Institution. Mr. Galston let me try to call this full house to order, if i may. Welcome to brookings. My name is bill galston, senior fellow in governance studies. Thanks so much for coming and welcome also to the people who are watching this event live on cspan. Todays topic is the past, the present, and possible future of the u. S. Senate. The occasion of this discussion is the publication of ira shapiros second book on the senate, this is titled kwoek can thed, broken senate save itself and the country . Those of you that read his first book on the senate will know how passionately he reveres the senate as an institution and will not be surprised to learn how distressed he is by what he describes as its precipitous decline. This topic could not be more timely. We are just days from the expiration of another short term continuing budget resolution, and perhaps even more pertinently from a promised open Senate Debate on u. S. Immigration policy. Will the promise be kept . And if it is
Let me try to call this full house to order, if i may. Welcome to brookings. My name is bill gallston. Im a senior fellow in governance studies. Thank you so much for coming and welcome also to the people who are watching this event live on cspan. Todays topic is the past, the present and possible future of the u. S. Senate. The occasion of this discussion is the publication of ira shapiros second book on the senate, this one entitled, broken can the senate save itself and the country . Those of oh you who read his first book on the senate will know how passionately he reveres the senate as an institution and will not be surprised to learn how distressed he is by what he describes as its precipitous decline. This topic could not be more timely. We are just days from the expiration of yet another shortterm continuing budget resolution and perhaps even more pertinently, from a promised open Senate Debate on u. S. Immigration policy. Will the promise be kept . And if it is, will todays se
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Hand. You do you provide our daily bread, for us in ways that we can never thank you enough for. We want to just stop for a moment and say thank you. Thank you for allowing us the privilege to be able to serve, i pray that you would give us the attitude of servants, to pour onto us what you spoke to Jeremiah Jeremiah when you said when you other other worthy and not worthless words, you will be my spokesman. I pray that you will give us were the words to speak to a nation that needs encouragement right now. Pray for our president and the vice president. That insight that can only come to you, direct their hearts, director their minds, help their teams to be able to function unity for the sake of a nation that desperately needs unity. You will continue to guard them and give them the inside they will need in the days ahead. We do not know what tomorrow holds. But we are grateful to know you, the one who owns tomorrow. So guide us into that moment. Thanks again for this time we get to be
Let me try to call this full have stored or, if i may. Welcome to brookings. My name is bill gholston , senior fellow here in governance studies. Thanks so much for coming and welcome also to the people who are watching this event live on cspan. Todays topic is the past, the present and possible future of the u. S. Senate. The location of this discussion is the publication of ira shapiros second book on the senate. This one entitled broken can the senate save itself and the country those of you who read his first book on the senates will know how passionately he reveres the senate as an institution and will not be surprised to learn how distressed he is by what he describes as its precipitous decline. This topic could not be more timely. We are just days from the expiration of yet another shortterm continuing budget resolution and perhaps even more pertinently from a promised open Senate Debate on Us Immigration policy. Will the promise be kept . And if it is, will todays senate be up