Of send her back, directed toward ilhan omar. It was hosted by the Christian Science monitor. This runs a little more than an hour. Linda its a little after 9 00. Were going to start and im good to talk a little bit and let the congressman eat quickly. Im Linda Feldman from the Christian Science monitor Washington Bureau chief for our guest is congressman tom emmer of minnesota the chairman of he National Republican ampaign committee. This is his first appearance at a monitor breakfast so welcome. Now we will give you bennett queue ground. He was born in south bend indiana and grew up in the dina minnesota attended First Boston College and the university of alaska fairbanks and played hockey for both. Then he got his law degree at William Mitchell college in st. Paul. 10 years later, he got into politics verses a city councilman and then a state legislator and after not quite reaching the minnesota governors office, he won a seat in congress. That was in 2014, Michele Bachmanns old sea
What are the processes for holding a president accountable . Watch book tv every weekend on cspan2. Today, the chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee talked about the 2020 campaign and the chance for President Trumps recent rally in North Carolina tournd her back, directed toward ill on omar. It was discussed at it was hosted by the question signs monitor. It is an hour. Linda its a little after 9 00. Were going to start and im good to talk a little bit and let the congressman eat quickly. Im Linda Feldman from the Christian Science monitor Washington Bureau chief for our guest is congressman tom emmer of minnesota the chairman of the National Republican campaign committee. This is his first appearance at a monitor breakfast so welcome. Now we will give you bennett queue ground. He was born in south bend indiana and grew up in the dina minnesota attended First Boston College and the university of alaska fairbanks and played hockey for both. Then he got his law degree
A monitor breakfast so welcome. A bit of background he was born in south bend indiana and grew , up in the dina minnesota attended First Boston College and the university of alaska fairbanks and played hockey for both. Then he got his law degree at William Mitchell college in st. Paul. 10 years later, he got into politics, first as a city councilman and then a state legislator and after not quite reaching the minnesota governors office, he won a seat in congress. That was in 2014, Michele Bachmanns old seat in the sixth district. Since arriving on the hill, congressman emmer has helped run the congressional hockey challenge where the longtime hockey enthusiast and coach has a reputation, im told, for talking trash. Mr. Emmer i would say being honest. Linda yeah . Ok. I will also add that the congressman has seven children, so i have to ask, are they all rep. Emmer there are six boys and one girl and shes the best athlete out of the whole group. And by the way, shes a sports broadcaster
Image a bit, and i released it to our work force yesterday. So many people went online to look at the new video. We crashed the system. We had to start over again. But it will be released publicly today. I hope everybody here will take a look at it. With that, david, back over to you. Thank you, sir. Im going to do the ceremonial softball opening, then well go to brian bennett, julie davis, julie edwards, mark thompson, aaron kelley, and john stanton to start. A long line up. That should keep us going for awhile. I want to ask you how the threat has evolved during your time in office and what further changes you think are needed at dhs to deal with it. You had a fascinating conversation, i thought a fascinating conversation with the times last week. You talked about the rise of isil and the rise of terrorinspired attack where the operative may not have met another single other member. Never received a direct the order. You said that makes more a for complicated threat environment that
To hear congressional coverage, public appears forums and todays Washington Journal Program and debris they listen to a recap of the days events on washington today. You can hear audio of the five Network Sunday Public Affairs programs beginning sunday at noon eastern. Cspan radio on audio now, 20269 to 68888, Long Distance or phone charges may apply. Just a few months ahead of retirement congressman john dingell spoke at the National Press club about his career and the current state of congress. The michigan democrat is the longest serving member of congress with the kenya the stands six decades and he remains only one of two world war ii veterans currently serving in the house of representatives. This is an hour. Good afternoon. And welcome. My name is myron belkind, adjunct prof. Of George Washington University School of media, Public Affairs, former International Bureau chief of the Associated Press and 107st president of the National Press club. The National Press club is the worl