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c-span wj n. t at erms of the house elections next year, democrats have to win what? to dozen seats, right, retake control? guest: that is correct. get there?o you guest: they have done a good job recruiting candidates. we're into the sixth month, you don't do it this year, you will year.o it next take for instance in the ninth of new ional district jersey, he started 16 months and you needection to do this, not only in terms of as ing money as important that may be in a tough election, but he has to get his name out there. knew him 16 months before the election, but a few peep will. every candidate thinks everybody knows them, of course, they find out at the first poll, looka and 17, 18%, my god. well, you got to get around the community. it easier when you are campaigning later on. so ke recruiting going on far. i hope the emphasis is where i few moments bout a ago, i think we doll well next year, whether we will take back or not, i'm not a mind reader. host: i asked congressman walker you come from a strong democratic district, what did you hear from -- constituent

on twitter you can do @c-span wj. the driver says he didn't know that the -- those were in the truck. what do you think of that story and are the truck drivers usually aware of what's going on? >> they are many times aware of what's going on. you have hundreds -- i mean, you have 80 people in the compartment of the trailer. you might hear something. it's impossible you don't know about that. in the past, truck drivers were transporting family members or people that they know. some of them came from mexico. some of them were born here but they had family in mexico and central america. it's a network. the drivers, but the interesting thing is that this involved a lot of money and who is benefiting from this big amount of money? we usually -- the arrests are because of -- i mean, the drivers and the people who are in this, but who's really benefits? who are in the top of the businesses? this is something that we need to -- we need to ask and who's benefiting from so much money? there's a combination between national smug

you can tweet at c-span wj. if your medical professional, phone number for you is (202)748-8000 and all others want to join the conversation as well. you mentioned dreamland in the in portsmouth ohio and what dodo viewers know about the mexico. >> guest: part of my book deals with the guys who first figure out the heroin traffickers first figure out that there's a very aggressive push to promote a pain pill prescribing among ther doctors and doctors binding to that idea. eventually it led to a vast new heroin market and the guys that i write about want to figure that out and saw that first emerging in columbus, ohio in the areas around cincinnati, wheeling, west virginia, places like that and these guys had developed a system by them in the west coast where all the markets that they broke into had a static number and they were all from the same town. it played an important role on the name of the town was in thes state of. [inaudible] they figured out a retail model of selling heroin by a tenth of a gram similar

end us a tweet at c-span wj, just review of the top couple of responses to the gallup poll. gallup.com, may 2017, dissatisfaction with government leadership. june.umping to 25% in other top responders include terrorism, health or insurance, is down from may's survey, and the economy in six, in both months. let's hear from kenny in good ola, florida, morning. caller: good morning. i would like to say happy day to the republic of the united states of america. we are a republic, not a democracy. anyway, the biggest problem i the government turning its back on capitalism and the the constitution, that is the problem right there. the he infestation of colleges with all this liberal crap.ing you know, who teaches the teachers? debate with somebody on a local radio station, they said the elementary schools were the left m, they are teaching wing agenda to the kids, but like i told the guy, who is teachers and college? left wing is taking the college is over, because the colleges go in and they become the teachers, they become the politicians, and then e the judges you got where we