john lettieri, where is it the worst and where are their glimmers of hope? guest: this challenge is highly localized in two particular regions. one is the midwest. the state of michigan lost 12 percent of its primate workforce. ohio lost 6%. you'll also find this in the upper northeast. entire states are losing their prime age population. every county in the states is losing prime age population. a lot of these postindustrial economies that have struggled to make the transition from manufacturing and heavy industry are bearing the brunt of this national issue. where it's bright is in the west. the west and the southeast tend to see the most buoyant, youngest, most vital population growth. presents a real challenge because the returns to those type of advantages. dense populations, big metro areas. young workforce. those have a aggregating effect. that's why we are really calling for new attention to the scale of the challenge which i think is not fully appreciated as well as the fact that we have tools that we could be using to do something about it. host: w

host: john lettieri, thank you.e will be right back with your calls about this week in washington. >> the attorney general william before set to testify the senate on wednesday, but whether he will testify before the house is still a question. that's raising a tweet from representative val demings from florida, saying if the attorney general is confident that he behaved appropriately, then he should have no problems explaining his actions before congress. the president is set to meet with leaders tomorrow at the white house to talk infrastructure. saying it was last month's st. patrick's day lunch that the president told the democratic chairman of the house ways and means committee that he wants to spend close to $2 trillion on infrastructure. why it matters, the president meets with them -- the democratic leaders to discuss that. pelosi requested the meeting because they know the president would happily spend a ton of federal money on infrastructure. it's his own party that will let him. you heard earlier in the da

then john lettieri.--today, vice president former vice president joe biden kicks up a rally today in pittsburgh. on can watch or listen live the free c-span radio app. at 10:00 a.m. eastern, attorney general william barr will testify or the senate judiciary committee on a mueller prob report. on thursday, he will testify before the house judiciary c-span3, live on c-span.org, and listen free on the c-span radio app. >> now former president george w. bush and defense secretary robert gates discuss leadership. library anddent's presidential center in dallas. this runs 45 minutes. ms. dobriansky: good morning, everyone, and thank you, anna, for that wonderful introduction. i have to tell you, i am really thrilled this morning to have this discussion with two leaders, patriots, who really have served our country with distinction, honor, courage of conviction, compassion, and integrity. and i have to say that not only did they serve our country, but they continue to serve our country.