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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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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

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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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

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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

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

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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

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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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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

watch that life beginning at ten eastern on c-span three, on live at c-span org. or listen on the free c-span radio app. select the food and drug administration meets an open session to approve moderna vaccine for covid-19. live coverage thursday 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. stream live and on-demand at c-span.org. or listen on the free c-span radio app. earlier today senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and other republican members held a news conference with reporters at the capitol. they spoke about covid-19 relief legislation, and the upcoming legislative agenda. this is 20 minutes. >> [background noises] [background noises] >> will there is a general feeling of excitement around the country with the deliver the vaccine around the country. the largest concentration of ups employees in the country is in louisville, kentucky my hometow hometown. i wish the corporate headquarters there but it is in a lambda. but nevertheless, packages are being routed through louisville to go all over the world. it is one of the key locations that are delivering vaccine a

tim, good morning. >> caller: thank you for c-span. therethere are three types of pe in this world, peopl who fight, people who don't fight and people who help the fighters. i just want to say god bless you, mo brooks, for you energy, bls you for your clarity, bless you for your willingness toight. i've been trying to call c-span, i told them months ago that this was going to happe you got bakein fraud. you just don't have chain of custody on mail-in ballots. can you account, can anybody account for 20, 30, 40 million balls that weren't used? no, because they're reused. no chain of custody means you kndon't have a valid election. bless you,ir. keep up the fight. >> guest: let me add a comment to this gentleman's remarks. today i'm going to give a floor speech probably in the neighborhood of 10:10 to 10:25 eastern time, and in that floor speech is going to quote extensively from a democrat, approximateally-paid election -- professionally-paid election expert out e of new jersey. and hee details how he's helped steal elections through th

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

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

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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you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's table -- cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span viewers as a public service. coming up on c-span, a look at some of the farewell speeches from members of the u.s. house who launched their bid for reelection -- you lost their bid for reelection. first, representative eliot engel who was defeated in the democratic primary for new york's 16 congressional district. we will also hear farewell speeches from virginia representative denver riggleman and

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