They gavel it is session saturday morning and ten eastern. Watch the debate live on cspan good evening. Every saturday night throughout the summer, book tv is putting on several hours of a wellknown author. Kind of hard twisted on binge watching. Tonight teacherg author is historian David Mccullough for it is author of a dozen books including bestselling histories, on the american revolutions, and the invention of mans spacefligh for some ofe Northwest Territory in the creation of the brooklyn bridge. Hes a two time winner about Pulitzer Prize and the National Book of board and his appearance he over 75 times. And coming up over the next several hours, we will show you some of those programs. S. First up in 1992, they appear on cspans program to talk about his biography of president harry truman. The book won thepr pulitzer prie biography would have changed the view on the truman presidency. Here is David Mccullough from 1992. You start out by saying im a as far back as nearly as he co
Work. Under this bill, the 600 payment on top of state benefits actually allows people to have their income almost doubled in certain circumstances. And i want to help people. I want to make sure that if you lose your job, that we cover your wages. But under this bill, you get 23. 15 an hour based on a 40hour work week not to work. And if youre trying to hire somebody in South Carolina the next four months, you got to compete with that wage. And if youre working in a restaurant or probably not now, but if youre working anywhere for 15 an hour, somebody is making 23 an hour and youre working. Its just not fair. Its going to hurt the rubiocollins construct. Restaurants that are out of business, we want them to be able to borrow money to pay the payroll to keep people connected to their employer. Now what do you do when you make 23 an hour being on unemployment . How do you keep that waitress or bartender at 15 or 17 . Youve made it a nightmare for Small Businesses. Theyre being pitted ag
Through the cracks and never in my wildest dreams, senator durbin, did i h believe that whe we have done is to pay people more, not to work but to work this bill the 600dollar payment on top of safe benefits actually allows people to have their income almost doubled in someha circumstances. I want to help people and make sure that if you lose your jobil that we cover your wages but under this bill you get 23. 15 an hour based on a 40 hour workweek, not to work. If you are trying to hire somebody in South Carolina in the next four months you got to compete with that wage. If you are working in a restaurant and probably not now but if youre working anywhere for 15 an hour sometimes making 23 an hour and you are working. It is just not fair. It will hurt the Rubio Collins construct, restaurants that are out of business. We want them to be able to to pay the payroll to keep people connected to their employer. Now what do you do when you make 23 an hour being on unemployment . How do you ke
This evening performance and talkback of meet james for an exciting original play commissioned from playwright mercer kennedy by the museum Khalil Williams who im joined by is the founder of black history maven a longtime collaborate with the museum in our living history projects our diversify Living History Initiative and after the performance, im gonna vacate my seat give it up to mike idris, who is the museums africanamerican interpretive fellow lifelong, philadelphia, and who was really the the brains behind this incredible play. Theyre gonna see the historical advisor on this piece written by marissa kennedy, which youll see performed by Nathan Alfred tate. Were really excited to be doing a lot with james horton story. Not just right now when you can visit this cool painting daily here more about later, but also in the future weve got exciting programming and exhibitions about the fort and family coming up, but i dont want to steal any of that thunder. Im gonna let you ask questio
That went on a little longer for him. I was about to say how special this night is that you all beat me to it. My name is steve i am executive director Jfk Library Foundation and on behalf of all colleagues in the foundation and from the library we are thrilled you can be here all forums are great but tonight is a treat because of the speakers in the beginning of the jfk centennial weekend we planned this months ago literally rethought who would be the best speaker and moderator we could get for this historic time we are thrilled they are both here. So before introduce them i have a few brief announcements but first our underwriters and sponsors bank of America Institute including bill and andrew lowell. Media sponsors and kicking off the centennial with information when you be over the next few days there are opportunities seeing a new exhibit with 100 items including 40 never seen publicly before opening tomorrow on a saturday doing a special peace corps day and on sunday and asked h