Im willing to entertain comments. Mr. Chairman, im so respectful of every member of this committee. Each of us has very strong views. Some of them are nuanced and some of them are quite different, but i just want to go on record, this is a conscious issue. I also am very respectful of the relationship you have goped you and Ranking Member have developed in soon to switch gavels. And it makes me very proud because i think its so key. These are difficult moments, but its not theyre not moments where we get angry at each other. We have to direct our anger at the people who are cutting off the heads of our people and who are taking girls as sex slaves and the rest. And we may differ on how to go about and take the fight to them and this is a day ive been looking forward to. Im one who believes the president does have the authority under the aumf i voted for. That does not speak for most democrats. But i still believe we need to update that. So i am grateful to my chairman. This took a lot
Named Financial Times book to read in 2022. Jamie provides a definitive guide to the great political question of our time how can freedom and democracy survive in a world of powerful technologies . Without further ado, please join me in welcoming to politics and prose. Jamie suskind suskind. Thank you so much and good evening and welcome. Thank you all for coming out tonight. Its its lovely to be doing live events again. Im a british here in d. C. , so im going to start with a story about british guest in d. C. , a much distinguished one than myself in, 2009 or so, the Prime Minister of the united, a guy called gordon brown, came here. And he really had one purpose. He wanted to boost poll ratings because he wasnt doing so well. And he thought that a good way of doing would be to come and meet the glowing new president s of the United States. Barack obama, and bask in some of his reflected glory and bring it back with him to the United Kingdom. Things didnt quite go to plan, though whe
To receive a a scheduled upcog programs and other discussions, festivals and more. Booktv every sunday on cspan2 or anytime online at booktv. Org. Television for serious readers. So now im done talking in just a second because i get to announce Jamie Susskind who celebrate the release of this book trend 11. The digital republic. T f Technology Revolution in the digital republic. Named Financial Times book to read in 2022. Jamie provides a definitive guide to the great political question of our time how can freedom and democracy survive in a world of powerful technologies . Without further ado, please join me in welcoming to please join me welcoming to politics and prose, Jamie Susskind. [applause] thank you so much, and good evening and welcome. Thank you all for coming out tonight. Its lovely to be doing live events again. Im a british guest here in d. C. So im going to start with a story about another british guest in d. C. , a much more distinguished one than myself. In 2009 or so,
Me in welcoming to politics and prose. Jamie suskind suskind. Thank you so much and good evening and welcome. Thank you all for coming out tonight. Its its lovely to be doing live events again. Im a british here in d. C. , so im going to start with a story about british guest in d. C. , a much distinguished one than myself in, 2009 or so, the Prime Minister of the united, a guy called gordon brown, came here. And he really had one purpose. He wanted to boost poll ratings because he wasnt doing so well. And he thought that a good way of doing would be to come and meet the glowing new president s of the United States. Barack obama, and bask in some of his reflected glory and bring it back with him to the United Kingdom. Things didnt quite go to plan, though when gordon brown got here to the United States. There was the traditional ceremony in which gifts were exchanged between the heads of government and and gordon gave the president a series of carefully curated and carefully chosen gif
Me in welcoming to politics and prose. Jamie suskind suskind. Thank you so much and good evening and welcome. Thank you all for coming out tonight. Its its lovely to be doing live events again. Im a british here in d. C. , so im going to start with a story about british guest in d. C. , a much distinguished one than myself in, 2009 or so, the Prime Minister of the united, a guy called gordon brown, came here. And he really had one purpose. He wanted to boost poll ratings because he wasnt doing so well. And he thought that a good way of doing would be to come and meet the glowing new president s of the United States. Barack obama, and bask in some of his reflected glory and bring it back with him to the United Kingdom. Things didnt quite go to plan, though when gordon brown got here to the United States. There was the traditional ceremony in which gifts were exchanged between the heads of government and and gordon gave the president a series of carefully curated and carefully chosen gif