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Or over the webcast, good morning and welcome to the Brookings Institution. We are very glad to have you with us today. My name is john allen, the president of brookings. And we are glad to welcome you today to this event entitled impeachment, what happens now . This is an extraordinary moment for america. As for the fourth time in our history, u. S. House leadership has launched a formal him preach met inquiry into the a formal impeachment a query into the resident of United States and its a great moment. The stakes are undoubtedly high, not just for this country but for the world as well. Ladies and gentlemen, the constitution of the united in the house of representatives, the sole power to impeach a public official while it further vests the senate the sole power to try all impeachment. S. This separation of role was vital in the minds of the framers of our constitut ....
Challenging President Trump for the partys nomination in 2020. Former Massachusetts Governor bill weld and illinois congressman joe walsh were part of a forum hosted by Business Insider. [applause] good evening and welcome to Business Insider 2020 primary debate, im the politics editor anthonyfisher. And im linette lopez. Tonight we will hear from two republicans challenging President Donald Trump for their partys nomination in 2020. Former Massachusetts Governor bill weld and former illinois congressman joe walsh. Business insiders committed to providing candidates of both parties an opportunity to speak with voters and consid ....
What makes you prepared for it. Is interesting you say is, make obligated. In the way the presidency is currently being exercised, doesnt have to do with the area where its complicated but with the area should be far more simple. Fdr said the primary role of the president his moral leadership. He said administrative aspect is secondary. As a moral equivocation that we see is it too much in politics including the presidency. What is prepared may, 35 years, working up close and personal with people whose lives are in crisis. Ive seen what it takes to move from crisis to transformation and opportunity. Have also seen up close and personal that Public Policy on people his lives. Several of the passion. For what has gone wrong and a lot of clarity for what is gone wrong. I think sometimes as politicians who dont seem to exercise as much moral fortitude about what is gone or become strategically apt in the u. S. Government. I understand ....
A microphone right over here thats for the audience qanda. When it gets to that time, i encourage anybody that has a question, whoever you are, to just go up to the microphone there, why not and we will try to get as many questions as possible within the time we have. And with that, im very excited to introduce tonights event. Travis reeder, the author tonight, has channeled a background in philosophy into his current role on the faculty at the john hopkins Berman Institute for bioethics where he serves as the director for the program and also assistant director for education initiatives. As a person leading the program in the field associated with medicine and Public Health, he was obviously be one of the best people to talk to in order to understand what people should know about the current ways of opioid dependencies sweeping across the vast swaths of the american landsca ....