the coronavirus pandemic. chair neal: thank you for joining me. i have the greatest personal and professional regard for the united states conference of mayors. in congress there is a small alumni association. a lot has to do with the fact that we had to make immediate decisions along the way that did not always receive a chorus of support from the citizenry. days of being the mayor of springfield, at the time, the hundred largest city in the country. and i feel a great sense of personal and professional satisfaction from what we were able to do and the immediacy of it. i would start with one funny story because you have all had the same experience. i was in the office one saturday morning, i thought it was a good time to get things done. signing letters, doing a review and there wasn t staffers rushing in or someone who insisted on talking to at the moment. and the phone rang. i was 32 at the time and full of myself. i answered the phone. it was a citizen who said to me, s
programs can be viewed on our website booktv.org. [inaudible conversations] hi everybody. i am glad to see you, thank you. thank you so much for coming to tonight s program featuring robert caro and conan o brien. [applause] i am andrew grossman the founder of writers block sailing to the end of our 23rd year. [applause] if you are not yet on the writer s block e-mail list sign-up at writer s block presents.com. this added senator amy klobuchar so writers bloc presents.com. now for tonight. we are delighted to welcome back robert caro to writer s block. the last time he visited was in 2002 for the master of the senate. it was unforgettable. bob story about the genius of the johnson political machine painted a picture of a powerbroker extraordinaire who simply had no fear. like a subject cairo has no fear but over the years bob has spoiled us with this portrayed of lyndon johnson and treated us with left turns in the narrative. his diversions into fascinating bystanders are
left and their vehicle, the fake news media are going crazy. they don t know what to do. the economy is booming like never before, jobs at historic highs. soon two supreme court justices and maybe declassification to find additional corruption. wow. if i may editorialize for a moment, this senior official should resign, now, in disgrace. you are undermining our democracy. there is another big story. it is nike. the football season starts tonight, football fans are greeted with a nike ad featuring colin kaepernick. the man who started anthem protests. nike revived the controversy. everyone loses when divisive politics comes back to haunt the nfl. nike s stock, no recovery after 4 billion-dollar hit the company took when kaepernick ad campaign was first revealed. look at this. no recovery, serious recovery for twitter or facebook. they took hits yesterday after their leaders appeared before congress. investors worry about new regulations on privacy and the election interference
next, the house the ways and means committee considers a memos to the proposed health care placement bill. later, a hearing with david shogun on how to improve veterans private health care options. and on the communicators, michael powell talks about net neutrality. the numbers have two additional days to file dissenting or minority views. first, this is a historic and important step in the repeal of , and i am proud of the work this committee and this debate our debate was professional and passionate and fought with good will. that was a signature of the ways and means committee. bothlaud members from sides of this long but full discussion. we have remarkable resources to help all of us on this committee. i want to thank tom bartolo, tricia mcdermid, andrew grossman, cecily rock, and heather harmon. and from the house legislative council, henry to strip, scott kipstop, and scott probst. join me in thanking these people for the hard work they have done. [applause] bei
days for washington dc and that our economy is strong, the population grows by about 1000 people each month. we are making historic investments in our education and the fiscal house is in order. we are working hard to give every washingtonian a fair shot with a good paying job with affordable housing. just yesterday the legislature approved unanimously to raise the wage and washington dc to $15 per hour by 2020. yet despite [applause] despite the successes, mr. chairman, you know that washingtonians do not benefit. and despite the fact that we perform all the functions of the state, washingtonians do not enjoy the rights of all americans. nearly 700,000 residents live in the shadow of the nation s capital without a vote in congress. people pay federal taxes and we pay our taxes. more per person than any state. but we have no vote in the house, despite the valiant efforts of our congresswoman and we have no representation in the senate at all. the people of washington join