Professor green absolutely, i agree. And what is interesting about that statement, it was made at the time when speakers had a lot fewer responsibilities and duties than today. If anything, it is even more so it is the most difficult job in washington. Susan unlike the senate majority, this position is named in the constitution, without a lot of detail beyond that. I am wondering, when the framers created the position, they were look into the english model, what are they have in mind . Professor green they were thing about a model of the speakership where it was a position that had parliamentary responsibilities. So the job was to preside over the chamber and make sure the rules were being followed fairly. But they also understood the position could take on other responsibilities. I think it is telling it is only mentioned once in the constitution, and says only, the speaker,ll choose the and leaves the rest up to the house itself to determine what the speakers responsibilities should
Susan matthew greene, the speaker of the house from 1931 1933 and became fdrs Vice President once said, the speaker of the house job is the hardest job in washington. Do you agree . Professor green absolutely, i agree. It was made at the time when speakers had a lot fewer responsibilities and duties than today. If anything, it is even more so it is the most difficult job in washington. Susan unlike the senate majority, this position is named in the constitution without a lot of detail. I am wondering, when the framers created the position, what are position, they were look into the english model, what are they have in mind . Professor green they were thing about a model of the speakership where it was a position that had parliamentary responsibilities. The job was to preside over the chamber and make sure the rules were being followed fairly. They also understood the position could take on other responsibilities. I think it is telling it is only mentioned once in the constitution and s
It is free. It is easily accessible. It is all there at cspan. Org. Matthew green, John Nance Garner, who was speaker of the house from 1931 to 1933 and president s vice said the speaker of the house drop is the hardest job in washington. Do you agree . When the framers created the position, what were they thinking about . A kind of model of the speakership where it was a position that had some parliamentary responsibilities, so its job was to preside over the chamber and make sure the rules were being followed fairly, but they also understood could take onion other responsibilities. It is telling it is mentioned only once in the constitution and says the house shall choose it speaker and leaves the rest up to the house to determine what the speaker responsibilities will be. Over time, has it evolved as the institution changed or a combination . I think it is a combination. Certainly the larger context with which speakers have to operate, the house itself, national governments, the lar
So already i want to please have your attention again. Welcome back. It is now time for session five and this session is entitled a historic tax cut campaign. This panel will be moderated by steve forbes. Mr. Forbes, chairman and editor in chief of forbes media, mr. Forbes campaigned vigorously the presidency in 1996 and 2000. Hes the author of several books, including most recently inflation what it is, why its bad and how to fix it. Forbes is a trustee of the coolidge foundation. Please join me in welcoming mr. Forbes and our. Thank you. Sir. Zara. Yes. Good. Thats on. Yes. Well, thank you for mentioning the book yesterday. Several of the Panel Participants made commercials for their books. You can find eight of mine on amazon. And so thatll help cover my train fare the next i come down here. If you buy it from me today, give you 2 off for cash. But it is. Theres a good fun to be here. Good morning. Thank all of you for participating. Thank cspan audiences as well for listening in on
So already i want to please have your attention again. Welcome back. It is now time for session five and this session is entitled a historic tax cut campaign. This panel will be moderated by steve forbes. Mr. Forbes, chairman and editor in chief of forbes media, mr. Forbes campaigned vigorously the presidency in 1996 and 2000. Hes the author of several books, including most recently inflation what it is, why its bad and how to fix it. Forbes is a trustee of the coolidge foundation. Please join me in welcoming mr. Forbes and our. Thank you. Sir. Zara. Yes. Good. Thats on. Yes. Well, thank you for mentioning the book yesterday. Several of the Panel Participants made commercials for their books. You can find eight of mine on amazon. And so thatll help cover my train fare the next i come down here. If you buy it from me today, give you 2 off for cash. But it is. Theres a good fun to be here. Good morning. Thank all of you for participating. Thank cspan audiences as well for listening in on