| Tanner, Emerson to discuss bipartisanship at Union University’s Jones Lecture Monday |
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Posted: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 9:03 pm
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Two U.S. representatives will speak about bipartisanship in Washington as part of the Jones Lecture at Union University in Jackson on Monday night.
U.S. Reps. John Tanner (D-Union City) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Cape Girardeau, Mo.) will talk about why bipartisanship doesn’t occur more often, when it does occur and how congressional reform could bring about more bipartisanship, according to Union political science professor Sean Evans.
“They are two good people to talk about this, because both are leaders of the moderate wings of their parties,” Evans said.
Tanner and Ms. Emerson will each speak for about 20 to 25 minutes and then take questions from those in attendance.
The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. Monday in the Carl Grant Events Center. It is free and open to the public.
Tanner represents the 8th Congressional District in West and Middle Tennessee. Co-founder of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrats, he serves on the Ways and Means Committee, where he chairs the Social Security Subcommittee, and on the Foreign Affairs Committee.
A veteran of the U.S. Navy and the Tennessee Army National Guard, Tanner chairs the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and is serving a two-year term as NATO PA President.
Ms. Emerson represents the 28 counties of southern Missouri’s 8th Congressional District. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, she is the ranking member of the Financial Services Subcommittee and also sits on the Agriculture Subcommittee. She currently serves as chairman of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security.
In addition, Ms. Emerson is co-chair of the board of directors for the Congressional Hunger Center and a member of the board of Bread for the World, two of the nation’s leading hunger relief organizations. She is also a founding member of the Bipartisan Congressional Retreat, whose mission is to foster better relations in Congress with members from each party.
Each Thursday morning when Congress is in session, Ms. Emerson attends the Congressional Prayer Group, of which she has served as president, and in February 2005, she chaired the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.
Published in The Messenger 10.06.09 |
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