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Overall number in the law, the budget control act, requesting basically a little bit over 1 trillion. 1. 1 trillion as the law allows for. Within that number, he really departed from the budget control act numbers, and he requested a lot more for defense programs. About 54 billion for security related programs. And covers that with an equal amount of cuts in nondefense spending, 54 billion. So thats a violation of the budget control act there. But more than that, its very politically unpopular. Yes members really like the , defense spending increase, but they dont like taking it out of nondefense programs agriculture cut more than 20 . Transportation, federal housing programs cut 15 . Labor, health, Education Programs cut similarly. State Department Programs cut tremendously. And congress is rejecting that. They dont really have their own plan nailed down. While they are inclined to give a lot more to defense, they are not as interested in those nondefense spending cuts. It matters of
This weekend, booktv is live from the 33rd annual Chicago Tribune printers row lit fest in chicago. Our coverage starts today at 11 00 a. M. Eastern with author Mary Dearborn with her book, ernest hemingway, a biography. At noon, abram candy and his book. Followed at 1 00 by Michael Eric Dyson with his book, tears we cannot stop, a sermon to white america. And at 4 00, Sidney Blumenthal with his book. On sunday, our coverage continues at 11 00 a. M. Eastern with heather and thompson and her book, lead in the water, the attica prison uprising of 1971 and its legacy. At 2 00, Jeffrey Stone with his book. Then at 3 00, former congressman. Rey radel with his book at 4 00, author thomas riggs with his book, churchill and orwell, the fight for freedom. Watch our coverage of the annual printers row lit fest starting at 11 00 on cspan twos booktv. Sunday, q1 day is in hyde park, new york at the Franklin D Roosevelt museum where we go inside for a look at fdrs personal office and collection of
Sen. Flake good morning. This mic doesnt work very well. I dont think any of them do. Ok, we will get it. Senator, obviously a lot going on right now. You have a new book out, conscience of the conservative. To get started, lets talk a little bit about that book. It echoes a number of the comments that Barry Goldwater made in a similar book 56 years ago. And some of the same themes. If you could talk about the book and why you thought it was important to do that now. Sen. Flake thanks. Barry goldwater ] nterruptions from audience indiscernible [indiscernible] we will have questions from the audience a little bit later. [inaudible] mike were going to take some questions later. We have some questions prepared for the senator. [inaudible] mike we will have opportunity for questions from the audience a little later. You dont support Climate Change mike apologies. Sen. Flake no worries. Mike may not be the first one. Sen. Flake wont be the last today, im sure. Barry goldwater felt that the
Sen. Flake good morning. This mic doesnt work very well. I dont think any of them do. Ok, we will get it. Senator, obviously a lot going on right now. You have a new book out, conscience of the conservative. To get started, lets talk a little bit about that book. It echoes a number of the comments that Barry Goldwater made in a similar book 56 years ago. And some of the same themes. If you could talk about the book and why you thought it was important to do that now. Sen. Flake thanks. Barry goldwater ] nterruptions from audience indiscernible [indiscernible] we will have questions from the audience a little bit later. [inaudible] mike were going to take some questions later. We have some questions prepared for the senator. [inaudible] mike we will have opportunity for questions from the audience a little later. You dont support Climate Change mike apologies. Sen. Flake no worries. Mike may not be the first one. Sen. Flake wont be the last today, im sure. Barry goldwater felt that the