With the presentation of colors by the United States Capitol Police ceremonial unit and the pledge of allegiance. Please rise. Forward, march. Right shoulder. Now, please join in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Ms. Campbell thank you very much. You may be seated. Our celebration this evening is possible because we have generous support from the bank of america, from grant thornton, mallinkrodt pharmaceuticals, from allergen, from the National Retail federation, from the association of global automakers, united technology, and the ongoing support of our society members. We have several of our Board Members who are here. I would invite you to stand up, anna, don, john, Board Members of the society. Thank you very much for your work. [applause] ms. Campbell we are here today to raise a toast to the Senate Finance committee
My name is Jane Campbell. I am fortunate to be the president and ceo of the United States capital Historical Society. I just took this job in february. This is my new adventure. This organization has been around for more than 50 years. And we are delighted to have you join us for a celebration of the distinguished history of the Senate Finance committee. We begin the program tonight with the presentation of colors by the United States Capital Police ceremonial unit and the pledge of allegiance. Please rise. Please join in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Right shoulder. Forward march. Thank you. Very much. You may be seated. Our celebration this evening is possible because we have generous support from the bank of america. From grant thornton, allergan , the National Retail federation, the association of global automaker
Sunday on cspans q a. Each year, the u. S. Capital Historical Society orders the accomplishments of the committee. Next, a tribute to the Senate Finance committee. Present and past members discuss the committees purpose and work. It was formally created in 1816. My name is jane campbell. I am lucky and fortunate to be the president and ceo of the historicales society. I just took this job in february, so this is my new but this organization has been around for more than 50 years, and we are delighted to have you all join us for a of the distinguished history of the Senate Finance committee. We begin the program tonight the presentation of colors by the United States Capitol Police ceremonial unit and the pledge of allegiance. Please rise. March. Right shoulder. Now, please join in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Right s
Announce my candidacy for president of the United States of america. Early in the campaign, black people were feeling somewhat neglected. Is he going to represent us . Is he going to take our issues seriously . People felt he wasnt black enough. Mccains crowds turned uglier. The discussion of race in this campaign has taken a particularly divisive turn. This is not a man who sees america the way that you and i see america. Okay, youre rolling. You obviously put a lot of thought into the decision to do this. Have you given thought to when youre successful, what would you want people to say about how america was different than the day you walked in the door . I dont think that were going to solve all our problems in eight years or ten years. One of the things about life, both for each of us and for the country as a whole, is that there are always going to be new challenges. There are always going to be new difficulties. But i hope that at the end of an obama administration, people will l
gun reform bills. containing most of what president biden called for in his primetime address. among them a resurrected assault weapon ban. one of the many measures presumed to be for republicans in the senate. where are much narrower package is being negotiated, cast by some as less ambitious but possibly best chance to advance any kind of gun reform. even amid more than more than 20 mass shootings in the last month. still, you must win elections to pass legislation. after the recent shootings in buffalo, eovaldi and elsewhere. this is one of the political realities that democrats must reckon with before the midterm election. along with abortion rights right. the rise in inflation. and the likelihood of even more seismic developments. coming out of the house select committee from january 6th to white house aides of donald trump now having been indicted for defying subpoenas related to the investigation. by the end of the week, we will have seen the first witnesses in the