Judiciary Committee Debate on one of the four articles they passed, article three. , related to obstruction of justice. We also see a debate about the impeachment process and the different roles of the house and senate. In the fall of 1998, the house of representatives taking up articles of impeachment against William Jefferson clinton. In a few minutes, we will show you the highlights of that debate. Joining us in studio is alexis simendinger. Lets begin with the political environment in 1998. What led to the impeachment of president clinton . Things wee of the might forget Going Forward is bill clinton was under investigation for almost his entire presidency. Independentcame the counsel and had begun to investigate the whitewater investment deal back in 1994. By the time we are in the fall of 1998, president clinton and his entire white house were very used to being under investigation for a whole variety of allegations related to his past and arkansas. Even his fundraising efforts,
It is sunday morning, november to a second. The president beginning his long trip back to washington after wrapping up a nine day trip that included the g 20 in turkey, and visits to the philippines and indonesia. We want to begin with your calls and comments on whether you support or oppose the use of Ground Troops to fight isis. 202 7488000 if you support the idea. 202 7488001 if you oppose. We are also getting your tweets at cspanwj. Or you can share your thoughts on our Facebook Page at facebook. Com cspan. Good sunday morning to you. Thank you very much for being with us on a busy weekend, especially in europe with new fears and brussels, parts of the capital city on lockdown. I want to share with you from the hill newspaper, one poll on the issue of americans favoring Ground Troops against isis. Large majorities of americans favor military action, including troops in iraq and syria. 73 support increased american airstrikes against isis and 50 back more ground forces, which is dou
Things thats going on in our approach to world affairs. And i think it recognizes that weve made the transition from 21st century problem solving to 21st century problem solving. The 20th century was kind of a bipolar century. The 21st century is obviously multipolar. Globalization is a reality. Its on a course of diversions, because one of the sectors that is universally admired and recognized for what it does is the American Private sector. And when you think about the developing world and the growth of africa and whats going on, even dealing with the problems that mr. Putin is causing, a large part of the solutions are economic when you think about it. Energy security is something that ive been convinced is not only going to be one of the United States strongest cards in the future but its a way of showing leadership in a more globalized world, that recognizes the important changes between the two centuries. This problem is going to be solved not just by aircraft carriers and troops
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 35563. The bill is passed. Without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent that i may hearafter be considered as the first ponce juror of h. R. 637, a bill introduced by representative schock of illinois for purposes of adding cosponsor and requesting printing pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. The house will come to order. The house will come to order. The house will come to order. Please take conversations off of the floor. The house will come to order. For what purpose does the gentleman from seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask for unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to pay my respects to the young women who died suddenly in savannah, georgia, yesterday
For a complete schedule, visit booktv. Org. Alan dershowitz talks about becoming a lawyer and the many cases hes handled over the past 50 years. This hourlong program is next on booktv. [applause] welcome, everybody. Its delightful to see you all, and remarkable in a funny way for the two of us to be here, alan. I feel as if you ought to be tutoring me for one of our final exams, which you used to do. Weve known each other for over 50 years, as you just heard, and i dont know how that came to be. But you say in your book that you were a dreadful student until you went to college. That during elementary and secondary school, you were a disaster. What turned it around . I dont know. I wish i knew. In Elementary School and high school, i was a c and d student. I have in my book an actual photograph of my senior semester report card with a 60 in physics, red circle around it, 60 in math, red circle around it, 65 in history, and i managed to squeeze out an 80 in english. So i had a 67 avera