For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Royce i move the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2061 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. H. R. 2061, a bill authorize authorize a bill to reauthorize the north korean human rights act of 2004 and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. Royce, and the gentleman from new york, mr. Engel, will each control 20 minutes. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from california, the chair of the committee, mr. Royce. Mr. Royce i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include any extraneous material into the record. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Royce i thank you. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. Mr. Royce mr. Speaker, thanks. A
Our interviewer is the seventh Circuit Court of appeals judge anne williams. This is an hour and a half. Hello, everybody. My name is david stern, and i am the proud executive director of equal Justice Works. Thank you all for being here. I am very excited. Are you excited . I thought so. I saw you in the halls. You guys are awesome. Just remind you. After a couple of minutes, we will put our phones down. Just want to make sure we all were clear on that one. Of course, we are so honored today to have the justice here to have a conversation with Anne Claire Williams from the seventh Circuit Court of appeals. Not need any introduction. Even if she did, judge williams will be doing it over the next hour. We will have a fabulous person who will lead you through the phenomenal career. What i will i would like to introduce you to judge williams. The mother known as of equal Justice Works because in 1991, six years after she joined the bench can you believe it . She is so young looking, it is
You to this extraordinary audience. These are the next generation of Public Interest lawyers. I have come from all over the country to interview for Public Interest jobs, and to hear the two of you speak. We are thrilled to have you here. I will turn it over to judge williams. [applause] judge williams good afternoon. Good afternoon. Judge williams i know we can do better than that. This is justice rbg. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Judge williams you can imagine how excited we were that Justice Ginsburg said yes. With publics been interest enterprises. Lifeevoted so much of her to making things better in the world using her legal career. She said yes to this conference and career fair, life yes to having this conversation, and she is a rockstar as you know. To understand how it is you became such a force, we begin at the beginning. You grew up in brooklyn. Wonderful parents. Your mom did complete high school, your dad didnt. Your roots are in russia and austria. Your mother give you
And career fair, yes to having this conversation. She is a rock star as you know. To understand how it is you became such a force, we begin at the beginning. You grew up in brooklyn, wonderful parents. Your mom did complete high school. Your dad did not. Russia andare in austria. Your mother gave you some advice that stuck with you on your life. What did she say . My mother was born at an age where there were many things women could not do. The myth was a girl was to grow , andind prince charming live happily ever after. Mother i suppose my mother hoped t herity but she was she instilled in me was the independent. Be able to depend on yourself. She told me to be a lady. But she meant by that was do not ay to emotions that are unproductive, like anger or jealousy or remorse. They will not moving forward, so forget it. [laughter] that was the advice my wonderful mother gave me and repeated again and again. Judge williams and your mom really believes in education and believed in reading a
He served four deployments in the middle east, most notably from 2007 to 2008. His military directions include the air force distinguished service medal, two bronze stars, and five service medals. Congressman baker . [applause] working. Lly the mic is it is an honor to be here at the Hudson Institute today. Truly an honor for me to recognize general betray us and ambassador ross. Military career i got to work with both of them in different capacities. He has a good quote nothing ruins a good war story like an eyewitness. In this case i was an eyewitness to his leadership and everything we say about him was so true during my time in iraq. I just want to give you the story. I got to iraq at the same time general petraeus showed up. Our forces in iraq look at their worst. The mood was bleak and our casualties were the highest they had ever been. There was no optimism of where we were going. Us, we brought in joe patre and he had a vision for how to fix this. It was my good fortune to see