[applause] welcome, everybody, my name is scott schaffer, senior editor, pleased to be moderator for this program, joining us today u. S. Senator and democratic president ial candidate michael bennett, senator bennett has represented colorado in u. S. Senate since 2009, before then he served as superintendent of Public Schools in denver where he worked to improve accessibility and quality of information in urban schools and also the author of a new book, a good one i might add, i call the land flickering lights restoring america in age of broken politics, we will talk about the book, unfolds the back story of some of the hyperpartisan conflicts in Congress Today calling washington out on the dysfunctions and running for president of the United States to restore integrity into the government, we are excited to have him here, please welcome senator bennett. Thank you. [applause] well, we are going to talk about the book and, you know, obviously we want to talk about congress and the camp
Ive been saying this openly. And they have lowered too slow. He took 25. Some people were hoping for 50. He did 25. Im not thrilled with the fed, despite that we have an incredible economy and no inflation. Chairman powells job is safe . Yeah it is safe. Sure, why not . You paused . I dont pause. He has a job, im disappointed in it. Im very disappointed in him. Neil the job is safe because the president cant fire him. Once appointed unless serious malfeasance or crime he is there, he is there for another couple years. Of course the president is free not to reappoint him. That is assuming the president is still in office to decide that. Former Treasury Department economist under president bush 43 David Beckworth with us. Obviously he is not satisfied with the quarterpoint move. He wanted more. We got data today to indicate maybe the fed was wise to make the quarter point and add to that the caveat it is watching other developments. What do you think of the data and confluence and . We s
Is shrinking. That means were getting the word out there. Thats really exciting. Where to start. You all have heard for those regulars here, you know i usually will Say Something about how you cant tell the story of e plur bus umen without the plur bus. I think the talk fits in great with the museums mission to broaden peoples understanding of what we mean by the American Revolution to make sure that everyone sees the American Revolution reflected in themselves. Im flashing at you now a wonderful note card that has a whale on it with a note from almost exactly a year ago. This is april 24th, 2018, from gina whalen. Gina, raise your hand. Katherines aunt. The next question is how many people in this room are related to katharine . So jenna, if you have seen George Washingtons tent upstairs and have been moved to tears as i have been, jenna was the textile conservator who did all the work to prepare that tent for display. It was wonderful for two years just about every day sitting in a w
loud and dangerous but must be handled with care like when the leader of the free world gets confused by the biggest story of the year. reporter: to what extent has vladimir putin been weakened by recent events? it s hard to tell, but he s clearl-y losing the war in iraq. tom: sorry, mr. president, theer war isry in ukraine.t some stories are like cherry womans bombs, if you re not paying attention, they can snear up on you like this fisherman and this gator. [background sounds] [laughter] tom: and some are roman candles. they get your attention, but they don t pack a lot of power and then they fizzle out hiked this rhode island democrat who keyed a guy s car because heman claimed the man was threatening him. do you know what the threat was? he had a biden sucks bumper sticker.king he was blocking my way saying that i scratched his car, icr didn t scratch hisat car. i m a state senator, i d thinkf you d recognize me. what s the reason to key the car though, that s
loud, and dangerous, but must be handled with care. like when the leader of the free world gets confused by the biggest story of the year. vladimir putin sorry mr. president, the war is in ukraine. some stories are like cherry bombs. they re not as dangerous but if you re not paying attention they can sneak up on you like this fisherman and this gator. [inaudible conversations] oh and some are roman candles they fizzle out like this rhode island democrat who keyed a guy s car because he claimed the man was threatening him. you know what the threat was? he had a biden sucks bumper sticker. he was blocking my way saying i scratched his car. i didn t scratch his car i m state senator i think he recognized me. i think he s one of the one reason to key the car, though, that s the question. some stories are sparklers they re nice, and you can watch them with your kids. like the heartwarming story of vala the chimp who spent his whole life in a cage and then saw the