Tur and meet other authors. For more information about upcoming book fairs and festivals and watch previous festival coverage, click on the book fairs tab on our website booktv. Org. National book award kevin young and many others. Now, first up its a look at some of the lesser known stories of world war ii. Live coverage of the texas book festival on book tv. [inaudible conversations] ready . Yeah. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning. My name is jim, its my pleasure to welcome you in 2017 book festival. [cheers and applause] thank you. Thank you, for coming out in support first of our authors, second, wonderful annual event in 22nd year. [cheers and applause] and third, of all the books that will be discussed and enjoyed throughout this beautiful Texas Capital complex here in downtown austin, if i may pause a beat, i would ask you to silence your cell phones, live tv, thank you, cspan. After our session both authors will be relocating to signing tent down the street to au
Live. Are we going to end up in ohmless shelters homeless shelters . As far as obamacare goes, i understand it was a law passed, and i understand and i stand behind that. However, i do not like the fact that the president can change things at will. Were so worried about what the republicans want to do, its obama who made the first move. Hes the one that started giving all these exemptions. If thats good enough for me, why is it not good enough for them . If we had the british system, we would dissolve congress as they would dissolve parliament or some entity that theyre got getting the dollars. My greatest concern is theres no discussion of ways to increase revenue into the federal government. In all my years of balancing a budget, ive always had to look at increasing work time, working overtime, getting a second job. All my children have worked two and three jobs to be able to get through school. I feel that the, all the congressmen need to consider the opportunities of revenue increa
We will see you here tomorrow morning at 7 00 a. M. For tomorrows washington journal. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] it is day 14 of the Government Shutdown and both chambers of congress are in session later today after a rare week meeting for both bodies. No agreement has been reached to reopen the government and raise the debt limit. The House Chamber will gaveling at noon eastern for morning hour, 2 00 legislative work. The house continuing their approach to take a shortterm funding bills to reopen parts of the federal government. This afternoon, they deal with one dealing with indian affairs. Lawmakers will continue to debate on a measure in the senate to lift the debt ceiling until 2014. According to treasury secretary jack lew, nations Borrowing Limit will be met this thursday. For an update on the current shutdown talks, we spoke this morning with a capitol hill reporter. For more on the talks goin
Memorial. He will not hold a fence at the southern border to keep out illegal immigrants. Keep up our veterans. He will do that. [applause] if my father were alive today, i would not be here giving this speech. Jailld be down at the d. C. Putting of the bail to get him out of jail. How much more from this bitter cup do we have to drink . How much more . The Pew Research Poll showed a few months ago that the majority of the American People now believe that our liberty is in jeopardy. Him. Rom not see is not from communism or radical islam although i could certainly make that case. They think liberty is at risk from their own government. A lot of americans might be confused about the events of the last two weeks. On this they agree with us. They know government is too big. They know it more and more encroaches on our liberty. Issa said we are entering a time of love my country but fear my government. My old boss, Ronald Reagan, once said to the chagrin of the leftist elite, we are a nati
Rush limbaugh said the other day that he felt we were living in a dying country. I love rush, but i would disagree to a certain extent. I believe we are living in a country that is being killed. Not just dying. Whether it is our culture, our values, our faith, our history, all are under attack from the radical left. Day by day, stepbystep, america as we have known it is being pulled out by its roots from the rich soil, the nurturing earth of Judeo Christian civilization. The moral code of Judeo Christian civilization everywhere it has gone has brought decency and tolerance with it. It inspired our founders, it taught us that liberty comes from god. It protected the week. Because of judeochristian civilization the slaves were liberated. That civilization teaches wherever it is that all human beings, whether it is a new born with down syndrome were a 90 yearold sinking into dementia at all human beings regardless of the color of their skin has dignity and value and worth because they wer