[ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the National Constitution center, and happy Constitution Day [ applause ] it is so exciting to welcome you here on the 230th birthday of the u. S. Constitution, and weve had such an exciting morning. Weve heard from ken burns and lynn novak, interviewed by David Rubenstein about their new vietnam documentary. We heard from the plaintiffs in the brown versus board of education korematsu and tinker cases. Their descendants came to talk about their experiences in those crucial cases. And now were going to hear about what every american should know about the Constitutional Convention and the founding documents from the person in america whos done more to increase Public Awareness of those documents than anyone else. David rubenstein has had an extraordinary career. Early on in washington, he worked as chief counsel for the Senate Judiciary committee under senator birch bah, and i want to take a moment to honor senator bey, whos about to turn 90
And todays hearing is going to examine the department of Energy Management and Mission Priorities under the leadership of secretary rick perry. Im very pleased to welcome him this money for his first appearance before this subcommittee. D. O. E. Performs essential security missions. It plays a central role in ensuring that the nations Domestic Energy security. It performs challenging cleanup operations to address its vast environmental and Nuclear Waste liabilities, and it provides key energy data and support the foundational science and Technological Development to advance the benefits of all forms of energy and Energy Delivery to ensure the longterm security and prosperity of americans. Excess of these diverse missions requires sound management and robust secretarial authorities. Success also requires focused attention and Budget Resources to address the most pressing priorities in light of current and anticipated energy and security situations. In this context history will help the
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Cases. Their descendants came to talk about their experiences in those crucial cases. And now were going to hear about what every american should know about the Constitutional Convention and the founding documents from the person in america whos done more to increase Public Awareness of those documents than anyone else. David rubenstein has had an extraordinary career. Early on in washington, he worked as chief counsel for the Senate Judiciary committee under bey, and itor birch bo want to take a moment to honor senator bey, whos about to turn 90. He was the only living american who was central to the framing of two constitutional amendments, the 25th amendment involving president ial disability, and the 26th amendment giving 18yearolds the right to vote. So, if you would, please join me in expressing appreciation for senator bey. [applause] david went on to a distinguished career in the carter white house. He is head of the carlyle group, and hes carved out this unique niche as americ
Council as fallout from charlottesville grows. Its friday, august 18, 2017 Worldwide Exchange begins right now. Good morning welcome to Worldwide Exchange on cnbc. Im seema mody in for sara eisen. Im dominic chu in for wilfred frost. Well have the latest on all of that barcelona action. Lets check whats happening with the global markets. Were seeing a reaction to what happened in barcelona and what happened yesterday in u. S. Markets. Futures pointing to marginally lower opens following on yesterdays big losses the s p 500 opening up down 3 points if futures stay where they are the dow down about 11 points as for asia, we saw weakness there carry over from the markets. Indexes mostly in the red. The nikkei off by a percent. The hang seng off by a percent the shanghai just about flat the kospi is off by 0. 1 as for europe, negativity continues there. Some major markets there, the dax in germany off by close to a percent. The cac in france off by over a percent as is the ftse 100 in the