we have worked collectively to solve the problem and we have achieved success as identified last night i the fda when they of the vaccine. now we begin distribution of the vaccines to americans. you have heard me refer to today as d-day. some people assume that i meant day of distribution. in fact, d-day in military designates the date the mission begins. d-day was a pivotal turning point in world war ii and was the beginning of the end. d-day was the beginning of the end and that is where we are today. make no mistake, it was not the end. months and months of hard work and battles occurred and it took diligence, courage and strength to achieve victory. victory did come, and while this moment is extraordinary, and i am proud to be here, announcing where we are with distribution, we have a lot of work to do it we are not taking a victory lap. we know that the road ahead will be tough. we know that situations will occur, but we will figure it out together collectively to solve
good morning. i m the executive director of the center for immigration studies and we have done a series of interviews with important players in the immigration issue in congress or the administration and this morning we have senator cotten, junior senator from arkansas, harvard law grad who started as army officer in iraq and afghanistan, on several committees, banking, intelligence, armed services but we will talk about immigration, the leader of the immigration issue and before the president raised its profile, i appreciate your giving us some time for a meeting on the hill so we will cut this off at 8:15. my first question is, you are a sixth generation arkansan. arkansas has attract more, but it is not immigration state but getting involved in this issue to become a thought leader and debate leader. thanks for the center for immigration studies for hosting this conversation and the important work on immigration. immigration is a central issue for the united states, a
lawmakers are working to improve services and programs at the veterans affairs department. from the american enterprise institute, this is one hour and 40 minutes. all right. let s try to get started here. good morning. welcome to aei, and welcome to our program today, the value of our veterans, a conversation with mike levin and bread when strip. i m gary schmitt, i m a senior scholar here s in strategic studies at the american enterprise institute and director of the program on american citizenship. i m going to skip the introduction since were trying to pack in quite a bit in the next two hours,, less than two hours. so for those joining us here and/or online or watching on c-span, if you want lengthier buyers please go to aei s website and go to the link for the events page and you will see everybody s biographies. so it may begin by just giving a quick overview of the proceedings today. from representative mike levin, the recent elected congressman from california s 49
institute hosts the hour and 40 minute event. let s get started. good morning welcome to aei and welcome to our program today the value of the conversation with mike levin. im gary schmitt a senior scholar here at aei and director of the program on american citizenship. i will skip the link the set of introductions and there are link the bio go to the website. and to also look at their biographies. s we have a click one - - a quick overview of theov proceedings. of the recently elected congressman from the 29th district in california from the northern san diego to southern orange county. frankly i have a niece that lives out there not sure why he decided to move to dc. and with the house of veterans affairs committee. following his remarks and of the second district we are pleased what the congressman and the willingness to come our way. so to be joined in a discussion after the brief remarks by the two congressman by the question-and-answer session. so after that discussi
booktv asks congressmen and women what they were breeding this summer. here s what some of them had to say. alumni representative completed currently i m reading hamlet by william shakespeare were were my favorites are represented brian higgins of new york said thanks for asking. during trips back and forth from d.c. to buffalo i m enjoying hedrick smith who stole the american dream. represented jim renacci of ohio tweeted captive warriors vietnam p.o.w. story by sam johnson and jan winebrenner and porter representative dennis ross said he s currently reading the conservative heart i arthur brooks and trendsetting charter schools by gary schmitt and cheryl miller. we want to know what you are reading. tweet us at booktv post on our facebook wall or send us an e-mail. presidential candidates often release books introduce themselves to voters and to promote their views on issues. here s a look at some books written by declared candidates for president. in his book, immigrati