Only on cspan3. Welcome to real america, 40 years ago in the wake of watergate the United States senate created a commission to look into the u. S. Intelligence service. It is known as the Senate Select committee. It is best done as the Church Committee. The committee met for 60 months reviewing more than 10,000 documents and calling 800 witnesses. His legacy in includes the creation of the senate. Select intelligence committee. Intelligencegn surveillance act. New requirements for the executive branch to notify congress about his activities rate to go former staffers of the Church Committee are with us to provide context for the 40yearold video you are about to see. From new york, rich swarts. Here in our studio in washington is Elliot Maxwell who was counsel to the committee. Thanks to the both of you. This is our third installment of the series. Were looking at the Church Committee hearings on possible Illicit Activity of the fbi. Rich schwartz, november 18, 1975 you testified befor
Not to have to file, or pay federal income tax. But one of the things ive not really heard anybody address, we talked about in here the need for the minimum wage to be raised. And when there was an article written recently that indicated for an individual who just accepts the available federal welfare payments, they may be looking at 1,700 a month take home whereas under the current minimum wage its about 1,200 takehome. Well, the incentive there is obviously not to work. But i know my friends at heritage have encouraged as a solution lowering the minimum wage. Obviously, that would even increase the disparity between what you take home if you dont work and what you take home if you do work. If you lowered the minimum wage. So thats obviously not going to fix the problem there. But if the minimum wage is raised in puerto rico, since as my friend from californias indicated they have a higher minimum wage, then people would be tempted to go from puerto rico to california to get those hig
So much of this summit is concerned with the electoral history of progressivism and conservatism. Many of our speakers asked how the ideas and arguments of Major Political thinkers have made their way into the cultural conversation. Have shaped political attitudes, and given rise to political action. Our midmorning session is particularly exciting in this respect. The three historians before you are going to discuss how certain Major Intellectual figures of the long 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries have affected and in some cases may continue to affect american political thought. I will introduce our speakers alphabetically. Claire is a doctoral candidate in United States history at stanford university. Her research very well suited to for this conversation interrogates the Cultural Exchange in the late 18th century through the cold war. Today, she will discuss jon stewart middle, Harriet Tyler mill, and the coalescence of modern liberalism and the in america from the 18th to the 1970s w
Limitations of that investigation 40 years ago. Kate scott, thank you very much. Thanks. Our coverage of the Church Committee 40 years later continues. This is American History tv only on cspan 3. Welcome to real america on cspan 3s American History tv. 40 years ago in the wake of watergate the United States senate created a special committee to look into the activities of the u. S. Intelligence services. The committee officially known as the Senate Select committee to study Government Operations is best known as the Church Committee after its democratic chairman, frank church of idaho. The committee met for 16 months, reviewing more than 10,000 documents and calling more than 800 witnesses. Its legacy includes the creation of the Senate Intelligence committee and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, better known as fisa, and new requirements for the executive branch to notify congress about covert activities. Two former staffers of the committee are with us to provide co
Doctoral candidate at stanford university. Her research very well suited to this conversation interrogates the Cultural Exchange in the late 18th century through the cold war. Today she will discuss jon stewart middle, Harriet Tyler mill, and the coalescence of modern liberalism and the america from the 18th to the 1970s with particular attention paid to the middle of the 20th century. Peggy vandenberg is an associate professor of philosophy. Her teaching and research primarily concern the figures of the 18thcentury scottish enlightened. This morning, she will examine the reception of david humes work in america, particularly by James Madison. Judy witt is investor of cash a professor. The editor of the four volume set jane adams writings on peace, she will discuss john do we, james adams. With that, i turn it over to our first presenter. Let me begin by thanking the center along with the staff for organizing this wonderful events and invited me to speak this morning. I should also men