Rewrite of our rules, and at some time we will all likely be disappointed that these are the rules the body follows moving forward. However, i continue to be opposed to this nomination and urge my colleagues to vote no today when the vote comes before us. Thank you again, madam president. And i yield the floor. The presiding officer under the previous order, the Senate Stands in recess until 2 15 p. M. President obam laws protect minority and majority rights and pressuring schuss freedom of every South African. Finally mandela understood the tie that is bind the human spirit. The president s remarks along with those of other world leaders, will be part of the reair of the Memorial Service highlights tonight, 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan2. Its a rare constant in american political life, if you look at say congress, in 1901, less than 2 of members came from working class backgrounds. Got into politics and eventually wound up in congress. A Flash Forward to the present day, the average mem
Cspan. Ok. Com first, jeremy herb with the hill was quoted joining us on the phone. What did they get out of this . What did the two sides agree to . Some 63 billion dollars in sequester savings over the next two years. Have for defense and half for discretionary. The numbers right in between where the house and the senate each wanted. They picked a number right between the two. When it comes to sequester, the automatic spending cuts that were agreed to under the budget control act of 2011, how do they deal with it . 63 billion is restored. What does that mean . There are still some sequestration that happens. How much and when . Back somey will give of the sequester cuts, but still not all the way there. The pentagon, for instance, they will reduce sequester by 22 billion next year. That would have meant that the budget level that they are at this year would have been cut by an additional 22 billion. Is still 30 billion lower than the budget proposed by the pentagon and by the house a
Is that workingclass people are not getting elected to Political Office. Doesnt matter theres a socioeconomic disparity between most elected officials and the citizens they represent . Nicholas carnes looks at whitecollar government tonight at nine on after words. And in january in depth with mark levin. He will take your questions for three hours beginning at noon eastern sunday january 5. All part of booktv weekend on cspan2. Cspan2. And online for decembers booktv booklet, we want to know what your favorite books were in 2013. Throughout the month joined other ridge to discuss the notable books published this year. Go to booktv. Org and click on book clubs to enter the chat room. We continued our block of programming on president john f. Kennedy in recognition of the 50th anniversary of his assassination on november 22, 1963. Up next, ira stoll examines president in his public and Foreign Policy record and argues it defaults his conservative political leanings. This is just under on
He was a white southern photographer and a was during the sitins that he had a change of heart and yet he was a segregationist when he walked in and when he walked out because he saw the quiet dignity of the demonstrators against the kind of mob mentality of his friends and neighbors. So his story is really told and then of course with his assassination which is in the book it tells the whole story of what happened and what happened to the movement after his removal from his seat. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you. Up next on booktv after words with guest host kim dixon tax policy editor for politico. This week Public Policy experts Nicholas Carnes and his first book whitecollar government the hidden role of class in Economic Policy making. In it the duke professor explores the socioeconomic background of legislators affecting policy choices while in office. The program is about an hour. Host thanks for joining us. Whitecollar government. One thing that i just found out this
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