C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Campaign 2024: Chris Christie Speaks at Londonderry Town Hall
2 hours, 15 minutes2024 Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie spoke at a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire. With a just more than a month before New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary, the governor answered questions on abortion and inflation, among other topics. He was also asked by reporters about New Hampshire's Governor Chris Sununu's endorsement of fellow GOP candidate Nikki Haley.
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Prime Minister's Questions: 12/13/2023
35 minutesBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fielded questions from members of the House of Commons during the final weekly Question Time session of the year. The prime minister touted his party's recent tax cuts and the increase in homebuilding in the country as he responded to criticisms on his handling of the economy and the rise of homelessness among children. Other topics addressed included the Israel-Hamas war, mental health funding, cancer research, and virgin steel production.
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Federal Officials Testify on Regulating Commercial Space
1 hour, 15 minutesFederal officials from NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Defense Department testified before a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee on regulating the commercial space industry. Topics included technological risks and safety challenges with commercial space, environmental regulations, national security, and global competition in space.
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Campaign 2024: New Hampshire Gov. Sununu Endorses Nikki Haley for President
1 hour, 40 minutes2024 GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley received the endorsement of fellow Republican, Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, at a town hall with voters held in Manchester, the Granite State's largest city. Gov. Sununu's endorsement came a little more than a month before the state's first-in-the-nation primary election.
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Smithsonian Institution Secretary Testifies at Oversight Hearing
1 hour, 9 minutesSmithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch showcased the network of museums' collection during an oversight hearing held before the House Administration Committee. Artifacts included an original 1990 Wisconsin cheesehead, a military helmet from the Korean War, a watch belonging to former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln and pins from the women's suffrage movement. Topics raised during the hearing included the institute's spending request, efforts to bring pandas back to the National Zoo, and the process of choosing exhibits to display.
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Transportation Dept. Officials Testify on Infrastructure Law
3 hours, 41 minutesTransportation Department officials, including Transportation Under Secretary for Policy Carlos Monje and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Robin Hutcheson, testified on oversight of infrastructure investment during a hearing before a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee. Several topics were addressed, including electric vehicle charging station infrastructure, the impact of speed limiters on large commercial trucks, high speed and light rail investments, and safety standard requirements for vehicles and crash mitigation. When asked about the recent recall of more than 2 million Tesla vehicles due to safety concerns with the autopilot system, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Acting Administrator Ann Carlson said Tesla agreed to the recall because "its software system may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse" and Tesla will be working on "remedies to address that problem."
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Whistleblowers Testify on U.S. Coast Guard Academy Sexual Assault
2 hours, 18 minutes"Faith in the Coast Guard within its own members is destroyed. It is not eroded, it is destroyed," said Lt. Melissa McCafferty's (Ret.) during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Permanent Investigations hearing on sexual assault and harassment at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Lt. McCafferty appeared alongside other former and current Coast Guard officers and cadets who also testified on their experiences with sexual assault at the academy. They addressed several topics, including fears of retaliation, available services for assault victims, and the culture at the Coast Guard Academy. They also testified on the findings of a recently leaked report from 2015, dubbed "Operation Fouled Anchor," which found a history of sexual assaults and harassment at the academy and was covered-up by Coast Guard leadership.
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Washington Journal: Greg Lukianoff
13 minutesAuthor and free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff, President & CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), discussed the rise on antisemitism on college campuses and this week's congressional hearing with university presidents.
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Sen. Tom Cotton Discusses the Israel-Hamas War
41 minutesSen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said he believes Israel is on pace to destroying Hamas - both as a terrorist organization and the governing body of the Gaza Strip - during a conversation on the Israel-Hamas War hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC. The senator spoke on reported intelligence failures related to the attack, U.S. foreign policy in the region, the importance of the Abraham Accords, and Iran's connection to Hamas and their alleged connection to the October 7th attack on Israel. When asked about the passage of a pending supplemental containing aid for Israel and Ukraine, Sen. Cotton said he didn't see it passing before the end of the year and reiterated his party's position on making "meaningful changes" to U.S. border policy.
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James Madison & DePauw University Presidents Discuss Civility
1 hour, 4 minutesJames Madison University President Jonathan Alger and DePauw University President Lori White joined Rajiv Vinnakota, president of the Institute for Citizens and Scholars, and Frederick Hess, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) education policy studies director, for a discussion on civility and free expression on university campuses. Topics included creating a space for classroom engagement in the marketplace of ideas, double standards in how universities respond to harmful speech or protests, and increasing intellectual diversity of faculty and students on campus. This discussion comes days after presidents from Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of Pennsylvania received staunch criticism for their testimony in a congressional hearing on antisemitism on college campuses.
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Smithsonian Institution Secretary Testifies at Oversight Hearing
1 hour, 8 minutesSmithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch showcased the network of museums' collection during an oversight hearing held before the House Administration Committee. Artifacts included an original 1990 Wisconsin cheesehead, a military helmet from the Korean War, a watch belonging to former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln and pins from the women's suffrage movement. Topics raised during the hearing included the institute's spending request, efforts to bring pandas back to the National Zoo, and the process of choosing exhibits to display.
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Federal Officials Testify on Regulating Commercial Space
1 hour, 15 minutesFederal officials from NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Defense Department testified before a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee on regulating the commercial space industry. Topics included technological risks and safety challenges with commercial space, environmental regulations, national security, and global competition in space.
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Speaker Johnson Speaks at WSJ's CEO Council Summit
34 minutesDuring an interview at the annual Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit in Washington, DC, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he understood the necessity of not allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to prevail in Ukraine and Eastern Europe, but maintained that giving more aid to Ukraine was out of the question until an agreement was made between Congress and the White House on U.S. border security. These remarks were made amid Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky making a third trip to the U.S. to plead for more aid as the Russian invasion of his country continued. Speaker Johnson also discussed several other issues pertaining to national politics, including the upcoming impeachment inquiry vote against President Biden, as well as the 2024 election, saying if President Biden wins he'll certify the results--if the election is "fair." He also called the separation of church and state "a misnomer" and that such a concept is not in the U.S. Constitution.
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Executive Branch Officials Testify on Improving the WHO
2 hours, 33 minutesSenior officials from the Health and Human Services Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, and State Department testified on how the World Health Organization (WHO) may be improved. This hearing happened amid ongoing concerns from U.S. lawmakers that the WHO was improperly influenced by China during the COVID-19 pandemic, including on the WHO's report on the origins of COVID-19. The witnesses recommended new amendments for the International Health Regulations, which apply to the WHO, such as rapid and transparent information-sharing. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held this hearing.
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Big Bank CEOs Testify at Oversight Hearing
3 hours, 7 minutesCEOs from Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo were among the witnesses who testified before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on oversight of Wall Street. Topics included international competitiveness of U.S. banks, proposed regulations that increase capital requirements for U.S. banks, and access to capital for small business owners, veterans and underserved communities.
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President Biden Remarks on Lowering Prescription Drug Costs
16 minutesPresident Biden highlighted efforts to lower prescription drug costs for Americans during a speech at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. One of those efforts, the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, cracks down on prescription drug price gouging. Under the law, the federal government can require companies to pay rebates for drugs that have increased in price over inflation.
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Federal Reserve Chair Holds Press Conference
47 minutesThe Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady for the third time after its monetary policy meeting. Chair Jerome Powell announced the decision during a news conference in Washington, DC. He also acknowledged that it appears interest rates are likely at or near peak but stressed future hikes are not completely off the table. The Federal Open Market Committee, an arm of the Federal Reserve, is tasked with setting monetary policy and meets eight times annually. The committee is scheduled to meet next on January 30 and 31, 2024.
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Housing Policy Advocates Testify on Affordability
2 hours, 19 minutesHousing sector stakeholders and policy advocates testified on housing affordability before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. Several topics were discussed, including land-use regulations and challenges, zoning policies, drivers of homelessness, access to affordable and safe housing, and the role of Congress in oversight and regulation of housing policy.