Entity, and that the purpose of this program, and the others we do is not to advocate for any particular policies, but to provide Historical Context that can help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with difficult issues. Toore handing this over james banner, i want to thank the support of the mellon foundation, which makes this series possible, and i want to , who hashel wheatley organized the arrangements, and i want to thank the office of jerry connelly, who looked room for a booked the room for us. We will be collecting questions on note cards. If you have not received one, and need one, let me know. In the second half of the hour, a, if you could write out your questions, i would appreciate it. And now, Professor James banner. Banner morning. Briefly set the context for this discussion and introduce our speakers. Session is devoted to the subject of congressional oversight of president ial behavior, but it originates from a book that was published last summer on presid
Dozens of cities vying for attention. See how this mayor is courting the company thats promising 50,000 new jobs. Oh boy. Pretty cool. [laughter] soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. President trump is pursuing a strategy to deliver on his agenda, using the power of executive orders in part, he says, to force congress to do its job. Despite republican control of the house and senate, they have failed to pass any major element of the president s legislative agenda. In play or not infrastucture, keeping the government open by agreeing on a 2018 budget, changes to the Affordable Care act, a solution for dreamers, and immigration reform. And the top gop priority an overhaul of the federal tax system. Here to discuss the likely outcomes of Current White House and Congressional Strategies are republican political strategist Ford Oconnell and democratic strategist jamal simmons. Nice to see you guys. Jamal good to be here. Soledad lets dive right in. President trump has signe
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