Would you be interested in being the chairman . Rep. Blackburn we have a great chairman and fred upton, and he is doing a great job. The lead to do is focus on getting some of the energy legislation, telik medications and internet legislation done this year, the privacy and Data Security bills. People want us to take action, you are not worried about personalities and leadership positions. Peter representative marsha blackburn, vice chair of the dnc committee. The washington journal. This is the communicators. Johnis week House Speaker boehner spoke about abortion decision of planned parenthood. Representative blackburn will serve as chair of the committee. Landmarknal series cases is next, with a look at the Supreme Courts 1873 decision in the slaughterhouse cases. Later this evening, we will be live from des moines, iowa. Is is quite unusual for me, but i do want to thank all of you for your friendship and your loyal support and for planning this wonderful evening for me. I shall mem
Let me introduce you to our guests. He has argued more than 75 cases before the Supreme Court. Paul, welcome. Michael is a legal historian and the author of a biography of a justice you are hearing about tonight. I will have you make the case to the audience. Why is this on our list . Why did the slaughterhouse cases matter . This case belongs in any list of great Landmark Supreme Court cases and it is the first opportunity the Supreme Court has to interpret the 14th amendment and the reason that is so important is the 14th amendment is what essentially takes big erin t of the bill of rights eventually and constraints the actions of State Government and if you think about the bill of rights, all of them by their terms were designed to restrict the federal government. It is really only at the point that we go through a civil war were people realize its not just a federal government they have to be concerned about but State Governments. There is a process of adding the 13th, 14th, and 13
Majority. A review of president obama by House Democrats that felt the administration did not make the case as to why they should vote the republican author bill when it could have hurt them politically to do so. The bill heads to the senate where future is uncertain. Next president ial candidate Hillary Clinton laying out plan to combat isis group in syria and iraq. The former secretary of state spoke in Foreign Relations in new york city and took questions for cnn hosts and the audience. This is just over an hour. [applause] please be seated. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Mr. Mayor, welcome. I would like to welcome you all to the council on Foreign Relations. For those of you who do not know us, we are an independent nonpartisan Membership Organization and publisher for nearly 5,000 members, government officials, business pe cue activist, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders and other citizens to help them better understand the world and the Foreign
Number. I am telling you on the overstays that were identified. It could be much higher than 113. Mr. Jordan, unique or to answer your question you interrupting me every time i begin. Im sorry, keep going. There are investigations over the last year in fiscal year 15. Thereve been 118 investigations of serious. I cannot tell you which ones of those entered the country on the Visa Waiver Program. No, sir. I was not in the office he office appalled at that point. I knew do know its been encouraged to continue the work by director rodriguez and continue the work theyve been engaged in in regards to social media. Im aware of no memorandum secret or otherwise that bars them from using social media. Real quick, different subject, but in your Opening Statement you mentioned the last time you testified and im curious, do you think the situation in libya today is more stable than it was in 2011, or less stable . The hearing on which im asking your opinion on the stability. I would refer to the
The Republican Party has been beat in the 1892 election. Grover cleveland has come into office, mcclellan has been the governor of ohio. The republicans think that the election of 1896 is going to be dares and he wants to be the nominee, but is not the front runner. Hes not the favor of the party bosses. Next, artist Joel Iskowitz tells the stories behind designing a congressional gold medal. He spoke at the museum of American Finance in new york city, for just over an hour. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome, welcome to our friends from the cspan audience and what that means for our audience is during the q a period please wait for the microphone sorry one can hear. I am david cowan, president of museum of American Finance and im joined by the founder in the audience today. I will show you one of our most cherished items in this is a bond from about 220 years ago signed by the father of our country, George Washington. This is George Washingtons bond and then about 60 years ago this is