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Delivered in washington by martin luther king on his birthday in 1983 -- before this day became a national holiday. this was a speech that i have never seen or heard before today. its a speech that would probably be lost to history, where it not for the divine intervention of c-span cameras that once again captured something unique. the man who stepped up to the microphone on that somber day in washington 15 years after martin luther kings assassination had never been near a microphone without g...

After offering the public unvarnished views of dramatic scenes during the House speaker vote last week, C-SPAN could regain control of cameras in the House chamber thanks to a new amendment being offered by a Republican lawmaker.

>> the only difference were seeing between republicans and the republicans in d.c. and pennsylvania c-span. you just dont get to watch it on a live rolling broadcast. literally, just as, hero scott perry came, they started a freedom caucus in pennsylvania. theyve made clear that they have an agenda that is chaos. they have -- six days later the same person who nominated him was asking him to resign because our speaker, mark rossi, wants to finally advance a constitutional menace of childhood sex...

Government has no rights. if i had health care problem, i do want to call mitch mcconnell, thank you very much. i wanna call my doctor. you know? >> absolutely. representative kenyatta, rapidly switching gills here, give me your reaction to the chaos that is ongoing in the pennsylvania house right now. theres a lot to unpack there, im curious to get your thoughts on it. the only -- >> the only difference were seeing between republicans and the republicans in d. c. and pennsylvania c-span. you ju...

Gaetz was often center stage during the must-see live broadcast of the 15-round speaker of the house battle. c-spans independent cameras that weve so enjoyed, well, theyve been removed again. so the network and gaetz are lobbying to get them back and matt gaetz is here to discuss. plus, the world is going wild experimenting with the latest artificial intelligence toy known as chatgpt. you can ask it to do anything, research, write a poem, research a legal case. how hard is it to detect? well f...

Mccarthy, chatting with democrats including ocasio-cortez. we even saw as he was almost physically attacked by fellow congressman mike rogers, who later apologized. so much lies ahead for the 118th congress, i want these cameras to show it all, be it the looming debt limit standoff, the debates over investigations with the fbi and hunter biden, the battles over chin and the origins of covid-19. florida congressman matt gaetz joins me now. thank you for coming back. without c-span it occurs to me...

Speaker that resulted in kevin mccarthys election. part of the attraction was the unfettered access given to c-span cameras to televise the proceedings and provide its feed to outlets including cnn. last week i argued here the american people deserve continued unfiltered access to the house chamber, but as soon as kevin mccarthy actually took the gavel, back went the camera to its standard fixed position aimed at the lectern. those rules are set by the party that controls the house except for sp...

Trump. so, the next step, says kevin mccarthy, you will get to five members to that committee. we are expecting some of the kevin mccarthy critics to be a part of, that democrats will get to appoint their members, but the big picture here is that this was probably going to be the central avenue the republicans use to protect donald trump, defend donald trump, and go after the biden administration. >> melanie zanona, appreciate, coming up right, now has majority leader steve scalise was asked abo...

Blankets, and alcohol that is coming over there. >> normally, cameras in the chamber are controlled by government workers, and confined to general shots of the podiums, for congressional rules and practice, but there are rare exceptions, and for this event, c-span cameras were free to capture the political lollapalooza, with all its parenting, passive aggression, and petulance. >> madam clerk, i rise to say wow. [applause] [laughter] >> caught on camera, a meeting between far-left democrat, alex...

Coverage of the chamber returned to the government-controlled feed after House members elected a speaker and approved a new set of rules.