In the house of representatives, a lot going on today. If you want to find out more about the activity, go to our website at cspan. Org. We now take you to the house. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] rage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , july 17, 2019. I hereby appoint the honorable Henry Cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the ouse of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders fo
Saturn 9 rocket to accomplish the goals set by president kennedy less than 10 years earlier, to land the man on the moon before the end of the decade. As president kennedy said in his speech at Rice University in september, 1962, we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard. There is no better explanation that captures the american spirit. We choose to take joint leaps. We choose to know the unknown. We choose to lead into the future. On july 20, 1960, just four days after the launch, the world listened and watched as the first steps were taken on the moon. Again, hundreds of millions of people across the world watched as history was made. Five times more nasa astronauts landed on the moon and returned home safely. President kennedys promise that our great democracy could achieve these hard things became a reality. As we watch those days in july, 0 years ago, dreams began to form. Every person watching the succes
Speaker. As chairwoman of the committee on science, space, and technology, its an honor to stand before you today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of apollo 11. The morning of july 16, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and buzz aldrin lifted ff from nasas cape kennedy. That day, millions watched in 11 s nasa launched Apollo Saturn 9 rocket to accomplish the goals set by president kennedy less than 10 years earlier, to land the man on the moon before the end of the decade. As president kennedy said in his speech at Rice University in september, 1962, we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard. There is no better explanation that captures the american spirit. We choose to take joint leaps. We choose to know the unknown. We choose to lead into the future. On july 20, 1960, just four days after the launch, the world listened and watched as the first steps were taken on the moon. Again, hundreds of millions of
Sure. Campaign 2024 on cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. G. Thank you for joining us for toNights Program. We are so thrilled to have you here with us tonight. My name is Stephanie Barnett and im the associate director of Public Programs and Community Outreach here at the greenwich good evening. Thank you for aljoining us. We are so thrilled to have you with us. My name is Stephanie Barnett and i am associate professor of programs and Community Outreach. We are so thrilled to have you and pleased to present the Nights Program on guilded age architecture which will proceed highly anticipated series coming to your screen in october which i am sure you may already know. Before we dive into toNights Program, i will review a few housekeeping details. We welcome American History television from cspan who will be recording which is exciting. We will finish with a wine and cheese reception in the lobby where you came in. That will be around 7 00. You will have the opportunity to buy the
The architect of the capitols office is responsible to the United States congress and the Supreme Court for the maintenance, operations, development, and preservation of more than 17 million square feet than 553ngs and more acres of land throughout capitol hill, including the u. S. Capitol , senate and house Office Buildings, the library of congress, and many others. Ayers was named the 11th architect of the capital after being nominated by president obama and confirmed by the senate for a 10year term. After studying architecture at the university of maryland and, he joined the air force while earning his architectural license in california simultaneously. Following five years of active duty with the air force, he went into private practice. He then joined the voice of america, where he led design and construction efforts in greece and in germany. After five years abroad, he and his family moved to washington, hired asd mr. Ayers was assistant senate superintendent. He subsequently ser