I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Chair,his tenure as fed he served as the chair of president bushs council of economic advisers. In their first congressional testimony since leaving the Federal Reserve, former chairs ben bernanke and janet yellen called on congress to take action to encourage economic recovery. To 2014 before being appointed chair. In 2014 by president barack obama. Dr. Yellen also previously asved in the white house chair of the council of economic advisers. Time eitherfirst dr. Bernanke or dr. Yellen have testified before Congress Since stepping down from the Federal Reserve. These extraordinary times require congress to seek out of experts with extraordinary experience. As Congress Works to end the economic crisis and enable a strong recovery, we are fortunate to benefit from their individual insights and gain from their unique position as Federal Reserve chairs in the last economic crisis and recovery. I want to thank both of them for agreeing to te
President bushs council of economic advisers. Dr. Yellen served as vice chair of the Federal Reserve until 2010 to 2014 before being appointed chair. In 2014 by president barack obama. Dr. Yellen also previously asved in the white house chair of the council of economic advisers. Time eitherfirst dr. Bernanke or dr. Yellen have testified before Congress Since stepping down from the Federal Reserve. These extraordinary times require congress to seek out of experts with extraordinary experience. As Congress Works to end the economic crisis and enable a strong recovery, we are fortunate to benefit from their individual insights and gain from their unique position as Federal Reserve chairs in the last economic crisis and recovery. I want to thank both of them for agreeing to testify today. Crisis, thento this coronavirus pandemic continues to spiral out of control. Today, over 3 million americans have tested positive for the virus, including a recordbreaking 75,600 confirmed yesterday. Than
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining me. I am the director of the center for middle east policy at the Brookings Institution and i would like to welcome you again. To a very special event today and a full house. This is not the first event in washington on this general topic and i think it is a fair question to ask why . Why are we focusing on the murder of one individual . That is a topic that will come up in our discussion today, of course. I think two points are worth pointing out first. Brookings has a quaint notion that fact matter. We still believe that. It is controversial, but we do. We think norms might matter or perhaps should matter. That is more open to debate on which norms and when. I could not think of a better event to shed light on some of the facts of what became a very large and very important event. Jamal khashoggi was known to many people in washington and Jamal Khashoggi was known to many people in washington and many people here and abroad. His murder in t
Speechwriters who have inspired us. Terry edmonds served as assistant to the president and director of speechwriting for president bill clinton, overseeing production of domestic policy speeches. Over a career spanning 40 years he has written for nasa administrator Charles Bowden as well as top executives at ibm, columbia university, time warner, the list goes on. He is a graduate from Morgan State University and is adjunct professor at hofstra university. Our next panelist, sarah hurwitz, served in the white house from 200920 17, first as a speechwriter for president obama before becoming had speechwriter for first Lady Michelle obama. Previously she served as chief speechwriter for Hillary Clinton during her 2008 president ial campaign. She is a graduate of Harvard College and harvard law school, and has an upcoming book about judaism coming out in september. And John Mcconnell served more than 10 years in the white house staff under two administrations. He was a senior speechwriter
Everybody. Llo, what a great crowd. Happy independence day. As many of you may know, the bidens are a military family. My father was a signal man and world war ii and our son beau served in iraq as a member of the Delaware National guard. I know you have a lot of military families here in iowa. How Many National guard are in here . How many military are in here today . [applause] dr. Biden today when we celebrate the birth of our country, i often think about the people who defend our liberty with their lives. It is not just those who served in the armed forces. It is their families as well. Even though they dont wear a uniform, they also serve. Today, i just got to tour the iowa veterans. [applause] the commandant and his team are really doing a great job creating a community that recognizes the personal specific needs of each veteran in the Veterans Home. I was grateful to i also met mark smith who joined me is he in the back . [applause] dr. Biden the commandant called the Veterans H