It, 202 7488001. If you are unsure, 202 7488002. You can also text us at 202 7488003, message us on twitter at cspanwj, and on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. A harris it was from poll that was released on the 23rd of june. 58said that at the time, percent of respondents said the statues should remain, while 42 say they should be removed. A number of confederate monuments were torn down in cities across the United States recently. If you go to the u. S. News website this morning, an activity that took place yesterday in georgia this is reuters reporting a predominantly black group of heavily armed protesters stormed through a park in atlanta, calling for the removal of the confederate rock carving that the site that civil rights activist consider a monument to racism. Many were dressed in paramilitary style clothing and wearing face scarves, quietly parading down the sidewalk at the park. Supremacists have historically used Stone Mountain as a rallying spot of their own. Thats in stom
Wj. cspanwj. You can go to cspan. Org and find a lot of information. Most recently, was on the senate floor. New jersey senator cory booker calling for the removal of confederate statues. Thee cannot separate confederate statues from this history and legacy of White Supremacy. Indeed, in the history of our nation, those confederate statues represent roughly four years of the confederacy. In the history of our country, hail heroes, hailed as heroes people who took up arms against their own nation who sought to keep and sustain slavery. Who let us into the bloodiest war of our countrys history. Battlet battle after until they were defeated soundly. The relics of that fouryear space, giving the sacred to these traitors upon our assault toot just an the ideals of america as a whole , they are painful, insulting injuries being compounded to so Many American citizens. Desireerstand the very to put people represent four plus years of treason, the desire to put them there in an , with vast ter
Bill providing an additional 3 trillion in coronavirus economic stimulus. We expect to see that bill on the floor tomorrow. Also to discuss promoting voting and Committee Work. And now back to the start of todays hearing, this is cspan3. [inaudible conversations] the rules committee will come to order. Before i give my Opening Statement i just want to read a guidance from the attending physician, doctor monahan. We asked him specifically about the use of face coverings during proceedings like these and while he has not mandated their use he did share that and i quote, my preferences that members retain their face coverings when speaking as an activity which can release virus particles. Especially if the speaking is of a highspirited nature. S ive never had a meeting in the rules committee that hasnt been of a highspirited nature so we will leave it up to individual members to decide but i think to be cautious here i will keep mine on and i hope that everybody else will be mindful of th
Host good afternoon and good evening. Welcome, happy tuesday. Thank you all for spending your tuesday with us. Im executive director. Institute here has been here over three years now. Ross has been reported member of the Institute Since our founding, he has been immediate fellow and estep coordinate some of our events. Some are more contentious them into mayay have seen ross was involved in. [laughter]. We are super pleased that ross is joining us today on a date the day of the release of his latest book. All of you know him as one of the most important commentators on American Culture today. He writes the opinion page of the new york times, more than a few books at this point. They seem to all have the title would became something right. You might want to steer clear of that. Anyway, today the format is going to be that i will engage ross in a conversation about the book. I actually had the pleasure of reading it and its really an interesting book. In my judgment of the started to go
Good afternoon and welcome. Happy fat tuesday, thank you for spending your tuesday with us. Im the executive director of the institute for human academy, joseph capizzi. We have been here for three years. Ross has been an important member of the institute, our media fellow helps coordinate these events, the more contentious events i have been involved in. The release of the latest book, ross is one of the most important commentators, the opinion page, has written a few books at this point, they became something. I will engage ross in conversation about the book. It is an interesting book, not the sort of typical conservative harangue on the way things are but takes a nice tack to explore what is going on in our culture. Once he and i exhausted each other, we open up to the rest of you. If you have a question please raise your hand and they will approach you, dont be alarmed, make your question and ross will engage you. I implore you to phrase a question. More time ross has to respond b