The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer this morning will be offered by the guest chaplain, Bishop Robert barron, archdiocese of los angeles, santa barbara, california. The chaplain let us pray. O god, source of all justice, youve sum oned everyone who works in this chamber to walk the path of righteousness, to foster life and liberty, to care especially for the poorest and most vulnerable in our society. Free these servants of yours, o lord, of all those attachments to wealth or power or privilege or fame, that would prevent them from following the course you have set out for them. Make them mindful of the time when they first heard your voice and followed it with idealism and enthusiasm. Illuminate their minds, direct their wills, stirrup in them a holy passion for doing what is right, despite the cost. Give them the knowledge that whenever they strive for justice , they are pleasing to you. And shower, o lord, your choicest blessings upon our country. Amen. Th
Provide support to the russian leadership. Laura yes, during the obama administration, if you were wellknown oligarch from the soviet union or old block country, you knew there was serious risk you could be placed on u. S. Sanctions list and hobbled. Some oligarchs had friends in high places, as of biden. Meet these oligarchs, both of who escaped obama sanctions. How did they do that . I dont know, maybe funneled big piles of cash to the family of obamas vpam. We know 3. 5 million was paid to a Shell Company associated with devon archer and money was wired to another bank account used by hunter and archer. That was an odd sum, i thought until i realize on april 23rd, 2014, hunter biden paid 142,300 to purchase an expensive new toy, a fisker sports car. That wasnt flashy enough, he switched to a porsche convertible. Who knew porsches were hooker magnets . I didnt. The two oligarchs had dinner with joe biden in 2014 and 2015, just another silly coincidence. If you thought the white house
Support to the russian leadership. Laura yes, during the obama administration, if you were a wellknown oligarch from the former soviet union or one of its old block countries, you knew that there was a serious risk that you could be placed on a u. S. Sanctions list and, therefore, you could be hobbled financially but some oligarchs had friends in the high places as in the ob obamaBiden Administration. Meet yes lahna bat reena. Both of whom somehow escaped obamas sanctions the how did they do that . I dont know mane they funneled cash to obamas vp. We know she made 3. 5 million to a Shell Company associated with hunter biden and devon archer. And mr. Rakishev meanwhile wired 142,300 to another bank account used by hunter and archer. Thats kind of an odd sum, i thought. Well, until i realized that the next day on april 23rd, 2014, hunter biden paid that exact amount, 142,300 to purchase an expensive new toy, a fisker sports car. But, i guess that wasnt flashy enough so he switched it to
About that. She became a political icon. Afterwards, sunday night at 9 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan2s book tv. Washington journal continues. Host kendra pierrelouise joins us, a staff writer atp at talkingience about the president s review of National Monuments. Lets first define what a National Monument is and how it is different from the National Parks that we know so well. Guest thank you for having me. A National Monument is basically land set aside by the president under the Antiquities Act passed in the early 1900s. It allows a president to preserve land based on a few requirements. Historical or archaeological import, or of Natural Resource import. A good example of a National Monument is the grand canyon. It was a National Monument before it was a National Park. Host explain what the was ties at Antiquities Act was and how it is used today . Guest it came about because of the fact that a lot of americans historical Historical Records are being degraded. Colleague of a mine says it
Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening and thank you for joining us. The Trump Administration is offering europe a message of reassurance. Attending an annual security conference in munich, germany, today, Vice President mike pence said the u. S. Has an unwavering commitment to the 27 other nations who form the postworld war ii Nato Alliance whose motto is, an attack on one is an attack on all. We will stand with europe today, and every day, because we are bound together by the same noble ideals freedom, democracy, justice, and the rule of law. Sreenivasan but pence bluntly told allies theyre falling short of nato guidelines to spend an amount equal to 2 of their Gross Domestic Product on their military. In fact, according t