he has lengthy ties to pat robertson. he attended regiant law school, the law school founded by pat robertson. host: tell us a little bit about the financial standings of both of these candidates and how it will play out this fall. >> crede will have to sell his campaign quite quickly. it was a very expensive race for him but i expect him to do that pretty fast. both candidates are going to get a ton of money for the national stage, just millions and millions. this might be one of the most expensive races in virginia history. >> rosalind helderman, thanks. guest: thanks for having me. host: in a few minutes we're going to hear from senator tom coburn about the administration's plans to pay for health care, issues about the pay-as-you-go rule. other issues as well. and later, howard dean. he'll be talking about health care. we'll be back in a few minutes. >> this morning a discussion on the national single payer health care system. witnesses include the former editor in chief of the "new england journal of medicine." live

pat robertson, barry riddle's on who's to blame for the recession. we also feature martin on why president reagan believed destroying nuclear weapons would bring an end to the soviet union. afterwards, we will talk about the two years in pakistan. he sits down with ralph peters. the entire "book tv"schedule is on line with great new features and easy to search our archives. booktv.org. >> the house approved legislation that would put limits on carbon dioxide and other gas emissions. the final vote was 219-212. here is a portion of that debate. o revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. waxman: i yield myself such time as i might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> it will drive our economic recovery and long term growth. this bill, when enacted into law will break our dependence on foreign oil, make our nation the world leader on clean energy jobs and technology and cut global warming. as a result of these policies that teams, we will create

. >> today tips on how to deal with the current economic crisis from pat robertson. >> this summer book tv is asking what are you reading? >> i'm the congressman from the 11th congressional district of virginia and i'm here to talk about books. i myself am a very avid reader. i read on average a book a week, sometimes to. and most of my consumption is history and biography. i have a stack of books on one side of the bed that i have read in the last year, and i've got another stack on the other side of the bed that is to be read in the coming year. i particularly am fond of american history and have read a number of biographies last year. a very wonderful book by joseph wheeler, the last crusade. john quincy adams career here in the house of representatives. historians i think, very few historians have ever written about that period exclusively in john quincy adams career. he spent 17 years here in the house of representatives after having served as president and had a very distinguished career. he was an out spoken proponent of slavery, and in many ways was somebody who foresaw of the d

. >> pat robertson is the found are of the christian broadcasting network. here he provides advice on how to maintain economic stability in unstable times. the library in virginia beach host this event it's 45 minutes. [applause] ...

with the current economic crisis from pat robertson founder of the christian broadcasting network. cnbc commentator barry ritholtz >> the entire book tv schedule is online with great new features including streaming video and easy to search archives, booktv.org. >> now remarks on regulation in the financial markets from the chairman of the financial accounting standards board. from the national press club, this is about an hour. >> thank you, donna. thank you for that very generous introduction. it is a real pleasure to be here today, a real great honor. i've been on panels here at the national press club. i've been in the audience a number of times. i've watched many of the speakers on c-span and i've always had -- watched with great envy not only because it's a terrific venue to speak at but also you get awarded the npc coffee mug at the end. [inaudible] [laughter] >> but now i got an incentive, okay. [laughter] >> before i start my remarks, do i need to say that the views i will express today are my own and not official positions of the fasb. but what i can assure you that any o

tips today how to deal with the economic crisis from pat robertson, and cnbc commentator barry on whose to plame for the recession and why president regulate rn believed destroying nuclear weapons would bring an end to the soviet union and talking about his two years in pakistan, he sits down with ralph peters. that's nicolas smith. the entire book tv schedule is online with great new features including streaming video and easy-to-search archives. book tv.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: ron fairchild is the executive director for the national center for summer learning. tell us how much information do children lose over the summer by not being in school, not going to the library and not keeping up with their studies? >> they lose quite a bit. guest: in fact research shows young people experience serious setbacks in academic performance during the summer when they take a long break. for lo-income kids they lose big in summer reading. they accumulate and contribute significantly to the achievement gap. it's not just an issue for low-income kids in fact for all kids they expe

saturday, tips on how to deal with the current economic crisis from pat robertson, founder of the christian broadcasting network. cnbc commentator on whom to blame for the recession. we will also feature martin featureannelise anderson on why reagan believed destroying nuclear-weapons would bring an end to the soviet union. and a talk about pakistan with new york post columnist ralph peters. the entire schedule is on line with great new features, including streaming video and easy to search archives. booktv.org. >> "washington journal" continues. joining us is governor lius fortino, a republican from puerto rico. why are you in town? guest: first of all this health corp. -- health-care concerns. i represent 4 million citizens. secondly, some other issue that we normally have. the meeting today with secretary kathleen sibelius, and also secretary napolitano -- as any other governor i have plenty of things to do. on wednesday morning i was testifying before the natural resources committee. there is a bill providing for a congressional mandate plebiscites on puerto rican status. host: health c