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tonight on c-span. 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 companies that provide c-span as a public service to viewers. announcer: president trump says that congress needs to increase the covid-19 relief checks going to americans. congress approved a $600 checks this week, but president trump wants to more than double that. he made the announcement in a video released on social media. throughout the summer, democrats blocked legislation in an effort to advance their left-wing agenda and influence the election. then a few months ago, congress started negotiations on a new package to get help to the american people. it has taken forever. however, the bill they are now planning to send back to my desk is much different than anticipated. it really is a disgrace. for example, among the more than 5000 pages in this bill, which nobody in congress has read because of its length and complexity, it's called the covid relief bill, but it has almost

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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 that provide c-span to viewers as a public service. pennsylvania governor tom wolf answered questions about additional financial assistance for businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. the governor also touched on how things are going with vaccine distribution and vaccinations in his state. gov. wolf: thank for being here. myoughout the covid pandemic administration has made it a priority to support businesses and to protect our fragile economy in pennsylvania from the consequences of this pandemic, especially to help business owners and their employees. business owners and employees have worked hard to protect their customers and their communities throughout this pandemic and i want to thank all who have prioritized health and safety despite the clear hardship of the past several months. business owners and workers have been forced to make sacrifices b

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that's at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. wilmington, delaware, president-elect joe biden introduced connecticut's education commissioner to be the next -- next education secretary. he spoke about his background and challenges facing america's students during the pandemic. delaware. where president biden introduces his pick for education secretary. president-elect biden: >> senate because has been circling around to see what he's going to do. president-elect biden: folks, good afternoon. actually, still morning. good morning. i'm joe biden. dr. jill biden's husband. just like educators everywhere, being an educator is what she does. it's who she is. once again during this pandemic we have seen who our educators are. they are selfless, dedicated. they are cut from a true cloth of character and commitment. they represent one of the most critical professions in america, and that's not hyperbole, that's a fact. from cradle to career they give people of all ages the confidence to believe in themselves. to equip them to succeed. an

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on c-span, always, onand, as the free c-span radio app. let's talk to david calling from south carolina on the democratic line. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call, sir. host: go ahead. caller: i wanted to ask a question. out, trying to get this i am a disabled veteran and i see that veterans at the va hospital, they do not even have so shots there for us first, i was hoping somebody could help us there, because there are many older people, like myself. and this disease is running rampant down here. but they are not set up to help us at the v.a. nathan harden hopefully -- host: hopefully, they can get that addressed today when they do the briefing on operation warp speed. perhaps they will talk about what will happen on who will get the vaccine next and what will happen with the veterans, which we know they need as much help as we can give them. let's go to chris in oak park, illinois on the democratic line. caller: good morning. i guess i am, i'm not really torn on this, i believe the democrats are correct because aid to ci

tonight on c-span at 8 p.m. eastern. c-span's podcast "the weekly." talking to political scientist robert browning who directs the c-span archives about congress's increasing use of lame-duck sessions to tackle big-ticket legislation. weekly" where"the you get your podcasts. >> this is kristin tait and she is an analyst for young americans for liberty and also a columnist for the hill and the author of the book "the liberal invasion of red state america." welcome to "washington journal." thank you for having me. host: your recent op-ed looks at the state of blue cities. what made you interested in this idea? guest: i have been interested in this for years. "thest recent book, liberal invasion of red state america" came out. i have been observing that republicans have been fixed on illegal immigration. i see the actual change in this country happening because of domestic migration, not necessarily because of immigration. i wrote my book prior to this year about the shift from people moving from blue states to red states. little did i know that the expl

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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. retiring senator lamar alexander was interviewed as his time as a legislator on capitol hill, reflecting on his 18 years serving in the u.s. senate, and earlier as the governor of tennessee and the education secretary under george h w bush. this is about 30 minutes. senator lamar alexander, we are sitting in the senate health education labor and pensions committee room. you have chaired this panel for a third of your senate career. why this committee? sen. alexander: there is a lot that comes through here. if you want to fix something, this is where you come. if you want to get medical miracles into the doctor's office rapidly, you come here to past 21st century cures. the opioid crisis, here. the big argument over waiver, here. a lot happened here. we have 23 members in the senate, from elizabeth warren to be

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watch the senate live on c-span two, the house on c-span. announcer: now is the perfect time to buy c-span product for holiday gifts. go to c-span store.org. ♪ >> you have just been elected to represent florida posterior district in the 117th congress, at 32 years of age will be the youngest republican in the house. >> i grew up on a cattle ranch. we had a unique upbringing. i was exposed to how government and main street interact. it came to my understanding that it did not work really in the way that it would help small businesses or single parents. and working class families. 2011me to a head in april when we lost our cattle ranch due to a big government program. that was the moment we found ourselves homeless. i had a choice to make. i could rebuild my life and get back on my plan and take over the business, where i could buy back. i made a choice at that time that i was going to do everything i possibly could so that no family would ever have to go through what with -- through what we went through. that has been my mission and motivat

watch the house live on c-span, and see the senate live on c-span 2. announcer: you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. byay, we're brought to you these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. announcer: senator lamar alexander is retiring after the current term. the tennessee republican has been elected to three terms on capitol hill, 18 years. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell gave an emotional tribute on the senate floor, recalling their friendship as young senate staffers. sen. mcconnell: mr. president, on a complete different matter, the senate revolves around people. reinvolves around peopl. one of our key duties involves the personnel we examine and confirm. there are all the dedicated staff professionals who make this place go. today it is both my great honor and regrettable task to honor someone who secured our three parts of that senatorial triple crown. the senior senator from tennessee, the chairman of the committe

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 that provide c-span to viewers as a public service. pennsylvania governor tom wolf answered questions about additional financial assistance for businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. the governor

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live house coverage here on c-span. watch the senate live on c-span2. ♪ 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 as a public service. ♪ >> this week on "the communicators," a discussion about a growing form of telecommunications and that is , telemedicine. joining us are dr. joseph kvedar of the american telemedicine association and harvard medical school, along with our guest reporter, kimberly leonard of "business insider." dr. kvedar, how long has telemedicine been around and what has been the growth or use of it in the past couple months? dr. kvedar: it has been around since the early 1920's, there was a picture in one of the magazines, not popular science, it had a different name back then, it shows a family huddled around a radio having a visit with a doctor on the other side. the concept has been around for a while. the late 1960's is when it got going, and it puttered aro

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c-span was created by america's television companies in 1979. today, we're brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. >> massachusetts governor charlie baker gave an update on the state's coronavirus response. the governor announced new restrictions to take effect the day after christmas due to the spike of positive cases after thanksgiving. he also talked about vaccine distribution and the covid relief legislation. this is 40 minutes. gov. baker: today, we are going to detail additional measures we are taking in the commonwealth. i want to give a detail -- update on our covid numbers. on over 61,000 tests. 1991 patients currently being treated in hospitals in massachusetts. 410 patients in the icu. this fall, when massachusetts started to see an increase in infections, the commonwealth responded accordingly. we deployed teams in nursing homes. -- and amped up our testing there. we rolled back the reopening process. we issued a new stay-at-home advisory, and we strengthened our face covering m

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live on c-span at 2 p.m. eastern we will go to lansing, michigan, where 16 electors will cast their votes. this afternoon at 3:00, texas, we will be in austin for the count of 30 eight electors. tonight president-elect joe biden is expected to give a primetime address on the electoral college results in following his comments, the author of "after the people to talkill join us about the electoral college process and take your reaction. that's live starting at 8 p.m. eastern. you can follow that here on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. one of several states that has just cast their votes among the 50 states and d.c., of course, with joe biden now leading 125 electoral votes to president trump's 56 votes. we take you to iowa, next. six votes cast for donald trump. >> [inaudible] me to be herefor this morning and reside over the ceremony. --h preside over the serum preside over the ceremony. with that, i turn it over to the secretary. >> well, welcome. as you just heard, record numbers

watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern. be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. enjoy necessary morning as we bush v.k to push v -- gore. >> here's some of our live coverage friday. on c-span's president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris introduced cabinet picks, including the urban development secretary and to leave the agricultural department. that's it 2:30 p.m. eastern. the senate returns at 9:00 a.m. for more debate on the bill. the continuing resolution has already passed in the house. at an event hosted by the council, sisi director dr. robert redfield gave his

watch the house live on c-span and see the senate live on c-span2. >> you're watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government, created by america's television companies as a public service, and brought to you today by your television provider. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span2 viewers. new york congressman elliott engel, the outgoing chair of the house committee on foreign affairs, was interviewed about his career on capitol hill, which spanned 16 terms and more than three decades. this is about 30 minutes. greta: chairman engel, you are wrapping up 16 terms in congress. new first came to capitol hill in 1988 for freshman orientation. what do you remember about that? rep. engel: i remember pinching myself and saying, am i really here? everyone was so friendly. and a lot of these people became lifetime friends. they stayed a while and i stayed a while, and i never expected to be elected and reelected so many times. but i just love the job, i love the people i represent, and i am very grateful that they gave me this opportunity to represent them.

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c-span was created by america's television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. >> tuesday, alex azar, dr. anthony fauci, and dr. francis collins joined other health care workers to receive the moderna covid vaccine. this is about 35 minutes. >> good morning to all of you on this historic day. one,he last two weeks, not but two covid-19 vaccines have been authorized for emergency use, just 11 months after this virus first appeared on our radar. it has been truly astounding. many prayers have been lifted up over this difficult year in answer -- that an answer might emerge from the dedicated work of our scientists. i will admit that quite a few of those prayers were mine. now, it's with great pride and joy and gratitude that i stand here today, awaiting the historic moment when the first frontline health care workers at will receive their first dose of a covid-19 vaccine. that thed to say messenger rna technology used for both of the covid vaccines, now aut

live coverage on c-span, c-span.org, and the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> 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 -- provide c-span to viewers as a public service. >> continuing with our authors' week, we are joined by jim tankersley, author of "the riches of this land, the untold true story of america's middle class." thanks for joining us this week. for joining us this week. guest: thank you so much for having me. host: almost anybody, if you tell them the term middle-class, they have their own version of what that looks like. what does the theme of your book reflect? guest: there are a lot of ways you can define the middle-class. for a lot of people you define it by income. how much do you make per year, and does that put you into a certain band of people in the middle of the united states. but i like to define it somewhat differently because to me, the middle-class is all about economic sec

live coverage on c-span, c-span.org, and the free c-span radio app. announcer: coming up tonight on gives anovernor newsom update on california's coronavirus respond, joined by anthony fauci. onn, distribution around the country. followed by governor cooper on the response in his state. later, the u.s. coast guard effort to safeguard the arctic. california governor, gavin newsom, held a briefing on his state's coronavirus respond sam vaccine distribution, joined by anthony fauci. gov. newsom: doctor, thank you so much for taking the time to be with us. i wanted to start right off the top because of some news of this state, just an hour or so ago, we were informed that the new variant, the new strain we've identified from the united kingdom, some other parts of the globe, identified in colorado yesterday, has been identified here in the state of california, in southern california. and i know there's been a lot of conversations around the issue of variants, the issue of transmissibility. -- the issue of virulence, the issue of transmissibility. but i'm

follow the senate live when they return at noon eastern on c-span two. c-span's washington journal, every day, we are taking your call live on the air on the news of the day and we will discuss policy issues that impact you. tuesday morning, a discussion about the coronavirus relief bill and the $1.4 trillion government spending bill with talk aboutnd we will how the coronavirus pandemic has affected budgets in american cities with the national league of cities director clarence anthony. journal" 7:00ton eastern tuesday morning and join the discussion with your phone calls him a facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. here is a look at what is on the c-span networks tomorrow night. a 9:00 p.m. eastern, subcommittee holds a hearing on abortion access under the hyde amendment, a legislative provision that prevents federally funded abortions. on c-span two, book tv has books on the constitution from authors jeffrey sutton and douglas ginsburg at 8:00 p.m., and on c-span3, american history tv has boston red sox historian gordon leading a discussion on

live on c-span. of course always on the free c-span radio app. thank you to everyone who watched today. >> tonight on q&a the 117th congress begins with at least 141 women serving the most ever and we'll talk with two millennials in the freshman class. >> i tend to side with the american people and the working class. i think that government operates best when it's small and accountable and transparent and people have the power to control that. i don't think that people should work to serve the government. so as far as where i find myself i am a pretty conservative member but i'm america first so i will work with members and those that make our country a better place and really prove there's a concept afequal opportunity rather than equal outcome. >> i'm of the generation that had never known a day in our adult lives that the united states hasn't been at war. so i think the idea of ending the forever wars takes a special import for us because we know the cost that has had on us here domestically and on our jern ration. and one of the things i real

his remarks are next on c-span. after that, vice president-elect kamala harris receives her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine and senators debate moving forward with legislation to increase covid-19 payments to $2000. later, a house appropriations subcommittee holds a hearing on access to abortions. pres.-elect biden: good afternoon. vice president harris and i have just received a briefing on the experts.by our team of as we end one of the most difficult years as a nation, i remain optimistic about our future. vaccines have been discovered and developed. there is more to come, we believe. give us enormous hope. our economy is poised to come back and come alive. i can see a return to normalcy in the next year. i also see incredible opportunities for our nation in the years ahead. job creation, clean energy, racially quality and much more. but, we need to be honest. the next few weeks and months are going to be very tough, very tough period for our nation. maybe the toughest during this entire pandemic. i know it

on the c-span networks. vice president elect, senator kamala harris, spoke at a rally monday in columbus, georgia in support of jon ossoff and raphael warnock. both candidates are in the january 5 runoff in georgia. this runs 50 minutes. hello, columbus georgia. you sound like you are ready to win an election. is that right? we want to say to the rest of the country, welcome to the new georgia. welcome to the blue georgia. georgia, they did not see you coming, but here we are. -- she isn't in just a little while, vice president-elect kamala harris. [car horns honking] i like the sound of that. you flipped this state blue. come january 5 when you send me an jon ossoff to the united states senate, we are going to seal the deal. [car horns honking] so make sure that we keep this momentum going all the way to january 5. don't let up for one day. january 5 is election dayful but let me tell you, we should no longer be talking about election day. there's no such thing. it's election season. we can't wait until jan

watch it all live on c-span, on the go at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. listen to c-span's podcast, the weekly. we're talking to a purdue university political scientist, who directs the c-span archives about congresses increasing use of lame-duck sessions to tackle big legislation. find c-span's the weekly where you get your podcasts. >> british prime minister boris johnson fielded questions from members in the house of commons in the last question time session in the year. he answered a range of questions on the government's response to the pandemic, including the distribution of the covid-19 vaccine, and later questions on the december 31 deadline for brexit negotiations. and what will follow. >> we now come to questions for the prime minister. i call you to answer the engagements question. >> yesterday i made a statement updating the house on the latest position on the leak investigation as you requested. the whole house will want to join me in wishing all members and staff merry christmas and happy new year. members will want to join me in sending our

them on the free c-span radio app. for now, jeffrey rosen, do appreciate your time. we will see back down the road. thanks for helping us understand the electoral college process. guest: thanks for having me and thank you to the c-span viewers for educating yourself about the constitution. appreciate that. moments of the segment from washington journal and retake you to dover, delaware next, in the counting of the state's three electoral votes. the electoral college meeting today across the country. live coverage on c-span. >> good morning. i am secretary of state jeff pollock and i want to welcome everyone here to the campus of delaware state delaware. in dover, under the laws and constitutions of the state of delaware and the united states, i am directed by the governor to convene this meeting of the electoral college of delaware for the purpose of electing the president and the vice president of the united states. dr. tony allen, the president of delaware state, as well as jackie griffith, who is here today, for all

on c-span two. watch online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. andext, dr. anthony fauci elda looks at the information related to scientific discoveries and explored ways to combat doubts surrounding the coronavirus vaccine. health by duke university -- held by duke university, this is 40 minutes.

andh the house on c-span the senate on c-span 2. watch online at c-span.org. or listen on the c-span radio app. on tuesday, the balance of power of the senate will be decided by the winners of two georgia runoffs. perduecan senators david and kelly loeffler are defending their seats. democratic challengers are jon ossoff and raphael warnock. follow the results and hear from the candidates in these final races. live coverage on c-span, c-span.org, and the free c-span radio app. >> next, a politico discussion on women's leadership and civic engagement. running the discussion, alicia garza, linda sanchez, stephanie brown, and the legal director of the mom project. let's get started. congresswoman sanchez, i would like to begin with you. in the process of naming his cabinet and staff picks, a number of women have been named to high-level roles. none of them are latina candidates right now. we know that new mexico governor michelle lujan grisham was considered, and other latinas are being considered as well. she was not selected to lead hhs. i would like to know yo

c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we're brought to you by these television companies provide c-span to viewers as a public service. announcer: in wilmington, delaware, president-elect joe biden introduce connecticut's education commissioner to be the nation's next education secretary. miguel cardona spoke about his background and challenges facing american students during the pandemic. president-elect biden: i heard there was a sighting of a sleigh. santa claus circling around. folks, good afternoon. actually, still morning. good morning. i'm joe biden. dr. jill biden's husband. she does. it's who she is. once again during this pandemic we have seen who our educators are. they are selfless, dedicated, they are cut from a true cloth of character and commitment. they represent one of the most critical professions in america, and that's not hyperbole, that's a fact. from cradle to career they give people of all ages the confidence to believe in themselves. to equip them to succeed. and as joe says, any country tha