Karen hult, a science professor at virginia tech. Shes also a member of the white house transition project Advisory Board. Thanks for being with us on washington journal. Karen good to be here. Host the white house transition project, tell us about it. This is a nonpartisan, nonprofit entity. It is staffed by Political Science professors and others around the united states. 1990s for thehe white house interview program. They were trying to develop some institutional memory by talking to people that had various white house death and over time. Staff positions over time. They can find out what happens to staff positions for both parties. Directedolved and is by martha i am a member of the Advisory Board along with other colleagues as well as people like norm ornstein and other people from the larger washington community. Providetry to do is nonpartisan backing for what kinds of things have worked and not worked so well in and around the white house when a new president is getting ready t
Nevada dance peerng. Welcome to the thursday november 5th meeting of the government audits and oversight. Supervisor gor gordthank you tos committees clerk, john carroll carol, and i would like to thank sfgov tv for staffing this meeting. In order to protect the Board Members and public, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. This precaution is taken to all state and federal orders and declarations and directives. Committee members will be participating in this meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present in our board chamber. Public comment will be available for each item on this agenda. Both San Francisco cable channel 26 and sfgov tv. Org have a number across the korean. Screen. 4156550001. After youve dialed that number and connected to the call, youll be prompted to enter a meeting i. D. The i. D. Is 1465657778. After youve entered the meeting i. D. , youll be prompted to press the pound symbol twice, and after so, wul be conne
An audience in the palace of fine arts theater in san francisco. An estimated 100 million americans are watching on television as well. San francisco was the site of the signing of the United Nations charter 31 years ago. Thus, it is an appropriate place to hold this debate. The subject of which is foreign and defense issues. The questioners tonight are max frankel, associate editor of the new york times. Henry trewhitt, Diplomatic Correspondent of the baltimore sun, and richard have ler valeriani of nbc news. The ground rules are that questions will be alternated between two candidates. By the toss of a coin governor carter will take the first question. Each question sequence will be as follows. The question will be asked and the candidate there have up to three minutes to answer. His opponent will have up to two minutes to respond. And prior to the response the questioner may ask a follow up question to clarify the candidates answer when necessary with up to two minutes to reply. Eac
Jimmy carter focused on foreign and military issues. The debate is best remembered for president fords statement that there is no soviet domination of Eastern Europe. Good evening. Im Pauline Frederick of npr, moderator of this 2nd of the historic debates of the 1976 campaign between gerald r. Ford of michigan, republican candidate for president , and jimmy carter of georgia, democratic candidate for president. Thank you, president ford, and thank you, governor carter, for being with us tonight. This debate takes place before an audience in the palace of fine arts theater in san francisco. An estimated 100 million americans are watching on television as well. San francisco was the site of the signing of the United Nations charter, 31 years ago. Thus, it is an appropriate place to hold this debate, the subject of which is foreign and defense issues. The questioners tonight are max frankel, associate editor of the new york times, henry l. Trewhitt, Diplomatic Correspondent of the baltimo
Quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer well, mr. President , for more than a year and a half, leader mcconnell and Senate Republicans have refused to take action on the housepassed for the people act. At a time when our democracy is under siege in so many ways, the for the people act is a bold proposal that will restore Peoples Trust in our democratic system, a trust that is fading. It is under it is for the people. In order to make a more perfect union. It would shore up our elections from threats from abroad. Thats something we have just recently read more and more about. Why arent we doing more on that . In fact, when senator van hollen a few days ago put on the floor the an act u. C. Of an act that would say russia should have sanctions imposed on it if they interfere with our elections, the other side blocked it. I hope theyre not following Donald Trumps obeisance to russia and his view that putins just okay. It would also dismantle systemat