Publishers, agents and of course readers clamoring to meet their latest writers. You would be able to feel the Nervous Energy of the finalist and the champagne would be flowing. It is not what you may imagine when you think of literary award ceremonies. There is no formal banquet or assigned seating. It is a Cocktail Party. Last year when they wrote about the award, they referred to it as a globe asked. Tonight, we want to share that energy with you at home and give you a glimpse of what it is like to attend in person. Our editor at large megan caught up with some of this years finalists so we could connect with them as if we were all at a party together. You can view the full conversations on kkus. Com. Here is a sneak peak. A typical year w would all be gathered for the ceremony, a Cocktail Party beforehand. Mixing and mingling. I wanted to ask where could we find you as a finalist before the Award Ceremony . You can usually fin me by the many desserts table. [laughter] where uld we
Will talk to economics professor richard wolf about what this means for afaik we have a lot to get to so lets get started. U. S. President ial Election Results theyre still coming in with some pretty big states still in question and really its it seems like its too close to call but its one joins us hes going to walk us through then what do we have ok there will restart out now with some breaking news before we get into the numbers and the states of whats happening because apparently the Trump Campaign has filed 2 lawsuits in just the last hour one in the state of pennsylvania and one in the state of michigan in both cases they are asking judges to halt the count heres what theyre saying President Campaign says it is suing to temporarily stop the vote count in pennsylvania what are they saying theyre saying that the democratic Election Officials are hiding the ballot counting process from republican poll observers and that the campaign wants to temporarily halt the counting until there
Of the museum at the corner of third and Chestnut Street in old city philadelphia. Philadelphia was the headquarters of the revolution. This is where delegates came. This is where the protest against british oppression first mounted. This is where the declaration of independence was written. So this really is the most central element of the American Revolution, the birth of our nation, which is why this museum is located here. Just down the street from me is the first bank of the states. Alexander hamiltons branch bank when he launched our nations banking system. It is also the first building constructed by the United States of america. So we, truly, are where the nation began, and it is the right place to tell the entire story of the American Revolution. It is our mission in this museum. Behind me, you see cannons from the era. These are part of the city of philadelphias collection. Every one of these canons is old enough that it could have been used to fight the revolution. Behind me
President announcing an executive order, steps, and incentives. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. Two, thee 11 clause adopting of an amendment for which the yeas and nays are recorded. We havent you militarize and distribution list dedicated to circulating amendments. Exhibit motions and other written materials members may want to offer as part of the hearing. If you would like to submit material submi them to the email address submitted to your offices and we will circulate them as quickly as we can. I would ask members in person and remotely to mute your microphones when you are not speaking. This will prevent feedback and technical issues. You may unmute yourself when you seek recognition. Before we begin, i want to note the passing of the beloved wife of our colleague jim sensenbrenner. She was a tireless advocate for people with disabilities. She was a loving companion for 43 years. I know i speak for everyone on the committee in offering our
Rep. Nadler without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. It says that meetings in which individuals assemble for various reasons of the country in large numbers with appropriate social distancing is difficult to maintain. One critical means to reduce a mess. K is to wear not only does it protect you from getting sick from the deadly virus, helps protect the other people in this room from getting sick. After this is over, we will go home to our loved ones. Wearing a mask helps prevent them from serious illness as well. I have the duty to maintain order and a quorum in our proceedings as chairman, which includes making sure we conduct our business in a safe manner. In light of the new guidance, i fully expect all members on both sides of the aisle to wear a mask at all times if youre not speaking. If youre not willing to wear a mask, house rules allow you to participate remotely from your Office Without being physically present in the room. Thank you for your