it also plays on the contrast with the small town.y, sophisticated incomers from the cities stand out. in some film noirs, the small town is the place you run to to try to escape your past. and it is where your enemies from the city catch you running a gas station. that is what happens to robert mitchum‘s character, jeff bailey, in out of the past. in the 1940s, america was becoming the land of the car, and that meant it was getting harder and harderfor small towns to be the isolated islands they had once been. if you wanted to avoid marauders from the cities, a gas station was about the last place in a small town to work. long time. hello, joe. wish it was nice to see you. everyone sure misses you, jeff. bailey discovers that, even hiding in the eternal innocence of bridgeport, his urban past will finally catch up with him. i had to find you. i owe you something. jeff bailey clearly hadn‘t watched burt lancaster in the killers, where more or less the same thing happens. hey, you! look at the oil, will you? driving into the small town

no small task.the big question i get is who helped you write it, as if an infantryman couldn't put sentences together. something i get often. it takes great discipline to do it. we have a lot of respect for the authors that are out there. it got good reviews and did quite well. it is nice when we get the public to appreciate what you wrote. >> advice for any other writers who know what to draw from their experiences in history and connections as well? >> i would say to all veterans whether you get something published or not you should take time to write the experiences for yourself. for me it buried some old wounds, it was a therapeutic process, very difficult to write and relive those experiences but at the same time when i got it done i felt okay, i got it out of my system and there it is. with you do it for your own personal notes or you do it for your families, some record of your service, i encourage all veterans who participated in combat experiences to write about the warriors who could not t

smalls. he is an accomplished businessman and serves as ceo of the african museum in south carolina. please join me in welcoming kate and michael. >> we decided before i am going too. [inaudible] i just want to do my part to welcome you all here. it's great. we had a chance to this once before and this looks like a great crowd. i hear it's a friendly one. how did robert smalls come across your radar. you've written before, why robert small. >> thank you so much for being here. it means the world to have the support of his support of his family in writing this book. that was very important to me and it has been wonderful. thank you. i'm sorry to my friends from national geographic who i have my backed turned to a little bit. nothing personal, i promise. but i was looking for my second, an idea for my second book after the secret rescue came out and it's often a difficult task because you're trying to find a subject that you're bringing something new to the table weapon that can be hard dependi

small issue, big issues, global issues? >> that is the unique thing about the firm, they run the gamut all the way from small, thousand dollar penalty issues to very large exams, we have a unique client base, we target midsize business, a range of issues we see. the significant issues, the penalty appeal, have never been for information return penalties and we tried to help them manage through that process. >> one of the biggest challenges you experience in resolving tax issues. >> a good question, the largest issue is being heard. >> a difficult time sometimes being heard, a face-to-face meeting. dramatically changed the process. >> and for many years. >> face to face, the one time you face the irs. they felt like they were being heard, they sat across from the appeals office. and see the head nodding. they felt they were being heard. when you hear these telephone conferences which are standard practice, you remove that. they are even listening. and it does work well. the client walks away and says i don't think they were

sma small businesses?a dispute resolution, if you ever think about going to court, you could be talking over $100,000. $50,000. did you say, ms. wilson, you're in a law firm? cpa firm. you know when you hand it off to the tax lawyer you're talking big money, usually you cave and say let's make the best deal and get do you know t get down the road even though -- that's happened to me and others. at the end of the day, $5,000, the $20,000, $30,000, it costs you more with lawyers to resolve it. so the question i have for the individual taxpayer, the 62% that don't have $1,000 in the bang, how bank, how do we simplify it? as that meter's running there's no way you can afford to go to court or arbitration or work with someone to resolve that. mr. shinn, i'll give you the first opportunity in that standpoint. i know you've dealt with it, but that's just my sentiment. that's what i've heard over the years. >> that's why i said we have to have the opportunity to have access through phone calls and walk-ins and als

it didn't come final and actually institutionalize for small business and small business taxpayers until5. so when i commented on a couple of processes i think would make things more transparent and easier for taxpayers a couple of things they have there. fast track isn't the answer to everything because you may have reluctant irs folks to use it. pete mentioned in my written testimony mentioned outside mediator and taxpayer. to them hiring an outside me mediator is cheaper than taking this on appeals and tax court. >> the problem is if you owe $2500 or $2,000 you can't figure out how to write the check and do it. >> irs hasn't shown they are extremely interested in this alternative dispute resolution. i would caution against saying well, we mandate you to use this because if they don't come to the table willing to settle and fast track, the taxpayer and irs have to agree or just walk away and the taxpayer still that their appeal right. somewhere maybe looking at the other systems come up what is the happy median here and how this could be changed? taxpayers would love to use it. individ

the process with the small awed its. and there is a place for those who are deliberately but so many of us are caught up. so i have questions about trying to get your questions. so much of it is tied to a personal relationship and someone is listening to me and resolve this thing while we're here. one question, and i think it was ou, that there were or ms. wilson, according my notes, that there were recording errors where there would be appeals and it was getting to be routine notes. now, when i was a prosecutor and a had a case, you might do declaration or a prosecution memo, but whenever there was a decision point, even though it was internal, should we be requiring if there is an original inquiry and a note sent out there is a justification that someone can analyze the file and say there is a reason why we are saying no right now? >> i would absolutely agree with you there should be a requirement to document what the justification for dem was. d again, you know, there are many of times that they reviewed it. >> you ar

small business or individual tax bill. how do we resolve that without putting them into bankruptcy or in a bad situation. and i agree with you a loft times you get the notice. i have gotten my fair share. it's frightening. to a lot of people. we need to work on. and get your thoughts and ideas. so i would like to thank witnesses for air appearing before us today. members have two weeks to submit written questions to be answered later in writing. questions and answers will be made part of the formal hearing record. with that the subcommittee stands adjourned. inaudible conversation ] >>> tomorrow morning on c-span 3 the senate banking committee holds a hearing on the effectiveness of sanctions against north korea. officials with the treasury and state department will testify about sanctions and diplomatic actions as ts u.s. and allies seek to deter north korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program. the hears gets under way at 9:30 a.m. eastern. live on c-span 3. >>> the c-span bus traveling across the country on t

it also plays on the contrast with the small town.s innocent background, the dodgy, sophisticated incomers from the cities standout. in some film noirs, the small town is the place you run to the try to escape your past. and it is where your enemies from the city catch you running a gas station. that is what happens to robert mitchum's character, geoff bailey, in out of the past. in the i9a0s, america was becoming the land of the car, and that meant it was getting harder and harderfor that meant it was getting harder and harder for small towns that meant it was getting harder and harderfor small towns to that meant it was getting harder and harder for small towns to be the isolated islands they had once been. if you wanted to avoid marauders from the cities, a gas station was about the last place in a small town to work. long time. hello, joe. wish it was nice to see you. everyone sure miss you, jeff. it was nice to see you. everyone sure miss you, jeff. bailey discovers that even hiding in the eternal innocence of bridport, his urban

small glass of wine twice a week, orfour units in total, may result in a small increase in the chances there is so little research is difficult to be sure. we could then come up with —— we couldn't come up with a definite answer as to whether there is or is not a harmful effect of treating such a low level of alcohol. so there is uncertainty as to whether it is therefore not say for the child to be exposed to this level of alcohol. pregnant women who have had a drink are being reassured that they are unlikely to have harmed their baby, but advice from both researchers and the uk chief medical officer is that it is best to completely abstain while pregnant, or trying to conceive, on the grounds that it is better to be safe tha n the grounds that it is better to be safe than sorry. jenny walrond, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. coming up at 6am on breakfast, louise minchin and jon kay will have all the day's news, business and sport. they'll also have more from westminster, and the vote at about midnight. mps voted to back the eu withdrawal bill in its first round. you're watching b

i will visit small businesses. and really integrate into the community to see what is going on and how sba can in fact that -- impact that community. we will get a lot of local press, hopefully. we will generate that and really spread the word more and more about all of the services and opportunities there are at sba. so we had our leadership conference last week with all of our district directors that were coming in. "leadership conference" sounds so boring. so i cast our folks here, and they came up with it was the "spark" leadership conference. we were having everyone in at the same time. we were going to spark their interest and enthusiasm, and we would continue with the ignite tour. so, that is where ignite came. now we are just going to set everybody a pace. really generate excitement and enthusiasm with the ignite tour. and i start next week. and we are coming down to the end of june now. so i will be heading to las vegas, salt lake city, back here to washington. the week after that, i am going to washington

small businesses are optimistic.caused a little bit of pessimism one health care didn't get passed but it's going to come back around next year, they believe it will get past. they have already seen regulations being rolled back. they are appreciative that. when small businesses tell me, "if my tax rate gets cut and i am more money, i'm going to invest in my business. i'm going to hire more people and grow, that's my goal." >> bret: sba administrator linda mcmahon. thank you. >> thank you. >> bret: candidate trump slammed the united nations. president trump that's how so far. his big speech there is tomorrow. we'll talk about with the panel when we come back. my dell small business advisor has gotten to know our business so well that is feels like he's a part of our team. with one phone call, he sets me up with tailored products and services. and when my advisor is focused on my tech, i can focus on my small business. ♪ a dell advisor can help you choose the right products with powerful intel® core™ processors. ♪ exp

small. 0ur common bond is never felt so strong. never looked so small. 0ur common bond is neverfelt so strong. the sacrifice grounds on which we stand today are monument to our national unity and to our strength. for more than seven decades, the pentagon has stored as a global symbol of american might. not only because of the great power it contained within these halls but because of the incredible character of the people who filled them. they secure our freedom. they defend ourflag who filled them. they secure our freedom. they defend our flag and they support our courageous troops all around the world. among the 184 brave americans who perished on these grounds were young and listed service members, dedicated civil serva nts service members, dedicated civil servants who had worked here for decades and veterans who served our nation in korea, vietnam and the middle east. all of them love this country and pledge their very lives to protect. that september morning, each of those brave americans died as they had lived, as heroes. doing their duty and protecting us and our country. we

but we get a huge amount of attention relative to our small size and the small number of delegates thatactually have to give out to the candidates. so, for example, in the 2016 nomination process we were seeing candidates, you know, left and right, week in, week out for more than a year prior to when the actual nomination primary was held. so to be in new hampshire during a presidential election season, if you're a political junkie, if you're a political activist, it's a wonderful place to be because you can see really any candidate that you would like. they're going to be coming to town sooner or later. the first thing they traditionally do is they go to someone's living room, okay? so they begin with a so-called house party. so it might be a local act vis either democratic or republican -- activist either democratic or republican who holds a party in hair house, maybe their living room or perhaps their backyard if it's summertime, and the candidate comes. and what the host does is bring together as many people as she can, and typically when it's months earlier, they are part of the ac

excluded some small companies. this was contrary. the s.e.c.'s final rule, smaller and mid-sized companies have been shut out from the benefits of regulation a-plus. smaller investors suffer by not having the opportunity to participate in the public markets for early-staged companies and share in their growth. this is a simple bill that fixes the problem i just described. h.r. 2864 would amend regulation and direct toll exclude companies that are fully reporting under the securities and exchange act. this will help small businesses gain access to capital so they can grow and hire more workers and give smaller investors greater opportunities. this was approved by the financial services committee with the overwhelming support by democrats and republicans. the vote in committee to favorably report was 6 -0. 2864. adoption of h.r. and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized. ms. waters: i yield such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i would like to start thank off by thank representative sinema and represen

that is the nature of a small state and a small capital city. interviewer: thanks for taking the time. charles: absolutely. with the republican governor, chris sununu, in the new hampshire state house. interviewer: thank you for joining us. charles: thank you for having me. interviewer: for is new future best-known? -- for what is new cancer best known -- for what is new hampshire best know? charles: the foliage. the skiing. in winter. oceans and lakes in the summer. we try and highlight of those outdoor recreational activities. side, we arecal well known for the first in the nation primary. we have the largest legislative body of all the states. volunteer representatives, representing over a million people. when you put all that together, you really get that combination. interviewer: your representatives are volunteers --t go -- voluntter volunteers? charles: $100 a year. they are volunteers. there is no such a thing as a career politician in this state. when you have that sense of local, individual responsibility, that ends up in the result of

company is a stressful situation especially if you're small and i mean small within you know ten people you're employing especially is there a concern in the construction industry about this and how. they'll be able to maneuver it you know are twenty one thousand members are applauding i mean so twenty percent corporate tax rate for the c. corp so this is all that it's pretty damn right salute small business tax at twenty five percent then the individual tax with regards to compressing that simplifying it right bit bigger standard deductions any dollar you can put in our work for it on that friday paychecks are going to be hugh do you think does not have a high chance of making it through committee. that's a great question there's so much that needs to be done in the details of course that's got nine pages here that's right that's not a latte and they've got to be able to give strike a balance between this framework and these concepts as well as the financial sustainability of the system they've got to do some dynamic scoring so there's going to be some give and take it's going to be to

in delaware, we're a small state. the affordable care act small ly addresses this group, small business and individual market that is a very small market in a small state and, therefore, we need supports for that market to stabilize the rates nd i think that's the case across the country. so governors at the national governors association meeting a lot of interaction with senator carper. i know our governors have signed letter with many other of the governors to encourage the ongress to do just that, to stabilize the small business markets across the country. it's about 10%. debate about the affordable care act, but only citizens in a r given state plus or minus are and those markets, others get their insurance from medicare ment, from and medicaid, that's several hundred thousand in the state of larger employers, from state and local governments, but there are smaller groups and individual for small businesses and people that are working on their are very difficult to provide affordable coverage for and that's what w

when we think of how we move forward, quality of life in small towns where, whether it's small business it es that want sell their product around the world, or whether it's our hospitals that want to connect and provide the highest quality medical care or whether it's schools and so on and so on. we know that this is the piece. at least i believe it's the piece and would like you to speak to this and have each of you speak about the priority of making sure that we are connecting and not leaving rural america behind right now as technology is moving so fast. so, i would like to know your kbhe comments further about rural broadband and high speed internet and whether or not you will commit to using every tool at your disposal to expand high speed internet to small towns and rural communities. in michigan as well as all across the country. >> we are taking a by any means necessary in the rural utility service using every tool that we have available to us. my colleague, keith adams who heads the telecom program works to coordinator our efforts in our electric program. we are seeing rural el

scaleup is a program that gives small businesses the tools they need to become not so small anymore. it works with existing community networks to provide the education and technical assistance and access to capital that small businesses need to grow. i'd ask unanimous consent, mr. speaker, to insert into the record an article from my hometown newspaper which discusses the positive impact scaleup has had on the community. s.b.a. currently plans to phase out this program at the end of this fiscal year. in other words, in 17 more days. but after hearing from so many people that it's benefited, i felt compelled to offer this amendment which will provide the funding to continue scaleup for another year. scaleup communities can be found at every corner of america. in texas, in pennsylvania, florida, maine, virginia, ohio, illinois, arkansas, tennessee and arizona. and i thank my friend from arizona, ms. mcsally, for working with me on this bipartisan effort. mr. speaker, we're in a tough budget environment, i get that, but that makes it all the more important that we focus on programs that

my next guest is a small business owner who helped bring the criminal to justice small business owner me now, sir. good to see you jeffrey. >> hello, liz. thanks for having me on today. >> liz: you're a boston small business owner jeffrey. can you tell us what happened? >> around 11:30 yesterday morning, a gentleman walked into our office, came in through the back initially and saw one of my service people, brian carpenter, whose our service manager and said are you people hiring? so he said we sure are why don't you go around the front and see jeff and he will be able to talk to you, so the fellow walked around the front of the building , walked in, saw my wife at the front desk. she's our cfo, and said, um, are you hiring here today? and she said just a minute i'll get jeff for you and she reached for me and i said sure, bev, get me an application and let's go inside. i introduced myself to this fellow, he introduced himself to me. he was very nicely dressed clean shave en, seemed to have lots of energy, but not fidgeting in any way or not sweaty hands when i shook his hand and we w

small businesses adult point loss of the monks some members of the u.s. senate committee on small business and entrepreneurship including senators rand paul jim bridge and senator jim inhofe inhofe jim. the same man who force than in turn to make a snowball to prove climate change is a hoax these people shouldn't be on committees they should be in a retirement home trying to convince a nurse the bible is the farmer's all in ak but all three senators co-sponsored the restoring internet freedom act an orwellian name proposal told women it m.c.c. rules that prohibit eyes from blocking waddling or prioritizing internet websites and applications in exchange for payment unfortunately blocking and throttling is already happening a four way request for over thirteen thousand net neutrality complaints against comcast proves this and in a vague attempt at transparency the f.c.c. released these complaints one day before the deadline to publicly comment on repealing net neutrality so while the f.c.c. tries to stifle evidence that telecom giants don't have our best in

when we think about how we move forward, quality love life in small towns, whether it's small businesses i talked to that want to sell the parts around the world and still be in northern michigan looking at the great lakes and the beautiful quality of life that we have, or whether it's our hospitals that want to be able to connect and provide the highest quality, medical care or whether its schools and so on and so on. we know that this is the piece, least i believe it is the piece. and i'd like you to speak to this and look at each of the panelists to speak about the priority right now of making sure that we're connecting and not leaving rural america behind right now as technology is moving so fast. i'd like to know your comments further about rural broadband, high-speed internet, and whether or not you will commit to using every tool at your disposal to expand high-speed internet to small towns in rural communities in michigan as well as all across the country. mr. mclean. >> thanks very much. absolutely w we're taking by any means necessary approach in the rural utilities service usi

it is a small state and people say it is not important. it is a small state. that is not true. every voter is important, every town meeting is important, every congressional session in concord here is important. it is important in that people have the right and the willingness, and certainly the aptitude and desire to make themselves heard. [cheering] despite its penchant for politics, new hampshire only lays claim to one u.s. president. coming up, "american history t"" goes inside the home of frequent -- franklin pierce and learns , about a presidency marred with traged

has to revive the fear now like a shakespeare revival festival at a small theater. though you have these old scripts a few desperate actors who play parts that are perfectly capable of. children's barely convincing but it makes the papers as a smash it. was. entrapping people go there luring them into these crimes that they would normally commit they were inspiring people. in newly released tapes we learned the walking would be mass shooter samuel mohammad holmes said he didn't like violence you see he just needed an f.b.i. informant to release his terrorist. and sell him a rifle all of that they sold him a rifle they don't get angry they gave him a great price. is not there arming people this is your right it's not theater they have a way bigger budget oh the f.b.i. recruited more than fifteen thousand informants they paid one hundred thousand dollars for every terrorist they discover like talent scouts you know maybe one of them will find the next osama is sleepy town in ohio with i wish them luck a hundred thousand dollars are going to get into that record well i

ro robin owns a small business in indianapolis. she and her husband bought the business in 1991 and have tripled in size. they work full-time and employ three additional people. as robin describes it, her family is living the american dream. however, robin feels small businesses in our country have been neglected and put on the back burner. but she's now excited about what the president and congressional leaders are proposing. she believes this tax cut will be a boone not just for her small business, but also her customers. rob ben relies on small businesses to take risks and make investments in marketing campaigns that require printing services. robin is thrilled about the possibility of the tax code being simplified to allow the average taxpayer such as herself to save time and money and that they can invest in their families and business. people like robin are at the heart of the president's tax relief plan. on to talk more about the tax relief plan, i'd like to bring up ne krechlt direc director ga then we'll also have tom boss

size and the small number of delegates that we have to give out to the candidates. for example, in the 2016 nomination process, we were seeing candidates left and right, week in, week out for more than a year prior towhen the actual nomination primary was held . so to be in new hampshire during a presidential election season, if you are a political junkie or activist, it's a wonderful place to be because you can see any candidate that you would like , they are going to be coming to town sooner or later. the first thing we traditionally do is they go to someone's living room. they began with a so-called house party. it might be a local activist, either democratic or republican who holds a party in their house, maybe their living room or their backyard if it's summertime and the candidate comes and what the host does is brings together as many people as she can and typically when it's months earlier, they are part of the activist class of new hampshire voters, not so much the ordinary voters but the activists who breathe and eat politics and would come out to see a ca

it cripples small businesses. it encourages large businesses to send jobs overseas, and it keeps our economy from reaching its full potential. reforming our tax code is an indispensable part of getting our economy back on the path to long-term health. without comprehensive tax reform, the economic stagnation of the obama years is likely to become the status quo going forward. this fall, mr. president, republicans in the house and senate are going to make comprehensive tax reform a priority, and any legislation we pass will be governed by five principles. first, any bill has to result in increased wages, jobs, and economic growth. second, it must provide tax relief for the middle class. third, it has to keep jobs here at home. fourth, it has to increase american competitiveness in the global economy. finally, it has to simplify the tax code. republicans will be talking a lot about these principles over the coming weeks, but today i'd like to take just a few minutes to talk about the first of these principles, and t

it is a small state and people say it is not important. that is not true. every voter is important, every town meeting is important, every congressional sessio in concord here is important. people have the right and the willingness, and certainly the aptitude and desire to make themselves heard. [cheering] our cities tour staff recently traveled the concorde, new hampshire to learn about its rich history. learn more about concorde and other stops on our tour online. you are watching american history tv, all we can, every weekend on c-span3. on lectures in history, colorado state university-pueblo professor fawn-amber montoya teaches a class about the ludlow coal miners' strike and massacre that took place in the early 20th century in colorado. someollows the story of families, many of whom died when the colorado national guard burnt the tent city where the strikers were living. she talks about how the event was remembered. this is about 50 minutes. professor montoya: so, sorry i

take more small business owners and individuals who earned it.the left still thinks they can take money from hard-working citizens. tax cuts don't need to be a partisan issue. we had tax cuts in the 1960s. economy grew 6%. ronald reagan did it in the '80s. guessç what happened? the economy grew 4%. the numbers do not lie. in just a few minutes, freedom caucus member ron desantis and cke former ceo, andy puzder will join us. first we have a blake burman. reporter: he defended his plan, it does very well benefit of people of wealth. first on individual side. there will be according to thisç proposal three different tax brackets, that, 12, 25, 35%. calls for standard deduction to be doubled while ending the death tax and the amt. on the corporate side, two different rates there. one for smaller businesses, a top end rate on small business side of up to 25%. for corporations, a rate of 20%. now as you know, president trump campaigned on a 15% corporate rate. now that number has crept up to 20. one thing is very clear around this white house, and in

small business owners are worried as well. and last week, a class action lawsuit was brought on their behalf. andrea day has o >> here in business there really is no system to check whether or not it's been a victim. >> reporter: a new worry for small businesses after the latest equifax breach. >> small businesses remain kind of unaware that they're a frequent target and really viewed as low hanging fruit by cyber criminals. >> reporter: unlike consumers, according to attorney jason doss, there's no way for a business to check to see if its data was stolen. and the free credit reports they get come at a cost. >> small businesses have been sort of the forgotten class of folks who have been harmed. >> reporter: doss filed a class action suit, hoping to protect america's 28 million small businesses. >> lines of credit could be opened in the name of the business. there could be fake tax returns filed. >> reporter: and he says most rely on loans based on the other owner's creditworthiness. >> equifax determines who is responsible f

president, on saturday night in small towns. we had one in oregon, and i'm telling you those small communities are telling me about their current frustrations with slow and unsatisfactory internet speeds. mr. pai is giving a big guest to the powerful interests and their internet speeds are going to get slower rather than what rural america wants, which is faster internet so they have more opportunities to participate in a global economy, more opportunities to help their kids with their homework. mr. president, congress and the federal communications commission ought to be working to expand access is to high-speed internet to all and not telling folks in rural america what they have is just good enough. now, mr. pai has repeatedly failed on another matter, and that's to act even in the face of the clear danger to the security of america's mobile phones. despite years of warnings about well-known weaknesses in mobile phone networks that allows hackers and spies toent september calls and -- to intercept calls and messages, mr. pai

it is a small state and people say it is not important. it is a small state. it is not unimportant. every voter is important, every town meeting is important, every congressional session in concord here is important. it is important in that people have the right and the willingness, and certainly the aptitude and desire to make themselves heard. recently traveled to concord, new hampshire, to learn about its rich history. learn more about concord and other stops at c-span.org. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. >> on monday, a discussion about technology and telecommunications issues surfacing before congress with tech reporters. >> really important things to keep an eye on his we are headed in a direction where two different versions of net neutrality will likely be litigated. wheeler net neutrality rules from 2015. ,nd we will have the pi un-title ii'ing of net neutrality. bighe senate has to hold a roll call vote on his reconfirmation which is unheard of for an fcc nominee. normally it is passed by unanimous consent in a bigger package. >

♪ ♪ >>> singapore is a small island city state with a population of more than 5 million people.firstsight, the country seems to be blessed with rich water resources. but it's a little known fact that singapore has been battling to deliver enough water to its population for a long time. water channels can be found alongside almost every road. precious rainwater is collected in catchments to ensure not a single drop is wasted. processing plants have been constructed to turn seawater into drinking water. currently two plants process around 25% of singapore's water. why has the country invested so much in securing its water resources. this is the strait of jahor which runs between singapore and malaysia. it is here we find the reason why singapore is striving to secure an independent water supply. in the 1960s, the country signed two agreements with malaysia to import the necessary volume of water through the pipes stretching across the strait. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our guest of honor. >>> he was known as singapore's founding father. for half a century after indepe

every small town had a small factory of some kind where a young person could get a job. host: how much do you think this tax overhaul plan that we have been talking about today, is it going to help your concerns? caller: probably not. we have lost several businesses here since trump was elected. radioshack, payless shoes. these provide quite a few jobs. you would be surprised, in small towns. our children are reduced to either flipping hamburgers for life or joining the military, which many see as their only way out. i think it is time for the united states to reset its priorities away from the bottom slavery, wealth concentrating, environmental and sacrificing business models to a sustainable environmentally healthy, emotionally educationally sound people centered economy. our overbuilt communities -- our smaller communities have been totally written off for decades. it is time to put the greater common good of people, animals, and the earth first. host: a few minutes left before the house gavels in. whenll take you there they do. until then the phone lines are yours. j

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