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Start writing a budget that works for not only my state but every state in the union. It can be done. Its been done many, many, many times before. Unfortunately, this year, our budget ran out on september 30. We had a c. R. That took us from the next day, october 1, to december 8. And then when december 8 rolled around, we had another continuing resolution, c. R. , to take us from december 8 to december 22. And then when december 22 rolled around, we had another c. R. That took us from december 22 to january 19, and thats where we are today. Because some of us said enough is enough. We need to...

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 this year, 2015, marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most important congressional committees ce...

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. This year, 2015, marks the audience anniversary of one of the most important congressional committees...

By theent, hosted historical office, is about an hour. Good afternoon. It is 12 00. We begin with two very distinguished guests, veteran reporters who covered the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I way of introduction, we are in one of the most historic rooms at the capitol complex. Now known as the kennedy caucus room, it was the room where the hearings were held, the watergate hearings were held. This is the room where john f. Kennedy announced his candidacy for president. The room where a lot of nominees have been grilled by committees. There have been a lot of inquisitions here. Today, we are not...

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 they delivered a 14 volumes report in 1976 the Church Committee held hearings, performed investigat...