Ladies and gentlemen, please, speaker of the house of representatives, Kevin Mccarthy, senator fischer, governor of nebraska. James pilling, house democratic. Hakeem jeffries, representative adrian smith and Lora Lunzmann black Lora Lunzmann black. Please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable Kevin Mccarthy speaker of, the United States house of representatives. I know your but im more excited because this the first statue i get to do as being speaker. And if you followed took me a while to get there. Okay so this is special so good morning and you for joining us for this special in statuary hall. You know, every state since two statues of, extraordinary citizens, the u. S. Capitol represent them in washington. By law, the statues have to made of bronze or marble. But make no mistake the men and women we honor here are living symbols who represent our national memory, patriotism and our american creed. E pluribus unum. Out of many one, as one of americas greatest novelist will
Ladies and gentlemen, please, speaker of the house of representatives, Kevin Mccarthy, senator fischer, governor of nebraska. James pilling, house democratic. Hakeem jeffries, representative adrian smith and Lora Lunzmann black Lora Lunzmann black. Please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable Kevin Mccarthy speaker of, the United States house of representatives. I know your but im more excited because this the first statue i get to do as being speaker. And if you followed took me a while to get there. Okay so this is special so good morning and you for joining us for this special in statuary hall. You know, every state since two statues of, extraordinary citizens, the u. S. Capitol represent them in washington. By law, the statues have to made of bronze or marble. But make no mistake the men and women we honor here are living symbols who represent our national memory, patriotism and our american creed. E pluribus unum. Out of many one, as one of americas greatest novelist will
When you are connected, you are not alone. These Television Companies support cspan two as a public service. Good evening. My name is jane campbell. As president and ceo of the United States Capitol Historical Society, i have the honor of serving as the master of ceremony for this event. I want to acknowledge that several of my Board Members are here. I have to be especially nice to them. They are my bosses. John carlson, my board chair, john perry who else is here from the board . Wave your hands. Thank you very much for all that you do to keep the society going. The Capitol Historical Society was founded in 1962, chartered by congress to encourage in the most comprehensive and enlightened manner and understanding by the American People of the significance of the capital as the tangible symbol of their representative form of government. We celebrate the capitol every day. Before we get started with todays program, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the passing of my immediate pre
Ladies and gentlemen, please, speaker of the house of representatives, Kevin Mccarthy, senator fischer, governor of nebraska. James pilling, house democratic. Hakeem jeffries, representative adrian smith and Lora Lunzmann black Lora Lunzmann black. Please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable Kevin Mccarthy speaker of, the United States house of representatives. I know your but im more excited because this the first statue i get to do as being speaker. And if you followed took me a while to get there. Okay so this is special so good morning and you for joining us for this special in statuary hall. You know, every state since two statues of, extraordinary citizens, the u. S. Capitol represent them in washington. By law, the statues have to made of bronze or marble. But make no mistake the men and women we honor here are living symbols who represent our national memory, patriotism and our american creed. E pluribus unum. Out of many one, as one of americas greatest novelist will
Public servant. Good evening, my name is Jane Campbell. As president and ceo of the United States capitol Historical Society, i have the honor as serving as the master of ceremonies for this event. I want to acknowledge that several of my Board Members that are here, i have to be especially nice to. That they are my bosses. John carlson, a board chair, john perry giles, wave your hand. Thank you very much for all that you do to keep this society going. The Capital Historical Society was founded in 1972 to encourage in the most comprehensive and enlightened manner, as understanding by the American People of the significance of the capital, as the tangible symbol of their representative form of government. We celebrate the capitol every day. Before we get started with todays program, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the passing of my immediate predecessor, former congressman ron harrison, who served as the third president of the society from 2003 2018. His tenure was characterized