And the ready to read program and some are read. Me will soon be announcing a winter read we will try to get the Community Reading just like we do in the summer we owe a debt of gratitude to our media sponsors and and our community sponsors. I hope you will join us later this month wrapping up the 2019 series we have kevin wilson in the meeting room downstairs. Also authors will be presenting the joy of cooking. Tickets are 50 but include a copy of the newest addition and a small sampling of the most loved recipes and cocktails. And now for the reason you are here today the moderator is a pulitzer prizewinning columnist the author of two nonfiction books and then to bring back here next year for that. Please do me too welcome to the stage miss connie schultz. [applause] elected to the seat with the Democratic Party beginning the political career 1975 and from secretary of state and has taught at ohio state university. With progressive senators who changed america. And with the eight me
Rep. Holtzman just barely. Actually, the irony is that there was a breakin in had i own Campaign Headquarters roughly around that time and a very ugly incident and people actually got beat up and had to get taken to the hospital. So i was worried about my own campaign and worried about my own Campaign Workers and worried about the breakin at my Campaign Headquarters. So watergate was just a kind of far in the distance, thunder far in the distance. Timothy you get elected. Rep. Holtzman i won the primary. That was in brooklyn, the equivalent of getting elected. Although my opponent challenged my election in the courts. But when that was over i won in the courts of course it was a november election but it was not. It was pro forma. Timothy what kind of training did they have for new congresspeople . Rep. Holtzman none. Timothy none . Rep. Holtzman none. Timothy you get to washington, what are your assignments . Rep. Holtzman well, i didnt get to washington day one of the new congress. I
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Holtzman 9 the irony was i got my Campaign Office was broken into. Is a very ugly incident. What kind of training did they have for new congresspeople . Rep. Holtzman nine. Nine . None . Rep. Holtzman none. What were your assignments . Rep. Holtzman i set around with my advisors. In just to give you a 90 a of how remote the idea of impeachment was not only. Emote nonexistence. We try to figure out the best committee to beyond. Since the agreed that president had been on the House Judiciary Committee for 50 years, 50, it would probably be good to break new ground and try to get on another committee. To lobby washington know to be on the judiciary committee. In those days, freshmen members of congress i remember coming down, and i remember the ways and Means Committee made the decision. The democrats, the republican members of the committee for the newly elected members of congress. I went down to the ways and Means Committee and it did not to me any good. He vacated the seat. The seat w
From capitol hill with congressman Kelly Armstrong, a member of the committee. You can also join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host the view of what is known as canon rotunda as we start our Washington Journal Program for today. It is today House Democrats will unveil two articles of a b of impeachment. Obstruction of justice other on abuse of power. You can watch that on cspan. You can follow along at cspan. Org. If you havent done so already, download the radio app and listen as you are out and about. Up until the time of the press conference at 9 00, we will take your calls on this move by House Democrats on articles of impeachment and here is how you can let us know what you think. 2027488001 for republicans. Emocrats, 2027488000 and independents, 2027488002. If you want to text us, you can do so at 2027488003. Post on our twitter feed at cspanwj and you can post on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Here to walk us through what might be expect