Borrowied on this property on the banks of the Potomac River just south of washington, d. C. This is said to be the most visited historic estate in the country. Im here to speak about my new book to rescue the constitution George Washington and the fragile american experiment out october 10th. Its really the story of how washington was the Human Embodiment of the document that guarantees our liberty. The u. S. Constitution. I will also moderate an annual event called the founding debates. More on that a little later. But, first, we begin back in washington, about 20 miles from here with a constitutional showdown. Lawmakers on capitol hill are rapidly approaching the deadline to fund the federal government to try to avoid a partial shutdown. The Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats are ready to put 100 percent of the blame for any shutdown on republicans. Particularly House Republicans. Correspondent Mark Meredith starts us off tonight live from the north lawn with that part
is like to be furloughed for years and never get a paycheck because of what washington dc has done with policies, what the obama administration to do the economy of this country but when it comes down to this, the scary monster of a government shutdown it isn t scary at all. the markets respond well when the government shuts down. what about that? but for the hair on fire media hysteria, the earth. spinning on its axis of the government shuts down, most americans would yawn. there really is no affect on the every day average american. why does the federal government higher people in nonessential positions? when this, quote, shutdown is over they will be given back pay. this is an important thing to look at the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal government. another thing that is very