Here on cspan3, well take you live now to a hearing on amtraks response to the coronavirus pandemic. This hearing is already in process. While possibly only saving amtrak 213 million. Overall, the damage could top 3 billion if amtraks planned nine months of Degraded Service stretches another quarter to a full year. Ill finish. Thank you. The amtrak community was hit especially hard because several airlines say theyll drop service when the c. A. R. E. S. Act expires. Thats 67 cities facing air cutbacks. Nearly half, 31 of them, would all flew the same, sacramento, tampa, these routes touch nearly every corner of our country. On the empire builder on eight states from illinois to washington, those towns face a nearly 400 million blow. The north south city of new orleans between louisiana now produce nearly 134 million in economic benefits. It could wipe out as much as 88 million of that. Simply put, this drastically reduced utility of a nationwide Network Operating three days a week, mak
Just like year, the unlikely reformer, carter glass and financial regulation. The format today, matts going to talk for however long he wants. We have a few images to supplement then hell take some questions, so come on up. Welcome. Id like to thank chuck and the other people at the Historical Society for having me here today. This is a strange introduction. I had a funny thing happen getting here. I live in chevy chase, maryland, and i didnt want to drive and look for a parking space so i called lyft and they came within a minutes. I was barely putting on a tie, learning how u to tie a tie again and when i get in as he was pulling away, i realized i did not put a belt on my trousers so i had visions of being on cspan with my trousers falling down, luckily, chuck brought me a belt. Youre saved from that, if not my speech. Ill talk for 20, 25 minutes then take your questions. Carter glass was a major figure in American History. A recent writer, richard farley, called him quote, the sing
Book republican populist spiro agnew and the analysts of america. They compare to president donald trump. The center for the study of democracy at st. Marys college of maryland hosted this event. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Thank you. I appreciate that. Im tuajuanda jordan, president of st. Marys college of maryland, the National Public honors college. It always makes me smile to say that. Im delighted to welcome you to this afternoons discussion with authors of republican populists, spiro agnew and the origins of Donald Trumps america. The centers are joint initiative of the college of st. Marys city, the site of the capital. The centers goal is to promote understanding of democratic values, traditions and institutions through the exploration of contemporary and historical issues. Dr. Antonio uges, junior, is the director of the center. He joins us this afternoon. Thank you, tony, for being here. Charlie musgrove, chair of the department of history here at the college is also here
Me as a Landmark Book on mutual funds by Oxford University press early in the last decade. He followed it up with this book just last year, the unlikely reformer carter glass and financial regulation. The format today, matt is going to talk for however long, we have a few images to supplement his discourse and then you will take some questions, right . So come on up. applause id like to take chuck and the other people for having me here today. I live in cherry chase, maryland and i did not want to drive and look for parking space so i called a lift and they came within a minute. I was barely putting on a tie in learning how to tie a tie again. When i got in the lift as hes pulling away, i realize i did not put a belt on my trousers. I had visions here being on cspan with my trousers falling down. Luckily chuck and one of his colleagues brought me a belt. You are safe from that at least not for my speech. I will talk for 20, 25 minutes and then take some questions. Carter glass was a ma
That the American Financial system. Kind of in 1858 in lynchburg virginia and grew up in the reconstruction self. Is this policy on the role of government was shaped by the views of thomas jefferson. For just 70 miles north. From 1903 until the early 1940s they played a key role in every important legislative debate. Its colleagues in the house, later in the senate, both democrats and republicans, as the go to expert when it came to baking issues. Our glass was a consummate politician. He was an expert when it came to reading the political tea leaf and crafting compromises that could be passed into law. He was wheeling to empower the federal government in his judgment circumstances were warranted. Twelve roosevelt progressive, he shepherded the most important progressive new deal reforms through the senate. Turn class had assault, he can be grumpy, but mostly in private. He was not a proponent of racial equality and thats putting it mildly. And he was a democrat. That was a joke. [laug