raise a great candidate for the united states senate. we have a couple of the great candidates in the house with us races -- with us. races across pennsylvania are critically important this year. please give a warm welcome to the candidate for state representative in the sixth legislative district. [applause] let's give a warm reception to chelsea a lover, our candidate for the fourth legislative district. [applause] and sharing a heavy rideshare with john fetterman back-and-forth, the next congressman from pennsylvania 16th congressional district, dan pat sorry. [applause] i expected -- i was told this was a bellwether crowd. feels more like orange dormers to me -- barnstormers to me. a lot of reporters have asked me what it means for erie to be a bellwether county. i think it means when john fetterman wins 80% of the vote in erie county in the primary, he is going to do pretty dam well in the general election. [applause] i think it means when he wins all 67 counties in pennsylvania in the primary that he starts to look real strong headi

and one of the famous culprits in america in serving the great dome of the united states of america as a united states senatorthis is the first time i said this african-american to represent the state of georgia and the united states senate. definitely. all of that was because you kept the faith. >> you made the way. thank you for that. >> thank you. >> here's a look at what's coming up five on the c-span networks. at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span fbi director christopher wray appears before the senate judiciary committee for an oversight hearing. later at 3:00 p.m. coverage from london as britain's party leaders participate in a debate to be the next british prime minister. after boris johnson announced his resignation in july. at 4:30 p.m. we take you live to

conservative values then, and to see the way he has emerged as are the most important voice in the united states senate in america, gave me one reason to be here. iowa and america need four more years of senator grassley in the united states senate. incredibly grateful that he stepped forward to run again. he will serve the people of the hawkeye state. i am excited about the support he is getting all over the state, the support and enthusiasm that republicans all across iowa and others are receiving all across this country. i think we have a great day coming. i think the american people are ready to win back the congress, win back the senate, and win back statehouses across the country, and in two years, we will win back america. senator grassley, it is great to be back here with you in this great tradition of the iowa state fair. thank you all for coming out. thank you all for coming out. >> have you heard from the january 6 committee about whether you're going to testify or whether they'll ask you? >> january 6 was a tragic day in the life of our nation. but thanks to the efforts of law enforcement p

better for everyone to the commonwealth of pennsylvania and to the entire united states by electing him to the united states senate. [applause] so, once again, i welcome you, to erie on the vice president city council, so enjoy your time enjoy the beautiful amenities while you're here. we must not forget, and elect john fetterman. [applause] and now, please welcome to the stage, chairwoman of the corporate county democratic committee, lindsay scott. [applause] >> hello. i know we are very impatient. i will try to get through. my name is lindsay stop -- lindsay scott. [applause] you might not know this, but i am a veteran. [applause] but i'm also a former republican. yeah. here's the thing. while, both parties have been willing to send our troops to war, only one party has seemed interested in caring for us when we get back, and that is the democratic party. [applause] we need people in office who care about how we spend our nations blood and treasure, our lives and our taxes. so, republicans have attempted to sabotage the act that was neglected from republicans in washington. it is not just our veterans, it is wor

even strom thurman knew that the united states senate should never say that, never. who won explains lindsey graham? his weakness and falling over donald trump is something we had never seen in a senator before donald trump invaded the republican party. whatever explains lindsey graham we may never know. perhaps we will learn more about him six months after his death as we did with strom thurman. maybe in a peculiar south carolina republican senate tradition, lindsey graham has a secret. and the person lindsey graham knows who loves secrets the most is donald trump. we know now know that donald trump has been happily riding around golf carts in florida knowing that in the basement he had a government document identified in the fbi inventory of the fbi search but said infiltrate, president of france. donald trump showed lindsey graham what he is capable of in the 2016 presidential campaign when lindsey graham was still campaigning against donald trump and accurately criticizing donald trump. and then this happened. >> he gave me his number and i found the card. i wrote

to the united states senate.s is a crucial race for democrats to win. remember, it was a biden state in 2020, arizona, but the margin was .03 of one point and given where biden stands in the polls right now, given how mid-term elections play out. they usually favor the opposition party, work against the white house party, kelly on paper is a extremely vulnerable incumbent. the question is if the republicans nominate this trump-aligned slate top to bottom in arizona, does that give the swing voters who might otherwise turn on an incumbent like kelly in a year like 2022, does that give them pause and does that keep them from voting for republicans, and does that give kelly a chance in arizona, a better chance in arizona, and does that give democrats a better chance of hanging on to the united states senate? so it will be really interesting to watch these republican primaries play out in arizona tonight to see if that full trump slate is indeed successful. >> really quickly, steve, just for a quick follow-up. you kn

see you and another united states senator. yep dredge of that the new president of south carolina state was hit starts poster child on this 50th anniversary right now. he's president of sacrament. i said university it start did not fail right for folks who may not know we should point out that head start as a program that ensures that poor children have access to learning and literacy in those critical years, you know when you're three and four years old when the brain is literally growing and the neurons are firing and if you don't engage parts of the brain during that time, the science says that it atrophies like it's really part of how you change the world as you invest in young people, but particularly the very very young and so along with my parents it exposed me to reading and a love for learning. and i like to say to folks all the time when i'm giving speeches particularly at an audience where they're all of these sophisticated folks who are there and people who have degrees and credentials and position. you know, i hate

broad interest from our colleagues across the united dates senate and many who have been working on this issue during their entire time in the united states senate. our consensus of panel brings together expert in the field of spectrum management with years in the field managing these resources directly or engaging in the broader debate at a national ale. with that, mr. chairman, i want to introduce our witnesses. but i will go to you first, sir, for an opening statement. i want to thank mr. wicker, our ranking member of the full committee, to be here with us to open up the hearing. we will welcome the ranking member of the subcommittee, the republican whip, upon his arrival. >> we expect senator thune to be here very soon. the subcommittee is convening to discuss the state of spectrum policy in the united states. thank you to chairman lujan and others for holding this important hearing. i welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses -- i cannot wait to hear your testimony. this conversation is particularly timely, as the chair noted, with the expiration of the fcc statutory auction authority in less than two months. spectrum is a critica

she was elected to the united states senate. to represent the biggest most raucous most diverse constituency in the country. whether she brought to washington her legal prosecutorial and political chops, and let's just say that the senate judiciary committee on which she serves and the senate as a whole have never quite been the same. thank goodness. thank goodness. now with the 2020 presidential campaign already gearing up senator harris's name appears on every list short and long of potential democratic candidates. and why is that? why is that she's proven throughout her career to be a joyful warrior as she puts it willing to take on big corporations fight to perfect protect the affordable care act work to raise the minimum wage make education more accessible and reform the criminal justice system. and who stands more sharply in contrast to the presidency of donald j trump? senator harris is a woman. a woman of color a daughter of immigrants a political leader who understands better than most how the dynamics of gender race cla

honor keith roachford, a member of my staff who faithfully served the state of new jersey, the united states senate and the united states of america for more than 35 years. now, mr. president, as you can see from keith's face, it's clear that he had no idea this was happening. we told him he was coming for another reason, and i don't think we would have gotten him otherwise. but nonetheless, i rise today because after 35 years and 18 congresses, keith is retiring from the senate. as a result, i wanted to come to the floor to send him off with a tribute befitting his legendary career. a native son of willingborough, new jersey, keith served not one, not two, but four united states senators for the garden state. he is the very definition of institutional knowledge. in countless fellow staff members can attest to his experience, which has saved the day on more than one occasion. keith has sometimes said he's been here so long he came with the furniture. it's a classic keith line, a glimpse not evenly into his sense of humor but also his view of how staff work behind the scenes gets stuff done. that ma

it gave me one reason to be here -- that the united states needs four more years of senator grassley serving in the senate. i'm excited about the support he's getting all across the state and i'm excited about the support and enthusiasm that republicans all across iowa and others are receiving all across the country. i think we have a great day country. i think the american people are ready to win back the congress, win back the senate, and elections across america and in two years we'll be in the white house again. thank you all for coming out. >> have you heard from the january 6 committee about whether you're going to testify or whether they'll ask you? >> january 6 was a tragic day in the life of our nation. but thanks to the efforts of law enforcement personnel we questioned the violence. we reconvened the congress and we completed the people's work. peaceful transfer of power. >> have they asked you to testify? >> the january 6 committee was formed in such a partisan way and i think that's been a missed opportunity for the northwestern people. when speaker pelosi made a decision

tammy baldwin is making it happen hopefully for marriage equality in the united states senate. i want that to happen so badly. she is exactly the kind of leader that can move that through. but we do not have the same potential right now. as we see bills that come forward, even ones that have bipartisan sponsorship and support, there is right now no way that clears a filibuster. right now, that is not a pragmatic way to get this done. the most important thing we can do right now is change to his empower and put the functioning pro-choice majority in the senate. that is why we are focused on winning in the elections in november. there's a sharp contrast between mitch mcconnell and house republicans saying they want a national abortion ban. you have democrats fighting tooth and nail every single day to protect people's freedoms and ability to make their own health care decisions. the contrast is so stark. it is not the same conversation happening on marriage. i hope so much tammy is able to deliver. i believe if anybody can, she can. right now, we have to focus on building a pro-c

running for and winning a united states senate seat. you will hear in her own voice how she experienced her white house years, featuring footage from c-span's video footage library. her first priority was health care reform. before the first year of the clinton administration was out, she was testifying before congress on what she believed needed to be done. this is hillary clinton in her own words. >> mrs. clinton, we welcome you, this is an auspicious occasion and every sense. >> i want to thank you, and the members of this committee for the many courtesy's hand good advice, and hours of your time that you have spent with me as a whole committee that many of you have spent with me individually. in the past few weeks, mr. chairman, you and other distinguished members of this committee have raised tough and important questions about how best we can finance health care reform. this is, as we all know, a subject of great complexity. one has been studied exhaustively, which is still subject to a great many questions. we have two in the com

the people of missouri elected him to the united states senator in 2010. you shares the senate republican policy committee. he is the ranking member of the senate rules committee. he is on the senate appropriations committee. the ranking member of the appropriate -- and if that is not enough. he is also on the senate congress committee, the science and transportation, and the senate select committee on intelligence. so, we are lucky he is here with us for a hot minute. we want to be thankful to the people of thousands of mystery, who overwhelmingly elected him. now, our senator, but first, to the house of representatives, seven times. when roy blunt went to the house of representatives, he was the elected majority whip earlier in his career than any other member of congress. he came to the senate and was immediately included in senate leadership. one of the things that people are all saying it's senator blunt, we are so sorry you're retiring, because we know you want a life, but we surely enjoy what you have added to the lives of the senate and to the life

clinton an overtly political first lady who successfully ran for the united states senate served as secretary of state and then campaigned for the presidency herself. american history tvs first lady series is also available as a podcast. you can find it whereverst ladies dot c-span.org. i think most americans know that issues like the family and medical leave act that senator dodd has championed. that's a family value issue that president bush is about to veto again a good job is a family value issue decent health care so you don't have to worry about what happens to the members of your family. that's a family value issue family values are very important, but we need to look at what is going on the lives of families in america and come up with positive solutions to help them. you've taken a lot of hits during this campaign. what does the fact that even at one point the campaign was sort of reduced to comparing chocolate chip cookie recipes. there was a lot of attacks at the republican convention. what does this say to you about societies willingness to accept a more aggressive role by women i

senator lindsey graham said something this weekend that you have never heard another united states senator say. lindsey graham said something that no other senator has ever said in the history of the united states. lindsey graham actually said, if you prosecute a friend of mine there will be riots in the streets. those were his words. there will be riots in the streets. after the tv interview he was in wandered into other subjects, lindsey graham wanted to make sure we heard him correctly, so he came back to it, and he said quote, there literally will be riots in the street. no senator, no senator in history has ever predicted or threatened riots in the streets if a friend of that senator was prosecuted. the so-called friend in this case is donald trump who is an actual friend to no one as lindsey graham so tragically knows. no senator in history has ever said if the most popular member of my party is prosecuted there will be riots in the streets. lindsey graham as what winston churchill would call a quisling. it's one of those words that you don't need to find the first time you hear it b

my first guest is a republican from south carolina serving in the united states senate. about his new memoir "america: a redemption story." please welcome senator tim scott. ( applause ) welcome back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ( applause ) >> trevor: senator scott. >> how are you? >> trevor: welcome back to the show. >> thank you, it's good to be back. >> trevor: it's good to have you here. it's rare when republicans droop in while still in office and not on their way out. you have always been somebody who comes on the show and we talk about things. this time is different. you've written a book about your life. honestly, there's a lot in this book i didn't know about you as a human being. let's start in the beginning. >> certainly. >> trevor: in many ways, the book talks about your journey of how you got to where you got to today. >> absolutely. >> trevor: many people have referred you as many different things-- the unicorn, the lone black senator in the republican party. people referred to you as the outlier. you often faced criticism as well. many people have said how can you be a black ma

this is what we could get to get me to the united states senate, right? [applause] and so this race is the 51st c. that is not an exaggeration. the entire u.s. senate will hinge on this race. senator masto is considered the most vulnerable center in america. and why is she considered the most vulnerable? first and foremost, as of 13 years, she had nothing to show for nevada. and in all of the fight we have needed her in just the last 12 months, did you hear her calling general milley to resign? did she call for accountability for the afghanistan disaster? has she called on people to stop going after our children, to stop weaponizing the fbi? not a chance. in fact, just this sunday, she had a chance to stand with nevada. she had a chance to break from this disastrous bill $700 billion more. more taxes on all of you. 87,000 irs agents going to be hired to rifle through everybody's personal returns. we have an open border because she has refused to stand against the left. we have a generational opportunity to save our state, and is go time. you see the commer

when you're up for reelection to the united states senate, the first goal is to win.he options that are left and make a decision on what is possible. and so for me, at this point in my career, the only thing i'm asking for are the people in south carolina to give me a chance to be reelected. >> trevor: you know, what i do enjoy in the book is that it reminds me that you are a human being. i don't-- i don't need to agree with you on everything to believe that you are a human being. and you talk about that in the book. you talk about the way people see you, the way you see people you don't agree with. one of the more touching parts of your book is when you talk about going with your grandfather for him to vote. >> yes. >> trevor: and this was for him to vote for-- >> 2008. >> trevor: yeah, 2008. and he was going to vote for barack bama. >> absolutely. >> trevor: and one of the volunteers at the polling station didn't trust that you would, like, let him vote. because your grandfather couldn't read; is that correct? >> correct. yeah, so it's one of the most touching stori

united states. [laughter] and members of congress and member of the congressional black caucus members of the united states senate to pass the bill unanimously. [applause] all of them collectively to deliver this bill to the president's desk and i thank you all. we thank you all. thank you all. we established a national holiday it makes an important statement. national holidays or something important. where we as a nation have decided to stop and take stock. enter knowledge or history when we establish juneteenth as the newest national holiday, let us be clear what happened on june 19th 1865. because that day was not the end of slavery in america. yes, on that day the enslaved people of galveston texas learned they were free to half years early the emancipation proclamation and the slavery and the confederacy. think about that. for more than two years in slave people of texas were kept in servitude for two years intentionally kept from the freedom for more than two years. and then on that summer day 156 years ago the enslaved people of texas they learn the news that they were free and they claim their freedom. in

you ever think that the party of reagan would actually celebrate when they stalled in the united states senatethat's what we have in today's republican party. >> mr. chairman, will president biden run for re-election and should he? >> the president has consistently said that his intentions is to run for president of the united states, and i can tell you the democratic national committee will be fully behind him and kamala harris. this president has a record of achievement. and america needs president biden to continue that effort. >> can you tell us what the status of the iowa caucuses is? the democratic national committee has continued to delay a decision about that. it appears that iowa will lose its first in the nation caucus status, true? >> no, that is not true. listen, at the end of the day the dnc is focused on these midterm elections. we're going to allow the presidential cycle schedule to be determined after we're done. at the end of the day for us at the dnc it's about money -- >> mr. chairman, thank you for that. thank you for that. i know democrats in iowa will listen to you very,

people going for the united states senate. down to the local ballot.the infection that he put into that stream is lasting, i hope it is not permanent. but it is very strong. and we don't talk about it enough. we don't make people aware enough about it. it is out there. and it is every day and it is going to be on every ballot in every state this fall. >> all right, up next, ahead of tomorrow's jobs report, the largest employee in the u.s. announces a major round of layoffs. we're back with that in just a moment. moment so to help you remember that liberty mutual customizes your home insurance, here's a pool party. look what i brought! liberty mutual! they customize your home insurance... so you only pay for what you need! ♪young people having a good time with insurance.♪ ♪young people.♪ ♪good times.♪ ♪insurance!♪ only pay for what you need. ♪liberty liberty. liberty. liberty.♪ the unknown is not empty. it's a storm that crashes, and consumes, replacing thought with worry. but one thing can calm uncertainty. an answer. uncovered through exploration, tea

a powerful voice for working people and he is going to make a great united states senator. lause] [cheering] buddy casey is one of my closest friends and one of them great united states senators. where congressman matt cartwright is the real reason i am here. [applause] i am in cartwright country. he knows how to deliver for this district which is so close to my heart. i especially want to thank all the members of law enforcement who are here. many of them who are behind me. for always being there for us and we should always be there for them. by the way, also a group that you need badly is the firefighters. the firefighters have been with me my whole career. let me tell you something. there is no expression. god made man and that he made a few firefighters because you have to be crazy to be a firefighter. [laughter] by the way, please sit down. i am sorry. thank you. look, when i ran for president, i said that i looked at the world the way i looked at a grown-up in scranton and that was not hyperbole. i meant that. what families wanted in scranton when i was growing up, my

the united states senate unanimous bipartisan agreement on the spending package voted out of the unitedtates and people were singing christmas carols while we voted. the house of representatives bipartisan, there's a whole package. bring that to the floor in the united states senate. but it's important to remember, and remember this is where i also say people have become very dispirited and i want to remind us that the beautiful design that was created many years ago that is our democracy anticipated these very moments. and we created a checks and balances in our system and the design of our democracy is being tested right now. think about of the republicfo democracies being a tabletop. it stands on four legs and equal branches of government and free and independent press. and what is happening is kind of a natural disaster that's happened. when the executive branch is doing things liker the muslim mn banor transgender in the milita, the courts are saying you've gone too far. we may not have been acting on many things but on the affordable care act, you remember that moment where the la

, daniel -- a united states senator.t to thank the members of congress to make this possible, to ensure the united states lift up to our promises, that for those who give their best for our country will always, always give our best to you. . you i also want to take a moment to recognize three other medal of honor recipient, awarded for their heroic actions in vietnam. walter -- where are you? there. hugo [applause] james macewan. [applause] brian that her. [applause] thank you for being here to recognize these newest honorees. last week we lost a giant in this community. purcell williams passed away at the age of 98, the last medal of honor recipient of world war ii. honored by president harry truman for his value during the battle of iwo jima. -- his passing is a reminder that what's so many americans of his generation sacrifice to preserve liberty, democracy, for a nation in the world. it is my great honor to ask for the citations to be read as we were the medal of honor to the late staff sergeant -- now thank you all,

this is what we can get if we get me in the united states senate, right? this race is the 51st seat. that is not a stretch. it is not an exaggeration. the u.s. senate will hinge on this right. senator masto is considered the most vulnerable senator in america. after eight years of being attorney general, i had to clean off to her once -- clean up after her once. after 13 years, she had nothing to show for nevada and it all the fights we have needed her, in just the last 12 months, did you hear her calling on general millie and austin to resign? if you call for accountability for the afghan disaster? as she called on people to stop going after our children, stop weaponizing the fbi? not a chance. just this sunday, she had a chance to stand with nevada, to break from this disastrous bill, $700 billion, more taxes on all of you. 87 thousand irs agents are going to be hired to rifle through everybody's personal returns. 87,000, that is douglas county, lyons county, stewart county, all your neighbors, all your community, irs agents. she had a chance, but what di

the state that has an elected democrat to the united states senate since the 30s. hadn't even gone over the rainbow yet, y'all! let's talk to an organizer who helped make it so. alina buckman is the field director for kansans for constitutional freedom. she is here. selina, okay, helena, kansas, they understood their assignment. were you surprised at this overly lopsided victory? >> thank you for having. may i would say, as lifelong cans in, i'm used to being disappointed. i was surprised. i knew we had a path to victory, but i think the margins and the turnip speak for themselves. it was a decisive victory for kansans writes this year. >> arkansas is not the easiest place to get an initiative on the ballots for folks at home. you just can't get offensive dignitaries like other states. the state legislature is the entity that actually put this on the ballot. so how did you organize people to get out to defeat the amendment? >> so we do not have ballot referendum in the count of kansas. this was put on our primary ballot, which is low turnout election, historically,

his reward for announcing his retirement was a list of threats issued by republicans in the united states senatei up there every day. they are going to be prosecuting him, not asking him questions. they're going to be prosecuting him for doing what? for using his life and his skill and his ambition toward eradicating disease. they're going to prosecute him for being successful in that task. that's what times we are living through right now. >> as i said, you can ask president george w. bush what he thinks about dr. fauci and what he did to save a lot of people from hiv and aids. >>> our next guest calls the nation's current political divide, part of what we have been talking about, dangerous, and it is not only because of donald trump. "the daily beast's" matt lewis writes, in part, artifacts confirm this predates trump. take, for example, this 2014 piece in "the washington post," which quotes someone named ollie, who had this to say on facebook. i don't want anything to do with someone who would vote romney. i'd take their support for republicans as a personal attack on my right to control my b

united states. and i see members of congress, members of the congressional black caucus, members of the united states senate who passed this bill unanimously. and, all we'll of whom collectively were responsible for delivering this bill to the presidents task. i thank you all, we thank you all, the nation thanks you all. and, you know, when we established a national holiday, it makes an important statement. national holidays are something important, these are days when we, as a nation, have decided to stop and take stock. and, often to acknowledge our history. and so, as we establish juneteenth as our newest national holiday, let us be clear about what happened on june 19th. 1865. the day we call juneteenth. because, you say, that day was not the end of slavery in america. yes, on that day, the enslaved people of galveston, texas, when that they were free. but, in fact, two and a half years earlier the emancipation proclamation and it's slavery in the confederacy. think about that. for more than two years the enslaved people of texas were kept in servitude. for more than two years they were intentionally ke

for the next century. >> believe it or not, those are the republican nominees for governor, united states senaten and those supposed rinos who did the unthinkable and acknowledged that the election in 2020 of joe biden was, in fact, legitimate. in "the new york times" magazine, our next guest, robert draper, writes this, "state has become a bellwether for the rest of the nation, not just because of its new status as a swing state. it was and has continued to be the nexus of efforts by former president donald trump and his republican allies to overturn the 2020 election results. at the same time, party figures from trump down to rose sperry, 2020 election denier, they have sought to blacklist every arizona gop official who maintained the election was fairly won and draper ominously adds this. "they've cast the 2020 election as not just history-defining but potentially civilization-ending as lake told a large crowd in downtown phoenix the night before the primary, it's not just about republicans and democrats. it's a battle between freedom and tyranny, between authoritarianism and liberty and betw

do you want the democrats to keep control of the united states senate and the house of representatives i would love -- you know, i'm not making those choices or decisions on that. i'm going to work with whatever i have. i've always said that. i think the democrats have great candidates in the running, good people i worked with and i have a tremendous amount of respect and friendship with my republican colleagues. so i can work on either side very easily. >> you don't care the outcome? you don't care about the outcome this year? of the elections? >> whatever the voters -- whatever the voters choose, i can't decide what is going to happen in kansas or california or texas. i can't. i've taken the approach whoever you send me, that's your representative and i respect them and i respect the state for the people they send, an give it my best to work with them, to do the best for my country. i don't play the politics that way. i don't like it that way. that's not who i am. >> there was a new third party organized and announced just last week. a centrist third party, christine todd whitman, an