. >> after words and several other c-span programs are available for download as podcasts. more with tierney cahill and washington, d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton in a moment. >> this summer book tv is asking what are you reading? >> so i am looking forward to my summer reading list. a lot of people think that summer is the time for light reading. as far as i am concerned summer is the time to beat the big, heavy bucks. last year right tackle the fountainhead. this year i am looking forward. i tried to read it about 15 years ago and couldn't do it. came up with the new translation which i started on vacation and the fury. chipping away at it. about halfway through. probably on vacation and i'll be able to finish most of it. the new poets a prize-winning novel. by book club picked that one. i am going to finally read manhunt. the link in history. it has been out for a few years now. and a couple other things. he did the story of that your son tell which everyone else in my family has read and read about or america by ethan came in. finally, you know, some light reading

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

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

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night at 8:00 on c-span's q & a or listen on c-span radio, on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> how is c-span funded? >> i have no clue. >> maybe some government grants. >> i would say donations. >> advertising for products. >> public money, i'm sure. >> my taxes? >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no government mandate, no government money. >> and now a senate hearing on u.s. policy toward north korea. the witnesses include steven bosworth who's the special representative on north korea for the state department john kerry chairs the foreign relations committee. [inaudible] >> the hearing will come to order. we're here today to discuss recent troubling developments in the korean peninsula and the road ahead in dealing with the democratic peoples republic of contrary. we're going to hear first from the administration's point man on north korea and my friend and constituent, ambassador steven bosworth, the dean of the fletcher school of law and diplomacy at tufts university. we'll

also on xm radio for download the c-span podcast. >> now senate republicans on the government's role in the general motors and chrysler bankruptcies. members focused on a bill that would transfer stock in the auto companies directly from the government to taxpayers. this is 20 minutes. >> i am lamar alexander and this is senator bennett with me. senator kyl is going to join us in a few minutes. he is coming from the finance committee. we are introducing today the auto stock for every taxpayer act to require the treasury to distribute to individual taxpayers of the stock in the new gm and chrysler within one year following the emergence of the new gm from bankruptcy proceedings. this is the best way to get the auto companies out of the hands of washington bureaucrats and politicians and into the hands of the american people in the marketplace where it belongs. so instead of the treasury zero ng 60% of the shares in the new gm and the percentage shares of chrysler you would own them. if you are one of 120 million americans who paid federal taxes on april 15th. this is the fastest way t

college president larry arnn sunday night at 8:00 on c span q and a or listen on xm satellite raid yes or podcast. >> how's c span fundd? >> private donations? >> taxes? >> i don't really know. >> from public television? >> donations. >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> federally? >> contributions from donors. >> how's c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. a private business initiative. no government mandate. no government money. >> house speaker nancy pelosi at her weekly briefing restated her support for including a government-run insurance option in healthcare legislation. she also comments on wednesday's shooting at the holocaust museum here in washington. this is about 15 minutes. >> good morning. yesterday we were all deeply shaken by the news of the violent attack at the holocaust museum. it reminds us of the valiant work of people who strive to protect us here, whether it's the tourist who visit, the press who cover, the members of congress. >>> and the embassies, the administration. they do so with great courage. we had our

., or listen on satellite radio, down lied that c-span podcast and watch part one c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is congressman jay ainsley, a democrat from washington and one of the strongest proponents of the legislation moving on the house floor. we want to go to a clip of president barack obama talking about the importance of congress coming together to pass this legislation. >> now i urge every member of congress -- democrat and republican -- to come together to support this legislation. i can't stress enough the importance of this vote. i know this will be a close vote in part because of the misinformation that is out there that suggests there is somehow a contradiction between investing in clean energy and our economic growth. but my call to those members of congress who are still on the fence, as well as to the american people is this -- we cannot be afraid of the future. we can't be prisoners of the past. we have been talking about this issue for decades. and now is the time to finally act. host: i also want to refer to a recent editorial you wrote i

saturday on c-span q and a or listen on suzanna radio on xm satellite radio or downloaded the c-span 2 podcast. >> -- time and statements and questions in this hearing because there is interest in this oversight hearing. this hearing today is untitled at gm and chrysler dealerships closures and restructuring. the chairman, ranking member and chairman emeritus will be recognized for five minute opening statement and other members of the subcommittee will be recognized for three minute opening statements. i will began. for much of the past 100 years general motors has been the largest auto company in the world, the detroit three -- gm, ford and chrysler have fuel the engine of michigan's economy as well as of the u.s. for generations here to do their vehicle manufacturing, countless suppliers and vast dealer network the automotive industry has gritted and supported millions of jobs. with the recent global financial collapse much of the domestic auto industry has been brought to its knees. in 2008 general motors and chrysler lost $30.9 billion and $17 billion respectively. and in order to survive

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also, download the cspan podcast. >> how c-span funded? >> from the federal government? >> grants and stuff like that. >> from sponsors? >> it might get some government funding. >> of yours? >> 30 years ago, america oppose the cable companies created -- america's cable companies created c-span as a public- service. >> in the house, members supported a resolution supporting the iranian people and the protests surrounding the presidential elections. the resolution passed 405-1. next, a portion of the debate. >> house resolution 560, expressing support for all relation -- iranian citizens to embrace the values of civil liberties and the rule of law. >> pursuant to rule, the gentleman from california and the gentleman from florida will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. >> mr. speaker, every day since iran's election, the streets have been filled with demonstrators. each day this past week, the number seems to be growing. even state-run media and iran have put the number of demonstrators at hundreds of thousands. one british newspape

in >> afterwards and several other c-span programs are available for download at podcasts. more with bethany moreton and nancy maclean in a moment. after words with bethany moreton and nancy maclean continues. >> host: welcome back to booktv after words, i am a nancy maclean, historian of the 20th-century united states at northwestern university and the author of a book called "freedom is not enough: the opening of the american workplace". which looks of the struggles for equality in the workplace by various groups after world war ii beginning with african-americans, mexican-americans and women in the conservative responses to those and looks at how those really reshaping of politics over the last 50 years. and i think through the research on that but i somehow came to be sitting in this chair having the chance to encounter a wonderful new book by bethany moreton who is here to talk about her book "to serve god and wal-mart: the making of christian free enterprise". which is just now been published by harvard university press. and one of the things that you touched on in th

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

president larry arnn tonight at 8:00 on c spn's "q&a," or listen on c-span radio oar download the c-span podcast. >> this week on prime minister's question, gordon brown discusses reforms in the parliament in the wake of misuse of expense accounts, and he discusses mortgage loans and funding for new discussion. prime minister's

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

internet broadcasters or podcasters or webcasters pay as much as half of their revenues, half of their gross revenues if they pay performances of music and n.a.b. was cited as being a participant. let me make something very clear, mr. speaker. the national association of broadcasters has chosen to have an absolute burn the bridge attitude toward terrestrial broadcasters paying even a cent. i join with chairman conyers, mr. berman, myself and many others in urging that this pattern of lowering to what we believe is a more fair rate or helping lower to what we believe is a more fair rate in fact flies in the face of terrestrial broadcasters continuing to say that the only fair amount to pay in the way of royalties to music producers, actual performers, is zero. the public today, mr. speaker, when they hear this, they hear this, will be shocked to find out that when they listen to terrestrial radio, nothing is paid to the artist. if they listen to internet radio, more than half of the gross revenues of these internet broadcasters is paid to the performers. as mr. inslee said, i do believe

theodore roosevelt and [unintelligible] you can download the podcast and watch part one of the interview with douglas brinkley on c- span.org. >> this week on "prime minister's questions" -- gordon brown discusses the fate of british officers in iraq. he answers questions about u.k. jobs in government spending. we will also show you the ceremony to show you the welcoming of their new speaker. he provided over the first question time since being elected monday. if that's tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> a look now at efforts to develop a effort to secure the nation's computer networks. they will discuss the obama is recent recommendations and other proposals as well as balancing cyber security concerns with privacy issues. this event is hosted by the washington d.c. office of google and the center for new american security. >> it is my great pleasure to welcome you here today and what steps the united states should and perhaps should not take to protect it. we're pleased to team up with google and we appreciate them hosting us here. combining their cutting edge expertise and informat

. >> "after words" and several other c-span programs are available for download of podcast. more with nicholas schmidle and ralph peters in just a moment. "after words" with nicholas schmidle and ralph peters continues. >> host: ayaan ralph peterson, and we are having a great time today, at least i am, talking with nicholas speed, the author of "to live or to perish forever" a superb and remarkably timely book on his two recent years and pakistan, a country very much in the headlines and is granted dominate headlines for some time to come. nick, one of the striking things about this series of tales is the time spent with taliban of fighting drugs with pakistanis but the other side of the taliban, the enforcers, people bringing sharia law to the northwest frontier and perhaps you could start us off by just telling us how you got there, introduce, something you could read from this book that will explain how you got in there. >> guest: the first thing is we were talking last time about abdul aziz ghazi. after he died he'd been my introduction to all of these and after ghazi di

sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen to axe and satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional director repaired with information on house and senate members, the cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors, plus district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses. $16.95, online at c-span.org /products or call 1-877-on-c- span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by james hackett, president and ceo of anadarko petroleum corp. to talk about an injured reform, climate change, and economy. first let us talk about an injury reform going on on capitol hill. what is your take on a business perspective on the reform bill and what it will do? guest: first, it is a very important topic. i am glad we are debating it. we tend to make policy based on where gasoline prices trade particularly in the summer or after a hurricane, so when people are worried -- in a period where we have lower prices, it is not as tight ends in everybody's mind, but the thing that is disturbing is we are

. >> "after words" and several other cicione programs are available for download at podcast. more with tierney cahill and eleanor holmes norton nm moment. "after words" with tierney cahill and delegate eleanor holmes norton continues. >> host: we are back with ms. cahill who ran a remarkable campaign for congress. i cannot tell you if she is one of my colleagues in the house, she might be, but it's how she did it and what she accomplished that has made this such a remarkable book. "ms. cahill for congress" came out in paperback. one fearless teacher in her sixth grade class and the election that changed their lives forever. ms. cahill, i have indicated you have been critical of the profession and of schools, but you've also offered the defense of schools and teachers and where they find themselves. this book is not a diatribe on schools and if you want to know everything about schools that is right or wrong with it education you need to get another book. if you want to have some fun reading about education and reading about how one teacher went about teaching children about t

sunday night at eight on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> earlier today the chairman of several key house committees discussed their drafts of legislation to overhaul the nation's health care systems. speakers included representatives george miller of education and we will show you this now, it is about 40 minutes. >> today i'm honored to be joined with chairman charles rangel of the ways and means committee, chairman waxman of the energy and commerce committee, chairman john dingell and are respected the subcommittee chairs, pete stark from the ways and means committee, frank alone from energy and commerce, and rob andrews of the education and labor committee. president -- today marks a historic moment in america's urgent quest to fix our broken health insurance system. for the past six months are three committees, the committees that have jurisdiction over health care and the house have worked together in an unprecedented manner to develop and present a health care reform discussion draft for congress and the american people that embodies presiden

. >> "after words" and several other c-span programs are available for download at podcast. more with tierney cahill and washington, d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton in a moment. "after words" with tierney cahill and delegate eleanor holmes norton continues. >> host: we are back with ms. cahill, who ran a remarkable campaign for congress. i can't tell you she's one of my colleagues in the house but watch out,

download the podcast, and watch part one c-span.org. >> house speaker nancy pelosi has been working to line up votes for a climate change bill to be considered tomorrow and the house. she was asked about that today on capitol hill. she also talks about health care legislation. her remarks are just under 15 minutes. >> good morning. since last we met, three chairman of the committees of jurisdiction are doing health care reform. they put forth a draft, and we're very proud of the work they have done. it takes us a step closer to providing what the president has called for. affordable, quality excess -- quality, accessible health care. i commend chairman randall of the ways and means committee, and chairman waxman of the energy and commerce committee. this week, we continue our work on historic energy bill which is important to our national security. it is important to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. it is in our interest to reduce pollution in the air and protect the youth -- the health of our young children. and it is important for us to develop new technologies to keep america n