party chairmen it's going to be a very exciting party congress which we will be watching with interest of course. but for us. this is the business of the c.d.u. and the union we have to put out our own house in order because the last says that we suffrage in and in the very have to motivate us for change we've been very clear about this the results were painful and we felt it today. very painful for us personally and for lars and myself because it's the first time that we have take. you know on this position and it's down to us now to draw the necessary consequences and for us what that means is that we need to. look at how we want to change in the future and how we can find new responses and we've started this debate we've presented a party position paper that we hope will be thought to get this debate going where we've set out some of the political directions that we feel we need to lead to electors that we believe have often led to his not having clear positions in the s.p.d. in recent months. because there hasn't been true consensus on some of these vectors and these include the qu

which is why of course bearing in mind the party congress in december and that's why we agreed you know that the c.d.u. is going to be busy enough until then it was cast by. went to the concert this cd you could have more conservative positions than they had in the future depending on who takes on the chair what would that mean for the coalition and then you refer to zero four and c.s.u. don't you think that after the defeat in the very that there should be personnel changes and well personnel changes in a political party are decided by that political party. and i think the basis for working together is the coalition agreement and there have been problems because the christian social union around the issues of the german austrian border controls went above and beyond what was set out in the coalition agreement that was one of the major conflicts that we've had in recent months which is why i can only appeal to all. parties to say no matter who's the chair of any political party whether we're looking for the see it at c.s.u. where outs my expectation is that we stick to what we set out i

folks which party should control congress and wide. >> i am a democrat. i would like to see everybody get along and work together instead of everybody bickering back and forth. we need to work together input respect back into our country because i think we have lost a lot of that. >> i like the democrats to hold the party because of the fact i am personally a democrat. i am a registered voter to vote for moral likely all democrats. i know it has not been able to be that way in congress in a outweighedhere one the other one. i would like to see the democrats win. states, partm the of c-span's 50 capitals tour. >> live tuesday, on the c-span networks, at 10:30 a.m. eastern, vice president mike pence joins politico for a conversation. later, defense secretary james mattis speaks at the u.s. institute of peace about the national defense strategy. at 7:00 p.m., we are live from indianapolis for the indiana senate debate between incumbent joe donnelly and his republican and libertarian opponents. a.m., proposed changes to the code of conduct for u.s. judges. ne

party congress is a meeting in december because every day counts when it comes to. responding to what happened yesterday because if the people in this country and has. not really you can actually see as as being responsible for everything and whether or not we are always to blame for everything but as the chancellor and the chair of the christian democrats i do luminous bear responsibility the buck stops here both for the successes and failures and so if people. look at. the work that we have done in the first seven months of our work is the german government to respond this way i think they are sending as a clear signal that we cannot proceed to business as usual the things cannot continue the work that we have done though it has often been very good it has not been seen for what it is. and i think there are reasons. they're not just about communication it's not just a problem of communicating what we're doing here though it's also a problem of the way we work our culture of work it would be just as much joke in history if after six months. we would have to start w

party in congress. will see how that plays out once we see everyone sitting in their seats. shery: how big of a low is this for the workers party? dan: the biggest blow was when officially discarded from the race. he is still sitting in jail, and many wonder what the election would have been if he were allowed to run. they will have to regroup. it is not clear for that, who will be the future leader of the party or see if they can rebuild some of their way. cancel, executive director for latin america. you can go to tliv on the bloomberg for more commentary and analysis from bloomberg's expert editors. meltdown ontech wall street pushed the dow and s&p 500 to the edge of a correction. we saw treasuries and gold spike as investors sought refuge. su keenan joining us. this is the worst month for stocks in almost a decade. su: we have seen more down days or on track to see more down days in the s&p 500 than all the way back to the financial crisis. where we go in these final days of the month is key.

bythe elections this year if some strange chance the congress anotherhange over to party we would have some impact ine and but generally indiana we are pent folks and with our program we have moved ahead with whatever congress does. make sure we operate and responsible and business-like which and the federal government helps us out. that is great. if they don't, we will continue now working we are with them also. i i the democrats should control congress because i believe country needs to bring more left particularlyes issues pertaining to women and women's ability to choose and women's right in the workplace. thank you. >> part of c-span's 50 capitals tour. voices were the states part of c-span's 50 capitals tour. fox news host tucker carlson book "schiphols" how the selfless class is bringing to the brink of revolution. i could not get past the idea for the country voted donald trump. how would you do that? it is not attack on trump? i think trump is right in the sense and a bun of things. you would not elect trump unless you really really, really wanted to send a message. what is th

firstly in december at the studio party congress i will not be running again as chair of a cd use secondly this fourth parliamentary term will be my last parliamentary term as chancellor of germany in a national election twenty twenty one i will not be running as a candidate for this you do you again and i will also not be running as a candidate for the lower house upon the bundestag and i'd also like to note i will not be taking on any other political positions either thirdly for the rest of this parliamentary term i'm prepared to continue to serve as chancellor and forth yes that means that to a large extent i am turning away from what i've always said which is that i believe that the chair of the party and the chancellorship should go together yes this is a bit of a risk but i believe having weighed things out very carefully it is. a risk that any i ought to take and want to take and if i wanted to run. as chancellor again then i wouldn't have taken this decision. this is all about the votes germany's major party is a losing support in the mind the party is getting stronger the far righ

often even the next party congress in december and how i will not run for reelection as chad person of the cd uni even there have been chair of the c.d.u. in germany for over eighteen years now my party can now prepare itself for the time off to mean. for them from the dozen i see this is an opportunity in which the party can look within the reflects i think it's a great development something we haven't had an over eighteen years and he's. also coming up tonight a dark warning from northern ireland over the consequences of a no deal. great to be back that. you tipped out away from us and then. every calorie. counts. we begin the day approaching the finish line of the miracle marathon it has been eighteen years since uncle americal became head of germany's conservative c.d.u. party it has been thirteen years since she became germany's chancellor today merkel said it is time to rethink the calculus for governing the country the first step she says is to remove herself from the political equation americal is stepping down as head of her conservative c.d.u. party at the end of the year she

party chairmen it's going to be a very exciting party congress which we will be watching with interest of course. but for us. this is the business of the c.d.u. and. so generous praise from under and others the leader of a party whose coalition with chancellor merkel conservatives has cost her own party so dearly the harder what did you make of that response. i thought that was interesting i thought and then alice essentially had three messages one like i said she congratulated uncle machall she commended her for a work as chairperson of the seaview and all the oh all these years and then she did say that and land alice did say that she does remain committed to the coalition and thirdly she also said that she wants to establish a road map so that they can get back to business if you will all that they can start doing proper politics and implement solutions that are so dearly are required by all the voters who have lost who have left the speedy in recent months and so she wants to establish this road map over the next few days and deliver it by. next week and this road map will include

we are asking folks which party should control congress and why? that shouldhe party confer congress is the democrats, because it is obvious that we needed some checks and balances on what is going on in washing -- washington. there is just so much contrary i thinki believe, so that with the democrats controlled congress, that will definitely bring some checks and balances to the process which is much needed. >> i would like to see the republicans retain control of congress in both chambers. because, as a donald trump supporter, i think that the republican party is going to do a better job of advancing his agenda. whereas the democratic party is going to obstruct him. keep it read. -- red. >> i want women to control congress. i'm tired of people who do not live my life telling me what i have to do. we need more women in congress, as the president, in our senate. state and federal. >> i think that it would be bad for the country if impeachment proceedings failed. because they will initiate if the democrats control the house. either we would like to s

ccm -- the c-span bus is traveling across the country on tour.ates we are asking which party should control congress and why. >> i usually do not have a strong opinion on who takes over , but this year, and basically a lot democratic because of things have been happening in the republican party that do not sit well with me from a moral standpoint. there are a lot of people in the republican party who disagree with their leaders, but they are not coming out and saying so. they are telling the party line. where i had to draw some distinctions. iere are some things that find favorable in both parties. i usually tend to vote my, -- my conscience. now i am voting for whoever has the moral high ground. >> i would like to see congress go to the democrat to see a change in values and view. i am not sure if that is going to matter, but i would like to see a change. >> as a democrat, i would like to see my party take over congress. if congress changes hands, we will have policies that are more prounion, pro-life, though environment and a necessary check on a out-of-control white house. >> american history tv

looking forward to the november midterm elections, we are asking folks, which party should control congress and why? >> i think the party that should control congress is the democrats, because it is obvious we need some checks and balances on what is going on in washington. there is just so much that is contrary to what i believe is best for the electorate and the united states. so i believe what the democrats controlling congress that that will definitely bring some checks and balances to the process, which is much needed. >> i would like to see the republicans retain control of congress in both chambers after this election. because as a supporter of donald trump, i think the republican party is going to do a better job of advancing his agenda, whereas the democratic party is going to obstruct him. so keep it read. >> i want women to control congress. i am tired of people who don't live my life. telling me what i need to do. we need more women in all sorts of powerful positions -- congress, as the president, in our senate, state and federal. >> i think that it would be bad for the country

powerful figure but to me someone is part of the next city you party congress in december and hamburg i will not transfer the office of chair this fourth term is my last term as german chancellor and the twenty twenty one parliamentary elections i want to run in as a candidate for the chancellery. or any other political office i don't want to participate in or influence and discussions about possible successors i see transit as the start of a new chapter in. well voters delphic oracle the latest blow on sunday and regional elections in the state of tests her party retain control but suffered a double digit loss the chancellor concluded the results were hard to overcome for some germans though change is overdue. and give america has been in power for a long time maybe it's time for someone new to even use. i don't think the. politicians of course trust little people believe the many more. seriously considered voting for the there is also no real alternative the would be. well and good marco has enjoyed high approval ratings for most of her leadership she's also been regarded as europe

will happen next basically and what this means for the christian democratic union they have a party congress coming up in december in hamburg that may well be where the next party leader is elected is what that would mean for the chancellorship though we still don't know as of yet the reason we guess the reason that this is come about is the latest terrible results in local elections for angela merkel's christian democratic union this latest time was in hester where they dropped the suit double digits again they've done the same in local elections in bavaria just last month. it does seem though that the unhappiness with angle or merkel as a politician has started to drip down onto the local level and not seen a lot of coalition partners and local representatives of angela merkel's party start to say it's time for change. solution state of the government isn't acceptable we therefore expect the c.d.u. to take appropriate action does house this evening there was a very mixed message has there once the christian democratic union to continue leading this state many people have shown during this

of the christian democratic union she said she won't seek reelection for that position their party congress is taking place at the beginning of december of in hamburg so now all eyes are on that to see who's going to be pushing to try and take that position as party leader now mrs merkel stepping down from not role but she is saying she will remain as chancellor in the past though she's been very clear that she sees both roles as being essentially is one that you can't be chancellor without being leader of your party she was very critical of gary hart schroeder who is her predecessor as chancellor when he did essentially what she's doing now for the last six months of his chancellorship he wasn't the chairman of the party she said you can't be one without the other essentially because if you are a chancellor without being head of the party you're essentially a well chancellor at the behest of that party and whoever is in charge of the party and that's where things could get interesting because there are two types of candidates that could potentially take over from angela merkel there are th

the christian democratic union angela merkel says that she will not stand for reelection at the party congress which takes place in the beginning of december in homburg there now what she said is that she will remain on chancellor for the time being that puts her in an interesting position of course it does give her the chance to essentially bring through at the next candidate for the christian democratic union the next general election however she has been running this party this government this country for so many years she is really the big deal when it comes to german politics and when it comes to the party under her rule her name her style runs through it like a stick of blackpool rock it's going to be very difficult to try and entice people though to the party if it remains on the angular merkel's standing now i'm glad merkel's tack has been to keep the party right in the center and when they're talking about potential replacements she hasn't mentioned these a selfie ever when she was talking about a potential replacement because everybody else is there are two camps really that they fal

for angola mackel to accelerate her or her -- pureed of succession to move forward they'll be a party congress in december at the b. s. certainly some challenges. but you know what i'm gonna mac i'll always surprises people missy is such a scrappy survivor. nothing she was comes up trumps yes somehow patina angle medical what is this the west is gonna be fun. i completely agree i think km last two years we've seen extremely that the leadershship from her. which has left a lot of room for other people to do this and fight about that. i think if she should she managed to reinvent herself and to come up with a story for germany that makes sense to people. that explains to them how she sees the country's future including the million refugees that are living here. then she may pull it off if she doesn't i think she better start thinking about his succession she's looking for a legacy already called the legacy be coming out of this election. wrangling medical passes on to her successes to germany to our policy. the prospect of a conservative green coalition at the national level a new blueprint for

allowing somebody else to fill her shoes at the which could be it's all said and done dusted by the party congress at the beginning of december up in hamburg she will remain as chancellor for now but she will no longer be head of the christian democratic union peter out of her bringing us up to date life from palin. international relations professor peter says the elections in have say in bavaria have put chairman is ruling coalition and a very difficult position she does not have then any more the support and the confidence of her all and the growth. in this is very tricky gyal an instrument. it's a moment so as a source of democrats on a similar situation it is not. clear yet our ward where response will be to seniors and the defeat in bavaria. may ask for new elections which is the actual as well so basically germany which used to be the ngos that lutie and progress in europe is in a very very big moment and i think this kind of situation she has been our president of the reason for. the mistrust and the loss of confidence in. google is under pressure after reports of form a thin executive rece

is a change in congress. >> the elections this year, if , theme strange chance congress should change over to another party, we would have some impact here. indiana, wely in are pretty independent folks. as with our infrastructure moved aheadhave with whatever congress does. and aresure we operate responsible in a businesslike way. we passed a major infrastructure bill lester. and if the federal government helps us out, that's great. if they don't, we will continue to march. we are working with water also. think the democrats should control congress. because i believe our country needs to swing more left, or progressive. i'm interested particularly in issues pertaining to women. women's ability to choose and also women's right to a safer place. thank you. voices from the state, part of c-span's 50 capitals tour. next, on the presidency, historian carl several to anthony looks at how pat nixonn choices of and betty ford reflected the politics and culture of their times. of thehony is a author book on first ladies and fashion. this talk is one of a series. the richard nixon foundation hosted this 50 minute e

and but that's looking ahead to a party congress in december where angle or merkel will have to stand again for leadership of the party if that's what she intends to do and you know all the signs are that there will be least two or three people standing against her and you know that could be a real you know that would be a test clearly for the chancellor someone younger me to understand we don't have time for more questions the thank you for that. and a reminder now of the top stories that we're following for you exit polls in the german state of hess a show more unwelcome news for. a christian democrats on the social democrats and both saw a shop drop in support of the far right. twelve percent enough to enter the regional parliament for the first time the environmentalists the greens currently in the coalition with. a projected almost twenty percent of the vote. investigators in pittsburgh have held a press conference on the progress of the investigation into a gun attack a synagogue that killed eleven people the f.b.i. praised police officers for the quick response to the incident

it is the black democratic party in congress and the house of representatives that is throwing out this race card. it is them. the token to get a vote. unfortunately, most recent history really does not bear that out. , majority of the state legislative bodies across the country, the majority of the governor seats across the country, and the level of racial intolerance has actually increased, and the number of racial incidents have increased. the response of republican leadership has been less admirable in terms of denouncing activities. in fact, when you look at some of the message of the intolerance coming out of the white house, very few republicans are standing up, denouncing this president's call offs when it comes to his statements dealing with women, statements dealing with immigrants. those are all statements of racial importance, and both parties have an opportunity to speak out about it. seen the type of reaction from republicans to demonstrate that they are concerned with racial intolerance. they are in majority control of much of the political landscape across the country. h

will mount for angela merkel to accelerate her or her period of succession to move forward the party congress in december certainly some challenges but you know what i'm going to back always surprises people see it as such a scrap and survivor thing she always comes up trumps and somehow that's you know where does the west is going to leave i completely agree i think mca has caused a lot of this by the vacuum that she left over the past two years we've seen extremely difficult leadership from which has left a lot of room for other people to do this and i doubt that. i think if she should she manage to reinvent herself and come up with a story for germany that makes sense to people that explains to them how she sees the country. future including the million refugees that are living here then she may pull it off if she doesn't i think she'd better start thinking about her succession she's looking for a legacy already could the legacy be coming out of this election that angle americal poses onto her successes to germany to a party the prospect of a conservative green coalition at the national le

. >> as a democrat, i'd like to party take control of congress. i think that if congress changes inds and democrats are charge, we're going to have prounion,hat are more pro-environment and necessary check on erratic, unreliable white house. states, partm the tour.pan's 50's capitols >> election day getting ever closer, three weeks away. by jan leakily, of public affairs. general, the common thought is midterm elections are lower turnout. what are the reasons they give for not voting? guest: a lot of times they report they do not have information about the election. they do not care or do not want to have anything to do with politics. it is not worth their time or effort to make to the polls on election day. host: look at the midterm turnouts as lower than the presidential election. has that always been the case and historically, have turnout levels in the united states been low? announcer: in terms of midterms --guest: in terms of midterms, yes there is a 20% difference. this is common. there is lotuses group issued into campaign -- less informat

not so subtle bid to appropriate an independence era hero ficker associated with the opposition congress party ahead of a national election ere the next year many people living nearby are angry at its four hundred million dollar price tag and by the damage done to the environment some say the communities have been left alone resources including access to drinking water. local authorities hope the site will be a popular tourist attraction in this remote corner of india you're up to date on the news thanks for watching i'm sara kelly and her lead. her first day at school. her first climbing lesson. or as grandma was arrives. joining a regular on her journey back to freedom. in our interactive documentary. in a regular returns home on the w. dot com tanks.

illinois, and looking forward to the november midterm elections, we are asking folks which party should control congress and why. >> i think the party should -- that should control congress after the election is democrats, it is obvious we need some checks and balances on what is going on in washington. there is so much that is contrary to what i believe is best for the electorate in the united states, so i think with the democrats controlling congress, that will definitely bring some checks and balances to the process, which is much needed. >> i would like to see the republicans retain control of congress in both chambers after this election. ,s a supporter of donald trump i think the republican party will do a better job of advancing the agenda, and the democratic party will obstruct him. >> i want women to control congress. i'm tired of people who do not live my life telling me what i need to do. we need more women in all sorts of powerful positions. in congress, as the president, state and federal. bad fornk it would be the country if impeachment proceedings failed, because they will initiate if dem

struggle, you have the strongholds of the ruling party and the main opposition party that polled 28% of the malawi congresssum. looking at what needs to be done, malawai is a poor country, the united nations says that 71% of people people in malawi are in extreme poverty. most of them rural dwellers, so on and so forth. you have said that one of your eye—catching policies is you will create 1 million jobs ina year. do you really think that is possible? the ruling party says that is just pure fantasy. well, it is very possible. we should look at the economy and see what has been the progression? sitting here today, we have described as the law human development country, this is the un human development index, low income country, according to the world bank. development country according to 0ecd. and of course, the statistics from the national statistic office will say the poverty levels are going higher. now, creating 1 millionjobs in that environment is a challenge. but unemployment is also one of the highest. therefore, we are looking at the fact that there is high unemployment, as an opportunity. there i

and why. >> i believe congress should remain in republican hands. >> possibly the largest one is it has been stated that if the democratic party takes control, they will go out of their way to signing presidents of legislation for good. if we want anything to happen, any legislation to pass. i think that we need a congress to step behind the president. -- it ist is this pushing behind his less thought out ideas. >> democrat-controlled the congress and the senate. it is long overdue. we seem to be getting dementia and possibly worse. she seems dangerous to the country. i was democrats take over. >> voices from the states, part of c-span cities tour capitals tour. wisconsin senator tammy baldwin faces republican challenger leah black mirror in a debate in wisconsin over the weekend. they debated health care, climate change, immigration, and marijuana. they also share their views on the appointment of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. a reminder that c-span is your primary source for campaign 2018. the studio in wausau, wisconsin broadcasters association foundation presents, the 2018 u.s. senate debate. tammy baldwin and --.

midtermforward to the elections, we are asking folks which party should control congress and why. >> i am an independent voter so i usually don't have a strong opinion on who takes over in midterms or presidential elections, but this year, i am basically voting democratic. just because a lot of things have been happening in the republican party that don't sit well with me on a moral standpoint. i think there are a lot of people in the republican party who disagree with their leaders, but they are not coming out and saying so. they're just wrong the party line. -- just drawing the party line. there are a lot of things that i find favorable in both parties, and i usually tend to vote my conscious. -- conscience. this time i am bolting -- voting for who has the moral high ground. >> i would like to see congress go more democrats to see a change in values and views and try that for a while. i'm not sure if that is going to matter. [laughter] i would like to see a change. >> as democrats, i would like to see my party take control of congress. congress changes hands and democrats are in ch

>> the party i want to take over congress is the democratic party.is not just because i support the values of the democratic party, but i think the republican party has completely party, but i think the republican party has completely abdicated its responsibility to serve as a check and balance on the republican branch. in addition to legislation, certainly it is the responsibility of congress to serve as that check and balance. you have not seen that. we have seen the presidency run amok. >> get control of congress changes in november, i believe i will be impacted in several ways. i am a college student just now getting out of school soon. i will be entering the workforce, and things such as tax breaks or financial matters that get decided across congress will directly affect me and my futures says. also, i am -- success. also, i am an african american woman. those that are fighting for my rights and civil rights are important. i believe this will be impacted if there is a change in congress. >> the elections this year, if theome strange chance cong

and why. >> the party i want to take over congress is the democratic party. and not just because i support the values of the democratic party but because i think the revolving party has completely abdicated its response ability to serve as a check and balance on the executive branch. in addition to legislation the risk bonds and responsibility of congress to be able to serve as a check and balance. we are not enough. within a presidency run amok. >> 's control of congress changes in november, i believe i will be impacted in several ways. i am a college student who is just now getting out of school and i will be entering the workforce and things such as tax breaks or things such as financial matters that get decided across congress will directly affect me in my future success also i'm an african american woman and the representation that is there for me and those who are fighting for my rights and my civil rights is important and i believe this will be impacted if there is a change in congress. >> the elections this year, if by some strange chance, the congres

ago, right after the bond sale, they had the 19th communist party congress, during which the presidentaid deleveraging would be an economic priority of china and china wants to prevent -- by november, china's 10 year bond yield had shot up to 4%, very dangerous. may, we started to see defaults coming to china. there were defaults by local government financing vehicles. as of june, suddenly the trade war hit and all of that policy directive seems to have partially reversed or is being halted. so far, investors have lost money in state-owned enterprises. but this is not good news because it is like a tsunami. debtnow china has a problem and suddenly, there are no defaults and all the fish are gone. you just worry suddenly, we will see a flood again. investors feel very wary of investing in china. they don't know how to price in the default risk. yvonne: you said the dollar bond is just a joke. legitimate like blackrock. they have to buy china bonds. others are just state-owned enterprises, overseas asset management companies. they want to please their beijing bosses. david: in the greate

we're asking folks which party should control congress and why. >> and the party that i want to take over congress is the democratic party. and it's not just because i support the values of the democratic party but because i think that the republican party s completely abdicated their responsibility as the check and balance. we've seen a presidency run amuck. >> if control of congress changes in november, i believe i will be impacted in several ways. for now i'm a college student who will be entering the workforce and things such as tax breaks or thing such as financial matters that do get decided in congress will directly affect me and my future success. also, i am an african-american woman and the representation that is there for me and those who are fighting for my rights and my civil rights is also very important. and i believe that this will be impacted if there's a change in congress. if he election this is year by some strange chance that the congress should change over to another party, we would have some impact here. but generally in indiana, we are pretty independent folks a

lamb your party to take the majority it would be in a position to pursue the investigations, what should you be looking at? >> any congressno matter which party is in congress has the job of overseeing the executive branch, it's our duty. so i will just speak for my own experience, i'm on two committees in washington, once science committee and one a veterans committee. we have to investigate what's happening at the epa, they are chasing out career scientists and i don't think there's a good reason for it. on the veterans committee we will have bipartisan oversight of a huge contract that was awarded to do electronic medical record in the va system. largest project of its time. if it goes well, it would be a model for the rest of the nation, if it goes poorly, a lot of taxpayer dollars at risk and veterans will not be taken care of. i guess this is my way of saying, our frame of mind needs to be protecting the people under our jurisdiction, protecting the veterans, it's not about which party is in charge. >> mr. rothfus. >> we continue to conduct oversight on the department of justice, i've asked for declassification of d

, ohio, and looking forward to the november midterm elections we're asking folks which party should control congressnd why. >> i believe that congress should remain in republican hands after this next election. a couple of reasons for this. possibly the largest one is it's been stated that if the democratic party takes control they will go out of their way to stymie any of the president's proposed legislation, for good or for ill, and if we want anything to happen, any legislation to pass, i think that we need a congress to stand behind the president. even if it's pushing by some of his sought out ideas. >> i want to see the democrats control the congress and the senate, i think that it's long overdue to remove trump. he seems to be getting dementia, and possibly worse, he eseems very erratic, dangerous for the country. that's why i want to see the democrats take over. >> voices from the states part of c-span's 50 capitals tour. >> sunday night on after words. journalist and author beth macey with her book dope sick, dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted america. she's interviewed by

congress's job to do. and that happens in every administration of every party with every congress now. i think the fact that congress is so derelect about using power is the reason why other brafrmgz seem like they're going to excess is the reason why it seems like we have presidential over reach and judicial over reach and it is an especially tragic fact for the reason you mentioned. i think congress is the sthugs we have no actually -- institution we have that exists to find accommodations. it's true courts can resolve disputes too, that's their job. in order to have a dispute resolved before the court the parties have to approach the court and say to the court that the other party is in someway irrational or making an argument that doesn't hold together or violating the law or violating the constitution. that's not how congress works. in congress what happens is you have a dispute among parties, among factions that is taken up in an institution designed to achieve accommodations so we can revolve disputes in ways that could be more enduring because everybody gets something and you w

while in the majority party in congress, he never passed a piece of legislation. rep. desantis: under mayor gillum's leadership, tallahassee is the most crime-ridden city in the state of florida. last year, the highest number of murders in the history of the city. you have burglaries, car thefts, violent crime. he has failed the people of tallahassee with that record. he did raise taxes. he didn't deny it. he opposed a stiff property tax increase even though he voted to give himself tens of thousands of dollars of additional benefits. mayor gillum: we don't collect enough in our city in property taxes to pay for our police department alone. he keeps touting his endorsements of police. when we went to our taxpayers, they joined with us with very little pushback to make sure we can hire new officers to keep our communities safe. cityside right now over a that is experiencing a five-year low in our crime rate and we are on trajectory to be at a 20 year low. we are the eighth largest city the state of florida and we are 28th in crime. rep. desantis: more murders that orlan