the fcc chairman can't do it. so he did a fine job of talking about the problem, but he really can't answer it, i think, at this point. i will note, though, that his segwaying into the wireless broadband was interesting because the wireless industry has for, you know, since i've been covering the fcc been worried that they get left behind sometimes in these conversations about broadband. and the fact that he mentioned wireless and talked about its potential should make them very happy. there are numerous ways that we can use broadband in a wireless context throughout the country, and so i'm hoping that as i'm watching the fcc this might be something that genachowski would try and merge the people who deal with the traditional landline connections and the other people, which are different, who deal with the wireless connections and help them kind of work together. so that was interesting. >> guest: i think that it was interesting that he didn't mention specifically the failed d block auction. he did in passing, but

so i'm very interested as you proceed as the chair of fcc. you and i talked briefly about this and how important it is for our state, a very rural state. and i would like to describe here in this committee extreme rural as other people talk about rural states, the distance and the travel and the complexcy of the transportations of the climate conditions, create unique situations. i know there's talk of reform. alaska, 100% tribal which gives it special considerations. i wonder how you feel about that policy and how tribal lands is recognized in how alaska fits into that. that and the reform the principle of universal service is a core principle of communications policy that goes back to the beginnings of the communications act that has been reinforced many times by congress. that is a priority of mine. i would like to see us have as much success in universal service and communications over the next 75 y

the fcc, i expect, would do that. with respect to unserved and underserved areas, i think the first principle the agency should follow with respect to its own work and also to the extent that it consults with the ntia and other agencies on grants is the taxpayers should get the biggest bang for its buck for taxpayer dollars. and the first priority, i think, is to do what can be done to extend broadband to unserved areas. rural areas around the country, there is a divide between parts of the country that have broadband, in some cases have fast broadband, people who don't have broadband at all, and i think congress was clear that working on providing broadband to unserved areas is critical. there are other concerns and goals as well. i think the term underserved can mean a series of different things. in some cases it can mean unserved in a particular area, so there may be a market that is served, but a pocket of it that doesn't receive any service, and there may be ways to help operators extend their service to part of

do you have trouble with the fcc web site? >> guest: when i for started covering it, took a little while especially to find some of the filings. that people would be putting through. but, i think it definitely could become more user-friendly for sure. >> guest: i think 1998 called its web site back. the information is all there, but the interface could be better and the chairman genachowski top the lot about, i think he said web 2.0 wit one point and another cross off of your banko chart but that would be improvement. would help but there were some modern tools built then but the site is the information you need it you know how to find it. >> guest: no matter how good the site is the does nav the information we are looking four, we are soon going to be calling up all the staff and asking them to tell us. >> host: the ranking member, kay bailey hutchison, played quite an active role in this hearing too and one of the question she asked about was the media ownership issue. >> when i first came to the senate, i was a person who b

when confirmed you'll begin to craft the fcc's national broadband plan. and that, i think, is perhaps the most important task given the way we've gone backwards and the level of the challenge. we hope you're going to take a look at managing and allocating the spectrum both publicly and privately and see that we use it more efficiently. i've introduced legislation to require this commission to work with ntia on a kompl hencive spectrum inventory. and i think that such an effort would play an integral role in any plan for achieving universal broadband service. there's obviously no shortage of challenges watsing for you as you enter the chairman's office. the quarterly contribution rate to the universal services fund is higher than it's ever been, yet the fund does not cover broadband service. and nearly age years after 9/11, shockingly, we still have not made good on the 9/11 commission's recommendation to build an interoperable public safety communications network. so from addressing these challenges and others to maintaining the openness of the internet,

so does the fcc. we've got to expand entrepreneurship, grow educational resources and improve health care. that's just for starters. i wind up saying let me remind you the congress and the american people look to you for these reforms. i thank you for joining us today. i was proud to meet your family who you must introduce after chuck introduces, senator schumer introduces you, and your willingness to serve. i am awed by your willingness to serve because you're going to be a lot older when you're finished. and i look forward to your testimony. >> i think i should let the ranking member go first. >> mr. chairman, i do have an opening statement but i would be happy to let senator schumer introduce the nominee. i would be happy to. >> please go ahead. >> okay. mr. chairman, thank you. thank you forolding this hearing. i have met with mr. genikowski and am, too, very impressed. i think he certainly has the capability to handle this job and it is a big one, as the president -- i mean as the chairman has sa

i'd like to see the fcc achieve it and i'd like to see the fcc be able to use new media to communicate clearly and in plain english with the public about what it's doing. >> thank you. now, of course, the question i really want to ask when senator schumer was here and we could pretend you were under oath. we could do this whole thing when he said the credit card box at he really it should have been the genachowsdi box intend of the schumer box. i wondered if he really offered you that. but i chose not to do that because you had such a nice and positive hearing, we won't end that way. thanks, mr. genachowski. >> thank you. anybody else have any other questions? thank you very, very much for your time here today and for making yourself available. and i know you visited with many of us if not all of us privately in our offices, and we appreciate that. and i also think something that others have alluded to is very true and that is this agency is extremely important and will really benefit from your leadership and your management style there. and i just think it's going to be a great era fo

in the fcc. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. are there any other questions, senator hutchison? >> i do. i wanted to ask one last question. we talked in my office about the so-called fairness doctrine. as i understood it, you said that you did not support reviving or policies like it directly or indirectly through localism and that sort of thing. and i just wanted to have for the record that i am correct in stating your position or if you would like to restate it. >> no, senator. i don't support reinstatement of the fairness doctrine. i believe strongly in the first amendment. i don't think the fcc should be involved in censorship of content based on political speech or opinion. >> thank you very much. thank you, mr. chairman. >> senator klobuchar? >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. mr. genachowski, i mentioned i want to talk about one bill that i introduced. i don't want to spend much time on that. but i want your commitment that you're willing to work on us just estimates 90% of broadband installation

it is the rest of the fcc going forward. once the republicans finally settled, and there was another nominee who had his confirmation hearing at the same time, it was almost like the dispute was over. this was now just seeing it through. i think that was part of it. >> is robert mcdowell's renomination controversial and anyway? >> i do not think so. he is almost a perfect pick for obama. he is very much his own man. he is a republican, but he has gone against the grain. he recused himself and did not make people very happy on some sides of the issue. he said he was going to be an independent commissioner, and an independent agency. that is the kind of republican a president wants. >> he will be -- he will do a good job of keeping genachowsky honest. one administrator raise a few problems about him. we will see how that works out. >> why did they have problems? >> is not entirely clear. there was a merger with bellsouth that he recused himself from, even after he was asked by chairman martin to vote on it. it caused some prob

we are joined by bill lake who is the digital television transition coordinator at the fcc. mr. lake, on june 12th what is going to happen on that day and at what time? >> guest: what happens is that analog television by the full-power stations will end. many people think that digital transmission will begin then, but the signals are already there. people who aren't ready to receive the digital signals will lose their television reception. >> host: what time is it going to happen? >> guest: we gave the stations their choice, and they had to report to us, and there will be about 150 stations within the midnight-6 a.m., another equal amount roughly between 6 a.m. and noon and then noon and 6 p.m. and then the large bulk of stations will go between 6 p.m. and midnight their local time. >> host: on june 12th. >> guest: on june 12th. >> host: how many households do you expect not to be ready? >> guest: the latest estimate is about three million which cuts in half the amount when the extension was made of the transition date. >> host: so in this last week before the transition happens

and the other fcc nomination. but i'm sure that chairman rockefeller and others, senator hutchison and others will try to get these packaged up and moved through as quickly as possible. let's see. i think that is it. is there anything else we need? with that, i just want to thank you for your service on the commission so far and what you've added to the commission, to the process. and if you get any questions, we'd appreciate a rapid turnaround and good luck on the game tonight. >> coming up on c-span, a house committee hears from people who have had their health coverage canceled by their insurance companies. then secretary of state clinton presents the state department's annual report on human trafficking. later charlie pay trick leahy discusses the sonia society toe major supreme court nomination. -- sotomayor supreme court nomination. >> tomorrow rahm emanuel speaks at a meeting of the democratic council. we'll have live coverage beginning at 9:00 a.m. southeastern time. >> how is c-span funded? >> i have no c

there is the fcc call center as mr. lake mentioned, 1-888-call-fcc. it is a good resource complementary to that or the hundreds and hundreds of local resources and cities and communities across the country. >> iraq a swanson is with leadership conference on civil rights and their web site, civilrights.org/dtv. bill lake, from all question, what would you do differently that we didn't do if you could do it again? >> i think we would have started the concentrated outreach efforts we are engaged in now well before february and i think if we had we would be in better shin

- is 888-called-fcc. -- 888-call-fcc. the problem is, if someone wakes up and sees that the screen has gone blank, but will not see a message on the screen to call. a station can do this nightline service which continues to broadcast in analog just to provide the basic information. it is a voluntary program and we have encouraged stations to do it. we would like to see it least one station in every major market to do it. >> we also talked with joe barton. he is the chairman and now he is ranking republican on that panel. we talked about it him about the transition. >> are we more prepared for the digital transition and we were in february? >> not really. a to the extent that we will be totally prepared, we were prepared then and we will be about as prepared now. statistically, i think we are more prepared than we were back in february. . we're going to be about 98.9% ready. no matter what time we put the day, they will wake up the day of the transition. they were looking back in february and the president put it off for 9

the fcc has been a passion for julius for a very long time. it's so nice to see him nominated for the position he knows so well and cares so much about. his resume in the public sector demonstrates a widespread knowledge of agency experience and it gives him a well-rounded background on all the issues that are before the fcc, and he has a great deal that he could, he's a modest fellow, but he could boast about in his private sector work which demonstrates his understanding of where the his understanding of where the government rubber hits company road and how those two entities must work together to shape the future of telecommunications. he's held numerous positions at iac interactive corp, a fortune 500 media and technology company. he was a special advisor for general atlantic, a global growth equity firm and most recently, he co-founded both launch box digital and rock creek ventures, which helped to advise, launch and accelerate tech companies in their early stages. so julius is creative, knowledgeable and respected, probably as creative,

this is a historic day here at the fcc. it is a historic day or around the country as we transition from analog to digital television. it strikes me as kind of the end of the dinosaur age and the beginning of the digital age. there are a lot of benefits that millions of american consumers are beginning to enjoy today. i think that we will find that this is good for consumers and good for the country. the transition is far from over. we are in the midst of it. there will be some dislocation as we have said over the period of the past several months. we are hard at work what teams in the field. we have a call center. it is a lifeline for consumers that are experiencing problems. we will keep moving ahead and make this transition complete. everybody should be read scanning their television sets. >> -- should be scanning the television sets again >> things went about as smoothly as we could have hoped. it looked more like y2k then the bay of pigs. we have been getting a lot of attention on this. we are not done. we have a long

the supreme court reversed, holding that the fcc had adequately explain this new policy in. because the court of appeals had not ruled on the constitutionality of the fcc's orders, the court declined to address that issue. just as briar wrote the dissent. in a separate dissent, i noted the long shot of the first amendment cast -- long shadow of the first amendment passed. -- the long shadow of the first of them cast -- the first amendment cast. the words, i am told, were spoken in the argument before the court of appeals, but lawyers were alerted that some of the justices might find that unseemly, so only the letters f and s were used in our court. [laughter] the court reversed the second circuit for the fourth time. it was initiated by pakistan in moslem that was arrested on criminal charges in the wake of 9/11 and held under highly restrictive conditions in brooklyn's metropolitan detention center. they sued a number of offices, alleging that his harsh treatment carried out a discriminatory policy under which he was designated a person of high interest solely because of hi

these people were confirmed to be commissioners that the fcc have a lot of power. the regulations are very complicated. congress does not want to get involved in it, so they need to develop a good relationship with julius genachowski and this is how the show that they care. >> host: our guest for the last half-hour have been fawn johnson with doug jones newswires and andrew feinberg of broadband census.com. we have been discussing the nomination of julius genachowski to be the next year of the fcc. when will the vote happen? if it hasn't already? >> guest: it could happen before the july 4th recess. there are things that could stop it obviously. it only takes one senator. that is in the plan. we will have to wait and see. we expect other nominees to go forward a lot more quickly and then they have got held up so we are still waiting on that one. >> host: you can watch the full herring if you want at c-span.org. thank you both for being on the communicators. >> guest: you are welcome. steve opnet veering gain reregulating oh mcandrew this. witnesses include mary sch

. >> host: erica swanson, are you pleased with the fcc's response to the dtv transition? >> guest: we can tell you what we've seen in recent weeks has begun to make a difference. we've seen the fcc, the national telecommunication association really make an investment in the small agencies who are called on to do this work, and that makes a difference. 1-888-call fcc, it's a very good resource, complimentary to that are the hundreds and hundreds of local resources in cities and communities across the country. >> host: erica swanson is with the leadership conference on civil rights, and their web site civil rights.org/dtv if you'd like to see what they're doing. bill lake, final question. what would you do differently that we didn't do if you could do it all again? >> guest: i think we would have started the concentrated outreach efforts that we're engaged in now well before february, and i think if we had, we would be in even better shape in terms of reducing the number of households that are unready. >> host: would you have stuck with the coupon program? >> guest: i think

on president obama's choice to lead the fcc. what the sec would look like under a new chairman. tonight at 8 eastern on the communicators on cspan2. tonight, the f -- fcc. >> policies been funded? >> from the federal government? >> grants. >> maybe from sponsors? >> it might get some government funding. >> of yours? >> 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no government mandate and no government money. >> in an hour, the president will make a formal announcement, welcoming the weekend agreement by the pharmaceutical industry to help close a gap in prescription drug coverage in medicare. he has invited the head of the senior citizens average -- advocacy group aarp. they have pledged to spend $80 billion over the next decade to reduce the costs for seniors and pay for a portion of mr. obama's health care legislation. we will have live coverage on c- span. this afternoon, the president will sign legislation letting the dog food and drug administration regulate tob

where do you think he will take the fcc?

what the fcc would look like under a new chairman, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "the communicator's." >> how is c-span funded? >> through donations? >> a little bit from the federal government. >> brands. >> maybe from sponsors? >> it might get government funding. >> viewers? >> how is he's been funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span is a public service, a private business initiative. no government mandate, no government money. >> democratic leadership council recently honored its retiring ceo, al from. speakers include bill clinton, steny hoyer, and the incoming dlc chairman. this is about an hour. >> standing right behind me, so save me, please. ladies and gentlemen, the rabbi. >> oh, god, a creature of the universe upon universe. we're here this evening to honor, to ease bank, and to recognize a friend, a patriot, a leader, a lover of our country. in this moment, dear god, as we should in all moments, we recognize your presence and the work of our hands, your lights and the clarity we attain, your spirit and the wisdom with c

for these reasons the fcc has confirmed that the u.s. wireless marketplace is and will remain effectively competitive. a recent merrill lynch report shows the u.s. enjoys the least concentrated wireless industry of 26 major industrial countries based on its hhi index. i have to pause to put to rest an underlying implication of the inquiry into this matter. that is whether or not wireless providers have somehow conspired to fix prices. as you know, a great deal of litigation has been filed as a result of these hearings and this issue. i want to make it perfectly clear that at&t sets the prices for all of its products on a unilateral basis based on analysis. there is no evidence to support an accusation that anyone at at&t engages in any inappropriate behavior as alleged in these lawsuits. there simply is none. i trust that this more complete picture puts to rest any concerns you may have about a single pricing options and i look forward to your questions. thank you. >> mr. milch. >> good afternoon. it is a pleasure for me to appear before

used to think i was crazy talking about that but with the last year it's an obvious truth that, the fcc forgot to do its job. i'm a fan of the new people that have come in and the internet taxation point, you made an interesting point. the truth is, that if somebody orders from us in madison, wisconsin. what's supposed to have happen is they have a duty to collect that tax on themselves and turn it into a county or the tax jurisdiction. turns out almost nobody ever does that. but the proper way for if the states want this revenue they have the legal right to turn to their own constituents saying you have to give us a report of how much you bought on-line and give us a check for six percent. they don't want to face the people that are their actual, the people that have the actual tax liabilities. >> california? patrick burn. carol, independent line. >> good morning i'm honored to speak with patrick. he's been working so hard on naked short selling. i've been gravely concerned about this in our country. i think it's in a ruins. all of the markets. what can we as stockholder, what can we a

in fact what's really funny is last summer the,f fcc wall strt came for protection against the crime who's existence they denied and the,fcc granted them a 30 day emergency order to protect the center of our financial system from the crime they all said wasn't going on. so, we're saying the thing that they gave them which is called pre bar requirement they ought to give to all publically traded companies in america. so, what can you do? the best you can do and i have learned this makes a difference. write your congressional representatives and senators. there's a site called congress merge.com making it easy to write represents and tell them you support pre borrow. there's a bill from ted in delaware that he's getting prepared to do a bill that the demand of this certain technical thing. >> does over stock.com pay federal corporate taxes? how are they calculated. is it based on sales volume and isn't that taxation? >> not volume but they're based on income. and like - we've actually been for about three years now- a nice positive cash flow and it's accelerating but we have all start

>> ftc is the close with fcc. if you want to pass legislation that'd be the only tragedy. >> thank you very much, mr. stearns. mr. weiner is recognized for five minutes. >> could you ask perhaps for the for miss huang to talk about experience developing chrome which is your search -- what's it called? >> browser. >> your browser. wouldn't it be possible through that vehicle to when you download it get your first page, tell us what information you'd like to know about the pages you're visiting and what information that you'd like to share and maybe a collection of boxes you can check or not check. it's similar to kind of what facebook tries to do although they don't right in your face. you can say this -- that seems to be even more -- even a better place to think about the true gateway to the experience. if i wanted to do that through chrome, would i be able to do that in some way? i know i can erase the cookies and erase my browser can i do something like that? >> thank you for your question. >> you're welcome. >>

reform -- including by they fcc. we thank you all for being here today. this hearing is completed. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> today on "america and the courts" commencement addresses given the sheer by the supreme court justice anthony kennedy. that is 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> tomorrow on "washington journal", and look on iran. former congressman tom davis talks about health care and republican politics. later, a look at the cover story @

there are some disclosures at the fcc in, that is from the essential mission of the fcc. some think with respect to the current access proposal as currently designed, exceeded 40. is that 0-4, is disclosure and corporate law. >> is the shareholder profit of executive compensation the way to go? >> it can be particularly dangerous and comparisons to the u.k. are deceptive for a lot of reasons, the structure of shareholders is very different, dominated by insurance companies and private pensions. the u.s. is more retail invested and substantially more union pension ownership. i would say it is not the right way. >> in the previous panel, mr. sperling testified 2 of the corporate communities setting best practices in regard to executive compensation. is that the way to go? >> we have seen some great best practices promulgated by the council of institutional investors, and best practice by the u.s. chamber of commerce. when the government does it, i would not call it best practice. the government has used its moral authority and the threat of regulation. >> how effectively do

and the other fcc nomination. but i'm sure that chairman rockefeller and others, senator hutchison and others will try to get these packaged up and moved through as quickly as possible. let's see. i think that is it. is there anything else we need? with that, i just want to thank you for your service on the commission so far and what you've added to the commission, to the process. and if you get any questions, we'd appreciate a rapid turnaround and good luck on the c-span c-span c-span [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> coming up, more top nonfiction authors and books on pap 2's book tv with books on the economy. john talbott exposes myths about the recession. jay richards on why he thinks capitalism is the best way to ease poverty and protect the environment. also the end of overeating. david kessler explains how americans, programmed by too much sugar, salt and junk, can control their eating habits. then writers an authors from the

these will be the guests. -- held the fcc has prepared viewers. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "the communicators" on c-spans. 2. >> there's still time to get your congressional directory. it includes information on the lawmakers and contact information along with maps. you can get it online or call. "washington journal" continues. host: tuesday is primary election date in virginia. jeff schapiro is a reporter for the paper there. it is a 3-way race for the democrats there. tell us why the rest of the nation should be interested. guest: virginia and new jersey are the only states have been governor elections in these two states were carried by obama. it will affect washington. host: two candidates might be familiar nationwide, particularly one for those familiar with the democratic party. tell us about them and who was leading according to the polls. guest: you are probably referring to terry, the former chairman of the democratic committee. and the other parachuted just 10 months ago into the democratic race and assembled an impressive organization and raised a good

what the fcc would look like under a new chairman monday night at 8:00 eastern. on friday, hundreds of hispanic clergy and community leaders gathered for the annual prayer breakfast. among the speakers, house minority whip eric canter, and homeland security security janet nap ol tano. this is about 30 minutes. >> good morning. thank you for all the great work you do to >> good morning. thank you for all you to to enrich the lives of so many in america. hope, you don't merely represent this principle in name or in words. you live by it and live by example. the faith-based community in this country throughout our land sheds light where all too often there is darkness. fer the proud virginiaen, i stand here and join you as heirs to the tradition set forth by the colnists who came ashore at jamestown and began its settlement in 16 07. through an unfailing commitment to faith and concern for one another, these colnists banded together and worked hard toward a better future. they planted the seeds of tolerance that have inspired millions to come to our shores in search

the fcc is committed to working closely with this committee, congress and the administration and our fellow regulators to close this gap and restore sound structure for u.s. financial regulation. i am pleased to be able to report to you that u.s. regulatory authorities have reached a broad consensus on the pressing need for comprehensive regulatory framework for otc derivatives. this consensus covers all of the basics of sound financial regulation and the 21st century including record-keeping and reporting requirements, appropriate capital and margin requirements, transparent and efficient markets, clearing and settlement systems that monitor kimmage risk, business conduct and disclosure standards to protect the interests of market participants in vigorous enforcement against fraud and other wrongdoing. dscc is strongly supportive of ongoing initiatives to promote the standardization and central clearing of otc derivatives. the sec working in consultation with the board of governors of the federal reserve system and the commodity futures trading commission and operating under the par

senators will also questioned fcc board nominee, robert mcdowell, who was originally nominated by president bush in 2006. >> july 4 weekend on "book tv." we are live from what george washington's mount vernon estate with an offer on the ascent of george washington. join our three-hour conversation sunday, july 5 on c-span2. >> a short while ago at the state department, hillary clinton reported on human trafficking throughout the world. this is the ninth year the state department has issued its human trafficking report. >> good morning. we are delighted to have with us this morning some key members of congress who have cared about and worked on this important issue for a number of years. this is the first time we have introduced new report in this way because we want to demonstrate that this is a partnership between the state department and the congress. if it were not for the congressman would not have the legislation. we would not have the follow up. we would not have the average that these members and others have been doing. -- we would not have the out reach that these members have been

. >> the fcc should be a model for transparency, openness and fairness. tonight on the communicators a discussion on julius genachowski president obama's choice to be the federal communications commission. with andrew feinberg. what the fcc would look like under a new chairman tonight at eight eastern on the commute hitters. >> how is c-span funded? >> through donations? >> you know, grants and stuff like that. >> may be from sponsors? >> it might get some government funding. >> viewers? >> 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. >> up next bridget branson who started virgin atlantic airways 25 years ago speaking on the airline industry. he opposes the possible merger of british airways.

what the fcc would look like under a new chairman, tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional directorate. 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. it is $16.95. c-span.org online. /products or call 1-877-on-c- span. >> how c-span funded? >> donations. >> from the federal government. >> grants and stuff like that. >> maybe from sponsors? >> they might get some government funding. >> the viewers? >> how 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. >> "washington journal" continues. host: corey boles covers congress for dow jones newswires and appears in "the wall street journal." we are here to talk about the past for -- cash for clunkers provision. what will this mean for the auto industry? guest: i think lawmakers hope it means another boost to fla

-- the fcc will have to change the rules that. right now it is against the law for the same honor to own a television station and a newspaper in the same town. i think you are going to see their rule change. i hope this change because i think these media companies are going to have to be companies that provide multiple platforms for their reporters, and their product. if we are to find the right kind of business model to keep these things afloat. >> in the meantime bob, i was that old miss during that first presidential debate in the and it thing i saw was the student journalists of the daily mississippi and using all these digital tools. let one point there was a young man, i am going to mention by name, jason fisher because he was actually employed by an on line service that cbs helped fund, youth blogged.com and he came into the newsroom. he said look, i faÇade jim axelrod walking across campus. i got a picture and a "and we put it on the internet within two minutes of that encounter and that also is an aspect of journalism in

. -- the fcc. people don't want to think of roosevelt's conservation as a policy, as much as a passion. he put aside 240 million a. of wild america. now when people are talking about and formalism, roosevelt is becoming the key figure to understanding this. he was the only politician of his day who understood biology and bird migratory patterns and mating habits of the deer and elk and antelopes, and did something. >> wilderness warrior. or download the c-span podcast. >> now tributes to michael martin, who addressed members for the final time. his last day is sunday, june 24th. he had to step down after an expense scanned appeared he is the first speaker of the house to be forced out 16¢ 95. british prime minister - gorham brown -- gordon brown spoke. >> order. one of the things of the speaker moving on is a signature. i can inform the house that in the past few weeks, i save several hundred bottles of -- dare the chancellor will be pleased to know that some bottles are fetching as much as 150 lb

is a call center, 1-888-call- fcc. it is a good resource. complementary to that are more resources in cities and communities across the country. >> erica swanson is with the leadership conference on civil rights, and their web site is civilrights.org/dtv. what would you do differently if you could do it again? >> we would have started concentrated outreach efforts well before february. if we had, we would be in even better shape in terms of producing a small number of households that are not ready. the coupon program has been good. a number of people are there for whom $40 is decision all. it would not be in a situation to upgrade if they did not have it. additional $10 has been encouraging the availability for the dollar boxes. so there's no copiague, if you will. -- no co-payment. >> this will all happen june 12, and next week on "the communicators," we will get an houpdate. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] minnesota gov. jim pawlenty discusses the economy's im

federal mandated transition to digital television coming next week we will get a status report on how the fcc has prepared viewers for the change. with the commission's william lake, congressman joe barton, weta television station manager kevin harris and erica swanson an activist group coordinator. tonight at 8:00 eastern, the communicators on c-span2. >> how is c-span funded? >> private donations? >> taxpayers. >> i don't really know. >> from public television. >> donations. >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> federally. >> contributions from donors. >> 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiatives, no government mandate, no government money. >> topics at today's pentagon briefing include the investigation of a battle in afghanistan last month that killed civilians. we also get reaction to the ongoing offensive against the taliban in pakistan. spokesman geoff morrell speaks with reporters for about 40 minutes. >> good afternoon. could to see you all especially after being away for a few weeks. just if you scheduling anno

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we are working with the fcc for the tarp, the task forces and inspector general's to identify where these funds are going and for what purpose. we want to ensure that these funds will be appropriately utilized, and we will investigate and prosecute where necessary. our goal is to protect financial services industry, and by extension, the economy. we will continue to target those with the opportunity and the intent to harm investor confidence in the public at large. one certainly does not need to be a roosevelt scholar to know that common sense was as important in education, courage of one's convictions can always prevail and that integrity was the cornerstone of any endeavor, public or private. in the past century, we have seen great change. the players, the technology may be novel, corruption is as old as time. the best schools at our disposal are the same as those by roosevelt, hard work, credibility, courage, and character. it is my hope that by working together, we can minimize fraud and corruption. we all have a role to play. together we can bring to light the wrongdoing, the securit

with the federally mandated switch to digital television next week we will get a report on how the fcc prepared viewers for the change with the following guests. monday night at 8:00 ppp.m. eastern. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from sacramento is darrell steinberg, a member of the california senate. guest: great to be here this morning, steve. host: how did california get in the situation with its deficit? guest: being the largest in the union is probably feels the biggest impact from the national and international economic crisis. host: we have seen the single largest drop in revenue in the state's history, so we're living through what the people of the country are living through also. -- guest: just as people have less money, so is our state. but i am optimistic. we're not ready to throw in the towel. there has been a lot written nationally about the decline of california. we will be just fine. there are a lot of things we have to do. there's a lot of change that needs to be had, but california will see better days. host: let me ask about two specific proposals. o

with the fcc would look like under a new chairman to night eight eastern on the communicators on c-span2. >>> topics at today's state department briefing include the continuing unrest in iran, u.s. relations with china and u.s. navies ongoing surveillance of the north korean ship suspected of transporting beer and nuclear technology. the briefing is conducted by state department spokesman kelly. it's half an hour. >> good afternoon. i think as many of you have heard the secretary on the doctor's advice decided for the g8 foreign ministers meeting and for the lsc meeting has deputy secretary steinberg said just a few minutes ago, he will go for the meeting which is the back end of the trip and undersecretary burns will represent at the g8 foreign ministerial meeting. the secretary was in the office this morning. she attended her morning staff meetings. she's already made a few phone calls. she made a bunch of phone calls over the weekend as well. the first call she made this morning were to foreign minister for teeny of italy and foreign minister of greece to express regret that she would

with the fan -- federal mandated transfer to dtv next week, we will get a status report from the fcc on how people prepare for the change. congressman joe barton and an activist group coordinator. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the communicators on c-span to. >> now a conversation about the obama administration, and its approach to executive pay. >> this story broke on friday about the white house appointing a pay czar. why are they naming somebody to this post? >> i think there has been a lot of pressure. there have been hundreds of billions of dollars into the financial industry, and you are seeing the same greedy behavior they have always exhibited. in recent years, there has been a problem with greed. make sure the company'ies who gt assistance from the government, that they comply. host: will he oversee all the executive pay for companies that get federal bail out? guest: especially those who come back a couple of times, he will be able to take a close look and approve or disapprove, and request changes from what we heard. four other companies that have received funds from the

mandated transition to digital television coming next week, and we will get a staff report on how the fcc has prepared people for the change with weta -- weta's manager and others. "the communicators" on c-span2. a meeting was held last week in washington, and they discussed the obama administration. now, a portion of their discussion on strategies for a political comeback. this is 45 minutes. , at the same time we see repeated momus with the nomination of judge sotomayor. think about this panel, and thinking about where will future attacks come from, what will we see from the right and how to fight it, we laid out some ideas as to what it will look like. the story about obama's responsibility for all these financial failings is a little scary. what is also clear is that the right right now has very little in the way of real solutions to everyday people problems that they can attach to their brand that they can't sell. in the absence of that, what they sell very well, things that speak to people on a certain level. if they are not prepared themselves, they can get swept up in that and it

federally mandated transition to digital television coming next week, we will get a report on how the fcc has repaired viewers for the change. -- prepared viewers for the change. monday night, 8:00 eastern, on ." -- "the communicators." >> "washington journal" continues. host: what was your opinion, richard wolffe, of obama during the campaign? guest: he struggled, and it is easy to look back and say that it was a single simple trajectory. but it really was not. people have remarked on his coolness, which is true for the most part. but there are moods that track his performance and the people around him. he can get angry and frustrated. watching him adapt and learn how to be a candidate in this painful crucible of national attention was a fascinating thing to watch. dan begin where he began on the national stage, 2004 in his keynote address at the democrats small -- democratic national convention. >> out of many, one. even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us. spin masters, negative advertisements, inviting the politics of anything goes. i say to them tonight that t

advisers will be required to register with the fcc. we are proposing comprehensive regulation of credit default swaps that have threatened the entire system. we will require the originator of a loan to obtain an economic interest in the loan so that the lender and not just the holder of the security has an interest in ensuring that a loan is paid back. by setting common-sense rules, these financial instruments can play a constructive rather than destructive role. we have seen, time and again, cycles of precipitous booms and busts. most severely in our recent crisis. these are not just numbers on a ledger. this is a child's chance to get an education. this is a family's ability to stay in their homes. this is the right of seniors to retire with security and respect. these are american dreams. we should not accept a system that puts them in danger. financial institutions have an obligation to put to themselves and the public risk management that comes carefully. i have a responsibility to be sure the financial system works as a whole. th

mandated transition to digital television coming next week, we will get a status report on how the fcc has prepared viewers for the change. congressman joe barton, the television station manager, kevin harris, and erica swanson, an activist coordinator. at 8:00 eastern, the communicators on c-span2. a discussion on the relationship between security and privacy concerns in the digital age. this is part of of conference on civil liberties hosted by the association for computing machinery. it is about 1:15. >> all rise. hon. justices of the supreme court of illinois. >> please be seated. we have one incase for argument this morning in the matter of the context of general elections on november 4th, 2008, for the purpose of electing united states senator from the state of minnesota. mr. friedburg, you have reserved 10 minutes for rebuttal. you may receive -- proceed when you are ready. >> may it please the court, i represent -- let me begin by saying minnesota is quite different from many states. we have problems within our institutions and when we do we deal with them candidly and openly.