Are eight definite. Definites. And there are others out there. But there are some republicans who are opposed, even though some republicans have said they would vote to proceed with the bill, at least move to an open debate on it. But it has they have two weeks coming up to get it done. Host some of those republicans up in 2016. What happens then . The senate, if they are able to get it done, what happens in the house deco house . Emma dumain i was going to say, the numbers in the house tricky. There are more members obviously. If you are not the whip, it is harder for vicki and i to even put the numbers on the table about where people are. A few of the House Democrats i was speaking to lessig who are either for or against tpa and are being very vocal about it said, you know, very few democrats have very few democrats are get to make up their minds. That is to say, there are a very few number of democrats who are for it or against it. And no those are the members that president obama a
Interesting characters. She was convicted of murder in the early 1970s. It is a fascinating story. She was convicted of murder. She was in georgia with her cousin and they got into a fight outside a bar. She ended up killing this guy. She says it was in selfdefense. She went to prison and was on a work release program. She went to the Governors Mansion and interviewed with Rosalynn Carter. Carter loved her and said, would you come and meet our daughter amy . She said the minute she met amy, they clicked. They couldnt stop laughing. They loved each other. Their nanny was still in prison. When jimmy carter was elected president , she went back to prison for a period of time. They had to have the president be her parole officer in order to bring her to the white house. She came to the white house. She was cleared of the charges. I interviewed Rosalynn Carter for the book. She says it was a racially motivated mary says she didnt need her lawyer meet her lawyer until the hearing. There were
They loved each other. Their nanny was still in prison. When jimmy carter was elected president , she went back to prison for a period of time. They had to have the president be her parole officer in order to bring her to the white house. She came to the white house. She was cleared of the charges. I interviewed Rosalynn Carter for the book. She says it was a racially motivated mary says she didnt meet her lawyer until the hearing. There were strange things surrounding her conviction. She was at the white house. They love her. The staff at the white house were suspicious because she was brought in by the family. But i loved her story because you just couldnt make it up. The president was her parole officer, which is hard to believe. Brian where is she now . Kate she lives in georgia and she babysits for hugo, so she is still a huge part of the carter family. I set up the interview with mary through the carters assistance. They consider her one of her own. Brian how often over the years
Political points might not be as critical as it has been. As the political Balance Sheet begins to shift may be ever so gradually in favor of other things than scoring political points, it might even go in the direction of showing that you can govern or get things done. In effect, in this formulation compromise and consensus building can become on some issues political benefits for the Majority Party and maybe for more than that. I will stop right there. I just want to say that i thank you again for the opportunity to the bpc and the political scientists in the Washington Area to talk about the print. We appreciate the publicity that it is getting at events like this. John great. We are going to stay here in our chairs. I will turn to sarah binder. They have comments about the print. Colleen and john noted that it has 29 essays. They are going to go through them one by 1 no. [laughter] they are not going to go through them. They will pick topics of interest. We have it well set up to h
Much overlap. In organized labor and the largest business lobbying group are on the same page, why cant this get done . What is standing in the way . You have battled over this for years. What is in the way . Panelist it is pure politics right now. In the past, it is a bipartisan issue. Never bickering. Everyone knew you had to keep the country running. It is like your household. If something leaks, you have to fix it. If it needs painting, you have to fix it. The country needs to be replenished so we can stay competitive. Everyone knows that. Yet, they cannot figure out a way to get it done. It is just politics. No other reason for. They agree it needs to be done. That is what frustrates the American People, frustrates business, working people. This is an issue that needs to get done now. Host from the chambers perspective . Panelist i completely agree on this. One thing that Congress Fails to make a distinction on is investment of infrastructure is a Capital Investment, not an expens