I developed an interest in politics early. My family would discuss Public Policy. I was a question asked her. I would ask my dad, why did the israelis and the arab world not get along. What about president nixon and Henry Kissinger . Those issues really fascinated me. Along with sports. School, i gothigh into debates with my social studies teachers. My parents were conservative. Always a passion. I went to the university of washington. My undergrad was political science. A big deal to me that was critical to my career was internships. I interned at the center for strategic studies. That was one of the big chances i got. I assumed i would go to law school. I did have an interest in getting involved in politics. I would listen to john f. Kennedy speeches. To the point where i memorize them. I fell in love with language. The power of words. I thought kennedys words were very powerful. I ended up making my way. That internship, i got some jobs in the think tank world. Including when i was
I want to welcome you all to a discussion about the possibilities of ranked Choice Voting, potentially solving a bunch of different challenges. This is an event in a series of events for new americas 20th anniversary. It was founded in 1999. We are creating a home for new generation of people and ideas across a wide range of Public Policy questions. I am kind of an of the oldtimers, although i was not here in 1999, although i knew the founders and saw the creation of it. Thefundamental ideas about political system had been part of the dna of this organization from the beginning, as my colleague reminded me that ranked voting was in the book that the founders wrote called the radical center. It was one of the ideas that they promoted. That book is not viable for what we do, but it is part of it. Informn i came back to the Political Reform Program in 2014, and our founding idea is that we introduce fresh and getting into the conversation about reforming american democracy and getting bey
Including if americans think president ial candidates should be required to release tax returns, and if citizens should be required to show government. D to vote ranked Choice Voting is a system that takes voters preference among candidates into account if no candidate receives a majority. Only 37 of voters prefer ranked choice over winner takes all systems. This is an hour and 20 minutes. Hello, good evening, and welcome to new america. I am glad we have such a nice room. I am the director of the Political Reform Program. I want to welcome you all to a discussion about the possibilities of ranked Choice Voting, potentially solving a bunch of different challenges. This is an event in a series of events for new americas 20th anniversary. It was founded in 1999. We are creating a home for new generation of people and ideas across a wide range of Public Policy questions. I am kind of an of the oldtimers, although i was not here in 1999, although i knew the founders and saw the creation of
Also on the programme. President trump has admitted he repeatedly asked his ukrainian counterpart, who was seeking military aid from america, to investigate his political opponentjoe biden. So, what are democrats going to do about it . The uk launches its biggest peacetime repatriation in history, with hundreds of thousands stranded following the collapse of travel company thomas cook. Hello and welcome. Im Michelle Fleury in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. Donald trump made an unexpected but fleeting visit to the un Climate Change summit in new york today. Its arguably the most important gathering on Climate Change since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 a deal that donald trump walked away from. The short time the president spent in the Conference Hall reflects his obvious indifference and also the scale of the challenge ahead. Had he been in the hall for the opening of the summit, he would have heard the un secretary general speak of the apocalyptic impact Climate
The committee will come to order. The whole committee is convening regarding violations of the hatch act. I recognize myself for five minutes to get my Opening Statement. Today, we are holding a hearing on a very troubling report issued by the office of special counsel on june 13. It finds Kellyanne Conway counselor to donald trump, violated the hatch act dozens of times. It recommends the president fire her immediately for her violations. About right and wrong. Above the law. Contrary to claims from ms. Conway and President Trump, this is not a conspiracy to silence her or restrict her First Amendment rights. Enforcean effort to federal law. Law. Force federal ambiguity clearly, no , very clearly prohibits employees from engaging in Political Activities on federal property or while using their official position. Was issued by special counsel henry kerr. Special the office of counsel, the independent Agency Charged with enforcing the hatch act. To his position by President Trump. In 20