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:
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) discusses the fiscal year 2017 Defense Budget, issues with the F-35 aircraft program, challenges in combating ISIS, and North Korea's nuclear program.
Veterans' Affairs Committee Chair Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) discusses President Obama's proposed VA budget, Secretary Robert McDonald's leadership of the department, and issues confronting the agency.
Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), talks about the Zika virus, how it's transmitted, its reported appearance in the U.S., and how the CDC and the health community plans to fight it.
Governor Terry Branstad (R-IA) talks about Monday's Iowa caucuses, the candidates and their campaigns, the issues facing Iowans ahead of the February 1 first-in-the-nation contest, and the future of the Republican party.
As the February 9 New Hampshire primary approaches, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) discusses her support for Hillary Clinton, a recent poll showing Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) leading 60 to 33 percent in the state, and the New Hampshire Senate race.
House Budget Committee Chairman Representative Tom Price (R-GA) discusses a range of topics, including the budget, federal spending, the U.S. response to the Paris terrorist attacks, and the debate over admitting Syrian refugees.
Mel Watt talks about his plans for the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Mr. Watt believes both organizations will remain engaged in their mortgage roles, while some in Congress wish to abolish them.
