Each week, American History tvs artifacts takes you t each week, American History tvs american artifacts takes you to. Museums. Opened in 1909, the Russell Senate Office Building was constructed to ease chronic conditions. We will learn about the noted Senate Investigations held in the caucus room. From the 1912 titanic inquiry to the 1930s hearings about the causes of the 1929 stock market crash. Im donald ritchie, the senate historian, and we are in the Senate Caucus room in the Russell Senate Office Building. Before cspan started covering the senate, this was the most famous room in the capitol complex th, becausee this is where major hearings had been televised coming back newsreels covered it in the 1920s and 1930s, but television came along in 1940. This is where viewers would have seen the crime investigation, the Army Mccarthy hearings, the watergate hearings. So this was the most televised room until the Senate Chamber was open to television. I bring people in here from time t
1909, the Russell Senate Office Building was constructed to ease chronic conditions. We will learn about the noted Senate Investigations held in the caucus room. 12 titanic inquiry to the 1930s hearings about the causes of the 1929 stock market crash. Im donald ritchie, the senate historian, and we are in the Senate Caucus room in the Russell Senate Office Building. Before cspan started covering the senate, this was the most famous room in the capitol complex t, becauseh thise is where major hearings had been televised coming back thewsreels covered it in 1920s and 1930s, but television came along in 1940. This is where viewers would have crime investigation, the Army Mccarthy hearings, the watergate hearings. So this was the most televised room until the Senate Chamber was open to television. I bring people in here from time to time. You can hear the echoes. Point of order, mr. Chairman. You can hear the gavel. My point of order. [gavel bangs] counsel advised the chair that the senato
Now an aid e has tell abc news that those talks have broken down. They could reach an agreement tomorrow, thats considered the last day to have lawmakers to consider and vote on legislation to fund the government by midnight this friday. However, hope for a breakthrough have now diminished. The white house chief of staff and mulvaney says the president is ready to act on his own if he does not get a deal he likes. We cant rule on a shutdown. Whether or not he gets 2. 5 or 5. 7 million, hes going to do whatever he legally can to secure that border. Is declaring a National Emergency still on the table or is he persuaded by republicans lets not go there. It is not a precedent. This is the law. One of the top negotiators believe there is still a 50 50 chance a deal could be reached. I dont think we would ever give up with the president will have some options, perhaps will have some options but short of a deal, theyre not good options. The next 24 hours a crucial, we can close some deals bu