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Tim Chapman talked about the partial government shutdown, President Trump’s push for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, and how his Heritage Action organization interacts with Congress.

House Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-MS) talked about border security, his priorities as the new committee chair, and other congressional issues. He also discussed the …

Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Patrick Leahy (D-VT) talked about the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill approved by Congress that week and signed by President Trump. He also tal…

House Budget Committee Ranking Member John Yarmuth (D-KY) talked about congressional efforts to develop an omnibus spending bill by the March 23, 2018 deadline. He also discussed gun legisla…

Representative Luke Messer (R-IN) talked about House Republicans' perspectives on how the legislative agenda would proceed. Topics included tax reform, the federal budget, and health care. H…

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) talked about President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget, released that week, as well as the president’s revised ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens of six Musli…

Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY), ranking member on the House Budget Committee, talked about meeting Congress’s April 28, 2017, deadline for funding the federal government and the signific…

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) talked about a variety of issues, including a proposed digital security commission to investigate encryption issues, safety and funding of public transportation sy…

Representative Tom Cole (R-OK) talked about the House Republican debate over the budget and the appropriations process for fiscal year 2017. He also spoke about the possibilities for a conte…

House Budget Committee Chair Tom Price (R-GA) talked about a range of topics, including the budget, federal spending, the new Republican leadership under Speaker Paul Ryan, the U.S. response…

House Appropriations Committee Chair Harold Rogers (R-KY) talked about the appropriations process, which had become increasingly encumbered by partisanship in recent years, and the potential…

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the ranking member on the Senate Budget Committee, talked about President Obama’s fiscal year 2016 budget proposal and about developing a budget in a Republica…

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) talked by video link from Capitol Hill about the fall congressional agenda and the November 2014 elections. He said that he expected that Congress woul…

House Financial Services Committee Chair Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) talked about possible actions Congress might take before the U.S. reached its debt limit. Business leaders told President Obama…

Every year since 2006, C-SPAN invited students to take part in a StudentCam video documentary competition and join in on the debate over the nation’s public policy issues. The theme for 2013…

Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, talked about the Congressional Budget Office’s report, budget hearings, the sequester scheduled to beg…

Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) talked about what was next on the Farm Bill, after a small part of it was passed as part of the fiscal cliff package, with the bulk of it unpassed. Some analys…

Representative Jerry Lewis (R-CA), who was retiring at the close of the 112th Congress, reflected on his 24-year career in the House of Representatives. He had been the chairman and the rank…

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) discussed the “fiscal cliff” as numerous plans were circulating in Congress to address the issue. Senators Tom Harkin and Jay Rockefeller were asking President Obam…

Tim Pawlenty talked about the financial sector/business community response to the “fiscal cliff” and the U.S. economy. Former Minnesota Governor Pawlenty ran for president early in 2012, and…