C-SPAN Archives Syndication - Recent Newsmakers

Newsmakers with Austan Goolsbee

2009-07-02T00:00:00Z

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Republican Congressional Agenda

2009-06-26T00:00:00Z

House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence talked about where Republicans are heading on economic, health care, and energy issues and what kind of strategy they would like to pursue when they return after from their July 4 break to counter House Democrats and the Obama administration. After the interview, the reporters in the studio discussed his responses with the host.

Health Care Legislation

2009-06-19T00:00:00Z

Representative Pete Stark, chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, talked about health care legislation, and what House Democrats are planning to put in a bill. That day, Friday, June 19, 2009, House Democrats were scheduled to unveil draft legislation that included a public health insurance plan and a tax on employers that do not provide health coverage. After he left, the...

Republican Senate Agenda

2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

Minority Whip Senator Jon Kyl talked about the Senate agenda. Topics included Republican efforts to work on a health care bill, what he would like to ask Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor, and President Obama's decisions on Guantanamo Bay detainees. After he left, the reporters discussed his responses with the host.

Newsmakers with Hilda Solis

2009-06-05T00:00:00Z

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis talked about the U.S. employment situation and expected trends. After the interview, the reporters discussed her responses with the host.

Newsmakers with Thomas Hubbard

2009-05-29T00:00:00Z

Thomas Hubbard talked about developments in North Korea and the U.S. and international response. After the interview, the reporters discussed his responses with the host.

Obama Administration Policy on Wildlife and Public Lands

2009-05-22T00:00:00Z

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar talked about the policy plans of the Obama Administration in relation to public lands and endangered species. Topics included bringing guns in national parks, resource harvesting on public land, renewable resources, climate change, water legislation, and salmon production. After the interview, the reporters discussed his answers.

Selection of Supreme Court Justices

2009-05-15T00:00:00Z

Senator Jeff Session, the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, discussed his philosophy of Supreme Court nomination proceedings and the role of the judiciary in the U.S.. He also talked about the issues that are before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He answered questions from reporters.

After the interview, the reporters discussed his responses with the Susan Swain.

Obama Administration Spending Priorities

2009-05-08T00:00:00Z

Christina Romer, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, talked by remote video about the Obama administration's spending priorities and efforts to set the U.S. economy on an even course -- including stress tests administered to the nation's largest banks, the $3.4 trillion budget and congressional reaction to it, and war funding. After the interview, the reporters...