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Many people think we are approaching the highest percentage of unemployed its the great depression. Needore than ever, people to know that americans are working for them. In a world where is no longer safe to be within six feet of each other, Congress Needs to learn how to adapt. It is not the first time we have had to ensure the continuity of congress. With the Nuclear Threat during the cold war, the u. S. Government constructed a large bunker for congress. We would be required to meet outside ...

We are already approaching the highest percentage of unemployed since the great depression. Now more than ever, americans need to know that their leaders are working for them, and they have voices as we work to navigate in this pandemic. In a world where it is no longer safe to be within six feet of each other, congress has to learn how to adapt. It is not the first time we have made do to ensure the continuity of congress. With the Nuclear Threat during the cold war, the u. S. Government constr...

In the last five weeks, based on the numbers i saw this morning, nearly 30 million americans filed for unemployment. We are already approaching the highest percentage of unemployed since the great depression. Now more than ever, americans need to know that their leaders are working for them, and they have voices as we work to navigate in this pandemic. In a world where it is no longer safe to be within six feet of each other, congress has to learn how to adapt. It is not the first time we have m...

Cspan washington journal, live beginning at 7 00 a. M. Eastern thursday morning. Join the discussion. Next on cspan2, a hearing discussing ways to improve the procedures for the consideration of executive and judicial nominees. This hearing is a little more than one hour. This hearing will come to order. Today the committee will receive testimony on Senate Resolution 355. Improving procedures for consideration of nominations in the u. S. Senate. I want to thank senator langford who is here with ...

Beverly so, we will go ahead and get started since the moment has arrived. Others may trickle in from lunch, but thank you and welcome here to this panel on the Church Committee at 40. My name is beverly gage. I am a history professor at yale. And i will be up here mostly timekeeping and asking some questions. Before i introduce the panelists, i just wanted to say a few words about the genesis of this panel, the idea behind it and some of the issues i hope we are going to be able to address. So ...

Historians hosted this 90minute discussion at their annual meeting in st. Louis. We will go ahead and get started since the moment has arrived and others may trickle in after lunch. My name is beverly gage. Im a history professor at gail and i will be here mostly chairing and timekeeping and asking some questions, but before i introduce the panelists , i just wanted to say a few words about the genesis of this panel, the idea behind it, and some of the issues i hope we will be able to address. T...

Coming occupy cspan3, a hearing on enforcing u. S. Customs and trade laws. Then defense secretary carter and joint chiefs chair general dunn ford on the military budget. After that, president obama presents the medal of arts and humanities. Later, well look at challenges facing the u. S. Intelligence community. Now a hearing on enforcing u. S. Customs and trade laws. Customs and Border Protection commissioner Gil Kerlikowske testified. This hearing is just over an hour. Good morning. The subcomm...

Call. Republicans you can weigh in on social media. Or send us an email. Here is one of the many stories this saturday morning as the Senate Remains in limbo here. Nomineesll from the are at issue as senators try to wrap up the 113th congress. The story comes from alex. Alex all us from folsom. Caller harry reid wants to move a batch of 20 nominees. He has been saying for weeks now that these nominees will get done in the lameduck and republicans dont want to provide any expedited consideration....

Thanks for joining us. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for the poconos. Lets get right over to meteorologist justin drabick. He has more on what we can expect as we go throughout the evening. Justin. All right, good evening natasha. We do need some rain across the region but you dont want to see flash flood situations any time even if youre in that drought situation. Showers and storms mainly across the far northwestern viewing area so northern lehigh valley, northern berks county, up into th...

A few words about the genesis of this panel, the idea behind it and some of the issues i hope we are going to be able to address. So this year, 2015, marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most important congressional committees certainly of the 1970s. And i think arguably of the latter half of the 20th century and that was the Church Committee. The Church Committee which was chaired by frank church began its work in the spring of 1975. And for the 16 months between the spring of 1975 and when...