And living in the tech age on booktv we have eye gods how technology shapes our spiritual and social lives and on cspan 3 more on the civil war specific sale the batter of crater in virginia. That starts at 8 eastern. Here is highlights for the weekend. Friday we will visit important sites in the history of had civil rights movement. Saturday night a biologist panel. And indepth in the evening. And ben carson is on afterwards. And Lawrence Goldstone talks about the competition between the Wright Brothers and curtis to be the predominant man in flight. Then a look at hollywoods portrayal of slavery. And former white hose chief of staff discusses how president s make decisions. Find the schedule a week in advance on our website. And let us know what you think about the programs you are watching or email us. Join the cspan conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. A house science and Technology Subcommittee held a hearing focusing on s. T. E. M. Education initiatives develo
Come to prepare for their opportunity to serve this great nation. It is a time of tremendous transition, a time thought with trendation and some uncertainty. Send your spirit of peace and calm, let all might have confidence in your faithfulness to us and no matter what lies ahead, your grace is abundantly available. Now we approach a week during which all americans will regather to remember who we are , a nation generously blessed not only by you, our god, but by courageous ancestors, faithful allies and the best good wishes of people everywhere who long for freedom , who would glory in the difficult work of participated government and who do not enjoy the bounty that we are privileged to possess. Bless the members of this assembly and us all that we would be worthy of the call we have been given as americans. Help us all to be truly thankful and appropriately generous in our response. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker the chair has ex
Tonight on the communicators at 8 p. M. Eastern on cspan2. President obama recently said his proposed 2015 federal budget to congress for review. In light of its release and the debates that followed, booktv presents portions of author talks on the federal budget process. In the next hour use eclipse with philip joyce, author of the Congressional Budget Office. David wessel, author of red ink inside the highstakes politics of the federal budget, and oklahoma senator tom coburn, author of the debt bomb and breach of trust. We begin with philip joyce author of the Congressional Budget Office honest numbers, power, and policymaking. The former cbo analyst and current professor of management, finance and leadership at the university of maryland recounts the formation of the Congressional Budget Office in 1974. Its internal operation and the nonpartisan economic and budget information it provides to congress. When was the cbo form . It was formed in 1974. It was, in fact, a reaction to some
An agreement before the new years deadline. The house is due tomorrow as well. We do not have an agenda and there. With the fiscal cliffhanging out there heading into the year 2013, do you have optimism or pessimism heading into the new . You can also send in your comment via twitter, a post a comment on facebook, or write us an email. The theme of optimism or lack of it is prevalent in the papers. Wednesday with congress and the president heading back to washington. Here is a headline on usa today. In the wall street journal if the in the washington post. We welcome your phone calls. We will get to them in a moment. We did find another piece at politico. There you have it in the papers this morning about people being optimistic or pessimistic about things. I want to dig a little bit deeper into the wall street journal piece. I we will probably see some what of a flurry of activity tomorrow. If first call. What is your name and where are you calling from . I think that caller is gone.
Youre watching cspan. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2022] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. Holy and gracious god, thank you for the countless times you demonstrate the intimacy of your love for us. Through the affection of a loved one, a desire met, moments that grace our days with evidence of your hand in our lives. How easy it is to believe, having seen your power at work, your creative activity in the living of our days, in the healing of those we love and care for. We are truly blessed. Lord, we believe. Help our unbelief. We ask your blessing when we cant see, when the hurts, the evil and the confusion of the world obscure any evidence of your concern for us and deny your willingness or ability to bring order to our chaos. In this c