Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 92, the nays are 4. And the nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table. The president will be immediately notified of the senates action. The presiding officer the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of john w. Holcomb of california to be United States district judge for the Central District of california. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of john w. Holcomb of california to be United States district judge for the Central District of california shall
We travel the nation in search of their stories. Coming up first, u. S. Congressman and senator, former wisconsin governor and 1924 Progressive Party president ial candidate robert fighting bob. The call comes to all since. It is an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. Founding fathers, probably the most important political figure in wisconsin history, and one of the most important in the 20th century of the United States. He was a reforming governor. He defined what progressivism is. He was one of the first to use the term progressive to selfidentify. He was a urunited States Senato who was recognized by his peers in the 1950s as one of the favor greatest senators in american history. He was an opponent of world war one. Stood his ground, advocating for free speech. About all, bob follette was about the people. In the era after the civil war, america changed radically from a nation of Small Farmers and small producers and small manufacturers, and by the 1870s,
At the mississippi book festival in jackson to talk about literacy and american libraries. [inaudible conversations] good morning everyone. Welcome to the third mississippi book festival. In the Mississippi Department of archives and history. Ive been asked to remind everyone that you are more than welcome to take photographs, post to social media, and the hash tag is literarylongparty. This is the conversation with the library of Congress Panel sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council and friends of the library. Mississippi is fortunate to have so strong a supporter as its literature, music and art as congressman greg harper. Now in his fifth term in the United States house of representatives, congressman harper chairs the committee on House Administration and serves on the House Committee on energy and commerce, the joint committee on printing and perhaps most pertinently for us here today, as the chair of the joint committee of the library of congress. Here is congressman gre
Lafollett. It is a glorious service. This service for the country. The call comes to every citizen. It is an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. Bob lafollett is probably the most important political figure in Wisconsin History and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century in the United States. He was a reforming governor. He defined what progressivism is. He was one of the first to use the term progressive to selfidentify. He was United States senator who recognized who is recognized by his peers in the 1950s as one of the five greatest senators in american history. He was an opponent of world war i, stood his ground advocating for free speech. Above all, Bob Lafollett was about the people. After the civil war, america changed radically from a nation of Small Farmers and small producers and small manufacturers, and by the 1870s and 1880s, 1890s, we had concentrations of wealth. We had concentrations of wealth, we had growing inequality, and
He left the Supreme Court. He ran for president. Then he went back to the Supreme Court. When of the finest minds on the courts. Why use . Andrew jackson said that he looks like god and talks like god. Charles evans hughes the republican president ial nominee soon after the national convention. Tonight, we looked at the life and legacy of Charles Evans hughes who was a twoterm governor, secretary of state, and twice a Supreme Court justice. He was perhaps best known as one of the coauthors of the new deal. Were broadcasting live across from the capitol. He inaugurated this building when it first opened in 1935. Let me introduce you to our guests this evening were joining us to talk about the life and legacy of Charles Evans hughes. My first guest is an historian, and bernadette higher Bernadette Tyler is a professor at Cornell Law School. I want you to set the stage for us. 1916, Woodrow Wilson wants to be reelected. Frame what was going on in the country and the president ial campaign