400 million to more than 4800 projects designed to increase farm income and increase sustainable farmbased business enterprises. Roger thomas and i worked with jack conway to settle a legal dispute. Able wey, we were were able to restore funding cuts in the program and we will receive 57. 2 million more in the next three years than we had budgeted. I am firmly committed to making sure that at least 50 of that money goes toward increasing that farm income. [applause] office continues to work alongside agricultural commissioner Jamie Coleman on the kentucky brown program. And i have partnered with congressman rogers and state legislators to begin expanding access to highspeed broadband across the state. Folks, long after the careers of politicians come and go, the needs of our families and our farmers endure. You know, down in Eastern Kentucky the congressman and i have been spearheading the shaping our Appalachian Region commission. We are working with the people and leaders of the regi
Ladies and gentlemen, the doctor is in the house. He is going to the senate. I guarantee you he and i will stand tall. We wont stand with president obama 90 of the time. We are going to stand together with you 100 of the time. , givecelebrate tonight thanks to god, and get it tomorrow morning to fight and take back this country. Ladies and gentlemen. The man of the hour. Kenny davidson. [laughter] i can tell you bill cassidy is not only an honorable representative, not only a great , but a loving granddaddy. He is a man of character. He has the hearts of people of louisiana. For those who wonder if elected officials represent us, it is my privilege tonight introduced to you a man who was prolife, profamily, and committed to creating jobs in a better louisiana. , our next u. S. Senator, bill cassidy. [applause] [chanting] where did you come from . [laughter] [chanting] victory belongs to you. Thank you. [applause] this victory happened because people in louisiana voted for a government
Massachusetts and orrin hatch from utah. A lot of folks like to joke about the odd couple, but i think Mitch Mcconnell and barack obama may have them outdone. Senator mcconnell was one of 10 republican senators to vote for Loretta Lynch for attorney general. It will have majority leaders mcconnells remarks next. Followed by a discussion on the future of congress and later a look at the u. S. And for structure needs. Infrastructure needs. Good afternoon everyone. [applause] welcome. I have the great privilege of being the president of the Edward M Kennedy institute for the United States senate. This wonderful new building and this wonderful Innovative Technology exhibit outside leads to this wonderful replica of the United States Senate Chamber. It is the heart and soul of the institute. It is a fullscale replica with a little bit more technology, as you can see. If this is your first digit visit, i hope you will come again to see all that we offer you we are very pleased to welcome you
That summer was an incredible summer. The summer of 1964. In those days, most senators didnt have a huge internship program. I was the only intern in the office. My boss was deeply involved in that, as was ted. It was an incredible time to be in washington, but i had been there the summer of the year before on the house side. Got to be at the Martin Luther kings i have a dream speech. I did not hear a word of it. There was a mass of humanity all the way down to the lincoln memorial. Then the next summer, breaking the filibuster on the civil rights bill and it passed. Next summer, i didnt have a job but i went back to visit my friends. And i just happened to hit it on the perfect day. I was sitting in the outer office hoping senator cooper would talk to me for a few minutes. He walked out, grabbed my arm and said i will take you to the capital to see something important. It turned out, that was the day that lbj signed the Voting Rights act of 1965. There i was, not exactly up front, bac
Very resilient country, and i think a much stronger country than any other major economy. And if you look at the challenges we face the country they are pretty stark challenges in the politics are terrible but i think that he would rather have our challenges than the challenges of really developed economy in any major emerging economies around the world. Sheryl sandberg also talked with former treasury secretary paulson after the militant Institute Conference you can see the entire event at eight eight eastern overrun cspan. On cspan three next, former capitol hill staffers that worked on intelligence oversight for lawmakers look at expiring provisions of the patriot act. The u. S. Senate meet sunday to debate those provisions read from the center for justice in washington d. C. This is an outward and a half. We have two incredible panelists. I know that we covered a lot of the congressional oversight issue with the Vice President. So on this one we are going to try to go a little bit