. -- thank you,an c-span for the programming this morning. mississippimment could benefit from marijuana legalization, just from the standpoint how summary of our ofidents -- have some many our residents are being arrested and prosecuted for smallest amount of marijuana or smoking marijuana. it is outside of the medicinal quality and benefit. i have seen it firsthand in my family. those benefits a lot of people -- family -- those benefits a lot of people speak of. we have anppi, abundance of natural resources, which i think could really help the economy. you have system of -- to go to a liquor store to get liquor. place.s the system is in it would be able to carefully in a controlled way, distribute marijuana. host: i to give chris a chance to respond. guest: you bring up a lot of good points. to focus on the anti-marijuana sentiment in this country, it is cracking with some states legalizing medical. yes, there are structures that could be put in place easily to control medical or recreational marijuana sales. we have seen it in other states

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c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> live wednesday on the c-span onworks that 10:30 a.m. c-span, the senate budget committee holds an oversight hearing looking at the congressional budget office. i c-span2 at 10:00 a.m. come the senate takes up the nomination of the next health and human services secretary. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., the senate science and transportation committee looks at auto industry innovations. and at ralph hall and 20 p.m. the u.s. council of mayors start their winter meetings in washington. >> next, former vice president jill biden on u.s. relations with the kremlin, russia's influence on the middle east, and the foreign policy under the obama administration. this is one hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i want to welcome one and all to today's council on foreign relations meeting. >> i want to welcome everyone. i urge you all to read our latest issue. we talk about how countries have failed or either dealt with the legacy of their own past. this deals with countries like south africa, but also the united states, given our complicated legacy as well as russia, china and others. i would i

c-span. facing a government shutdown deadline a week from today -- they will also consider an abortion no. the senate will discuss foreign intelligence surveillance programs under the fisa act. watch the house here live on c-span and watch the senate live on c-span2. >> house speaker paul ryan, thank you for coming. members of your party are saying

i have been an avid viewer of c-span for the last couple of years. if there is one thing i have noticed with c-span, it is the disorganization of our congress and senate in their rules for voting on different issues. i was wondering if gallup would consider doing a nationwide poll of americans, and ask the question, do we feel that the senate and the house need to -- you know what i am saying, organize their rules to have one or two days per week when all members are required to be in their seats to do votes? i am seeing boats that take an hour, hour and 15 minutes. if any business in the country operated the way the congress and senate knew, it would have gone belly up in 1780. the senate and congress could reorganize their rules and have certain days for committee meetings, certain days for voting. i think you kind of get the drift of where i am going here. host: let me let jon clifton jump in. guest: it is definitely an interesting question, and it is clear you have a great deal of knowledge on that topic. whether or not we would do a poll on it m

[applause] eet onset c-span, this is about an issue that resounds today, and this question is about how many people were bothered by u.s. gis and how are they treated 25 years after the u.s. departure? duringcould be featured our flight program, join the conversation on facebook at facebook.com/cspanhistory and on ory.ter at@c-spanhist >> we're learning more about the literary scene and about either lewis -- ida lewis. famouslewi was the mosts -- lewis was the most famous women's lighthouse keeper in united states. she was this little woman, barely five feet, two inches, weighed about 115 pounds and fearless. revenue cutter, but he had declining health and he was in the lighthouse at lime rock. he also said we should build a house here for his family. ida was 12 years old when that happened. the whole family moved from downtown lime rock, and that is to live andrned where she died, in the lighthouse, like her father. she was 12 years old, 1854, when she took over the duties of lighthouse. her father moved in, he was stricken with a stroke, and ida took over the duties. for for women, an

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an award? i thinki tell you what c-span should be in the running. let me give you an example. the last day of last year, you run the thing on charlottesville and the president talking about both sides. then you went on to show neo-nazis with tiki torches. you show the klansmen. you refused, like every other news organizations, to show antifa destroy public property. you refused to show the communists carrying the red flag with a hammer and sickle. your thing on the introduction, the republican independents. it should read communists. that is the you've got running the democrat party. alex bolton on the fake news awards this week and what you're are hearing from news organizations around town, how much interest they will happen with the president has to say in whatever format this comes out on wednesday. guest: yes, i don't know whether people will see it as a badge of honor or as an embarrassment. i guess it depends the u.s.. i don't know how you are going to -- he is going to justify these things. "the failingalling new york times" fake news for a while, similar cnn and abc.

c-span. is set totrump address the world economic forum thisvos, switzerland, morning. that's coming up in about an hour. live coverage begins at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. the u.s. conference of mayors meeting continues today. they will look at trade, employment, and workplace issues. it is live at 9:30 a.m. eastern also on c-span 2. unfoldsn, where history daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. coming up, a conversation with the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases on this year's flu season. and author talks about the federal response to the opioid epidemic

c-span. congress returns to capitol hill on tuesday facing a government shutdown deadline a week from today. will consider an abortion bill. the senate will consider next week the house-past bill -- house-passed bill reauthorizing the fisa act. see the house on c-span. see the house on c-span2. >> this week, the supreme court heard the argument of voting rights. r the argument tonight on c-span, online at www.c-span.org , or listen with the free c-span radio app. can follow the upcoming schedule. you will

we will see an increase in productivity. >> watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. >> on friday, the un security council held an emergency meeting to talk about the ongoing protests in iran. the meeting was held at the request of the united states. the haley spoke during the session, as did representatives from russia, iran and

c-span. congress returns to capitol hill on tuesday facing a government shutdown deadline a week from today. will consider an abortion bill. the senate will consider next week the house-past bill -- house-passed bill reauthorizing the fisa act. see the house on c-span. see the house on c-span2. >> this week, the supreme court heard the argument of voting rights. r the argument tonight on c-span, online at www.c-span.org , or listen with the free c-span radio app. can follow the upcoming schedule. the schedule this term and all the current justices. and with video on demand, you can watch all the oral arguments we have aired at www.c-span.org /supremecourt. >> president trump sign a proclamation honoring dr. martin luther king jr. had of monday's federal holiday. he did not respond to questions about his comments yesterday on haiti and african countries. this is about 15 minutes. president trump: good morning, everybody. thank you very much. carsonto thank secretary jr. forith mr. farris joining us today. earlier this week i had a privilege to join isaac and others to sign into law legislation redesignating t

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welcome to everyone in the room and everyone joining us on the brookings webcast and via c-span at home. we have an extremely important

an iowa even greater than the one we inherited. may god bless you and continue to bless the great state of iowa. god bless you. [ applause ] >> ahead on c-span 3, hear from veterans affairs secretary dr. david shulkin on veterans' health care and homelessness. >>> then later, women foreign ambassadors talk about their careers in global politics. >>> this is followed by an empowering women's symposium hosted by the white house. >>> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up saturday morning, we're getting your reaction to the latest in the debate over funding the government. and politifact editor will discuss her group's report on

c-span. listen live on the free c-span radio at an available live or on-demand on your desktop, phone or tablet at c-span.org. >> where are you from? go ahead. >> i describe the thomasville described the moment as a bizarre moment. it was a surprise when he called me over but he is the president of the united states in the oval office out if he says who are you? come over here, then you don't ask. >> on q&a, journalist and former rt washington correspondent, katrina perry talks about covering president trump and his supporters for the irish media during and after the 2016 presidential election season. in her book, in america. >> drain the swamp, as the words that are incredibly provocative. and you know immediately what he's talking about. and he is playing on the notion that d.c. was a swamp and by taking the heart of people that live there and replacing that with better people. i just don't know if people believed him or not or that he could fulfill that or not. sunday night at eight eastern on c-span q&a. up next, new mexico governor, susana martinez delivering her final "state of the state

you can follow senate coverage on c-span two. an update on the house, there's jeff flake, the arizona senator speaking on the senate floor now. an update on the house for you, the house is coming in this afternoon at 4:00 eastern and they will take up what is called the same day rule allowing them to take up legislation on the same day it is introduced. at 4:00 eastern, live coverage here on c-span. we're going to open up the phone lines again to hear your reaction and your thoughts on the government shutdown. democrats, call 202-748-8920. republican, call 202-748-8921. independents and others call , 202-748-8922. federal employees, call 202-748-8923. we would love to hear your experience. on twitter, we are at c-span. covering the federal government both here in dcn across the country's federal news radio, wf is the radio station in the nation's capital and jason miller is the executive editor with federal news radio, joining us on the phone. how many government employees, federal government employees are there in total and how man

evening at 7:00 p.m., an event marking the 50th anniversary of offensive. war's tet ♪ >> c-span'sashington journal, live every day, with news and policy issues that impact you. up this morning, the associated press will discuss the latest on the mueller messagestion and text between a senior fbi agent and fbi attorney. then, a look at the trump administration's plans to allow headlines in the coastal water. the national resources defense council member will join us for that. we are live in columbia, south carolina four 02 or. he public policy issues will be discussed. be certain watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. [applause] jersey, aek in new democrat was sworn in as the governor, succeeding governor chris christie. governor murphy served as the former u.s. ambassador to germany under the obama administration and prior to that, had a 23 year career at goldman sachs. .ext, his inaugural address it's about a half an hour. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, 70 days ago, you chose to take our states in a new direction. today, full o

c-span. after three days of uncertainty, the government shutdown came to an end after congress approved a short-term spending bill to fund the government through february 8. included a six-year authorization of the children's health insurance program. was approved by the senate with the help of democrats, who acted with the understanding that the republicans would do with immigration in the next few weeks. we look at how the day unfolded, beginning with remarks by senate leaders mitch mcconnell and charles schumer. >> today, we entered the third day of the trump shutdown, the first ever shutdown it to occur when one party controls the entire legislative process. the republican party controls the house, the senate, the presidency, yet they were unable to keep the government open for the american people. leader mcconnell knows that it takes 60 votes and yet he moved forward with a last-minute extension that he knew lacked the votes. both the democrats and republicans voted against that bill. the reason the republican majority had such difficulty finding consensus is that they could never get a firm gr

an agreement. we'll see what happens. tune into c-span 2. a poll released yesterday found americans are splitting the blame between both parties in congress and the president. when you lump trump in with republicans in congress a majority, 53% blame members of the republican party if the government shuts down. you are running for governor of your state. are you concerned this could impact you negatively? >> i don't think about things like that. we are in a very difficult situation here. i don't think about who will get blamed or not getting blamed. we are required to have outcomes and results. it requires very difficult decisions. i think we should do it. i never sit and say this is going to hurt this race or that race. those races will take care of themselves. today we have a responsibility. if the senate democrats decide to shut the government down and we get blamed that is just the way it is. but the -- i'm really not even too interested in assessing blame. the system is not working and i believe that the senate needs to start making the

c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> live wednesday on the c-span onworks that 10:30 a.m. c-span, the senate budget committee holds anversight hearing looking at the congressional budget office. i c-span2 at 10:00 a.m. come the senate takes up the nomination of the next health and human services secretary. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., the senate science and transportation committee looks at auto industry innovations. and at ralph hall and 20 p.m. the u.s. council of mayors start their winter meetings in washington. >> next, former vice president jill biden on u.s. relations with the kremlin, russia's influence on the middle east, and the foreign policy under the obama administration. this is one hour

an amen? >> amen. >> c-span, did not know they were having a church session today.o abram lincoln, a good man, signed a law march 3, agency to five quote teach free slaves about money about freedman's bank here to want to bring us back into the free enterprise system. that's what gave us 40 acres and a meal. that was january 1855, 400,000 acres in both color and all the down to miami down the coast, 3. first came the landfill land pk the land so hard, the next month though facebook, no twitter, instagram, though cell phone, nothing. we found the land in work. they said give them a mule because we're so and dusted. a month later can the basic the same day, he put in god we trust on u.s. currency. translation, never again shall slavery, immoral and unethical, be tied to government endorsed capitalism advocate in a lie. that was 1865 march 3. he. he was killed the next month. you never heard of the bank before. so frederick douglass, who own $59 worth of real estate, do your history. you know as abolitionist, i know him as a businessman put 10,000 of his own money to t

c-span two. vote,will be a late-night an initial vote coming at -- all of this started at the friday midnight deadline. the government shutdown now for 41 hours. the senate failing to move forward on that cr proposal. been currentlyas quiet at the white house, getting updates from his aides and his cabinet. he tweeted out this morning about the process, saying -- and he's talking about the procedural vote that happened on friday night, the vote that needed 60 senators. they failed to get that 60 votes. the majority leader's office saying they are not planning to change the rules in the senate anytime soon. mitch mcconnell's office did tweet this this afternoon -- on friday the democratic leader made the extraordinary and destructive choice to filibuster the bipartisan bill and guarantee the american people a shutdown." the senate in session this afternoon. the house is on standby for potential action later today. and when i say later today, i mean later this evening. we will keep you posted on that. the house did come into session this afternoon about 2:00. they are in resource -- in recess now. let's

c-span. facing a government shutdown deadline a week from today -- they will also consider an abortion no. the senate will discuss foreign intelligence surveillance programs under the fisa act. watch the house here live on c-span and watch the senate live on c-span2. >> house speaker paul ryan, thank you for coming. members of your party are saying they need to be some fixes. what changes need to be made. speaker ryan: it is good to be back with you. anytime you do massive legislation like this, this is the biggest rewrite of the tax code in more than 31 years, the last big rewrite was 1986. this is more comprehensive than that. we knew all along, when you had such a massive rewrite of tax laws, you are going to have some technical changes that will need to occur. for instance, we rewrote our entire international tax system on how we treat internation economics in cash flows. we knew that would need some revising. so far, not a lot really needs to be done, other than i would call small things. >> no republican support for the affordable care act, no democrat support for this bill. is that t

c-span. back on capitol hill tuesday facing a government shutdown deadline a week from today. members may also consider an abortion bill. and surveillance programs under the pfizer two house leaders on c-span denny paul ryan and hoyer. speaker ryan talks about tax hoyer on congressman the possibility of the democrats retaking the house in 2018. new york nia and looking at work-arounds to get reduction.0 will you do anything to stop that? > i don't think it will work anyway. the idea they're talking about s letting millionaires and illionaires pay their taxes as donations. i can't imagine that the let that happen. >> i expect us to retake the house, the majority. american people are looking for stability, some focus on the issues that they care about in jobs, in terms of education, in terms of healthcare, in terms of the environment. and in terms of our national security. view democrats as being able to provide some country and our very frankly also to proper system d balance in our hen we see a president who is -- that has trouble creating stability within the white within our less government. >> watch c-

one, good morning, and a personal thank you to brian lamb who heads this program and overall at c-span, is an excellent gentleman who does not get enough credit. host: i am sure he appreciates that. caller: i will run through and say, we started with nothing when we came here, absolutely nothing. the most important and critical element that has played into our history and trajectory as a family of immigrants, is our willingness to work exceptionally hard. that is missing in a lot of young people today. fact,ot very old, and in there was a lot of struggles going on just to put food on the table to start out with in this country. but the opportunity was here, and that was the key. i can tell you through a long and arduous pathway that i am barely touching on today, i am a student at duke medical university. i will become a physician soon enough. that is what happens when people are allowed through programs like daca, to push that limit and go beyond where they thought they could not. host: you call it a long and arduous pathway. is there a way for that pathway to be improved? is it too arduous?

visit ncicap.org] announcer: sunday on c-span's "q&a," an author and wall street journal contributorwith his book "the accidental president." >> roosevelt's funeral was saturday and sunday. truman was terrified to give the speech. he talks about the night before, he laid in bed and pray to god that he would not miss it up. he climbs the stairs, four stairs to the pulpit. he looks out and sees his wife and she is crying. she is crying because roosevelt is dead, the nation is in shock, and she never wanted to be the first lady. she never wanted her husband to be president. she is frightened and frightened for him. meanwhile, he has to get up and inspire confidence in his administration and the whole world. the whole world has to understand that america will continue, that the war will continue. announcer: "q&a" sunday night at 8:00 eastern on returns tocongress sessions on tuesday. expire, budget set to they must pass something to avoid a government shutdown. during the week, they plan on discussing u.s. contributions to the world bank and abortions. about fisawill meet reauthorization

when we say we're going to go talk on the floor and no one is listening, other than the c-span audience. so if there's an opportunity to sit down and talk it out, we should do that. i'm a new guy, been here three year, my focus was i can see what everyone else can see, it's not working, and hasn't been. so what can be done to get us back to have debate again. if all our dialogue on the floor is having debate, then that's not really accomplishing the task we need to do. i remind this body we had unlimited debate and then it was limited to 100 hours later and then it was limited to 30 hours. and the funny part to me is why, in 1986 they limited it from 100 hours to 30 hours that's when the c-span cameras turned on and they didn't want the cameras focussed on an empty chamber. so they changed it to 30 hours, even though the rule was 100. they dropped it to 30. now we do 30 hours of debate and rarely any of it is used. if we're going to get back to operating, i would suggest we get back to operating and put our rules where our practice is. >> what you've said in terms of identifying the tit for tat, i think

. >> on c-span, the house returns at 10:00 eastern. on c-span two, the senate is an at 11:00 eastern. we join author michael wolff at seven -- 7:00 for a talk on his book fire and. . 10:30 am on c-span3 has a house rules committee meeting. a second day of testimony. p.m. they look at u.s. navy readiness. former senate majority leader bob dole received the congressional gold medal from house and senate leaders in recognition of the former president took added service as a soldier, legislator, and statesman. speakers included president trump, congressional leaders, and bob dole's wife elizabeth. this is about 90 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guests, members of the united states house of's representatives, members of the united states senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the vice president of the united states and the president of the united states. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the house of representatives. the honorable paul ryan. [laughter] [applause] please be seated. good afternoon everybody. it is

on book tv onht c-span 2. >> now an update on the ongoing protests in iran. posted by the washington institute for near east policy. this is one ho

in addition to her written an editorial work, she has appeared on radio and television shows including national geographic explorer, the tavis smiley show, c-span, and npr. she is an advocate for public history and served as one of the technical advisors for the remake of roots, the miniseries produced by a&e. her scholarship has been supported by the national endowment for the humanities, the american association of university women, and the university women, and the college of philadelphia. her book, "the price for their pound of flesh: the value of the enslaved from womb to grave in the building of a nation" received favorable reviews in the boston globe, the washington post, as well as essence, and others. she is currently co-editing sexuality and slavery, reclaiming intimate histories in the americas, and co-authoring a black woman's history of the united states, as well as developing a documentary series about women in american history. so we are very honored and pleased to have professor berry as our distinguished guest, so let's welcome her with a warm round of applause. [applause] daina: good evening. i want to thank all of you for you

c-span 3, hear from veterans affairs secretary dr. david shulkin on veterans' health care and homelessness. >>> then later, women foreign ambassadors talk about their careers in global politics. >>> this is followed by an empowering women's symposium hosted by the white house. >>> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up saturday morning, we're getting your reaction to the latest in the debate over funding the government. and politifact editor will discuss her group's report on campaign promises made and kept during president trump's first year in office. watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning and be sure to join us for "washington journal" on sunday as we look back on the one-year anniversary of the women's march on washington. >>> sunday, on c-span's "q&a," noah feldman and his book, "the three lives of james madison." >> the constitution is madison's monument. in that way, the constitution is all around you when you come to washington, d.c. the whole three-part structure of government. the way the government interacts. the way people speak to each other to exercise their free speech. all of that is madison'

c-span. listen with the free c-span radio app, also at www.c-span.org. a half,out anour and jeff sessions speaking in norfolk talking about national security issues and immigration priorities of the administration. that is live at 1:30 eastern. jeb bush will be discussing education savings accounts. he is part of a form on educate -- -- forum on educational choice at 2:00 eastern. more from the world economic eignm, as forme leaders. thomas friedman moderated the event. mr. friedman: welcome, everybody. thank you for skipping lunch. the subject today is finding a new equilibrium in the middle east. we have a terrific panel of representatives from the region.

you can continue watching what is have an on the senate floor on c-span two. [applause] speaker: good evening. congressman --, and i am not form norway! i am an american, and so are all of you. i am fired up tonight, how about you? are you fired up? three points, first of all. on," forp to "move organizing this rally.

host: we welcome our c-span television audience, and for those listening on c-span radio, a saturday edition of "washington today." we are getting anssessment of where things stand on day one of the government shutdown. we will hear in a moment from senator chuck schumer. the news conference that followed his statement on the senate floor, he was asked a number of questions, including where this is all heading. let's listen. >> can you talk a little bit about the endgame? do you think democrats have the stomach to shut down a week, two weeks, two months? anti-you think republicans, if you hold out long enough, will say, ok, deal? >> there are various customizes being bandied about with far more seriousness today than yesterday. i'm always willing to listen to compromise to get this done. but at this point, we feel very, very strongly about the issues, not just dreamers, but opioids, pensions, not funding the military on a cr basis, and we feel the american people are on our side. , thank you everybody. host: nellis senator chuck schumer earlier today on capitol hill. you were there, right? guest: yes i was,. host: the conversation

c-span history. madman across the water asking about an issue that resounds today. this question is about how many people were fathered by gis in vietnam. how are they treated 45 years after the u.s. departure? >> you can be featured in our next with program. join the conversation on facebook. and on twitter. c-span's history series "landmark cases" returns with 12 new supreme court cases. each week historians and experts talk about the constitutional issues and personal stories behind these significant supreme court decisions. 26,nning monday, february and help you better understand each case we have a companion guide written by veteran supreme court journalist tony mauro. the book costs $8.99 plus shipping and handling. to get your copy go to landmarkcases. 1884, theshed in naval war college is the home of the u.s. navy. join us as we learn more about it in the history of the navy in newport. >> here at the c

talk about their careers in global politics. >>> this is followed by an empowering women's symposium hosted by the white house. >>> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up saturday morning, we're getting your reaction to the latest in the debate over funding the government. and politifact editor will discuss her group's report on ca

c-span's washington journal at it on easter. join the discussion. >> live wednesday at 10:30 a.m., the senate budget committee holds an oversight hearing looking at the congressional budget office. on c-span three at 10:00 a.m., the transportation committee looks at auto industry innovations and winter meetings in washington. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> next, former vice president joe biden on relations with the kremlin, russia's interference in the middle east and the foreign-policy approach of the obama administration. the event hosted by the council on foreign -- of foreign relations is one hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i want to welcome one and all to today's council on foreign relations meeting. i urge you all to read it. we talk about how countries have failed or either dealt with the legacy of their own past. this deals with countries like south africa, but also the united states, given our complicated legacy as well as russia, china and others. i would invite peopl

c-span. it is good to have such an opportunity to talk about is an evangelical myself the most important book on evangelicalism that has been written in a long time and it is majestic in its scope and covers everything you can possibly cover. it's been that the work of many decades of reporting and my task this evening is to get the ball rolling by asking as many questions as i can fit in and about 40 minutes and then you will have the chance in atlanta to ask some questions are solv solved. i will start off this way welcome to atlanta. i'm sure you've enjoyed the traffic this evening as you make your way from the airport. i will start by asking you this, is that okay, what motivated you to do a lot of research and decide to devote so much attention to the evangelical community, what was the interest point for you? .. >> at a liberal arts college. there was a church next door. it was falwell's church. and he was just starting the moral majority. so my editor had never heard of him before. but with that fluidity to feel that those that were at the church were far away from my own sensibility f

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you can also follow on c-span .org and the free c-span radio app. >> was poverty an issue in terms of the war or drugs or the drugs? of the war on >> sure. >> how did poverty play into that? >> no men around. families?ns to what happens to the men that have been locked up? all of the consequences. they can't get jobs. they are not allowed to live in housing. 45,000 laws across the country. it destroyed somebody's life. if they weren't poor when they went in, they are poverty stricken for the rest of their lives. totally connected to poverty. >> watch afterwards sunday night 9:00 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span2. >> now a look at national debt u.s. economy. mark goldwein, senior vice the committee for the responsible federal punishment, spoke at the national economickists club. an hour.ust under >> welcome to the national economist club. this is the first event of the year. first of all, i'm pete paves. pastr vice president and president of the club. the national

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