Endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights including the rights to life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. A couple of centuries later, we have made ourselves into a big bold, dynamic, and diverse country. We are of all races, we come from all places, we practice all faiths, and believe in all sorts of different ideas. But our allegiance to this declaration this idea is the creed that binds us together. Its what, out of many, makes us one. And its been the work of each successive generation to keep this founding creed safe by making sure its words apply to every single american. Folks have fought, marched protested, even died for that endeavor, proving that as americans, our destiny is not written for us, but by us. We honor those heroes today. We honor everyone who continually strives to make this country a better, stronger, more inclusive, and more hopeful place. And we, the people, pledge to make their task our own to secure the promise of our founding words for our own children, and our childrens children. And finally, what better weekend than this to cheer on team usa good luck to the u. S. Womens National Team in the World Cup Final thanks, everybody. From my family to yours, have a safe and happy fourth of july. Rep. Will hurd hello, im will hurd, and im proud to represent the 23rd Congressional District of texas in congress. I hope you and your family are having a great Independence Day weekend. First, i want to wish the u. S. Womens soccer team the best of luck in the World Cup Final. We are so proud of all that youve accomplished together as a team. Your grit and determination is inspiring a new generation of american athletes to dream big. Of course, were fortunate to live here in the United States of america, a country where you can work hard and be anything you want to be. Growing up in san antonio, my parents, mary alice and bob, instilled that lesson in me at an early age, along with the values of honesty and service to a greater good. Before the people of texas sent me to congress, i spent nearly a decade as an undercover officer in the cia. I witnessed folks struggling for freedom overseas. And i saw firsthand why we can never take our liberty for granted. Today we face enemies around the world that are more determined than ever. They have no intention of giving up their pursuit of nuclear weapons, or the violence, fear and hate they use to cling to power. Our principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness they represent everything our enemies want to destroy. So as we celebrate this Independence Day, lets recommit ourselves to supporting our troops, supporting our intelligence professionals, and winning this fight. Already this year in the u. S. House of representatives, weve passed measures to provide new Mental Health resources to our veterans and bolster cybersecurity while protecting privacy. And last month we passed a Strong National defense bill that meets the president s funding requests and authorizes a muchdeserved pay raise for our troops. Sadly, some members of the president s party are trying to block this critical measure. They think that by playing political games, they can extract more funding for unrelated federal agencies like the irs and the epa. I hope theyll reconsider because too much is at stake right now to let our differences get in the way of our work to protect freedom. Americas men and women who serve our country make up the greatest force for good this world has ever known. They deserve our unwavering support on Independence Day and every other day. Thank you for listening, and god bless the United States of america. Cspan gives you the best access to congress, live coverage of the house congressional hearings, bringing you events that shape policy. Every morning washington journal is life with policymakers and journalists and your comments by phone facebook , and twitter. Cspan, created by the Cable Companies have brought as a public service. Tonight, a look at how the New York Times is adapting to the digital age with a publisher and executive editor. A discussion on the future of television with industry leaders. First Lady Michelle obama talks about the importance of higher education. New york times chairman and publisher arthur sulzberger, jr. And executive editor dean baquet discuss the future in the digital age about half of the newspapers subscriptions are solely for digital content, a major shift for the organization which began offering digital only subscriptions four years ago