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one would basically rescind the authorization of use of military force from 2002 and the iraq war. there is a growing consensus that this authorization of use of military force is not necessary and they will be able to conduct activities around the globe to keep the country safe, using the previous authorizations of use of military force. this one that specifically authorizes force in iraq military force in iraq is not necessary. there is legislation by juan vargas that would enhance transparency requirements for what is called esg requirements and proxy statements for public companies. this is saying this is what a company is doing to enhance their environmental profile. this has become a really big topic in light of some of the social justice movements we have seen in the country in the past year or so. this is important to a lot of investors who want to make better decisions, based on how a company behaves on issues that are important to them. host: we are talking ....
joining us this morning is jason deck. dick, the deputy editor of roll call, here to talk about the week ahead. both chambers are back in congress. what is on the agenda in the house? guest: a lot. this will be a busy month of june. the house has been out since before memorial day. they have a lot of catching up to do on the floor. the first thing on the agenda is a pair of bills. one would basically rescind the authorization of use of military force from 2002 and the iraq war. there is a growing consensus that this authorization of use of military force is not necessary and they will be able to conduct activities around the globe to keep the country safe, using the previous authorizations of use of military force. this one that specifically authorizes force in iraq military force in iraq is not necessary. there is legislation by juan vargas that would enhance transparency requirements for what is called esg requirements and proxy statements for public companies. th ....
of the republic from 1789. george washington s mount vernon hosted this event. ms. dunn: i am the chief of staff at george washington s mount vernon. you are in for a wonderful presentation. i would like to take a moment to thank ford motor company for supporting george washington s mount vernon and continuing to fun this opportunity. i would also like to recognize some special guests. we have our george washington leadership fellows here, 16 fivents spending weeks immersed into a leadership program. they are here through the generosity of david rubenstein, who helped us conceive of the idea to have this group of students here. i would like you to stand so that we can recognize you. [applause] ms. dunn: this is our second class of fellows. they just arrived this week and have very busy schedules, but they are wonderful to speak with. it is now my honor to be able to injures tonight s introduce tonight speaker, fergus bordewich. he has been a independent historian and ....
he reads passages from his book and discusses the leading men the earlysed republic. mount vernongton s hosted this hour and 20 minute event. in 1789.s new york we are standing approximately in front of federal hall looking toward the east river of new york. even though the buildings are high,our or five stories they have some of the bustle it has had for the last 200 years. federal hall, even though the image i will show you in a minute looks very austere and classical, it is here. this is another image of new york. it may be somebody in this audience, i would bet a buck probably not, knows that this house standing at the manhattan into the holland tunnel it is not there anymore. this was the house vice president john adams rented for the two sessions the first congress met in new york. why am i showing it to you? to convey some sense of how rural manhattan was in 1789. the city ended about where new york city hall is today. if you went beyond city hall, you were goi ....
a rooted commitment to imperialism that began in europe. he serves as the founder of the federal congress project in george washington university. this runs about one hour. i d like to get things started. a little after high noon. i am the chief historian at the u.s. capital historical society. welcome to everyone making it today. i feel a bit of a fraud introducing our guest speaker because i can t imagine anyone a member of who is the society that does not know ken bowling already. for untold years he has been a editor at the multi-model congress relating to the history of the first congress to meet under the constitution. in addition to welcoming all of you, i would like to acknowledge peter, who is your next wednesday to tell us about how artists interpret history for the canvas. hopefully we will see many of you, if not all of you next wednesday. kenneth s cannot talk to us about the vision of the west as a motivator in the american revolution. the expanded conce ....