May have your attention please. Take your seats. The presentation is about to begin. Before we get started like you to be aware most likely a question and answer period at the end of the presentation. When it is time for theat questions and answers go to one of the two microphones on either side of the stage, line up to ask a question. To begin our presentation, i would like to introduce eric digins, a tv critic for npr. [applause] how are you doing . Thanks so much for joining us here. We really appreciate it. As was said, im eric degins, tv critic for National Public radio. So of course i should be talking to a author. Ive written a lot about race in media and also, i interviewed taraji p. Henson for the smithsonian. We have a little bit in common here. So our esteemed guests, the daughter of a nasa scientist and english professor . Yes. Virginia native. You worked in Investment Banking . That was my first job out of school. Wow. Also had a magazine for expats in mexico . Mexico. Ins
[inaudible conversations] may i have your attention, please. Please take your seats, the presentations about to begin. Before we get started, id like you to be aware there will be, most likely, a question and answer period at the end of the presentation. When its time, youll be able to go to one of the two microphones on either side of the stage. Id like to introduce a tv critic for npr. [applause] how you doing . Thanks so much for joining us here. We really appreciate it. As was said, my names eric, and im tv critic for National Public radio so, of course, i should be talking to an author. [laughter] actually, ive written a lot about race and media and also have, i interviewed taraji p. Henson for the smithsonian, so weve got a little bit many common here. [applause] so our esteemed guest, the daughter of a nasa scientist and english professor . Yes. Virginia native. You worked in Investment Banking . That was my first job. Wow. Out of high school. And also had a magazine for expats
Officials talk about usmexico relations during the trump presidency. Nasa is being renegotiated and the president has proposed building a border between the two countries. The Texas Tribune possible hosted this event just last month. Hello everybody and welcome to this panel called trump in mexico. Allow me to introduce the panel. I will start on the end over there. Congressman henry, a democrat from texas was elected in 2005 to represent district 28. He served on the house of the Patient Committee and on the subcommittee of Homeland Security and transportation housing and urban development. Previously, he served as a secretary of state of texas and before that he was as we say house trained in the texas house of representatives. A republican from texas has served as the cultural commissioner since 2014 and also has served six terms in the texas house and thats why wanted to put you together [inaudible] he is an eight generation rancher and served on the state agricultural and served o
Well call the Sub Committee to order and like to ask that members who are not on the Sub Committee be permed to sit with Sub Committee of todays hearings to ask questions. With that objection that is still ordered i would like to welcome everybody to the hearing today. It is going to focus , obviously, on how we can build the 21st century infrastructure. And a committee that is holding a host of hearings toth gaer idea on what congress can do to achieve this goal and today were going to hear ideas from highways and transit stake holders. Gathering input from stake holders is essential to the process, an that we use to develop Service Transportation policy. And it is valuable in efforts to pass the first longterm highway bilge in a decade and continue to need your assistance with future legislation. Even though with Additional Resources we provided nation Service Transportation system needs additional investment. Enacting longterm solution is a critical component to ensuring that we can
Should continue to be part of International Institutions and agreements. During world war ii. [indiscernible] welcome to the 29th annual southern festival of books. In todays session we are welcoming eliza monday she has worked as a reporter for the Washington Post she is currently a sports fellow at the prestigious new America Foundation where she serves as one of the nations for most experts and on women and work issues. The previous books today she is going to share with us t her newest book the untold story of american women codebreakers of world war ii. In world war ii a little over 10,000 women served in the army and navy as crypt analysis workers. They focus on a virginia schoolteacherra who left her home and really jumped at the chance to move to washington dc and entered the somewhat shadowy world of code breaking and so today we welcome liza monday to tell us about the code girls. Thank you so much for that kind introduction and thank you for coming. It is a particular pleasu