By filling out a survey, this information assist the staff as they plan future programs so thank you in advance for doing this. Following the lecture there will be a book signing outside the door of this room. A Service Provided by the campus bookstore. In addition to the books, todays event is cosponsored by the National Affairs committee of the democrats, also the book would not be possible without such sponsors. The book featured today is the product of 2 two distinguished career journalists. James mccartney, now deceased, and his wife, molly mccartney. For nearly four decades as a reporter for the Chicago Daily news, james covered the principal institutions of the federal government with special emphasis on war and conflict which he covered in more than 30 countries. Molly worked as a reporter for 30 years including 14 years at the Washington Post. After her husbands death in 2011 molly continued the research and writing of the book he was working on in his retirement. Americas war
Her fathers troops that the british were coming was longer than paul reveres, just as important, and in many ways even more he remarkable. But her right even more remarkable, but they are right has been long forgotten. As was once described on the statue in the Capitol Rotunda for the three women who fought so hard for women to gain the right to vote, it is my hope on the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in 2020, that we will open the doors for this important museum. I urge the passage of this long overdue legislation and i eserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the the gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized. Mrs. Lummis i thank the speaker and yield five minutes to the the gentlewoman from minnesota, mrs. Blackburn bachmann, excuse me. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman minnesota is recognized for five minutes. Miss bachmann thank you, madam speaker. Thank you to my wonderful colleague from the state of w
Ofner contempt congress. Then eric holder to appoint a special counsel to investigate the irs targeting. And second transistors cable show in los angeles hosted by the National Shaw communications association. Later, a discussion about Climate Change knowing the release of a white house report assessing the impact across the United States. Tonight, marco rubio in new hampshire. He was the keynote speaker at annualkingham county freedom counters dinner. You much that it it 00 p. M. Eastern. It 8 00 p. M. Eastern. This week, the house of voted mostly along hard lines. For refusing to cooperate. Year, she invoked her fifth amendment right not to testify at a hearing before the House Oversight committee. After she delivered an Opening Statement in which he denied any wrongdoing during her time as director. This debate is a little more than one hour. Mr. Issa i yield myself two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. 2013, on march 29, the congress started an investiga
And i would also remind this body that were only willing to give opec a shoverple extension by redirecting it to focus on an area that lacks investment and will have a major impact on the longterm growth of the country, and that is electricity. I cab assure the gentleman from california that this committee will continue its opec oversight but i should note that opec is not a free service. Opec charges fee this is a generate a financial return for the u. S. Treasury. To ensure that opec is not crowding out the private sector, they must demonstrate that no commercial bank is willing to provide the financing package requested directly from opec and this is the case in doing business in africa. The temporary authorization for opec, by the way, was included in the introduced version of the electry fie africa act and has remined in remain nevered following version. I would also point out that this bill includes the significant reforms, additional reforms, that i and others have been trying t
Pressure on longterm Interest Rates and support mortgage tokets and contributes favorable conditions in broader financial markets. Tool intant policy recent years has been Forward Guidance about the likely path of the funds rate. Beginning in december 2012, the committee provided threshold base guidance that turned on the bigger of the Unemployment Rate. The Unemployment Rate nearing the threshold that had been laid out earlier, we undertook a significant review of the Forward Guidance. While indicating that the new guidance did not represent a shift in the policy intentions, the committee laid out a fuller description of the framework that would guide its policy decisions Going Forward. Specifically, the new language explains that as the economy expands further, the committee will continue to assess both the the maximum unemployment and two percent inflation. Assessing the progress, we will take into account a wide range of information, including measures of the labor Market Condition