Doctor laron was a great pleasure to welcome you to this event. Im a christian and i directed the history and Public Policy program at the Woodrow Wilson center, a program that tries to provide Historical Context to current Public Policy issues in washington. Many of you are familiar with one of the subprojects of the history of Public Policy, the program we have run here for 25 years. More than 25 years. A project thats devoted to uncovering, collecting, translating, disseminating, making accessible and discussing new evidence from what used to be the former communist world archived but its crept to what now include really all hard to access archives around the world. We are delighted to launch with this event today, a series of activities discussing, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the sixday war. We will have today the launch of perhaps the most important new publication of International History to come out on the war. I thank you are all in for a treat. We are also doing
Fears the economy is heading into another recession. President obama continues to try to assure americans that things are Getting Better, which brings us to todays questions for our viewers today. Are you better off or worse off than you were eight years ago . Special lines for todays questions, if you feel like youre better off, 2027488,000. If you feel that you are worse off than eight years, 8001. If things are the same for you, call 2027488002. You can also reach us on social media, on twitter, cspan w. J. And on facebook. We start off by talking about that jobs report that was released yesterday that showed fewer jobs added to the payrolls this year this term. They break it down a little bit in the atlantic today. The job report, the atlantic writes, is out. Its a huge miss. On friday morning the Labor Department reported that the u. S. Economy added just 38,000 jobs, while the Unemployment Rate dropped 4. 7 . The Monthly Employment growth averaged 192,000 jobs added for the first
That is true on the personal side, does not always carry over to decisionmaking. Singing, Justice Scalia was also known for his singing. P next, we have brian calling caller my question is whether or not i would like to hear your thoughts on whether what the isublicans are doing constitutional. My reading of the constitution is that the constitution shall the supremees to court. It seems unequivocal. To follow that the advice of the senate cannot be to not nominate someone. The defense therefore cannot be never. I would like to hear your thoughts. Guest that is one reading, but one. He generally accepted if you need the sentenc senates consent, they can withhold the consent or withhold it wholesale. It not be pretty, but probably what the constitution envisions is political accountability. If people are not happy, they office. Them out of host what are the chances that there be a hearing or any other action on judge garlands nomination . Guest im not an expert and legislative congressi
Say these things. This say trend unfortunately we see. Nominees start out in support. They change their mind. Which suggests we cant wait out this issue. Its not an age issue. This is a concern about the public and that we keep hearing this concern that the public wont understand what theyre seeing, that they wouldnt understand oral argument is just a part of the process. They wont understand that the justices have to be harsh on both sides. They mied think someone is getting ganged up on. I find this to be concerning because it suggests that more information is actually going to be bad for the public, that the public needs to be shielded from information. It does seem to have an elitism to it that already those of us who do read the transcripts and li listen to the audio or read the reports from the Supreme Court press corps, that were the types that can understand where oral argument falls but tv would reach a different kind of audience who wouldnt understand it. I find this very con
President obama announced his support for the boehner plan. Here is josh earnest trying to explain why the president sided with republicans in the house. There is a significant benefit associated with Congress Acting responsibly to pass a budget without the threat of a shutdown. And to do so over an extended period of time. Over a full year. It provides the kind of certainty thats important to our economy. And that is among the reasons why the president supports the passage of this proposal and would sign it if it arrives on his desk. Lou it may have been the president would have been better off and the bill more likely to succeed if he had not endorsed the legislation. His support coming so quickly, and the support then fading in the house. Speaker boehner was forced to recess the house and postpone the vote a vote they thought they would one. Not before nancy pelosi, one of the president s staunchest allies at least in times past, took to the floor to blast president obama for siding