There is water and coffee in the back so feel free to partake. The restrooms at the end of the hall. If you leave the building you can come back in but you will have to go through security. Those of you who will be participating in the conversation, you have microphones in front of you. You do need to turn them on when you are about to talk. I think theres a button that says talk. Turn it on, the red light will come on which will tell you the microphone is active. Were not speaking, please turn it off. We would appreciate that and you probably prefer we dont hear any private conversations as well. Those were speaking, we appreciate you being here. We ask that you keep your arm remarks to about ten minutes but i will be sitting with the secretary and try not to be obnoxious but i may waive or give you an indication if youre getting close to the ten minutes and asked that you wrap up quickly when that happens. We are looking forward to a great conversation talking about innovation in k12
Special guest for this Evenings Program, katy tur and robin young who will come through this door in a minute. We are thrilled to be joined by so Many Community leaders and we are especially excited to welcome our new members of the institute. Membership is one of the ways we make it possible to have programs like this evening. For those of you that might be visiting that institute for the first time, welcome to our replica senate chamber. Its truly spectacular in the way senator kennedy envisioned it might remind people about the Important Role of the senate and the life of our government and every day students and adults like you and i sit in those seats and they become senators for a day and actually try to grapple with the same issues and be reminded of the Important Role of participation in a democracy. We all have to be involved. Through our interactive programs like tonight our goal is to see ourselves with the new generation and they keep thinking to myself real spy or as of th
Friday. Follow the senate life here on sleep into when members return wednesday at 9 30 a. M. Eastern. Earlier today the House Rules Committee met to outline the debate on the spending measures to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year which ends on september 30th, 2017. This is an hour and five minutes [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Thank you for joining us this afternoon. Today the committee will consider hr 24 fiscal year 2017 appropriations bill. I want to welcome both of our very special guest from the Appropriations Committee. Committee chairman and Ranking Member cup. We met last week and asked that you please do your very best and it looks like both of you have completed your work. Were delighted that you are here this bill includes, well, i think, i dont know whether that was a yes or no, we didnt ask for a vote yet judge. This bill includes full appropriations legislation from funding for the remaining 11 annual appropriation bill through the end
Polls today in a highstakes president ial election with global implications. And, its friday mark shields and david brooks analyze a whirlwind week of news. All that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff President Trump faces new revelations tonight over the investigation of alleged collusion between Campaign Aides and russia. The New York Times reports that the president told Russian Diplomats last week that f. B. I. Director james comey was a real nut job and that firing him removed great pressure on the president over th
Polls today in a highstakes president ial election with global implications. And, its friday mark shields and david brooks analyze a whirlwind week of news. All that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff President Trump faces new revelations tonight over the investigation of alleged collusion between Campaign Aides and russia. The New York Times reports that the president told Russian Diplomats last week that f. B. I. Director james comey was a real nut job and that firing him removed great pressure on the president over th