C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Nat'l Security Adviser & Joint Chiefs Chair at Global Impact Forum
3 hours, 4 minutesWhite House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown discussed national security and global competition at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition's Global Impact Forum in Washington, DC. Other featured speakers also spoke on topics including global security challenges, global partnerships in Africa and Europe, economic security, diversifying supply-chains through public-private partnerships, and the use of artificial intelligence.
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Hearing on Reproductive Health Care
2 hours, 20 minutesAnti-abortion and abortion-rights advocates joined health care providers to discuss the impact of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Topics included the impact abortion legislation has on patients and health care providers, alternative family planning options, reproductive autonomy,and late-term abortion care.
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Hearing on Streamlining Cybersecurity Requirements for Businesses
1 hour, 8 minutesAssistant National Cyber Director Nicholas Leiserson and Government Accountability Office Cybersecurity Director Dave Hinchman testified on streamlining cybersecurity requirements for businesses and critical infrastructure before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. They discussed the need for a coordinated regulatory framework between state and federal governments, cyber workforce shortages, and how multiple cybersecurity reporting requirements can reduce cyber-attack readiness and preparedness.
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Discussion on Medicaid & Medicare Reform
1 hour, 33 minutesAcademics and policy advocates discussed Medicaid and Medicare reform during an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Several topics were discussed, including the difference between defined health care benefits and defined financial contributions to health savings accounts, fraud concerns, and the quality of health care provided under Medicare and Medicaid. They also addressed the Affordable Care Act and the challenges faced by states that have resisted Medicaid expansion.
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Hearing on Supporting Young Farmers
1 hour, 46 minutesA Senate Agriculture subcommittee held a hearing on how the federal government can help support young and beginning farmers amid Congress' work on the 2024 farm bill. The hearing focused on how agricultural and social safety net policies, such as affordable crop insurance and child care for rural families, could be beneficial for young farmers and the obstacles that such farmers face. According to the subcommittee's chair, Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), the average age of a U.S. farmer in 2024 was around 58-years-old.
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Discussion on Democracy & Civic Education
1 hour, 22 minutesThe American Enterprise Institute held a conference on the state of civic education. Higher education professionals from Harvard and Purdue University discussed how civic education is achieved in democracies and republics. Topics included civic engagement and political activism, the importance of deliberation skills, and ways that universities can be used as a rehearsal-space for democracy.
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Hearing on Deployment & Use of AI in National Security
2 hours, 51 minutesIndustry leaders in artificial Intelligence (AI) testified on the deployment and use of AI in national security during a public hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee. Topics addressed included cybersecurity concerns, election security and foreign interference, the impact of AI on physical infrastructure, and cyber workforce development.
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Hearing on Water Scarcity & Climate Change
1 hour, 35 minutesThe Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on the impact of water scarcity caused by climate change. Witnesses consisted of water professionals from the Western states of California, New Mexico, and Oregon, who testified about the droughts in their regions, as well as professors from Iowa State University and the University of Colorado Boulder. According to Adel Hagekhalil, general manager and CEO of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, his state experienced "unprecedented" swings in precipitation, saying 2019 and 2023 were "very wet," but 2020-22 was the driest period on record in California.
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Fmr. HHS Secretary Sebelius & Fmr. Sen. Bill Frist Join Discussion on Gun Violence
1 hour, 5 minutesKathleen Sebelius, former Health and Human Services secretary in the Obama administration, and former senator and physician Bill Frist (R-TN) joined White House Gun Violence Prevention Office Deputy Director Gregory Jackson, and Yale School of Public Health Dean Megan Ranney for a discussion on gun violence prevention. They stressed the importance of recognizing gun violence as a public health crisis and advocated for solutions from the public health perspective. Topics included messaging by trusted sources, community violence intervention, the impact of gun violence on youth, and pros and cons of gun policies.
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U.S. Ambassador to NATO & Lithuanian Defense Minister Discuss NATO Summit Priorities
49 minutesThe Atlantic Council held a series of discussions focusing on the upcoming NATO Summit in Washington, DC. In this session U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith, and Lithuania's Defense Minister Laurynas Kasinas spoke about each of their countries defense priorities, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and other global security challenges on the horizon. The summit will occur July 9 to 11.
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Energy Secretary Testifies Before House Oversight Committee
2 hours, 32 minutesEnergy Secretary Jennifer Granholm testified before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on her department's policies and activities. Shesaid"America is back," explaining that clean energy manufacturing investments created jobs, modernized the energy system, and helped the U.S. better compete against China. She answered House members' questions on topics such as pausing liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and criticisms that the U.S. was reducing its oil and gas production.Secretary Granholm pushed back against the latter notion, stating that the U.S. was the world's topproducer of oil and gas.
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June 1944 United News Report on D-Day
11 minutesThis 1944 Office of War Information United Newsreel on D-Day used footage from training operations and other films to report on the invasion of Normandy, France. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Lectures in History: D-Day & Omaha Beach
59 minutesUniversity of Kansas professor Adrian Lewis teaches a class about Omaha Beach and the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, France during World War II. He describes the German and Allied military strategies as well as the command structure on each side. He also enumerates the challenges faced by American troops faced when trying to land on Omaha Beach and argues that the outcome was not inevitable.
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President Reagan at D-Day 40th Anniversary
12 minutesPresident Reagan spoke at the 40th anniversary of D-Day just in front of the cliffs above the beaches of Normandy, France. He thanked those who liberated Europe from tyranny and made such sacrifices necessary to achieve the goals of liberty.
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President Clinton at D-Day 50th Anniversary
12 minutesPresident Bill Clinton spoke at the 50th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1994.
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President Bush at D-Day 60th Anniversary
18 minutesPresident Bush spoke at the American cemetery in Normandy, France marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day; more than 9,000 U.S. soldiers are buried at the cemetery which overlooks Omaha beach. Coverage was obtained from France 3 television.
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President Obama at D-Day 70th Anniversary
25 minutesPresident Barack Obama spoke at the 70th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, France, on June 6, 2014.
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President Trump at D-Day 75th Anniversary
28 minutesPresident Donald Trump spoke at the 75th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, France, on June 6, 2019.
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President Biden at D-Day 80th Anniversary
16 minutesPresident Joe Biden spoke at the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, France, on June 6, 2024.
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Reel America: "Medical Service in the Invasion of Normandy" - 1944
19 minutesThis U.S. Army film details the logistics involved in treating wounded soldiers in the field, and in hospitals in England, during and after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. From the National Archives collections, the film was marked "restricted" because of its graphic scenes of the wounded and was originally intended for military audiences only.
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Women Spies of D-Day
55 minutesFormer U.S. Army Historian Kim Holien discussed the role of female spies leading up to the June 6, 1944, D-Day operation. This event took place at the Lyceum in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Reel America: "D-Day 50 Years" - 1994
35 minutesThis 1994 Armed Forces Network report from Normandy, France covers events marking the 50th anniversary of D-Day. It includes several interviews with D-Day veterans, behind-the-scenes accounts of Army preparations, Airborne parachute jumps, speech highlights, and scenes from American cemeteries. Now known as the American Forces Network, AFN was founded by the War Department as the Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II. Their television broadcasts began in 1954.
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American Artifacts: 4th Infantry Division & D-Day
40 minutesHistorian, author, and reenactor Jared Frederick describes the 4th Infantry Division's role in the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion of France and gives a tour of an encampment of his "Furious Fourth" World War II reenactors group. The camp is part of the annual Army Heritage Days in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hosted by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.