Thank you. I appreciate the introduction. I just want to start by saying how special it is for me to be here in this space with all of you. I lived in pasadena about three blocks from here when i was in graduate school and i would come every wednesday with my mom, kathy was sitting right here and my cousin catherine. We would go see a movie and then come out and hang out here. Its special for me to be here with you tonight. Tonight i am going to talk with you about something that happened in this space february 18, 1965. Can you hear me in the back of . This space was filled with over 700 people. Every spot on the bench was taken. There were people sitting on the floor. It was in deep violation of the fire code. There were 500 more who wanted to get into this space but they couldnt because it was packed. They went to other rooms on the premise. This is the worlds oldest debating society. This student that wanted to get into the space but it was so full that they could not. Why were the
Good afternoon, everyone. First off, id like to thank the Clermont Institute for sponsoring this panel and for sponsoring all of its panels here at the american Political Science association, and thanks to all of you for coming to hear whether congress is still dysfunctional. I suspect you already know the answer to the question, but maybe well provide a fuller background and explanation about whats going on these days on capitol hill. Its no secret to political scientists that congress is a mess. Its no secret to the members of congress that congress is a mess. And nor is it a secret to the American People that congress is a mess. Routinely, congress polls very poorly when people are asked whether they approve of the job its doing, and this trend is bipartisan whether democrats or republicans control congress, most people assign it a failing grade. The trend is also long standing. Over the past Decade Congress has not once achieved an Approval Rating above 30 . It wasnt always this wa
The fed chair when he lowered Interest Rates recently said it was because of trade tensions with do seem to be having a significant effect on the economy. You are not acknowledging the trade war has anything to do with this . The Federal Reserve chairman should look in the mirror. I cost this economy is full percentage point of growth and interestingly, earlier this week, i was on Television Just before James Bullard who is on the board of governors and he is my best witness as to why we will have a good economy. He said the economy was strong and he committed to Interest Rate reduction because we have a weak economy, but because we can grow faster without generating inflation. What jay powell did not understand is that the trump economy can grow at 3 without generating inflation and that is what we should be doing. We need help from the fed and congress. The other thing that needs to fall into place, the u. S. Mexicocanada that is a newt of growth with 75,000 jobs in the auto sector.
Promising to preserve its history. There are places like this one in particular that will have such legacy that maybe an independent like myself will be the right person to come in and to build off from there. Hello. It is yet another case of a retail store confrontation escalating to violence. A Security Guard at a san carlos home depot opening fire on a suspected shoplifter last night. It happened at the store on old country road just off of 101. Katie nielsen found out Security Companies are seeing a surge in demand for armed guards. Reporter this is where that shooting happened around 10 00 last night as the store was closing. Shoppers we talked to today said theyve seen armed guards in the store for quite a while. When we asked if that was a positive or negative thing, opinions were mixed. And today just happened to be with my daughter running errands as we told her this was a sketchy parking lot to stay close. Reporter meet his 14yearold daughter as they live in redwood city. He
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