Comments and tweets. Watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern friday morning. Join the discussion. Oklahoma former congressman now with the Aspen Institute discuss how founding father James Madison might view the Current Congress. The presidency, the court, and the media. From the National Constitution center in philadelphia, this is about one hour and 45 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to freedom day. A round of applause for the next phase of this incredible discussion. We have judiciary, and now its time to discuss congress set of my article one of the constitution. Joining us are two of americas congress,holars on nicky edwards. He is a former congressman from oklahoma, and he is author of the parties versus the people how to turn republicans and democrats into americans. , coauthor of a book that will set up the tone of our discussion. The other ones were too optimistic. The broken branch how congress is feeling america and how to get it back on track.
Comments and tweets. Watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern friday morning. Join the discussion. Oklahoma former congressman now with the Aspen Institute discuss how founding father James Madison might view the Current Congress. The presidency, the court, and the media. From the National Constitution center in philadelphia, this is about one hour and 45 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to freedom day. A round of applause for the next phase of this incredible discussion. We have judiciary, and now its time to discuss congress set of my article one of the constitution. Joining us are two of americas congress,holars on nicky edwards. He is a former congressman from oklahoma, and he is author of the parties versus the people how to turn republicans and democrats into americans. , coauthor of a book that will set up the tone of our discussion. The other ones were too optimistic. The broken branch how congress is feeling america and how to get it back on track.
The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, all power and authority belong to you. You even rule the raging of the sea. Guide our lawmakers, as they strive to serve your purposes for their lives in this generation. May they acknowledge you as the source of their strength, finding their security in the wisdom and love of your unfolding providence. Make our senators a shining example of trustworthy and responsible stewardship. Use them to strengthen the moral fiber of our nation and world. Lord, give them a renewed sense of reverence and wonder that you have chosen them to serve and country. We pray in your gracious name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and j
Will this, mys speed divorce talks . Waiting for draghi. President speaks ahead of the jackson hole summit. Will he give any substantial clues about the Central Banks next steps . Matt we are less than half and a lower half an hour away from the open. Futures are trading, a bit of a mixed bag in my you see dax futures a little bit, ftse and cap futures down a little bit but not a lot of direction so gains the games we we saw yesterday. Some slight, some bigger, the dax closed up 1. 3 and the cac and ftse were both up almost 14 ,. 8 or. 9 of 1 . Bunds, not a lot of movement, yielding 0. 4 even. See a lot of direction from investors. A lot of investors are waiting to see what mario draghi has to say later on. Digesting markets are what donald trump said and the distance you have to travel between rhetoric and delivery and action. That distance is substantial. Gmm is the personification of that. Aussie stock dipped lower into the close. A rally of 1 predicated on the possibility of tax cu
Effort the president took in iraq to the level of doctrine. We will have to see how history treats this issue over time. I think it was a reaction to the circumstances that arose after 9 11, possibly some legacy issues from having bush 41 deal with iraq as well. Examples where mr. Obama felt very comfortable carrying on the policies that his predecessor had bequeathed him. Thank you. [applause] prof. Eisenberg i am hoping that they will finally find a microphone i can use. As a professor, i want to welcome director goss and ambassador negroponte for coming here today, and expressing willingness to come here and talk about the issues. I do not think it has been openly acknowledged here, but the reality is that those members very few members of the administration have been willing to come here and talk about these issues. I really appreciate your presence here. Some of you may have forgotten dean firestones introduction. And case there is any confusion, i want to make it clear that i am