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:
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James discusses the fight against ISIS, defense budget debates in Congress, tensions in the South China Sea, women in the Selective Service, military pay increases, and drug smuggling from Latin America.
Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson talks about the Navy's role in the South China Sea, its response to incidents like the USS Donald Cook's close encounter with a Russian aircraft, readiness challenges, and strategic and ethical priorities.
House Armed Services Chairman Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX) talks about the $610 billion Defense Authorization bill for fiscal year 2017, which the House passed Wednesday night by a vote of 277 to 147.
House Natural Resources Committee Chair Representative Rob Bishop (R-UT) discusses congressional negotiations over legislation to assist Puerto Rico with its $70 billion debt. The island recently failed to make a $422 million payment on that debt.
Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla (D) talks about the U.S. territory's recent default on a $422 million debt payment and the current impasse in Washington over how to respond to the crisis.
Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) talks about the state of the presidential race and the Puerto Rican debt crisis. Representative Grijalva is the ranking member on the committee with jurisdiction over Puerto Rico's economic affairs.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald discusses efforts to address long wait times for veterans at VA hospitals, reports of understaffing, and privatization. He's interviewed by Huffington Post's David Wood and Leo Shane of the [Military Times].
Freedom Caucus Chair Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) discusses several issues, including the budget process, the 2016 presidential campaign, and Secretary Clinton's handling of the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Budget Committee member Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) discusses a variety of issues, including a proposed digital security commission to investigate encryption issues, safety and funding of Washington's Metro system, and the budget process.
Club for Growth President Dave McIntosh discusses the upcoming Wisconsin Republican presidential primary, his organization's efforts to derail a Trump nomination, and its support for Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to be president of the United States.
Appropriations Committee member, Representative Tom Cole (R-OK), talks about the budget process, Republican chances of passing a budget this year, and the 2016 presidential campaign.
Nan Aron, founder and president of Alliance for Justice, discusses the battle over President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court. Alliance for Justice supports the Garland nomination.
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins talks about the 2016 presidential campaign, the Republican presidential debate in Florida, and the role of evangelicals in campaign 2016.
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, talks about the dispute between Democrats and Republicans over the Supreme Court vacancy. Other issues include criminal justice reform, the 2016 election, and U.S.-Cuba relations.
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen comments on Donald Trump's assertion the he's being audited almost every year. Other topics include the IRS fiscal year 2017 budget request and efforts to revise the U.S. tax system.
