Threehour hearing. This hearing is called to order. Good afternoon. Let me say to folks are attending i apologize the hearing was delayed in our start time. We had a series of votes on a singapore that just concluded and so welcome. Welcome to our witnesses. This past april the subcommittee held a hearing on social media buys with witnesses from facebook and twitter. As i noted then, in inquiry into big tech censorship practices must take an especially hard look at google. Thats what were doing here today. Googles control over what people here, watch, read, and say is unprecedented. Almost 90 of internet searches in the United States use google. Google domination of the Search Engine market is so complete that, to google, is now a commonplace. With that market power, google can and often does control our discourse. And sometimes Tech Companies talk about their products and the effects of those products as though their forces outside of big text control. As weve heard time and time agai
Wife, jane. Let me think all of the people in this room or the important work you are doing every single day. Together here in iowa and all across this country, we will defeated the most dangerous president in the history of this country. [applause] sen. Sanders together, we will end the racism and the sexism and the islamophobia and the homophobia, and all the other phobias that this president exhibits. And we will end White Nationalism in this country, as well. [applause] sen. Sanders together, we will protect american democracy and the rule of law. And together, we will create an economy and a government that works for all, and not just the 1 . [applause] but let me be as clear as i can be. We will not defeat trump unless we have an agenda that speaks to the pain and reality of the working families of this country. Millions of whom are working longer hours for lower wages. We will not defeat trump unless we have the courage to take on the powerful corporate interests who dominate ou
Good morning, everyone. Hi. Welcome. My name name is leeann. United States Institute of peace. I am delighted to welcome you here today. We were founded by members of congress who were also veterans of world war two. Returning from the battlefield convinced that the u. S. Needed greater capacities to reach peace as we wage war. It was a bipartisan effort. In 1984, president reagan signed into law the united States Institute of peace. An independentrt nonpartisan National Institute charge with owthe mission of preventing, mitigating and resolving violent conflict abroad. We fulfill that mission by linking training and analysis, research and policy by working with local partners on the ground and conflicts around the world. We have offices in iraq and afghanistan, pakistan, nigeria just to name a few. They continue to pose obstacles. A Global Consortium of researchers and research organizations. Committed to more rigor and more understanding. Our work and research that the rise and evolu
Covers labor for bloomberg law. Let me begin with a question front and center in the Democratic Party the debate for medication medicaid , who arefor all advocating a public option and keeping private insurance. What is your view . I thought it created a false choice between Union Members who bargained Health Care Benefits and millions of americans who have enjoyed the expansion of health care through the medicaid system. For decades, our members have been fighting for health in this nation and i think the best of the democratic bait is when we stick to the principal of how are we going to cover americans with quality, Affordable Health care for everyone. Host you support private Health Insurance along with public plans . Guest yes, we support every policy that allows for more people to be covered for health Care Coverage. That is why we think it is so important for working people to be able to join together and bargain a better life by having a seat at the table with their employers a
Methods of incorporating cspan programs in their teaching. They join cspans educational Relations Team in washington, d. C. For four weeks in july to develop new teaching materials. They also have lead cspan some educators conference. One of our three, 2019 teacher fellows is middle School Teacher Zachariah Lowe of the sumter South Carolina. Host Zachariah Lowe is one of our cspan teacher fellows. Hes a teacher at middle school in sumter South Carolina. Tell us a little bit about your students. Guest my students come from a very world, very impoverished backgrounds. We are very on the edge of the Sumter County in South Carolina. Its kind of shape like oklahoma because our school come from the panhandle so we are completely away from the nearest city and we have about 400 kids grades k through eight so very Small Schools will pick the kids are determined to grow, determined to learn and just great personalities. And desire to try to make their communities a better place. Host your focus