All the way down. Can you hear me . Good evening. Thank you, paul. And were delight partner with the Bryant Park Corporation and Oxford University press on this exciting series. Tonights program will be followed by question and answer session and a book signing, so please do join in for both. Im really delighted this evening to welcome author and historian fergus bordewich. Hes the author of six nonfiction books. Hes published and written childrens books and written the jefferson pbs documentary. Hes a regular contributor to Smithsonian Magazine mainly on subjects in 19th century American History and his articles have appears in many magazines and newspapers including the new york times, the wall street journal and american heritage. His new book americas great debate explores the way in which slavery distorted american democracy in the years leading up to the civil war. David Levering Lewis is one of the countrys most distinguished historians of the civil rights movement. Hes the Juli
Expense. If they live far from a va hospital, 40 miles is the agreedupon distance, you will secretary the. A. Ability to fire senior managers accused of mismanagement. They can obviously fire those who are ill performing. Timekes a very long because of federal rules about letting employees go and their process to appeal. This was one of the reasons the controversy started in the first place. V. A. More to come on this deal in the house and senate. Did address the immediate crisis of veterans being forced on the long waiting lines for health care. It strengthens the va so that we can put a permanent end to long waiting lists. It addresses the very serious problem of accountability and makes certain that this honest and incompetent senior officials at the va do not remain employed there and in addition and provide some other significant benefit for veterans and their families. Funding for veterans needs must be considered a cost of law, and appropriated as charges that they. Planes and t
Adjourned. During a briefing on monday on religious freedom secretary of state talked about the israelipalestinian conflict. All of his remarks in their entirety online. Here is some of what he said. As you all knowledge is returned from the middle east of paris where i had a series of discussions aimed at diaz could the conflict and that ending the rocket and tunnel attacks against israeli civilians and easing the suffering of innocent people everywhere in gaza, israel, the west bank. Today we are continuing to work toward establishing an unconditional humanitarian ceasefire, one that could honor even which begins now and we will stop the fighting, allowed desperately needed food and medicine and other supplies into gaza and enable israel to address the threat which we fully understand and which is real, the threat posed by tunnel attacks and soon be able to do so without having to resort that is what could come from the ceasefire. We believe the momentum generated and by a humanitari