Outlooks. We will also hear from the usda chief economist at this forum. It is about 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] good morning, everybody. If you could please find your seat. I would like to welcome everyone to usda 96 annual outlook forum. Usda oldest annual meeting. I am stephen, deputy secretary of agriculture. It is great to see everyone here this morning. This years theme is that innovation imperative. Shaping the future of agriculture. This is a fitting theme for the secretary to announce something we have been working on at usda called the agriculture innovation agenda. We are excited to share more with you this morning. I am joined in this room by many of you that are working to shape the future of our agriculture economy. It is important that we take stock, not only where we are today, but also where we need to go to meet a growing Global Demand with rising standards of living at a time when producers are dealing with uncertainties in the farm economy and the conditio
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We break away from this portion of washington journal to fill our longtime commitment to bring you live Senate Coverage. Follow this at cspan. Org, senate gasoline and next coming up shortly. Senator Tammy Baldwin will deliver the annual reading of washingtons farewell address. After that the senate will debate the nomination of Robert Malloy to be a district judge for the Virgin Islands with the vote to limit debate on the nomination is scheduled for later this afternoon. Live Senate Coverage is here on cspan2. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, the center of our joy, make us your captives so that we may live liberated lives. Provide our senators with the spiritual, mental, social and physical revitalization they need just for today. May they place their trust in you and experience your profound peace. Grant that they will relinquish their worries to you, as they permit your perfect love to cast out every fear. Lord, show them your redemptive purposes in every problem they must so
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Pet charles is all former marine and Senior Historian for the u. S. Airport and the author of the book armed in america. Patrick charles. Thank you for being with us on cspan. Charles thank you, steve. Let me begin with the origin of the National Rifle association. How did it come about and why . It came back during the civil war. Two officers decided to form the nra based out of new york with two purposes. One was to facilitate and grow longrange rifle ranges and the other was to assist the state National Guards in marksmanship. The nra initially, just so you know, was kind of working to get appropriations from the government and they started off with one organization. They grew to 1700 by 1929. They also are, just so you know, there is an english National Rifle association. This is supposed to be the american version. The only thing differentiating the two to start off with was the franchise like model where you could build a rifle club, statewide and you were a nra affiliated rifle