Thanks everybody for being here. [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] tonight the communicators visits middle east Broadcasting Network including other u. S. Sponsored broadcast news. We spoke with the president of the middle east broadcast network. Fran myers, producer and the digital managing editor of raise your voice about how they share Democratic Values that would not otherwise be exposed to a wider spectrum. We have been on air for 12 years and i think the audience has come to learn its not propaganda. We do try to be balanced but we also provide topics and we cover topics and information that is not really available. There arent enough people telling the stories of how difficult it is to be a woman and a girl child. How many stories have we done on child marriages. I cant count. You cant do enough because really in the middle east theyre not telling that story because its too close to home. There was a campaign we launched in september 2015
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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. Fathom travel. Carnival corporations small ship line. Offering seven day cruises to three cities in cuba. Exploring the culture, cuisine re at fathom. Org. S through its lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. 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 shooting erupted inside the u. S. Capitol Visitors Center this afternoon. Police say a man was going
Be it. If it takes a week who cares . We ought to do this the right way. I think i would hope that we could all agree on that if not on the substance of the underlying bill, at least on the process to which we bring it to the floor. With that, i will yield back my time. I thank the gentleman very much. I stated earlier we live in glass houses up here. The gentleman is making a good point. I would like to retort that in the 110th congress when mrs. Slaughter was chairman the congress in the first year of the majority, the rules package had a consideration of five measures. Not a hearing. Not about the substance. The original day the rules package five measures. In the 111th congress the same. They were in the original package, not in the individual hearing. Six for six right in there. You know we all live in glass houses. Im not trying to call anybodys bluff. Just remember, you are trying to get your work done, too. And we can argue if this is about you do it so were going do it thats n
Irs, proposals to change that. Is that going to happen . Not anytime soon. They pulled the proposal to revamp it and a new version is not expected until early next year. The irs is pretty gun shy after fromlack eyes they got scrutinizing the Tea Party Groups in ways that did not seem to be equal to groups of other political stripes. That is coming and expected sometime next year. The initial version of the draft changed the rules of these socalled welfare organizations getting pretty heavy criticism by both sides. A reminder to our cspan viewers that all of the hearings recovered are available on cspan. Org. You can read more on politico. Com. Kim, thank you so much. Are issues spotlight series continues next wednesday with an indepth look at campus Sexual Assault. We will show hearing from late june showing senior government officials and Sexual Assault survivors are now work on campus. We will speak to a reporter about the latest efforts to address the issue by the white house and co