Turnedones have been off. We will, of course, post our the heritage home page following our presentation today. Opening our session is jennifer marshall. Ms. Marshall serves as our Vice President for the institute for family, community and opportunity. Oversees our Research Areas that determine the character of marriage,ducation, family, religion and Civil Society. Andalso heads our Richard Helen center for religion and Civil Society. Manages our familyfacts. Org online source for the latest social science on those issues. Joining us here, she worked both at empower directornd as senior of family studies at the Family Research council. Please join me in welcoming marshall. [applause] jennifer . You, john. Ank and thank you all for being here for this conversation about in america. Were really pleased to debut this index of culture and onortunity, and here with me stage is David Azerrad, my colleague at the heritage foundation. Directs the simon center for principles and politics. And t
Way. Whereas the house of representatives may have about 40 or 50 members that are predominantly Food Production represents Food Production districts. Every United States senator represents at least some Food Production. That includes from the smallest states of rhode island and delaware to, of course, the largest states. And historically, those interests were dominated from people by the midwest and the heartland states. So illinois, indiana, missouri, my own state of kansas. And the midwest, up through the dakotas. And states in the south where you had members of congress and especially members of the United States who were elected forever. They accumulated great amounts of power, and they were able to influence the political process rather significantly so the states of mississippi, which was one state that had accumulated a large amount of power over the years. But all of the southern states, georgia, south carolina, north carolina, called the southern crops had very, very powerful
Yesterday, hes damaging the presidency itself. President obama has turned a deaf ear to the people that he was elected and we were elected to serve, but we will not do that. Lou House Judiciary Committee chairman congressman bob good lot called for a hearing. He said, quote so what tools are available . Appropriations Committee Chairman congressman Howell Rogers called for a socalled rescission bill. He now admits that was hollow rhetoric and for the second day in a row admitted his committee could not defund the president s action. Ranking Judiciary Committee member senator Jeff Sessions writing in usa today, quote even with the eight democratic senator who expressed disappointment that the president acted unilaterally, republicans have nowhere near enough points to override a president ial veto in both houses if they succeed in passing a bill to strip funding from executive fiat. President obama facing heated criticism and considerable opposition to his executive amnesty that he anno
Yesterday, hes damaging the presidency itself. President obama has turned a deaf ear to the people that he was elected and we were elected to serve, but we will not do that. Lou House Judiciary Committee chairman congressman bob good lot called for a hearing. He said, quote so what tools are available . Appropriations Committee Chairman congressman Howell Rogers called for a socalled rescission bill. He now admits that was hollow rhetoric and for the second day in a row admitted his committee could not defund the president s action. Ranking Judiciary Committee member senator Jeff Sessions writing in usa today, quote even with the eight democratic senator who expressed disappointment that the president acted unilaterally, republicans have nowhere near enough points to override a president ial veto in both houses if they succeed in passing a bill to strip funding from executive fiat. President obama facing heated criticism and considerable opposition to his executive amnesty that he anno
Yesterday, hes damaging the presidency itself. President obama has turned a deaf ear to the people that he was elected and we were elected to serve, but we will not do that. Lou House Judiciary Committee chairman congressman bob good lot called for a hearing. He said, quote so what tools are available . Appropriations Committee Chairman congressman Howell Rogers called for a socalled rescission bill. He now admits that was hollow rhetoric and for the second day in a row admitted his committee could not defund the president s action. Ranking Judiciary Committee member senator Jeff Sessions writing in usa today, quote even with the eight democratic senator who expressed disappointment that the president acted unilaterally, republicans have nowhere near enough points to override a president ial veto in both houses if they succeed in passing a bill to strip funding from executive fiat. President obama facing heated criticism and considerable opposition to his executive amnesty that he anno