The massachusetts senator held a town hall event in arlington, virginia, yesterday. This is 50 minutes. [cheers and applause] hello, virginia hello and thank you, kathy, thank you, strong women help get it done. [cheers and applause] wow. So, here we are, virginia. The primaries are really started. We heard from two states. We got 55 states and territories ready to go. [cheering] you all are super cute. Thank you, and that means the road to the white house runs right through virginia. [cheering] so im here today to ask you two things. The first one is to ask you, get in this fight with me to help build an america that doesnt just work for the and if the powerful but that works for everyone [cheering] and second im their ask for your vote. Heres the deal. I got your back, you can count on me. Im going to count on you. [cheers and applause] now, this has been some president ial primary already. We have been going at this for about a year. Some people got in a little later than others. Mi
National Defense Authorization measure and north korea in the Washington Post afghanistan investigation. Good morning happy holidays. The chairman and i wanted to take this opportunity to meet with you all once more prior to the end of the year. I want to start by thanking congress for passing the national Defense Authorization act paid we appreciate the strong demonstration of support from the house and from the senate. This legislation is a big step forward. This will enable the department to it that to some powers, and i look forward to the signing of this into lot later today. Importantly, this authorization establishes the establishment of the space force. I want to think the president for the leadership of this historic initiative. The last time we developed a new branch of the military it was over 70 years ago when we separated the air corps from the army in 19 40 seven, creating the United States air force. Back then we saw how power had expanded during world war ii and we reco
The worlds secondlargest economy. President xi jinping is working to extend that economic power well beyond his countrys borders. Xis vision is called one belt, one road. He wants to create a modernday silk road, improving roads and ports to form a gigantic economic bloc stretching all the way to africa and europe. One country is set to play a particularly Important Role in this initiative. That country is myanmar, led by state councilor Aung San Suu Kyi. A key part of xis plan is this route linking Southern China with Myanmars Rakhine state. Completion of this route would link china to the indian ocean without passing through the malacca straits, a development that would have significant strategic and economic benefits for china. In 2010, work began on construction of two pipelines along the new route. One for natural gas was completed in 2013. The other for crude oil was completed the following year. They pump these fuels 770 kilometers from the indian ocean to the chinese border. Th
You. [applause] cspanhistory. A panel of scholars and Museum Officials discuss approaches for addressing difficult aspects of u. S. History. They share ideas for how to remember and learn from topics such as lynching or the holocaust, or about the cultures and experiences of groups such as native americans and the disabled. The event took place in washington, d. C. And Syracuse Universitys greenberg house and Lender Center for social justice hosted the discussion. Good evening. Syracusehancellor of university and i think everyone for attending tonights roundtable discussion. I am pleased youre able to join us for this important conversation. First, i want to start with the most important acknowledgment. That itssome things important that somebody says. And there are some things that its important that everybody says. I want to ignore the shoshone people, on whose ancestrals Ancestral Lands Syracuse University now stands. I would also like to acknowledge and thank Syracuse University tr
Reporting. Good morning, everyone. Happy holidays. The chairman and i wanted to take this opportunity to meet with you all once more prior to the end of the year. I want to start by thanking congress for passing the National Defense authorization act. We appreciate the strong demonstration of support from the house and from the senate. This legislation is a big step forward. This will enable the department to it that to some powers, and i look forward to the signing of this into lot later today. Importantly, this authorization establishes the establishment of the space force. I want to thank the president for the leadership of this historic initiative. The last time we developed a new branch of the military it was over 70 years ago when we separated the air corps from the army in 1947, creating the United States air force. Back then we saw how power had expanded during world war ii and we recognize the need for a Single Service to focus on the air domain. Similarly, reliance on space b