Here in america and we did a lot of research on it. Whats your opinion . Lets look at what has been created and so on. I think the way the country has turned it basically is wonderful, and these guys took a great chance and they risked their lives and a lot of people died so we did have a government where the states took place. The irony that i bring up and i read about the tea party is that in fact there is not a lot in common between the contemporary tea parties and the fiscal policy ideas about the fiscal policy. David mccullough on 60 minutes the last few weeks was talking about the fact that we have become historical the illiterate in his opinion and they asked him why that was. I wonder what you think about that. Can i ask that question . Do you agree . It is the fault of my wonderful profession. I dont think we teach history as it should be taught. It was a wonderful story about the past that helped to answer questions about our president , and i think the better that we teach h
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Compromise. Is it enough . Are you concerned about the price tag and has congress reacted fast enough to the . Democrats can call 202 5853880. Republicans can call 202 5853881. Independence, 202 5853882. A special line for veterans, 202 5853883. You can catch up with us on facebook, twitter or email us. A youre good Tuesday Morning to h you. Here is usa today story. Congress moves to boost v. A. A bill to reform ba will move to vote ca will move to v. A. Will move to vote. Had sought more to fix the problems. The Washington Post compromise likely to pass. A picture of the two chairmen of the house and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees. BErnie Sanders on the right and jeff miller on the left. Those two men appearing at a joint press conference yesterday to talk about this compromise deal that is in place. Here is senator bernie describing what the deal includes. [video clip] sufficient sums of money must be provided so the ba has the resources to immedia this bil does that by contracti
He was on the committee with ted kennedy. In 1988, he founded Podesta Associates with his brother tony. He served president clinton as deputy chief of staff and then whitehouse chief of staff. He was cochairman of president obama in 2008. He is the father of a proud airforce member. So much for biography. Our thanks to the angus ceo who are sitting at the table back there keeping me from the pain of premature requirement. We are on the record here. No tweeting. No filing of any kind while the breck fast is underway. There is no embargo when the session ends. This is one of the last ways of fussy folk waves so if you have a question send me a subtle, nonthreatening signal and i will call on you. We will let the guest make open comments and with that thanks for being here. Thank you, david. I will talk for two minutes and say that a lot has been going on in washington this week. But one thing i have been particularly focused on is the rollout of the proposal to reduce Carbon Pollution fr
The senate gavels in at 2 00 eastern for general speeches. At 5 30, senators will vote to move forward on district judge nominations for virginia, massachusetts and nevada. You can watch the house life on cspan live on cspan, the senate on cspan2. Deputy National Security adviser tony blinken talked about the u. S. And European Response to isolate russia after its intervention in ukraine. He talked about the effectiveness of the sanctions and why the annexation of crimea will eventually prove to be what he calls a strategic loser for russia in the long term. He spoke at a conference on europe hosted by the brookings institution. Its about 45 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, i hope youve had a chance to enjoy some lunch. It is, of course, a brookings sandwich lunch, so, you know, theres limits to the enjoyment, but nonetheless, we hope youve had a good lunch. Were extremely pleased to have tony blinken here to finish off and wrap up our annual conference for us today. Tony, unfortunately,