Theater 80, the seventh year for the museum and american gangster. Welcome to the cspan audience. I am extraordinarily happy to have deirdre here to speak about deirdre here to speak about this become. One of mitt great interests in organized crime. I was raised in the religious society of friends. What anybody ever says, oh, i dont subscribe to organized religion. I always say issue dont, either, i grew up quaker where organized crime. The only thing we ever did in an organized way, we dont have theology or so is break the law from the 1600s when we came about until now with draft resistance, the underground regard, the sanctuary movement. The only thing we do in an older way is break the law. So in our museum, we began to redefine the way people look at organized crime as a struggle between american moral certainty, the, thou shalt not rules and the liberty where people say, yes but its our right to and organized crime has come out of they intersection between the two great concept a
Your calls will senator bernie sanders, dana perino and former Florida Governor and senator, bob graham. Thats a look at author programs book tv is covering this week. Look for them to air in the near future on book tv on cspan2. Now a president ial history by eye byagographers and authors. This recorded prior to the president ial election on november 8. Host beginning, everyone. It is so nice see you all here in this great greenburg lounge of the new york law school. Im the director of the nyu center for the today of transformative lives, and over the past six years we have sponsored courses and Public Programs on people who have deeply affected our world for the good. Individuals like frederick douglass, margaret fuller, george okeefe, mart are Martin Luther king, jr. , pope francis, and many others always studied in context. Not all american president s are transformative. But some have been. As members of Tonights Panel know well. My own interest as focused on lincoln and his times
Lobbying group. Donald trumps speech will be by far the one to get the most attention. Later in the program, we will show you my conversation with a pair of rabbis who are concerned with his policies and frederick. The first, but first, check out the ovation at Hillary Clinton got this morning when she spoke to apac and called on mr. Trump for suggesting he wouldnt take sides in the israelipalestinian conflict. Yes, we need steady hands, not president who says he is neutral on monday, pro israel on tuesday, and who knows what on wednesday, because everything is negotiable. Well, my friend, israels security is nonnegotiable. Al, we will listen to more of her later. What market can she put down for donald trump . Al im going to get to the proisraeli side of you know matter what i do. They could have been a stronger speech she gave, and it was clearly directed at him. Later, at the end, she said if you see bigotry, oppose it. If you see violence, condemn it. If you see a bully, stand up t
Im David Shuster in for ali velshi. This is real money. The obama white house, and republicans helped pass a 1. 1 trillion Government Spending bill. According to published reports the most controversial section of the bill was written word for word. We have more on that in a moment. The legislation is now in the hands of the u. S. Senate. If it passes that Chamber President obama said he will sign it immediately. The bill keeps federal funding more or less at current levels through next september except for homeland of security. Funding for that is only approved through the end of february. The house passed a bill moments before a funding deadline that could have led to a Government Shutdown today. Despite the down to the wire maneuvering that was actually no real threat of a shutdown. Thats because the house after the spending bill vote also passed. The 48 funding extension that kept federal offices open while the Senate Considered main legislation. The main bill in the senate could s
Committee marking up a bill that would give Homeland Security two years in which to gain operational control of high traffic areas along our southern border with mexico. Five years to succeed in that objective for the entire border. The bill introduced by Committee Chairman congressman mike mccall needs more infrastructure including 27 miles of new border fencing. There will also be aerial surveillance using Defense Department equipment to proventil legal crossings of our border. If dhs officials fail to meet any of the bill standards they would face significant penalties, including an end to all bonuses and salary increases. Joining us a member of the House Republican leadership who has led the way on an approach to immigration legislation. Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Mr. Chairman good to have you with us. Good afternoon. I would like to go through a few chronological issues here. The invitation of netanyahu is a stirring moment of maneuver on the part of the speaker. A