elizabeth: let's welcome to the show wisconsin congressman scott fitzgerald thank you for joining us we have fights now we are hearing democrats are saying you should call the house back into session, she still refuses to do that, why. >> we had our conference last week rosie of vance started to inspire and leader mccarthy was adamant and talking to members and say what do you think i think a lot of members felt there was a sense of urgency we needed to be in d.c. i needed to wrap her mind around what exactly was going down not only the invitation but the request was made that members of congress returned to d.c. the focus was on veterans and the committees that were appropriate as congressman mccall this discussed and we did then the

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it brings to mind these kind of f scott fitzgerald quotes about ever renewing nature of new york, itseauty. this is a city that has been through so much, through the covid period, when you see it there it just looks so unscathed. i was overwhelmed by the side of it. susan: another river you had to cross? another person who helped you out. this is kevin murray. what was his role? neil: kevin was a fantastic -- he took that picture. kevin i tracked down at a place called urban paddle, kayak operation. he was originally -- we were going to go across the river. it got windy and the chop was severe and in the end, he borrowed a boston whaler and took me across. kevin is a fantastic person, one of many i owe thanks to. he took me across the marina in the boat. susan: did you pass the statue of liberty? neil: off to the right, we did. that was quite a sight. then became into the marina that is right by the 9/11 site. i was shocked, i had not visited, and i covered 9/11 in the wall street journal. it was quite powerful to go there. that was the beginning of my five hour walk through manhattan

it brings to mind these kind of f scott fitzgerald quotes about ever renewing nature of new york, its beauty. this is a city that has been through so much, through the covid period, when you see it there it just looks so unscathed. i was overwhelmed by the side of it. susan: another river you had to cross? another person who helped you out. this is kevin murray. what was his role? neil: kevin was a fantastic -- he took that picture. kevin i tracked down at a place called urban paddle, kayak operation. he was originally -- we were going to go across the river. it got windy and the chop was severe and in the end, he borrowed a boston whaler and took me across. kevin is a fantastic person, one of many i owe thanks to. he took me across the marina in the boat. susan: did you pass the statue of liberty? neil: off to the right, we did. that was quite a sight. then became into the marina that is right by the 9/11 site. i was shocked, i had not visited, and i covered 9/11 in the wall street journal. it was quite powerful to go there. that was the beginning of my five hour walk through manhatt

scott fitzgerald and now -- feel like we should all pay homage to these great -- >> lafayette has been town quite a few times. >> that's awesome. okay, i'm going to take us to the lightning round, which is a casual -- scream out your answers, and we'll start with -- i have targeted questions for each of you. so, i feel like i have to ask this. at historical fiction writers. if you could livni any time period when would bit. >> the 20s. >> the 20s. >> -- not now, though, the roaring 20s. >> not the pandemic, yes to be clear. >> i would not live in any other time because i enjoy indoor plumbing and -- >> yeah. i also like want to the roaring 1020ys and i just love telehealth. >> you thick it's better from an earlier time but it's not. it was smelly and had no medicine. >> specially for women. you have to be, asterisk for women. but the clothes are better. i could use a roaring 20s in my life. >> if you cue be any fictional character who would it be? -- on fictional since you write nonfiction. mean real people. >> i don't know. i might secretly be beatrice chandler. feel-like she channele