Housepassed government funding bill. Now, live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, help us. Turn us back to the paths of integrity and faith. Be for our lawmakers a protecting rock of safety, rescuing them from the powers of evil. Help them to fix their hearts on you, trusting your guidance and wisdom. May love for you be reflected in the ordering of their priorities, as they seek to give you first place in every important decision. Lord, make them servants of your purpose, as they seek to increase the treasures of your kingdom. Satisfy the deepest longings of their hearts. And, lord, in these toxic times, bless america. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, o
Today. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me. Lets start by talking about how this summer has been. Obviously, as one of the cofounders of the black lives beenr movement, you have centering some of the issues, all of the issues, that have taken even a bigger place front and center stage in national politics, the national conversation, more generally. Lookingou feel today, at the Political Landscape today versus how you felt at the beginning of summer, early june . Like time is not a construct, but ever flowing. Ill say that in the beginning of the summer, we saw unprecedented rebellions spread not just across the country, but across the world. I think it has a lot to do with a few things. Number one, at this point black lives matter is kind of in the muscle memory of this nation. Getn years ago, we couldnt politicians to say black lives matter. We couldnt get a lot of people to say black lives matter. We got a lot of all lives matter, blue lives matter, every life except for black
President trump in the atlantic story. If you are a supporter of joe biden, we want to hear from you at 202 7488000. If you are a supporter of President Trump, we want to hear from you at 202 7488002 202 7488001. If you are undecided or supporting another candidate, we want to hear from you at 202 7488002. Ofyou are a retired member the military, i really want to hear from you this morning. 202 7488003. You can also text us your 202 7488003. Story talking about the that came out in the atlantic magazine yesterday, which has been the talk of the election so far. I will give you some context on what we are talking about. Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would be disheveled in the rain and because he did not believe it important to honor american war dead. According to four people, in a conversation with senior Staff Members on the morning of the scheduled visit, trump said why should i go to that cemetery, it is full of losers . More thanrred to the 1800 ma
My name is matt and an associate professor of policy and government and director of undergraduate program in philosophy, politics and economics. Ppe here at george mason. The ppe program is honored to be the institutional sponsor and host of the Roger Wilkens lectures. We are grateful for the trust and support placed by the university. The attraction between the pgd ferdinand of these lectures im glad you asked. I spend a fair amount of time explaining what ppe is and what makes the program unique. I can go on. Really, i can go on but today im going to go straight to the bottom line. It explained that the scope helps students that create Better Solutions through the difficult and pressing problems that arise in the public life of a complex society. The problems that arise in the process in what Roger Wilkins in the first chapter of his autobiography had called with immense understatement complicated at times such as there are today. Ppe offers the foundation for students to build meani
This took place at the George Washington University Law school in washington, d. C. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our symposium celebrating the 100th anniversary. 100 years ago today, not today, but 100 years ago this year, Congress Passed a tat chute authorizing each justice to have a stenographer and a clerk and ever since then, the clerkships have developed into a superb institution and the National Institution center in philadelphia is honored to bring together former Supreme Court clerks for the first time in history for an all clerk reunion. Representi ining clerks from 25 justices over 50 terms. To come and celebrate this great anniversa anniversary. I am jeffrey rosen. Also a professor here at George Washington law school and im so happy both these institutions i care so much about have united for this important ak dcademic symposium. The Constitution Center in philadelphia has a very Inspiring Mission from the u. S. Congress and that is to bring together citizens of differe