so there late 1863 wisconsin started drafting a few soldiers into wisconsin regiments. a few african-american men. and this continued for the rest of the war. wisconsin finally did start recruiting for the u.s. color troops in 1864 early in the year. it was believed by a lot of the army hierarchy and politicians that black soldiers wouldn't -- black men would not make good soldiers. so the idea was they would be kept out of combat. and many of the regiments of the u.s. color troops, that was true. there were two regiments from wisconsin, though, that saw a lot of combat. and one of those was the first one -- first regiment to take men in from wisconsin, that was the 68th u.s. colored infantry. there were 18 men from wisconsin in this unit who came -- who was a missouri unit of the united states color troops. and these 18 men almost all enlisted in green bay within a month of each other, march, 1864. i had to put -- put together their service records and their pension records to figure out that they were lumberjacks. and they had just come out of the forest from chopping

they hooked up with the wisconsin regiment, got to wisconsin. they were free, they were out of enslavement. two weeks later they volunteered to go back and finish the job. i don't think they had any doubts or much variation as far as their motivations go. they were in it to end slavery. >> that's very telling, the timeline of when they arrive versus when they enlist to go back essentially. >> another guy came back to wisconsin and was going to go back and work with him again, but he heard on the way to chicago they were recruiting in chicago for black soldiers to become full fledged soldiers, so he got off the train and joined the u.s. color troops. >> wow. mike, do we have one or two more? that's a good comment. i like that. have the book in every middle school in wisconsin. i'd donate to that. it's a very important story too that needs to be added. >> kristin gillpatrick in the press responded to that in the chat. so they planted a very fruitful seed there for sure. all right. and we've got one last question. here we go. a multipart question.

host: out of all of the states and the union, you decided to focus on wisconsin. why wisconsin? guest: wisconsin has one of the most extreme gerrymandering in the country. back in 2010, the republican leadership basically drew the maps in secret in a locked room in a private law office across from the state capital. it was not a transparent process , and everything we know about the process now has only come out through litigation and discovery in court because our current maps has been challenged so much in court. and federal judges decided the state is gerrymandering. host: before we go any further, our viewers can take part in this conversation. we will open our regular lines. republicans can call (202) 748-8001. democrats you can call (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. we will open up a special line since we are talking about wisconsin. we will open up a line for wisconsin residents. your number will be (202) 748-8003. you can also text (202) 748-8003 . you can talk to us on social media, on twitter, @cspanwj and on facebook, facebook.com/cspan. you just talked ab

have you told them what happened in wisconsin? why aren't wisconsin democrats in d.c. listening? >> well, i made that clear to our own senators, no question about that. we need some help from the federal government. even with the jerry manderring piece, we've been able to work hard so republicans cannot override my veto on these important issues. obviously there are states all across this country that do not have democratic governors and do have republican legislators -- legislatures that are in the majority. and, you know, around voting it shouldn't look any different in florida as it does in wisconsin. and so we have to make sure that every state has the ability to make sure they're giving eligible people the right to vote. and that is a national issue. but i feel confident here in wisconsin we're going to be in a good place. >> you were asked today, governor, whether two wisconsin counties should comply with republican subpoenas to turn over their ballots and voting equipment. what was your response to those subpoenas? >> well, i think i said if they ask you what would you say

host: out of all of the states and the union, you decided to focus on wisconsin. why wisconsin? guest: wisconsin has one of the most extreme gerrymandering in the country. back in 2010, the republican leadership basically drew the maps in secret in a locked room in a private law office across from the state capital. it was not a transparent process , and everything we know about the process now has only come out through litigation and discovery in court because our current maps has been challenged so much in court. and federal judges decided the state is gerrymandering. host: before we go any further, our viewers can take part in this conversation. we will open our regular lines. republicans can call (202) 748-8001. democrats you can call (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. we will open up a special line since we are talking about wisconsin. we will open up a line for wisconsin residents. your number will be (202) 748-8003. you can also text (202) 748-8003 . you can talk to us on social media, on twitter, @cspanwj and on facebook, facebook.com/cspan. you just talked ab

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there's no evidence of widespread fraud, let alone state of wisconsin. i covered that state and race closely. on the federal level, we're seeing a push that doesn't have votes in terms of trying to protect the right to vote from the democratic side of things or democratic perspective. you individually in your role as governor of the state watching this play out in front of you, what, if anything, can you do either to put a stop to it, believe it is a clown show, or what's in your power right now to address this issue that is not wisconsin based, right? it seems nationally at this point. >> right. well absolutely it is a national thing. kissing the ring of the former president. he is the one that's been pushing this, he has been calling out our republican leaders in the state of wisconsin. the fact of the matter is in order for them to make changes they want has to be in terms of law. they cannot do it unilaterally. i will be watching very carefully what kind of laws they put forward and everybody knows my position. i am pro-democracy. we want to make sur

wisconsin has long been a laboratory of democracy. in recent years, we have been put, we are used as a petri dish for republican plans to undermine that democracy. well not anymore, not today. not as long as i am governor of the gait state of wisconsin. >> you don't see that every day. that was wisconsin governor using his defined veto power as governor to block the six restrictive voting bills passed by his g? gop laws, it is one of the only states to have a democrat in control of the state house. the republican party in wisconsin does not have enough votes to override his veto. evers also said officials from montgomery county and dane countyings should ignore subpoenas from the gop-led committee to turn over ballots and voting machines as a part of the 2020 election results. when asked whether the clerks should comply with the subpoenas, evers said this, quote, hell, no, you've seen what's going on in arizona, it's a throne show. joining our conversation, manbc contributor at times has to use salty language. kimberly atkins is still

wisconsin has 50% more rainfall annually then in 1950. precipitation is projected to increase by another 15% by midcentury. the west side of madison experienced a thousand year flood in 2018 which caused 150 $4 million in damage in our county. that 2018 flood was a wake-up call. we are now undertaking 23 watershed studies across the city to determine how to prevent persistent flooding and mitigate catastrophic events. we have identified $75 million worth of necessary projects in just the first four studies. to prevent flooding, we must make major investments in infiltration, storage and stormwater system capacity. i believe our best solutions to the crisis are those that address climate change holistically, may name it -- mitigating our risks while supporting our cities in both local and national economy. we must build for structure that withstands the impact of a changing climate and we must ensure our residents have resources to manage stressors like higher temperatures and crises like flooding in their homes and communities. all of the

his days in the wisconsin state capitol. now he died in the 1880s but his legacy lived far beyond that, because in the 20th century when the u.s. army decided to create an airborne division, they took the likeness of abe and used it as the insignia for that division which today is known as the 101st airborne division which is also known as the screaming eagles in honor of old abe. now i talked a lot about all the ways that animals were used during the civil war, but i would like to conclude with one that doesn't really get that much attention, but it's kind of a fascinating thing to think about, elephants. could have been used in the civil war but were not. some historians think that they should have been. now what's ironic about this is the term for going into battle during the civil war was going to see the elephant, but, of course, there were no elephants during the civil war, and there could have been, however, had president lincoln taken up the kind offer made by the king of siam. siam is what we call thailand today. th

he belonged to the 12th wisconsin infantry and he was team bear he would march with them. he would board trains with them and he went with them on an extensive series of assignments. they ended up in fort leavenworth kansas, and then they got in order that they would have to take a grueling and dangerous march to texas again. they made the humane decision to leave him with an arrangement in fort leavenworth kansas that he could live out the remainder of these days in peace. now a more common thing that very often happened is that units would adopt a mascot. that was so the official state mascot and that's what happened with the 26th wisconsin infantry. they had a badger as their mascot why a badger? well, the time was constant was known for its miners and what better animal to symbolize miners than a badger they can burrow deeply and they're fierce in tenacious fighters and they thought that by you know picking a badger as their mascot that would inspire the troops to be fierce in tenacious as well. now a more unusual mascot was dug the camel doug belonged to the confedera

he belonged to the 12th wisconsin infantry. and he was a tame bear, he would march with them, he would board trains with them and he went with him on extensive series of assignments. they ended up in fort levinworth, kansas and then they got an order that they would have to take a grueling and dangerous march to texas. again, they made a humane decision to leave him with an arrangement in fort levinworth in kansas, where he could live out the remainder of his days in peace. now, i'm commenting that very often happened is that units would adopt a mascot was also the official state mascot. and that's what happened with the 26th wisconsin infantry. they had a badger as their mascot. why a badger? well, the time in wisconsin was known for its minors. and what's better animal to symbolize minors and then a badger. they can burrow deeply and their fears and tenacious fighters. and they thought that by picking a badger as their mascot, that would inspire the troops to be fierce and tenacious as well. now, a more unusual mascot was dou

and i am in wisconsin. believe me, if i'm not in this position after 2022, all the bills i vetoed will come back in play and whatever republican governor is in place, will let them happen and will encourage the bills to happen. so yes, we are the last people standing here. and that's why it is so important for people to understand, governorship is really important work. and it goes beyond what happens on a daily basis, making sure we're fixing the roads and other things people can see. this is about a democracy, don. and i will stand for democracy at any time and i will stand for our ability to make sure that the people in wisconsin that are eligible to vote, they should be voting. >> before i let you go, i have to talk about new york's governor, andrew cuomo resigning today over the allegations of sexual harassment against him. what is your reaction? >> certainly we have to applaud the women who came forward. this is a real watershed moment for our country, frankly. i know it impacted just new york state b

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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

wisconsin governor vetoed bills that -- mail-in ballots and the governor warned county officials not to cooperate with republican led efforts to conduct in arizona-style where fraudit we are joined by -- who have been working on a revised version of the for the people act that will reportedly incorporate changes proposed by senator manchin republicans have twice blocked the for the people act from even more -- from even moving forward to being debated in the senate. joining us now is democratic senator amy klobuchar of minnesota, she is the chair of the senate rules committee sent. senator thank you for joining us. tonight congresswoman val demings in our last segment just talked about the passage of the john lewis voting rights bill last night in the house. the it had zero republican votes. we that is we're suggesting a similar number of republican votes in the senate. wood are you going to do about the 60 vote threshold on this kind of legislation in the senate? >> the first thing we are doing is to get an agreement we -- have had positive work being done over the last few weeks. i

wisconsin today advocating for the "for the people" act to block the republican assault on democratic voting rights. she joined wisconsin democratic senator tammy baldwin for a discussion with community leaders on the urgent need to protect voting rights in wisconsin and states across the country from republican efforts to suppress voting and/or meddle with the vote-counting process. this month wisconsin's democratic governor vetoed bills passed by the republican legislature that would have added restrictions to mail-in ballots, and the governor warned county officials not to cooperate with republican-led efforts to conduct an arizona-style "fraud-it." senator klobuchar is among the group of senate democrats who have been working on a revised version of the people act that reportedly will incorporate changes proposed by senator manchin. senate republicans have twice blocked the for the people act from even more moving forward to be debated in the senate. joining us now, senator amy klobuchar, the chair of the senate rules committee. thank you for much for joining us tonight. congressw

as one commercially in wisconsin. when people visit us from the peoples republic of china, frequently they ask where they can get american ginseng to bring back as gifts for relatives. here's an example. you're not familiar with what it looks like. this is the route, it is fresh, it is a dried route in their. in places like tennessee, kentucky... near the appalachian mountains, people still hunt for it during the summer's. people go stand hunting, and it is not just an amusement, you can get to 1000 dollars for a disinterest sized route. it is worth to look. it is grown commercially here in the u.s.. one of the most famous -- prince of peace. it grows... as they show you down here, it is verified by the wisconsin board of jim saying. so, the american people jump in with both feet in the time china trade. they develop a special ship called a china clipper. it sacrifices space in the hall for sleek speed. it's very long and narrow. has huge amounts of sales. the americans, flying the american flag -- red and white strip

and the images coming in, a possible tornado in wisconsin. the life-threatening heat from washington state all the way to the northeast. and now the tropical storm set to hit the u.s. by the end of the week. rob marciano timing it out. >>> 24 hours after new york governor andrew cuomo's bomb shell reveal that he will resign, tonight, the lieutenant governor, kay think hochul, making her first public comments. what she declared her message to new yorkers and what she said when asked about governor cuomo. >>> tonight, president biden marking another victory in his push for his agenda, 24 hours after passing his trillion dollar infrastructure plan with democrats and republicans. tonight, the senate now approving his $3.5 trillion budget resolution. but democrats only. and will they stay onboard with this price tag? >>> overseas tonight, the worsening situation in afghanistan. as we come on tonight, taliban fighters now claiming nine key cities. and now, a u.s. official saying there is concer that kabul could fall to the taliban within 90 i days.

tom: absolutely, because of the retirement in the third district of wisconsin. you get four or five more of those, and the math changes for the president of the united states. jonathan: maybe they think the math is already changing. . lisa: inflation hasn't been an issue for voters in the united states for a long time. we haven't had significant increases in inflation. suddenly that has changed, and that is changing people's opinion that potentially may or may not be accomplished. let's say you get the inflation call right. what do you do as an investor? we got patrick palfrey of credit suisse saying margins aren't an issue because revenues will be increasing so widely, whereas mike wilson of morgan stanley is saying actually, it is going to be a problem for companies, and people are not pricing that it. the uncertainty bleeds beyond inflation into what you do with that. tom: i am totally with you. -- jonathan: i am totally with you. people in this market knew what to do with 2%. we know what that environment looks like. we lived in it for the last year . christ

it's grown commercially in wisconsin. when people visit us from the people's republic of china frequently they ask where they can get american ginseng to bring back as gifts to coal -- co-workers and for relatives. this is an example if you're not familiar what it looks like. this is the root when it's fresh. there's a dried root in there. in places like tennessee and kentucky, near the appalachian mountains, people still hunt for it during the summers. they call it seng hunting. it's not just an amusement. you can get up to $1,000 for a decent size root. so it's worth the look. it's grown commercially here in the united states, one of the most famous brands is this, prince of peace, the group that grows it are christians, as you can see. it's verified by the wisconsin board of ginseng. so the americans jump in with both feet into this china trade. they developed a special ship called "the china clipper." it sacrifices space in the hull for sleek speed. it's very long and narrow. has huge amounts of sail. the americans fl

if he is supposed to be focused on an investigation in wisconsin how are these trips not considered an alarming conflict of interest? >> it's a conflict of interest and also emphasizing his belief in these conspiracy theories by engaging with folks that we know are not able to conduct audits like we know with cyber ninjas. this is truly alarming, but it should be alarming especially as wisconsin is starting to take up these fraud allegations in their own state. while he's at these crazy events, he should be talking to county and local election officials who ran tight, clean, and fair elections in wisconsin to be able to get facts. because i assure you, he didn't get any truth on this trip that he took. >> susan, with the republican-led arizona audit expected to conclude soon, i get the feeling that other than those on the far right, most americans have moved on, even republicans like maricopa county supervisor recently called it political theater. and a third-party service expected to conduct the investigation has been called out by both democrats and republicans as being unreliable in

lemonis: i went to school in wisconsin, and i was wondering, like, "where is all the wisconsin cheese?" 'cause every cheese that's here is some sort of fancy cheese. now, i know there's a market for that, but there has to also be a market for, like, regular-people cheese. right here. can you give me a little tour of the store? julius: sure. michael: basic premise is that we work behind here. manchego -- very popular. angela: nice. manchego. michael: sheep's milk cheese from la mancha. full array of cheeses here and behind. our blue cheese selection back behind here. lemonis: why does it seem inventory-light? michael: i intentionally do it like that, you know, to pay the bills properly. yes. lemonis: it is tight. i thought it was odd that he recognized that there was only a couple hundred cheeses out of 10,000-plus, and he's a specialty cheese shop. that was alarm bell number one. olives back here. michael: our charcuterie section. dried sausages, sopressata, jámon serrano. lemonis: limited beer selection, limited olive oil. michael: so, we have four lines of different pastas. lemonis

[habla en inglÉs} [habla en inglÉs] ilia: el cardenal de la iglesia catÓlica en wisconsin hizo campaÑa contra la vacuna, ahora lucha por su vida conectado a un respirador tras contagiarse de covid—19. el gobernador de texas tambiÉn se enfermÓ de covid—19 y recibe tratamientos de anticuerpos. >> este es "noticiero univisiÓn". jorge: buenas noches. los soldados de estados unidos no le pueden hacer nada a los talibanes en afganistÁn, pero el gobierno puede congelar miles de millones de dÓlares para que no utilicen los talibanes. carolina: se trata de garantizar la evacuaciÓn segura de miles de estadounidenses. jorge: tambiÉn se habla de la salida de miles de afganos que colaboraron con estados unidos. reportera: por segundo dÍa consecutivo, estados unidos realiza esfuerzos frenÉticos de evacuaciÓn en el aeropuerto de kabul. aviones militares evacuan a ciudadanos americanos y aliados. los talibanes controlan la ruta que lleva al aeropuerto y detienen a todo el que se acerque. el pentÁgono dice que las repatriaciones se harÁn. los vuelos militares en el aeropuerto de kabul s

the wisconsin election results after biden won the election. that exjudge has so far spent wisconsin taxpayers money to send him on a pilgrimage to arizona to go see what the cyber ninjas are doing out there with the mess they're making with that state's ballots and voting machines. not only did he have wisconsin taxpayers pay for him to go, it was revealed today in the associated press that he had the taxpayers foot the bill to send him to south dakota this week so he could attend mike lindell cyber symposium. as you can you know, so much to learn. meanwhile actual election workers all over the country are having to live and work amid this jet stream of sewage the trump folks are still spewing out about election fraud. the washington press reporting that player coma supervisors who have resisted the nonsense so-called audit out there. last week they were sent an orange guantanamo style jump suit to their offices with a voicemail in which the caller threatened to murder each individual member of the board of supervisors and every member of thei

jillian: will come back the largest air show in us wrapped up in wisconsin last night. canceled last year due to the pandemic. the oshkosh airshow is looking to boost interest in commercial aviation as the industry struggles with increased demand of pilots. we got to fly with the team and how shows like this could fill the gap detail. reporter: dairyland is also the center of the aviation universe more than half a million people settling on oshkosh wisconsin from all over the country. >> texas, we are here for the greatest gathering of aviation. >> we came to bring the little guy out. >> before your time here have you seen anything like this? >> nothing like this. reporter: we took off with the geico plane used to train military and world war ii. maneuvering into formations with less than 5 feet between the planes. these process and pilots fly for commercial but this helps to recruit the next generation. >> we never pass on —- pass up the opportunity to get out there and take pictures and sign autographs. >> look at everyone like they will be an airline pilot. reporte

anywhere in the happening in our own communitie in south beach wisconsin. people to behave so bad in this small community. >> to your point we have more kids these liberals aren't having kids. 's parent turn their kids over to school and we don't do our job educating our kids or protecting our kids from the leftists. if more parents get involved my mission is that you aren't goin to get my child. i'm going to do the job of educating them and informing them about our races our countr is. rachel very quickly what do you think is the real message? i'm sympathetic to these ideas but it's just too much how do i fit this into my life and still put food on the table at the en of the day? >> start small deal with your own family. start with driving and talking to them on the way home from soccer practice. i can't emphasize enough they aren't having kids but we are. they want our kids because the future does not -- it belongs to us if we can control our families and not be afraid to step out when the tim is needed. one last point we have to cance those that are goin

and she was a gift from a wisconsin senator who had heard that president taft who, it's fair to say, was probably the largest president, he was not a small man -- >> 300 pounds or so as legend has it. >> yeah. and he apparently was having trouble getting enough fresh milk. and being a good representative of the dairy state, he sent the president paulene wayne, and the president loved her very much. he did not generally let pauline travel because she needed to provide milk, and she was also a pet. but one of the few times she traveled, she traveled by her own personal railroad car. so she really traveled in first class. the problem with this is she was going to the wisconsin state fair, a bit of a favor from the president. and the -- somewhere along the lines her train car was detached and was on its way to the chicago stockyards on a different train, and it was just caught just in the nick of time, otherwise that story would have not had a very happy ending. >> oh -- >> but she came back to the white house safe and sound, and then when president taft administration ended, she went ba

noticiero telemundo 48 >>> otro grupo de refugiados proveniente de afganistán aterrizaron en wisconsin donde vana recibir asistencia militar, llegaron inicialmente a washington y luego de procesarlo como refugiados fueron trasladados donde recibirán esa ayuda y hospedaje temporal hasta el momento, se desconoce cuántos son sin embargo, cerca de 1000 funcionarios de distintas unidades de la fuerza armada están trabajandoen esta zona para apoyar a los desplazados >>> hablando de personas pidiendo asilo en la frontera méxico estados unidos hay miles de migrantes que esperan poder cruzar a los estados unidos, en ciudad juárez los albergues están casi al tope y las organizaciones no dan abasto, roberto delgado nos amplía >>> de acuerdo con datos de la organización internacional para la migración en ciudad juárez, pudiera existir un promedio de más de 2000 inmigrantesde diferentes nacionalidades en esta frontera que busca cruzar a los estados unidos y otros que han sido deportados en las últimas semanas por esta ciudad. muchos migrantes de origen mexicano están huyendo para no se

election results after biden won wisconsin, that ex-judge has so far spent with taxpayers' money to send him on a pilgrimage to arizona to go see what the cyber ninjas are doing out there with the mess they're making of that state's ballots and voting machines. not only did he have the taxpayers pay for him, it was revealed today in the "associated press," he had the taxpayers in wisconsin foot the bill to send him to south dakota to attend the mike lindell symposium. god bless america because, you know, so much to learn. meanwhile actual elections workers all over the country are having to live and work amid this jet stream of sewage the trump folks are still spewing out about election fraud. the "washington post" reporting now the maricopa county supervisors who have resisted the cyber ninjas' nonsense, so-called audit out there, last week they were sent an orange guantanamo orange jumpsuit and a voice message that they were threatening to murder them and every member of their family. it's so absurd it is collapsing in on itself, which might be dangerous in terms of the consequenc

. >>> author of make way for liberty, wisconsin african-americans in the civil war. mr. kannel describes how he researched the topic and what life was like for many of the veterans after the war. the wisconsin veterans museum provided this video. >> welcome every one and good evening. i'm the curator of history. welcome to the museum's curator conversation. it's a virtual program that we started that was meant to make

in wisconsin, the state fair now under way with few masks in the crowd despite recommendations. >> it feels good. i got my shot, so i'm okay, i hope. >> reporter: on thursday, the fair's opening day, health officials announce covid cases in wisconsin reached the highest level since january, and now as the delta variant fuels the latest surge, the fda is expected to recommend a plan for vaccine booster shots for people with weaker immune systems. that plan expected in the coming weeks. >> we are now working on that and will make that be implemented as quickly as possible. >> reporter: right now seven states account for nearly half the new infections in the u.s. each of them have low vaccination rates. the number of children hospitalized is 3 1/2 times higher than a month ago in houston. in houston an 11-month-old with covid had to be airlifted 150 miles away because there wasn't a bed available. >> the emergency rooms at major children's hospitals, home of the largest medical center in the world, are extremely crowded. they are filling, if not full as are the hospitals and as are inten

northern command has established taskforces at fort lee, virginia, fort, texas, fort mccoy, wisconsin, and joint base mcguire lakehurst in new jersey. on ounces -- three additional military institute nations authorize choose provide support in the united states for afghan siv applicants and other at-risk individuals. this includes marine base quantico and holland air force base in new mexico. as of today, fort pickett has a capacity of 1000 afghans. we are working with the other two installations to finalize their respective capacities. additionally, while not a task force, u.s. northern command is supporting operation allies refuge with services and additional forces, including assisting with managing the flow of evacuees at dulles airport and philadelphia international airport. additional sites are possible. here's a snapshot of some of the numbers you will see if task force. task force people at fort lee, virginia stood up in july and has a capacity for 1750. today, they have supported 1600 47 afghan special immigrant visa applicants and their families. nearly half of them have com

sikh, and we were dealing with the -- with 10 people shot in a hateful act of bigotry at a temple in wisconsin. seven people lost their lives that day. today, we honor everyone impacted by this tragedy. and we think about all the pain during this pandemic, with the rise of hate crimes, harassment, the bullying, and other forms of bias against asian americans seems not to stop. and after the shooting in the atlanta area, kamala and i met wi a gro in atlanta of asian american leaders. the discussi was wrong, -- r aw, it was powerful and a common theme was of asian americans feeling unsafe, unwanted, indicg invisible sometimes. t we can com together and truly look out for one another. that's why we wanted to convene this meeting, to continue to strengthen our efforts, because more must be done in our view. the pandemic, the asian communities, has been on the front lines from the beginning. and is critical to helping us vaccinate america, not to get vaccinated, but the vaccinate america. they are also critical in keeping the u.s. economy strong. in six months, we are seeing the fastest growth at t

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise to sound the alarm of bernie sanders and speaker pe pelosi's spending spree. let's not forget that earlier this year, biden and pelosi have spent trillions of dollars. speaker pelosi brought us back to washington late in august not to address the crisis in afghanistan. no. she brought us back to push through another $4.5 trillion in new spending. if we printed that amount of money in bills it would fill 50,000 semitrailers. 50,000 semitrailers of cash. that's what's before us. who is ultimately going to pay for this? american families. american workers. and american farmers. through higher taxes and as the cost of overall from school supplies to food to gas continue to go up, all of us will feel the pain of this wasteful spending splee through higher prices. i urge my colleagues to oppose this

. >> reporter: when a man showed up at alysa gummow's front door in kenosha, wisconsin with a court summons, the single mom felt crushed. did you ever think you would be in the financial situation you were in because of medical bills. >> never. it makes me feel like a failure. >> reporter: they're suing you? >> yes. >> reporter: for the second time, she's being sued for unpaid medical bills her insurance didn't cover. back in 2017, a $50,000 bill for hip surgery forced her into bankruptcy despite having a full-time job. >> you know, middle class americans get the short end of the stick. it's not fair. >> reporter: this time, gummow has a job that pays more but not enough to pay new bills not covered by her high deductible insurance plan. >> this is alisa, i'm a debt collector-- >> reporter: a new jamma study finds medical bills are the largest source of american debt with a record $140 billion in collections last year, nearly twice the previous estimate. it's all about the medical bills. >> yes, a uniquely american phenomenon. >> reporter: the lead author >> reporter: standard professor nei

. >>> a wisconsin server who received a hateful homophobic comment on a tipless check now has a reason to smile. last week a customer wrote on a receipt, "service was good you but we don't tip sinful homosexuals. the incident was posted on the do good wisconsin organization facebook page and about 250 people pitched in to give that server a $4,500 tip. >> every once in a while our faith in humanity is restored. you know, somebody does something hateful and you just see, that's just a drop in the bucket compared to those -- just an ocean of people that are giving their support and their money. >> i know. what was nace too is it came in like $5 increments, $10 increments little tidbits add up. >> it shows there are a lot of people that have their back. janessa is with us next. she'll have a look at the weather for the week ahead that's next. >>> and the beautyf othe butterfly sparks a global movement a father's touching tribute to his daughter ugh on insurance with that "parker promo” i devised a promo for you. here's the deal parker, state farm offers everyone surprisingly great rates