janesville time because this is janesville. when chris pulls into paul's driveway. after dropping him off, chris drives up center avenue, crossing the rock river near where the assembly plant still stands vacant. up center street and then milton after knew matt's nice house on the north edge of town that he and darcy have hanged to keep because he is a gypsy. it's a straight shot up through town, but sometime they'd go through town different ways just because it's nice to be home, nice to see janesville streets. at 3:20 a.m. chris pulls into the driveway hover the beige house where its dark front door. darcy has not enderel tomorrow town on i out light but left the light on in the laundry room, just inside the garage door, where she and the girls once cried when matt was living for the first time. matt ands crist a $20 bill for gas and oil changes when the grand prix neats them. why um monday morning? matt kansass just before pull his duffel out of the trunk? probably 8:10, 8:15, chris says. the usual. thank you very much. [applause] >> i think we have ten minute fo

the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, pastor jeff williams, faith community church, janesville, welcome wisconsin. the chaplain: let us pray. our father in heaven, your word declares you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations and from everlasting to everlasting, you are god. your sovereignty when juxtaposed with our humanity humbles us and causes us to seek your face. when beginning his rule king solomon prayed for you to grant him a discerning heart to govern your people and distinguish between right and wrong.

janesville and in wisconsin even though wisconsin has not been very supportive state of getting the word out on his health insurance. on the affordable care act. that said, there is just a story this week in the janesville gazette saying that healthnet may be getting some budget cuts at the local level. because of some changes in state policy regarding how much funding localities can put into nonprofits. so all these years later it is still a little bit vulnerable. i am told that this all the time we have. thank you very much. [applause] >> çwisconsin book festival continues now with doug stanton who tells the story about the vietnam war chan -- tet offensive. >> thank you for hosting this fabulous book festival. i am happy to be participating in this. and delighted tonight to have a conversation with doug stanton. he was a brilliant writer and author and a fellow midwesterner to request lake michigan. which if any of you that do not know, was the premier for the event in america. when they bring in people like atwood and people like me once in a while. [laughter] he has written several

] washington post staff writer amy goldstein on the fallout from the closing of the gm plant in janesville wisconsin. daniel golden will discuss how national security agencies established espionage rings at american universities. and they look at the lives of migrant workers in the united states. watch the wisconsin book festival saturday, starting at noon eastern on book tv. >> next a hearing on military caregivers. we have testimony from former senator elizabeth dole and actor director brian filby. this is two hours ten minutes. [inaudible conversations]

on thengton post writer fallout of janesville, wisconsin. then a discussion on how national security agencies establish espionage rings at american universities. and a look at the lives of migrant workers in the united states. watch the wisconsin book festival saturday starting at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv. "washington journal" continues. we are at the "washington examiner" today, and online and print publication here in washington, d.c., talking with the reporters. -- laura, laura barlow barron-lopez, political reporter with the "washington examiner." she covered the democrats. wrotebegin with what you earlier this week -- the next few months will be pivotal for the party as the dnc struggles to maintain its relevance. what do you mean? there is a lot of internal strife among democrats, specifically at the dnc. while this week was a big success story for democrats and they are really excited about 2018, the argument they had before tuesday still stands after tuesday. they have an upcoming meeting and december where there are a lot of

he is the head pastor at faith community church in janesville, wisconsin. he's the son of a swedish immigrant. pastor jeff began in a ministry at his home church in rockford, illinois, where he was born and raised. in 19 he andis hiff moved 30 minutes north to begin faith community church in janesville. quote, we had nothing but a vision, he said. no people, no equipment, and no place to meet. and a vision in the lord that was enough. over the years pastor jeff has turned that vision into a beautiful house of worship and fellowship and at the heart of our community. i have been there many times. it is really an impressive place. pastor jeff has been a very good friend to myself and our family for many, many years. and i will note, however, that he is a bears fan and we can forgive him for that one. but it is an absolute honor and privilege at the heart of our o welcome mastor jeff here -- pastor jeff here. i want to thank him for offering today's prayer. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on e

madison over the next eight hours we'll have a full lineup of authors on a range of topics life in janesville wisconsin after the town gm plant closed to the vietnam war offensive report on fires at american universities. first up is journalist jessica, she rots on living working conditions of migrants working in the united states. >> like that --

washington post staff writer amy goldstein on the fallout from the closing of a gm plant in janesville, wisconsin. pulitzer prize-winning journalist daniel golden will discuss how national security agencies established espionage rings at more than united statessers, and jessica bruder looks at the lives of migrant workers in the united states. watch the wisconsin book festival this morning starting at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv. >> booktv tapes hundreds of author programs throughout the country all year long. here's a look at some of the events we'll be covering this week. on monday we'll be in new york city at the new school for history professor steven stoll's history of the appalachian region. tuesday we're off to smu in dallas to hear jeffrey engel's talk about president bush george h.w.'s -- president george h.w. bush's foreign policy. wednesday, back in new york for the book awards. also that evening we'll be at miami-dade college where donna brazile will reflect on the russian hacking of the dnc and the 2016 election. thursday we're back at miami-dade college with former f

discussing the 1968 -- amy goldstein on the fallout from the closing of the gm plant in janesville, wisconsin. daniel goldman will discuss how national security agencies establish espionage rings at american university. the will look at the lives of migrant workers in the united states. watch the wisconsin book festival on saturday starting at noon eastern on book tv. >> this week on q&a, we look at the lives of eight jewish justices who served on the supreme court. our guest is david. >> one of the themes in my book is the anti-semitism. from the time of -- but there are notoriously anti-semitic. i was gonna mention the famous portrait but from his vantage point they have the audacity he wrote a letter on its own station saying how very you afflict the court with another hebrew. >> send a check sunday night on q&a. >> that, a discussion of the future of healthcare policy. then the importance of medicaid. after that a senate hearing on military caregivers. >> policies advisors discuss the future of healthcare policy in u.s. hosted by the california association of physician groups. this is one

over the next eight hours, we'll have a full lineup of authors on a range of topics from life in janesville, wisconsin, after the town's gm plant closed, to the vietnam war's tet offensive and a report on spy rings at american universities. first up is journalist jessica bruder. she reports on the living and working conditions of migrants working in the united states. >> it's going to be like that. [laughter] my name is conor moran, and i am the director of the book festival. i want to thank all of you for coming out to celebrate the 15th anniversary of wisconsin book festival. [applause] yeah, go ahead. [applause] i am incredibly proud to be the director at this moment. the book festival is livelier than it has ever been, having expanded into year-round events, we are getting more and more people involved. the faces in this room that i know are wonderful. the faces in this room that i don't know are exactly as wonderful. i hope that all of you leave this and invite a friend to something that we're doing over the next couple of hours or days or even into november and january of next year. i

a washington post staff writer on the fallout from the closing of the gm plant in janesville, wisconsin. a pulitzer prize winning journalist will discuss how national security agencies established espionage rings at american universities. and a journalist looks at the lives of migrant workers in the united states. watch the wisconsin book festival saturday starting at "bookastern on c-span2's tv." senate republicans have released their tax reform plans, and you can read the bill and look of the senate finance committee's summary on c-span's congressional chronicle. /congress. c-span.org next week, the house is expected to debate its tax plan on the form, while the senate will have hearings on their measures. they would like to pass a reform package by thanksgiving. after the holiday, republican leaders will need to combine the house and senate bills. they aim to send a bill by christmas. on monday, live coverage of the senate finance committee tax hearing at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen using the free c-span radio app. earlier, the inte

madison over the next eight hours we'll have a full lineup of authors on a range of topics life in janesville, wisconsin after the town gm plant closed to the vietnam war offensive report on fires at american universities. first up is journalist jessica, she rots on living working conditions of migrants working in the united states. >> like that -- i'm director of the wisconsin book festival i want to thank all of you for coming out this morning to celebrate 15th anniversary of the wisconsin book festival. yeah go ahead. [applause] i'm incredibly proud to be the director at this moment. the book festival is livelier than it has ever been having expanded into year round eastbound traffics we're getting more and more people involved that faces in this room that i know are wonderful that faces in the room that i don't know, are -- exactly as wonderful. i hope you leave this and invite ag friend to the next hours or days or even into november and january of next year. and this truly has been a tran sending year for us we will definitely end the year with the most people we've seen in wisconsin bo

washington post staff writer amy goldston on the fallout from the closing of the plant in janesville, wisconsin. journalist daniel golden will discuss how national security agency established espionage rings at american universities. looks at ther lives of migrant workers in the united states. watch the wisconsin book festival this morning starting at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv. on thursday, the house ways and means committee finished its work on the republican tax reform bill, sending it to the full house for full debate next week. here is the final part of the committee's markup session, including debate on the manager amendment and vote on the overall bill. kevin brady chairs the ways and means committee. this is one hour and 20 minutes. >> the committee will come to order. i have an amendment at the desk. the amendment has been distributed in advance. mr. neal. would you like me to address >> similar to the mm and offered on monday, this amendment will refine several families, providing tax relief to main street startups, and increasing american competitiveness. let's start

washington post staff writer on the fall of the closing of the dn plant in janesville, wisconsin. ... >> we are talking about the legislative agenda on the "washington journal" as we continue to be live from the "washington examiner", and online and print publication in washington, d.c. we've been talking to the reporters and editors of the publication all morning on the program. joining us now is their chief congressional correspondent for the "washington examiner", a familiar face to our viewers as well. what was the reaction by house leadership and the ways and means committee leadership to the senate passed bill yesterday that was unveiled? >> guest: good morning here it was interesting because both chambers have been working together loosely for months on a tax plan ass well as in officials fromth the white house because it did want to be too far apart over all. there are some fundamental differences between the two bills. i thinkls the one that will perhaps end up changing because there's a lot of disagreement over is the corporate tax rate. i think republicans in both chambers

they're also not in janesville, wiscons wisconsin. before some reason it's in this bill.w to steve rattner at 30-rock. steve? >> congressman, i'm also a little mystified about the hedge fund thing. this is a 500-page bill with tiny provisions including small taxes on large endowments. let me move onto another subject which is that you have been as leader of the freedom caucus, outspoken in your opposition to the national debt and voted against national debt increases. we have in front of us a proposal that would increase by its own calculations, the national debt, by a trillion and a and a half dollars over the next ten years. how can you support a bill that does that given all your past an situation to debt? >> well, i can tell you that it's not just past opposition. it's certainly ongoing opposition, and you're right with my record on being a deficit hawk. really, there are two issues working against each other. the fiscal restraint that many of my colleagues here on capitol hill are not willing to show in terms of actually looking at reducing spending and so as we look

washington post staff writer amy goldston on the fallout from the closing of the plant in janesville, wisconsin. journalist daniel golden will discuss how national security agency established espionage rings at american universities. looks at ther lives of migrant workers in the united states. watch the wisconsin book festival this morning starting at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv.