Good morning. I called a meeting on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules require me to remind you we have set up an email address to which members can send anything they wish to submit in writing at any of our hearings or markups. The email address has been provided to your staff. First, consideration of the interior environment appropriations bill, fiscal year 2021. I will now recognize ms. Mccowan to present the bill. Good morning. I want to thank Ranking Member, for his strong collaboration of partnership throughout this entire process. He has been a great partner from the great lakes and a little geography being social studies teacher, he borders with the great state of ohio, lake erie and in minnesota, we border on lake superior. Id like to thank all members of our subcommittee for all contributions and especially the way in which continue our tradition of nonpartisan work, to Work Together on issues that affect Indian Country. Im also grateful for the leadership
Chairwoman lowey consideration of the interior environment appropriations bill, fiscal year 2021. I will not recognize to present the bill. Thank you, madam chair. I am pleased to prevent the 2021 appropriations bill. It reflects the hard work and participation of our Committee Members as well as the good ideas we have received from many sources including my colleagues and outside experts. The bill provides increased funding to support staff and other resources that Congress Needs to do its job well. The bills analytic capacity in the legislative branch and to address high priority Information Technology and security. For example, the bill provides a 25 million increase for the which covers staff, office space and other facilities. I believe it is sufficient to express our new normal as members move into a new means of interacting with constituents. It turns out to an average of office. Per member of our bill creates a new house modernization initiatives account and provides a down pay
Its been 20 years since nigeria turned its back on military rule and embrace democracy 2 decades on and theres a regular pattern of Violent Attacks the economy is stagnant and youre lucky if youve got a job so what if any has been the democratic dividend for nigeria this is inside story i explain. Below and welcome to the program im Martin Dennis i was 20 years since military leaders in nigeria stepped aside and they allowed for a president ial election and that led to civilian rule the last few years old been particularly challenging for africas most populous country of around 200000045 percent of people live in extreme poverty Economic Growth has slowed and Government Forces are battling armed groups like boko haram sara kyra reports. An image of modern nigeria gleaming skyscrapers and young people on the move but a lot has changed since 1999 when nigerians are allowed to vote for a civilian president after 3 decades of the clues and military rule. Following. President mohamed who bi
Okay. Lets get started. Im al teich, Research Professor here at the center for international be science and International Science and Technology Policy at George Washington universitys Elliott School which is where you are now, and i want to welcome you on behalf of our center and the center for science and democracy of the union of concerned scientists. They are cosponsoring this event together with George Washington university. Shawn otto, our speaker here, is an awardwinning science advocate. Hes a writer, hes a man of many talents. Really get to know him, hes quite an impressive guy. A writer, a teacher and a speaker, and hes a cofounder of science debates. Org for which he received the ieee usa National Distinguished Public Service award. Hes advised science debate efforts in other countries as well. Hes a novelist and a filmmaker. His novel sins of our fathers, which is a lit tear thriller, was literary thriller, was a finalist in the l. A. Times book prize, and his film, the hou
[inaudible conversations] heres a look at upcoming book fairs and festivals happening in september. On september 18th the brooklyn book festival in brooklyn, new york. Later in the month the annual baltimore book festival in the inner harbor. On saturday, september 24th book tvs live from the National Book festival at the Washington Convention center in the Nations Capital including author talks from an at gordon reed and joey warwick as well as your phone call for authors john lewis and others. For more information about the book fairs, booktv will be covering watch previous festival coverage, the book fair tab on our website at booktv. Org. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] okay. Lets get started. I am albert teich, Research Professor for International Science and technology and policy at George Washington university and i want to welcome you on behalf of our center, and the center for science and democracy in the union of concerned scientists, they are cosponsoring