senate floor obviously there was the caning of senator sumner and whatnot between say in south carolina massachusetts and i guess levi and obviously with this animosity we see today's defeat different it seems that after the civil war obviously there was a bit of acrimony between both sides but people seem to be able to talk to one another now there's a certain sense of disrespect the fact that congressmen and senators have to focus more on raising funds and going back to their home districts between thursday monday and thursday of every week they're focused on legislation here the rest of time they're raising funds and that seems to have taken a bit away from from what's important which is relationships with you know the in washington and presidents usually with the visionaries and pushing in that direction and sadly we're missing that's what i think a little less acrimony a little bit a little bit more of practicality on both sides and the congress and in this in the executive would be an important thing right now. to get something done you know you can't just ram things through and we saw this tax

senate floor obviously there was the caning of senator sumner and what not between say in south carolina massachusetts and i want to get a file and obviously with this animosity we see today's duffy different it seems that after the civil war obviously there was a bit of acrimony between both sides but people seem to be able to talk to one another now there's a certain sense of disrespect the fact that congressmen and senators have to focus more on raising funds and going back to their home districts between thursday monday and thursday of every week they're focused on legislation here the rest of time they're raising funds and that seems to have taken a bit away from from.

senate floor obviously there was the caning of senator sumner and what not between in south carolina massachusetts and i guess you file and obviously with this animosity we see today's definite different it seems that after the civil war obviously there was a bit of acrimony between both sides but people seem to be able to talk to one another now there's a certain sense of disrespect the fact that congressmen and senators have to focus more on raising funds and going back to their home districts between thursday monday and thursday of every week they're focused on legislation here the rest of time they're raising funds and that seems to have taken a bit away from from what's important which is relationships with you know the in washington and presidents usually with the visionaries and pushing in that direction and sadly we're missing that's what i think a little less acrimony a little bit a little bit more of practicality on both sides and the congress and in this in the executive would be an important thing right now. to get something done you know you can't just rammed things through and we saw

massachusetts volunteers. it is an attack on the confederate for the known as battery wagner outside of charlston, south carolina, in july of 1863. 54th massachusetts was an all black rej mint. one of the first to be recruited after the emancipation proclamation. the attack was almost a suicide mission. the regiment swept up to the walls of the fort. penetrated briefly, only to be driven out with heavy losses. the rusher i am thinking of was the color sergeant of the regiment. his name was william h. carnie. he had been born a slave. he was now a free man and a soldier. he brought the stars and stripes off the ram parts of fort wagner.parts of fort wagner. despite being wounded in the chest and leg, staggering back under fire to a field hospital. and there, just before he collapsed, he surrendered the flag into the hands of several others there saying, the old flag never touched the ground, boys. before the first of january, 1863 when lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation into law, he didn't have a flag, he doesn't have a country. he was a slave. he was an unperson. but in july of 1863, he was a free man.

we have yet a single incident where a congressman from south carolina came over and almost beat to death a senator from massachusetts with a cane. so, robust debate is not unusual, been going on in this country for a very long time, but at every critical moment in this country, we've come together to do what needed to be done, to move the ball down the field. now, a lot of people probably look at chuck and me and conclude something very different, but, in fact, it's a great tradition of senate leaders working together. in 1990, george mitchell and bob dole worked together to pass with the americans with disabilities act. trent lott and tom daschle wrote a book together after they left the senate in the early 2000's. one of the most visible ways that chuck and i are seen together is every day when the senate floor opens for business. after the prayer and the pledge of allegiance, each of us has the opportunity to offer opening remarks detailing our views of the bits of the day. >> traditionally, i speak first followed by the democratic leader. now that we have this show on the road, i'm the warm-up act and i am thril

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republican governors and lawmakers from states like georgia and south carolina all the way up to massachusetts and new hampshire have publicly stated their opposition to the trump administration's plan because the risks are simply not worth the potential reward. the administration insists though on proceeding with this proposal, then it should carve out the cherished delaware coast and similar areas along the atlantic from any efforts to increase drilling. as we heard said many times, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. in florida, secretary zinke has clearly established the standard that should apply to any coastal area that would be part of an offshore leasing plan, and here it is, if it is an area in which coastal activity and industries yield greater economic value and where local communities are solidly opposed, then those areas should get the same exemption as has been awarded to the sunshine state, to florida. mr. president, as a business man, the numbers are clear. increased drilling does not make economic sense. i urge president trump to rethink the shortsighted proposal

dot on a sports team that who carried an american flag of the 54th massachusetts volunteer is and its attack on charleston south carolina in july of 1863. it was one of the first to be recruited after the emancipation proclamation. the attack was almost a suicide mission. they demonstrated to be driven out with heavy losses. the rusher i'm thinking of was the color sergeant of the regimen. his name was william h. carney. he'd been born a slave. he wasn't a free man or soldier. he brought the stars and stripes off the ramparts of fort wagner despite being wounded in the chest and the lead and staggered back to the field hospital and before he collapsed he surrendered the flag into the hands of several others there saying it never touched the ground. for the first of january 1863 when lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation into law, that man didn't have a flag or a country. he was a slave, he was not a person but in 1863 he was a free man and a three man that was no symbol then greater value than the flag. so you understand it's difficult for me to understand why people would insult them by taking a knee whatever th

states of new hampshire, massachusetts, rhode island and providence plantation, connecticut, new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, delaware, maryland, virginia, north carolina, south carolina, and georgia, do ordain, declare and establish the following constitution for the government of ourselves and our prosperity. it doesn't have all that inspiring language about established justice to provide for the common defense and so forth. it just says do ordain to establish the following constitution for the government of ourselves and our prossperit. the name shall be the united states of america. the first time we see on paper the word, united states of america. let's see what changes are taking place. we now have a short preamble. we have congressional powers getting specified. congress has the power to make residents make war. we are giving congress more day to day decisions and more time. later, the president took a greater role. the necessary and proper klaus. th before the constitutional convention, the continental congress only has specific enumerated powers. it gives congress the flexibility to pass laws necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated powers. t

the states of new hampshire, massachusetts, rhode island, providence plantations, connecticut, new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, delaware, maryland, north carolina, south carolina and georgia do ordain, declare and establish the following constitution for the government of ourselves and our prosperity. it doesn't have all of that inspiring language about established justice and provide for the common defense and so forth. it just says ordain, declare and establish the following constitution for the government of ourselves and our posterity. let's scroll down and see what else this next draft says. the style of this government, and in other words, the name shall be the united states of america. gosh, isn't that exciting? the first time that we see on paper the words united states of america. let's see what changes are taking place? we have a short preamble. we have congressional powers are getting specified and congress has the power to make and rather than declare war. it would have given congress more day to day decisions in wartime and later the president took a greater role. the necessary and proper clause and this is very important to define congre

he attended phillips academy in andover, massachusetts, went on to harvard college and harvard law school. he served as dean of the south carolina state law school before being selected in 1950 as the president of south carolina state college by then governor strom thurmond. like other african-american presidents of black segregated public institutions, turner occupied a precarious position. he served at the pleasure of the political regime committed to maintenance of white supremacy. annually, he had to bet an all white segregationist legislature for funding. had to wrest support from lawmakers that openly and unapologetically favored white schools over black schools. had to contend with influential arbitors of white public opinion who maintained that under segregation, race relations were harmonious and that blacks ought to be satisfied with what they had received. the negro, the times and democrat newspaper announced in 1955, has much for which to thank the white race. he has been given through public monies a splendid educational establishment in this state. i mean, that's what the president of south carolina state college h

massachusetts governor, john andrew, recruited her to operate behind the confederate lines. she was given a pass to travel from the south to north carolina. she was a scout, a nurse and a spy. she was able to talk to the enslaved people and the free people and they were told where the landmines were in the cunby river. they were given insight into it. it is similar to the low lines of dorchester, both dictated by the tides. her skills she learned were useful. everybody knew that. she was sent to help, coordinate and assist the army. this final section of our visitor's center talks about tubman's later life. she bought a home in auburn and continued in church and started a home for aged african-americans. she has a ship named after her, the "uss harriet tubman." that's all highlighted here. this is the final part of the tour. i would like to highlight there are stained glass images of dorchester county in the summer, winter and spring. this shows harriet tubman pointing at the northstar and emancipating a number of people. it also shows the hazards there, a snake with a forked tongue, people carrying food and babies and children. it shows

so massachusetts goner john andrew recruited her to operate behind the lines and she was give know a pass to travel down to south carolina and do her military expedition and so she was a scout, a nurse and a spy and she was able to talk to the enslaved people as well as the free people down in south carolina and they were told where the land mines were and the cumby river which was similar to the swamps of dorchester county and they're both lowlands and salt marshes and dictated by the tides. so tubman's skills that she learned here were useful and in south carolina, as well and everyone knew that and she was sent down there to help and coordinate and assist the army. this final section of our visitors center talks about tubman's later life. she bought a home in auburn and she also attended a church and started a home for indigent and aged african-americans. she was a suffrageette. she fought for women's rights and she also has a ship named after her the "s.s. harriet tubman" and that's all highlighted here. and this is the final part of the door and i'd like to highlight stained glass images of dorchester county in the

ofthe people of the states new hampshire, massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut, new york, and new jersey, pennsylvania, delaware, north carolina, south carolina, and georgia. established the following constitution for the government of ourselves and our posterity. that was the original preamble. you might wonder why they changed it. it's very simple. the man in charge of changing the preamble was gouverneur morris. he was thinking along the same lines as james madison. they were afraid of some things. didn'tone, rhode island send a delegation to the convention. how could they list in the preamble when they are not there? number two, would all 13 states ratify it? if they didn't, and he listed them, that could cause problems. the constitution was only binding on the states that ratified it. if not everyone ratified it, it wouldn't be binding on them. it was a union of states, not people, which was pointed out over and over again. times, we read into this preamble and think this is what the constitution means. that's what it says, that's what the constitution is. let me tell you what james madison said. this is something most people ne

people free the slaves so massachusetts governor john andrew recruited her to operate behind the confederate lines. so she was given a pass to travel from the north to south carolina and do her military expedition so she was a scout, a nurse, and a spy and she was able to talk to the enslaved people as well as free people in south carolina and they were told where the land mines were and they were given insight into that river area which was very similar to the swamps of dorchester county. they're both lowlands, they're both salt marshes, both dictated by the tides so tub man's kill skills she learned in dorchester were useful in south carolina as well and everyone knew that so she was sent down there to help and to coordinate and to assist the army. this final section of our visitors center talks about tubman's later life, she bought a home in auburn and she also attended a church and started a home for indigent and aged african-americans. she was a suffragette, she fought for women's rights and she had a ship named after her, the s.s. "harriet tubman" and that's all highlighted here. and this is the final part of the tour. i'd like to highlight that there are st