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c-span has you covered. download the app for free today. >> president biden will be headed to kentucky this wednesday. he made that announcement at an oval office meeting about the dead the tornadoes. i asked for a detailed briefing of what they were able to see and what they found. they shared with me what they had learned. we discussed how we can do more. especially with so many people facing immense loss. we talked about how we can accelerate and expand federal assistance to those in desperate need. some of you have been there. some of you have been reporting on television about the devastation before and after. it is just devastating. we already approved an emergency declaration for kentucky. i spoke with the governor several times. this gives me the tools to provide everything we can from expert search-and-rescue teams to immediate and long-term housing to clean up a whole range of things. we also asked fema and key departments about what they needed. they need water, power to get back to some sense of

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c-span, your unfiltered view of government. and announcer: next, a discussion on ray stand justice with the president of the naacp. he spoke at an event hosted by axios. -- unpacking systemic racism institution by institution. i want to know in some ways it feels like there has been progress and in other ways it feels like we are moving backwards. from where you sit, the naacp is involved in so many different areas from voting rights to criminal justice to health care and i want to know, where do you feel like our country has made the most progress when it comes to racial justice when you think about the last 18 months? >> we have had improvement in terms of having the conversation. structural barriers based on race must be addressed in public policy. whether it is joys floyd that started off with so much -- and was unable to muster the support of the senate, or the legislation to reauthorize john lewis' voting rights act. there's a lot of individual -- to have the -- ended health care , there has been more progress in the conv

at 7:00 eastern saturday morning on c-span or c-span now, our new mobile app. join the discussion with your phone call, facebook comments, and tweets. is bill johnson, republican of ohio. thank you for giving us your time today, sir. guest: thanks are having me on. host: how did you vote on the issues that extended funding to keep the government from shutting down? guest: i voted no. this is no way to govern. continuing to govern with continuing resolutions rather than passing the appropriations bill that had been debated in congress. that is not the way to govern. besides that, voting for this bill would essentially be voting to support the ongoing reckless spending and intrusion into the american people's lives with these vaccine mandates. no, i did not support it. host: we saw some of the senate side contemplating holding up the process over the mandates. was not aware the adventure as far as -- was that a worthy venture? guest: this is a very serious issue. the administration has crossed the line. the courts have said so. these vaccine mandates are unconsti

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c-span now has you covered. download the app, for free, today. >> former senator bob dole died a week ago at age 98. several of his colleague spoke about his friendship and working with him in congress, including senator chuck grassley on the washington journal. respects and giving tributes. one of them is senator chuck grassley, republican of iowa. senator grassley, tell us about your friendship. when did you first meet? guest: first of all, thank you for having me here to talk about bob dole and my mentor when i first went to the united states senate. i assumed that my first meeting with him -- i don't remember exactly -- but i was a member of the u.s. house when he was in his second term in the senate. i really got acquainted with him because i was campaigning for the united states senate in 1979 and 1980 and that was his first time to try to be president in the iowa caucuses. we interacted many times in the various counties that he was in, and he just practically lived in iowa for the winter of 1979 into 198

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c-span now has you covered. download the app for free today. house speaker nancy pelosi says she remains hopeful that the president's social spending plan also known as the build back better act will be passed into law by the of the year. she briefed reporters this morning in the capitol. really sad moments of silence yesterday for the 800,000 people who have died of covid. our thoughts and prayers are with their families. and, those who lost their livelihoods as well. the desk -- deaths are so sad. it is so hard to calm by hand that comprehend 800 south -- comprehend 800,000 people. the number continues to grow. we continue to be optimistic about the effectiveness of the vaccine. the awareness that some people are coming to is that they need to be vaccinated. they need to be vaccinated. we also had the moment of silence for those effected by the storms. i was very moved by representative, who represented western bespoke a moment of silence as who spoke for a moment of silence for those who lost their lives. i t

watch live at 2:30 eastern on c-span 3 or watch full coverage on c-span now, our new video app. in a call to the russian president, president biden warned the leader that the u.s. is prepared to protect the ukraine, telling him things we did not do in 2014 we are prepared to do now. good morning, everyone. we begin with your thoughts on russian aggression and how the u.s. should respond. if you are a republican, your number, (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. you can also text us with your first name, city and state, at (202) 748-8002. we will take your thoughts on facebook.com/c-span or send us a tweet with the handle @cspanwj. we'll begin with national security advisor jake sullivan at the white house yesterday briefing reporters on that to our video conference call between the two leaders. [video clip] >> president biden was direct and straightforward with president putin, as he always is. he declared support for ukrainian territorial integrity and said that if russia further invades ukraine united states and european allies would respond

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