and actually did something. >> 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 t

p.m. eastern here on c- span.now to an event from earlier today that the -- from the american enterprise institute on u.s. and india relations. i want to welcome you here this morning, u.s. and india relations in the obama era. this program was conceptualize to examine relations at a very important crossroads. both countries have freshly elected or reelected governments. president obama took office just over five months ago, and the prime minister was elected by a wide margin last month. the world's oldest and world's largest democracies have many interests to the security and economic areas. the strategic partnership will require close attention by both parties to remain strong. to look at these issues today, i want to give a warm welcome to the ambassador who is here with us this morning. following their ambassador's remarks, a discussion on economic cooperation. we will conclude our program by ambassador blake. let me hand over the program to the vice president for foreign studies in india. >> thank you. we don

p.m. or listen on c-span radio or xm satellite radio or download the podcast. >> during the senate hearing on aviation safety we will hear the circumstances of crash 34 '07 back in february witnesses include members of the faa byron dorgan chairs the subcommittee it is one hour 45 minutes with a. >> we will call the hearing to order i want to thank you for joining us to talk about an important subject of aviation safety it is a subcommittee of the u.s. commerce committee. the first of two hearings and one of today and one next week to discuss aviation safety with the discussion of airlines. we will receive testimony from eight faa's, ntsb come apartment of transportation inspector general and the independent safety experts, mr. o'brien that i have just mentioned is not here he is stuck in traffic but will be here momentarily. on june 17 we will hear from other witnesses including airlines and pilots. let me begin at the the subject of safety by saying in this country i think we have a remarkably safe system of air travel the safety record is extraordinary. does not my intention to alarm ab