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10:00Reforming Tax Code & Repealing AMT

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman has proposed a major overhaul of the U.S. Tax Code, including repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). We'll talk to him and Ranking Member Jim McCrery about the proposal and get analysis from tax policy experts.

Guests

Congressman Charles Rangel, a 19-term Democratic congressman representing New York's 15th District and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Congressman Jim McCrery, an 11-term Republican Congressman for Louisiana's 4th District and Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee

Jonathan Weisman, reporter, "The Washington Post"

Jason Furman, director of The Hamilton Project, a Brookings Institution policy initiative aimed at promoting economic growth and opportunity; former special assistant for economic policy to President Clinton

David Keating, Club for Growth Executive Director

11:00U.S. Expatriates in Mexico and Beyond

Reverse migration appears to be on the rise as more Americans relocate and retire abroad. A look at what drives their decision and what life is like once they take the leap.

Guests

Lee Harrison, roving Latin American editor, "International Living" magazine

Caren Cross, former psychotherapist who moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and made the documentary "Lost and Found in Mexico" about her experience

Debra Lattanzi Shutika, folklorist and associate professor of English, George Mason University; director, the Mason Project on Immigration; author of the forthcoming book, "Beyond the Borderlands: Mexican Transnational Lives, New Destinations, and The Sense of Place."

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