The house is coming in at 9 00 for an early session. We will bring you live coverage gavel to gavel of that. The president earlier this morning met with the European Union leader. This is what one leader had to say after meeting with the president. On one area, first and foremost on counterterrorism. I dont have to explain why. There are some issues that remain open like climate and trade. Sure we can say have a common position and opinion about russia. When it comes to the conflict in seems we are on the same line. However, my main message to is we give our cooperation and friendship its deepest meaning. Freedom, human rights, respect for human dignity. Today is thetask consolidation of the free world around those values, not just our interest. Principles, this is what we should be saying. That was the leader of the European Union council. The president will later go on to italy for the g7 meeting. If you go to www. Cspan. Org, you can follow our programming there. Another story in th
Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf the United States house of representatives 115th congress, welcome to todays reath laying ceremony. Mr. Collins eternal god, we are thankful nor moment of remembrance for it is in the silence of this hall that we remember the sacrifices of those who have laid their life down in service to this country. We remember the brothers and the sisters in arms who willingly took on the responsibility and the burden of the defense of this country. We are thankful for their sacrifice and remembrance of their families. Who saw them leave but did not see them return. I pray that we will always remember that measure of devotion and that in every moment of silence we remember that we are here in great part by their sacrifice that we honor in this place on this day. For you have given us strength. Let us have the courage to act upon it. As these we remember from every branch of service. It is in your name we pray, amen. Since its founding after the civil war, the observa
In 1997, i had an opportunity to work on an educational project with a gentleman named doctor samuel proctor. A number of you know him as a form present of North Carolina a t, hbcu, former president of Virginia Union university, private hbcu. He spent time in washington, d. C. , as a kennedy appointee to the peace corps but a number of you know him to his work as a pastor of the baptist church. In 1997 when opportunity to sit at a very lovely room similar to this with a donor and a donor who owns a very large and Famous Family foundation. The head of the walked into the room and made exchange niceties she said and ask you one question . He said yes. Is there a need for black colleges today . And doctor proctor leaned back in his seat having her discretion of most of life and he said maam, if you make him can restructure the question . The question is not whether there is a need for hbcus today. The question is, what would america be today without the hbcus . And so she nodded to dr. Pr
With massachusetts representative Catherine Clark at a house appropriation subcommittee hearing on the 2017 Education Department budget. Now that hearing in its entirety. Good to have you here, madam secretary. Before we begin formally i want to recognize miss allard for the purposes of introduction. I would like to introduce tommy a former foster care youth for the congressional foster youth shadow day. Tommy is a resident of downey, california, in my district. His educational aspirations are to earn a masters in architecture and have a career in design i just want to thank him for coming to d. C. To help ensure that the our youth are involved in child welfare. His efforts to support the wellbeing, talent and educational aspirations of every child involved in foster care and tommy is the one with the blue around him. Why dont you stand up real quick. Yeah, stand up. There he is. Good morning, madam secretary. Its genuinely my pleasure to welcome you here to the subcommittee on labor h
With massachusetts representative Catherine Clark at a house appropriation subcommittee hearing on the 2017 Education Department budget. Now that hearing in its entirety. Good to have you here, madam secretary. Before we begin formally i want to recognize miss allard for the purposes of introduction. I would like to introduce tommy a former foster care youth for the congressional foster youth shadow day. Tommy is a resident of downey, california, in my district. His educational aspirations are to earn a masters in architecture and have a career in design i just want to thank him for coming to d. C. To help ensure that the our youth are involved in child welfare. His efforts to support the wellbeing, talent and educational aspirations of every child involved in foster care and tommy is the one with the blue around him. Why dont you stand up real quick. Yeah, stand up. There he is. Good morning, madam secretary. Its genuinely my pleasure to welcome you here to the subcommittee on labor h