Good evening, everybody thank you all so much for joining us today. Its my pleasure to welcome everybody to todays event, a celebration of the 40 Year Anniversary of the reagan tax cuts. Im matt dickerson, director of the Grover Center for the global budget here at the Heritage Foundation. Our team and i focus our research on issues related to taxing and spending. Unfortunately, i think theres been a little too much of both of those going on recently. But were very excited to be launching this event, this celebration the economic recovery tax act was a positive change in tax policy, yes. But it represented much more than that. It was a change in the mindset. The 1970s were a time of high inflation, high unemployment, low opportunity. Our nations leaders rejected the idea of american greatness and thought the American Dream was behind us. 30 years ago, the heritage hosted a celebration for the tenth anniversary of the tax cuts. It was titled, the importance of americas victory over wash
Cspan two, features leading authors discussing their latest nonfiction books and 8 pm eastern, former publican South Carolina governor and un Ambassador Nikki Haley shares her ok, if you want something done. She talks about the women shes drawn inrmation from throughout her life then, at 7 pm eastern on afterwards, Tufts University professor chris midler traces the history of Microchip Technology and how its become one of the most critically needed technology globally, in his book, chip or. Hes interviewed by democratic congressman jim himes. Watch book tv every sunday, on cspan two, and find a full schedule on your program guide. Or bought on time anytime, on book tv dot org. Evening, everybody thank you all so much for joining us today. Its my pleasure to welcome everybody to todays event, a celebration of the 40 Year Anniversary of the reagan tax cuts im matt dickerson, director of the Grover Center for the global budget here at the harriott foundation. Our team and i focus our rese
An excuse for inaction. Right there, i feel better. That cant be excuse for inactions. That means he is committed and going on the recognize, some kind of action. Good morning, its tuesday, december 18th. With us, we have mike barnicle, author of thomas jefferson, willie, joe and me as well. That was fascinating, wasnt it . That was. That was dead serious. He was not feeling anything else at that point, i think. I tell you, yesterday really did touch americans in a way, this whole weekend, and the president s speech and people like joe manchin stepping forward, really, i think i think its got americans talking, for the first time, on this issue, in a really surprising way. I was i was struck not by how Many Democrats or liberals called after the show and said, boy, we really liked what you guys did and the conversation was needed. I was struck by how many friends of mine from First Baptist church in pensacola, florida, that are lifetime members of the nra, who went out hunting across n
Courts been in session, julia . Reporter so court is just Getting Started behind me, hallie. They had a little bit of a delay this morning but right now were seamana for thes Defense Attorney come up to the front. Hes ready to ask rick gates more questions. On the way into court downey said they were feeling good and confident today that they are doing well in this case, especially because he is now continuing that crossexamination. It was pretty ruthless yesterday. They found gates to be someone who had a secret life. They had him detail this private flat london that he used to have an affair. Talked about stealing hundred of thousands of dollars from paul man for the. They also started asking him about like to the fbi and for some reason gates was a little squirrely on that issue. He wouldnt come out and said he did it even though thats what he pled guilty to just months ago. Theyre trying to paint someone that the jury would not believe as credible, which is key to their defense str
Members of the trump cabinet watching i described how the 25th Amendment can be used to remove the president and make the Vice President what the 25th Amendment call it is acting president. Under the 25th Amendment, the Vice President and the majority of the cabinet can decide to invoke the 25th Amendment. That is entirely up to the Vice President and a majority of the cabinet. They dont need donald trump to become medically unable to do the job. They dont need a written opinion from a psychiatrist that donald trump is insane. If the president objects to such an action taken by the Vice President and the majority of the cabinet, then the amendment provides that, quote, Congress Shall decide the issue. And that will be determined by a twothirds vote of both houses of congress. When those votes are counted, mike pence could become acting president. Using the 25th Amendment is not, in fact, a complex process, as the op ed described it today. But that section could simply mean that the mem