Treat to talk about the terrific books. I could talk more than an hour on each of these books. Before we get started, i need to tell you that you should silence your cell phones please. Personal recording is not allowed and also i will give you the first round after the session, each of the authors will be signing their books at the signing area number one that is marked in your programs. We will hold the books up and start the conversation. To my far left, camelot and kennedy versus carter and the fightfight broke the Democratic Party. Susan teaches that the matriarch barbara bush and the makin intof an american dynasty and to my right by former Los Angeles Times colleague the Family Dynasty that shaped a nation. Someone thats abou is about toi lived through a great number of the events described in the book and as i was saying just before the program started, the first i remember a High School Freshman in 1958 is a great year for the Democratic Party in california, pat brown got elec
m kennedy institute, hatch foundation and be our goal to foster a discussion. based on principles not politics. politics. passing some o and forming an unlikely friendship that transcended their partizan differences. in that spirit, in just a moment, we ll hear from democratic senator jeanne shaheen of new hampshire and republican senator joni ernst of iowa. they re used to facing off from their posts on the armed services committee in the senate, and clearly they have different views on the biggest issues facing the nation. but for the next hour, we ll try to find common ground through constructive disagreement we ll try to find common ground. through constructive disagreement. and search for the bipartisan compromise that has been hallmark of u.s. has been hallmark of u.s. senate for over two centuries, now. without further ado, let s get started welcome new hampshire senior jeanne shaheen and iowa senator joni ernst. [applause] senators welcome. you know senator sanders an
ripped their lives apart, their devastating personal stories were revealed today in the most emotional january 6th hearing yet. plus, new details on trump s highly illegal campaign to pressure state elections officials to install fake electors. just a few hours ago the house select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection laid out in clear terms just how broad donald trump s thirst for power and how deep his acceptance for violence really went. the committee outlined how trump knew he had lost but plowed ahead anyway with a plan to get what he wanted. part that have plan included a cordnated campaign of harassment where he and his allies repeatedly bullied state elections officials in key battleground states to reject ballots outright while also targeting local election officials with unfounded claims of fraud. privately he and his allies led by an unmoored rudy giuliani hounded officials while publicly waging a smear campaign fueled with lies that led to a wave o
division and partisanship in this event brought to you a joint partnership with the edward him kennedy is to do in the orange jeep catch foundation, the bipartisan policies center and a goal today is to try to foster discussion, based on principles, not politics much like the example of bipartisan ridge building it, semi democratic senator ted kennedy and republican senator orrin hatch and passing some of the most important legislation of their times such as the americans with disabilities act to, in the children s health insurance program. and forming an unlikely friendship, that transcended their partisan differences, and a spirit, and just a moment we will hear from independent senator bernie sanders of vermont and senator lindsey graham from south carolina and are used to facing off from their top post on the budget committee and clearly, they have very different views on the biggest issues facing the nation and for the next hour, we will try to find common ground constru
That is point one. Point two, there are disciplines that the government based off of research, that are critical to our National Defense and the economy in some ways. We have to vet, seriously, students who are allowed to enroll in that so that, this is not a revolving door and pipeline for china, korea or russia to have technology and research. Coupled with that, we have the ability in how we apply this and take it commercial, and take it to use. Yes, the answer is we have to look at we have enrolled into many of these disciplines in universities and take a good hard look at that. Thank you very much. Just adding my thanks to the witnesses. Most of my questions have been addressed. Thank you. Dr. Go paul i appreciate dr. Gopal i appreciate your various work. They have been toiling in this field as you have for many years. You referred and use the term willful blindness and i appreciate the recognition of the longterm work of this commission. I would argue to you that willful blindness