Working, theirl hours have been cut down to three or four days per week. Good morning, everyone. There are four things i want to talk with you about this morning. First i will begin with wildfires. Millions of acres are burning. Historically high numbers. That is horrible. But worse than that, at least 35 people have died in the wildfires. Many people are missing so we dont know the total number. Hopefully it is not so many more. Fromefighter lost his life the fire, just a recent report on another one. The acrestates are 20 times the amount this time last year. 20 times. We saw some of the reaching washington, d. C. It has covered the country. America can no longer afford to deny the connection between the Climate Crisis and the wildfires. Contempt of the science that tells us why the storms are battering the gulf , the are so severe severest in history, the one that hit louisiana. And now they have sally coming back. They told me they are running out of names and they have to go to th
Many people are missing, we dont know the total number. Hopefully its not many more. Life fromter lost his recent report a on another one. The western states, the number of acres, millions of acres, 20 times the amount this time last year. The wildfire haze, we saw some andt reaching washington dc it has covered the country. America can no longer afford to deny the connection between the Climate Crisis and the wildfires. Longer be in contempt of the science that tells us why these storms are battering the gulf coast are so severe. The severest in history, the one and now theysiana have sally coming back. They told me they are running out of names and may have to go to the greek alphabet to name the storm. Wildfire, the assault on nature, mother natures aboutent do something this. One of the things we going to do this week, we had some legislation on the floor, and energy package, it has many bills and it. Very proud works of the committee of jurisdiction, the energy and commerce commit
Richard hansen look at federal Voting Rights cases for the past 50 years and talk about how gerrymandering constitute modern forms of voter suppression. This was part of a symposium tled and franchising enfranchasing. It is 1. 5 hours. From lunch. Ack m a our first speaker is william kunz. He was nominated to the federal bench in march 2011 by president barack obama and unanimously confirmed by the United States 3, 2011. October kirsch ized in commercial and labor litigation. He served as the associate or fester Brooklyn Law School from 1987 to 2003. Received an a. B. , and phd from harvard. He will discuss the 15th amendment to the United States constitution with a special on history at the District Court level. Wee will hear from will hear from on election law and campaign finance. He received his undergraduate education at the university of ma andy and received his phd from the university of california los angeles. ,rior to his current position he taught the chicago Campus College o
Events and a weekends, cspan3 is the home to American History tv with programs that tell our nations history. The civil wars 150 anniversary. Artifacts and touring museums and discover what artifacts reveal about americas past. Historybest known writers. The presidency looking at the pulses and legacies of our commanders in chief. Lecturers in history with top college professors. Americanew series, reel with educational films from the 1930s through the 1970s. Watch us in hd and like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. Next on the presidency, Political Science professor Michael Nelson explains how and why Richard Nixons victory came at a pivotal time in american politics. That year was marked by the assassinations of Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther king jr. Nelson describes how it nixon won over and alienated electorate. Hosted by the Southern Methodist University Center of president ial history, this event is about 50 minutes. The first thing the speaker wants to know when he i
University center of president ial history, this event is about 50 minutes. The first thing the speaker wants to know when he is invited to speak at a Different Institution like smu, who will be in the audience . Will it be 20yearolds . Or will it be people with a memory of that election . The answer was, itll be a mix of people which were no use at all. That is to make some general remarks about the election and specific remarks and give you this handout which is a kind of the menu, if i do not talk about them in my prepared remarks and you have an interest about pursuing, you will have the opportunity to do that and the question and answer. I would not try to give you a comprehensive summary of my book which is not only about the 1968 election but the years leading up and following the election. Rather, i will try to give you a high point and rely on you to decide what you want to hear. America coming apart, america coming apart has been the theme of most commentary of america in 196