Newsmakers
Summary: Join C-SPAN every Sunday for conversations with people making the news and the journalists who cover them. Guests come from a wide range of expertise in topics important in today's public affairs: the economy, technology, education, the environment, the military, and many more. Legislators and other experts talk with reporters who cover their shared area of interest.
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Podcasts:
Representative Richard Neal (D-MA) talks about tax reform efforts in Congress. Representative Neal is ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee.
House Budget Committee Ranking Member John Yarmuth (D-KY) speaks about the collapse of the health care repeal effort, the budgetary process and getting a budget through Congress this year, as well as his party's "Better Deal" agenda.
Republican Policy Committee Chair Luke Messer (R-IN) talks the party's legislative agenda in the coming months, including tax reform, the budget, and health care. He also discusses a potential Senate race against Senator Joe Donnelly (R-IN).
Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel talks about sanctions against Russia and Iran, Russian tampering with the 2016 election, North Korea's nuclear capability, and proposed budget cuts to the State Department and United Nations.
American Hospital Association President Rick Pollack discusses Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and Democrats' efforts to keep it. Related topics include Medicaid, hospital, and drug costs.
Ways and Means Committee Chair Kevin Brady (R-TX) talks about Congressional efforts to overhaul the tax code and get a bill to the president's desk for his signature this year along with health care legislation.
House Armed Services Committee Chair Mac Thornberry (R-TX) talks about the National Defense Authorization bill, the level of funding needed to rebuild the U.S. military, and the president's upcoming strategy for the war in Afghanistan.
Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Representative Tim Walz (D-MN) talks about efforts to reform the VA, including passage of the Veterans Accountability Act, which makes it easier for the department to fire employees
The House Republicans' campaign chair, Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH), talks about preparing for 2018 midterms, whether the GOP can keep their House majority, and the impact of congressional probes into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.
American Enterprise Institute President Arthur Brooks talks about how conservatives view President Trump and his administration, the future of conservatism, and the role think tanks like AEI play in the world of policy and politics.
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), vice chair of the Appropriations Committee, talks about President Trump's budget, the president's trip abroad, and another rejection of the administration's travel ban by a federal appeals court.
Representative Jim Langevin (D-RI) talks about protections against cybersecurity threats and the preventive role private and public sectors play,, the ongoing probe into Russia's hacking of the 2016 election, and the president's budget.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) discusses President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, possible successors to lead the bureau, and Senate Republicans' efforts to craft new health care legislation.
Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) discusses the passage of the American Health Care Act in the House, infrastructure spending legislation, President Trump's proposed wall along the southern U.S. border, and airline overbooking policies.
Representative Rob Bishop (R-UT) discusses President Trump's executive order calling for a review of national monuments, government funding, energy development on federal lands, forest fires, and spending issues Congress is considering.
