only 13 in this congress. let s think about that, that means republican women make up less than 3% of the house of representatives. we know that this is not reflective of the american public and we can and we must do better. and we do not need to ask for permission to tackle this challenge. my commitment to supporting republican women running for congress stems from my own experience when i first ran in 2014. i was 29 years old at the time when i announced my candidacy. i was the long shot underdog who many said could not win the primary, let alone the general election in a swing district. but because of hard work, grit and a strong campaign team with grass-roots support, we earned early investment and support and i am forever grateful for those leaders, many of whom are in this room today who invested in me early on leaders like ann wagner, diane black, kathy mcmorris rodgers, susan brooks, paul ryan and john boehner. i will never forget the faith they had in me and my tea
admiral karl shultz, the comman dant of the u.s. coast guard looks at the american presence in the arctic and its important for national security. from the national press club in washington, this is about an hour. welcome to the national press club. the place where news happens. i m andrea edney. i m an editor with bloomberg news and i m the 111th president of the national press club. before we get started, i d like to remind you all to please silence your cell phones. if you re on twitter, we do encourage you to tweet during the program and please use the #npclive. and now, i d like to introduce our head table, please hold your applause until everyone has been introduced. and when i say your name, head table guests, please stand up. so, from my left, and your right, we have heather forskin weaver, a freelance journalist and member of the national press club headliners team. we have eric meltzer, a member of the national press club board and senior news production special
secretary wilson stressed the need for cost modification and plans. this is about an hour. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the national press club, the place where news happens. i m donna, the 102nd president of the national press club. we are delighted to have you listening or viewing or in the room with us today. as we hear from heather wilson on the new apply proposly propo force. if you re on twitter, we do encourage you to tweet during the program. please use the hashtag npc live and feel free to tweet your questions. we ll ask as many questions as time allows. for our c-span and our public radio audiences, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public, so any applause you may hear or any reaction is not necessarily from working journalist. and i will be introducing our head table, skipping over our speaker, please hold your applause until all the people on the head table have been introduced. so we will get started. on my left, we h
committee talked about the role of women in politics and issues midterm selection at the national press club. her remarks are one hour speemac hello and welcome to the national press club. the place where news happens. i m andrea and editor at bloomberg news. we are so pleased to welcome her headliner. president of the political action committee, emily s list a group that aims to elect more pro-choice candidates to national, state, and local office. we would remind you that if you are tweeting, we are press club d.c. in the #mpc life. i like to introduce our head table just now. please hold your applause. going to start from my left. we have frank maisano, a partner at the policy resolution group and member of the headliner steam. art swift, professor at american university. tamra hinton, senior vice president of story partners and a member of the headliner steam. we have eleanor and emily, executive director of emily s list from my right, lori russo, president at stanton com
have the honor and privilege of welcoming our guests, panelists and participants to nyu s annual inside american politics dialogue, convened by nyu john brenda missed center. i am a newcomer to the nyu family, joining as the site program director in september. event since march of 2020. [no audio] i am sure i am not alone in really appreciating times when we can get together in person. so, this is a wonderful day, in my opinion. while we enjoy being live and in person, we are following all nyu safety protocols to protect our community and guests from the spread of covid-19. we all have on our masks in the audience. i also want to welcome and appreciate our audience members joining us via zoom. we hope you enjoy the convening as much as we are going to do your today. it is with gratitude, appreciation and admiration that our community welcomes our many distinguished speakers for this three-part convening. i personally would like to thank our guests and panelists for entering o