Hello, everyone. Thank you for coming thanks for supporting your authors, your favorite authors and your local independent bookstore and thank you tonight to cspan for being here. This is a first for me. Maybe you guys are used to this. Im going to cover just a few basic things before we get started. Copies of the book are available downstairs. I think at the register you can purchase them there and bring them up here to get signed after the events. If you could take a moment, silence your phones come i think we would all appreciate that. You are welcome to take photographs and you can post them on social media if they are good. After the author has finished speaking there will be a q a and if you could please wait for microphone, so we can all hear your questions. That would be great. All right, lets get started. James is a writer, literary agent and former book editor. Hes the author of the New York Times bestseller neptune inferno the last stand he is widely sorry, hes widely acclai
And thank you tonight for cspan for being here. This is a first for me. Maybe you guys are used to this. Im going to cover just a few basic things before we get started. Copies of the book are available downstairs. I think they are at the register. You can purchase them there and then bring them up here to get signed after the event. If you could take a moment silence your phones, i think we would all appreciate that. Youre welcome to take photographs. You can post them on social media, if theyre good. And then after the event, or after the author has finished speaking it will be a q a. Then if you could please wait for a mic, come by with a a microphone so we can all hear your question, that would be great. All right, lets get started. James hornfischer, hes a writer, a literary agent and a former book editor. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller neptune inferno, the last and other 10 can sailors and the ship of goes. Hes widely acclaimed historical accounts of the u. S.
And so eventually in 18 years later you are released. What was that like to leave prison after 19 years to walk out of that jail . I walked out one day after my 30th birthday. While i absolutely loved walking out of prison, i realized we were in a lot of trouble with men and women coming home because we were not prepared so i had to learn a lot of stuff very quickly and fortunately i am relatively smart but the scary part i know one of the men and women who are incarcerated have third grade skills and that is scary when you think about that. Host just to correct one thing you are brilliant use secure relatively smart but you are brilliant not just intellectually but spiritually. To evolve the way that you have one of concern that people have as we think about as people are on board but the ways to do things differently are also those who are risk for violence or those who commit violent crimes. Yes. Politicians for decades have used your based to control the minds of american citizens.
If you missed any of this, it is available on our website. The deliberations over Gun Legislation have stopped all action in the house, members were expecting a busy day of debate and 40 House Democrats gathered and started a protest over inaction on Gun Legislation. John lewis started the protest with a speech and afterwards members started a sit in. There have been numerous tweets from members on the floor. We will show you a couple of those right now. Jim govern tweeting out democrats united saying americans deserve a vote and you will notice that senator al franken walk said over to join his members on the other side in that sit in. Also showing you this tweet from congressman james clyburn. 89 deaths every day from gun violence in america. I will continue to hold the floor until we get a vote. This tweet from luke russert. Leader mccarthy the man who controls the house floor is standing on the democratss side talking to staff and observing the sit in. Its unclear when business wil
Disposed of by voice vote. And that was the amendment that was originally styled the jackson lee amendment number 2, which i was asked to present by designation. The chair without objection. Without objection amendment number 2 is not adopted. Mr. Johnson i rise as the designee of the the gentleman rhode island,. Presentative cicilline the clerk amendment number 5 offered by mr. Johnson of georgia. The chair under the House Resolution 796, the gentleman from georgia, mr. Johnson and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from georgia. Mr. Johnson this amendment would exempt from the bill any rule issued by the food and Drug Administration that pertains to consumer safety. This amendment is necessary to safeguard the Public Health and safety of American Consumers from the bills burdensome Regulatory Framework, which would significantly delay or prevent critical rules that protect Public Health and safety from being issued by the f. D. A.