I have the honor of being executive director of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. Thank you for coming out. Honor of our in men and women in uniform who defend our freedom around the world, please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. [in unison] i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. John thank you, please be seated. John thank you, please be seated. 1988 whenl of president Ronald Reagan broke ground at the sight of his future president ial library, im not sure he could have imagined that his foundation would one day also be operating a robust institute in washington dc, one just steps from the white house he would soon leave behind for his beloved homeland ranch in the west. , i do know that todays celebration honoring Justice Sandra day oconnor is exactly the type of gathering in his name that he envisioned. Intrinsic
And institute. Thank you all for coming out this afternoon. If you would, in honor of our men and women in uniform who defend our freedom around the world, please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. [in unison] i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. John thank you, please be seated. In the fall of 1988 when president Ronald Reagan broke ground at the sight of his site of his future president ial library, im not sure he could have imagined that his foundation, the one bearing his name, would one day also be operating a robust institute in washington, d. C. , one just steps from the white house he would soon leave behind for his beloved homeland ranch in the west. However, i do know that todays celebration honoring Justice Sandra day oconnor is exactly the type of gathering in his name that he envisioned. History intrinsically links president r
Thank you very much. You got a lot going on. People are all over the place. Ranking member has an adhering and chairwoman has a science hearing and people will come and go. Forgive us for that. Welcome. What do we have today . For our second panel we have Catherine Lehman is the chair of the u. S. Commission on civil rights and president obama appointed her to a sixyear term on december 15, 2016. The 16. The commission unanimously confirmed the president designation to chair the commission on december 28, 2016. She also serves as a cabinet of California Governor Gavin Newsom where she has been Legal Affairs secretary since january, 2019. She served as assistant secretary for civil rights at the barman of education until 2017. Welcome. Michael waldman is president of the nyu school of law and nonpartisan law and policy institute that focuses on improving systems of democracy and justice and that rentacenter is a leading National Voice and voting righ rights, money and politics, criminal
Welcome to our symposium. Anniversary of the Supreme Court. Congress, 100 years ago this year, congress authorized each justice to have a stenographer and a clerk. Ever since then, developed into a superb institution and the National Constitution center in philadelphia is honored to bring together former Supreme Court clerks for the first time in history for an all clerk reunion. Representing clerks from 25 justices over 50 terms to come and celebrate this great anniversary. I am jeffrey rosen. Im the president of the National Constitution center in philadelphia. Also i press on trend professor here at George Washington law school. I am so thankful they have united for this important academic symposium. The Constitution Center has a very Inspiring Mission from the u. S. Congress. That is to bring together citizens of different perspectives to educate themselves and celebrate this great document of human freedom. We do that by assembling panels and podcasts and most importantly educatio
Papadopoulos talking about the origins of the counterintelligence investigation into russia and the 2016 president ial election. Later, several senators speak about u. S. Policy in syria and the recent withdrawal of u. S. Troops in the region. Next, House Administration subcommittee takes a look at Voting Rights and election procedures in the u. S. With the legal experts mobility right advocates cancel right leaders among the witnesses. This hearing comes as a new cspan survey shows 55 of americans believe that the federal government should still oversee election and administration in states and localities with histories of voting discrimination. Good morning. The subcommittee on elections and the committee of House Administration will come to order. I would like to think members of the committee as well as our witnesses and those in the audience for being here today. I today. I ask unanimous consent that all members of five educative days to revise and extend their remarks and that an