[background noises] [background noises] welcome everybody to todays hybrid hearing pursuant to house rules some members will appear in person and others will appear remotely via webex. Some members are appearing in person and let me first remind ereveryone that pursuant to the latest guidance on the house attending physician all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face mask. Numbers werefa not wearing a may facemask will not be recognized and let me also make a few reminders for those numbers appearing in person, you will see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when you are speaking is what is known in web acts as active speaker you. A timer is visible in the room directly in front of you. Members appearing remotely i know youre all familiar with web ex by now but let me remind everyone of a few points. First, you will see each person speaking during the hearing whether in person or remote as long as yous have your web acts set t
And our armed forces. I had aker, this morning meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in ddition to my duties in this house, ill have further such meetings later today. Speaker, i would like to associate myself, helping in the aftermath of storm dennis. Its brought record high water levels. Will do the Prime Minister use of as the budget. Over a hundred properties in my constituency have been flooded to those isery affected. Prime minister use his influence in the budget in the comprehensive Spending Review to Infrastructure Spending on flood defenses for at risk as parts of his determination to show Global Action on taking Climate Change and adaptation mitigation . Indeed i can, mr. Speaker. Thank my honorable friend. The government is able to extend and i can propriate also tell my friend it is, of course, were investing defenses, n flood 2. 6 billion pounds has already and were pledged to commit another four billion this country nd against flooding. You. Ank i want to send
Want to extend our condolences to families who lost their lives to the storms. And like to offer our support to the impact of these storms and local environment agencies. I had meetings with the colleagues and others and in addition to my duties, i will have other meetings today. I would like to extend my thanks to the Prime Minister and those helping in the amp fterma of storm dennis. It brought record high water levels. Parts of my area have been flooded. And one just breached its banks. Will the Prime Minister use his influence in the budget and later this year in the comprehensive Spending Review for flood defenses for communities at risk as part of this is determination in this year of 26 to show Global Leadership taking action on Climate Change and adaptation and mitigation . Indeed i can. I thank my honorable friend saying we have been insuring the minister of Housing Needs and local government is able to extend where appropriate and i can tell my honorable friends of course we
Good evening. Thanks so much for coming out my name is andy grayville director of the Clemen Center for southwest studies here at smu let me start by thanking many people or at least a few of them who have helped make this evening possible starting m with our friend at the center for president ial history withor whom are cosponsoring this event tonight. Particularly jeffrey ankle Brian Franklin and ron that spitz i want to thank ruth and who coordinates things on our end for the Clemen Center so my pleasure to introduce Cameron Blevins who braved last nights weather to fly in from denver teaches digital humanities at the university of colorados campus in the mile high city before moving to front range he was assistant professor of history at Northeastern University in boston, and a core faculty member at the schools mu lab for text map and networks. They learned last night cameron is a nativity of the nutmeg state for those of you anybody knows what that is number of you ii was hoping
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