We see them take question on their leadership experience, communism at home and abroad, medical care for seniors and the economy. Jfk defeated mr. Nixon and a close general election with less than 1 of the popular vote separating the two. The hourlong debate, the first of four in the followed 1960 took place in chicago. Good evening, the television and Radio Station of the United States and their affiliated stations are proud to provide discussions of the current Political Campaign by the two major candidates for the president. The candidates need no introduction. The republican candidate, Vice President Richard Nixon and the john f. Ic candidate, kennedy. According to the rules, each man will make an Opening Statement at eight minutes and a closing statement of three minutes duration. In between the candidates will questions put by a panel of correspondence. In the first discussion of the series of four, the subject matter has been agreed and be restricted to internal or domestic amer
Washington journal continues. Host our next guest was sworn in as republican speaker of the house in 1999. Here a bit from back then. My republican colleagues, i say it is time to put forward the major elements of our legislative program. We will succeed or fail, depending upon how sensible a program we offer. To my democrat colleagues, i will say, i will meet you halfway. Maybe more so on occasion. But cooperation is a twoway street, and i expect you to meet me halfway as well. The president and the number of democrats in the house here have been saying, it is time to address several issues head on. I will buy that. That think we should agree stalemate is not an option. Solutions are. [applause] and to all my colleagues, i say we must get our job done and done now. We have an obligation to pass all the appropriation bills by this summer and we will not leave this chamber until we do. [applause] i intend, i intend to be a good listener. But i want to hear ideas in the debate that flows
Less than 200 votes. Also, a bill sponsored by the republican over the keystone to outline will be in the house this week. To the keystone xl pipeline and specifically what congress should do about it, we want to get your thoughts on if congress should approve passage and building of the Keystone Pipeline. If you support the measure if you oppose the measure want to make your thoughts on congress and how they should act on keystone, on , you can contact us on twitter, facebook or email. Mikeng us on the phone, lillis on the hill. Good morning. Can you give us a little background on the scheduled votes on keystone and how this happens . Guest sure, obama was trying to delay without having to deal with it and hoping to get out of office. No unanticipated this would foren in the lame duck something to the louisiana race was going to be close. But when republicans came back and said, hey, lets vote on this one more time and this is not the first time theyve voted on it. Theyve done this a