Symposium hosted by the Clinton Foundation and Miller Center. It is a little over one hour. Please welcome msnbc contributor jonathan k parks and the Economic Policy panel. [applause] thank you very much. As the voice of god said, i am john [indiscernible] from the washington post. When president clinton took office on january 20, 19 93, the American Economy was in bad shape. Unemployment is high. The deficit is high. The National Debt was climbing even higher. The man who campaigned on cutting the deficit in half had a seemingly impossible task. The longest economic expansion in u. S. History a narrowing of the income inequality gap in the first Budget Surplus in generations. How did it happen . How did the budget deal of 1993 get done or the 1997 budget deal that balance the budget and secured these historic surpluses . How did the Child Health Insurance program that helped the poor and workingclass families and untold millions fold into the middle class and get done . Gene sperling
1800. It is important to the Botanic Garden because the first United States Botanic Garden was on this piece of land, even though today it is most notably associated with the reflecting pool and memorial to grant. What i would like to do today is present a little bit of the early history of the United States Botanic Garden, so a couple of the remaining trees that date back to the original Botanic Garden location, and also talk about the process by which the Botanic Garden came to be. It eventually moved across the street from where it is currently, and a little about the famous fountain that originally was placed here by congress and also made its way two blocks south in the 20th century. Th United Statese Botanic Garden is an Old Institution with fascinating roots. It may not seem obvious today, but the Founding Fathers were quite unified in their insistence on the creation of a national Botanic Garden. I would like to begin the story of the United States Botanic Garden in 1796 when G
The architect of the capitols office is responsible to the United States congress and the Supreme Court for the maintenance, operations, development, and preservation of more than 17 million square feet than 553ngs and more acres of land throughout capitol hill, including the u. S. Capitol , senate and house Office Buildings, the library of congress, and many others. Ayers was named the 11th architect of the capital after being nominated by president obama and confirmed by the senate for a 10year term. After studying architecture at the university of maryland and, he joined the air force while earning his architectural license in california simultaneously. Following five years of active duty with the air force, he went into private practice. He then joined the voice of america, where he led design and construction efforts in greece and in germany. After five years abroad, he and his family moved to washington, hired asd mr. Ayers was assistant senate superintendent. He subsequently ser
Their uses. This vision was realized in the 1820s. Congress created the u. S. Botanic garden on the capitol grounds. The most recent addition, the national garden, features plants of the midatlantic, including a rose garden and regional garden. The plant curator explains the history and the indigenous plants used by native americans, colonials, and others. Everybody, welcome to the national garden. This is the most recent garden on our property that opened in 2006. It is really a wonderful place to look at native plants but that is not where the garden got its start. This garden got its beginning when the rose became our National Floral emblem in the 1980s. Shortly after that, the senate wives committee began looking for a place to commemorate the rose. They noted a piece of land a little less than three acres it had some grass, a few trees, but nothing formal. They began privately raising money to build a garden on this site. It took quite a few years. Fundraising began in the 1990s a
And Supreme Court for the maintenance, operation, development and preservation of more than 17 million square feet of buildings. And more than 553 acres of land throughout capitol hill including the u. S. Capitol, senate and house Office Buildings, the library of congress, and many others. In 2010, stephen t. Ayers was named the 11th architect of the capitol. After being nominated by president obama and confirmed by the senate for a 10year term. After studying architecture at the university of maryland, mr. Ayers joined the air force while simultaneously earning his architectural license in california. Following five years of active duty with the air force, mr. Ayers went into private practice. He then joined the voice of america, where he led design and instruction efforts in greece and germany. After five years abroad he and his family moved to washington d. C. , and mr. Ayers was hired by the architect of the capitol as assistant senate superintendent. He subsequently served for 13