lawmakers and outside witnesses on the pros and cons of the lgbtq rights legislation known as the equality acts. watch the entire hearing tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> thursday, president biden pulled his first official news conference since holding office. watch live at 1:15 p.m. on c-span, online at c-span.org, or visit -- or listen to the free c-span radio app. >> nebraska republican senator deb fischer talks with the heritage foundation about nuclear modernization and the changing threat landscape. she is a member of the armed services committee. >> good morning, everyone and thank you for joining us on this critical topic of nuclear modernization. i am the policy analyst here at the heritage foundation. i am joined by senator deb fischer, who we have on screen. senator fischer represents the state of nebraska, the headquarters of u.s. strategic command and is the ranking member of the senate armed services

eastern on c-span.org and you can watch the trial again monday night beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> next, congresswoman judy chu and commerce men mark takano talk about the rise in anti-asian racism during the pandemic with the washington post. this is half an hour. jonathan: good morning. i am jonathan capehart, opinion writer for the washington post. welcome to washington post live and another installment in our series of race in america. today, combating anti-asian racism is our focus. congresswoman judy chu is the house of the congressional asian-american caucus, the first chinese-american woman to serve in congress. joining her is congressman mark takano, the caucus's second vice chair and the first gay person of color voted in. they both represent districts in california and they join me now. congress persons, thank you very much for being here. rep. takano: my pleasure. rep. chu: thank you for having me. jonathan: representative chu, let's start with you. what legislation would you like congress to pass the combat anti-asian discrimination? rep. chu: we are pushing fo

c-span radio app. the president and vice president will talk about the economic data plan signed yesterday, live here on c-span starting at 2:30 p.m. and coming up tonight, a look at the money behind the push for judicial nominees. the senate judiciary subcommittee on federal courts and oversight held a hearing about the influence of special interest groups and a dark money. you can watch that tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. ♪ announcer: more than 2000 students entered this year's documentary competition and told us the issues they want the government to address. first prize middle school, an eighth grader. a homeschooler from austin, texas on the chinese communist party. and our first prize high school award goes to a 10th grader from maryland. and a student in potomac, maryland on the comcast cable system. first prize high school central winners include a 10th grader and student from james oklahoma for their documentary about online presidency -- online piracy. and another award to two other fifth-graders for their documentary about u.s. foreign policy. and i $5,000 grand prize winner is a ninth grader from williamsville

on c-span. live coverage of the senate, when they return on tuesday, at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two.ouncer: the chair --

on c-span. live coverage of the senate when they return on tuesday at 3 p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> secretary of state anthony blancaneaux gave his first major speech thursday, focusing on climate change

p.m. on c-span. >> earlier today, president biden delivered remarks in pittsburgh, pennsylvania on his to trillion dollar economic plan to boost the nation's infrastructure. this runs 35 minutes. >> good afternoon, welcome to pennsylvania mr. president. i'm a senior worker from duquesne light and a proud member of the international brotherhood of electrical >> me and my coworkers have been on the front lines. is my job, there is no working from home. we kept the lights on in the power running in the community throughout western pennsylvania. every day, i deal with the electrical grid. i know how critical infrastructure is. that is why i am so excited about joe biden's bill back better plan. everyone agrees we need to modernize our roads, bridges, power grids, airports and railroads. we need to invest in new energy technologies and american-made manufacturing. what president biden is proposing is not just investing in infrastructure, it is an investment in good union jobs. good schools, strong communities. an investment in the future of so many forgotten paths of america. my brother teache

p.m. on c-span. you can listen to it as a podcast where you get your podcasts. >> a white house covid response update on vaccine distribution and list of cases, hospitalizations and deaths. other topics of texas plans to reopen and other states removing public health restrictions and vaccinating teachers and child care workers. mr. slavitt: yesterday, you heard the president announce a new partnership to get americans vaccinate more quickly. supported by the active involvement in leadership from the u.s. government two of the u.s. largest pharmaceutical companies, johnson and johnson and merck will expand the production of johnson and johnson's vaccine and putting those vaccines into the viles. while these companies are competitors most of the times, they are undertaking war-time effort to come to the table for the good of the country. as many of you know when we arrived on january 20, we learned from johnson and johnson they were behind on manufacturing. we immediately got to work to fix this and ac

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reporting of linda feldman by going to c >> tuesday, president biden signed into law the ppp extension act of 2021. watch live coverage at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span's washington journal, every day we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day, and discuss policy issues that impact you. tuesday morning, diana pursed stock rock, former deputy assistant transportation secretary for research and technology in the trump administration, and joseph kane from the brookings institution. also, issues related to the 2020 tax filing season including distribution of stimulus payment. watch "washington journal," live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning, and join with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts, and tweets. >> state and local officials testify on how they are handling domestic terrorism threats and prosecutions. witnesses include the attorneys general from michigan and nevada , and the district attorney from milwaukee county, wisconsin. this house homeland security subcommittee hearing is an hour and 45 minutes. ution. >> the subcommittee on intelligence and counter

announcer: on thursday president biden holds his first official news conference since taking office. watch live coverage beginning at 1:15 p.m. eastern on c-span, all night at c-span.org, or on the free c-span radio app. ♪ announcer: c-span is your unfiltered view of government. created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span as a public service. ♪ announcer: today a hearing on sexual assault in the military. the senate armed services subcommittee hears from survivors and survivor advocates. watch live beginning at 2:30 eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or with the free c-span radio app. we are joined by molly reynolds with the brookings institution. we will look this morning at the current issue of the filibuster, the historical and current issue because of potential legislating -- potential legislation. guest: it is good to be here. host: let's start with the historical context. the filibuster is not in the constitution, right? how did it come about? guest: you are right, it is not divided for in the constitution. we get the filibuster as it is used

on c-span2. >> on thursday president biden hold his first official news conference since taking office. watch live coverage beginning at 1:15 p.m. eastern on c-span, online the c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> said a majority of her chuck schumer spoke today about a mass shooting in boulder, colorado. he also talked about some of the recent violence against asian-americans including last weeks shootings in georgia. >> thank you, mr. president. now, this morning the nation grieves with the people of boulder, colorado,, the site of another horrific mass shooting last night. a depraved deprave gune inside a local supermarket killing ten people, including a police officer. many more arer. injured. our hearts go out to the people of boulder and the families of those americans who lost their lives so unexpectedly. our thanks again though go out to the brave first responders, people who kiss so much goodbye do, since someone off to school and then they never seen again. never seen again. it's just awful and it's been less than eight weeks, mr. president, since eight people were killed and another series of shootings in georgia. we c

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can also listen to q&a as a podcast where you get your podcasts. house majority whip james clyburn said the senate filibuster should not be used to block voting rights legislation which the house recently passed. congressman clyburn spoke about it on the house floor today. jor. mr. clyburn: madam speaker, thank you very much, for recognizing me. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five lelingtive days to revise and extend their remarks -- legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and submit extraneous materials on the subject of my special order today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. clyburn: madam speaker, last march, as a tragic failure of the trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, it was becoming very apparent, the house democratic caucus held a conference call to discuss the crisis. recalling the lessons of history like the aftermath of world war i and the spanish flu, great depression and world war ii, that it is usually the least of these among us that are the hardest hit during these

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can also listen to q&a as a podcast, where you get your podcasts. >> you're watching c-span, your unfilthered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. >> now, johnson & johnson's c.e.o., alex gorsky, talks about the company's newly approved covid-19 vaccine. he defends its efficacy data compared to the two other vaccines available for emergency use and discusses the company's partnership with merck to ramp up vaccine production. from an event with the "washington journal" -- "the washington post," this is about half an hour. david: welcome to "the washington post" live. this morning on our series, the path forward, our guest is alex gorsky, the chief executive of johnson & johnson, one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world, and a company that this week was the third to receive emergency use authorization from the

on the biden administration's foreign policy agenda. watch the house foreign affairs committee live at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. thursday a look at reliability of the u.s. electric grid, the senate energy and natural resources hearing begins at 10:00 eastern also on c-span 3. >> white house chief of staff ron klain talked about the chief administration's coronavirus responsible with punchbowl news, this about a half hour. >> i'm joined by fellow founder, jake, and we're thrilled it kick off punchbowl's focused on president biden first 100 days. a big thank you for edelman for making this possible. we want to bring you close to a key decision maker

p.m. on c-span, online at c-span.org, or visit -- or listen to the free c-span radio app. >> nebraska republican senator deb fischer talks with the heritage foundation about nuclear modernization and the changing threat landscape. she is a member of the armed services committee. >> good morning, everyone and thank you for joining us on this critical topic of nuclear modernization. i am the policy analyst here at the heritage foundation. i am joined by senator deb fischer, who we have on screen. senator fischer represents the state of nebraska, the headquarters of u.s. strategic command and is the ranking member of the senate armed services subcommittee on nuclear services for -- services. we are glad she could take some time out of her busy schedule to talk about nuclear is asian. we will start with comments from senator fischer, then we will move on to questions. senator, whenever you are ready, start us off. sen. fischer: thank you for that introduction, and to heritage for hosting this discussion on the future of nuclear modernization. the last few administrations there has been robust bipart

lawmakers and outside witnesses on the pros and cons of the lgbtq rights legislation known as the equality act. watch the entire hearing tonight at 8 p.m. eastern, here on c-span. tonight on "the communicators," jerry mcinerney talks about legislation on data privacy and social media regulation. >> the american people feel like their privacy has been invaded and they are not wrong about that. not just the big tech companies, but a lot of people have access to your data and it means they know what sort of activities you do when you are not working, what you might week went, the sort of things you buy at the stores. that's a lot of private information that shouldn't be in the hands of whoever wants to buy it. that's a reason to look at privacy. >> watch "the communicators," tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> a look now at the white house coronavirus response briefing, including the effectiveness of the astrazeneca vaccine and reports that the u.s. has a rolling seven day average of 53,000 new cases with 100 deaths per day. this is just under half an hour. >> good morning, thank you for joining us. we are two months into the national strategy to defeat c

one :00 p.m. eastern on c-span two, c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. ♪ and announcer: youre watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. ♪ p.m. johnson: -- host: thanks for giving us were time. seen a lot of versions of the former president come through with speeches. from his speech last night, what version emerged this time around? guest: the thing i was watching was whether he was going to declare a civil war within the republican party and try to punish his enemies that voted for impeachment or whether he was going to try to unify the party, which he said in his speech at the outset. the news to me of that lengthy stem liner with that he named individually every republican, everyone of the 70 lawmakers who either voted to impeach our voted to convict. he essentially threatened to challenge them in primaries. we already have one race where trump is actually involved against one of the re

p.m. eastern with the final passage vote at that time. more live house coverage when members return here on c-span. >> saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, coch industry and c.e.o. chairman, co-authors of the book "believe in people" offered their thoughts on how to tackle economic and social challenges. and sunday, at noon eastern, live on in depth, pulitzer prize winning author elizabeth kolbert talks about nature. she's the author of several books. her most recent book is "under a white sky: the nature of the future." and at 9:00 p.m. eastern on after words, former new york federal reserve board chair sara horowitz, author of the book "mutualism" offer hearse thoughts on how to build economic sustainability for workers in the future. she's interviewed. watch book tv on c-span2 this weekend. >> sunday night on q&a, a discussion about social and economic disruption caused by the covid-19 pandemic and the government's response with senior fellow with george mason university's center. >> any time we are going to really change the way we live and change the way the economy produces, that there are necessarily going to be things tha

i haven't done any -- >> on thursday president biden holds first official news conference since taking office watch live coverage at 1:15 p.m. eastern on c-span online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. here's a look at our live coverage today at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span treasury secretary janet yellen and federal reserve chair jer role powell testify before the senate bank economy about federal response to the pandemic. and this at 2:30 senate arm services sub committee holds hearing on sexual assault in the military. on c-span2 the senate is back at 10:30 to work for assistant health an human services secretary, and deputy energy secretary, and on c-span 3 a senate committee meets at 10 a.m. to review potential changes to campaign finance and election law with former tone general eric holder and michigan secretary of state joselyn benson. there's also more live coverage streaming on our website, at 9:30 a.m. eastern a house homeland security sub committee looks at how state and local officials are responding to domestic terrorism threats. at 10 a.m. senate home land sub committee examines how federal government is prepar

. >> on thursday, president biden holds his first official news conference since taking office. watch live coverage beginning at 1:15 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free radio app. >> former president talks about the impact of the affordable care act 11 years after it became law. health care activist the importance of grassroots advocacy and lobbying elected officials. >> i am the founder and sheriff protect our care. thank you for joining us today for a conversation with a very special guest. the 44th president of the u.s., barack obama. we are here today to celebrate the 11th anniversary of the affordable care act. one of the many legacies of president obama's eight years in office. many of you who joined today are veterans of that fights, the fight to pass the aca and the fight to preserve the aca through the last difficult for years. many of you, and millions of others around the country, are people whose lives are better today because of the affordable care act. our special guest with me is brad woodhouse, the executive director of protect our care and himself a veteran of the effort 11 years ago to pa

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a as a podcast wherever you get your podcasts.ouncer: next, a look at access and distribution of the covid-19 vaccine. this hour-long event was hosted by the clinton foundation. >> hi, everyone. thank you so much for joining us this afternoon for two conversations i am particularly excited to be part of, especially grateful to our participants, all of whom are incredibly busy, for taking time out of their busy days to talk with us about the current state of covid-19 vaccinations across our country and what more we need to be doing to ensure we have equitable, efficient vaccination programs in place to ensure we are able to get our economy and lives

on c-span. live coverage of the senate when they return on tuesday at 3 p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> secretary of state anthony blancaneaux gave his first major speech thursday, focusing on climate change, immigration, and the economy. this is 30 minutes. antony "tony" j. blinken: good morning. my fellow americans, five weeks ago i was sworn in as your secretary of state. my job is to represent the united states to the world, to fight for the interests and values of the american people. when president biden asked me to serve, he made sure i understood that my job is to deliver for you, to make sure -- make your lives more secure. create opportunity for you and your families and tackle the global crises that are increasingly shaping your futures. i take this responsibility very seriously. and an important part of the job is speaking to you about what we're doing and why. later today president biden will share what's called the interim strategic guidance on our national security and foreign policy. it gives initial direction to our national security agencies so

p.m. on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen free on the c-span radio app. monday, watch live coverage of the trial for former minneapolis police officer derek children, -- derek chauvin, who was charged in the death of george floyd. watch the trial live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2, on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app.

on c-span. you can watch live coverage of the senate when they return tuesday at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two . >> >> next, space force commander general john raymond talks about the agency's accomplishments in its first year as a military branch and future missions. topics include foreign threats from space, partnerships with the commerci i

on c-span. live coverage of the senate, when they return on tuesday, at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. announcer: the chair -- eugene: good morning. i'm eugene daniels, coauthor for politico playbook. i'm joined by fellow author rachel dade. thank you for waking up with this morning. house republicans picked up a number of seats and defeated several democratic freshmen. then the january 6 insurrection happened, setting off an internal war within the gop. this morning we're joined by tom tom emmer of minnesota, the chairman of the republican national committee and the birthday boy. happy birthday, congressman. rachael: yes. happy birthday. thank you for being here. we'll dig into exactly how you guys picked up so many seats last election cycle, 2022 and former president trump's continued role in the party. for those tuning in to the live stream follow the conversation on twitter and ask us questions by tweeting us at politico live. last week, we put the chair on the spot and said how many seats are you going to keep or lose? his prediction was they would keep the house. your response to

visit ncicap.org] >> on thursday, president biden holds his first official news conference since taking office. watch live coverage beginning at 1:15 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at www.c-span.org for on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government, created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to buy these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. >> a hearing on sexual assault at the military with the senate armed services subcommittee weirs from survivors of sexual assault and survivor advocates. watch live beginning at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span online at www.c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. and now today's white house coronavirus briefing, this is about half an hour.

c-span to viewers as a public service. >> secretary of state antony blinken testifies wednesday on the biden administration foreign policy agenda. watch the house foreign affairs committee hearing live at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span 3, online at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> representative gregory meeks. he serves the state of new york, the fifth district and also the chair of the foreign affairs committee. we appreciate your time this morning, sir. >> good to be with you. >> reverend meeks, representative, before we start talking about matters of foreign policy, hr1 beak worked on this week, what do you say to those critics particularly on the republican side about how it shapes voting in their mind. >> what we're talking about is making sure everybody has access and make it easier for people to vote. we talk around the world about democracy. the essence of democracy is the individual's right and ability to vote. so what hr-1 does, it protects the right to vote by removing barriers to cast a ballot. i know, for example, post reconstruction time was put in place was barriers to prevent african-americans from voting by counting how many jellybeans were in a jar and thin

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> coming up tonight on c-span, president biden speaks about his infrastructure plan. then remarks by -- from the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas-greenfield.

p.m. eastern on c-span, available online at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> american history tv on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend, coming up this weekend, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on real america, with the recent announcement of this -- the academy award winner nominee, -- library of congress from 1945, with these hands from 1950, and why man creates? from 1958 good sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, civil rights activist cleveland sellers recounts the 1968 orangeburg massacre were south carolina state troopers fired on students protesting segregation. and at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, we visited the national museum of the u.s. army in fort bellmore, virginia and at 6:45 eastern, smithsonian secretary, a documentary filmmaker ken burns discussed the challenge of telling america's story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> c-span is your hunter -- unfiltered view of government, created by america's cable television company in 1979. we provide c-span to viewers as a public service. host

on c-span. you can much live coverage of the senate when they return, tuesday at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span w

on his infrastructure plan. coverage begins at four: -- 4:20 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or on the free radio app. tuesday at the white house, president biden signed the extension of the check protection program into law. pres. biden: hello, everyone. how are you? i want to thank the administrator guzman, who has run this show for us. we are starting to move. and the vice president, thank you for your focus on small business,

on monday. live coverage starts at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. online at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. up next, president biden holds a rose garden event with vice president harris and congressional democrats marking the passage of the nearly $2 trillion covid-19 relief package. [applause] >> thank you. thank you to our great president, joe biden. our great speaker, nancy pelosi. and a special round of applause to the senate and house members here and all of those who are not. it could not have happened without all of you working as a team. what do you say to america? we say help is on the america. people are being vaccinated more quickly than we imagine. help is on the way. half the children in america will no longer be in poverty. help is on the way. our schools will open more quickly and more safely than anyone has ever thought. we democrats made promises. we made promises in georgia. we made promises in the country. we said if we gained the senate, the house, and elected the president, we would get things done and get u

on monday. live coverage starts at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, on he spent at work or with the free radio app. >> next, a senate judiciary

p.m. eastern with the final passage vote at that time. more live house coverage when members return here on c-span. >> book tv on c-span 2 has top none fiction books. saturday at 8:00 p.m. -- >> watch book tv on c-span 2 this weekend. >> sunday night a dugs about social and economic disruption caused by the covid-19 pandemic and government's response with senior fellow from george mason university. >> any time we are going to really change the way we live and change the way the economy produces that there are going to be things that are left by the wayside and some degree of destruction with whatever new is created because we are changing the way resources are used. and this pandemic is forcing us to engage in that creative process. i think there are some optimism that we can find in that, in particular with the issue of working women. it has been known for a while that flexibility and work is one of the most useful ways for women to balance a profession and motherhood and we are familiar with zoom and working from home. there are good things long-term that might come out of it. but in the short-term, there are some pretty serious, i think i

on c-span. the president's news conference today at 1:15 p.m. eastern, live on c-span, c-span radio app and on www.c-span.org. one more to tell you about in the afternoon. mark zuckerberg, the google ceo and the twitter ceo testify on combating online misinformation and disinformation, a joint subcommittee virtual hearing at noon eastern today, over on c-span3. we are also carrying that on www.c-span.org. on their testimony today, a story ahead of that from usa today. ag's callout vaccine misinformation. a dozen state attorneys general called on twitter to take more aggressive action against lies that undermine public confidence in covid vaccines. their testimony today live on c-span3. text from rick in montclair, california, on the question he would ask the president. why he opened the border? caleb, memphis, tennessee, democrat. caller: hi. i would like to ask the president if he would be willing to commit to be more aggressive with his economic policies? the pandemic has worsened things. these are not new problems. these are not new deficits.

on c-span. the president's news conference today at 1:15 p.m. live on c-span, c-span radio app and on www.c-span.org. one more to tell you about in the afternoon. mark zuckerberg, the google ceo and the twitter ceo testify on combating online misinformation and disinformation, a joint subcommittee virtual hearing at noon eastern today, over on c-span3. we are also carrying that on www.c-span.org. on their testimony today, a story ahead of that from usa today. ag's callout vaccine misinformation. a dozen state attorneys general called on twitter to take more aggressive action against lies that undermine public confidence in covid vaccines. their testimony today live on c-span3. text from rick in montclair, california, on the question he would ask the president. why he opened the border? caleb, memphis, tennessee, democrat. caller: hi. i would like to ask the president if he would be willing to commit to be more aggressive with his economic policies? the pandemic has worsened things. these are not new problems. these are not new deficits. they are

here is a look at what is live thursday on c-span, the houses back at 9:00 p.m. eastern vote on gun legislation that expands background checks. on c-span2, the senate returns at 10:30 a.m. eastern to consider moving forward with nominations of javier becerra as the health and human services secretary and as interior secretary. at 10:00 a.m. on c-span3, the senate energy and national resources committee holds an election on the u.s. electric grid -- a hearing on the u.s. electric grid. and there are several event streaming live on our website, including a 10:00 p.m. senate hearing on antitrust law and consumer like -- rights. at 10:00 a.m., mental health and substance abuse. at 10:30, a hearing on protecting children on the internet. you will find those hearings live on c-span.org. >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. it was created in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies. president biden today announced the federal government would be purchasing an additional 100 million doses of the johnson & johnson covid-19

on c-span. >>> tonight california governor gavin newsom delivers the state of the state address in los angeles. watch live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2, online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> you're watching c-span 3, your unfiltered view of by ames cable television companies. and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span3 to viewers as a public service. >>> weeknights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight david wilkins looks at 18th and 19th century u.s. policy towards native americans. mr. wilkins is a university of richmond professor and a citizen of the lumbi nation of north carolina. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3.

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p.m. on c-span. ♪ >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government.-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. ♪ >> book tv on c-span 2 has top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. saturday, coke industry ceo and charles koch foundation president brian hook, co-authors of the book "believe in people." sunday at 12:00 eastern, bullets or prize-winning author elizabeth kolbert talks about environmental issues and the human impact on nature. she is the author of several books. at 9:00 p.m. eastern, former new york federal reserve board chair, author of the book "mutualism," offering her thoughts on how to build economic sustainability. watch book tv on c-span 2, this weekend. ♪ >> american history tv on c-span3. exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, marking the 75th anniversary of winston churchill's iron curtain speech, regarded as one of the cold war's m

on thursday, president biden had his first official news conference and sticking coverage, watch live coverage at 1:15 p.m. eastern on c-spanonline at www.c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. visit c-span positive online store at c-span shop.org. with congress in session, preorders for the congressional directory, every purchase helps support c-span's nonprofit operations. shop today at c-span shop.org. >> next, former president barack obama talks about the impact of the affordable care act 11 years after it became law. health care activists highlighted the importance of grassroots advocacy and lobbying elected officials for expanded coverage. the group protect our care organized the event.

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on c-span. you can watch live coverage of the senate when they return tuesday at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. ♪ >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span2 viewers as a public service. ♪ >> next on q&a, jamie from george mason university talks about the social and economic disruption caused by the covid-19 pandemic and the response by the u.s. government. after that, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. then the secretary of state gives his first major speech, laying out climate change, immigration, and the ♪ host: dr. jayme lemke, when public health officials and medical researchers have been looking at the biological questions surrounding the covid pandemic, economist such as yourself have been studying and observing its economic impact at a macro level.

on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> white house press secretary jen psaki holds a briefing today . watch that live at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. , online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> president biden is going to talk about infrastructure in the country this week, unveiling part one of his $3 trillion plan. joining us this money to talk about that is diana, who is a former research and technology secretary and the deputy assistant transportation secretary for technology with the trumpet ministration and now when economic professor at george washington university. professor at george washington university. joseph kane is with us as well, a senior research fellow at the brookings institution. welcome to you both. thank you for being here. diana furchtgott-roth, let's begin with you. describe to our viewers when our infrastructure is like in the united states. guest: we have a lot of infrastructure that needs to be maintained, and one of my particular interests is the global positioning system, gps. backing up gps so that people who are using that kind of navigation system, emergency w

p.m. eastern on c-span's q and a. you can listen to q and a as a podcast where you get your podcasts. >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1970 nine. today, we are brought to you by the reit -- these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. journal" continues. host: our first guest of the morning is representative judy chu who represents california and also the chair of the asian pacific caucus. guest: thank you for having me. host: we saw a report on the rise on attacks in asian americans. can you tell us why this is happening. guest: what is alarming is that it is largely against the elderly. there is an 84-year-old man, asian-american man, who was assaulted and murdered. and then there was a 91-year-old man in chinatown who was assaulted and pushed to the ground. that perpetrator went on to assault two more elderly women. in new york there was a subway attack in which a man was slashed from ear to

on enlisted men. the museum of the american revolution hosted this event. watch tonight, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. ♪♪ >>> american history tv on c-span 3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday, at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, a discussion on sheridan's ride, the october 1864 ararival, ending the confederacy resistance. sunday at 4:00 p.m. on "real america," four films marking women's history month, including the 1987 film "crossing borders" and women in the family of man from 1971. at 6:00 p.m. eastern, on american ability artifacts. and at 8:00 p.m. eerngs on the presidency, tevi troy, author of "what jefferson read, ike watched and obama tweeted," talks about how popular culture influences presidents. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. ♪♪ >>> you're watching c-span 3, your unfiltered view of government. c-span 3 was created by america's television companies and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span 3 to viewers as a public service.

c-spanshop.org. >> wednesday, a hearing on sexual assault in the military. a senate armed subcommittee hears from survivors of sexual assault and survivor advocates. watch live beginning at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span or listen with the free c-span radio app. a live look now at the u.s. capitol in washington, d see where flags of been lowered to half staff in honor of the 10 victims of the mass shooting in boulder, colorado. earlier today, president biden delivered remarks from the white house offering his condolences to the families and spoke about the lasting impact of gun violence. he called on congress to pass gun reform legislation including closing background check loopholes, banning assault weapons, and high-capacity magazines.

p.m. eastern on c-span 3. thursday a look at reliability of the u.s. electric grid, the senate energy and natural resources hearing begins at 10:00 eastern also on c-span 3. >> white house chief of staff ron klain talked about the chief administration's coronavirus responsible with punchbowl news, this about a half hour. >> i'm joined by fellow founder, jake, and we're thrilled it kick off punchbowl's focused on president biden first 100 days. a big thank you for edelman for making this possible. we want to bring you close to a key decision maker in joe biden's washington. we're going to be joined by chief of staff ron klain to discuss the covid relief package and what's on the agenda and more. and the edelman's ceo will join us for a fireside chat. a reminder we'd love you to share any insights or big moments on twitter. we'll be taking questions, feel free to tweet us at punch bowl news. >> anna, thank you for having me. >> thank you mr. chief of staff for joining us. a quick 15 seconds, maybe more depending how generous we feel, and about what congr

address this evening, marking the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic in the united states. we'll have live coverage beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can also watch at c-span.org or listen on our free c-span radio app. >> you're watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we're brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. >> more than 2,000 students entered this year's student cam documentary competition, and they told us the issues they want the president and congress to address. here are our student cam winners. first prize middle school eighth grader, a homeschooler from austin, texas, with his documentary about the chinese communist party funding courses taught in u.s. universities. and richmond montgomery. their documentary is on education. first prize central high school winners are 10th graders from jenks high school in jenks, oklahoma, about copyright protection. and 11th grader sofia for their documentary about u.s. foreign policy. and our $5,000 grand prize winner is ninth grader from

on the field. >> journalist elizabeth becker, sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern, on c-span skewing day. -- q&a. you can also listen to c-span as a podcast. >> earlier today, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg, google's