Events are strictly nonpartisan, they are not intended to offer any kind of policy recommendations or agendas. They are simply meant to give greater insight into how we got to where we are, which we believe helps us to understand how we can solve problems. So a few thanks, and then i will turn it over to alan. First of all, the Mellon Foundation funds this program. We are very grateful to them. Secondly, the room has been booked for us by congressman jerry connollys office, and we are grateful to them. Finally, i want to thank my reiger,t director, jeff who is at the table outside but will be coming in shortly. Now i will turn it over to professor alan kraut from the american university, who will moderate the event. Before i do, let me say, most of you will find these index cards on your seat. The intent of these is that as the discussion proceeds, if you have questions, write them on these cards. We will collect them after formal remarks and use them to initiate the discussion. Think
Topics include the roots of the modern Health Care System, the medical bills transformation into a business, and disparities in insurance coverage. The Natural History Center Hosted the event. I think we will try to start the event on time. My name is dane kennedy, director of the National History center. I want to welcome you all to this briefing of the history of u. S. Health care and health care policy. This is a briefing sponsored by the National History center, which is affiliated with the american historical association, and is part of a series of briefings that we offer that provide historical perspectives are issues that are currently confronting congress. We will have another one at the end of next month which would be a history of u. S. Iranian relations. I should stress that these events are strictly nonpartisan, they are not intended to offer any kind of policy recommendations or agendas, they are simply met to give greater insight to how we got to where we are, which we be
And i want to also just correct something that the my friend the solicitor general said. We didnt just move black voters into that district. We also moved hispanic voters into that district, we moved white voters into that district. We made changes to that mr. Brasher, i mean, usually in these cases youre looking at these funnyshaped districts and youre trying to figure out from the shape and from other matters whether race has been used instead of traditional districting criteria. But this is a very sort you know, sort of sui generis shaw claim, because here the principal evidence in the case is not all the circumstantial stuff that we usually do. Its a policy statement from the state that says race nonretrogression is going to be our principal criterion except for reynolds, and then a clear testimony from the people who were applying that policy statement that they thought that that meant maintaining the black voting age population, something which is a mistaken understanding of what
We will get more in depth on that. A question this morning is about the Border Patrol does it need more funding or more from congress . Here are the numbers. Democrats, 202 5853880. Republicans, 202 5853881. 5853882. S, 202 we also set a side a line for border state residents, 202 5853883. Us by want to reach social media, you can do that on twitter. Ur handle is cspanwj facebook, facebook. Com cspan. Get to the editorial from the boston globe. It is on Border Patrol. Responsibility as the changes of immigration policy takehome, the headline is the Border Patrol needs to clean up, not more funding. They write that the ebola crisis has sparked no small number of irrational statements, but one of the least sensible is the call to invest heavily in u. S. Border enforcement. Obamas highly anticipated plans for executive action on immigration were announced last thursday, including booster Border Security. Thinkingsecure, the goes, should be the policy priority. The United States has alread
A subject that illuminates the american experience. It in a way that is worthy of the smithsonian and worthy of the culture im trying to explore. What would it be called . Been Natural Museum of africanAmerican History and culture. Ill figure out a shorter name. Was legislation introduced by john lewis and sarah, they came up with the name. A decade ago it would have been a debate. Is africanamerican . Black american . Is it just history . Is it just culture . Lets make it an inclusive museum. , favoriteur personal thing about the africanamerican culture . The optimism and the humor. What i want to do when i create a museum is i always struck at getting at that point where you were not old enough to sit with a old men who its in the backyard and hear stories, that you would sneak in and here. I would love the stores of watching Jackie Robinson play at what it was like to north new jersey. Then they would just laugh. Sadnesser the story trivial a sense of optimism and belief that all th