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[inaudible conversations] let me try to call this full house to order, if i may. Welcome to brookings. My name is bill galston, senior fellow here in governance stud ies. Thanks so much for coming and welcome also to the people who are watching this event live on cspan. Todays topic is the past and the publication of ira shapiros second book on the senate, this one entitled broken, can the senate save itself and the country. Those of you who read his first book on the senate will know how passio...

Hes interviewed by tom daschle. This is a weekly Interview Program with relevant guesthouse interviewing top nonfiction authors about the latest work. Welcome. Im thrilled to have an opportunity to talk with you about your book. The books title is in triggering, the broken. Can the senate save itself in the country . What is your conclusion . Guest im thrilled to have a conversation with you, when cspan told me you were going to do it i felt i had won the lottery. To see an old friend and also a...

And members will recess today from 12 30 to 2 15 eastern and we do hope to bring you leadership briefings and hear more about the plans for the senate. Live coverage. U. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, we fix our minds on you, the author and perfecter of our faith. Remind our lawmakers that a heavenly focus brings joy. Give them the wisdom to se...

House. Theyre confident they will. President arriving in West Virginia. He is expected to maybe mention this fbi memo hopes to declassify or in hopes of sport of releasing. It is either no big deal or beginning of a constitutional crisis. The best i can do, folks, gauge how wall street reacting to this. Collectively doesnt seem to care. President is in West Virginia. He picked up his biggest victory, 42 points. They dont get a more secure base than these, than these folks. I want to listen in. Y...

Government. May their efforts to find a workable solution to difficult issues result in legislation that will redown to the benefit of our nation. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. For what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition . Ms. Roslehtinen mr. Speak...

Four mr. Galston let me try to call this full house to order, if i may. Welcome to brookings. My name is bill galston, senior fellow in governance studies. Thanks so much for coming and welcome also to the people who are watching this event live on cspan. Todays topic is the past, the present, and possible future of the u. S. Senate. The occasion of this discussion is the publication of ira shapiros second book on the senate, this one is titled, broken can the senate save itself and the country ...

Then, California Democratic congressman John Garamendi weighs in on President Trumps buzdget. And then we will talk to professor catherine moon about the olympics and north korea. Host both the house and the senate will convene at 10 00 today. They will be dealing with the topic of immigration on the house side, Republican Leaders will take the polls of their party to see if a bill sponsored by Bob Goodlatte of virginia could pass, thereby offering the chance to keep the daca program from expiri...

Are children. The medicaid system if we do work requirement reforms the youre good ow about this math, doesnt work. A 500 billion cut to medicare and medicaid, those two combined, 72 billion to disability programs, and in my state we are one of the poorest states in the country so i want to go about this with a minute left a little differently. 20 of new mexicans live in poverty. We have some of the hungriest families in america. A third of us are on snap. We have some of the highest unemploymen...

The deputy secretary for driver and Vehicle Services at the Pennsylvania Department of transportation on driverless vehicles. Host reporting this morning that democrats are serious over actions by Senate Democrats and how they handled the shutdown in a result for daca. And Chuck Schumer says there will be no money for a border wall, as part of an agreement that would have resolved the docket issued. Daca issue. That happening on washington in washington. Is go shooting this week in the New York ...

What the heck is it . I will speak about this in the iowa broadcasters meeting week after next. What the heck is digital . If you try and call any of your friends this weekend youre going to get voice mail. Because they dumped orange the is new black season three. This is how People Choose to communicate. If we choose programing into the tower, out in the ether one off were leaving money on the table. We have to use the thing in the pocket used to call the phone as dvr of radio. Thank you hollan...