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The books title is intriguing, the broken, can the senate save itself in the country. Im curious, what is your conclusion to that question. Tom, first of all, im thrilled to be having a conversation with you. When cspan told me you were going to do it, i felt like i had won the lottery. To see an old friend but also also great senator and Senate Leader and an author on this subject. You cant do much better than that. Thank you. I am flattered. The easy answer is that your jury is still out on how it will go. When i tried to convey in the book was, first that the senate has declined over a long...

Meddling in our election by russia, do you think the president has taken that seriously enough . Mr. Romney i pointed out in the 20 oh the 20 12 election that russia is a geopolitical adversary. They obviously have tried to influence elections. I agree with the president a did not determine the outcome here in our nation anyway, but what theyve done is unacceptable. Im glad that they are being held accountable, and believe without question that russians are trying to interfere with the principles of elected democracy and that has got to end. How would you deal with that legislatively . Specifi...

Immigration and Border Security policy. Thank you very much. Please. What a group. This is a very talented group of people. Well, i thank you very much. We need talent for what were doing, believe me. Were here to discuss the tremendous threat of ms13, one of the most violent and vicious gangs anywhere in the world. Weve really never seen anything quite like this, the level of ferocity, the level of violence, and the reforms we need from congress to defeat it. Im honored to be joined by dhs secretary neil sen, top officials and federal Law Enforcement and our local sheriffs, great, great sheri...

Portrait, the National Gallery unveiled the official ortraits of former president and former first lady, Michelle Obama. This is one hour. [applause] david skorton, the secretary of the smithsonian institution. [applause] ms. Amy sherald, portrait artist. [cheers and applause] mr. Kehinde wiley, portrait artist. [cheers and applause] mrs. Michelle obama. [cheers and applause] president barack obama. [cheers and applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the podium kim sajet, the director of the Smithsonian National portrait gallery. Good morning. Mu name is kim sajet and it is my pleasu...

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...