Actors david selby and Craig Wallace. All these men have either appeared on the ford stage or created works that appeared on the ford stage. We are to have them with us today. Like to say weve been watching demonstrations unfold in our neighborhoods and across the nation. We know we have work to do. We commit to using our platform to tell stories that speak to the present moment with courage, abrahamion, and lincolns presidency. A specific play in which they all took part, assess every very sacrifices, which fords theater premiered in 2012. This play explores the relationship between president lincoln and the abolitionist Frederick Douglass. It seems particularly important this week to consider the leadership of these two great americans as they helped our country find its way through one of our greatest crises. I want to start this afternoon just by welcoming you all, thank you so much for being with us from across the country, d. C. Ornia, and washington, i want to start with richard
The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. July 31, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable Dianne Degette to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, thank you for giving us another day. We turn to you, much as the psalmist did of old. Though we walk in the midst of dangers, you guard our lives with when our enemies rage. You stretch out your hand, your right hand saves us. And again we are surrounded by enemies who are like lions hungry for human flesh. Show your greatness in the sky, o god, and your glory over all the earth. And yet again look, your enemies are in an uproar and those who hate you have raised their head against your people. They devise deceptive schemes and lot toget
ford s theater, we know we have work to do. we commit to using our platform to tell stories that speak to the present moment with courage, inspiration, healing, and of course, abraham lincoln. today, we re talking with richard, craig, and david about a specific play in which they all took part, necessary sacrifices, which ford s theater premiered in 2012. ford s commissioned richard to write the play to celebrate the opening of our center for education leadership in 2011. this play explores the relationship between president abraham lincoln, played by david selby, and the abolitionist frederick douglass, played by craig wallace. it seems particularly important this week to consider the leadership of these two great americans as they helped our country find its way through one of our greatest crises. so i want to start this afternoon just by, first of all, welcoming you all. thank you so much for being with us, from across the country, california and d.c. we go coast-to-coas
[ light laughter ] you know that list of side effects at the end of a pharmaceutical ad . He apparently has all of them. [ laughter ] he said among other things that there were very fine people on both sides of the events in charlottesville. He asked if people on the left have any guilt that the White Supremacists became violent and then he said this many of those people were there to protest the taking down of the statue of robert e. Lee. So this week its robert e. Lee. I notice that stonewall jacksons coming down. I wonder, is it George Washington next week . And is it Thomas Jefferson the week after . You know, you you really do have to ask yourself, where does it stop . Seth where does it stop . [ light laughter ] buddy, weve been asking ourselves that question since january. [ cheers and applause ] normally when someone is talking, that level of crazy, batman crashes through the ceiling and punches him. [ laughter ] trump is like a bad waitress in a crappy diner who is trying to g
[ light laughter ] you know that list of side effects at the end of a pharmaceutical ad . He apparently has all of them. [ laughter ] he said among other things that there were very fine people on both sides of the events in charlottesville. He asked if people on the left have any guilt that the White Supremacists became violent and then he said this many of those people were there to protest the taking down of the statue of robert e. Lee. So this week its robert e. Lee. I notice that stonewall jacksons coming down. I wonder, is it George Washington next week . And is it Thomas Jefferson the week after . You know, you you really do have to ask yourself, where does it stop . Seth where does it stop . [ light laughter ] buddy, weve been asking ourselves that question since january. [ cheers and applause ] normally when someone is talking, that level of crazy, batman crashes through the ceiling and punches him. [ laughter ] trump is like a bad waitress in a crappy diner who is trying to g