I should say that this answers an ageold question for me. If there is anything that can depress the turnout, i think we have the answer. It was raining cats and dogs a few minutes ago. I wondered if there would be people there and i tip my cap to all of you this evening. And the director of the clement center. The manyike to thank people who helped make this evening possible. Rhonda whoeff and have coordinated all of the logistics. During my first semester, we received an anonymous 500,000 gift in honor of governor bill clemens who died earlier that year. The donor wanted to hear our ideas about how we put those funds to use before they were transmitted. Naturally, i proposed this money be applied to my mortgage. He passed. They liked much more the idea that they use the money to convert one of the junior postdoctoral fellowship lines to one that would support a senior scholar. They cost more and they pry away from institutions. Toh that settled, i turned my associate director for sugg
This event. Mr. Graybill good evening. Thanks so much for coming. It seems particularly appropriate given the subject of todays lecture to encourage you to pretend as if you are in church and to move in, scoot in if you would, to give folks who are, not necessarily late arriving, but people who are fashionably on time room to sit. I should say that this answers an ageold question for me. Which is if there is anything that can depress the turnout, i think we have the answer. Which is no. It was raining cats and dogs a few minutes ago. And i wondered, will there be people there . And sure enough, here you are. I tip my cap to all of you this evening. Raybill. Is andy g i am the director of the clement center. I would like to thank the many people who helped make this evening possible. Thanks to jeff, who directs the rhonda andpecially ruthanne who have coordinated all of the logistics. During my first semester at the clement center, we received an anonymous 500,000 gift in honor of gover
You are in for a real treat. I am so excited to host this debate. Its pretty rare to have an ideological debate about these things. I certainly think that is a conservatives we benefit when we understand the other sides perspective. Are not shooting down the others issues on this. We have with us steve moore he was a trusted advisor to president donald trump. At the Heritage Foundation and a colleague at the wall street journal. We also have Bhaskar Sunkara the editor of the jacobin. Is called the socialist manifesto. The format were going to have the make opening statements. I asked a couple of questions and we will take questions from the audience. As youre listening write down what you want answered and we will get some of those in and the do a closing statement. So lets have steve moore kicked off. Thank you and by the way Jillian Melchior just got back from hong kong. My first proposals how we give the Nobel Peace Prize to those Freedom Fighters in hong kong . Second of all, i wan
Dr. Sharpless thank you governor castle. Its great to be here. I want to thank Research America for convening this Important Forum to highlight key issues we face in medical science today, but also for its longstanding leadership in recognizing the need for Quality Research to improve medicine and health. I have been familiar with you for a while now and i find you to be the advocate for science that the governor described. I started my career as an academic Biomedical Researcher as well as a doctor who treated patients with blood cancers for many years. Given my background, i cant think of anything more critical any topic more important than producing the best research to provide the best data that is needed to develop new treatments or our patients. My formative experience in this regard occurred when i took a year between my second and third years of medical school to participate in the hhmi Research Scholars program at nih, where i studied aids dementia. That experience helped me a
Yes, we are one minute late. The Committee Meets to consider the nomination of mrs. Barbara barrett to be secretary of the air force. And miss Ryan Mccarthy to be secretary of the army. Thank you for being here today. We have the standard questions that whether you like it or not, you have to answer, answer audibly so it can be heard. I would appreciate it very much. If you adhere to the applicable laws and regulations governing the conflicts of interest. Yes,. Yes, sir. Will you ensure that ur yo staff complies with deadlines established for requesting communications, including questions for the record in hearings. Yes. Will you cooperate in providing witnesses and briefers in response to congressional requests. Yes. Will those witnesses be protected from reprisal for the testimony and briefings. Yes. Do you agree if confirmed to appear and testify upon request before this committee . Yes senator. And do you agree to provide documents including copies of electronic forms of communicat