this is held at the eagleton institute of politics in new brunswick. it is about an hour and 15 minutes. my name is john weingar. i have the honor of welcoming you here this evening. people that are here in the room and watching us on c-span. the eagleton institution of politics is delighted to bring you to this talk by steven fulop who was elected as the 49th mayor of jersey city and is this year's featured speaker for our program. i want to tell you a little bit about the man for whom this event is named. arthur holland was elected mayor of the city of trenton and served in that post for almost 30 years. this is a very old campaign button. he was known for his openness to the public and ethical standards of his administration. his reputation was such that colleagues around the country chose him as president of the u.s. conference of mayors. rutgers rockers -- and graduate. shortly after his death in 1989, rockers establish this program to remember mayor holland and to help build from his legacy. consistent with his life in the mission of the eagleton

consistent with his life in the mission of the eagleton institution of politics, the holland program on ethics in government seeks to promote integrity in public affairs and to improve public policy and government practices by seeking ways to replace cynicism and apathy with awareness, understanding, and action. for the institute overseeing the holland program has special resonance because two members of the family are graduates of the program. betty holland was in the first-class in 1958 and their son matt was a fellow as well in . we are pleased they are here with us this evening. [applause] there are stories to tell about mayor holland and his approach to ethics and how he was offered a season tickets to the phillies when he was mayor and his sons were very disappointed that he did not accept them. his response was, what they offered me these tickets if i was not mayor? on that basis, he turned them down. the same kind of transaction and discussion went around wedding gifts around his household because he was already mayor when he was married. like art holland, our guest has been

more about presidents who have previously served for rutgers, there are plenty from the rutgers eagletonnstitute of politics an. up next we will break down the recent congressional budget office report on the impacts of raising the federal minimum wage center ofts from the american progress. we will be right back. ♪ >> if there is a general sitting in the witness chair, they tend to follow for him. petraeus.that with they were so thrilled he wasn't rumsfeld they did not ask the really hard questions and a lot of those pertained to his past activities. he was involved around contra. he was a prominent figure in the cia at the time. they required intelligence that iran was somehow moderating and that intelligence was common. >> sunday night at eight on c-span's "q&a." >> the meaning of this spell -- of this bill announces the 22nd annual sale -- >> this universal declaration of human rights may well become the international magna carta of all men everywhere. >> the equal rights amendment will not be an instant solution to women's problem. >> i am trying to find my way through it and trying