Of prohibition in the u. S. The National Constitution Center Hosted this event. The moderator is jeffrey rosen. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the National Constitution center i am jeffrey rosen, the president of this wonderful institution, the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis beautiful. So great to hear those wonderful words of our Inspiring Mission statement here in the beautifully renovated kimmel theater. Ladies and gentlemen, just a few months ago we opened up this gorgeous, new space, renovated with a great grant by the Kimmel Foundation and youre hearing me from these cool stateoftheart ted talk mics and these beautiful seats and im thrilled to see so many people here to celebrate the opening of the return of our great exhibit, american spirit [ applause ] i want you to go see it after the show, if you havent seen it yet, and cspan viewers, i want you to come to philade
Up next, historians talk about the history and politics of prohibition in the u. S. The National Constitution center hosting this event, the moderator is jeffrey rosen. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the National Constitution center. [ applause ] i am jeffrey rosen, the president of this wonderful institution. The only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a n nonpartisan basis. Beautiful. So great to hear those wonderful words of our Inspiring Mission statement here in the beautifully renovated kimmel theater. Ladies and gentlemen, just a few months ago, we opened up this gorgeous new space renovated with the sydney kimmel foundation. And youre hearing me from these stateoftheart cool ted talk mics on these beautiful new seats. And its a thrill to see so many people here to celebrate the opening of the return of our great exhibit american spirits. [ applause ] i want you to go see it after the show if you
Talks about infrastructure needs. And tom heart of the one campaign will talk about efforts and the global poverty effect of budget cuts on government programs. Host good morning. It is february 27. Tuesday,the houses and at 10 00 a. M. For morning hour and 11 00 for legislative business. The senate will begin at 10 00 a. M. And we are with you for the next three hours. We begin today with President Trumps comments at a meeting of the nations governors, urging them not to be afraid of the National Rifle association. The president said while the nra is doing what they think is right, it is also ok to fight the lobby. This morning we will get your reaction amid the current gun debate. Phone lines this morning republicans, 2027488001. , democrats, 2027488000. Independents, 2027488002. Line for nra members this morning, 2027488003. Catch up with us on social media come on twitter and on facebook. A very good Tuesday Morning for you this morning. You can start calling in now as we show you
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