our guest is brad fitch. pac's: wouldn't the super that go around helping these people get elected, would that not be considered an emolument? and number two, i am a disabled veteran and i would like to have people say what they think about the celebrations in france and the united states. your question.or not going to handle trump questions today, i hope you will give me a bye on that one. i'm not an expert on campaign funding, but i'm aware that it is illegal for members of congress to use their own campaign funds on personal activities. there are members of congress even now that are under scrutiny for doing that, it is a pretty big no-no when it comes to the commission. they don't really get that kind of perk. the perks that members get are smaller than you think. a parking spot at the national airport, certified parking for both the supreme court and u.s. congress. and i talked about the tax advantage they have. other than that, it's not like it is portrayed on television. host: of you are on twitter say

and the president of the congressional management foundation, brad fitch, on their role in coaching new members of congress and their staffs. ♪ host: in election related news, utah's republican representative, who is losing by a thin margin has filed a lawsuit asking to stop the vote count so her campaign can issue challenges if they dispute the validity of mail-in ballots. eight house races, senate races in florida and mississippi and two in florida and georgia have yet to be called. this is the "washington journal" for november 15. our first hour directed at republican

and brad fitch of the congressional management foundation talks about his group's role in coaching newly elected members and their staffs in preparation for the new congress. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. >> when we study the history of memphis, tennessee, there is pre-april 4, 1968, and there was ost-april 4, 1968. >> you know, memphis was the place of a lot of racial tension, but it was also the place of a lot of racial harmony. >> had there been no cotton economy, there might not have been the need for a transportation hub. so it's quite possible that without cotton, memphis would not exist. in the 21st century. >> this weekend, c-span's cities tour takes to you memphis, tennessee, with the help of our comcast cable partners. beginning saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern, on book tv, author talks about his book "down to the crossroads: civil rights, black power and the meredith march against fear." and author charles hughes on the role of music through his book "country soul: making music and making race in the ame

our guest is brad fitch.wouldn't the super that go around helping these people get elected, would that not be considered an emolument? and number two, i am a disabled veteran and i would like to have people say what they think about the celebrations in france and the united states. your question.or not going to handle trump questions today, i hope you will give me a bye on that one. i'm not an expert on campaign funding, but i'm aware that it is illegal for members of congress to use their own campaign funds on personal activities. there are members of congress even now that are under scrutiny for doing that, it is a pretty big no-no when it comes to the commission. they don't really get that kind of perk. the perks that members get are smaller than you think. a parking spot at the national airport, certified parking for both the supreme court and u.s. congress. and i talked about the tax advantage they have. other than that, it's not like it is portrayed on television. host: of you are on twitter says each c

and brad fitch of the congressional management foundation talks about his group's role in coaching newly elected members and their staffs in preparation for the new congress. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. >>> join us this weekend for live coverage of the miami book fair. starting saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern with journalist michael isikoff and david corn. at noon an interview with justice sotomayor. at 1:00 p.m. eastern, trump 2020 campaign manager discusses her book. and at 3:had a p.m. national review columnist with his book "suicide of the west." on sunday our live coverage continues at 10:30 a.m. eastern with alan dershowitz. at 11:00 a.m., a discuss with the author on her book. at 2:55, we discuss with the author. at 6:00 p.m. former secretary of state john kerry, with his memoir, "every day is extra kwlgts. watch the miami book fair live this weekend on c-span 2's book tv. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. c-span was kraefted as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today we

host: brad fitch is with the congressional management foundation, resident and ceo. if you want to find out more,-- we now take you to the house of representatives. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the .s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., november 15, 2018. i hereby appoint the honorable michael k. simpson to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate -- january 8, 2018, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted

and brad fitch of the congressional management foundation talks about his role in coaching newly electedbers and their staffs. sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7 a.m. eastern. join the discussion. >> join us this weekend for live coverage of the miami book fair, starting saturday at 10 a.m. eastern. the journalists discuss their book "russian roulette." with chiefterview justice sonia sotomayor. trumps campaign media advisory board member discusses her's book. p.m., jonah goldberg, with his book suicide of the west. on sunday, our live coverage continues at 10:30 a.m. eastern with allender show with discussing his book the case against impeach trump. alissat 11:15 a.m., quart on the middle class with her book squeezed. then, chris steigerwald discusses his book, every man a king. and it 6:00 p.m., john kerry with his memoir. fair, liveiami book this weekend. >> c-span was created as a public service. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress. and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span has been brought to by your cable