Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, everyone. As we begin our final day of consideration of the fy21 spending bills, id like to thank you all for your kind words and well wishes and ask you, please, to indulge me in just a few more reflections. I came to congress in 1989, one of just 31 women in the house and senate and to this committee in 1993 alongside only six other women under the 64member panel. This body is better for the 100 women serving in the 116th congress and for the many women in the room today. Its my honor to address the full committee for my final time as the first woman chair. You know, its ironic [applaus [applause] thank you. Its ironic that back in 1993 i had to choose between serving on appropriations or ways and means. I was fortunate to be given that choice. And today, we markup my final appropriation bills in the ways and Means Committee room. I chose appropriations because i believed it was the best place to give more people a better chance at a better l
Senate, the trial against president bill clinton. Joining us here is alexis simmon burgers. We had never seen anything like this before. The last trial was in the 1860s. No television with Andrew Johnson. What do you remember about what happened and how this transpired . The senate trial was fascinating. A trial that it called but its not a legal proceeding. It is very political. It had so many interesting dynamic characters involved in it. Robert byrd, senator byrd of was virginia, stalwart constitutional scholar. Not a supporter or friend of bill clinton in any particular way. He ended up at one point just throwing up his hands and saying , this should not have even happened. The trial was misguided. That hehis colleagues was going to introduce a motion to dismiss the whole thing. Senators played different roles. The house managers were fascinated to listen to the president legal team. Array of legal representation there. Adalso tried to sort of english on the ball. He wanted to repr
Barnard college. In 1992, she argued the landmark case of planned parenthood versus casey before the Supreme Court. Since then, she has worked for different organizations such as people for the american way. Mary bigler is a professor at Florida State University College of law. Shes a historian and has written numerous books and articles on this topic. Her new book is titled abortion in america a legal history. And is forthcoming soon. Catherine foster is president and ceo of americans united for life. In addition, she serves on the boards of the Christian Legal Society in d. C. , the family policy alliance, and the rockville womens center. Shes a fellow with the James Wilson Institute on national rights. Join me in welcoming our panelists. [applause] we are here to discuss the future of roe. Over the past year or so, there has been a number of state laws and activities about reproductive rights. Some state activity has been to go far in protecting reproductive rights. Other states hav
No television, of course, with Andrew Johnson. What do you remember about what happened and how this all of this transpired over the next month . The senate trial was fascinating because of the idea that it is called a trial, but its not a legal proceeding. It is very political. It had so many interesting dynamic characters involved in it. Robert byrd, senator byrd of was of west virginia, stalwart constitutional scholar. Not a supporter or friend of bill clinton in any particular way. He ended up at one point just throwing up his hands and saying, this should not have even happened. That the trial was misguided. He told his colleagues that he was going to introduce a motion to dismiss the whole thing. So, different senators played different roles. The house managers were fascinated to listen to the president s legal team. He had a strong array of legal representation there. He also tried to sort of add english on the ball. He wanted to represent, he had women as his legal representati
Their spirit continues today as america leads humanity into a new chapter of Space Exploration and scientific discovery. By combining the efforts of the u. S. Government with the leaders in private industry, we will reach new heights that until recently we could have only dreamt of. As chair of the National Space council, the Vice President is leading policy development to sustain u. S. Leadership in space and open doors to u. S. Private sector growth. The four president ial policy directives are sparking efforts to put americans back on the moon, unleash commercial use of of space, strengthen u. S. Space awareness, space Traffic Management, and stand up u. S. Space force within the department of defense. This administration is streamlining to better leverage u. S. Commercial space industry. And it is partnering with the commercial sector to ensure that American Companies remain World Leaders in space technology. Of particular note is artemis. Achieving the horizon goal of sending huma