Final airliner taken over by was believed to be heading towards washington when it went down at 10 03 in the morning killing all on board. President trump was there this morning. Good morning and welcome to flight 93 National Memorial. My name is Stephen Clark and i have the honor of serving as the superintendent of this very special place. The National Park service is honored and deeply humbled to serve as the steward of this 2200acre memorial dedicated in the memory of 40 amazing heroes. On this day 19 years ago, the passengers and crew members of flight 93 bonded together and prevented their hijacked airplane from reaching its intended target, washington, dc, a mere 18 minutes flying time from this sacred ground behind me. This sacred ground behind me. Today, marks their final resting place. Their sacrifice saved an untold number of lives. September day, these special day, these special people have always been remembered as heroes to america and around the world. Membersengers and c
Test test test test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 it isnt possible in Watkins Harper view to take a position that speaks to antiblack racism and doesnt speak to gender. Her often quoted line is, we are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity. This becomes the signature contribution that africanamerican women will make to this ongoing debate over Voting Rights that will continue i would say even until our own time. This view that it is not possible to parse out access to the polls, access to office holding, to jury service and more along manmade differences as she should put it like race and gender that she asks this, including stanton, including douglas, to really lift their sights to the interests of all humanity as she would put it and this is the position that black women will put on the table. They will not carry the day in the 1860s but they will press this position coming all the way through the 19th amendment and beyond. Ill leave it to ano
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We are live on capitol hill waiting for a house markup to get underway. The Appropriations Committee is working on 2021 spending for state Department Foreign operations, agriculture and military construction. This is live coverage on cspan2. Please be seated. We are ready to begin. My friends, ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. I call the meeting of the Appropriations Committee to order. I would first like to welcome all members to the first full Committee Markup of fiscal year 2021. This will be a markup season unlike any other. Not only are we going to complete our work in record time, but we will be joined by a handful of our colleagues who were unable to be here due to the pandemic. Before we begin i have a number of housekeeping announcements. First, we should all be mindful of our health, and take appropriate actions. Following doctor monahans guidance, everyone, everyone must wear a mask and provide social distancing. Also, this information was previously conveyed to your s
Pro forma session, we do expect Mitch Mcconnell to ask unanimous consent to pass the latest Coronavirus Relief measure. Reports are that ideal has been reached on nearly 500 billion for Small Businesses, hospitals and further covid19 testing. The House Majority leader says members are ready to return to the capital quickly to pass the measure. Likely by the end of the week. Take you cliff and after the senate floor on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C, april 21, 2020. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable daniel sullivan, a senator from the state of alaska, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed chuck grassley, president pro tempore. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent to be recognized notwithstanding the order for a pro forma s