Secure u. S. Bases act which senator ernst and i worked on to reform and improve our military student Training Programs f following the attack at pensacola last year. Reports show a lack of a vetting and multiple levels of that have led to this tragic attack. This should never have been allowed in this country but let alone american motor base with easy access to megan military men and women and to secure u. S. Bases act eliminates the unnecessary risk by requiring a thoroughly backing process before the student enters the u. S. Requiring foreign students and to follow rules established by u. S. Space commanders andll investing proving that the girl he servicemembers the families and the surrounding communities. I serve in the u. S. Navy and i can ever imagine not feeling safe on base. We must do everything in our power to prevent tragedy like pensacola from ever happening again and the secure u. S. Base act is an important step and im also working on number of amendments to the Nation
Nomination for the director of office of management and budget. Live coverage. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god of light, as we approach independence day, we thank you for giving us the gift of true freedom. You have blessed us with freedom from sin, guilt, and shame. You have redeemed us. You have also given us freedom from fear, providing us with peace in the midst of the storms. Today, please guide our lawmakers so that they will fulfill your purposes as they face the challenges of these times. Lord, awaken them to your inescapable presence. Keep them from thinking that you are absent from our world or disinterested in it. Enable them to feel you in their midst, as they grapple with the problems of our time. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United
Every weekend. The cspans city tour is exploring the american story as we take book tv and American History tv on the road. This weekend we travel to san antonio, texas. Coming up in the next hour we will feature the citys local authors including John Phillips santos on culture and hometown. In about 15 minutes we will visit the special collections at the university of texas in san antonio. And later in about 40 minutes, the debates surrounding confederate statutes and memorialization. We begin our special feature with lewis fisher on his book saving san antonio. We are standing near the Geographical Center of san antonio, texas. We are in front of whats called the Spanish Governors Palace in a town that was actually set up here due to the conflicts between two european empires, france and spain in the 18th century. Spain had, of course, established itself well in latin america and south america and in mexico and northern mexico was especially important to spain because rich silver min
Effort i think. Its not just going to say we want women to run, there are going to have to be doctoral plane just changes in place. After words airs at 10 pm and sundays at 9 pm eastern and the specific on on cspan2. Cspan2. Then and about 15 minutes we will visit the special collections at the university of texas in san antonio. Later in about 40 minutes the debate surrounding confederate statues and memorialization. We begin our special feature with lewis fisher on his book saving san antonio. We are standing in come to the Geographical Center of san antonio, texas. When fun of whats called the Spanish Governors Palace in account that was actually set up here due to the complex between two european empires, france and spain, in the 18th century. Spain had of course established itself well in latin america and south america and in mexico, and northern mexico was a special important to spain because of very rich silver mines. France was over to the northeast in louisiana and it reached
A recent review in the philadelphia enquirer says this exhibition has love, death, and psychodrama. It goes on to examine a wealthy irish noble man who is part kickens with a spritz of Yankee Doodle into there is no doubt that his story from his traumatic head wound, to the demise at the hand of his own tenants is a cracking good tale, but it is more than love, death, and psychodrama. We see the entanglements of the 18th century and the global interconnectedness of the American Revolution. We find a story at the age of revolutions and also a story of today. A story of who we are and how we got here, and what the past means to us as a people or as nations. But we also find a detective story. A decades long mystery that started with two regullatively obscure paintings that had 22 works of art. One of the greatest mysteries of the past year, and my job brings me many, many joys on a regular basis, but one of the greatest has been watching this exhibition evolve and witnessing matts excite