Our meeting will come to order consistent with policies to start on time. Well be doing that. Good morning today were considering the nomination of mark esper to be secretary of defense. We thank all for being here today. We anticipate doing your opening remarks, dr. Esper, introduce any members of your family here and other support groups. It is standard we have the eight required questions to respond to audibly to get that in record. Adhere to laws governing conflict of interest. Yes, sir. Assumed duties taken any actions that would appear to presume the outcome of the confirmation process . No, sir. Exercise legislative oversight responsibility makes it important that this committee, its subcommittees and other appropriate kmtsz if congress received testimony, reports, recordings and other information from the executive branch on a timely basis. Do you agree, if confirmed, to and and testify before this committee when requested. Yes, sir. Do you agree to provide records, document, E
Culture, the idea of seeing the man in front of the tank, many of us have all seen that, at least if your speedy we believe this hearing to go live to discussion from axios on Prescription Drug prices. Well hear from Senate Finance amity church are progressing but first former fda commissioner Scott Gottlieb and later senator Debbie Stabenow of michigan. This is live coverage on cspan2. And real quick, it could have been to one of our events before, we try to keep things short and sweet, four segments of interviews. We want you leaving here feeling smarter about what we talked about, and this particular is what drug pricing in america which obviously will continue to be an issue going into 2020. So with that in mind i like to welcome our first guest, senator chuck grassley. [applause] good to be here with you, bob. Thanks for coming. All right. I think its only, its a good place to start by talking about your constituents. What are they still telling you about their own drug prices in
Up next on booktv after words sub three son of the Late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia shares his father speeches on law, faith and virtue. Interviewed by david savage. Host Christopher Scalia your father Antonin Scalia was one of the most powerful writers in Supreme Court opinions. He wrote a lot of dissent great for people like me quoting them but this is not a book about court. The book about speeches so why speeches . Guest yeah as you said his opinions are memorable and im often told by law students and reporters that they went to his opinions first for that reason. They were so crisply written and evocative and powerful. His speeches have some of the same, really all the same great qualities that his opinions do but i think the advantage of his speeches is that he could let war of his personality shine through for one thing. He was a great performer, little bit of a ham. He played in the death in a High School Production of that play and i think he was the president of geor
Host Christopher Scalia your father Justice Antonin Scalia was one of the most powerful riders with the Supreme Court opinions, writing dissents with the fingers but this is not a book about that but speeches. Why . Supreme Court Opinions are memorable writing his opinions first for that reason. But his speeches have the same great qualities but the advantages to let more of his personality shine through he was a great performer and played mcbeth in the High School Production and the president of the georgetown theater club but in the way it just doesnt in the opinion. I think they have to follow certain conventions that are asked to turn off the average person if you are not a court follower or law student but we want a collection that to be of interest to the average america american. Like welladjusted normal people . They will need a writeup of an opinion. But one of the advantages of the speeches especially about the law is my dad could explain his approach on interrupted without h
Successful Super Bowl Ad. But now facing some backlash for what their ceo said about snacks for women. And good morning, america. Hope youre well this tuesday morning. A little controversy coming into the Super Bowl Ads after all. Yeah, it was somebody riding high after that. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback nick foles, super bowl mvp celebrating his win at the disney parade of all places, of course, he even fist bumped mickey. Kind of a fist bump. Its flu season too so, you know, dont give mickey the flu, nick. Big paw. Quite a ride for him but well start with that wild ride on wall street. Americans closely watching this market after that recordbreaking drop and the closing bell rang on monday the dow jones was down 1175 points. Abcs chief Business Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis starts us off. Markets around the world reacting thats right. Good morning to all of you. Were seeing markets selling off around the globe overnight. This morning, the dow also poised to open lower but its b