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:
Incoming Budget Committee Chair Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY) and Incoming Appropriations Committee Chair Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY) join us for separate interviews to discuss their respective committee agendas in the 116th Congress.
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and James Inhofe (R-OK), who will chair committees in the 116th Congress, talk about their committee agendas. Senator Grassley will chair the Finance Committee and Senator Inhofe will chair the Armed Services Committee.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long talks about FEMA's work in 2018 and looks forward to 2019. He suggests FEMA was never intended to be a first responder, but to assist states and localities to meet their emergency needs.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive VP Neil Bradley talks about the climate for business during the Trump presidency, as well as Friday's jobs report, trade and tariffs, deficits and the minimum wage.
There will be 100 new members of the House of Representatives when the 116th Congress begins next year. We meet four of them on Newsmakers: Reps.-Elect Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Mark Green (R-TN), Dean Phillips (D-MN), and Jim Baird (R-IN).
USAID Administrator Mark Green talks about U.S. aid to other countries, its goals, and how it is working during the Trump Administration.
House Transportation Committee Ranking Member Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) is the potential committee chair in the new Congress. He talks about transportation priorities and the possibilities of an infrastructure bill and a gas tax.
On Veterans Day weekend, Army Secretary Mark Esper talks about the future of the Army and military-related issues, including force modernization, its role at the border with Mexico, and how it may be impacted in the new Congress.
Dan Sena, with the Democratic National Campaign Committee (DCCC), and John Rogers, with the National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC), talk about what's at stake for both parties in the November 6 midterm elections.
Tim Phillips, senior adviser to Americans for Prosperity Action, talks about key races and issues in the 2018 midterm elections, and how his organization is using its resources.
Guy Cecil, Priorities USA chair, talks about the 2018 midterm elections and his organization's conclusion the Democrats need more digital ads. Priorities USA supported Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for president.
Emily Cain, executive director of EMILY's List, talks about women and the midterm elections. The political action committee supports and makes contributions to pro-choice women candidates.
Brian Walsh, America First Action PAC president, talks about the midterm 2018 elections as well as the impact of the Brett Kavanaugh vote on congressional races. American First Action PAC is closely aligned with President Trump.
Club for Growth President David McIntosh talks about the PAC's role in the November midterms. Mr. McIntosh, who is a friend of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and a co-founder of the Federalist Society, also talks about Judge Kavanaugh's nomination.
House Majority PAC Executive Director Charlie Kelly talks about efforts to flip the House to Democratic control in November. Democrats need to gain 23 seats to win a House majority.
