Recognize the seventh anniversary of the sandy hook massacre, in the seven years since that unthinkable tragedy, america has experienced countless incidents of gun violence ranging from horrific Mass Shootings to the thousands of shootings that devastate communities every day. The senate has not even debated background check legislation. The senate hasnt debated legislation to reduce the cost of health care, college education, or prescription drugs. Republican leadership has even refused to work with democrats on Bipartisan Solutions to secure our elections and to deter foreign adversaries from interfering in our elections. All the productive activity in the congress is coming out of the house. The Senate Remains a legislative graveyard for so many issues and now on impeachment. As you know, the house is expected to vote on the articles of impeachment this week. Assuming the articles are adopted by the house, the senate will serve as a court of impeachment. Conducting an impeachment tr
If you are in attendance, take a picture and tag us at booktv on twitter, facebook, or instagram. Next on booktv after words, former Harvard Law School dean martha minow ab. Topknot fiction authors about their latest work. All programs are also available as podcasts. Full disclosure, you and i go way back. You were my law professor at harvard. You taught law. You were to no one from being an along the way you with the an dean of Harvard Law School. You were a law professor when i first met you in 2008 as a junior senator a man named barack obama. And i had a teacher who changed my life. Its a delight to be here and i have met so much from you. I love this book because it has your voice it is compassionate and brilliant and it is gently provocative. How did you come during this legendary career from the legal power cracks. I wrote a book about 20 years ago with violence in the truth of the conciliation had just started and i was so intrigued by the development of the new institution to
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Ministration reacted to the news that democrats are moving forward with articles of impeachment against President Trump. Chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and attorney general william barr were both scheduled for a wall street journal event in washington, d. C. They were asked about impeachment. Were going to talk now with mick about the white house expectations for this next year but there is a lot of news to cover as well. So please welcome mick. [applause] there is a bit of news. [laughter] lets maybe start with the news. Then we can get into the agenda for the white house. Not just for this next 12 months, for a possible second term. So the congress is very busy drawing up articles of impeachment. They designed two of them, one of them has to do with ukraine and the president putting pressure im ukraine to investigate this political rival. President trump has said that he would like to see you and secretary pompeo testified in the senate. Will you and partly. Mr. Mulvaney part of me rea
They were asked about impeachment. Were going to talk now with about the white houses expectations for this next year, but there is a lot of news to cover as well. So please welcome mick. [applause] there is a bit of news. [laughter] lets maybe start with the news. Then we can get into the agenda for the white house. Not just for this next 12 months, but for a possible second term. So the congress is very busy drawing up articles of impeachment. They have designed two of them, one of them has to do with ukraine and the president putting pressure on ukraine to investigate this political rival. President trump has said that he would like to see you and secretary pompeo testified in the senate. Will you . Mr. Mulvaney part of me really wants to. I remember when i testified, i was running the cfbd, to the house and the senate. The most fun i ever had i when i was on the hill. We will do what the president wants us to do. That is what it comes down to. If he says go ahead come i mean, he ha