Im melissa chan welcome to g. W. News asia thank you for joining us india has passed a new law that will make it easier for non muslim minorities from neighboring countries to gain indian citizenship opposition to it is especially strong in indias Northeastern State which borders bangladesh is an ethnically diverse region with a large Muslim Population thousands have defied a curfew to protest the new measure people there fear undocumented hindu migrants from neighboring bangladesh will now be granted citizenship and dilute the political sway of the region. A rupture of faith in the state. Many here in assam see the passage of the citizenship Amendment Bill as a clear message from the hindu nationalist government that they are 2nd class citizens. In the government but if the other didnt get trying to make us minority in our own very spit in our own little religion by giving to the one of the few. The new law would allow non muslim religious minorities from neighboring countries like ba
V. A. Is absolutely held accountable for how to help care for our veterans, and im continuing to press them on that issue. We must work tirelessly to restore hope in the institutions that have asked so much of our nations heroes. Plain and simple, veterans must have reliable, quality mental and physical health care. There is no option. Folks, as we take a moment to reflect on the work weve done and continue to do in congress on behalf of these men and women, we should also pause as we do every year on veterans day to simply honor their service and the sacrifices theyve made for our country and for our freedom. Serving in the military provided me some of the best years, the best friends, the best experiences, and the best memories of my life. Each year veterans day serves as a stark reminder of the daily sacrifice made by those who have served this country bravely and selflessly. Veterans in iowa and across our nation, you have my support and my deepest gratitude today and every day of
A man, almost always a man, and how he vanquished an enemy or conquered a new land that turned out not to be uninhabited, and monuments, that is their goal, that is their purpose. By contrast, murals like this provide a narrative, a much more complete story that often contains the good and the bad of a particular period to remind and critically inform us of this period, or in this case, the imperfect life of our first president. So while i can understand how aspects of murals are really offensive to some people, on a whole, they provide context to the people and times shown, and serve as a reminder of our greatly flawed history in a different way than a celebratory monument does. I also want to quickly address the federal art project and the administration aspect of this discussion. Both were phenomenally successful programs in our history, and it boosted the nations economy when we needed it, and it provided employment for many builders and artisans across the country. We have bridges
With that bit of knowledge, we might be able to better advise the entire board of supervisors. I volunteer president hyland and myself to make sure that we make that appointment to go see you took the words right out of my mouth. So well do that. So the last thing that i have to say on this is that i was going to recommend another mural be either commissioned or competition amongst the students or some other suggestion, so thank you for that, commissioner black. I think its time for this generation to have their say in this continuing story. Can i make a quick suggestion related to that . We live in a very technological time, and news and rumors move very quickly. But heres the teaching moment. Every year, the students of the school decide or every four years or whatever, and do a digital mural that then, you know, is captured on the schools website, and potentially, you put together a book of these things so that every single generation, not just the runs from 1968 and you know, that
Exploits of a person, typically a man, almost always a man, and how he vanquished an enemy or conquered a new land that turned out not to be uninhabited, and monuments, that is their goal, that is their purpose. By contrast, murals like this provide a narrative, a much more complete story that often contains the good and the bad of a particular period to remind and critically inform us of this period, or in this case, the imperfect life of our first president. So while i can understand how aspects of murals are really offensive to some people, on a whole, they provide context to the people and times shown, and serve as a reminder of our greatly flawed history in a different way than a celebratory monument does. I also want to quickly address the federal art project and the administration aspect of this discussion. Both were phenomenally successful programs in our history, and it boosted the nations economy when we needed it, and it provided employment for many builders and artisans acr