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
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
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