Congress returns from summer recess in september with a busy legislative floor schedule ahead, the house and senate are expected to take a federal spending billsunng the government or next year to prevent the gove shutdown. Current funding expires september 30th. Lawmakers are facing deadlines to authorize faa and pandemic preparedness programs. Thsenate will continue work on more of President Bidens judicial and execuve nominations including for the federarve. Watch live coverage of the house on cspan, the senate on cspan2, and a reminder that you can wat a our congressional coverage with our free video apps cspan now or online, cspan. Org. During his time in Office President jimmy carter and his family attended the First Baptist church of washington dc, they joined in january 1977, president carter attended services there 70 times in the presidency. The carters wanted to find a place to go to church and there are a number of Baptist Churches in washington, First Baptist church is the
Cable. We wanted to present today a dear friend and one of the great leaders and majority of the third ranking democrat of the United States house of representatives has been in congress to three and have a phenomenal achievement and racial process and hes one of the leaders of the congress. 9 years ago i work to develop the idea of the International Museum and it was busy as anyone inned congress. If you went to his office in in capitol hill it would station coming and going and everybody time congressman, and consultation with him and ask the congressman if he would consider being treated of the board of International Africanamerican to readjust, and he was so busy i was tommed timid to ask and asked emily. Emily was the dear wife who he lost few years ago, and respect for his wife because in washington in South Carolina as a current. And called me back he said joe, i said yes and i will. Joe never missed of the board of International African those [inaudible conversations] but he wa
[laughter] pretty good. Announcer host good morning, it is saturday, august 19. President joe biden met yesterday with the leaders of japan and south korea. They merged with Security Cooperation, threat from china and north korea, the war in ukraine, and immigration at the southern border are all issues that have jaw drawn the white house recent attention. Our attention for you this morning, what do you think is the top policy issues facing the United States. Republicans, we want you to call us at 202 7488001. Democrats, your line is 202 7488000. Independents, we want you to dial a set 202 7488002. You can also send us a text message at 202 7488003. Please include your name and where you live. You can find us on facebook. Com cspan and on x and instagram cspanwj. Lets start off by hearing a little more from President Biden coming out again with the talks with leaders of japan and south korea. He announced a plan to deepen Security Cooperation between the three to counter north korea an
Wifi enabled this so students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. Comcast along with these Television Companies support cspan2 as a public service. Im honored to introduce our speaker for today, todd. Both author and funeral director and his family has been involved in that profession in delaware for four generations. Toss most recent book is last rites, evolution and american funeral and topical to us today about how Abraham Lincoln was at the center of the transformation of american funeral practices both during his time in the white house and through tragic death. We will have a question and answer session at the end, a couple of more microphones. Please take advantage of those because we want our cspan audience to hear the questions answers so ill turn it over to todd. [applause] thank you, judge. Its my pleasure to present to you this evening we all know what happens with friday, 1865. What im going to talk to you about is how the grand e
Speaks about her life and growing up koreanamerican in u dpeen eugene, oregon. And find a full schedule on your Program Guide or watch online anytime at book tv. Org. A Professor Emeritus of history at Mississippi State university. The author of two volumes of history of jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, the first georgia years, 1924 through 1974 and now, jimmy and Rosalynn Carter power and human rights. As i say, he was professor of emeritus at Mississippi State, hes the author of three other books, Ellen Glasgow and the woman within, Christopher Gadson and the american revolution, and confederate colonel and cherokee chief, the life of William Holland thomas. But its the biographies of jimmy and Rosalynn Carter that brings us here tonight and ng theres probably no better person to be in conversation with stanly than steve. He helped research and edit carters bookkeeping faith and really had a hand in every other book that carter has written or projects or classes at emory university. So, si