he's on twitter at richard rubin d.c. thanks for joining us. >> guest: yep.thanks. >> picture of the white house council of economic advisers appear before the joint economic committee to give that trump administration is perspective on the need for tax reform reforme of the broader policy objectives. this is one hour 20in minutes. >> good morning, everybody. the most informative but and he can separate economic growth in the united states. what is holding back economic growth in america has been a central interest to this committee from the onset of my term as chairman. all hearing, are hearing some produce useful information and insights. i'm tal

we get ap view from the walls -- from the "wall street journal" tax reporter richard rubin. republicanoes the budget proposal set up the next steps for tax reform in congress? richard: one, it sets up what is known as reconciliation, this fast-track procedure that lets the bill moves through the senate without any democratic vote. they can get on the floor with a straight up or down vote, and were public and have the majority, and it can also get off the floor and passed with a straight up or down vote, like most legislation which has a 60 vote threshold where they would meet some democratic consensus. the budget by the house and senate agreeing on this clears a path for that happens. the second thing it does is set the budgetary parameter for the tax bill. it can increase deficit by as much as $1.5 trillion over the next decade, that is the outer limit that the committees are going to attempt to hit as they craft this bill. bill: part of your headline on the passage of the house bill w at -- the house bill at wsj that the plan paves the way for tax action. richard: you will

reporting on all of it is richard rubin. he is on twitter at @richar drubindc. >> the house returns for legislative is this tuesday. on the agenda, extending funding for the children's health insurance program. a repeal of the health care law's independent health care advisory board. and bills to prevent wildfires. you can watch the house live here on c-span. as for the senate, they are back for judicial nominations, and nominees.rcuit court allison eid would fill the seat vacated by supreme court justice neil gorsuch. the human rights campaign hosted its annual dinner in washington, d.c. speakers included hillary clinton, senator kamala harris, and amazon ceo jeff bezos. the human rights campaign is one of the largest civil rights relations in the u.s. that advocates for lgbtq writes. this portion is about one hour and 45 minutes. >> one year ago, we addressed the nation in the midst of a presidential election. >> represented in america that is diverse, inclusive, and bighearted. >> i am a proud transgender american. >> we

two riders, richard rubin, of confederate silence, true tale of the south, and paul henderson in his book sons of mississippi, use the store, the remains, as a place of memory, but also revealing this interesting balance of forgetfulness and memory and the need to be there and touch, and the fearsome presence. henderson begins with a physical description. it is made of wood and brick and cinderblock from across the road it seems like something almost every as if -- papery as if i'm a dream. once it was a grocery store. once it was a grocery store. now it is a fallen down building in an all but deserted place called money. it is its own kind of american shrine. nearly every mississippi story sooner or later touches this one, and sucked in some spiritual homing way right here -- ends up in some spiritual homing way right here. it just is a monument forgotten, recalcitrant, collapsing in on itself, set against memory and wind of these five decades of change and non-change in america race relations. the book was written a few years ago now. richard rubin often went to the store when he w

debateots of tax .head richard rubin, thanks for joining us. >> coming up in about 25 minutes on c-span, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg will talk about social justice. that is live at four clock p.m. eastern. before that we take a look at some of today's washington journal. host: joining us this morning from san francisco, jackson ca it a mentor for anti-violence strategies. all kindsentoring and of places, colleges and high schools, and branches of the military, because it's so much sexual harassment and relationship abuse is preventable. obviously, we have an approach that we have developed over many years that we think is really menctive in working with and women, boys and girls, and all kinds of different settings, multiracial, multiethnic environments, urban areas, suburban areas, everywhere. host: what is your approach? >> we are one of the pioneers of what is called the bystander approach. and focusingviding on perpetrators and victims would focus on everybody in a peer culture. in a workplace, it would not be focusing on the person doing the abuse or the person experi

host: lots of text debate ahead and reporting on all of it is richard rubin, a tax policy reporter for "the wall street journal." thanks for joining us. >> also happening next week in senators willay, work on some of president trump's judicial nominees, including circuit court nominees. they are both on a short list of possible supreme court picks. if confirmed, allison i'd would fill the seat vacated by neil gorsuch. live coverage on the senate on c-span2. the house returns tuesday. on their agenda, extending funding for the children's health insurance program, a repeal of the health care law's independent medicaid payment advisory board and several bills to prevent wildfires. watch live house coverage on c-span. >> next, president trump speaks about the opioid epidemic and signs and that drug emergency.national he says it will get worse before it gets better and the declaration will be the start of a nationwide effort to combat the problems. introducing the president's first lady melania trump. this is 35 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. t

announcer: richard rubin, how does the republican budget proposal specifically set up the next steps for tax reform in congress? >> it does two things. is known as reconciliation, this fast-track procedure that lets the bill moves through the senate, in particular without democratic votes. it can get on the floor with a straight up or down vote and the republicans have a majority, and can also get past with a straight up or down vote. that is unlike most legislation that has the 60 vote threshold, that republicans would need democratic assistance. so the budget, by the house and senate agreeing, cleared a path for that to happen. the second thing it does is it sets the budgetary parameter for bill.x says the tax bill can increase deficits by as much as $1.5 trillion over the next decade. the outer limit that the tax reading committees will attempt to hit. one of your headline says the move starts a six day countdown to release of the closely guarded details of the tax plan. tele a bit about what the timeline looks like for the tax bill in the house. >> you will want to have c-span on

he's on twitter at richard rubin d.c. thanks for joining us. >> guest: yep. thanks. >> picture of the white house council of economic advisers appear before the joint economic committee to give that trump administration is perspective on the need for tax reform reforme of the broader policy objectives. this is one hour 20in minutes. >> good morning, everybody. the most informative but and he can separate economic growth in the united states. what is holding back economic growth in america has been a central interest to this committee from the onset of my term as chairman. all hearing, are hearing some produce useful information and insights. i'm typically step chairman hassett linkous insights today on the forces and constraints that are holding back private investment, labor forcedi participation and important, wages go up to get a clear picture of how the right policies can help the economy recover its full potential. the contrasting with the aging of the population, the slowing of the population growth and technological changes that altering the methods of

richard rubin in the wall street journal wrote that the national association of home builders is concerned about deductions paired republicans say they will retain an itemized deduction. the ceo of the builders group said it is a bad bill for the housing sector. what do you think of that? romina: this is and another one of a year later incident of it all over once and cleanup the mass as ronald reagan had to do in the 1980's. >> to you think that the growth is giving more wins into the sales? >> they are saying they needed growth and may have the growth and they are not stimulating the economy to get there. % growth, it 4.5 sounds great, but the interest rates go higher. >> what you think about that growth argument? and it will bring in more revenues and grow our productive capacity and make us wealthier and provide more revenues to the government. how that plays out, we cannot there more growth, but are other factors that come into play, like a recession and if it would happen. they can try to stimulate with tax cuts that they are talking , but there are figures that will dictate what thi

richard rubin in the wall street journal wrote that the national association of home builders is concerned about deductions paired republicans say they will retain an itemized deduction. the ceo of the builders group said it is a bad bill for the housing sector. what do you think of that? romina: this is republicans around this plan, which would have seen in the passage to the house and the senate budget, but the senate budget looks nothing like the house budget. it becausembraced there is a consensus that it is so critical. there is setting differences aside as well as deficit concerns. for: we have calls waiting stan and romina. joseph on our democrats line. first of all, tax or for -- tax reform is really a priority for the republican party. it is not a priority for the nation. i would also say that tax enemyation is really an of the broad middle class that absolutely needs those so-called special interest deductions to make into me. after taxet deductions. if you really want to go to tax reform i suggest we go back to the 1950's like the trump supporters always say, we should be going

reporting on all of it is richard rubin, who is tax policy reporter with the wall stre"wal journa journal> secretary mattis's trip and tax reform, likely topics for today's white house briefing. sarah sanders will be meeting with reporters live on c-span starting at 2:30 eastern. >>> all five fcc commissioners testified before a house committee this week, their first joint capitol hill appearance since president trump took office. they talked about the president's tweets and the first amendment, net neutrality and the sinclair media merger.

i think a story by richard rubin in the wall street journal. that hadthat a study been on the treasury department said,e but was taken down i think i'm remembering this correctly, 80% of the corporate rate cut, the benefit would go to investors rather than individuals. that does not preclude the possibility that there would be actual wage increases eventually because of a corporate tax cuts. there is no question that -- i will channel steve for a moment. say if ae would corporate rate cut david increase economic for overall, all boats would rise. what you're pointing out is correct. of thes a conflating rhetoric here. the reliance on marketing characterr 140 sentences to characterize tax reform misses the whole point about tax legislation. it is extremely tangible. you could pretend you know what rates will be etc.. what you will know is there will be winners and losers if there really is a real tax reform in the immediate term area that is where the political nexus is to >> i have read as much as i can about -- this is. things going on. the co

. >> can i just -- i will cite a story by richard rubin in "the wall street journal". this noted that a study was had been on the treasury departments website but was taken down said i think i am remembering the sparkly that 80% of the corporate rate cut the benefit would go to investors rather than to individuals. that does not preclude the possibility that there would be actual wage increases eventually because of a corporate tax cut. corporate rate cut. there is no question and i will channel steve moore for a moment because he is left but he would say that if the corporate rate cut did increase economic growth overall than all boots would rise. as for whether but what you are pointing out is correct that if there is a conflating of the rhetoric here -- >> it might not be a tsunami. >> right, and so, the reliance on marketing phrases or 140 character sentences to characterize tax form misses the whole point about tax legislation in my view. it is entirely personal and extremely tangible. you can calculate and pretend that you know what growth rates will be et cetera

richard rubin in the wall street journal wrote that the national association of home builders is concernedbout deductions paired republicans say they will retain an itemized deduction. the ceo of the builders group said it is a bad bill for the housing sector. what do you think of that? romina: this is they are able to get away with 250% of debt. their economy is not growing at a rate that they would like. we don't have that in the united states right now. investors know that there is still a lot of room for the u.s. government. the countries that have a reformed budget successfully, nowen and canada that are balancing budgets have adopted many of the entitlement reforms we need to see here in the u.s. this will only happen when interest rates went up and when it was very expensive. our interest rates are still very low. i do not know why they haven't gone up. we have monetized the debt quite a bit. the dollars are leaving and not coming back. the federal reserve is now starting to unwind its buying program. the economy seems to be taking it ok. there is no reason for lawmakers to worry ab

reporting on all of it is richard rubin, who is tax policy reporter with the wall stre"wal journa journal". >>> secretary mattis's trip and tax reform, likely topics for today's white house briefing. sarah sanders will be meeting with reporters live on c-span starting at 2:30 eastern. >>> all five fcc commissioners testified before a house committee this week, their first joint capitol hill appearance since president trump took office. they talked about the president's tweets and the first amendment, net neutrality and the sinclair media merger. >>> communications in >>> the subcommittee on communications and technology will now come to order. and the chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. and i do want to welcome each and every one of you. obviously a hearing of interest as we have a full room in front of us. and it is our first hearing in 2017 with a fully formed federal communications commission as often seems to be the case, the senate takes their dear ever loving time to get things done, but i'm pleased to see that the commission is back up to speed and i

we get a preview from wall street tax policy proposal proponent richard rubin. budget proposal set up the next chance for tax reform in congress? guest: it does two things. it sets up reconciliation, the procedure thate lets it moved through the senate without any democratic vote. republicans have the majority and it can also get off the floor passed with a straight up or down vote. it's on like most legislation that has that 60 vote threshold in the senate where republicans would need democratic assistance. the budget by the house and senate clears the path for that to happen. it says the budgetary parameter for the tax bill and says it could increase deficits by as much as 1.5 chile dollars over dollars and that is what they will attempt to hit as they crash this bill. headlinet about your that says the move starts a six-day countdown to remove the closely guarded details of the tax plan. tell us about what the timeline looks like for the tax bill in the house. guest: you will want to have on c-span 24/7 in november because it's going to be really busy and rea

. >> richard rubin is on twitter. thanks for joining us. can read the 2018 budget resolution, watch the debate, and he how your representative voted. >> senator john mccain reflects on his time as a prisoner of war during the vietnam war. president trump declares the opioid epidemic a national emergency. we will take your phone calls live. then returned to the house of representatives for a look at the republican tax form proposal. 50 years ago today, senator john bomber was shot down over north vietnam. he was captured and held in filthy conditions with poor medical care despite life-threatening injuries. c-span's american history tv sat down with the senator to t