Our discussion, let me introduce the men to my left. Jim banner to edited the book president ial misconduct which is the kickoff for our discussion tonight is a visiting scholar in history at George Washington university. Having spent most of his career teaching at princeton, he is the founding director of the history news service. His most recent book is being a historian being a historian and he hasory edited and written numerous books including the one we are featuring tonight. He also was one of the creators of the National History center. Editorinchief of the quarterly review. Let me tell you how i know jackson. So, i was a graduate student at yale and people would always say there is this great historian, hes going to be so great, you are a few years older. He was one of the historians who proceeded to define a field which is basically how to think about culture in a way that spoke to many different parts of our political life. That might not be how the describes himself, but tha
It was a year after that that the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary happen. Happened. Classroomds in the were murdered when she and her husband decided to launch. What is now giffords. I joined them. It was tough at first. The politics of guns had not yet shifted. In the way we have seen them shift. It seemed at first like it was a step forward, two steps back. We had a lot of the proverbial doors slammed in our face, but we persevered. Today we are a Large National , organization with dozens of staff, offices across the country. Footprints in many states. Go ahead. The democrats in the house have passed a few gun control bills in this session. They credit that with part of the reason they have taken control of the house. They cite a very political, popular ideas behind gun control. And yet the bills have gone nowhere in the senate. Because of senate republicans. What is your group doing to try to get involved and change the makeup of the senate . That way some of the bills coul
You know. Its. Were live this morning for the alliance of Health Policy where trumps domestic policy director joe grogan will be talking about the Administrations Health Care policy. Live coverage here on cspan2. Were a Nonpartisan Organization convening the Health Policy through a balanced exchange of evidence and were see thankful to bill pierce and Apco Worldwide for putting on the series and with that support weve had the privilege are hosting many esteemed guests and Panel Discussions over the past years, including Joseph Grogan who im honored to welcome back today. I believe you have the distinction of being our first repeat guest. He joined us about a year ago when he was an associate director at omb so we look forward to hearing about your new role and Health Care Priorities as the director of the Domestic Policy Council. So thank you for being here again, mr. Grogan, and thank you for you being here and ill turn it over to bill to get it started. Threw, and welcome on behalf o
My name is Kathryn Martucci on the director of policy and programs at the alliance for Health Policy at i had the pleasure of welcoming you all on behalf of the alliance to our Breakfast Series for reporters. For those who are not thinly withfo the alliance, we are a Nonpartisan Organization that is dedicated to convening and educating Health Policy community through a Balance Exchange of evidence. We are so thankful to bill pierce and Apco Worldwide for supporting the alliance and put it on this syrians with that support weve had the privilege of hosting many 15 guests and Panel Discussion over the past couple of years, including joe grogan and we are honored to welcome back to be properly you have the decision being our first repeat guest picky joined us about a year ago when is an associate director at omb and to look for doing about your new role and healthcare priorities as a director of the Domestic Policy Council. So thank you for being here again. Thank you to all of you for be
To welcome you all to her breakfast. For reporters if youre not familiar with the alliance a Nonpartisan Organization dedicated to convening and educating the Health Policies and we are so thankful to support the alliance with the series with that support to see guest and Panel Discussions over the last couple of years including joseph rogan i believe you have the distinction to have our first repeat guest he joined us a year ago as an associate director we look forward to hearing about your new role and healthcare priorities for the Domestic Policy Council thank you for being here and we will get it started. On behalf of the alliance these are important alliances we believe strongly that wellinformed press is important to the washington dc world and the dialogue is important we really appreciate you joe willing to come and subject yourself to the questioning of this group. Senior director here. Joe and i have known each other for quite some time working in the Bush Administration toge