Mccright tina smith is a former lieutenant governor, was first appointed by governor mark dayton early in 2018, and she won a special election two years ago. If she wins this year, it will be for a full sixyear term. A republican component opponent served a term in congress from minnesotas second district. Tina smith and jason lewis joined me remotely this hour as part of our meet the candidate series, to talk about the issues facing minnesota and the country. There arent a lot of rules for our conversation today. I will ask you a series of questions. I ask you to keep to the issues, even though you are running for senate, we dont need to fi i ask you not to filibuster. One firm rule i will enforce is that you cannot talk over each other. Lk over each other. It sounds bad on the radio, people will turn us off, and nobody will hear what you have to say. I will give you each a minute at the start and the end to make the case why voters should pick you. I flipped a coin before we started,
Joining, there are three different ways to join. You can watch for free on the Library Facebook page and you can purchase a copy of the book for ten dollars and pick it up at your local branch after the release page or as is tonights case you can purchase the enhanced experience and receive a copy of the book and have dinner from a local restaurant delivered to your door the night of the program and watch. You can read about all of those menus on the website and while you are there you will see in the coming weeks we welcome sonja as many of you may remember from sesame street. And on october 202nd we welcome american poet and civil rights activist. There are a lot more. All of these events with the enhanced experience where you get a special meal delivered to your home. I would be remiss if i didnt mention none of this would be possible without the generous Financial Support of the Library Legacy foundation to host programs like tonights conversation and countless other programs and s
You are watching American History tv come all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. In its early years, colorado was inhabited by an eclectic group of people, from law men to ranchers to those looking to strike it rich gold mines. In her book, the bad old days of colorado, randi samuelsonbrown examines the beginning of colorados history and the characters that helped shape this state. Thank you so much for joining us tonight and continuing to get our program via video since the museum is still mostly closed to the public. For those of you who dont know me, my name is megan and im the Visitors Services and interpretation coordinator at Golden Museum and park. I plan the Adult Program and other functions of the museum. Randi hascited that joined us. Let me throw a curveball to her presentation and say we are now doing it online. Thank you so much for joining us and i will turn it over to you. Randi great. Let me share the screen and make sure weve got everything right. Thanks, everyone for c
I represent the committee is on and will come to order. [inaudible] the committee of Homeland Security will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. Again i want to say our thoughts with those americans dealing with devastating natural disasters including the wildfires in the west and hurricane is in itself. As the churning, i remain committed to ensuring they receive the federal health needed to respond, recover and deal back stronger. Today the committee on Homeland Security is meeting for its annual hearing on worldwide threats to the homeland. Our nation recently observed the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. Nearly two decades later, we continue to mourn the nearly 3,000 lives lost that terrible day and keep their loved ones in our prayers. This committee and the department of Homeland Security were established in the wake of 9 11 to help prevent future attacks on our soi
Mo katie. One of the key races this november is for senator. Tina smith is the incumbent, a former Lieutenant Governor first appointed by governor mike dayton in 2018, and she won a special election two years ago. If she wins this year, it will be for a full six year term. Her republican opponent is jason lewis, he served a term in congress from minnesotas Second District and is a former talk radio host. Tina smith and jason lewis joined me remotely this hour as part of our meet the candidate series to talk about the issues facing minnesota and the country. There arent a lot of rules for our conversation today. I will ask you a series of questions. I ask you to keep to the issues, even though you are running for senate, we dont need to filibuster. I will give you each plenty of time to lay out your views and respond to each other. One firm a rule i will enforce is you cant talk over each other. It sounds bad on the radio, people will turn us off, and nobody will hear what you have to s