Significant global working trafficking and other issues. She is the chair of the board of the Mccain Institute at Arizona State university, where she oversees the organizations focus on characterdriven Global Leadership, security and economic opportunity, freedom and human rights issues. Instituteshe humantrafficking advisory council. Mrs. S Vicki Kennedy Vicki Kennedy is an accomplished attorney and nonprofit leader. She advises clients on government issues and regulatory issues. She is president of the board and cofounder of the edward m. Kennedy institute for the study of the senate, a nonpartisan nonprofit housed in a beautiful building here in boston that educates the republic about the unique role of the u. S. Senate in our democracy. Tonight they will both be in versation with ka with kerry healey. Nose of us in massachusetts of her public leadership when she was lieutenant governor, she was a College President as well and she was a former resident fellow here at the institute o
Conversation with kerri seely who is the inaugural president of the center for advancing the American Dream at the Milken Institute opening 2022. Those massachusetts know of for public leadership as well. She was former lieutenant governor, the president s College President as well and with pride she was a former resident fellow here at the institute of politics. So joinit in welcoming lieutenat governor healey with mrs. Mccain and vicki kennedy. [applause] thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you for those kind introductions, and i amin so excited to get of this conversation with both of you today. I think withf the backdrop of everything that is going on in the country right now one of the most interesting legacies both of your husbands is that they actually got a long, and they were fiercely partisan. They were fiercely partisan, no doubt about that. They wanted to win but how was it relationship both in public and in private . What you have tt the time, the senate was a different pl
Test of these taking back power from the executive branch is often a challenge that requires overriding a president ial veto which is increasingly difficult. A return to normal appropriations, increase in legislative oversight, particularly by a spending authority, an earmark reform that both returns the practice while strengthening its integrity requires no president ial signoff. In fact each step rests solely within the purview of congress and it would allow legislators to increase capacity, better represent their constituents, uphold their oath and recommit to the spirit and letter of article i of the constitution. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Were going to head into questions. Im going to yield my time to representative scanlan. I know you have another hearing to get to. Thank you so much, i appreciate it. And thank you, chairman kilmer and vice chair graves for holding this hearing. Weve had a number of hearings talking about kind of the Practical Impact of issues so its re
Provides, rather than what he says himself. As a person who is under indictment, he has a reason to find evidence that can implicate people higher up than him. Ultimately, it will be contemporaneous documents that assess whether or not he is telling the truth and to what degree he is telling the truth. Host what is your reaction to the evidence so far . The documents that have been released, and the remarks he has made in these interviews. Guest i think the real question is going to be, with respect to pens, attorney general barr, there are no impeachment proceedings against them. If the house chooses, they can launch impeachment proceedings against them as well. I doubt what he has added has added significant weight to what we know. Askedw the president ukraine to launch political investigations into his opponent. He is providing, at best, some weak collaboration from what we already know. Host do you believe the president was asking for an investigation into a political rebel for his
Okay the committee will come to order the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee. And this time article one, restoring capacity and equipping. I get myself five minutes to give an opening statement. Its our first hearing of the new year, this committee has had an incredibly productive last year, passing 45 recommendations focused on making congress more effective and efficient so that they can better serve the American People and i am proud of what we have conceived and accomplished with this committee so far and what weve accomplished together. Every member of this committee has been fully engaged, the work has taken time to consider the work in the mandate, and really working consider the colleagues. Finding Collaborative Solutions to the challenges this institution faces. Successful institutions what you are talking up businesses or organizations or governments, depends on people who are invested in the work they are doing. And that is fundamental. Invite successfu