Things. I was looking up a speech that president carter gave in naming building in texas after congressman brooks and one of the things the president sent at the time was hes a new president who thought ill just have one congressman who disagrees with me, im the president of the united states, its no big deal. Then he found out that one congressman was jack brooks and it was a big deal. It talks about how president and Congress Work together and i think at this time, it is very important that we hear that message about how they work together. We are pleased tonight to have his son here with us. Jeb has worked in the financial industry and companies for more than three decades. He started his career at citibank in taiwan, Vice President of city groups National Securities and hes currently the managing partner and is the chairman of the Jack Brooks Foundation which provided the wonderful reception so please join me in welcoming and thanking jeff brooks. [applause] thank you so much for t
This stage who are scholars associated with the Miller Center at the university of virginia and to study the presidency who as broad, longterm in perspective and expressed in written word. The other culture in this room is the presence of pat oliphant. Please greet pat oliphant. In this neighborhood or might be a lot open yeah like meeting like restaurant wiser just like i know the privilege open but even more so by the work of i bet yet pat, which you will see but i i bet you some of the Grocery Stores around like the smaller ones on that gentleman displayed on this screen. The probably this culture he represents is not sort of broad gauge and long but highly specific. Daily prospective over the course of more than 60 years as a cartoonist producing more than 10,000 individual cartoons five days a week for the denver post for several years, for the washington star for several years, and then along the way, pat oliphant the first 20thcentury cartoonist to work independently. Thates how
Three consecutive days in july tells so much of the story. Three consecutive days in july of 2019. July 24, the day that special counsel mueller testified before congress, and President Trump thought he was finally in the clear, july 25, the day that President Trump got on the phone with ukrainian president and in the context of a discussion about military support for that embattled nation, that the president has recently frozen said, i would like you to do us a favor, though. And asked ukraine to do two investigations to help his reelection efforts in 2020. That was july 25. And then we come to july 26. The day Gordon Sondland called President Trump on his cell phone from a restaurant in ukraine. Gordon sondland, not some anonymous never trumper but a Million Dollar donor to the president s inauguration and handpicked ambassador to the European Union, what does President Trump ask sondland, the day after this call . What does President Trump ask . What does the president want to know
The Judiciary Committee will please come to order. When the committee recessed yesterday it had completed Opening Statements on the resolution about to be considered. Putin to notice under House Resolution 660, i know call house mr. Chairman impeaching donald j. Trump president of the United States point of order. The gentleman will state his point of order. The chairman refused to schedule a day of hearings pursuant to clause 2 j. Well entertain that point of order once we completed calling up the resolution. I call up h rez 775 for purposes of markup and move that the Committee Report the resolution favorably to the house. The clerk will report the resolution. H rez 755, impeaching donald j. Trump, president of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors december 10th, 2019. The following resolution was submitted, resolution, impeaching Donald John Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors, resolve that donald j. Trump president of the United States is impeached for high crimes a
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