Good day, everybody. Welcome to George Washington university and the jack morton auditorium. We like to say we are the crossroads in Public Affairs to where media, politics, communication meet, collide, explode, whatever verb you andse, they do it at snpa we are very pleased and honored to be part of this event today. I want to thank you again for joining us at this digital campaigning when he 12 and beyond event. And we hope youll join us for subsequent events as well. We have other ones upcoming am hosting a panel of journalists who will be discussing covering the midterm elections. This will include professional journalist from roll call, meet the press, washington post, and surely coincidentally im all of which happened to be alumni of George Washington university and our program. Please join us for that. You wouldnt want to miss that. And i joinrk kennedy in thanking him. Paul wilsons contribution help make possible the school of media and Public Affairs to host the conference whi
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered today by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God of the universe, thank you for giving us another day. It is your nature to hold us in your living presence always. It is our nature to think of you and of others only momentarily or in passing. Be with each of us that we may be our very best and prove ourselves worthy of your love and your grace. Bless the members of this peoples house in their work and deliberations today, that they might merit the trust of the American People and manifest the strength of our republican democracy to the nations of the world. Without you, o lord, we can do nothing. With you and in you, we can establish a community of peace, goodness and justice now and forever. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to
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