Wilson, feinstein achieved another first when she and Barbara Boxer. Were elected to the u. S. Senate during 1992 socalled year of the woman making california the first state in the nation to have 2 female u. S. Senators taking on the gun lobby would be a whole marker for 3 decades careers. I am quite familiar with firearms. I became mayor is a product of assassination. Im aware sound my assassinated colleague and put a fingers through a in a 1994. A her assault wespons ban was passed. Senator, i know something about what firearms condition after the ban sunset in 2004 feinstein repeatedly tried to get another assault weapons ban passed. But as congress became more polarized, she failed to win support. It exempts 2000, 271 weapons. Is this at a for the people in the United States that will moderate democrat feinstein championed an offshore Oil Drilling Ban after the bp oil spill in 2010. Were here to announce this band that would permanently. Ban all new offshore oil drilling in federa
Bill in is the news of the moment. Fox news confirming that democratic california senator Dianne Feinstein has died at the age of 90. She was currently serving a sixth term in the senate, winning election in 1992. Described as the year of the woman in that election. She would become the longest tenured woman serving in the u. S. Senate. Rest in peace, god rest her soul. We watched her with her Health Continueing to decline over the past year. A fighter to the end. Im bill hemmer. Dana has the day off today. Welcome to the coverage of the ongoing story. Im jacque heinrich, this is americas newsroom. She has battled Health Problems and multiple hospital stays battling shingles earlier this year. She missed a pair of votes yesterday afternoon and she was also absent from a Senate Judiciary committee meeting. The senior senator from california was 90 years old. Bill one of the images that comes to mind immediately is what we saw recently, the effort she made to fly across country and reall
Well during the rican struction period following the civil war, Congress Investigated a sharp rise in violence against freed black slaves and their supporters. It was violence committed by a new Organization Called the ku klux klan. In 1871, hearings were held in congress, heard gripping testimony from victims about what they had suffered. These congressional hearings helped lead to new laws and the creation of a new department of justice. They had a major impact on our country for decades. Well, as part of our series Congress Investigates, we hear the story from professor sean Lee Alexander of the university of kansas. Hes the author of the book reconstruction violence and the ku klux klan hearings. Professor alexander, following the civil war, were freed. Black slaves starting to make progress and changes in their lives. Absolutely. In the immediate years of the emancipation, africanamericans organized in tremendous ways and and began to build build wealth, own property. They began t
Endowment for the humanities, where he was awarded. Where he awarded 500 million in grants to cultural universities. Scholars for seven years. He directed the nea operation homecoming, writing the wartime experience program, taught therapeutic writing workshops for u. S. Troops during their deployment on domestic bases and in military. He has published in humanities inside of Higher Education and the wall street journal and other. He has coedited an essay on flannery oconnor. Hello, so glad youre here. It is my distinct honor to introduce and to interview jeff shaara his new book which on notice signing is at 3 00 and i think youll to be there after you hear this and. And jeff is well known to us. Hes signed many of his books here, the state hes the author of more than 15 york times bestseller. As you certainly would know, gods and generals, other books that to mind the last full me about Teddy Roosevelt and rather than read this standard bio i thought i would tell a story. So jeff, i
Endowment for the humanities, where he was awarded. Where he awarded 500 million in grants to cultural universities. Scholars for seven years. He directed the nea operation homecoming, writing the wartime experience program, taught therapeutic writing workshops for u. S. Troops during their deployment on domestic bases and in military. He has published in humanities inside of Higher Education and the wall street journal and other. He has coedited an essay on flannery oconnor. Hello, so glad youre here. It is my distinct honor to introduce and to interview jeff shaara his new book which on notice signing is at 3 00 and i think youll to be there after you hear this and. And jeff is well known to us. Hes signed many of his books here, the state hes the author of more than 15 york times bestseller. As you certainly would know, gods and generals, other books that to mind the last full me about Teddy Roosevelt and rather than read this standard bio i thought i would tell a story. So jeff, i