us today. we re delighted to have you, and thank you for your service to your countries. we are also delighted to have the sectors of the air force and the army here, and barbara starr who will be joining us in just a moment. just a word of introduction about this secret. this is part of our diplomatic insight series that is part of our center for diplomatic engagement where we try to provide a bridge between diplomatic corps, the government sort of what he can do their jobs [inaudible] we are also delighted to have the support today of lockheed martin, admiral issue with us today. thank you for being with us today, our newest corporate [inaudible] so thank you for your support. i d like to invite our speakers up to the stage, if they would join us what i m going to do this morning since their biographies are in your material is just to introduce barbara. most of you recognize her from many appearances on television, but barbara starr has probably more experience than any
court of appeals judge and funding for disaster relief, which members are trying to vote on before the start of the memorial day break which starts this weekend. we ll take you live now to the floor of the senate here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the reverend black will come lead us in the prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty god, we are grateful for life and all of its gifts. thank you for the beauty of the earth, for the majesty of the skies, and for the wonder of your love and grace. draw near to our lawmakers as they seek to see you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly each day. lord, let the light of your understanding illuminate the path they travel. teach them to trust your precepts and to obey your commands, permitting you to guide them with your wisdom and might. when this day is done, may they look back with the realization that they have been loving and kind, generous and faithful, joyful and goo
online@c-span .org. we will leave it to take you five to the senate about to gavel back in the vote on a ninth circuit court of appeals nominee, daniel collins. also on the agenda, funding for disaster relief. under the previous order, the question occurs on the collins nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote:
today to introduce my old free friend kim lee as a nom neap to be circuit judge on the court of appeals for the ninth circuit. i hope i haven t hereby doomed his chances. joining us today is ken s wife melissa. his mother choice joyce. ken and melissa ace girls. couldn t make it. sadly, neither could ken s father, stan, who hassed pai o away in 0u after a battle with cancer but i no he how proud he is looking down on his son today. the lee s embody the american dream. stan and joyce left the economic and political turmoil of south korea in 1980. bringing with them 4-year-old ken and his three sisters. they settled in the korea town neighborhood of los angeles. ken s father had been an engineer in korea. but now he worked six days a week 13 hours a day fixes spray paint machines. his mother went to school at night to become an ac ewe puncturist. today their honest work provided for the lee family. as important ken watched his parents in knows years and learned about grit, pers
melissa and his mother joyce. their girls, alexandra and sofia couldn t make it, sadly neither could his father stan who passed away in 2010 after a battle with cancer but i know how proud he is looking down on his son today, and for very good reason. the lees embody the american dream. stan and joyce left the economic and political turmoil of south korea in 1980, bringing with them a 4-year-old ken and his three sisters. they settled in the koreatown neighborhood of los angeles. ken s father had been an engineer in korea but now he worked six days a week, 13 hours a day, fixing spray paint machines. his mother went to school at night to become an act ewe punth rhys. together their an acupuncturist. together they provided for the new family. ken watched his parents in those years and learned about grit, perseverance, sacrifice and hard work. from those working class roots in an immigrant community, ken did well enough to earn a spot at cornell, where he was a top student in