Cason all, here to talk about kavanaugh,jennifer here to talk about her book. About the Rand Corporation, what is your role . Scientist. Olitical rand is a Research Organization founded 70 years ago. Many are familiar with rands work in the national security. They have also done research on domestic issues including education, civil justice, energy , and the mission is to inform policymakers through research and analysis. Onalso inform the public topics ranging from military strategy to evaluation of childhood education. Is facts andopic opinion making. The line between fact and fiction is becoming blurred. How so . Trends,we point to 4 that we called truth decay. To describe diminishing reliance on facts and opinion in American Public life. It,first time we look at objective facts and analytical interpretations. The debate over the safety of vaccines, for example. This is the blurring of the line between fact and opinion and compared to fact. You can see this on cable news, anywhere w
Protect National Parks and were nongovernmental, Nonprofit Organization and weve been at it for almost 100 years now. Host one thing the association when topics of shutdown come in, what was it like this time around for National Parks, compared to the last shutdown in 2013 . Guest it was difficult, the last shutdown lasted a couple weeks and everything was shut down. This shutdown was difficult, it wasnt quite clear what was going to happen and of course it was a shorter time period, we still had about a third of National Park units shut down. You also have reports of graffiti and looting in the parks and just in two days, saw trash building up and many things happening inside parks. With a third of the parks closed, a lot of visitors were shut out. Host when a shutdown happens, no staff on National Parks to help with guides or safety or things like that . What is the scope . Guest typically, the guides are not essential, they dont consider them essential, visitor centers, bathrooms ar
For reelection this year. This is 40 minutes. [applause]. [applause]. Speaker, president kochi, former governor, distinguished justices of the court, representatives of our congressional delegation, members of the hawaii state legislature, elected official, military leader, honored guests, family and friends, good morning and loja. As a new legislative session opens, i want you to know im ready to work with you on the issues that affect us all. The state of our states is a strong. We are a resilient people and the future is bright. As i stand before you today, im struck by the beautiful and often challenging complexity that makes hawaii our home. We really are the most beautiful place on earth. We are of many cultures and faiths and we lived together in greater harmony than anyplace in the world. People from all over the planet come here to enjoy our environment, our culture and their gifts to all of us, the gift of tolerance and respect and a celebration of each other and our differen
The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from the gentleman from oregon, mr. Blumenauer for five minutes. Mr. Blumenauer thank you, mr. Speaker. One of the most difficult and challenging situation any family faces is dealing with circumstances surrounding the end of life. Earlier this week, n. P. R. Ran a fascinating story on a little known fact that physicians die differently than the rest of us. They are more comfortable, theyre more likely to spend their final days surrounded by loved ones. They seldom die in an i. C. U. Or in a hospital setting. Thats because doctors understand what works and what doesnt. Doctors are very clear about their wishes, and they choose quality of life and concern for their families as well as their own well
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