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Can you get more done out of elected office . That is a great question. I think it is all of the above. I have been able to be effective as a black republican in a latino district. I have had about 16 pieces of legislation signed into law. Easy. Not our system was designed not to be easy. I am proud of my legislative success. Im proud i have decided to be someone who is known as one who wants to solve problems and i will work with anyone in order to do that. I would tell young folks, get involved. This should be something you aspire to. I want to tell my peers that we should model the behavior we want when young people get into office. I want kids to feel like, i want to be a Police Officer a fireman , an astronaut, but i also want to be a member of congress. Right now, our job approval as congress as a whole is not very good. We should be thinking about this as we move forward. The other piece of advice i would give young folks is go out and have a career before you get into politics.
He left the Supreme Court. He ran for president. Then he went back to the Supreme Court. When of the finest minds on the courts. Why use . Andrew jackson said that he looks like god and talks like god. Charles evans hughes the republican president ial nominee soon after the national convention. Tonight, we looked at the life and legacy of Charles Evans hughes who was a twoterm governor, secretary of state, and twice a Supreme Court justice. He was perhaps best known as one of the coauthors of the new deal. Were broadcasting live across from the capitol. He inaugurated this building when it first opened in 1935. Let me introduce you to our guests this evening were joining us to talk about the life and legacy of Charles Evans hughes. My first guest is an historian, and bernadette higher Bernadette Tyler is a professor at Cornell Law School. I want you to set the stage for us. 1916, Woodrow Wilson wants to be reelected. Frame what was going on in the country and the president ial campaign
Tweets. A. M. Easternt 8 00 on washington journal and American History tv on cspan3. Hughes is what we claim we want in a president ial candidate and president. The man who did get it a man , named Charles Evans hughes. He had been governor of new york and a Supreme Court justice. He had all but won the election. When Woodrow Wilson went to bed that Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If he had been elected, how American History goes on in several Different Directions on suffrage for women, civil rights, what you do in Foreign Policy. He is the one you could write novels about. You had Charles Evans hughes, who was on the Supreme Court. He left the Supreme Court. He ran for president. Then he went back to the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. A fellow justice called hughes the greatest in a great line of Supreme Court justices. Why hughes . Jackson said that hughes looks like god and talks like god. [laughter] Charles Evans hughes the republican president ial n
Now, texas republican congressman will heard and former texas representative beto orourke hold a virtual discussion with axios on generation z and the future of politics. Is ar next guest representative of texass 23rd congressional district, congressman will heard, joining , joining us live from san antonio, texas. Officer. Former c. I. A. You have been the only black republican in the house and he represented represent a more than two thirds latino district. I am curious, for younger listeners interested in entering politics, what is your message for gen z . Should you bother running for office . Is congress a place to get anything done . Greaturd margaret, question. And i think it is all of the above. Effectiven able to be as a black republican in a latino district. I have had 16 pieces of legislation signed into law. Thats under a democratic resident, a republican president , a democratic speaker, a republican speaker. It is not easy and our system was designed not to be, but i am p