Today's Highlights

On Capitol Hill

Committee Chairmen Vote

Committee Chairmen Vote

Today

The House Democratic Caucus has voted Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) as Chairman of the Energy & Commerce Comittee. Earlier today, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) gave his farewell speech on the Senate Floor and currently the House & Senate are in session considering post-election legislative issues.

Economic Policy

Judicial Policy

Randall Krosznor

Improving Credit for Businesses

Today

Randall Kroszner, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, went over the federal government’s response to the financial market situation. House Small Business Cmte. Chair-
woman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) held a hear-
ing to investigate how small firms are assist-
ed and determine if more action is necessary.
Prosecuting Public Corruption

Prosecuting Public Corruption

Today

The Federalist Society starts it 2008 National Lawyers Convention with the theme, "The People and the Judiciary." Panelists associated with the Jack Abramoff case and Rep. William Jefferson's investigation examine how the jud-
icial branch prosecutes public corruption cases.
watch Available Shortly on C-SPAN.org   
read FRS Gov. Kroszner's Testimony
watch C-SPAN.org at 12:45pm (ET)

Recent Programs

Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) Senate Farewell Speech Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) delivered his farewell speech on the Floor of the Senate after serving for almost 40 years. Sen. Stevens recently lost his bid for re-election and has been convicted on multiple counts of making false statements.
Washington, DC : 11 min.
watch Sen. Stevens' Farewell Speech
Abraham Lincoln: Great American Historians on Our Sixteenth President

This Week on C-SPAN


  • Washington Journal: Author Doris Kearns Goodwin

  • America and the Courts: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

  • After Words: Niall Ferguson, author of ''The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World'' interviewed by Adrian Wooldridge

  • Q&A: Brent Glass, Director, National Museum of American History
C-SPAN's Student Cam 2009