Is funded by taxpayers. Our speaker is chair of the Organization Since mid2014 and we hope to hear bro adams plans for marking that opportunity organization. Its politically eclipsed in recent years 146 milliondollar budget grants generally go to state Humanities Councils museums, research and educational institutions. Than native of michigan adams has degrees from Colorado College and the university of california and santa cruz. His formal education was interrupted by three years of service in the army including one year in vietnam. It was partly that experience he says that motivated him to study and teach the humanities. He has said quote it made me serious in a certain way and as a 20yearold combat infantry adviser i came face to face acutely with questions of writers artists philosophers and musicians are examining in our work starting with what does it mean to be human unquote. Later he coordinated the great works in western Culture Program at Stanford University and served as Vi
Good morning, everyone. My name is nirra tanden president and ceo of the center for american progress, and im really honored to be joined by our esteemed Commission Members for the new report from the Inclusive Commission a commission convened over a year and a half ago. Im very honored to be joined by our cochairs, dr. Larry summers, former treasury secretary, and ed ball shadow chancellor of the exchequer for the u. K. We convened this commission because we at cap are very focused on the challenges the middle class is facing in the United States, challenges of stagnating wages rising costs. What we recognize these were not just trends that the American Public is facing. Its really Global Trends are faking us and we can learn from other countries. So that is why weve undertaken this effort. I hope everyone has gotten our report, a very big report. And im going to now turn it over to larry and ed, and then i will ask questions of our Commission Members to get their thoughts, and then r
On newsmakers republican senator john hoeven of north dakota. William adams, the 10th chair announces a new initiative to enhance the significance of the arts and humanities. The initiative is part of the institutions 50th anniversary celebration. The Government Institute titian was founded in 1965 with a mission to support research, education, preservation, and programs and humanity. This National Press club event is about one hour. Tuesday night, president obama delivers his state of the Union Address. Live coverage begins at it 00 p. M. Eastern. The gop response, delivered by joni ernst and the reaction for open phones, live on cspan and cspan radio. On cspan2, watch the speech and congressional reaction in the u. S. Capital. The state of the Union Address live on cspan cspan2 cspan radio, and cspan. Org. William adams the 10th chair of the National Endowment for the humanities announces a new initiative to enhance the significance of the arts and humanities. The initiative is part
The category of things where i think there will be bipartisan support. I think those are very clearly legislative issues that the congress will take the lead in terms of the timetable and focus they will do. Not mentioned because i thought that they were very contentious. As her matter of fact as a matter of fact, on the ledger of putting things in columns of more contentious or greater possibility for working together, i see both of those in that category of greater possibility for working together. I think the question will come back to a point that was just raised in terms of deficits and that sort of thing. As one looks at cost. The administration has expressed support for both of them. So the question is a legislative approach to achieve them. We want to thank you for coming and thank secretary burwell for joining us at new america. We hope youll come to future events here. Not always as high profile as this one, we are really glad we could host you today. Thank you very much. Tha
Ultimately repatriate and use those funds. Im going to reclaim my time, because i think youre aware of it the gentlemans time has expired. Thank you, mr. Duncan. Mr. Lowenthal is recognized. I think to ambassador kim youve already indicated that were beginning to see indications that china too has grown weary of north korean aggression. I think you have answered that. I would like to know, there anything else you can add to the evolving relationship between the peoples republic of china and pyongyang, and specifically also what im interested in, as we go forward, how is the United States engaging peoples republic of china in our common interests in a more stable korea . What specifically are we doing as we go forward . Thank you very much congressman. I think in terms of evolving relations between beijing and pyongyang, to me its clear that chinese are thinking much more seriously about the north korean policy, and beginning to realize when north korea misbehaves, it hurts chinas own i