greta: congressman sander levin, democrat of michigan, we appreciate your time. thank you for being this week's newsmaker. rep. levin: thank you so much. greta: let me turn to our reporters. you heard the congressman said they will pass it out of desperation. what do the numbers look like right now for next week? lindsey: i cover the house primarily, and it looks pretty good in the house, despite everything we have heard. it sounds like the individual tax cuts are going to be expiring. in the senate bill, house republicans and conservatives have said they do not want 20%. they want a full repeal of the estate tax. they are not getting any of that. but there like, well you know, we really need to get this done. they are acknowledging that, as well. they see some overall benefits that just going forward. it is looking good in the house. i will let naomi speak to the senate. naomi: i think it will go through the senate, as well. when the senate passed its own version of the bill earlier in the month, all but one republican voted for it. the one who did not, bob corke

"newsmakers" sander levin talks about the provisions in the tax deal. measurecrats oppose the and other issues facing congress. newsmakers, tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. on thursday, education secretary betsy devos held a form on integration and education. this is just over two hours.

. >> this week on "newsmakers," we are joined by sander levin, longtime member of the health subcommittee. >> glad to be with you once again. >> in studio with us, we have two reporters from the hill. >> nice to be with you, congressman. there's a lot of news happening on the hill and we want to talk you about the tax conference you are participating in, but some of our biggest headlines have been about the sexual harassment obligations against her colleagues, including -- allegations against her colleagues. there have been new allegations against blake farenthold. do you think of the members who have not yet resigned should resign? you have been up there a long time, what have you noticed? is this a big problem on capitol hill? >> well, it's a problem. each case has to be decided on its own. but i think they're really has to be a new day here. i think it's coming. areink the people who responsibly speaking out are doing a credit to themselves in this institution. it's not only this institution, it's lots of others. there is a new day coming, we should all hope. host: what do you mean by

. >> on "newsmakers" sander levin talks about the provisions in the tax bill.congress. at 10:00s, tomorrow a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. everest and probably knew more about more things -- jefferson probably knew more about more things than anyone in north america, and i include franklin in that. everyone was impressed by jefferson, the extent of his knowledge. hads was smart, but he'd depth in history and law that jefferson didn't have. jefferson wasn't as interested in law as adams. wrecks sunday on q&a, gordon would on his book. >> adams was a realist. he did not believe men are created equal. he thought men were created unequal. he did not believe in america exceptionalism. we americans are no better, no different from other nations. jefferson is the opposite. he is into nurture. i think that is what americans believe. we are all born equal. the difference is different experiences, different environments. but is why education is still important to americans and to jefferson. gordon would sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. now, the shakespeare t

much.you very >> here on c-span, newsmakers is next with them or credit congressman sander levin of michigan. that a look at what is in the final version of the republican tax reform bill, push lawmakers are set to vote on this week. that is followed by attorney general jeff sessions outlining initiatives to address violent crime. at 8:00, our conversation with historian and author thornwood

sander levins retiring after his term in congress one of the democrats. we still don't know. mitch mcconnell has not scheduled a vote for the conference committee in the senate. that is expected to happen soon, wednesday, thursday. we'll get a list of the senators. back to you. melissa: wow, that's a lot! thanks for staying on top of it for us, adam. david: we do have breaking news. the full senate is voting for christian nielsen to head department of homeland security. nielsen is deputy chef chief of staff under john kelly. with him when he ran the dhs. he is hand-picked her. first time nominee for the position previously served at the department. >>> let's talk to a member of the freedom caucus stirring things up inside of congress. arizona congressman, paul goes start. good to see you sir. reason why you have tux on? >> tomorrow is creole wednesday. we're going to the white house for christmas party. david: have a good time. you have a lot of work to do. what is going on with regard to spending. seems like every year congress tries to get a little more spending by threaten

. >> this week on "newsmakers," we are joined by sander levin, longtime member of the health subcommittee. >> glad to be with you once again. >> in studio with us, we have two reporters from the hill. >> nice to be with you, congressman. there's a lot of news happening on the hill and we want to talk you about the tax conference you are participating in, but some of our biggest headlines have been about the sexual harassment obligations against her colleagues, incdi

our guest this time will be representative sander levin.ur sunday roundtable -- looking at the gop tax plan. who works atgreen the center for american progress have grover norquist. will this simplify the tax code? and a it will simplify it lot of the competitions that were there does go away but also, how we deal with international competition. much of that will get fixed. it is tax reform like 1986. and it is rate reduction, pro growth. said you could do your taxes on a postcard. will that be the case? now, two thirds of americans use the standard and that will go up to .0% of americans there will that a larger standard deduction now. so it will be a lot easier for most people but for others it will be complicated. host: explain what will happen to the alternative minimum tax for individuals? guest: we had hoped to abolish it completely. but high income people will have to deal with it. i think we should get rid of tax theyications like that and came down towards 20 million. grow back again. so right now it isn't completely it is gone for

guy in black from the budget committee, from the democrats you'll see people like richard neil, sander levinho will be leaving congress. you brought up this er. there is a battle underway as i'm talking with you among republicans to try and convince speaker rain to pass a continuing resolution with just republicans. do not reach out to democrats because some republicans are worried if you do a continuing resolution for two weeks he would cave the write up a spending measure republicans don't want. the speaker has not committed to doing this with republicans and and a few kind into the calculus calculus, far more democratic than the freedom caucus of the speakers trying to wail about right now. neil: thank you very much. adam shapiro. nancy pelosi looking at the tax proposal. let's just say she didn't like it. >> probably one of the worst pieces of legislation in the house, but together, worst pieces of legislation to come before the congress. this is armageddon. this is a very big deal because coming in no way, there's really a hard way to come back from this. >> she went on to say she's wor

"newsmakers" sander levin talks about the provisions in the tax deal. measurecrats oppose the and other issues facing congress. newsmakers, tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. on thursday, education secretary betsy devos held a form on integration and education. this is just over two hours. [applause] sec. devos: thank you so much and welcome everyone. it is great to see you all this morning. today'su for attending first of two summits on individually -- on innovation in education, and a special thanks to those who will present this morning. we are grateful to have so much knowledge and expertise in one room. we are eager to hear from all of the. before we begin, i want to say a word about innovation. barked on a am school tour -- i embarked on a school tour. continue to travel the country to see the work being done, and i have been inspired by the innovative e

sunday newsmakers, the guest is sander levin of michigan, stepping down at the end of his turn. >> youect when the actual conference report comes out democrats will be united in opposition to it? >> absolutely. this is atrocious. these two bills are atrocious. when you combine two negative, you don't get a positive. you get a bigger negative. i think that will be true. they have not shown it to us. they have excluded us. the policy has been bad. i took a quote from the president. he said i promised we would pass a tax cut for the everyday working american families, the backbone and the heartbeat of our country. now we are days away from keeping that promise. taxant to give you a giant cut for christmas. the giant tax cut is going to be for the very wealthy. that haveto the bills passed, they may get worse on this, millions of families next year, 13 million are going to pay higher taxes in the middle class. 10 years from now that figure will be 30 million. paying more in taxes. essentially they are not telling the truth as to who will benefit. they are grossly miss stating what the real

levin. senator sanders, you're recognized for an opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, as i think you well know and everybody at this table understands, this conference -- so-called conference committee is a farce. according to media reports, the final legislation has already been completed. this legislation, which will have a major impact on our economy, has not had one public hearing. not hearing from economists, from governors, from mayors, from the business community, from ordinary americans as to what the impact of this legislation will be. this is legislation written for wealthy campaign contributors and i want to congratlation sul of my republican colleagues for being honest. when they said publicly is if they don't pass this bill, their wealthy friends will stop contributing. i appreciate that honesty. this legislation in fact not only had no public hearings, but it did have some 6,000 washington, d.c. lobbyists working on it behind closed doors. mr. chairman, every poll that i have seen shows that by overwhelming numbers the american people do not wan