Opinion that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. Tonight we are hosting the National Launch of the book ofd charlie by David Von Drehle. [applause] yes. The book of charlie is a very special book about a special man and was written by a potential man. A special man. And i know and i can tell you why David Von Drehle was drawn to charlie, because he is a younger charlie white, and i hope he lives to be 109. [applause] i founded books 48 years ago, and over that time i have found a few books that represent what i call high water marks and our love of reading, and the book of charlie is such a book. It is a book for everyone, and i hope h that everyone reads it. I agree tom hanks, who gave this wonderful quote, i gotta recommend this book filled with history, wisdom, common sense and laughs galore. I wish i had lived across the street from charlie and i make it to 109. If. [laughter] so, David Von Drehle is formerly an editor at large
National launch of book of charlie by david van der elie the book of charlie has. Yes. The book of charlie is a very special book about special man and was written by a special man. And i know and i tell you why. David von drehle was drawn to charlie because he is a younger charlie white, and i hope he lives to. Be 109. I found it readable 48 years ago and over time i have found a few books that represent i call high water marks and our love of reading and the book of charlie is such a book. It is a book for everyone. And i hope that everyone reads it. I agree with tom hanks, who gave this wonderful quote. I got to recommend this book filled with history wisdom, common sense, and laughs galore. I wish. I had lived across the street from charlie and. I make it to 109 so is on really formerly an editor at large for Time Magazine and now the deputy Opinions Editor at the washington post. Now hes going to be conversation with tonight tyler, not berg, who is the chairman and chief optimist
Accurate information. So when a Defense Nuclear facility safety board, whether an attorney, or a board member would ask me a question, i believe im obligated to tell the truth. Senator johnson . Yes. You know, i come at this from a perspective of a business guy whos managed construction prong ingts in the past, and theres a lot of things that i just this is a real head that this is a real head scratcher. A number of different perspectives. First of all, im not sure in terms of obviously we have a dispute between yourself and the company. Im not sure this is the best place to adjudicate this and to be done in a court of law. Theres real issues in terms of whistle blower protection and who is getting reimbursed for legal fees and who is not. You know, as a business guy i avoided attorneys, no offense, and the judicial process like a plague, and, you know, taking this kind of action, they would certainly understand this is going to create an awful lot of heat. Putting that aside, what i w
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered today by our guest chape lane, reverend george dillard, Christian Church, Peach Tree City, georgia. The chaplain lets pray. Almighty god, we come before you with praise and thanksgiving because you are the giver and the sustainer of life. We thank you for freedom, help us to use it well. To bless and not to curse. We thank you for justice, help us to be righteous in its use. We thank you for an abundance of food. Help us to be generous. We thank you for life. Help us to give it the value it deserves. We thank you for your truth. Help us to use it as a light to see the path back to you. Bless the members of this house with wisdom and watch over those who serve in our armed forces as they protect our liberty. Forgive us for the error of our ways and thank you for the grace, mercy, forgiveness and love that provide a path to you through jesus, the christ, our king, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of th
There was it wasnt written as a written warning from a standard Human Resource perspective. It was just titled, corrective action letter. That was in 2011. I received nothing until 2013. So there was a silence between 2011 and 2013. I received another letter that said i was basically late on assignments. And it listed four of those. And then the final letter was i sent inappropriate emails when i requested Human Resources, had they done an investigation to because an email by itself, without the context of the conversation, is just an email by itself, and my supervisor and the manager of Human Resources admitted oh, this was just based on the emails. And those were the three letters i received. And those occurred before you im trying to figure out where the performance issues with you, if they if there were any that were documented prior to you giving testimony in a public way that they didnt like. No. No prior to that i would say i received above average raises. Very good bonuses from