Again, to my far right, a Deputy Financial Services in the state of new york. Gov. Andrew cuomo since it began, to our right, a phd doctor, and it still counts to be a doctor and to my left, secretary alyssa who is the top state official. And its a pleasure to be with her. You would be in rochester today. But for most people, relate to rochester. It is a pleasure being here, Rochester Regional Health facility and how i think the president and ceo eric for having us here today. I also will join by the number of elected officials i want to thank him for being here. We have that great congressman, that a really challenging position before he went to congress, he was working in new york state government. But he is now in washington and we need is voice. More than ever. This will be a big weekend washington. We need to get the federal government to recognize the situation that state governments face. And fund, not just Corporate America but fun working americans. The police and firefighters
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Individuals, with Small Business owners. Ive seen something ive never seen before. Ive seen people who are concerned. Health, d about their concerned about their future. Mr. Speaker, this is something to address. Ive also seen something ive never seen before either and is people pulling together. People doing for each other. Other. Caring for each volunteering at food banks. Volunteering at service organizations. Workers health care putting their own health at risk to deliver services. Best of america as well. Mr. Speaker, it is our here, our responsibility to help these people to deliver to them. Is not a perfect bill. If i had an opportunity id change a number of things in it, to do, s what we need mr. Speaker. And mr. Speaker, more than anything, what we need to do is pray. D to we need to pray to the god the speaker pro tempore the entleman from maryland is recognized. Seconds toi yield 30 the gentleman from michigan, dan kildee. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from michigan
Welcome to new perspectives and sources on the elaine massacre of 1919. The panel is devoted to advancing our understanding of the horrific series of events that began just over 100 years ago in which africanamericans were hunted down by a paranoid and enraged crowd of whites inside delta arkansas. I want to recognize first the work guy lancaster did in helping to organize this panel. Unfortunately he had to change his plans to join us and participate. All three of our scholars here on this panel are contributors to a book edited by guy lancaster and we are shamelessly plugging that right here. The the elaine massacre and arkansas a century of atrocity and resistance, 1819 to 1919. Full disclosure, im in there too. But this is not about me. I want to introduce all three of our panelists first, and they will each present for about 20, 25 minutes. And after that i will spend just a few minutes offering some thoughts designed to generate discussion. And then i will get out of the way and