Park. My name is ranger smith and ill be with you this afternoon for the second of our mid winter talks, this one specifically on james at appomattox. Yet is famous quote of not of theborn the battle wilderness, 1864. He reports back to richmond and suggests he is ready to come back from active duty but that at least with the army of northern virginia, lee might want a more vigorous person. Is mostly recovering from his wounds. He will never recover the use of his right arm. Of the bullet exiting his throat he cannot speak above a whisper. Lee is having none of that. On october 17, he orders long street to return and resume command of the first army of northern virginia. And all of the confederate defenses north of the james river. Fromstreet has everything bermuda 100 toward sycamore harmony. Heatley will take charge of the defenses run petersburg. Lee will take charge of the defenses around petersburg. By march 29, the siege of petersburg has been going on since june of 1864 and lees
Federalism. John is a fellow at the Hoover Institution and served in all three branches of government, including the u. S. Primitive justice, Senate Judiciary department of justice, Senate Judiciary committee, and Supreme Court. Prof. Yoo thanks for tuning in. I can see you on the others of the zoom. Sometimes that can lead to very disturbing images. Guys, i terms of you cant call on you either if you have questions, so we benefit from the new world we live in. Appreciate that you cant see them. [laughter] i want to kick this off by jumping in the middle of the federalism debate. Federalism is about division of authority amongst different political leaders at different levels. We have seen some governors be aggressive in embracing shelterinplace and stayathome orders to flatten the curve. Other governors have been more open, arguing the local conditions didnt warrant it. Governors who adopted rigorous shutdown policies have been confronted by their citizens and city and local leaders.
Majority and minority i would ask for unanimous consent for the house members who are with us today, who are not members of the committee, that they be recognized for three minutes to ask questions. After Committee Members have asked theirs. Only Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. First of all thank you, everyone , for being here this morning. It is an honor for those of us that are not from on a very serious issue. This is the very first energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the gun violence epidemic in our country. As a Public Health issue. And this subcommittee has to has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to recognize first the members of the committee who represent the parts of chicago and the region, starting with congressman bobby rush, whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for inviting us, asking the
Only Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. First of all thank you, everyone , for being here this morning. It is an honor for those of us that are not from on a very serious issue. This is the very first energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the gun violence epidemic in our country. As a Public Health issue. And this subcommittee has to has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to recognize first the members of the committee who represent the parts of chicago and the region, starting with congressman bobby rush, whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for inviting us, asking the subcommittee to come here. Congresswoman robin kelly, who is here to my left. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky from the chicago region. And to representative Adam Kinzinger, from the state of illinois, a little further away, and mr. Kinsinger mak
He made the announcement this morning. Again, the new plan called for 5,500 troops to remain in afghanistan when Obama Leaves Office in two years. The shift retreats from his promise to end the war during his tenure. The president calls the security situation in afghanistan still very fragile and says in some cases there are risks of deterioration. This modest, but meaningful extension of our presence while sticking to our current missions, can make a real difference. Its the right thing to do. The president says the Afghan Military has made gains but still is not as strong as it needs to be. Obama says the mission in afghanistan wont change. He says theyll focus on counterterrorism and Training Afghan troops. Live in the digital operations center, keith jones, nbc 10 news. Emergency repairs under way right now on a philadelphia bridge. A crack was discovered, forcing it to be shut down. Take a look at where this Emergency Repair is happening, its at Chestnut Street and front street al