Parks and recreation. She was born in denver, traveled east she was born in denver, traveled east and found yourself back home where she has worked for the mayors and served on the city council as president. In addition to a public post, shift work through several years as a facility with the National Civic league and she was a founding board member of colorado black women for political action, and my high youth corps your copy helpdesk kick o off kickoff olmsted 200 on april 26, 2021. Olmsteds 199th birthday and you can see her in action on our Youtube Channel if you want to look at her a year ago but we are delighted to have her today and she will moderate this final panel. Thank you so much, dede. And the low. Hello. I think its afternoon already. Everyone. Noon, im excited to be a part of this final panel, and is going to be a little shift in what we will be doing in this panel this afternoon and hope you will find fascinating and in some ways i think sam set us up for this with so
Fletcher from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with her tonight. Before we get started a couple of things plays a member to mute your self. In our program site will be recorded. You will be able to find that online within the next couple of days. Also at the end of our program tonight we will have time for questions. Esif you have a question, please send that in the chat and will ask those at the end of the question. Sinso again thank you guys for joining us tonight. Help me in welcoming Ranger Fletcher to our program. Thank you very much. Thank you everyone tonight for joining. Again my name is ranger antjuan fletcher put in the science communicator for Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the appalachian center. Ten nights, on behalf of the National Park service i just want to welcome you all to your africanamerican experience in the smokies. This is so important. Or getting information out to the masses said tonight were going to learn about several different stories in sev
Our next panel explore one of the most Critical Issues facing, president ial and Historic Sites today, the state of civics ihistory, education. Now it is my privilege to introduce our moderator and Julie Silverbrook senior director of partnerships and i civics. Joining her on stage is joni albrecht, director of the John Marshall center for Virginia Museum history and culture jay barth, director of the william j. Clinton president ial library and ohn bridgeland cochaired ceo move perfect and former director white house domestic policy l kaufman associate Department Director and Senior Researcher for rand. Please join me in welcoming our. Matt, thank you so much for wonderful introduction. Were going to dig right in to this ask this first question, which civics and history are two sides of the same relationship between the two . Well i think you put it well. They are the two sides of the same coin. I think they really Work Together. Maybe like gears one drives the other. I think one way
Lee, and we are here at president s park. We want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Have unbelievable holidays and we are going to light a very beautiful treat and i will ask our first lady to get ready and maybe we will do a count down from 10. So we will go 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, one. [cheers and applause] [joy to the world playing] please welcome the secretary of the interior, ryan zinke. Sec. Zinke well, Merry Christmas, america. In just a few weeks, it will be christmas. The nativity scene, presents under the tree, and milk and cookies for santa will be seen all across this great land. Tonight im honored to join you , for another iconic image of this blessed holiday, the National Christmas tree lighting. I would like to thank the National Park service, our rangers, and the National Park foundation for their dedication and their help in making tonight possible. [applause] sec. Zinke thank you. As americans, we can all agree that our National Parks and p
The house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 3759 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3759, a bill to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a family caregiving strategy, and for ther purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from kansas, mr. Estes, and the gentleman from connecticut, mr. Courtney, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from kansas. Mr. Estes mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 3759. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Estes mr. Speaker, i rise day in support of h. R. 3759, the recognize, assist, include, support, and engage Family Caregivers act o