What Else Did Congress Say On March 19th, 1979, Day 1 of C-SPAN?
You’re a political junkie… You know your Congress history … and you watch and listen to C-SPAN.
So, you probably know when and where Congressman Al Gore said this.
Mr. Speaker, on this historic day the House of Representatives opens its proceedings for the first time to televised coverage. …Television will change this institution, Mr. Speaker, just as it has changed the executive branch, but the good will far outweigh the bad. From this day forward every Member of this body must ask himself or herself how many Americans are listening to the debates which are made.
That’s right – it was March…
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