Predicting the inability of House Republicans to simply do their jobs, the Biden Administration is now threatening Government Agencies to review their shut down plants. Make no mistake, the Government Shutdown is going to result in real consequences for millions of americans, and it will hurt our economy. Heres a snapshot of the last Government Shutdown. This occurred between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 on trumps watch. A stretched on for 34 days, 300,000 Government Workers were furloughed and. It costs our economy 11 billion dollars. Its not Monopoly Money, folks. Its not Monopoly Money to republicans who think that we have too much debt in the country, 11 Trillion Dollars for no particular reason, seems foolhardy. I should not be complicated. Funding the government is a basic power given to congress in the constitution. Its one of the few things that the United States constitution actually says that congress has to do it, its not optional. They have what you commonly he
Our economy. Heres a snapshot of the last Government Shutdown. This occurred between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 on trumps watch. A stretfo 34 days, 300,000 Government Workers were furloughed and. It costs our economy 11 billion dollars. Its not Monopoly Money, folks. Its not Monopoly Money to republicans who think that we have too much debt in the country, 11 Trillion Dollars for no particular reason, seems foolhardy. I should not be complicated. Funding the government is a basic power given to congress in the constitution. Its one of the few things that the United States constitution actually says that congress has to do it, its not optional. They have what you commonly here as the power of the house under the leadership of the speaker, Kevin Mccarthy, tenuously the ship though it is. He is choosing chaos over governing. For a party that touts fiscal responsibility, its just not responsible to hold the Economy Hostage over hard line policy requests that stand zero chanc
On holidays, too. Follow us on twitter, like us on facebook. And find our programs and schedule on our website, cspan. Org history. Next on American History tv, a panel of scholars discusses the life and legacy of novelist, journalist, photographer, and social activist jack london. In this twohour program, well see a selection of his photo journalism and learn how the author of the call of the wild has influenced generations of western writers. The bill lane center for the American West and Stanford University libraries cohosted this event. Thank you, bruce. Hello, my name is marc levin, and im an affiliated scholar with the Billing Center for the american center. A program today is called jack london, apostil of the American West. And is being cosponsors by bill lane center for American West and the Stanford University libraries. As bruce was describing, the Billings Center is dedicated to advancing scholarship and Public Education on the past, present, and future of Western North ame
Thank you. Bruce. Hello my name is mark levine. Im an affiliated scholar. Program today is called jack london, apostle of the American West. And its being coupon sorried by Stanford University library ris. As bruce was describing, the center is dedicated to advancing scholarship and public presentation on the past, future of Western North america. This is very appropriate pan ford for them. And the University Library comprehensive range both digital formats in support of research and construction here at stanford. Today we ingnaw grate a new center. It is designed to place a spotlight on the humanities in the American West. Arts west offers the stanford community, innovative public programming on the writers artists and cultural leaders that make it further ground for artistic vision. It offers two distinctive series t great writers of the west focuses on western literary heritage and the great artist of the west elevates the western liberal arts. We begin today with jack london whose
Skip rizzo is doing more than helping servicemen and women fight their way back from posttraumatic stress. Hes saving lives by teaching troops to handle the horrors of war before they hit the battlefield. That is what earns him a spot on the next list. Im dr. Sanjay gupta, hope to see you back here next sunday. Its 2 30 p. M. In the east, 1 11 30 a. M. On the west coast. These are the top stories were following right now in the cnn newsroom. Tragic news out of brazil. At least 233 people have died in an Early Morning fire in a crowded nightclub in the city of santa maria. College students were jammed inside celebrating the end of their Summer Vacation when the blaze broke out about 2 00 in the morning. Lets go to rafael romo with the latest. Rafael, how did this fire start . There was a concert and part of the concert included using pyrotechnics and apparently part of the initial investigation points to the fact that it might have been started that way. There was insulation, there was