and it is like vivek is the character who says it is all about fundamentals.w if you know the movie reference. but respond to what you just heard. >> yeah, it is actually funny, pantara's previous investment was an investment in tesla motors in 2011. and i heard all of the same arguments. it is just a car company, there hasn't been a car company go public in the united states since ford motor went public. it is just tesla and elon musk fan boys that buy the stock. it is disrupting transportation, it is disrupting power generation, it is disrupting power storage. so tesla now is, you know, kind of safe from criticisms like he has said. the criticisms of bitcoin are essentially all the same. and in one of his previous papers, he said bitcoin is the pets.com of this era. and i think that is a great an analog. the major investor in pets.com invested in a bunch of ideas to then people use these new technologies, to what is now called the internet. and some didn't work. but the investor in pets.com a guy named jeff bezos and his company is doing pretty well. >> vive

vivek, how is this misinformation.c debate which literally is how we arrive at scientific progress we have made in the history of the world? >> this took the censorship that we saw over the course of the last month to a whole new height this isn't cancel culture anymore this is orwellian. cancel culture on steroids. mccarthyism before this new ministry of truth 1984 overlords of silicon valley at youtube, at facebook, at google and at twitter. i think that we are now seeing free speech is no longer just a liberal arts luxury. science depend on it. democracy depends on it. we have been wrong plenty of times all of us over the course of 201. 2020. 2021 about matters of science and covid-19. the only way we are going to correct for that isn't to set up a disinformation bureau as the "new york times" is now suggesting the biden administration do or youtube making those judgments. instead actually allowing free speech and open debate in the marketplace of ideas. science truly depends on it and so does our democracy. jillian

. >> surgeon general nominee, doctor vivek mercy, and nominee for assistant secretary for health, doctor rachel, ivan testify thursday morning at the confirmation hearing before the senate health, education, libra and pensions committee. watch live at ten eastern on c-span 3 online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. thursday night a conversation between benjamin franklin and thomas jefferson as portrayed by bill roadway and bill barker. they top with the rosen shaping revolutionary war era america and the constitutional government it produced. watch 8 pm eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. now on american artifacts. a visit to the nra's national

certain general nominee, doctor vivek mirth, he and nominee for assistant director for, health doctor rachel, ivan testify thursday morning at their confirmation hearing before the senate held, -- watch live at ten eastern on c-span 3, online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> former fcc commissioner is now on the 25th anniversary of the 1996 communications act and changes in the media ownership potential fcc actions on that neutrality and whether congress should right -- it is about an hour. hello, my name is, harold here at the institute for the center of the economics of internet. it is my pleasure today to welcome you to this session of the center for the economics of the internet's review of the telecommunications act of 1996. with us today is commissioner michael riley. formerly director of the communications division. he was one of the original staff members working on the -- enacting a six. together with yours truly, so together we will have a brief review of the telecommunications act of 1996. we hope you enjoy our review today. mr. are riley, welco

dagen: vivek, great to see you as always.oesn't get shut down and is this a direction you think that the social media landscape goes, where there are more niche platforms, niche services? i'm thinking about the invitation only kind of podcast clubhouse now where you have to be fancy and famous to be invited to participate. >> clubhouse is the boy's club. you've got the silicon valley extremists on that platform. you know what, what you need to do, i know regulation is not a good thing but you need some regulation as a way to control these companies, maybe remove section 230 and rethink the whole thing so there's clear guidelines. we will not accept the planning of violence on our platform, will not accept profanity or pornography, however you can express any views you want to. we need clear rules. right now, the tech industry is judge and it's jury and they're taking advantage of this to do whatever they want to do. we need to have multiple platforms, we need to break up big tech companies so we have multiple options and ever

vivek murthy and dr. rachel lavine testify thursday morning before the senate health, education, labor and pension committees. watch live at 10:00 eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> tim phillips is joining us now. what is your group? >> we're a grassroots organization across the country.

vivek murthy and dr. rachel lavine testify thursday morning before the senate health, education, labor and pension committees. watch live at 10:00 eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> tim phillips is joining us now. what is your group? >> we're a grassroots organization across the country. around 3 1/2 million americans from every walk of life have worked with us, taken action with us to try to remove the barriers that hold every american back from living their version of the american dream. >> you're here to talk about the $1.9 trillion aid package. what in this proposal would you support? >> we want anything that the government does at this point to be timely and targeted. and really helping the folks in need. too much in this legislation doesn't reach that goal. i thought the paycheck protection program in the very first c.a.r.e.s. act last spring, we supported that. it was an important program. it was laser beam targeted to help businesses keep their fol

vivek murthy and nominee dr. rachel levine testify thursday morning at their confirmation hearing before the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee. watch live at 10:00 eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> the irs commissioner tved before the financial services and general government subcommittee about challenges his department is facing during the coronavirus pandemic. >>> as this hearing is fully virtual we must address a few housekeeping matters. i would like to remind members that for today's meeting the chair or staff designated by the chair may mute participant microphones when they are not under recognition for the purpose of eliminating inadvertent or add background noise. if you indicate approval, staff will unmute your microphone. you will get three warnings and then a demerit. three demerits -- this is where we're heading folks. i'm just kidding. i remind all members and witnesses that the five-minute clock still applies. if there's a tech

vivek murthy and dr. rachel levine to serve as assistant hhs secretary. if confirmed the first openly transgender official and dr. murthy served as surgeon general under president obama. live coverage here on cspan3. >>> before we begin i want to walk through the covid-19 safety protocols in place. we'll follow the advice of the physician and sergeant in arms in conducting this hearing. we're all very grateful to

surgeon general nominee, doctor vivek mercy, and nominee for assistant secretary for, health doctor rachel levine, testify thursday morning at the confirmation hearing before the senate health, education, labor committee, watch live at 10 pm eastern, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. thursday night a conversation between benjamin franklin and thomas jefferson as portrayed by bill, and bill, barker they talked with the rules in shaping revolutionary war america and the constitutional government produced. watch thursday night beginning at 8 pm eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. next on history bookshelf. author autumn when their talks put his book gunfight. the battle over the right to bear arms in america. he examines gun laws in u.s. history getting back to the second amendment. this was recorded in 2011 at the texas book festival in austin. it's about 40 minutes. good afternoon everyone and welcome to the t

million new office space, and retail and residential, and water street tampa is a partnership of jeff viveka bay lightning, and he is joining us. and so, with the landscape and the development has changed dramatically from equipment delays to labor issues and a real spike in the price of building materials and how has that hit your project? >> it hasn't. we have been under way for constlunc construction now for two to three years and labor has eased up, and we have four to five million square feet of the phase one which is a little bit over $2 billion, and so this is all coming out of the ground now, and it is being topped off now. and 15 months from now, we will have 1,000 new residential units, and 1,000 square feet of office, and a new med school, and hotel a four-star and five-star, and retail and galleries and the whole thing, and so we are excited where we are at, and we are opening soon. >> but of course, timing is everything, and as you are talking about millions of square feet of office and retail, it is a time when the two sectors are struggling badly. so what are you seeing in th

. >> surgeon general nominee, doctor vivek murphy, and nominee for assistant secretary of, health doctorrachel love, ian testifying thursday morning at the confirmation hearing, labor and pensions committee. ten eastern on c-span 3. online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what is every weekend on c-span 3. thursday night a conversation between benjamin franklin and thomas jefferson as portrayed by bill, and, bill they talk about their roles and shaping revolutionary war era america and the constitutional government produced. watch thursday night beginning at 8 pm eastern, and enjoy american history every weekend on c-span 3. coming up on american history tv. a discussion from the national history center on gun regulation. historians saw cornell, and law professor, daryl miller, talk about the drafting of the u.s. constitution second amendment, and how it has been interpreted ever since. >> good morning and welcome, it is a pleasure to welcome you to

tanden, there will be confirmation hearings this week for nominee for cia director, william burns, and vivek murthy for surgeon general. today is the first two of confirmation hearings for merrick garland, nominee for attorney general. he was obama's nominee for a supreme court vacancy, but republicans in the senate decided they would hold that supreme court seat open for more than a year so a republican president could fill it, instead of even considering judge garland when he was nominated. republican senators are still pretending like that was some sort of normal move. it absolutely was not. but merrick garland, himself, apparently does not hold a grudge. i do! i think a lot of people do. i think holding a supreme court seat open for more than a year when you later proved, once a republican president was in there, that you could fill it in about five minutes, if you wanted to, i don't think that's normal! i kind of have a grudge about that. merrick garland, apparently, does not, which means he is a better person than i am on that scale and many others. but in a sort of twist of fate, the

vivek murthy testified at his confirmation hearing in the senate to become next surgeon general of the united states, a role he held for a time during the obama administration. dr. murthy testified today that he has lost seven members of his own family to covid-19. seven people in his family. u.s. covid deaths are still dropping, though not as steadily as they were for the past few weeks. "the new york times" today highlighting one very bright spot in the covid numbers, which is that both new cases and deaths in u.s. nursing homes have been dropping incredibly steeply, more steeply than the numbers at large in the country, and that, of course, is correlated with nursing home populations being prioritized for vaccines. it suggests that as larger and larger proportions of the american public get vaccinated, we will see sharp improvements in case numbers and hospitalization numbers and death numbers for everyone, just like we're seeing them in nursing homes now, after nursing homes were targeted intensely for first vaccination efforts. white house chief of staff ron klain today saying tha

but, the overall figure is still historically high the president's nominee for surgeon general, vivek murthy, vowed today his overriding priority will be the harm that covid is causing american families. he spoke at his u.s. senate confirmation hearing, and added a personal note. >> there are issues that have been worsened by covid-- mental health and substance abuse disorders-- and those are my accompanying priorities as well, but we've got to turn this pandemic around first and foremost. sir, to me this is very personal. i've lost seven family members to covid >> woodruff: also today, the full senate confirmed former michigan governor jennifer granholm to be secretary of energy. the sexual abuse scandal that has engulfed u.s. women's gymnastics took a shocking new turn today. former olympics coach john geddert took his own life after being charged with abusing the girls he trained. he also had ties to sports doctor larry nassar, who went to prison for assaulting female athletes. we'll return to this, later in the program. the u.s. house of representatives has voted to ban discrimina

vivek murthy and dr. rachel levine to serve as assistant hhs secretary. if confirmed the first openly transgender official and dr. murthy served as surgeon general under president obama. live coverage here on cspan3. >>> before we begin i want to walk through the covid-19 safety protocols in place. we'll follow the advice of the physician and sergeant in arms in conducting this hearing. we're all very grateful to everyone who has worked so hard to get this set up and help everyone stay safe and healthy. committee members are seated at least six feet apart and some senators, including myself, are participating by video conference. and while we are unable to have the hearing open to the public or media for in-person attendance, live video is available on our committee website at health.senate.gov. we received dr. murthy's formal nomination on january 20th and his committee paperwork and office of government ethics paperwork, including his public financial disclosures and ethics agreements on february 3rd. and we received dr. levine's formal nomination -- >>

vivek murthy and dr. rachel levine to serve as assistant hhs secretary. dr. murthy served as surgeon general under president obama. -- the upward crisis, mental health care, and preventing underage drug use. this confirmation hearing 2.5 h. >>'s editors will have five minutes each for a round of questions and i'm happy to stand for a second round. before we begin i want to walk through the covid-19 safety protocols in place. we will follow the advice of the attending physician and sergeant at arms in conducting this hearing. we are very grateful to everyone who has worked so hard to get this set up and help everyone state safe and healthy. committee members are seated at least six feet apart, and some senators, including myself, are participating by video conference. and while we are unable to have the hearing open to the public or media for in-person attendance, live video is available on our committee website at health.senate.gov. we received dr. murthy's formal nomination on january 20th, and his committee paperwork and office of government ethics paperwor

education secretary, on c-span3 the senate health committee hold the confirmation hearing for doctor vivek murthy to the u.s. surgeon general a position he held during the obama administration. they will also consider the nomination of doctor rachel levine to serve as assistant hhs secretary that is live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we have several event streaming live on our website at 9:30 a.m. the defense department officials testify in front of the senate armed services committee with the pentago

vivek murthy has a distinguished career and a solidified his reputation as a trusted public health experts. he has worked to help people across the country and across the world and is shown beyond a doubt he is the right person to get us through this pandemic as surgeon general. before he was a doctor or public health expert dr. murthy was a kid growing up in miami florida the son of two immigrants from india.ub he attended harvard university for his undergraduate degree at yale for his indian nba and his residency in internal medicine at harvard medical school. his passion for public health was evident even as a freshman in college when he cofounded visions worldwide organization focused on hiv/aids education in the u.s. and india and since then he's only further demonstrated his ability to lead and to help people stay healthy. he also cofounded a project which empowered women is training to become health care providers in rural india. trial networks a company that helps improve medical research and collaboration and doctors for america a force of over 18,000 doctors and medical students

vivek murthy and nominee dr. rachel levine testify thursday morning at their confirmation hearing before the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee. watch live at 10:00 eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> the irs commissioner tved before the financial services and general government subcommittee about challenges his department is facing during the coronavirus pandemic. >>> as this hearing is fully virtual we must address a few housekeeping matters. i would like to remind members that for today's meeting the chair or staff

vivek murthy and dr. rachel levine testify this morning at their confirmation hearing before the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee, watch live at 10:00 eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend. tonight a conversation between benjamin franklin and thomas jefferson as portrayed by bill robeling and bill barger. they talk about the constitutional government it produced. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past, american history tv on c-span3 created by america's cable television companies, and today were brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> next on lectures in history, img academy instructor john prevas teach