C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Senate Foreign Relations on Callista Gingrich Ambassador Holy See Nomination
1 hour, 19 minutesThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing for the nomination of four candidates for State Department positions. The nominees included Callista Gingrich to be U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, Nathan Sales as the State Department's counterterrorism coordinator, George Glass to be the ambassador to Portugal, and Carl Risch to be assistant secretary of State for consular affairs. Committee members questioned the nominees on a range of issues including climate change, travel visas, budget cuts to the State Department, and countering violent extremism.
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Combating ISIS and Protecting Minority Groups in Iraq
1 hour, 52 minutesThe U.S. Insitiute of Peace hosted a panel discussion on combating ISIS in Iraq and what can be done to protect minority communities in the country. Panelists included an Iraqi parliament member and the Kurdistan regional government's representative to the United States. Iraq's Ambassador to the U.S. also gave brief remarks at the top of this event. Religious freedom, equality rights for women and humanitarian efforts were among the topics discussed.
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Water Security & Drought Preparedness
1 hour, 17 minutesA Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee examines recommendations concerning water security and drought preparedness including ways of making better use of existing water infrastructure.
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SABRINA CORLETTE & JOSEPH ANTOS
15 minutesAmerican Enterprise Institute health care scholar Joseph Antos and Georgetown University's Center on Health Insurance Reforms Project Director Sabrina Corlette discuss efforts to stabilize various Affordable Health Care insurance markets.
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Senate Democrats on Jobs and the Economy.
24 minutesSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and others hold a briefing outside the Capitol on their new jobs agenda.
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Discussion on Charter Schools in Developing Countries
1 hour, 33 minutesThe Liberian Education Minister talked about the pros and cons of partnership schools in the country. These schools are also referred to as PSL, or partnership schools for Liberia, and are similar to charter schools in the U.S. Following his remarks he participated in a panel with other education experts on this topic. The American Enterprise Insitute hosted this event.
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Senate Environment Committee on Water Infrastructure
1 hour, 35 minutesThe issue of water infrastructure financing and safe drinking water was the focus of a hearing of a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee. Members heard from representatives with a local utility and metropolitan planning board on their recommendations for funding and modernizing the nation's water systems. Also speaking was a resident of Arkansas who talked about his family's problems getting access to safe drinking water and the help he received from a rural government assistance program that installed well systems in his community. The subcommittee is chaired by Sen. John Boozman (R-AR).
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Senate Commerce Hearing on Fishery Management
1 hour, 24 minutesA Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee held a hearing assessing the nation's fishery laws, specifically reauthorization of the the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This law was enacted in 1976 and governs the management of marine fisheries in U.S. federal waters. Panelists included officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the New England Fishery Management Council. They provided recommendations for improving fishery management efforts and addressed the potential challenges posed by climate change and overfishing.
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President's Immigration Policy Announcement
10 minutesPresident Trump endorsed a bill to reduce legal immigration targeting the number of green cards that are issued each year. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) authored the legislation titled "Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment or for short called the RAISE Act. The senators joined the president at the White House for a statement on why this bill is good for America.
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Senators Cotton and Perdue on the Bill
13 minutesSenators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) talked to reporters at the White House after the president announced his support for their immigration bill. This bill is titled "Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment or for short called the RAISE Act and aims to reduce the number of green cards issued annually.
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Assistant Treasury Secretary Confirmation Hearing
1 hour, 10 minutesThe Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to consider President Trump's nomination of David Kautter to be the assistant treasury secretary for tax policy. Mr. Kautter answered questions about potential comprehensive tax code changes, and stressed that any new policy should be focused around the interests and benefits of middle income Americans.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chair Confirmation Hearing
1 hour, 54 minutesAir Force Gen. Paul Selva testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his reappointment to be vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was originally appointed by President Obama in 2015 but has been nominated by President Trump to another two-year term. Topics addressed included Russian intervention in Ukraine, North Korea, defense innovation, cybersecurity and military readiness. On cybersecurity, Gen. Selva said his personal data was targeted along with other military officials in the recent Office of Personnel Management data breach.
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Landmark Cases: Landmark Cases - Scott v. Sandford
1 hour, 33 minutesProfessors Christopher Bracey and Martha Jones talked about the background of the 1857 Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which the court sided 7-2 with slavery, declared that Dred Scott and other blacks could not be citizens of the U.S., and that Congress lacked the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. The program included tours of Historic Fort Snelling in Minnesota; St. Louis County Courthouse in Missouri; Maryland State Archives in Annapolis; Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis; and an interview with Jeffrey Rosen.
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St. Louis' Old Courthouse and the Dred Scott Case
13 minutesNational Park Service Historian Bob Moore visited St. Louis's Old Courthouse, including the courtroom where Dred and Harriet Scott were eventually granted their freedom, and talked about the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision. The Old Courthouse is one of St. Louis' most prominent architectural landmarks.
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Lectures in History: Lincoln, Slavery & the Dred Scott Case
1 hour, 21 minutesGettysburg College professor Allen Guelzo teaches a class on Abraham Lincoln, his views on slavery, and the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision. He describes Lincoln's upbringing and career path that led him to debates with Stephen Douglas during an 1858 U.S. Senate race, where one of the main topics was the issue of slavery in the United States. He also talks about how the Dred Scott case served to polarize political views on whether new states admitted to the Union would allow slavery.
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Landmark Cases: Landmark Cases - Scott v. Sandford
1 hour, 32 minutesProfessors Christopher Bracey and Martha Jones talked about the background of the 1857 Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which the court sided 7-2 with slavery, declared that Dred Scott and other blacks could not be citizens of the U.S., and that Congress lacked the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. The program included tours of Historic Fort Snelling in Minnesota; St. Louis County Courthouse in Missouri; Maryland State Archives in Annapolis; Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis; and an interview with Jeffrey Rosen.
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St. Louis' Old Courthouse and the Dred Scott Case
14 minutesNational Park Service Historian Bob Moore visited St. Louis's Old Courthouse, including the courtroom where Dred and Harriet Scott were eventually granted their freedom, and talked about the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision. The Old Courthouse is one of St. Louis' most prominent architectural landmarks.
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Lectures in History: Lincoln, Slavery & the Dred Scott Case
1 hour, 20 minutesGettysburg College professor Allen Guelzo teaches a class on Abraham Lincoln, his views on slavery, and the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision. He describes Lincoln's upbringing and career path that led him to debates with Stephen Douglas during an 1858 U.S. Senate race, where one of the main topics was the issue of slavery in the United States. He also talks about how the Dred Scott case served to polarize political views on whether new states admitted to the Union would allow slavery.
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Landmark Cases: Landmark Cases - Scott v. Sandford
1 hour, 33 minutesProfessors Christopher Bracey and Martha Jones talked about the background of the 1857 Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which the court sided 7-2 with slavery, declared that Dred Scott and other blacks could not be citizens of the U.S., and that Congress lacked the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. The program included tours of Historic Fort Snelling in Minnesota; St. Louis County Courthouse in Missouri; Maryland State Archives in Annapolis; Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis; and an interview with Jeffrey Rosen.
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St. Louis' Old Courthouse and the Dred Scott Case
13 minutesNational Park Service Historian Bob Moore visited St. Louis's Old Courthouse, including the courtroom where Dred and Harriet Scott were eventually granted their freedom, and talked about the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision. The Old Courthouse is one of St. Louis' most prominent architectural landmarks.
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Lectures in History: Lincoln, Slavery & the Dred Scott Case
1 hour, 20 minutesGettysburg College professor Allen Guelzo teaches a class on Abraham Lincoln, his views on slavery, and the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision. He describes Lincoln's upbringing and career path that led him to debates with Stephen Douglas during an 1858 U.S. Senate race, where one of the main topics was the issue of slavery in the United States. He also talks about how the Dred Scott case served to polarize political views on whether new states admitted to the Union would allow slavery.
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Landmark Cases: Landmark Cases - Scott v. Sandford
1 hour, 33 minutesProfessors Christopher Bracey and Martha Jones talked about the background of the 1857 Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which the court sided 7-2 with slavery, declared that Dred Scott and other blacks could not be citizens of the U.S., and that Congress lacked the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. The program included tours of Historic Fort Snelling in Minnesota; St. Louis County Courthouse in Missouri; Maryland State Archives in Annapolis; Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis; and an interview with Jeffrey Rosen.
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St. Louis' Old Courthouse and the Dred Scott Case
13 minutesNational Park Service Historian Bob Moore visited St. Louis's Old Courthouse, including the courtroom where Dred and Harriet Scott were eventually granted their freedom, and talked about the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision. The Old Courthouse is one of St. Louis' most prominent architectural landmarks.