Chamber foundation. Over the years many words have been written about the decline of civic knowledge in this country. All are wellmeaning. But if you have seen to have gained traction. Few have gained traction. Our Guest Today wrote to the hatch foundation. I cannot tell you how many people sent copies of this paper to me. They described it as a much read for anyone who is concerned about the state of civic knowledge and skills in america. We are thinking of ways to elevate pacifics and strengthen our democracy civics and participate in our democracy. Especially since he is going to be joining conversations by another valued Chamber Foundation partner, a leading light in the field of Education And Physics civics and philosophy. She was appointed as the ceo of the Civics Fund that qualifies her to drive todays conversation. Almost 20 years ago hannah and david coauthored a piece about the civic engagement in this country and how to support civic selfgovernment. That is what our work is
The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley im here today to give thanks. Just a few days ago americans across the country celebrated our national day of thanksgiving. We celebrated food, fellowship and freedom with family and friends. By any measure, were a people endowed with an abundance of blessings. As americans, we have every reason to be grateful to share the prosperity of economic freedom, religious liberty, and selfgovernment. Today i come to the floor to extend my gratitude for one of the most distinguished Public Servants ever to serve in the United States senate. Its my distinct privilege to stand here today to pay tribute to my good friend and colleague from utah, orrin hatch. He is a man widely known for his integrity, character, and temperament. Hes devoted to his family, his constituents, and his country. With overwhelming support from the good people of utah, he has served his state and all of america in the United States senate for 42 years. In those fou
Killed, including an infant a few months old. The Ukrainian Military reports taking out 17 russian air assets on saturday. It said antiaircraft missiles shot down three russian aircraft, five cruise missiles, and nine tactical drones. Kharkiv, in the north, has been hotly contested as Russian Forces attempt to push south into the donbas. Ukrainian officials, urging residents in the Luhansk Region to the south to evacuate if they can because of ongoing russian shelling. Now, every day, the scope of russias onslaught becomes ever clearer. One of the latest examples . Evidence of what could be a new mass grave outside mariupol. Scott mclean with the details. Reporter Satellite Images and aerial footage has long shown the scale of the destruction in mariupol. It is difficult to know the full human cost of the siege, but now there are new potential clues. New satellite pictures of a cemetery east of mariupol appear to show freshlydug trenches, some40 meters long. The mariupol Mayors Office
Do you solemnly swear. He was one of the longest serving republican senators in the chambers history. Orrin hatch spent more than four Dekds Crafting A Leg Isi of unwavering conservative ideals. The grandson of Mormon Settlesers he grew up in a poor mill town. Tragedy struck his life early when his brother died in world war ii. I had a white streak . My hair here because it affected me so drastically. In the late 60s hatch moved to utah where he practiced law and raised a family. In 1976 he won a seat to the u. S. Senate, arguing the incumbent threeterm senator had served too long. But that first term turned into a lifelong career. And the senate, he said, into something of a family. We may get very partisan from time to time. May fight each other very hard, may get irritated may scream and shout. But, you know, we look towards the person. We look towards somebody who is a member of the family. Over his seven terms in the senate hatch favored Corporate Tax cuts, limited government, der
President ial election set against the backdrop of that war. Live in paris with the latest. Welcome to the show. It is 10 00 a. M. Here in ukraine. Orthodox christians across this country are celebrating Easter Sunday, or at least trying to amid the ongoing russian shelling. In the past hour we have received the latest Intelligence Assessment of the war from the British Defense ministry. They say that numerous russian assaults in the donbas have been repelled this week. The Intelligence Update shows some russian gains. But at, quote, significant cost. Because of course, strong ukrainian resistance. It really underscores an anticipated visit to kyiv today by u. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary lloyd austin. That was announced earlier by the ukrainian president. Would be the first highlevel american delegation to kyiv since the war began, though no confirmation has been provided by the u. S. Side so far. Russias no holds barred assault is now entering a third mo