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:
Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chair Representative Mark Walker (R-NC) talks about his party's plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, including a proposal he has put forward and how President-elect Trump communicates with voters.
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate discusses the agency's efforts during the Obama administration and how to reduce the costs of addressing disasters in the future.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) President Lee Saunders discusses workforce and labor issues in the incoming Trump administration, including minimum wage, overtime rules, and Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder.
House Ways and Means Committee Chair Kevin Brady (R-TX) discusses Republicans' plans for tax reform and the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act.
Incoming House Budget Committee Chair Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY) discusses the future of the federal budget under President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican Congress, as well as efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
House Judiciary Committee Chair and Ranking Member Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and John Conyers (D-MI) discuss their bipartisan working group on the use of force by police, aggression towards law enforcement, and public safety concerns.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy discusses his office's new report on addiction and the role government should play in addressing the issue, the fate of the Affordable Care Act under a Trump administration, medical marijuana use, and gun violence.
Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) discusses the results of the 2016 election, military alliances, and the potential military approach of the incoming Trump administration.
House Republican Policy Committee Chair Luke Messer (R-IN) talks about next week's House leadership elections, the new Congress, the lame-duck session, and expectations of dealing with the incoming Trump administration.
Thomas Hicks, chair of the Election Assistance Commission, and Denise Merrill, president of the National Association of Secretaries of State, talk about 2016 voting issues.
Steven Law, president of the Senate Leadership Fund, speaks with the [Washington Examiner]'s Susan Ferrechio and AP's Erica Werner about the super PAC's role in the 2016 elections and efforts to maintain a Republican majority in the Senate.
Club for Growth President David McIntosh looks discusses congressional races and his superPAC's role in supporting conservative candidates in the 2016 election cycle.
Jessica O'Connell, executive director of Emily's List, discusses the organization's push for Democratic women candidates who support abortion rights.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President and Political Director Rob Engstrom talks about the Chamber's role in the 2016 election campaigns.
Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) discusses issues that matter most to her organization and contributions it has made in this election cycle.
