This time of change, and i appreciate you joining us here today. The administration has proposed a fiscal year 2018 budget of 19. 1 billion, for nasa. Its a reduction of 2. 9 from the current year number. And while this overall cut is less than any other agency is going to experience in the budget request, it still reflects a significant reduction of 561 million. This budget request attempts to navigate a challenging environment, but would disrupt Ongoing Missions and delay future exploration for years to come. There are proposals to cut funding, using the rationale that nasa could do without these programs under a reduced budget. Other Research Programs are left left within of sufficient financial resources, which will make it impossible for nasa to meet its plans. The Current Administration picks up where the Previous Administration left off, by projecting a lofty administration for space, while projecting a budget that prevents it from leaving the earth. The oriana and capsule is de
I want to show you a portion of that hearing, next up on cspan, chaired by senator richard shelby, of alabama. The hearing will come to order. I am pleased to welcome acting administrator robert lightfoot, to the commerce, justice, and hearing, toommittee consider nasas 2018 fiscal year budget request. Mr. Lightfoot and i worked well together during his tenure as director of the Marshall Space Flight center in huntsville, alabama. Mr. Lightfoot, thank you for serving as nasas leader during this time of change, and i appreciate you joining us here today. The administration has proposed a fiscal year 2018 budget of 19. 1 billion, for nasa. Its a reduction of 2. 9 from the current year number. And while this overall cut is less than any other agency is going to experience in the budget request, it still reflects a significant reduction of 561 million. This budget request attempts to navigate a challenging environment, but would disrupt Ongoing Missions and delay future exploration for yea
The copies he used to give a quick reading. This is the first one he ever did. The First Reading he gave within 1853 and this is the prompt copy or the performance copy for a christmas carol. He first read it in birmingham in 1853. This was not in existence. Had about creating a text that could be short enough that people could listen to you for over a period of an hour, 10 minutes or so and so he had a binder of the 1849 station, and then he went through it over a couple of years for the editorial passes and you can see that he sometimes we wrote passages because if he would have deleted something, which was mentioned briefly described and referred to later, he had to introduce it so that is what you see here. You also find the . Where pages for paste it together, that he wasnt going to read at all. You can see postage stamps. Use these to turn the pages quickly and they tortured him and have broken overmuch use. And here we have a photo of him taking in new york. This is the last gro
, as always, of cochairing this Seminar Series with the National History center. Eric will introduce our speakers and moderators to the discussion. Washington history seminar is a collaborative effort of two organizations, the national association, and the Wilson Centers heritage and Public Policy program. We have served as a Nonpartisan Forum to discuss New Historical findings, insights and publications central to the missions of our organization. Behind the scenes, two individuals helped produce this event, rachel weekly for the National History center and peter , from the Wilson Center. Our thanks to both of them. We would like to acknowledge our supporters and welcome your support. Details on how to support the seminar are in the chat right now, or simply go to our institutional websites. We welcome your support. Finally, please join us next week, may 16 for a conversation about kelly hernandezs new book , mad mexicans, race, empire, and resolution of the borderland. Thats at 4 00