Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Thank you, peg. I appreciate that. Im tuajuanda jordan, president of st. Marys college of maryland, the National Public honors college. It makes me smile the say that. I am happy to welcome you to this discussion with the authors of this book. This event is sponsored by the center for the study of democracy here at st. Marys college of maryland and our department of history. The center is a skbroint initiative of the college in st. Marys city, the site of marylands first capital. The centers goal is to promote understanding of democratic values, traditions and institutions through the exploration of contemporary and historical issues. Dr. Antonio ugas yur is the director of the center. He joins us here this afternoon. Thank you, tony, for being here. Charlie musgrove, chair of the department of history here at the college, is also with us this afternoon. Our History Department at st. Marys college is pretty active, offering many opportunities for researc
I am delighted to welcome you to this afternoons discussion, with the authors of republican populists spiro agnew and the origin of Donald Trumps america. By the sponsored center for the study of democracy in maryland. The center is a joint initiative of the college and the historic st. Marys city, the site of marylands first capital. The centers goal is to promote understanding of democratic values, traditions, and institutions through the exploration of contemporary and historical issues. Ugez, jr. Is the director of the center and joins me here this afternoon. Thank you, tony, for being here. The chair of the department of history here at the college is also with us this afternoon. Our History Department is pretty active, offering many opportunities for research and options for studying abroad. Courses and programs in the Department Help our students develop a deeper understanding of themselves, their culture, and humanity in general. Thank you, charlie, for being here this afternoo
Automatic sequester cuts. Kentucky senator rand paul will offer an amendment to lower spending caps over the next decade. We expect final votes later this morning and we may also see more work on President Trumps judicial nominations. Now live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who has created humanity in your image, look upon us and hear our prayers. Today, give our lawmakers the desire to do your will and the energy to complete the tasks that will glorify your name. That which they dont know, reveal it. That which they lack, supply it and that which they doubt, confirm it. Keep them blameless in your service, so that their lives will be living letters causing people to exalt your name. Lord, strengthen their minds for your service, so that your wisdom will permeate their endeavors. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in re
Good morning. Thank you for getting up, everybody. And coming to hear me. I really appreciate it. Im just making sure my sounds good. Im here on a new book i wrote called Spring Revolution and the origins of that began really when i was a boy because mother and father were teachers and we had some one perk of being a teacher is gets some extra summer time and we used our extra time as a family. We went all over the United States visiting our National Parks and seashores. You know, i got to go to yellowstone and the olympics in the everglades. Wed have a pontiac and Station Wagon and a trail or i grew up in northwest ohio, the midwest, and we would then just go see the country and had asthma as a boy. And and it was horrible. And wherever went, i was so reinforced by picking up brochures like we used to do in those days and on it i would sit at the place would saved by Theodore Roosevelt who also had asthma as a boy and was would suffer mightily. So identified with tr and i realized tha
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