First program on my watch, as the former general manager of cbs Radio Network news and former managing editor for the broadcast division of united press international, the boys on the bus was required reading and i had the pleasure in the challenge, the legendary pie chamberlain of upi, a lot of you knew pie chamberlain. Looking forward to a terrific discussion this evening and now i have the pleasure of introducing the chair of the National Press club history and heritage team, the 80 seventh president of the National Press club, the bureau chief of the gaylord News Washington bureau for university of oklahoma and a dear friend, mister gil klein. [applause] thanks so much. The role of the National Press clubs history and heritage group, the legacy of the clubs 112 year history as well as to explore the history of journalism especially in washington. We are pleased that on april 20 seventh the new book, new history of the club called tales from the National Press club is scheduled to b
Professor green absolutely, i agree. And what is interesting about that statement, it was made at the time when speakers had a lot fewer responsibilities and duties than today. If anything, it is even more so it is the most difficult job in washington. Susan unlike the senate majority, this position is named in the constitution, without a lot of detail beyond that. I am wondering, when the framers created the position, they were look into the english model, what are they have in mind . Professor green they were thing about a model of the speakership where it was a position that had parliamentary responsibilities. So the job was to preside over the chamber and make sure the rules were being followed fairly. But they also understood the position could take on other responsibilities. I think it is telling it is only mentioned once in the constitution, and says only, the speaker,ll choose the and leaves the rest up to the house itself to determine what the speakers responsibilities should
Were Massive National debt, the United States is a 23 trillion growing just the interest on that alone is greater then the Gross Domestic Product of some nations. I liked President Trumps state of the union speech the other night except he didnt talk about cutting a single Government Program or the rate of increase in spending. This is the only nonpartisan thing that happens is spending. You can always get more. A second contribution to the decline of great nations and superpowers and employers as uncontrolled immigration without assimilation. We want people to come to america that we want them to come legally and in an orderly fashion and then to be assimilated like the immigrants of the past and become fully american, not hyphenated americans as we have too often today. Then there is the moral sense contributing to the decline of great nations. In America Today there is a song in the 1930s anything goes. If you say stop or this is too far, you are immediately announced as a bigot or
Latest. This is where the action is on the red carpet in downtown berlin where 2 films are having their premieres tonight including the much anticipated film 1st child ill have more on that soon. Im calling aspen thanks for joining us the World Health Organization is warning that the window of opportunity to contain the cope with 19 coronavirus is narrowing the number of cases outside of china so relatively low but new clusters of the virus have emerged in the braun south korea and in italy raising fears now that the virus is spreading rapidly outside of china. This plane brought taiwanese evacuees home from a quarantine cruise ship in japan hit by the corona virus. While their plane and all luggage get a thorough disinfection the evacuees will be isolated for another 2 weeks. These precautions the new normal in the fight to contain the corona virus. In italy top officials met after the virus claimed its 1st victim in the country an elderly man in northern italy died after being hospit
A scene is on the scene. Probably have the latest from the 70 if it was all a Film Festival here in the heart of berlin 2 films from new york tonight one french one american both vying for that coveted golden bear ward ill tell you what i thought. Im called aspen thanks for joining us the World Health Organization is warning that the window of opportunity to contain the cove of 19 corona virus is narrowing the number of cases outside of china is still relatively low but new clusters of the virus have now emerged in the wrong south korea and in italy raising fears that the virus is spreading rapidly outside of china. This plane brought taiwanese evacuees home from a quarantined cruise ship in japan hit by the corona virus. While their plane and all luggage get a thorough disinfection the evacuees will be isolated for another 2 weeks. These precautions the new normal in the fight to contain the corona virus. In italy top officials met after the virus claimed its 1st victim in the country