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duration:
10:03
date posted:
2/11/2007

Sherwood Boehlert Interview

Former House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) retired at the end of the 109th Congress after serving for 23 years. On October 12, 2006, Brademas Center Senior Fellow Linda Douglass and a select group of NYU students interviewed Boehlert on the NYU... » Read more 		duration:
11:45
date posted:
2/11/2007

Tom Daschle Interview

During his 26 years in Congress, Tom Daschle (D-SD) served in the House and later the Senate, as both Majority Leader and Minority Leader. He was defeated in the 2002 election. On October 19, 2006, he participated in the Reflections Project in his Washington office and discussed a wide range of issues, including the contested... » Read more
duration:
12:20
date posted:
2/11/2007

Tom Delay Interview

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) resigned from Congress in June, 2006 after serving for 21 years. As part of the Reflections Project, on July 19, 2006, he talked about a wide range of topics, including the Republican takeover of the House in the 1994... » Read more 		duration:
11:03
date posted:
2/11/2007

Henry Hyde Interview

Former Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and, later, the House International Relations Committee, Henry Hyde (R-IL) retired at the end of the 109th Congress after serving for 31 years... » Read more
duration:
11:03
date posted:
2/11/2007

Jim Kolbe Interview

The Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) retired at the end of the 109th Congress. He was interviewed by Brademas Center Senior Fellow Linda Douglass and a select group of NYU students on the NYU... » Read more 		duration:
10:57
date posted:
2/11/2007

Major Owens Interview

Representative Major Owens (D-NY) retired at the end of the 109th Congress, after serving for 23 years. In his Capitol Hill office on October 31, 2006, he discussed many issues, including the personalities of various presidents, the changing character of the Congressional Black Caucus, his pride in being labeled a “liberal”, corruption in Congress and... » Read more
duration:
09:37
date posted:
2/11/2007

Martin Sabo Interview

Former Budget Committee Chairman Martin Sabo (D-MN) retired at the end of the 109th Congress. He was interviewed by Brademas Center Senior Fellow Linda Douglass and a select group of students on Capitol Hill on December 6, 2006. They covered many topics, including his views on the rising divisiveness in Congress, the challenges of balancing the federal budget, the battle for ... » Read more 		duration:
11:15
date posted:
2/11/2007

Bill Thomas Interview

Former House Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) retired at the close of the 109th Congress in 2006 after serving for 27 years. On September 9, 2006, Brademas Center Senior Fellow Linda Douglass and a select group of students interviewed him at the Library of Congress. They covered many subjects... » Read more
duration:
01:41:43
date posted:
9/8/2008

Stafford Act

Panelists Paul Light, Mitchell Moss and Claire B. Rubin discuss how the Stafford Act has functioned in the aftermaths of September 11th, Hurricane Katrina, the California wildfires, and other domestic disasters the federal government has responded to since the establishment of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The dialogue is moderated by... » Read more 		duration:
01:47
date posted:
9/8/2008

Legislating for the Future

Paul Light explains the purpose of his project, Legislating for the Future, its implications and goals. Paul's project focuses on Medicare/Social Security, Global Warming and National Defense. His project examines if Congress has the capacity to make long-term decisions to effectively deal with these issues... » Read more
duration:
48:51
date posted:
9/8/2008

A Government III Executed

Paul Light launches his new book, A Government III Executed, at the National Academy of Public Administration in Washington DC. He is Joined by NAPA President Jennie Moore and Senator Tom Daschle to discuss the decline of the federal service and how to reverse it... » Read more 		duration:
01:28:51
date posted:
9/8/2008

Senator Chuck Hagel

Senator Chuck Hagel has long been admired by his colleagues on both sides of the Senate floor for his honesty, integrity, and common-sense approach to the challenges of our times. In his book release lecture at NYU, Hagel offers a hard-hitting examination of the current state of our nation and provides substantial, meaningful proposals that can guide America back onto the right path... » Read more
duration:
01:26:13
date posted:
9/8/2008

Congress and Defense

When setting legislative agendas in Washington, defense has always been a controversial issue. But it will become even more controversial in the future as Congress eventually comes to grips with the War on Terror and other defense issues such as changes in force structure, Department of Defense reform and base closings. On December 14, 2007, the Brademas... » Read more 		duration:
01:22:50
date posted:
1/27/2009

2008 Schwartz Lecture on Congress

Professor Paul C. Light asks how the next president and Congress can work together to create a more responsive, effective government. Light presents the basic ingredients of a large-scale agenda, then ask how the next president might convince Congress to act. Without comprehensive reform, Light argues, there will be government failures that will make... » Read more
duration:
01:48:56
date posted:
7/17/2009

Moving Forward Colloquium

To celebrate how the Art and Artifacts Indemnity Act has been a precedent of federal support for the arts on an international level for over three decades, we invited the leading voices in the fight for cultural awareness and initiated a lively discussion to consider how the Act can be reinvigorated and enlarged for individual/private and governmental/public... » Read more